Some members of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (PPPP) Provincial Advisory Council (PAC) sign a Memorandum of Agreement with the provincial government to enhance the implementation of social services in the province. (MBL, PIA CAR, Ifugao)

DTI - CAR Regional Director Myrna Pablo (right) and DTI Baguio - Benguet Provincial Director Samuel Gallardo (2nd from left) with the officials of the LGUs of Baguio City, and the Benguet towns of La Trinidad, Sablan and Tublay in a photo opt during the awarding of top performers in the 2020 Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index. (DTI Photos)

Governor Jerry Dalipog (fourth from left) and other provincial officials receive the two plagues of the Condition Matching Grant to Provinces (CMGP) Annual Governance Reform Award from the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) in the province. (Photo: R. Buenconsejo)

Cordillera Regional DRRM Council and Regional Task Force COVID - 19 Chairperson Albert Mogol presides the first joint coordination meeting to look into the 2020 accomplishments and lay down a proactive roadmap for 2021 in dealing with the Coronavirus pandemic and other possible threats and hazards that may endanger life and properties in the region. (OCD - CAR photos)

Barangay frontliner in Ilocos Norte thanks provincial gov’t for 'Yuletide' assistance

LAOAG CITY, Dec 18 (PIA) -- A barangay frontliner from the town of Vintar in Ilocos Norte is full of joy as she receives her “Yuletide” gift from the provincial government on December 14.

“Hindi naman ganoon kalaki ang honorarium naming mga barangay workers kaya malaking tulong ito sa amin, lalo na sa darating na pasko,”  Elizabeth Rivera, a barangay worker, said as she expressed her excitement for the aid she held.
 
This assistance from the provincial government is one way of recognizing the efforts and services of frontliners in the barangays who worked tirelessly since the start of the pandemic.
 
It’s indeed a merry Christmas for barangay frontliners in Ilocos Norte as they were given Christmas packages, cash assistance, and special gifts from the provincial government.
 
Rivera is among the 17,500 barangay frontliners from the province, consisting of barangay officials, Barangay Peacekeeping Action Teams (BPATs), Barangay Health Workers, Barangay Nutrition Scholars, and other barangay volunteers who were given packs of noche Buena, a frontliner shirt, and P1,000 cash assistance. This also includes replenishment of medicine supply for each barangay to keep them protected this Christmas season while coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues to threaten.
 

YULETIDE ASSISTANCE. Governor Matthew Marcos Manotoc hands over to Barangay Chief Jojie Jimenez of Burgos the Yuletide assistance courtesy of the provincial government. (Photo by PGIN)


The first batch of beneficiaries were frontliners from Brgy. Poblacion in Burgos, Brgy. Davila in Pasuquin, Brgy. Lubnac in Vintar, Brgy. Gabut Norte in Badoc, Brgy. Nagbacalan in Paoay, Brgy. Baay in Batac City, and Brgy San Lorenzo in San Nicolas.


“We want to encourage you to keep the protection of our people especially this Christmas sason. For sure, many people will want to gather, so let’s continue to practice ‘yong pag-limit ng gatherings,” Governor Matthew Marcos Manotoc said during the gift-giving.
 
He also urged them to guide residents in keeping the community COVID-19 free to avoid lockdown situations when cases suddenly rise.
 
“Kung hindi tayo mag-ingat, baka pagdating ng January o February next year, naka-lockdown tayo dahil sa mga kaso. Mag-ingat po tayo para tuluy-tuloy ang ekonomiya at trabaho natin,” the governor continued and ended his message by wishing them a merry and safe Christmas celebration. (JCR/JPD/MJTAB, PIA Ilocos Sur)

By Ma. Joreina Therese A. Blanco

 

Baguio

  • Strict border control in Benguet reimposed

    BAGUIO CITY – Border restrictions for entry and exit to several towns in Benguet, including this city, have been reimposed following the recorded cases of the new coronavirus variant, B1.1.7, in the Cordillera region.

  • Aggressive contact tracing covers 4 Mt. Province towns, Baguio

    BAGUIO CITY – The aggressive contact tracing being done in Bontoc, Mountain Province where 12 cases of the B.1.1.7 SARS-CoV-2 (United Kingdom) variant were discovered has been extended to cover the towns of Bauko, Sabangan, and Sagada, and Baguio City, a regional health official said Monday.

  • Baguio barangays reminded to clear roads of obstructions

    BAGUIO CITY, Jan. 25 (PIA) - - The City Government and the Department of Interior and Local Government Baguio Filed Office remind all barangay officials that clearing roads and sidewalks of obstruction must be regular activity  to ensure  safe use for motorists and the people.

  • RTF-CAR harmonizes COVID response in Mt. Province town

    BAGUIO CITY, Jan. 24 (PIA) - - The Cordillera Regional Task Force COVID – 19 harmonizes response actions to the recent surge in cases in the region and the Health Department’s confirmation of the new UK variant particularly in Bontoc, Mountain Province and La Trinidad Benguet.

  • DOH to send contact tracers to Bontoc

    BAGUIO CITY, Jan. 23(PIA)—The Department of Health is sending about 40 contact tracers to Bontoc, Mountain Province to help in the conduct of enhanced contact tracing following the detection of COVID - 19 UK variant in 12 cases in the capital town.

Benguet

Mt. Province

  • Enhanced contact tracing of COVID UK variant cases' contacts ongoing in Mt. Province

    BONTOC Mountain Province, Jan. 25 (PIA) - - The Department of Health is now doing an intensified contact tracing of  the contacts of the 12 COVID – 19 UK variant cases here as part of the   Prevent-Detect-Isolate-Treat-Reintegrate   strategy against COVID – 19.

  • NTF-BCDA conducts aggressive community testing in Bontoc

    BONTOC, Mountain Province, Jan. 26(PIA)--Bontoc residents voluntarily submit themselves to  be  swabbed for   RT-PCR testing  in the Aggressive Community Testing (ACT) being conducted by the National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 through the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) and the Bureau of Fire Protection.

  • Suspension of work at Mt. Province PLGU offices extended until Jan. 29

    BONTOC, Mountain Province, Jan. 25 (PIA) -- Governor Bonifacio Lacwasan Jr.  ordered the extension of the suspension of work in the provincial government offices   due to the increasing   COVID-19 cases and the detection of the UK variant of the COVID-19 in this capital town.

  • Mt. Province officials reiterate call for public compliance with health protocols, quarantine rules

    BONTOC, Mountain Province, Jan. 23(PIA)--With the COVID-19 UK already in Mountain Province as confirmed by the Department of Health Friday night, local officials reiterate their appeal to the public to strictly comply with the quarantine protocols of their respective municipalities, adhere to the minimum health standards and not to let their guards.

  • 'No RT PCR/Antigen test, no entry' in Paracelis

    PARACELIS, Mountain Province, Jan. 15(PIA) -- The local government of Paracelis now requires negative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT -PCR) test or antigen test results before being allowed entry in the municipality.

IFUGAO

  • 2 Ifugao mayors suspend public gatherings non-essential travels

    BANAUE, Ifugao, Jan. 25 (PIA) - - Two municipalities of the province temporarily prohibit public gatherings and suspended government works due to the effect of the Coranavirus Disease – 2019.

  • DILG confers 2 CMGP awards to PLGU Ifugao

    LAGAWE, Ifugao, Jan. 15 (PIA) - - The provincial government of Ifugao   garnered   two honors  in the  Conditional Matching Grant to Provinces (CMGP)) Annual Governance Reform Award  of  the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG).

  • Ifugao Gov creates 4Ps Provincial Advisory Council

    LAGAWE, Ifugao, Jan. 17 (PIA) - - Governor Jerry Dalipog issued an executive order creating the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program  or 4Ps Provincial Advisory Council (PAC)  to oversee the implementation of the  program in the province.

  • Ifugao town, barangay on lockdown for contact tracing

    BANAUE, Ifugao, Jan. 14 (PIA) - - Contact tracing activities are underway to   contacts of the  new 19 Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) confirmed cases in four  municipalities in the province.

  • Ifugao LGU requires RT-PCR test for inbound residents, visitors

    TINOC, Ifugao, Dec. 17 (PIA) - - The Local Government Unit (LGU) here has strengthened  measures against the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) with the expected influx of residents and visitors in the municipality.

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