ANCOP GLOBAL WALK 2013

The Local Government Unit of Umingan joined the whole world in the Answering the Cry of the Poor (ANCOP) Global Walk 2013: Walk for a Scholar, Walk with Me last August 25, 2013. It was headed by the Local Chief Executive of this town, Mayor Eldred P. Tumbocon. Delegates assembled at the Municipal Auditorium.  It started at 5:00 in the morning with a short program followed by the walk from the auditorium to Barangay Cabatuan to the Immaculate Conception Church for a Mass. Delegates came from the towns of  Balungao, Sta. Maria, Sta. Barbara, San Manuel, Laoac, Alcala and Umingan. These delegates are the Couples for Christ and its family ministries: Servants of the Lord, Handmaids of the Lord, Youth for Christ, Singles for Christ and Kids for Christ. Local PNP personnel headed by Chief of Police PCI Romegio D. Yapes and two hundred (200) employees of the Local Government Unit of Umingan also registered for this cause. Prizes were also given away for the following:

1.      Youngest Walker

2.      First couple to arrive

3.      Servant of the Lord – first to arrive

4.      Handmaid of the Lord – first to arrive

5.      First group to arrive

The Global Walk here in Umingan also conducted a raffle draw (only Umingan) and some of the winners from here are: Engr. Manuel Bueno, Teresita Ezperanzate, Norma Salagubang, Danish Yvonne Mizpah M. Noble, Vilma L. Abalos and Peter Casumpang.

Klinika iti Away, Cycle 3

The Local Government Unit of Umingan through its Medical Team concluded the 3^rd cycle of Klinika iti Away last July 26, 2013. Klinika iti Away is a mobile clinic for barangay consultation and is a special project  in consonance with the Six-Point Program of Governance of the present administration headed by Mayor Eldred P. Tumbocon and the Sangguninag Bayan presided by Vice Mayor Alain P. Rabang, under the health program.  It is envisioned that health concern is one of our priorities in the Executive – Legislative Agenda.  This “Klinika iti Away” is one action activity for this purpose. This project is designed to be a continuous cycle of consultations, covering 55 out of 58 barangays of the municipality (consults from Poblacion East and Poblcacion West are addressed daily in RHU I; patients are admitted in RHU II in Brgy. Cabaruan every Tuesday and Thursday).  This activity is being conducted every Tuesday and Friday and is designed to provide access to basic health services to residents of remote barangays in the municipality particularly those who belong to the lower income bracket.  These services include the diagnosis of illnesses, dispensing of medicines, nebulization, debridgement and dressing of wounds, health counseling, provision of first aid to minor injuries and referral to other health institutions as deemed necessary.

Cycle 3 of Klinika iti Away has served a total of eight thousand five hundred fifty one (8,551) patients (please refer to the pictures). Brgy. San Leon topped the list for this cycle as we have served 288 patients there. Complete list of barangays with the corresponding number of patients served is as follows:

·         Abot-Molina               143

·         Alo-o                           155

·         Amaronan                   131

·         Annam                        106     

·         Bantug                         161

·         Baracbac                     130

·         Barat                           218

·         Buenavista                    94

·         Cabalitian                    169

·         Cabangaran                 137     

·         Cabatuan                     137

·         Cadiz                           201

·         Calitlitan                       237

·         Capas                          197

·         Carayunan Sur             165

·         Carosalesan                 225

·         Casilan                        105

·         Caurdanetaan              144

·         Concepcion                 132

·         Decreto                       158

·         Del Rosario                   94

·         Diaz                             179

·         Diket                           209

·         Don Justo Abalos        208

·         Don Montano              132

·         Esperanza                    124

·         Evangelista                  147

·         Flores                          170

·         Fulgosino                    201

·         Gonzales                     193

·         La Paz                         218

·         Labuan                        120

·         Lauren                         121

·         Lubong                        174

·         Luna Este                    171

·         Luna Weste                 156

·         Mantacdang                150

·         Maseil-seil                   250

·         Nampalcan                  135

·         Nancalabasaan             267

·         Pangangaan                   76

·         Papallasen                   221

·         Pemienta                     138

·         Prado                           146

·         Resurreccion               139

·         Ricos                           158

·         San Andres                 128

·         San Juan                      110

·         San Leon                     288

·         San Pablo                      70

·         San Vicente                 134

·         Sinabaan                        89

·         Sta. Maria                    152

·         Sta. Rosa                     107

·         Tanggal Sawang            55

We are hoping to serve even more patients in the succeeding cycles of Klinika Iti Away. Cycle 4 will commence as soon as we have enough medicines on hand.

Sports Victory at National Collegiate Games

Delegates from Umingan once again took home pride and honor as they  won in the recently concluded National Collegiate Games held at Lingayen, Pangasinan last February 10-16, 2013. Rose Vi P. Membrado of Brgy. Diket bagged the 1^st Place in the 10K meter walk, Men’s Division. His sister, Villy Jane P. Membrado got the 4^th Place in the 5K meter walk, Women’s Division. Hadji Bravo of Brgy. Nancalabasaan finished in 2^nd place in the 4 x 100 meter relay. Mark Anthony Brucio and Elmer John Casildo, also from Brgy. Nancalabasaan, took home the 5^th & 6^th place respectively for the 800 meter run. Ryan Advincula from Evangelista got the 4^th Place in Long Jump.

In the picture is  Rose Vi P. Membrado with his proud mother.

Wheelchair and Walker Donation

       Mr. & Mrs. Danny S. Reyes, balikbayans from Canada once again made a donation to the Local Government Unit of Umingan. Last Friday, they donated 2 units of wheelchair and 2 units of walker. These donations will be turned over to the Office of the Municipal Social Welfare and Development to be distributed also to people who are in need of the said materials.

        Another thumbs up for this kindhearted couple who never get tired in augmenting the medical needs of their kababayans. Mayor Eldred P. Tumbocon, Vice Mayor Alain P. Rabang and Municipal Administrator Gil O. Tadeo received the donation.

Battle of the Intellect

The “Battle of the Intellect”, the town’s own version of the popular academic contest aired on TV, the now defunct “Battle of the Brains”, is going to be held in this quiet, simple yet progressive locality. This contest is open to all brilliant pupils from the different public and private Elementary schools of the town. It is slated on November 23, 2012 at 9:00am at the covered court of the Quezon Memorial Academy, the towns oldest and biggest Private School. It is located along Progreso St., Poblacion West.

The contest is made possible through the joint efforts and initiative of the local executives headed by the hardworking Municipal Mayor, Eldred P. Tumbocon, Vice Mayor Alain P. Rabang and members of the Sangguniang Bayan. They firmly believe that through competitions, the minds, skills and abilities of children are further honed and developed. Also, contests like this will help raise the level of competitiveness and academic aptitudes of the youth. With the help, cooperation and participation of the different Public and Private Elementary schools, the contest is expected to bring delight and excitement as it gathers all brilliant young minds under one roof for a rare event such as this.

Expected to grace the affair are the town’s local officials, Schools Heads and top School Officials of Region I, headed by DepEd Regional Director Teresita M. Velasco, Schools Division Superintendent-Pangasinan Division II, Dr. Viraluz S. Raguindin and EPS-I in-charge of Private Schools Dr. Cornelio R. Aquino who have all confirmed their participation.

Fabulous prizes await the winners. Each participating school will be represented by a team of five grade IV pupils. The top three teams that garnered the highest number of points scored after the EASY, AVERAGE and DIFFICULT rounds will be declared as winners. A clincher will be used in case of a tie. School Personnel from ABE-Urdaneta will facilitate the contest.

People in Umingan, especially parents and their young children hope that events like this will not be the first and last of its kind but the beginning of worthwhile activities intended for youth development such as this whose aim is to discover, develop and hone intellectually gifted children. This is exactly what the Local Government Unit  of Umingan has been doing for more than a decade now. With the able leadership of Eldred P. Tumbocon, the town Mayor, the Local Government Unit  of Umingan has continued supporting the less-fortunate but intellectually gifted youths by providing scholarship grants, financial assistance among others.

PNOY Philhealth Cards Distribution

A total of 4,069 indigent families from the 58 barangays of Umingan received Philhealth ID’s sponsored by the National Government on November 19, 2012.

Before the distribution, a short program was held to explain how the members can use their Philhealth cards. Ms. Froila Gaitos, a representative from the Provincial Health Team and Mr. Eduardo U. Dulatre, the Chief Social Insurance Officer of Philhealth Urdaneta entertained questions from the Philhealth members. Most of the problems encountered involves discrepancies in the name and status of members. It can be corrected by providing a photocopy of birth certificate and marriage certificate of the member and their beneficiaries. The actual distribution of Philhealth cards was done by the RHU I and II staff together with some MSWDO staff.

Also present in the distribution activity are the following: the Committee Chairman on Health and Sanitation, Mun. Councilor Troy P. Rabang, ABC Representative, Brgy. Capt. Cesario Galleguez, Mun. Population Officer – Designate, Vilma Lapuz-Abalos and Municipal Mayor Eldred P. Tumbocon. The activity was made possible through Philhealth Urdaneta in coordination with the Local Government Unit of Umingan.

Dengue Prevention

The Philippine Red Cross in coordination with the Local Government Unit of Umingan conducted a series of activities in some identified barangays in Umingan to combat the occurrence of dengue in the municipality. On September 10, Red Cross collected Baseline Survey from five (5) barangays. September 14 to 18 Red Cross volunteers conducted Information Dissemination; September 20 and 21 a massive clean-up drive was conducted; September 28 through a Mass Blood Donation, Red Cross was able to collect fifty four (54) bags of blood from the Municipality of Umingan; on September 3 and 4 Red Cross together with the community developed a Dengue Preparedness Plan to combat rampant incidence of dengue in the communities. Umingan ranked no. 3 in the whole province of Pangasinan in terms of dengue prevalence. Five (5) barangays were identified as high risk in dengue: Maseil-seil, Alo-o, Bantug, Pemienta and Poblacion West