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From: Amianan Tribune, San Fernando City, La Union

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Hindi na minsan nakakatuwa yung mga botohan na new seven wonders kuno, taon taon na lang at mukhang lahat balak gawan ng category. Ano naman kaya ang next na category? New 7 Wonder River? New 7 Wonder Highway? New 7 Wonder School.....

couldn't help but agree :)

Hindi na minsan nakakatuwa yung mga botohan na new seven wonders kuno, taon taon na lang at mukhang lahat balak gawan ng category. Ano naman kaya ang next na category? New 7 Wonder River? New 7 Wonder Highway? New 7 Wonder School.....

yumayaman ang organizer dito ah :lol:

Published : Wednesday, January 25, 2012 00:00
Written by : People's Tonight

BAGUIO City -- Sacred Heart of Jesus Montessori outlasted International School for Better Beginnings, 89-85, and St. John Institute defeated St. Clare, 83-71, Tuesday to share the lead with a perfect 3-0 cards in the 2012 Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas National under-16 at the Eastern College Incorporated gym.

The Cagayan de Oro-based Sacred Heart worked extra hard unlike the Bacolod-based St. John,which dominated the match to remain the only unbeaten squads in the 12-teams inaugural edition of the under-16 league grassroots program under the aegis of SBP aims to discover young potential talents.

University of Visayas demolished Holy Child School, 81-68, at ECI gym and St. Bridget College shamed host University of Baguio, 75-60, at the UB gym.

La Union College of Nursing and Arts handed Albay-based team St. Agnes Academy its third successive defeat, 115-57, becoming the first team to hit the century mark and St. Louis completed a humiliation of the Bicolanos by clobbering Naga-based Universidad de Sta Isabel, 52-40.

The win pushed UV and LUCNAS, the La union-based squad, at 2-1 records, ahead of ISBB and Holy Child at 1-2 cards in the tournament supported by MVP Sports Foundation, Energen Nutritious Milk and Cereal Drink, Philex Mining, Summit Natural Water, and Molten.


source (http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php/sports/22439-shjm-st-john-stay-unbeaten)

The La Union Medical Center is the first provincial hospital that was transformed into non-stock, nonprofit local government owned and controlled hospital that is located in Azareno, Agoo, La Union for which it was awarded the “Galing Pook Awardees for Excellence and Innovation”. It has a bed capacity of 100 and has 15 departments. Among the multi-specialty clinics of the medical center included Adult Cardiology, Nephrology, Pediatric, General Surgery, Endoscopy, Ophthalmology, Orthopedic, Urology, Radiology, Diabetology, ENT and OB-Gyne. Accredited as Level III after the undergoing organizational corporate human resource restructuring for efficiency, the hospital radically improved its services by increasing the number of its healthcare workers from 138 employees to 278 employees including 57 doctors and medical experts.

The La Union Medical Center is one hospital in the Philippines that won the media frenzy for its successful management strategy towards economic stability to become an enterprise model in 2002 in the medical industry. One of the most innovative key program strategies employed by the hospital to attain economic sustainability the private-public mix model in which LUMC entered into a “Joint-Venture Agreement” with a private business entity to outsource and obtain critical hospital equipment such MRI and hemodialysis equipment to serve the needs of its patients. Under this agreement, the private partners cover rental, electricity, and salary expense of staff for which said company is entitled 15 percent of the hospital’s gross revenue. The income is then placed in a Trust Fund which is used to finance or subsidize poor patients.

LUMC is also one of the hospitals that adopted a progressive system of hospital charges. Fees charged to patients or the cost of services is based on the patient’s income or financial capacity to pay. Indigent patients who cannot pay in cash are allowed to pay in kind instead.

source (http://www.nursedirectory.net/)

Hi i'm new to this forum..but i'd like to point out that La Union Medical Center is in Agoo. The hospital in this picture is the La Union Medical Diagnostic Center and Hospital located in San Fernando, La Union..a privately-owned hospital.

Hi i'm new to this forum..but i'd like to point out that La Union Medical Center is in Agoo. The hospital in this picture is the La Union Medical Diagnostic Center and Hospital located in San Fernando, La Union..a privately-owned hospital.

Tama! :lol::lol::lol:

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eto pala yung image from aerial view ng LUMC

from: http://www.google.com.ph/imgres?q=la+union+medical+center&um=1&hl=en&sa=N&biw=1024&bih=679&tbm=isch&tbnid=p5H0LyeESDQ9DM:&imgrefurl=http://www.launion.gov.ph/e107_files/tourism/tourism_man-made.php&docid=NZOB3PZjr-LszM&imgurl=http://www.launion.gov.ph/e107_files/images/tourism/02manmade_lumc01.jpg&w=500&h=316&ei=KS4gT9vEIueKmQW4xrDXDg&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=508&sig=115554022621817332016&page=1&tbnh=130&tbnw=206&start=0&ndsp=13&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0&tx=105&ty=51

point taken! Thanks co-forumers! Sorry for the wrong photo.Let me edit my post and change the photo

welcome to the forum moning! :hi: :cheer:

Hi i'm new to this forum..but i'd like to point out that La Union Medical Center is in Agoo. The hospital in this picture is the La Union Medical Diagnostic Center and Hospital located in San Fernando, La Union..a privately-owned hospital.
WELCOME Moning to the SFC&LU Thread!!

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See more at La Union Food and Shopping Thread (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=87919618#post87919618)

Author: lynne
Blog link: http://www.lynne-enroute.com/2012/01/26/robia-and-arbys-lechon-and-canteen-san-fernando-city-la-union-philippines/



Surfers are usually seen as very laid-back and relaxed. It’s the lifestyle where you just enjoy life. But it can get intense once you hit the water. And if you want to recover your strength for another bout with the waves of La Union, there’s nothing like a nice no-nonsense serving of lechon manok (grilled chicken) and liempo (grilled pork belly) to give you that boost.

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The main highway of La Union (the same one that bridges San Fernando and San Juan), is lined with shacks and little eateries boasting of their own lechon manok concoction. But a place you should try is Robia & Arby’s Lechon & Canteen.

If you’re looking for lip-smacking goodness, this is the lechon manok and liempo place for you. The chicken is flavorful enough on its own or with their gravy or sarsa (sauce). Their technique in cooking is to have the chicken turn over the grill at a consistent but fast pace. One can get dizzy from just watching the chicken twirl and get more golden by the minute.

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Their liempo is truly the sinful kind as it is wrapped in layers and layers of fat. (Hey, it’s assumed you’d want to surf it off in the morning anyway. :P ) Both are best eaten with rice in between gulps of the complementary soup broth.

Arby & Robia’s can be located along the National Highway, across a BPI branch and the Pepsi plant (the one with giant “cans”). If you are coming from San Fernando to San Juan, it will be on your right.


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Cottages

Long Kubo good for 60 - 70 persons Php 3,500
Medium Kubo good for 15 - 20 persons Php 800
Tree House good for 20 - 30 persons Php 2,000
Rock House good for 20 - 30 persons Php 2,000
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Large Kubo good for 40 - 50 persons Php 3,000
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The Monetary Board placed the Rural Bank of Luna (La Union), Inc. under receivership of the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC) by virtue of MB Resolution No. 85 dated January 20, 2012. As Receiver, PDIC took over the bank on January 20, 2012.

RB Luna is a three-unit bank with Head Office is located in Alcala, Luna, La Union. Its two branches are in Bacnotan and San Juan, La Union. According to the latest available General Information Sheet filed by RB Luna with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the bank is majority owned by David Bolong, Estela Valmoja, Vicente Mills, Michael Bolong and Teresita Bolong. Its President and Chairman of the Board is Estela Valmoja.

Latest available records show that as of September 30, 2011, the Bank had 9,292 accounts with total deposit liabilities of P310.96 million.

source (http://www.pdic.gov.ph/index.php?nid1=8&nid2=1&nid=100024&pageno=1)

:ohno::ohno::ohno:

any info about the SOCA of SFC Mayor PCO last January 24?

any info about the SOCA of SFC Mayor PCO last January 24?

So far wala pang naipublish/update sa Facebook page nila at sa Official Website nila. Inaabangan ko sa official website kagabi.

^^ ha? kaya nga SOCA eh. dapat pina-publish kaagad yan para malaman naman ng mga taga SFC kung ano ang mga na-accomplish for 2011.

^^ ha? kaya nga SOCA eh. dapat pina-publish kaagad yan para malaman naman ng mga taga SFC kung ano ang mga na-accomplish for 2011.

kaso hindi. baka gagawan uli ng documentation na parang sa SOCA noong 2011 http://www.sanfernandocity.gov.ph/img/SOCA2011.jpg

As of this moment, wala paring naipublish na SOCA


Mas maganda sana kung open sa publiko ang SOCA, hindi yung sa loob lang ng city hall, say ang venue ay sa CIty Auditorium or Ortega gym, para mas mainform ang publiko sa mga achievements and plans ng city mayor

Mahihirapang aging university ang Saint Louis College. Requirement na ngayon para sa college ay kailangan lahat ay may Doctorate Degree. Napakaswerte ng mga naging university bago ang new CHED Regulation na ito, to think mas may-K pa sana ang Saint Louis College as compared sa ibang existing universities

By Miriam P. Aquino

SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union, Jan. 26 (PIA) -- Adhering to the present administration’s policy of good governance, Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Rogelio L. Singson urged officials of DPWH in Region 1 to enforce good governance in implementing infrastructure projects.

Speaking before the officials of the DPWH-Regional Office 1, Singson said “Let us enforce good governance by implementing the right project, with the right cost, right quality, at the right time and by the right people.”

According to DPWH1 Public Relations Officer II Esperanza C. Tinaza, one of the primary agenda discussed during the Secretary’s visit was the importance of a drainage system in all national roads particularly the flooded areas.

source (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r01&id=74006)

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Hi there! Lola Felice here from the Legazpi City and Albay Province Thread. I find your posts very useful and informative. I'm scouting up a venue preferably in La Union for our conference in April.

nag-open na ang new location ng NSO Region 1 and NSO La Union, sa malapit sa CSI.

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The winning streak finally came to a halt, but St. John’s Institute managed to secure the No. 2 spot to advance in today’s semifinals of the Samahang Basketball ng Pilipinas National Juniors Championship Under 16 in Baguio City.

The SJI Falcons succumbed to La Union College of Nursing, Arts and Sciences, 84-78, yesterday to share the 4-1 win-loss record in the elimination with University of Visayas and LUCNAS.

Having a higher quotient after routing St. Clare of Caloocan, UV snared the No. 1 spot while SJI, who tamed UV in their first game, 99-91, landed in No. 2. Only the top two teams were given the seat to the semifinals.

read more (http://www.visayandailystar.com/2012/January/27/sportnews1.htm)

kaso hindi. baka gagawan uli ng documentation na parang sa SOCA noong 2011 http://www.sanfernandocity.gov.ph/img/SOCA2011.jpg

As of this moment, wala paring naipublish na SOCA


Mas maganda sana kung open sa publiko ang SOCA, hindi yung sa loob lang ng city hall, say ang venue ay sa CIty Auditorium or Ortega gym, para mas mainform ang publiko sa mga achievements and plans ng city mayor

dapat lang parang SONA ni PNoy, di ba? nakatutok ang media para makarating kaagad sa mamamayan. Kumpara naman sa SFC's SOCA. nagtataka lang BAKIT wala pa yan...:ohno:

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Wow ! Parang Singapore na tayo ?

Wow ! Parang Singapore na tayo ?

sana nga. So far ginagawa na ang TPLUEx tapos planned na ang expressway connecting Tarlac and Cabanatuan tapos Manila up to Tuguegarao

dapat lang parang SONA ni PNoy, di ba? nakatutok ang media para makarating kaagad sa mamamayan. Kumpara naman sa SFC's SOCA. nagtataka lang BAKIT wala pa yan...:ohno:

maging transparent naman sana, which sadly, I think, hindi:ohno:

TOYOTA GRAND OPENING
JANUARY 30, 6:00PM
FORMAL ATTIRE...
nakalimutan ko picturan yung invitation...

maging transparent naman sana, which sadly, I think, hindi:ohno:

http://www.sanfernandocity.gov.ph/news/news41.php

e2 ba yung SOCA niya? pa double check @hugo and ergit

TOYOTA GRAND OPENING
JANUARY 30, 6:00PM
FORMAL ATTIRE...
nakalimutan ko picturan yung invitation...

nyamet adda met klasek!!! :bash::bash::bash: Sama sana ako


Anyway Congrats to Toyota La Union for their grand opening! :banana::banana::banana::cheers:

http://www.sanfernandocity.gov.ph/news/news41.php

e2 ba yung SOCA niya? pa double check @hugo and ergit

that was in 2008.


Sana ay mapublish agad yung SOCA 2012, yung kahit revised speech nalang ni mayor, and additive nalang yung video presentation/documentation ng about sa SOCA parang noong lastyear

Official Website of San Fernando City, La Union : http://www.sanfernandocity.gov.ph/index.php

Information and Tourism Office of San Fernando City, La Union
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no updates yet about SOCA 2012

^^ tagal na pala yun. :bash:

anyway thanks for posting photos of tobacco planting in Balaoan. Ang ayos tingnan yung farm plots hanggang ngayon. :)

^^ tagal na pala yun. :bash:

anyway thanks for posting photos of tobacco planting in Balaoan. Ang ayos tingnan yung farm plots hanggang ngayon. :)

:) I and my colleagues went to high schools in Santol, Balaoan and Bacnotan that day. Impressed kami sa developments sa Balaoan, maayos siya at malinis :cheers:. I also love the view of the farmland and the mountains. Ang ganda rin ng mga kalsada

Napansin ko sa website ng SFC kapag may bagyo ay may update agad, pero yung mga press releases ng activities, programs ng city government ay parang every 6 months, and minor updates kada 2 months. Sana ay weekly ang update rito hindi monthly. Ganoon din sana sa Facebook page nila

:) I and my colleagues went to high schools in Santol, Balaoan and Bacnotan that day. Impressed kami sa developments sa Balaoan, maayos siya at malinis :cheers:. I also love the view of the farmland and the mountains. Ang ganda rin ng mga kalsada

:cheers: strict si alkalde lol. may curfew kami ngayon na inimplement, katakot lumabas after 10pm kahit adults.:ohno::ohno::ohno:

:cheers: strict si alkalde lol. may curfew kami ngayon na inimplement, katakot lumabas after 10pm kahit adults.:ohno::ohno::ohno:

ngee ganun? katakot naman. anyway for security reasons narin siguro.
Sa san fernando naman may mga ilang barangay rin ang nagpapatupad ng curfew sa mga minors

^^ buti naman pero dami pa ring gala sa town kahit dis oras ng gabi.

Regarding s DPWH na program nila na clearing of traffic signs etc., naipapatupad na sa Luna-Bangar. May Ped Xing pang signs lol. Bago na yung traffic signs ulit. Sayang hindi ko lang nakuhanan ng pics. At sa Balaoan, newly paved ulit, parang every year ata ng papalitada. :cheers:

Hi there! Lola Felice here from the Legazpi City and Albay Province Thread. I find your posts very useful and informative. I'm scouting up a venue preferably in La Union for our conference in April.

Thanks for dropping by to this thread! :hi: Thanks for your appreciation. Feel free to ask for any matters regarding to that. You are always welcome! :):)

^^ buti naman pero dami pa ring gala sa town kahit dis oras ng gabi.

Regarding s DPWH na program nila na clearing of traffic signs etc., naipapatupad na sa Luna-Bangar. May Ped Xing pang signs lol. Bago na yung traffic signs ulit. Sayang hindi ko lang nakuhanan ng pics. At sa Balaoan, newly paved ulit, parang every year ata ng papalitada. :cheers:

hehehe kahit noong inabutan ako ng madaling araw sa Bangar noon marami ring mga naglalakad kung saan saan sa town proper.

All throughout 1st district, marami nang bagong mga traffic signs. Maayos ang kalsada, tapos may cat's eye reflectorizer din sa gitna ng highway

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Posted at 01/26/2012 11:19 PM | Updated as of 01/26/2012 11:19 PM

MANILA, Philippines -- A textile gallery, which will showcase various Philippine fabrics woven mostly by indigenous weavers, is set to open at the National Museum next month.

Senator Loren Legarda, who chairs the Senate Committee on Cultural Communities, is spearheading the creation of the new gallery.

"The textile gallery that we are setting up in the National Museum is part of our initiative to celebrate the richness and distinctiveness of our indigenous textiles, to encourage Filipinos to patronize its use, and to strengthen the tropical fabrics industry, which is attuned to our advocacy of promoting sustainable development and preserving our nation's rich heritage," Legarda said in a statement released on Thursday.

The gallery will primarily showcase fabrics such as the Tinguian cloth from Northern Luzon, Ifugao cloth from Mountain Province, Bilaan textile from Southern Mindanao, Mandaya textile from Davao Oriental, Bagobo textile from Davao del Sur, and the Banton Burial Cloth from Romblon, to name a few; and weaving looms from Vigan, La Union, and Mountain Province, among many others.

source (http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/lifestyle/01/26/12/textile-gallery-open-national-museum)

San Fernando City Hall renovation (view of exposed truss blocked by the tree branches)

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La Union Capitol needs to be repainted. Its pink paint is already peeling off. The interiors are great though, para kang nasa isang 3-4 star hotel :okay:

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Greens greens greens outside the Capitol

Province of La Union Seal

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Ano yung bagong bukas sa harapan ng CSI? (Dionisia, whatever ang name) tindahan daw ng guns and ammos

Rene So will inaugurate his San Fernando City (La Union) Toyota dealership on January 30.

source (http://businessmirror.com.ph/home/motoring/22468-nlex-slex-connector-road-in-the-works)

THE REIGNING Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. juniors divisions champions University of the Visayas (UV) Baby Lancers barged into the semifinals as the top seed, following their 98-71 conquest over St. Clare at the end of the elimination round in the SBP National Under-16 Championships yesterday at the Eastern College Gym in Baguio City.

The Baby Lancers needed the help of the quotient system to secure the top ranking in the semifinals today.

UV lost to St. John’s Institute in overtime early in the week, 91-99, but SJI lost to La Union College of Nursing and Arts and Sciences, 78-84, yesterday at the Cordillera Career Development College in Benguet.

UV, St. John and LUCNAS finished the elimination with identical 4-1 (win-loss) cards, but UV and St. John earned playoff berths with quotients of 1.0294 and 1.0114, respectively, compared to LUCNAS’ 0.9567. Correspondent Jonas Panerio

source (http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/135089/uv-makes-sbp-u-16-semis)

Ano yung bagong bukas sa harapan ng CSI? (Dionisia, whatever ang name) tindahan daw ng guns and ammos

P. B. Dionisio Guns & Ammos yan. Akala ko kay Aling Dionisia na yan..:lol:

http://www.sanfernandocity.gov.ph/news/news41.php

e2 ba yung SOCA niya? pa double check @hugo and ergit

old SOCA yan for the year 2010 accomplishments,

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Painted na pala ang Agoo Market!

Napansin ko sa website ng SFC kapag may bagyo ay may update agad, pero yung mga press releases ng activities, programs ng city government ay parang every 6 months, and minor updates kada 2 months. Sana ay weekly ang update rito hindi monthly. Ganoon din sana sa Facebook page nila
wala eh at outdated na ang mga content. parang walang admin para mag-update sa SFC website. ang dapat isipin nila na marami ang taga SFC sa abroad para malaman and ma-update din sa development ng SFC. :ohno:

Painted na pala ang Agoo Market!

So kapipintura palang pala noong nagpunta ako April lastyear akala ko iyon na talaga kulay niya eversince

wala eh at outdated na ang mga content. parang walang admin para mag-update sa SFC website. ang dapat isipin nila na marami ang taga SFC sa abroad para malaman and ma-update din sa development ng SFC. :ohno:

may admin pero hindi active. Haay wala parin hanggang sa ngayon ang about sa SOCA. Daily ko chinecheck ang website nila. Next week nalang :sigh:

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Bauang Mayor MArtin de Guzman III and Santol Mayor Daisy Sayangda-Olivar during Bauang Gabay at Guerrero, Bauang

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pasingit muna..
@SirHugo my tanong ako i know ur a licenced civil engineer kaya mo to he.he

1. Ano ba ang mas expensive concrete road or asphalt road? at concrete flyover ba or steel flyover?. paki explain narin para may matutunan kami viewer. :-)

2. kung Ang SM MALL ay 1 level lng at may Gross Floor Area na 100Ksqm at 1Billion ang ginastos nila sa bldg.

magkano naman ang estimate na gastos
kung ito ay 2level SM MALL with the same GFA of 100Ksqm.?

pag 3level SM MALL naman ito magkano estimate with the same GFA of 100Ksqm.?

mejo mahirap ata un last question ko ha he.he
Answers:
1st question:
Of course concrete road is more expensive. The curing time of standard concrete is 30 calendar days.

2nd question:
Divide P 1-billion by 100,000 sq.mts. equals P 10,000/sq.mt. Since we have established a standard estimate per sq.mt., the P 10,000/sq.mt. estimate is standard. If two levels naman, 1st level is 50,000 sq.mts. and 2nd level is also 50,000 sq.mts. The One-level mall and the Two-level mall, both of them have the same design parameters with regards to materials. But the Two-level mall needs heavier foundation but the roofing is lesser (say only 50,000 sq.mts. of roofing works), while a One-level mall needs lighter foundation but the roofing covers more (say 100,000 sq.mts. of roofing works).

For comparison purposes:
---One-level mall of 100,000 sq.mts.of floor area will occupy a land area of more than 142,800 sq.mts.
---Two-level mall of 100,000 sq.mts. of floor area will occupy a land area of more than 71,400 sq.mts.

3rd question: example:
1st level = 34,000 sq.mts.
2nd level = 33,000 sq.mts.
3rd level = 33,000 sq.mts.
If a Three-level mall it will occupy a land area of say more than 48,500 sq.mts.

^^ diba additional cost rin kapag papatungan ng asphalt yung concrete pavement?

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Ang ganda na ngayon ng Taipan Restaurant sa San Fernando, Bigger and Brighter. Mas marami narin silang mga dishes sa kanilang menu

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By MARVYN N. BENANING
October 18, 2011, 3:44pm

MANILA, Philippines — Goat meat can help rural folk raise their meager income.

Dr. Nicomedes Eleazar, director of the Bureau of Agricultural Research (BAR), said goat meat, or chevon, is becoming more popular as an exotic dish.

Rural farmers can cash in on that popularity by turning to goat raising, Eleazar said.

Goat meat, he said, is actually preferred by the discriminating market since it is leaner and profuse with zinc, which keeps the body warm in the uplands.

Goat importation rose about five times, from 155 heads in 2001 to 1,330 heads in 2005. Imports come from the US, Australia, and New Zealand.

After Phase 1 of Rural Enterprise Development (RED) program in La Union and Pangasinan that BAR funded, goat inventory increased by 65.9 percent.

In the goat-raising communities in La Union, the 205 goats in Puho rose to 305 in Pugo while in Tubao, the original herd of 193 goats grew to 319. In Bauang town, the herd expanded from 83 to 109.

source (http://www.mb.com.ph/node/338187/rai):horse:

By Miriam P. Aquino



SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union, Jan. 26 (PIA) -- Adhering to the present administration’s policy of good governance, Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Rogelio L. Singson urged officials of DPWH in Region 1 to enforce good governance in implementing infrastructure projects.

Speaking before the officials of the DPWH-Regional Office 1, Singson said “Let us enforce good governance by implementing the right project, with the right cost, right quality, at the right time and by the right people.”

According to DPWH1 Public Relations Officer II Esperanza C. Tinaza, one of the primary agenda discussed during the Secretary’s visit was the importance of a drainage system in all national roads particularly the flooded areas.

source (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r01&id=74006)

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Halo Halo de Iloko Balay, San Fernando City

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At Halo Halo de Iloko

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Malapit na ang February. Magkakaroon parin kaya ng baratilyo sa San Fernando o sa March na, para double celebration ng La Union Day at San Fernando City Charter Day. Ano sa tingin ninyo?

Sana ay matuloy ang traffic count ng Saint Louis College para naman magamit ang result ng Study nila para sa improvement ng traffic flow ng San Fernando City

Sana ay matuloy narin ang bidding para sa footbridge project sa DMMMSU and SLC, probably very soon na ay magkakaroon ng bidding para dito. Ibabalita ko dito sa thread kapag magkakaroon na ng bidding. Matagal nang binabalak ito pero ngayon palang magagawan ng hakbang

Manna Residencies Chapel

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Maganda nga POOR SERVICE NAMAN.... almost 30mins walang umatend na WAITER sa table namin.... ayun ako na mismo pumunta sa counter.. ito yung order namin kako.. wala naman kasi gustong kumuha ng ORDER namin... sabi ko...

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simple lang.. maganda

Province of La Union Seal

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d maayus yung parang barricade... :lol::lol::lol::lol:

Maganda nga POOR SERVICE NAMAN.... almost 30mins walang umatend na WAITER sa table namin.... ayun ako na mismo pumunta sa counter.. ito yung order namin kako.. wala naman kasi gustong kumuha ng ORDER namin... sabi ko...

Ngee,bka nman hnd cla nagdagdag ng tauhan nila nang nagexpand sila,kaya d kayo naasikaso.naggalasen

simple lang.. maganda

Mayat :okay::okay:

Sana ay matuloy narin ang bidding para sa footbridge project sa DMMMSU and SLC, probably very soon na ay magkakaroon ng bidding para dito. Ibabalita ko dito sa thread kapag magkakaroon na ng bidding. Matagal nang binabalak ito pero ngayon palang magagawan ng hakbang
footbridge for SLC is a GO. nasa gitna yata ng SLC at Lingsat E/S ilalagay yan. Priority ang SLC at Lorma...malamang isusunod na rin ang DMMMSU.:cheers:

footbridge for SLC is a GO. nasa gitna yata ng SLC at Lingsat E/S ilalagay yan. Priority ang SLC at Lorma...malamang isusunod na rin ang DMMMSU.:cheers:

:cheer::cheer: Wow Go na pala! Magkalapit lang kasi ang entrance gates ng 2 schools,maganda ito! :banana:

Malapit na ang February. Magkakaroon parin kaya ng baratilyo sa San Fernando o sa March na, para double celebration ng La Union Day at San Fernando City Charter Day. Ano sa tingin ninyo?

sa March na lahat ang celebration para may time din ang taga Baguio (Pinagbenga) at taga Ilocos Norte (Pamulinawen) na maka-attend sa SFC&LU Festivities. Timing lang para makaakit ng mas maraming turista.

:cheer::cheer: Wow Go na pala! Magkalapit lang kasi ang entrance gates ng 2 schools,maganda ito! :banana:
binakuran na rin yata yung para sa footbridge footings sa may Lingsat E/S side.

sa March na lahat ang celebration para may time din ang taga Baguio (Pinagbenga) at taga Ilocos Norte (Pamulinawen) na maka-attend sa SFC&LU Festivities. Timing lang para makaakit ng mas maraming turista.

Marami ang naninibago pero mas magiging maganda pala ang pagmo-move ng fiesta celebration to March dahil dito::cheers:

binakuran na rin yata yung para sa footbridge footings sa may Lingsat E/S side.

Wala pa sa ngayon.maybe this week na mauumpisahan

Marami ang naninibago pero mas magiging maganda pala ang pagmo-move ng fiesta celebration to March dahil dito::cheers:

pati sa gastus makakatipid ang SFC. di kagaya dati 2X ang gastusan.

sana may street dancing narin sa fiesta, para naman hnd lang parada ng drum and lyre,military,government at NGOs ang makikita sa parada :D:, mas ipromote dn ang Pindangan Festival pag September

by Esteleta M. Rafanan

SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union, Jan. 27 (PIA) – The Regional Development Council (RDC1) thru the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) committee conducted recently the first regionwide 2012 ICT Congress in Ilocos region held at the Diego Silang Hall, Provincial Capitol here.

Among the office automation projects presented during the congress were the 22 processes of City of Alaminos, Individual Work Permit Information System of the City of San Fernando, Human Resource Management Information Systems–Provinces of La Union and Pangasinan, Student Registration and Information System of Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University-Mid La Union Campus, and the Online Regional Project Monitoring and Evaluation System of NEDA Region 1.

Engr. Ana Belen O. Noble, co-chairperson of the ICT committee and Dean of Computer Studies and Engineering of Lorma Colleges coordinated the activities of the congress.

source (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r01&id=74175)

kasama ako sa CONGRESS... :)

kasama ako sa CONGRESS... :)

Pupunta ka sa Batasan? Whew congrats! Kakanta kayo dun?

sira.. yung ICT congress.... wahehehehehehe

:lol: wahahaha nai awawanak manen.akala ko kung congress sa senado

Ano pala mga events doon sa congress na iyon?

:lol: wahahaha nai awawanak manen.akala ko kung congress sa senado

Ano pala mga events doon sa congress na iyon?

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

hehehe!

ano goodnews mga sir?

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

hehehe!

ano goodnews mga sir?

for now ay under construction na ang footbridge sa Lorma and may go signal narin ang another footbridge project sa SLC area. Good steps ito to minimize traffic jam sa city kapag peak hours (7-8:30am, 11:30-1pm, 4-6pm)

Any news din pala sa Agoo area? may construction naba sa 2 bakanteng lote roon?

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Toyota La Union Grand Opening: January 30, 2012
:banana::banana::banana::banana::cheers:

REGION 1 ICT Congress
nagpresent ang 6 na OFFICE AUTOMATION ng ilang GOVERNMENT Institution

Personnel Information Management System - Provincial Goverment of La Union

Computerized Payroll and Personnel Manangement System - Province of Pangasinan

Individual Work Permit Information System - San FernandoCity, La Union

One system One Government Project - Alaminos City

Electronic Regional Monitoring and Evaluation System (ERMPES) NEDA Region 1

Student Registration and Information System - DMMMSU

^^ wow ok yan.


So far sa Bauang, automated na yung time register. Ano pang mga processes doon ang computerized/automated na? Kumusta pala ang mga CCTV cams sa atin?

PALENGKE.... main HIGHWAY(town proper) at Municipal Hall dyan nakalocate yung mga CCTVS

TIme Register ng Municipal hall was donated by VETERANS BANK...
actually dalawa yung bingay nila. isa sa main building at isa sa may treasury office

sa ngayun nagpurchased ng 3biometrics for the LYING INN, MARKET, and Slaughter house... o diba... mas mamomonitor na kung sinu ang mga wala :) hehehehehe

The Provincial Government together with the LGU's of La UNion mayrun itong ITAX.. dito na kinocompute yung mga binabaayarang LAND TAX.

TIme Register ng Municipal hall was donated by VETERANS BANK...
as of today... We purchased 3 more biometrics for the LYING INN, MARKET, and Slaughter house... o diba... mas mamomonitor na kung sinu ang mga wala :) hehehehehe

:okay: yup. hindi rin madadaya unlike sa lumang time register machine na pwedeng ibang tao ang mag-punch ng para sa time register

nagiging hightech narin ang Bauang ah, pati rin ang San Fernando. :banana: sa ibang towns kaya?

MAY DOS BASED ang REGISTRARS OFFICE pero pagkakaalam ko.. merun din sa ibang municipality...

marami na rin automated na systems ang Bauang... :) problema minsan yung USER... hehehehe.....

MAY DOS BASED ang REGISTRARS OFFICE pero pagkakaalam ko.. merun din sa ibang municipality...

marami na rin automated na systems ang Bauang... :) problema minsan yung USER... hehehehe.....

hehehe hindi lahat fast learners sa automated system, iba rin kasi kapag nakasanayan na esp yung lumang system/technology

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San Fernando is the financial, industrial and political center of the province, engaged in agriculture, aquaculture, shipping using the port of San Fernando, and other industrial sectors.

Housing:
Subdivision developers are the following

Manna Residences
Eufrosina Heights.


Hotels:
For those who wish to extend their stay, the city offers a wide array of hotels and motels suited for their budget.

Hotel Mika,
Oasis Country Resort
Sea and Sky Hotel and Restaurant
Woods Way Inn
Almira Hotel
Plaza Hotel
Y Inn Hotel
End Of The Road Hotel
Meridian Hotel
Citigate Hotel and Restaurant


Resorts:
San Fernando City is also a home for the best resorts in La Union

Blue Lagoon Beach Resort
Sunset Bay Resort
Sea Park Beach Resort
Acapulco
La Mer Resort
Thunderbird Resort Hotel
Lorenza Beach House and Restaurant
Resort de Marea
City Golden Heaven Beach Resort
Clarissa Jade Village Resort
Miramonte Beach
Ganaden's Nook by the Sea


Restaurants:
A visit to the city won’t be complete without a taste of the sumptuous local Halo-Halo, genuine Chinese Cuisine and Seafood Restaurants.

Halo halo de Iloko
Pizza Hut
Kentucky Fried Chicken
Max's Restaurant
McDonald's
Midtown Food Palace
Mandarin
Greenwich Pizza
Lamur Halo-halo
Happy Tummy Restaurant
Taipan Garden Restaurant
Jollibee
Kaw Bin's
Mang Inasal
Pancake House
Golden Society Food House
Vergie's Bar-B-Q House
QT Restaurant
Joanna's Kambingan Restaurant
Nariri Restaurant
Chowking
Jo-Ann's Bacolod Chicken Inasal
Patio del Sol Seafood Restaurant


Schools:
A long list of private schools includes the following

La Union Cultural Institute,
Lorma Colleges,
Christ the King College,
Union Christian College,
La Union Colleges of Nursing, Arts and Sciences,
Beehive Learning Center,
Don Mariano Marcos Menorial State University,
National College of Science and Technology,
Sea & Sky College,
Brainstorm Center for Learning and Development,
Ama Computer College-La Union,
Gifted Learning Center,
TESDA Regional Training Center,
STI College, CAP College - La Union,
9.0 Niner Ielts Review and Tutorial- La Union,
Kumon Philippines Inc. - San Fernando La Union,
St. Jude Montessori Educational Center of La Union,
Vineyard Foundational Learning Center,
MBC Lily of the Valley School Inc,
CICOSAT College,
Carl Balita Review Center- La Union,
Saint Louis College,
Northern Philippines College of Maritime Science and Technology,
Diocesan Seminary of the Heart of Jesus.


Things to do:
Visitors can comfortably explore the city, especially its tourist attractions like the Botanical Garden, La Union Science Centrum, Bacsil Ridge, Pindangan Ruins, Ma-Cho Temple, Heores’ Hill, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Christ the Redeemer, Capitol Complex and Fiesta Casino.

Experience also the city’s nightlife with its wide choice of bars, folk houses and videoke houses.

Transportation facilities:
Jeepneys ply the major commercial and industrial centers of the city as well as the far-flung barangays. Tricycles are also available 24 hours a day, ready to take you to your desired destination. The city plaza, other than the private bus terminals, serves as the main loading and unloading zone of most public utility vehicles.

Festivals and other social events:
From January 28 to February 15, the star-studded City Fiesta is celebrated. It is highlighted by the Feast of Saint William the Hermit which is celebrated every 10th of February and the Pageant Night of Ms. City of San Fernando which is held on the last day of the fiesta.

Souvenir shops:
Guests who are always on the go can grab a souvenir at the La Union Trade Center which is aptly located along the National Highway beside the City Hall.

More local items are also sold at the San Fernando City wet and dry market

How to get there?
24-hour major transit point as well as origin-destination of buses plying the Manila-Laoag City route, San Fernando City is very accessible due to its strategic location. Commuters and motorists will find their visit relaxing, thanks to its excellent roads and bridges. Only 270 kilometers north of Metro Manila which translate to a five to six-hour drive by land, it hosts to majority of national government agencies as the Administrative Capital of Region I.

source: http://www.launionbusinessclub.com/p/san-fernando-city.html

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CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines – The first LBC Ronda Pilipinas unwraps here today with 96 top riders, who survived a series of grueling eliminations, battling it out for a record total purse of P7 million in the biggest, richest cycling race since the Marlboro Tour in the 90s.

The field, featuring the young and veteran campaigners and current stars, begins its chase for fame and fortune in an out-and-back route in this city known as a gateway to Northern Mindanao and ends in the Big City after 12 stages spread over 20 days featuring 10 stops in key cities of the country’s three major islands.

Fernando Araneta, president of the sponsoring LBC Express, Inc., the country’s leading courier firm, said the event Replica Watches, the biggest since the 1998 Marlboro Tour, will be a test of endurance, skills and heart in various road and weather conditions on a route spanning 1,650 kms.

“The LBC Ronda Pilipinas is the biggest challenge for the country’s riders in the last 12 years. It will be the biggest revival of nation-wide tour,” Araneta said. “The name of the game is speed and consistency, which are the hallmarks of our company business.”

The LBC Ronda will pass through key cities and places like Cagayan de Oro, Bukidnon, Dumaguete, Silay, Bacolod, Calapan, Mindoro, Batangas City, Tagaytay City, Quezon City, Tarlac City, San Fernando, La Union, Vigan, Baguio City, Agoo, La Union, Angeles City and Manila.

source (http://www.sellvips.com/p7m-lbc-ronda-hits-road-today/)

by Jennilyne C. Role

SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union, Jan. 30 (PIA) – Undersecretary for Peace and Order Rico Puno of the Department of Interior and Local Government said on Friday that the Philippine National Police has adopted a new fund distribution scheme where only 15 percent goes to national headquarters and the 85 percent goes to field operating units to ensure an efficient and responsive service to the people.

He also cited the zero backlog program launched last year which demonstrated the PNP’s seriousness in implementing disciplinary measures, including the PNP Integrated Transformation Program-Performance Government System.

Puno also cited the 39 percent positive approval ratings of the office of the chief PNP in 2011. He was very optimistic that the rating would be sustained if not surpassed given the present leadership this year.

He said that the police integrated patrol system has helped bring down crime rate in Region 1 wehre index and non-index crimes have decreased and crime solution efficiency has improved.

In 2011, total crimes against persons went down by 30.4 percent and total crimes against person dropped by 17.8 percent compared with that of 2010.

source (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=1&t=1&id=74232)

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Ayos! Updated na ang website ng SFC. Heto na ang SOCA

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http://www.sanfernandocity.gov.ph/soca2012.php

:banana::banana:

mas mahaba ang SOCA ngayong 2012 kaysa noong 2011

Punong puno ang parking space ng Toyota ngayon

SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union, Jan. 30 (PIA) -– A total of P470,000 was awarded recently to 55 recipients of the Self-Employment Assistance-Kaunlaran Capital Assistance in Santol town to build the capacities of poor households in starting small enterprise in order to become economically active and self-sufficient.

The capital assistance is from the poverty-reduction convergence strategy of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). It is for the development and sustainability of the micro enterprise, according to DSWD Management Division chief Benjamin Baldo.

Poor families were given a capital to start up small-scale business or micro enterprise such as soft broom making; root-crop buy and sell; and “sari-sari” stores, as part of government’s continued effort to mitigate poverty.
Before the awarding, the beneficiaries had undergone orientation on SEA-K and assessment profiling process in terms of readiness to avail the program.
The field office also conducted environmental scanning and social preparation to identified priority beneficiaries with feasible business proposals.

Baldo also reminded the claim holders to perform their duties as members and recipients. (EMR-PIA-1/La Union with report from DSWD)

source (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=1&t=1&id=74323)

20 minutes ago

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San Fernando City Financial Performance for 2011:

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net income: P179 million

Cicosat Hospital, San Fernando City

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my photos

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

hehehe!

ano goodnews mga sir?
Hi bro!are you from agoo?my birthplace is Agoo and my father's place but i live in davao city.All the padilla's are my relatives.:):):)

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I think this is the old Imelda Park before.It's good that they convert it into a commercial place with this beautiful fountain.:cheers:

I think this is the old Imelda Park before.It's good that they convert it into a commercial place with this beautiful fountain.:cheers:

Hello Onretap! :hi: Welcome to the thread!


Yes it is the Imelda Park before. Commerce has been stronger in Agoo so they had to convert the area ito a dual purpose facility - fountain and open ground for civic activities

here is an old photo of Imelda Park

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Sayang talaga, I should have brought that book with me when I moved here in the US. It has old photos of Imelda Garden.

Diba named after Imelda Marcos iyon?

Ayos! Updated na ang website ng SFC. Heto na ang SOCA

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http://www.sanfernandocity.gov.ph/soca2012.php

:banana::banana:
matagal nga lang ang video buffering. wala bang TEXT version ng SOCA?

Diba named after Imelda Marcos iyon?

Oo.

^^ wala. pati yung 2011 SOCA wala. Sa mga press releases about SOCA, summary lang ang sinasabi, parang news report

kahit sana mat text version na nakasulat sa papel, tapos i-scan sana nila gawin as pdf-file

Hello Onretap! :hi: Welcome to the thread!


Yes it is the Imelda Park before. Commerce has been stronger in Agoo so they had to convert the area ito a dual purpose facility - fountain and open ground for civic activities

here is an old photo of Imelda Park

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meron din colorful dancing fountain sa san fernando plaza dati pero na-convert na gazebo. nasa harap lang ng city hall. :)

meron din colorful dancing fountain sa san fernando plaza dati pero na-convert na gazebo. nasa harap lang ng city hall. :)

may proposal yung isang kilala ko na architect, fountain sa may plaza rin, sa area ng christmas tree(during Xmas) or plant tree (during fiesta). Fountain sa taas ng bundok (made of stones, rocks) ng mga halaman na may waterfalls rin, basta yung parang sa Grotto sa malapit sa Bauang Church ang design.

Proposal palang iyon, hindi pa naifoforward iyon sa city government. Maganda sanang atraksyon sa plaza iyon

SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union, Jan. 31 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD-R1) will celebrate its 61st anniversary slated on February 2 and 3 this year at the Civic Center in Agoo, La Union with the theme “DSWD @61: Tuloy-tuloy sa Kaunlaran."

According to DSWD-R1 Information Officer Iryn de los Reyes, they will showcase the success stories of various beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program in Region 1 as one of the highlights of the event.

Other than that, DSWD-1 will exhibit the products of Self Employment Assistance Kaunlaran (SEA-K) beneficiaries of La Union, Ilocos Sur and Pangasinan in cooperation with accredited Non Government Organization here.
Among the products of SEA-K groups includes woven products, soft broom, baskets and Sukang Iloko.

source (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=1&t=1&id=74421)

By FREDDIE G. LAZARO
January 31, 2012, 7:16pm

CAMP FLORENDO, La Union, Philippines — A total of 919 police officers assigned in the Ilocos Region were given promotions, Chief Superintendent Franklin J.B. Bucayu announced Tuesday.

The Regional Director (RD) said he administered the mass oath-taking of the newly promoted police officers at the grandstand of the Police Regional Office 1 (PRO1) Headquarters in San Fernando City, La Union.

Those promoted were composed of 77 Police Commissioned Officers (PCOs) and 842 Police Non-Commissioned Officers (PNCOs) assigned in different police units and offices in Region 1, said Bucayu.

source (http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/349910/ilocos-region-police-officers-promoted)

sa haba ng Soca di ko pa tapos panuorin. Nasa around 80% lang ng video mula umpisa ang napanuod ko. ang bagal mag-buffer


Im expecting future projects sana for San Fernando na pangmatagalan, like underground cable project, improvement of drainage sa city proper, repair of sidewalks, road rehabilitation, etc. Anyway I am really impressed with the services of San Fernando City government. :okay:

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Any updates pala sa SOMA ng mga municipalities? Sa SOMA ng Bauang?

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Long Beach Resort

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Bali Hai Beach Resort

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Cabana Beach Resort


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State of Municipality Address
Bauang, La Union
January 31, 2012

It is my distinct honor and privilege to be invited to this August Body and present to our constituents our achievements during the past year. Today, indeed, is another one-year-chapter of our administration which reminds us that we are half-way of the term our electorate has entrusted us.

Have we made a dent in our governance? Have we delivered appropriate service to our people and gave full customer satisfaction? How did we fair in our duties and responsibilities? Can we really be proud enough to claim that Bauangenians today are better off than 365 days ago? Are we realizing a better, kinder, safer, progressive, and good-governing local government unit? Have we really moved forward as we always say, “Sulong Bauang”, our battle cry!

The resolute and collaborative Sanggunian Bayan Members, headed by its competent and dedicated Presiding Officer, the Honorable Vice-Mayor Angelo Aquino, have shown their unstinted and dynamic support to all our programs, projects and development agenda. Likewise, the inexorable devotion to public service by our department heads and employees, the relentless support of all our 39 punong barangay and other barangay officials, our unshakable nexus with the education sector, various non-government organizations, peoples’ organizations and the religious sector have made possible our evident gains and remarkable achievements.

No doubt we have made a great difference for Bauang and its populace! Allow me, therefore, to present what we have accomplished for the year 2011.

In the field of health and sanitation, the municipality has earned a niche as a national model. Aside from being the Regional Champion for Best Practices in Barangay Sanitation, which was vested by Barangay Parian Oeste, we now hold the singular distinction of the first and only Community-Based Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Facility in the whole Philippines; and this is located at Barangay Central West. We also hold the sole distinction of being the only local government unit in Ilocos Region to have installed a decentralized wastewater treatment facility in both the public market and slaughterhouse and the promotion of the use of eco-san toilets. I am proud to state categorically that we have become the sanitation champion in this part of the world, espousing the protection of clean and safe water resources not only for our present constituents but for the next generations. Consequently, our municipality has become the venue for Lakbay-Aral by other local government units in and outside of the province.

We have been continuing our GABAY, our flagship outreach program, with a total of 2,925 medical and dental patients in nine (9) barangays. Our rural health unit was able to provide medical consultation to at least 8,921 patients and dental services to 2,702 patients. On top of these, other programs like family planning, maternal and child health care, TB DOTS, Mobile Blood Donation, Environmental Sanitation, Control of Acute Respiratory Infection, to name some, were implemented. The municipality also participated in the World Aids Day Celebration, Aids Candlelight Celebration, Red Orchid Anti-Smoking & Healthy Lifestyle Campaign, and the Philippine Red Cross Fun Run.

Since its creation last year, the Bauang Blood Council was able to conduct five blood donation events with a total of 261 blood bags collected in coordination with the ITRMC and the Philippine Red Cross. We have improved and operated the Dona Corazon Campos-Ortega Maternity Lying-in and Geriatrics Center with 151 maternal child births since it opened six months ago, July of last year.

In the field of environment enhancement and protection, we have been exerting great efforts in upgrading our solid waste management program. The municipality procured a bio-digester, shredder, and other essential equipments and tools to reduce waste ending up in our controlled dumpsite. We are one of the few municipalities in the country which implemented an ordinance regulating the use of plastic as secondary packaging at the public market and in other establishments which effectively reduced waste by at least 40%. We employed Eco-Police to ensure its compliance including the strict implementation of the anti-littering and anti-smoking ordinances. Also, we have provided 4400 mahogany seedlings to upland communities to develop mini-forests and another 7000 seedlings for planting in our watershed areas. With regards to coastal management, we were able to procure a speedboat and established Bay-Watch with radio communication.

To ensure the practice of good governance and citizens’ participation, we issued several executives orders creating councils or committees to address various concerns and issues. Aside from giving significant voice of the various stakeholders, these effectively tackled a multitude of sectoral policies and objectives that are closest to the aspirations of our constituents. These were the blood council, senior citizens council, children’s protection, zoning board, investment promotions, business council and poverty alleviation.

The farmers and fisher folks have been our priorities in our development efforts. We continue to strengthen our resolve to increase our rural productivity to ensure food security and contribute in domestic growth and hasten better livelihood and increased income for our rural and fishery sectors. We have continued in our efforts to modernize agriculture by providing support services in the form of financial assistance to organize farmers’ associations, improving their high value commercial crops, providing hybrid & inbred seeds at subsidized costs, swine-goat-bull dispersal projects, fish culture, and on-line municipal fisherfolk registration for the fishery sector.

For all the development efforts in the agriculture sector, I would like to congratulate and commend our agriculture office for the various provincial level awards received in the past year. These are: (1) First Place OTOP 2011; (2) Best LGU OTOP Implementer; (3) Best OTOP Food Category 2011 and (4) Gawad Saka La Union Outstanding Achievers as the Most Outstanding Municipal Agriculturist 2011.

In the field of tourism and information, the Bauang Tourism Council, which is now private sector-led, proved to be an effective mechanism in tourism development and promotion. We have incorporated our very own Tourism Sectoral Plan in the Province’s Tourism Master Plan. I am happy to inform you that, so far, we are the only local government unit in the province to have a local tourism council and it has been effectively functioning.

We were able to pursue successful tourism oriented projects such as the Oktoberfest, Panagkakarar-rua Festival, Baggak Summer Festival, Stations of the Cross Fluvial Parade, Christmas Nativity, and participation in the province’s anniversary celebration. All these activities have been successfully communicated not only to our residents but to all Bauangenians abroad globally through the successful development and launch of our official website, www.bauangtgis.gov.ph, where we regularly upload news, events, advertisements, messages, weather bulletins, programs & projects, and such other important information that we want to convey to our clientele and the public. Through our website, we have effectively placed Bauang conspicuously in the world map on a 24/7 basis, connecting directly to the hearts and minds of Bauangenians wherever they are at real-time.

In the field of engineering and infrastructure, we have implemented various infrastructure projects funded under R.A. 7171 and R.A. 8240 consisting of our own municipal share and more significantly from Congressman Eufranio Eriguel. Through these funds, we allocated and implemented infrastructure projects and programs in all the 39 barangays which consisted of farm-to-market roads, flood control structures, slope protection, spur dikes, school buildings & classrooms, solar driers and tobacco monitoring centers. Furthermore, we were able to construct high impact projects such as waste-water treatment facilities for both our public market and slaughterhouse; and to improve our auditorium and plaza which provides a safe children’s playground and senior citizens’ promenade; and converted the old session hall into a bigger Farmers’ Hall that provides a very convenient facility for diverse events, forums, meetings, and occasions.

In the financial side, we have increased revenue through a more systematic collection of taxes, regular inspection of commercial establishments, stalls and other enterprises. Based on the Report on Revenues & Receipts for the year 2011, we were able to realize a total collection of P61,650,400.04 which is an increase of 30.47% over year 2010 collection of only P47,251,496.59. We have continued with our one-stop-shop for the business permits and license system.

For our concerted efforts to make our community one of the safest municipalities in the country, the Bauang PNP Station garnered several national level awards under the leadership of PCI Artemio Infante. These are: Best Supporting Local Government Unit 2011, Best Municipal Police Station 2011, Best Police Community Relations, and for our Chief of Police, being the Best Junior Police Commissioned Officer during the 2nd National LEAD PNP Award 2011.

In cooperation with Guardian Angels International, we have been providing trainings to barangay tanods for anti-illegal drugs and anti-criminality campaigns, and disaster risk reduction management. To heighten our peace and order campaign, we have installed CCTV cameras in strategic locations in our municipal buildings and at the public market to monitor any possible untoward incidents.

In the social welfare sector, we provided free PhilHealth insurance to 6,007 indigents. And in line with PNOY’s 4Ps poverty alleviation program, we implemented the cash-for-work and pantawid pasada programs to at least 1,442 beneficiaries. In addition to these, we also provided child, youth & women welfare services, enhancement services for the elderly and persons with disabilities.

Right now, we are already in the heat of preparing for our Balik-Bauang Global Reunion/Baggak Summer Festival and the crafting the municipality’s tourism code. The tourism council and lately the Bauang Business Council are taking a bullish step to enhance entrepreneurial activities to boost our local economy and be able to provide more jobs and livelihood for our residents.

I, therefore, once again seek the full support of our Sangguniang Bayan to fast-track the passage of our tourism code, to upgrade our land use plan, and revise our investment incentives code. We will vigorously pursue business promotions especially in the sub-Central Business District from barangay Quinavite to the north as far as Pagdalagan to attract more investors.

We shall revisit our Citizens Charter to improve quality performance in every office and most importantly, to be able empower our citizenry through information and education. Certainly, there should be no room for failures, customer complaints and negative attitudes and norms in all the municipal workplace.

We must continue to increase agricultural productivity so we could contribute to the national domestic growth. We will continue to provide more assistance to the agriculture and fishery sector through innovative technology, enhance food production and other support services.

We shall pursue quality and affordable education for all by constructing additional school buildings and classrooms, provide scholarship programs, and initiate more and better Alternative Learning System.

Our strategic directions shall focus on poverty-alleviation, providing more infrastructure support by upgrading barangay roads and expanding water & electricity coverage, improving local government economic enterprises, improve solid waste management, protection & preservation of coastal and forestry resources, identification and providing site for housing and relocation, prioritizing empowerment programs for the vulnerable & marginalized groups, improving revenue-generation and fund-sourcing, and more importantly, develop and enhance good governance through institutional development, improved municipal operation and sound utilization of resources.

In closing, allow me to quote the creator and inventor of modern management, Peter Drucker, and I quote, “The best way to predict the future is to create it.” Yes, ladies and gentlemen, Drucker, the greatest management philosopher of the last century had stated precisely that we create our own future; we make our own destiny; and together we do it now! We are the Bauangenians who will create a prosperous, peaceful and beautiful Bauang!

Naimbag nga aldaw tay amin ken agyamanak apo!

sorry sa late post....

BAUANG will have a CANOE-KAYAK EVENT this year and early next year
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:banana: yepee very good Bauang! :banana: Bauangeños must be proud of their town's achievements this year!

sorry sa late post....

tinype mo yung SOMA kuya?

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In the field of health and sanitation, the municipality has earned a niche as a national model. Aside from being the Regional Champion for Best Practices in Barangay Sanitation, which was vested by Barangay Parian Oeste, we now hold the singular distinction of the first and only Community-Based Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Facility in the whole Philippines; and this is located at Barangay Central West. We also hold the sole distinction of being the only local government unit in Ilocos Region to have installed a decentralized wastewater treatment facility in both the public market and slaughterhouse and the promotion of the use of eco-san toilets. I am proud to state categorically that we have become the sanitation champion in this part of the world, espousing the protection of clean and safe water resources not only for our present constituents but for the next generations. Consequently, our municipality has become the venue for Lakbay-Aral by other local government units in and outside of the province.


In the field of environment enhancement and protection, we have been exerting great efforts in upgrading our solid waste management program. The municipality procured a bio-digester, shredder, and other essential equipments and tools to reduce waste ending up in our controlled dumpsite. We are one of the few municipalities in the country which implemented an ordinance regulating the use of plastic as secondary packaging at the public market and in other establishments which effectively reduced waste by at least 40%. We employed Eco-Police to ensure its compliance including the strict implementation of the anti-littering and anti-smoking ordinances. Also, we have provided 4400 mahogany seedlings to upland communities to develop mini-forests and another 7000 seedlings for planting in our watershed areas. With regards to coastal management, we were able to procure a speedboat and established Bay-Watch with radio communication.



Very Great for Bauang's efforts for a cleaner, safer and greener municipality :banana: Now the town is gaining provincial, regional and National distinctions, and that is what Bauangeños must be proud of :banana::banana::banana::banana: :rock::rock::rock::rock::rock:

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We have been continuing our GABAY, our flagship outreach program, with a total of 2,925 medical and dental patients in nine (9) barangays. Our rural health unit was able to provide medical consultation to at least 8,921 patients and dental services to 2,702 patients. On top of these, other programs like family planning, maternal and child health care, TB DOTS, Mobile Blood Donation, Environmental Sanitation, Control of Acute Respiratory Infection, to name some, were implemented. The municipality also participated in the World Aids Day Celebration, Aids Candlelight Celebration, Red Orchid Anti-Smoking & Healthy Lifestyle Campaign, and the Philippine Red Cross Fun Run.

Since its creation last year, the Bauang Blood Council was able to conduct five blood donation events with a total of 261 blood bags collected in coordination with the ITRMC and the Philippine Red Cross. We have improved and operated the [B]Dona Corazon Campos-Ortega Maternity Lying-in and Geriatrics Center with 151 maternal child births since it opened six months ago, July of last year.



Towards a healthy Bauang!

May ipinapatayo narin na Blood Center sa San Fernando, funded by the provincial government. Sana ay magkahospital narin ang Bauang para mas marami pang maserbisyuhan nito na mga tao.

green highlight: dadami uli ngayon ang mga ang birthplace ay sa Bauang instead of sa San Fernando dahil may mas malapit nang mapupuntahan ang mga manganganak na taga-Bauang

For all the development efforts in the agriculture sector, I would like to congratulate and commend our agriculture office for the various provincial level awards received in the past year. These are: (1) First Place OTOP 2011; (2) Best LGU OTOP Implementer; (3) Best OTOP Food Category 2011 and (4) Gawad Saka La Union Outstanding Achievers as the Most Outstanding Municipal Agriculturist 2011.



:banana::banana::banana: pero sana naman hindi na maging exclusive ang Guapple products kung gustong ma-enhance ng Bauang ang Guapple production nito. bilhin nalang nila lahat ng mga napoproduce na guapples ng mga farmers tapos sila nalang ang mag-process nito at maibenta rin sa palengke para naman mas ma-promote pa ang product natin

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In the field of tourism and information, the Bauang Tourism Council, which is now private sector-led, proved to be an effective mechanism in tourism development and promotion. We have incorporated our very own Tourism Sectoral Plan in the Province’s Tourism Master Plan. I am happy to inform you that, so far, we are the only local government unit in the province to have a local tourism council and it has been effectively functioning.

We were able to pursue successful tourism oriented projects such as the Oktoberfest, Panagkakarar-rua Festival, Baggak Summer Festival, Stations of the Cross Fluvial Parade, Christmas Nativity, and participation in the province’s anniversary celebration. All these activities have been successfully communicated not only to our residents but to all Bauangenians abroad globally through the successful development and launch of our official website, www.bauangtgis.gov.ph, where we regularly upload news, events, advertisements, messages, weather bulletins, programs & projects, and such other important information that we want to convey to our clientele and the public. Through our website, we have effectively placed Bauang conspicuously in the world map on a 24/7 basis, connecting directly to the hearts and minds of Bauangenians wherever they are at real-time.



Buhayin ang Turismo ng Bauang! Make Bauang again have its distinction as the "Beach Capital of the North" gaya noong 1970s. Bring back Bauang in the tourism map! :banana::banana::banana::banana::cheers:

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I, therefore, once again seek the full support of our Sangguniang Bayan to fast-track the passage of our tourism code, to upgrade our land use plan, and revise our investment incentives code. We will vigorously pursue business promotions especially in the sub-Central Business District from barangay Quinavite to the north as far as Pagdalagan to attract more investors.


Great move to complement the progress in San Fernando! MAgiging urban belt narin dahil dito ang mula North Bauang hanggang San Juan :banana::banana::banana::banana:

After Hotel Ariana, Villa Marand and Toyota, asahan na ang sunod sunod na mga establishments na ipapatayo within Quinavite - Pagdalagan Sur

In the field of engineering and infrastructure, we have implemented various infrastructure projects funded under R.A. 7171 and R.A. 8240 consisting of our own municipal share and more significantly from Congressman Eufranio Eriguel. Through these funds, we allocated and implemented infrastructure projects and programs in all the 39 barangays which consisted of farm-to-market roads, flood control structures, slope protection, spur dikes, school buildings & classrooms, solar driers and tobacco monitoring centers. Furthermore, we were able to construct high impact projects such as waste-water treatment facilities for both our public market and slaughterhouse; and to improve our auditorium and plaza which provides a safe children’s playground and senior citizens’ promenade; and converted the old session hall into a bigger Farmers’ Hall that provides a very convenient facility for diverse events, forums, meetings, and occasions.

:applause::applause::applause::applause::applause:

Maumpisahan na sana ang road widening sa 2nd district. Kailan kaya masisimulan?

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Cabana Beach Resort


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Kung nirerestore ng NHI (National Historical Institute)ang Luna Municipal Hall, ang Luna Watchtower kaya?

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^^ basing from the photo above, nilagyan ng temporary support (see left photo) ang parte ng watch tower na nagsisink

Basi Festival of Naguilian during Rimat ti Amianan at San Fernando City, December 2011

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Basi Festival of Naguilian during Rimat ti Amianan at San Fernando City, December 2011

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tinype mo yung SOMA kuya?

hindi.... may ginawa lang kasi ako... kaya late

Towards a healthy Bauang!

May ipinapatayo narin na Blood Center sa San Fernando, funded by the provincial government. Sana ay magkahospital narin ang Bauang para mas marami pang maserbisyuhan nito na mga tao.

green highlight: dadami uli ngayon ang mga ang birthplace ay sa Bauang instead of sa San Fernando dahil may mas malapit nang mapupuntahan ang mga manganganak na taga-Bauang

SANA NGA...

:banana::banana::banana: pero sana naman hindi na maging exclusive ang Guapple products kung gustong ma-enhance ng Bauang ang Guapple production nito. bilhin nalang nila lahat ng mga napoproduce na guapples ng mga farmers tapos sila nalang ang mag-process nito at maibenta rin sa palengke para naman mas ma-promote pa ang product natin

yan naman kasi ang want ng DTI... ONE TOWN ONE PRODUCT..

Saan-saan kaya galing ang mga names ng La Union towns? Agoo lang ang alam ko.

Saan-saan kaya galing ang mga names ng La Union towns? Agoo lang ang alam ko.

BAUANG- BUA(halaman)
BUA (dalawang ilog na nagmerge...)

HISTORY OF BAUANG

Bauang was established as a settlement in 1590 with fray Agustin Mino as its first minister. It was officially recognized as a town in 1765 as part of the province of Pangasinan with Don Francisco delos Reyes as its first gobernadorcillo. When La Union was created in 1850, Bauang was one of the twelve towns that formed the province.

There are three versions on how this settlement was named. First, the name came from the word “baoang” (garlic) which also grew plentifully in the area. Subsequently, the Spanish colonizers changed the letter “o” to “u” thus its present name BAUANG. The third version came from the word “buang” which means “river split into two” before flowing into the sea. As it is, the Bauang River is split into two by a delta.

Like other towns in the province, Bauang also had its share in the devastating invasions of Moro pirates (“tirong” in the local dialect). In the stillness of the night, the Moro pirates would swoop upon the town without any warning, killing people and kidnapping women and children only to be sold into slavery. They stole cattle looted the town and broke into the church and robbed it of its silver and gold.

These invasions gave rise to the construction of watchtowers, locally known as baluarte, by the Gobernadorcillo Don Juan Mallare along the coast and at the mouth of the Bauang River. These watchtowers served as a fortress against the invading pirates. It was also utilized as a refuge for the inhabitants who had no time to flee to the hills whenever the pirates were sighted. However, nothing now remains of the watchtower except the traces of its foundation.

Daring exploits of the people’s forefathers, their heroism, dedication, love and commitment to the ideals of freedom in the 1900s were handed down from generation to generation. During the later part of 1890, Bauang residents succeeded in wrestling the town from the tyrannical administration of the Spaniards after fierce and bloody encounters between the “cazadores” (Spanish soldiers) and the “revolucionarios” (Filipinos). The revolucionarios were led separately by Remigio Patacsil and Mauro Ortiz.

In 1913, some barrios of Bauang were assigned to San Fernando, namely: Pagudpud, Pagdalagan, Sevilla, Bungro, Tanquigan and Sibuan-Otong.

During the Japanese occupation, many unknown and unsung sons of Baunag fought gallantly and spilled their precious blood on the beaches of the town, in Lingayen Gulf, Bataan and Corregidor in defense of freedom. Majority of the youth joined the underground movement. They enlisted in the various regiments of the United States Armed Forces in the Philippines, Northern Luzon (USAFIP-NL) without any promise of reward or remuneration. Among the many who were executed by the Japanese were Manuel Arguilla, a poet and journalist and Major Alberto O. Fenit of the United State Armed Forces in the Far East (USAFFE). They met their death at the dungeons of Fort Santiago.

The martyrdom and patriotism of Mayor Ambrosio Rimando, elected mayor of Bauang before the outbreak of the war, could be told and retold. He chose not to reveal the whereabouts of his townspeople who were executed in his presence before he himself was beheaded.

Many continued the fight with gallantry and valor in the mountains, Bessang Pass and other battlefields until the country was liberated from the Japanese oppressors. Today, there stands at the town plaza a monument dedicated in honor of the fighting soldiers.

In the early 70’s Bauang earned the appellation as the Beach Capital of the Philippines because of the calm waters, fine sand and languidly swaying coconut trees along the shorelines of Baccuit Sur to Pagdalagan Sur. A newly discovered Research Reef is a favorite dive spot among local and foreign scuba divers.

Bauang also host the South China Sea Regatta, in every other year race participated by the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club.

Bauang is also famous for its delicious grapes and guapples grown in barangays Payocpoc, Santiago, Bagbag and Urayong. The grapes industry is an additional income for farmers among the residents in these barangays until imported varieties came in.

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VISIT THIS SITE PARA SA HISTOrY NG BAWAT TOWNhttp://launion.gov.ph/e107_files/lgu/lgus.php

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correction...photos 2& 3 were taken @ Villa Estrella Resort in Bauang LU

yan naman kasi ang want ng DTI... ONE TOWN ONE PRODUCT..

I mean, nakalimutan kong sabihin, hindi sana exclusive na municipal govt ng Bauang lang ang magtinda ng mga guapple products, pati rin sana mga independent guapple farmers

correction...photos 2& 3 were taken @ Villa Estrella Resort in Bauang LU

Thanks. Wala kasing caption na nakalagay sa bawat photos mula sa web source, tapos Cabana lang yung narerecognize ko, so I assumed na sa Cabana narin yung iba

Thanks. Wala kasing caption na nakalagay sa bawat photos mula sa web source, tapos Cabana lang yung narerecognize ko, so I assumed na sa Cabana narin yung iba
villa estrella's tradewinds disco ay ang favorite hangout ng mga mahilig manood ng "girlie" shows. hehehe

pero alam nyo ba humina ang mga night clubs dahil sa CASINO.. daming nagsara dito sa BAUANG...

PARIAN OESTE of BAUANG, LA UNION & MACALVA of AGOO... didn't make it on the TOP 3 for BEST SANIATION PRACTICES(NATIONAL LEVEL)

WE ARE STILL PROUD TO PARIAN OESTE & MACALVA

TOP 3 (from NORTH COTABATO, SURIGAO DEL NORTE, & COMPOSTELLA VALLEY)

villa estrella's tradewinds disco ay ang favorite hangout ng mga mahilig manood ng "girlie" shows. hehehe

:naughty::naughty: hehehe

pero alam nyo ba humina ang mga night clubs dahil sa CASINO.. daming nagsara dito sa BAUANG...

nagsara yung Koala Lodge sa Pagdalagan Sur, naging Cheerleader's club na, pero matumal parin. Nagsara rin yung Finnegans. Mas gusto siguro ng mga tao(referring to bar hoppers, foreigners and locals, etc) sa casino

PARIAN OESTE of BAUANG, LA UNION & MACALVA of AGOO... didn't make it on the TOP 3 for BEST SANIATION PRACTICES(NATIONAL LEVEL)

WE ARE STILL PROUD TO PARIAN OESTE & MACALVA

TOP 3 (from NORTH COTABATO, SURIGAO DEL NORTE, & COMPOSTELLA VALLEY)

Wow all Top 3 nominees are from Mindanao (Regions 12, CARAGA and Region 11 respectively)

Anyway, napakalaking distinction na para sa Parian Oesta at Macalva ang mapabilang sa national nominees para sa Best Sanitation Practices. Ok na yan, maging proud parin tayo :banana::banana::banana::cheers:

Wow all Top 3 nominees are from Mindanao (Regions 12, CARAGA and Region 11 respectively)

Anyway, napakalaking distinction na para sa Parian Oesta at Macalva ang mapabilang sa national nominees para sa Best Sanitation Practices. Ok na yan, maging proud parin tayo :banana::banana::banana::cheers:

BANANA BANANA BANANA.....:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

About sa footbridge project, lalagyan talaga ng footbridges sa SLC, Lorma and DMMMSU. Approved na for construction ang mga ito. Nauna lang ang Lorma dahil medyo "nagtipid" ang gobyerno. Kaunti lang ang masasagasaang establishments sa labas ng Lorma dahil puros mga stores at kainderia lang naman ang mga maapektuhan. Sa DMMMSU area kasi ay commercial establishments doon at sa SLC area naman ay hindi pwedeng masagasaan ng naturang project ang CICOSAT Hospital

BANANA BANANA BANANA.....:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

wala naman kasing banana sa facebook


buti dito meron


:banana::banana::banana::banana:


o, sayaw pa banana!

:banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:


Congrats parin sa Parian Oeste! Excellent Job!:banana::banana::banana::banana:

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Now on its 14th year the La Union Longboard Open is slated this coming weekend Feb 3, 4 and 5 at the Monaliza Point in Urbiztondo, San Juan, La Union. The event is the biggest show of Logging/Longboarding excellence in the country and it draws the best of the best longboarders from all over as La Union is the longboarding capital of the Philippines. A Filipino-Foreigner friendship competition, the Longboard Open is a must watch specially for all those surfers in love with the art of longboarding.

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Now on its 14th year the La Union Longboard Open is slated this coming weekend Feb 3, 4 and 5 at the Monaliza Point in Urbiztondo, San Juan, La Union. The event is the biggest show of Logging/Longboarding excellence in the country and it draws the best of the best longboarders from all over as La Union is the longboarding capital of the Philippines. A Filipino-Foreigner friendship competition, the Longboard Open is a must watch specially for all those surfers in love with the art of longboarding.

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KAYAK & CANOE at BAUANG LA UNION... POSSIBLE??? YES ITS POSSIBLE....

KAYAK & CANOE at BAUANG LA UNION... POSSIBLE??? YES ITS POSSIBLE....

Kayak at Canoe sa Bauang beach? Sa river ngay?

just wait and see! hugo

just wait and see! hugo

Wow, aba may thrill! Aabangan ko yan! :banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:

SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union, Feb. 1 (PIA) -- Four highland barangays from the municipality of Sudipen, this province has benefited from this year’s first round of the “Operation Rang-ay iti Barangay” (ORB)-the free medical-dental and supplementary feeding program rendered by the Provincial Government of La Union in partnership with the different line-agencies.



Barangays San Francisco Sur, as the host barangay; San Francisco Norte; San Jose; and Bigbiga were rendered with free medical and dental consultations, tooth extraction, medicines from the doctors, nurses and volunteers from the Provincial Health Office, Philippine Red Cross – La Union Chapter, Ilocos Training Regional Medical Center, Department of Education, Naval Forces Northern Luzon, Air Force, Philippine National Police and other line-agencies. Recipients also received free medicines.



Lawyers from the Public Attorneys Office also provided free-legal counselling. Overseas Workers Welfare Administration, Home Development Mutual Fund, Philippine Health Insurance, Social Security System, Department of Trade and Industry, Department of the Interior and Local Government, Department of Labor and Employment, Technical Educational Skills and Development Authority, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, and the Philippine Information Agency representatives shared information regarding their agency thrusts, membership, benefits, employment, scholarships, land management and titling and many more.



The ORB project serves as a tool to reach out to the barangays from the different municipalities in the province, particularly in the far-flung areas that are in need of the said services. (ANL/MPA-PIA 1 La Union)



source (http://www.pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?article=311328068876)

By Monette H. Herrera
Wednesday 1st of February 2012

Christian devotees from the neighboring towns and provinces of Luna, La Union flock to Our Lady of Namacpacan hoping to experience a miracle like some of the townspeople here.


One of them is Rosa Roldan who was born lame. She claimed that Our Lady came to her home and made her walk. She was then 13 years old.


Also, according to stories among townfolks, a group of indigenous people came down from the highlands in response to a request from a beautiful “Seniora” who appeared to them to go to Luna. She asked them to be baptized and to kiss the sacred image of Our Lady.


In the year 1950, the townspeople were surprised by the radiance of a light emanating from the statue of Our Lady, filling the whole church with its brilliance.


Since then the devotion to Our Lady grew such that it was not uncommon to see the town plaza full of wooden ‘carousa’ or float every 24th day of November--the feast day, which marks the arrival of Our Lady in the town. She was canonized by Pope John XXIII’s in November 24, 1959.


The statue of Blessed Virgin Mary, Our Lady of Namacpacan is situated at the Northern portion side of the Church so that devotees may easily view it upon entering the church, Rev. Father Manuel Rahil of Our Lady of Namacpacan Church said.


Today, the Spanish period church has become a popular pilgrimage destination. (ANL/MHH PIA1 La Union)


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ELECTRIC FLOAT PARADE.. BALAOAN TO LUNA

^^ para saan kuya?

Baratilyo sale uli ngayong February. Hanggang March na ata ito. Asahan nanaman ang mga counterflow at mabigat na daloy ng trapiko

LA UNION FOUNDATION ANNIVERSARY.. diba AGOO last year... ngayun naman sa NORTH naman

About sa footbridge project, lalagyan talaga ng footbridges sa SLC, Lorma and DMMMSU. Approved na for construction ang mga ito. Nauna lang ang Lorma dahil medyo "nagtipid" ang gobyerno. Kaunti lang ang masasagasaang establishments sa labas ng Lorma dahil puros mga stores at kainderia lang naman ang mga maapektuhan. Sa DMMMSU area kasi ay commercial establishments doon at sa SLC area naman ay hindi pwedeng masagasaan ng naturang project ang CICOSAT Hospital

dapat nga lahat na may schools sa national highway ang lalagyan ng footbridges at lagyan ng magandang lugar ng PUV loading at unloading zones para derecho na ang traffic flow sa highway.

LA UNION FOUNDATION ANNIVERSARY.. diba AGOO last year... ngayun naman sa NORTH naman

Sana sa San Fernando nalang

dapat nga lahat na may schools sa national highway ang lalagyan ng footbridges at lagyan ng magandang lugar ng PUV loading at unloading zones para derecho na ang traffic flow sa highway.

Parang sa UST area sana sa Maynila

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^^grabe talagang trapik diyan sa sentro ng San Fernando pag dumadaan ako diyan

^^grabe talagang trapik diyan sa sentro ng San Fernando pag dumadaan ako diyan

kaya nga po. Kung sana magkaroon rin ng mala-MMDA dito sa amin, say may truck ban from 7am-7pm, road widening, rerouting ng traffic, floyovers, etc.

Sa ngayon ay may ipinapatayong footbridge sa harapan ng isang school. Mabuti rin iyon para maging tuloy tuloy ang daloy ng trapiko sa area na ito.

Sa ngayon ay ipinagbabawal ang tricycle sa quezon ave section magmula sa Plaza Hotel hanggang sa Greenwich-Jollibee area. Hindi rin pinapayagang magload at unload ang mga jeep sa harapan ng city hall. Iyon lang sa ngayon ang aksyon ng gobyerno sa lumalalang trapiko rito

kaya nga po. Kung sana magkaroon rin ng mala-MMDA dito sa amin, say may truck ban from 7am-7pm, road widening, rerouting ng traffic, floyovers, etc.

Sa ngayon ay may ipinapatayong footbridge sa harapan ng isang school. Mabuti rin iyon para maging tuloy tuloy ang daloy ng trapiko sa area na ito.

at least may ginagawang paraan naman pala...di ba may bypass road diyan?

at least may ginagawang paraan naman pala...di ba may bypass road diyan?

may 2 footbridges pang ipapatayo soon. Yes, mayroong by-pass road, magmula Sevilla junction sa San Fernando (malapit sa papuntang Poro Point) hanggang sa San Juan Cemetery junction

Baratilyo at San Fernando

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By Nerie Bayan

ABC Reports

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

LAST SATURDAY, January 28, 2012, HOLCIM, Hotels and Restaurant Association of Baguio (HRAB), the University of Cordilleras, in partnership with the Liga ng mga Barangay Baguio, held the Environmental Forum for barangays within the City of Baguio. The first set of barangays invited were Burnham-Legarda, Kabayanihan, City Camp Central, Rizal Monument, Upper Magsaysay, T. Alonzo, Harrison, Salud Mitra, ABCR and Session Road, along with representatives from Springhills Elementary School. Loakan-Apugan barangay was also represented as the said barangay shall be the model barangay for the project to be undertaken. Barangay officials of Lingsat, La Union served as resource persons as they presented the waste management procedures being undertaken in their barangay.

The environmental forum was held to present important measures which are being undertaken by HOLCIM and Barangay Lingsat, that could somehow be adopted by the barangays of the city. It was also intended to be an avenue for interaction among the participating Baguio based barangays, to enable them to converge and come up with unified or coordinated efforts so that together, they may come up with solutions pertaining to the garbage problem of the city.

read more (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/baguio/opinion/2012/02/01/bayan-broken-glass-theory-and-garbage-problem-203763)

Baratilyo at San Fernando

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eto na naman tayo sa annual heavy traffic (february to march...depende kung may extension pa). sakop na naman ang baratilyo ang daan at street parking. wala na bang maisip na ibang option na plano para maiwasan o ma-minimize ang heavy traffic sa city proper tuwing fiesta at city foundation anniversary?

nag asphalt relayering sa may pagdalagan-canaoay road.sana sa hignway rin.ang pangit na ng daan,ang daming baku bako

eto na naman tayo sa annual heavy traffic (february to march...depende kung may extension pa). sakop na naman ang baratilyo ang daan at street parking. wala na bang maisip na ibang option na plano para maiwasan o ma-minimize ang heavy traffic sa city proper tuwing fiesta at city foundation anniversary?

Kaya nga. Wala narin yung bakanteng lote sa tabi ng yabes south paseo bldg na nagiging paradahan ng Bauang-bound jeepneys.naharangan na

Nabitin ako sa SOCA. Wala man lng plans na nabanggit para masolusyonan ang mga problema ng SFC such as traffic jams,flood,etc

Kaya nga. Wala narin yung bakanteng lote sa tabi ng yabes south paseo bldg na nagiging paradahan ng Bauang-bound jeepneys.naharangan na

Nabitin ako sa SOCA. Wala man lng plans na nabanggit para masolusyonan ang mga problema ng SFC such as traffic jams,flood,etc

disappointed din ako sa SOCA. parang parehas lang last year kumita lang sa net income. dapat improve into world class standard ang city plaza, city sidewalks, street lights, traffic control system (sina ping at pong pa rin ang nandyan), street storm drain system, common puv terminal etc. still hoping the city can deliver these improvements inspite of tight budget. :ohno:

disappointed din ako sa SOCA. parang parehas lang last year kumita lang sa net income. dapat improve into world class standard ang city plaza, city sidewalks, street lights, traffic control system (sina ping at pong pa rin ang nandyan), street storm drain system, common puv terminal etc. still hoping the city can deliver these improvements inspite of tight budget. :ohno:

ang laki ng itinaas ng income pero I am expecting sana for those mentioned that our city must have.

The whole of San Fernando na sana must be globally competitive, hindi lang sa Poro Point ang may development. Example nito ay malagyan ng bagong streetlights ang highway at ibang main roads sa city kagaya sa Agoo ngayon, mapalawak ang kalsada, bigger drainage, ala-MMDA na Traffic Management Body, Zoning (I am disappointed sa ginagawang mga development ngayon sa may CSI-Biday area, kung saan saan nalang nagpapatayo ng mga establishments/residential buildings ang mga tao, wala man lang zoning), waste water treatment facility, etc.

Masyadong nabibigyang atention ang mga environment programs while itong mga iba pang problemang nabanggit ay di gaanong nabibigyang pansin

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The whole of San Fernando na sana must be globally competitive, hindi lang sa Poro Point ang may development. Example nito ay malagyan ng bagong streetlights ang highway at ibang main roads sa city kagaya sa Agoo ngayon, mapalawak ang kalsada, bigger drainage, ala-MMDA na Traffic Management Body, Zoning (I am disappointed sa ginagawang mga development ngayon sa may CSI-Biday area, kung saan saan nalang nagpapatayo ng mga establishments/residential buildings ang mga tao, wala man lang zoning), waste water treatment facility, etc.

Masyadong nabibigyang atention ang mga environment programs while itong mga iba pang problemang nabanggit ay di gaanong nabibigyang pansin

DIBA ISO CERTIFIED PA SILA :)

DIBA ISO CERTIFIED PA SILA :)

2 na ang ISO-certifications nila,(isearch ko muna yung 2 na iyon).

Ang plus points naman sa San Fernando ay 'under one roof' nlng ang mga transactions sa city hall.halimbawa,maglalakad ka ng business permit,or kukuha ng birth certificate,sedula,brgy clearance etc ay mabilis na nailalakad iyon. Nagtayo nrin cla ng records archive area para secured ang lahat ng mga dokumento.

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^^ nice! :cheers:

By Monette H. Herrera
Friday 3rd of February 2012

SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union, Feb. 3 (PIA) -- The Department of Science and Technology 1 (DOST-R1) thru the Science Education Institute recently announced that it is now accepting application for graduate scholarship, thru the Accelerated Science and Technology Human Resource Development Program (ASTHRD) for Master’s and Doctorate degrees.

According to Rachelle Jose, DOST 1 Project Assistant III, application form and other required documents may be submitted personally or mailed to DOST 1 on or before April 16 this year.

The scholarship aims to help improve the country’s global competitiveness and capability to innovative through Science and Technology (S&T) and to accelerate the production of high level human resources needed for research and development in S&T.

DOST-1 will prioritize students in Region 1 for the following studies: Agriculture; Forestry and Natural Resources; Fisheries and Marine Sciences; Biological Sciences; Information and Communication Technology; Biotechnology; Materials Science and Nanotechnology; Chemical Sciences; Pure and Applied Mathematics; Earth, Atmospheric and Space Sciences; Health and Pharmaceutical Sciences; Environmental Sciences; and Pure and Applied Physics.

source (http://pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?article=1901328233751)

By Miriam P. Aquino
Friday 3rd of February 2012

SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union, Feb. 3 (PIA) -- The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Region I joined the motorcade around the main thoroughfares here in support of the National Bible Week celebrations held on the last week of January. The theme was “May They Be One; Pagpapahayag ng Salita ng Diyos Tungo sa Pagbabago, (Proclaiming God’s Word Towards National Transformation).”

According to Regional Director Veniedo O. Reyes, the theme coincides with the administration’s objective to end corruption in the government and encourage moral development for the people.

“Let us always be reminded that, 'Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from God,’” he said.

DPWH Secretary Rogelio L. Singson’s directive to “implement the right project, cost, and quality by the right people at the right time” to prevent corruption is being pushed in the regional office, according to Esperanza C. Tinaza, DPWH-1 public relations officer.

source (http://pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?menu=2&webregion=R01&article=311328250268)

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03 February 2012 09:04:12 AM
Writer: Dionisio P. Tubianosa, MRS-PRIB

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A senior lawmaker is set to file a measure seeking the establishment of a "Climate Change Fund" to help alleviate the devastating and painful effects on countless victims of natural calamities in the country.

"I am filing a bill for a Climate Change Fund," La Union Rep. Victor Ortega, Chairman of the Committee on Inter-Parliamentary Relations and Diplomacy, told the 20th Annual Meeting of the Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF) held in Tokyo, Japan from January 8-12, 2012.

Ortega said a portion of the proposed fund would come from annual vehicle registration fees. "Cars generate greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming. This fund can help in the rehabilitation of the stricken areas," Ortega said.

Ortega said the Philippines has been identified as the "third most disaster prone" country in the world behind India and China.

source (http://www.congress.gov.ph/press/details.php?pressid=5854)

about sa PDRRMC building, di kaya maliit yan for evacuation center? I am expecting kahit kasinglawak man lang sana ng dry market ng San Fernando

Any new updates at Agoo?

nag-uumpisa na maglagay ng mga booth sa harapan ng San Fernando city hall para sa mga Agri-trade fairs for February and March

:banana::banana::banana:sarap mamasyal ngayon sa plaza ng SFC, magsisimula na naman yung mga tianges

Any new updates at Agoo?
wala pa naman sir! di pa nauwi ng Agoo :):):)

:banana::banana::banana:sarap mamasyal ngayon sa plaza ng SFC, magsisimula na naman yung mga tianges

Parang pumunta uli ang divisoria dto sa san fernando.

Bibili ako ng kitchenwares pati mga mumurahing damit :banana:

tingin ko aabutin ng 2 bwan ngayon ang baratilyo sa san fernando :D:

2 na ang ISO-certifications nila,(isearch ko muna yung 2 na iyon).

Ang plus points naman sa San Fernando ay 'under one roof' nlng ang mga transactions sa city hall.halimbawa,maglalakad ka ng business permit,or kukuha ng birth certificate,sedula,brgy clearance etc ay mabilis na nailalakad iyon. Nagtayo nrin cla ng records archive area para secured ang lahat ng mga dokumento.
ISO certification ONLY focuses on the effectiveness of a quality management system in meeting customer requirements based from criteria set upon through world standards of Integrated Management System, NOT related to improvement of drainage system, water treatment system and other infrastructure projects.