PGLU Awards Cleanest, Safest, Greenest LGUs, Bodies of Water
By: Camille R. Bumatay, PIO | Photos By: Wendell Tangalin, PIO | Date: June 1, 2021
After series of site validation and evaluation of different Local Government Units and Municipal Bodies of Water, winners of the Search for Cleanest, Safest and Greenest (CSG) Local Government Units (LGUs) of La Union 2019 received their prizes on June 1, 2021 in front of the La Union Agri-Tourism Center, City of San Fernando, La Union.
Awardees for the First to Third Class Municipalities were Agoo - 1st Place winning Tornado 2.6C Dropside; Bacnotan - 2nd Place winning Tornado M5.2C Dropside; and Balaoan - 3rd Place winning Tornado 2.6C Dropside. For the Fourth to Fifth Class Municipalities, Sudipen and Burgos secured the third place where a Tornado 4.4C Mini Dump Truck and Gratour MT 11.5L Dropside were their prizes respectively. Finally, for the Municipal Bodies of Water, Bulalakaw Falls of Bagulin -1st place won a Tornado 4.4C Mini Dump Truck; while Baroro River of Bacnotan – 2nd place and Immuki Island of Balaoan – 3rd place had the value of their prizes added to their prizes as CSG Awardees.
OIC, PG-ENRO EnP. Annalyn Rosario-Valdez echoed Gov. Francisco Emmanuel “Pacoy” R. Ortega III’s message that the project is in support to the attainment of the vision to position La Union as the Heart of Agri-Tourism in Northern Luzon by 2025.
With the aim to mobilize all sectors of the society in transforming and helping their communities into clean, safe and green areas, Executive Order No. 05, series of 2019 updates the Provincial Search Committee for the Search for CSG LGUs in the Province of La Union.
