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To kick-start the Provincial Government of La Union’s (PGLU’s) Third Party Audit for the Proficiency Stage of the Performance Governance System (PGS), a representative from the Auditor PricewaterhouseCoopers Business Services Philippines discusses the evaluation process during the Third Party Audit Kick-off Meeting on September 23, 2019 at the Diego Silang Hall, Provincial Capitol, City of San Fernando, La Union. The audit will be conducted from September 23-27, 2019 to assess and validate the level of PGLU’s Proficiency in its vision to be the Heart of Agri-Tourism in Northern Luzon by 2025.

TEN OUTSTANDING POLICE OFFICERS OF LA UNION SELECTION COMMITTEE. Vice Gov. Mario Eduardo C. Ortega presides the Selection Committee Meeting of the Ten Outstanding Police Officers of La Union (TOPLU) on behalf of Gov. Pacoy on September 23, 2019 at the Ante Room, Sangguniang Panlalawigan Building, Provincial Capitol, City of San Fernando, La Union. The TOPLU has been confirmed and approved by the selection committee and will be awarded on October 22, 2019 at the Diego Silang Hall.

Over 300 participants jointly collect tons of waste during the coastal clean-up activity led by the Office of the Provincial Governor -Environment and Natural Resources Unit in Barangay Alaska, Aringay, La Union on September 21, 2019. Said event was in celebration of the International Coastal Clean Up which is being celebrated worldwide every 3rd Saturday of September by virtue of Presidential Proclamation No. 470, S. 2003.

FREE BINGOT, NGONGO OPERATION. Surgeons from the Philippine Band of Mercy (PBM) conduct an operation of patients with lip and cleft palate deformities at Bacnotan District Hospital (BDH) on September 21, 2019. All medical, diagnostic and medicinal expenses were free of charge. The 16 patients were mostly children. The activity aimed to help children born with craniofacial deformities to have a better quality of life and a brighter future.

Employees of the Provincial Government of La Union (PGLU) avail of the free services provided during the PGLU Health and Wellness Day on September 20, 2019 at the Provincial Capitol, City of San Fernando, La Union. Among the services provided were medical and dental services; massage and grooming; acupuncture; and lectures.

In preparation for the transfer of the Naguilian District Hospital (NDH) Emergency and Out Patient Department, the Provincial Engineering Office and NDH Chief Dr. Eleanor G. Dacanay lead the conduct of site visit at the NDH, Naguilian, La Union on September 20, 2019. The team checked the roofing, water pipelines, and electrical wiring of the Hospital building as well as the new hospital building.

PALIT BASURA PROJECT. Caba District Hospital (CDH) Chief Dr. Gretchen F. Aromin spearheads the distribution of rice to hospital personnel as part of the “Basura para sa Bigas” Program of the Provincial Government of La Union on September 20, 2019 at CDH Atrium, Poblacion Sur, Caba, La Union. To reduce non-biodegradable wastes in the hospital, CDH adopted the “Basura Para sa Bigas” Program where all plastic wrappers are put in bottles and later exchanged for rice.

PROMOTION OF LABORATORY SERVICES. Bacnotan District Hospital (BDH) Medical Technologist Melanie Holt explains to the patients and their companions the preparations before having their blood tested at the Out-Patient Department, BDH, Bacnotan, La Union on September 20, 2019. After the lecture, selected patients were provided with free blood typing services and free urine analysis. The free laboratory services were given by BDH to its patients in celebration of the Medical Technology Week.