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 An interview with the three empowered Biguena COVID-19 Pandemic was conducted to showcase their positive visions and contributions. These women were chosen to share the challenges they had faced during the pandemic. The first Biguena that was interviewed is Ms. Doris P. Singson. She is a frontliner and working as a Commission on Audit (COA) Auditor in Ilocos Sur. She is 46 years old and hailed in Ayusan Norte, Vigan City, Ilocos Sur. She was asked if what are the challenges she had faced in the discharge of her duties as frontliner during the pandemic. Her answer was “ During the pandemic, our work in the Commission had greatly affected. Our audit reports were all delayed in submission because our audited agencies can not submit on time their documents and reports for our audit. Also, some of my auditees were affected by the virus that caused frequent lockdowns of their offices. Despite of this scenario, I was able to strategize my audit work through on line or virtual  communication

  The COVID-19 vaccine is now available for the Filipinos. The long wait is finally over for all of us because every local government unit or LGU envisioned to give the dose to all of us. However, we have questions in mind about the vaccine. Is it really safe to all of us? How can we be sure of its effectiveness? What do we need to know about the vaccine? Yes, although the availability of the said vaccine is in the LGUs, are we all ready to take the shot then?  The readiness would rely on how we are being informed about the vaccine because we really need to gather facts about it before we are going to be vaccinated. Information-dissemination about the different brands of the vaccines should likewise be known by us specially if we have an existing illness and the brand that will be injected to us might have adverse side effects.  The brands of COVID-19 vaccine available in LGUs are AstraZeneca, Sinovac and Pfizer and Moderna. Priority lists had been prepared by the health authorities

The Bataan Day or most popularly known as “Araw ng Kagitingan” is a national observance in the country which is being celebrated every 9th of April. This is to commemorate the historical battle of Bataan where the brave Filipinos fought during the fall of Bataan on Aril 9, 1942. The Battle of Bataan was fought by the United States and the Philippine Commonwealth against Japan during World War II. The said battle represented the most intense phase of the Japanese invasion of the Philippines during World War II. On April 9, 1942, officials in command of Bataan – where Filipino and American forces maintained the main resistance in the war against the Japanese – formally surrendered. They said that the reason of the fall of Bataan is that when the Japanese renewed their offensive on April 3, 1942 with fresh troops supported by heavy artillery, thanks and air attack, the American survivors on the Bataan Peninsula were also weakened by disease and starvation that they were unable to offer an

  The Kannawidan Festival in Ilocos Sur is being celebrated in the province to commemorate the anniversary of Ilocos Sur as a province. It is being celebrated every month of February and it is very significant to us Ilocanos because it is the grandest festivity celebration of the province and it even lasts almost the whole of the month. However, due to COVID-19 pandemic, the usual activities during the celebration were not undertaken.  When we hear the word “kannawidan” it comes in our minds a very grand and enjoyable celebration of culture of Ilocanos, as all “kaprobinsyanos” are coming to Vigan City to attend and participate the different activities and programs. It usually showcases all the cultures and traditions of Ilocanos from different municipalities. Due to pandemic the local government of the province did not conduct the usual programs because of the strict implementation of the IATF protocols to avoid the spread of the virus. This year’s celebration of the said festival is

The celebration of the Vigan City Fiesta for the 2020 is not the usual way as it was before. This is because of the pandemic being experience by us. It is only this year that usual activities being undertaken by the City Government could not be possibly done due to the COVID 19 that stroke the whole world. It is somehow lonely this year because no crowd people is being seen or roaming around the city. Limited and selected events were undertaken just to commemorate or celebrate of the feast day of the city. This is due to the travel restrictions being implemented by the IATF and local government of Ilocos Sur. The “carnaval” and  “bargain” sections that we enjoy during day and night time before the 25th day of January were not anymore allowed. However, a simple activity was undertaken by the Vigan City government just to celebrate the feast day of the place.  Although it was a simple way of celebrating it, what is important is  the unity, public service and care that are being obser

 New Year New Me      Every year we use to make our New Year’s Resolution and most of the time we reminisce our bad attitudes and try to change them every beginning of the new year. We all wanted to change for the better because we all want to improve our personalities as the years pass by.      Yes, new year is really new me! This year 2021 where pandemic still exists, I came to adopt to the new normal. As expected, I have to change my perspectives in life of which I have to adjust my usual activities to the new normal. Because of the health crisis we are experiencing, our family travels have been affected. We can not be able go to other places we are wishing for because of travel restrictions being implemented by the government. I became a homebody because most of the time I was confined inside our home to be safe from the corona virus. This year I learned to do household tasks and helped my parents to accomplish different tasks inside our house.       According to Gauma Buddha “Fool