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    During the month of May, Vigan City celebrates the Binatbatan Festival of Arts. This year of 2021, the said festival was being celebrated despite the pandemic that the whole world is still experiencing. The said festival is also known as “Viva Vigan” Festival. Last May 3, 2021, the City Government of Vigan together with the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia conducted the Misa Concelebrada for this year's Viva Vigan Binatbatan Festival of the Arts and the feast of Apo Santo Cristo Milagroso or Apo Lakay at Simbaan A Bassit, Vigan City. During the mass, wearing of face mask, social distancing and limited participants are being observed in strict compliance with the health protocols. Also, on May 5, 2021 an on-the-spot Photography Competition was done to showcase the talents of both amateur and professional photographers. The event had concluded successfully despite the health crisis. The main highlight of the festivity was conducted on May 10, where the entire Calle Crisologo tran

 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