SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union - The provincial government of La Union has removed the negative antigen test as one of the requirements for non-leisure travel of fully vaccinated non-residents to the province. In a phone interview on Thursday, La Union provincial information officer Camille Bumatay said this measure was based on Executive Order (EO) 58 issued by Governor Francisco Emmanuel Ortega III on Tuesday. "For work, business, and government transactions non-leisure travel, non-residents who are fully vaccinated will just have to present a NAPANAM quick response (QR) code, government-issued identification (ID) card, proof of official business with the inclusive date of travel and itinerary, and coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccination card," she said. Persons entering the province for government transactions will be given only eight hours to complete their transactions, as stated in the EO. For other non-leisure travel purposes to the province, fully vaccinated indi
RESCUE OPERATIONS. Authorities and volunteers rescue residents of Luna town in La Union province on Tuesday (Oct. 12, 2021). Severe Tropical Storm Maring caused flooding in several towns of the province. (Photo courtesy of La Union Police Provincial Office) SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union - Some 1,275 individuals or 336 families were evacuated from their homes due to flooding caused by Severe Tropical Storm Maring on Tuesday. In a situational report issued by the Ilocos Police Regional Office (PRO-1), the families were from the towns of Bagulin, Bauang, San Juan, Bangar, Luna, Balaoan, Burgos, Caba, Naguilian, Pugo, Sudipen, and Tubao; all in La Union province. In a phone interview, Bryan Joves, operation head of the La Union Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO), said flooding in these areas has reached more than six to seven feet but it has already subsided in some areas. "Floodwaters from Benguet province along with the high tide caused severe flooding,&
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union The provincial government of La Union has placed this city and four municipalities under modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) from October 1 to 14 due to the increasing number of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases and the presence of its Delta variant.
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