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REINFORCEMENT FOR PGLU’s COVID OPERATIONS. Officers from the 81st Infantry Battalion, Philippine Army (81st IB, PA) namely Commanding Officer LTC RODRIGO A MARIÑAS, Company Commander 1LT CESAR L MENOR, and MAJ. ROGELIO A DUMBRIGUE JR (OS), present to Gov. Pacoy the accomplishments of the 81st IB, PA as they provided help in the COVID-19 operations of the province, in a courtesy call on June 15, 2020 at the Provincial Capitol, City of San Fernando, La Union. Gov. Pacoy expressed his gratitude to the army officers for providing reinforcement for the relief operations and checkpoint management of the Provincial Government of La Union. Also in the photo is Capt. Gregor Mendel Panelo, Consultant to the Governor.

FRIENDSHIP IN HARDSHIP. To help local households in this COVID-19 pandemic and in honor of the 45th Anniversary of China-Philippines diplomatic relations, the Consulate of the People’s Republic of China in Laoag donates 200 cavans of premium rice to the Province of La Union on June 9, 2020.

SAN FERNANDO, AY-AYATENDAKA. The Provincial Government of La Union shows its love to the residents of the City of San Fernando, La Union, as it distributes the second wave of relief goods to 46,709 families on June 1-6, 2020. While the PGLU has already completed its second wave of relief operations in the entire province, it assures of continuing support to the constituents as it lays the path towards recovery from the pandemic.

HOME FOR GOOD. Another two wards at the Provincial Government of La Union’s ‘Home of Hope’ Isolation Facility were sent home after testing negative from COVID-19 on June 1, 2020. The wards are spouses from Mandaluyong City who traveled to La Union on May 24 but were held at the Rosario checkpoint after failing to present the necessary documentary requirements and hence their admission at the facility. The wife Lhea, a native of Sevilla, San Fernando City, is eight-month pregnant, while the Cebuano husband, Herbert, is a private employee. They decided to come home to La Union for good, where they plan to relocate as they embrace the ‘new normal.’

WAVES OF MERCY, WAVES OF GRACE. While surfing and other tourism activities were halted in San Juan, La Union due to the COVID-19 pandemic, waves continue to roll not only in the shores of the province’s surfing capital but in the hearts of the people of San Juan. Indeed, they continued to ride the waves of grace that incessantly poured upon them, such as this second wave of relief goods given to 13,700 families on May 28, 2020 by the Provincial Government of La Union.

WEAVING A FABRIC OF HOPE. In Bangar, where the tradition of loom-weaving is preserved, residents weave a fabric of hope as they begin to embrace the ‘new normal’ with solidarity and optimism. To aid them in their steady recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Provincial Government of La Union distributed the second wave of relief goods to 12,282 families in the town on May 27, 2020.

PEACE AND ORDER IN COVID-19 RECOVERY. The Provincial Government of La Union recognizes the need to ensure peace and order as a vital component in jumpstarting local economy as part of COVID-19 recovery. As such, Gov. Pacoy maintains strong ties with Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) officials who could help strengthen peace and order in the province. On May 27, 2020, he met with BGEN MANUEL V. SEQUITIN AFP, Assistant Division Commander of the Philippine Army’s 7th Infantry Division (7ID), who is Gov. Pacoy’s mistah at the Philippine Military Academy 1989. Also joining the courtesy call at the Provincial Capitol were Gov. Pacoy’s other PMA ’89 mistahs namely PBGEN RODOLFO S AZURIN JR., Regional Director of the Police Regional Office 1; and BGEN AUDREY L PASIA AFP, Brigade Commander of the 702nd Brigade, 7ID; and, PBGEN OLIVER A ENMODIAS, Assistant Director, PNP Directorate for Integrated Police Operation Northern Luzon.

LIKE THE VINEYARDS. In Biblical stories, vineyards are symbolic of God’s Faithfulness and Grace. Truly, He continues to tend the vineyards for His people, such as in Bauang, as they continue to harvest God’s blessings. On May 25-26, 2020, a total of 25,955 families in the town received their second wave of relief goods from the Provincial Government of La Union. All the town’s 39 barangays also received PPE sets.