"So Others may Live"">Braving the Odds: The PDCC-La Union Success Story
“ Agay-ayat Kada Kayo Amin” translated literally as “Loving All of You” is what the Provincial Disaster Coordinating Council of La Union Chairman, Governor Manuel C. Ortega is famous for. The love that the Governor is sawing is so genuine that it transcends beyond political, social, economic, religious and even territorial delineations. It is very potent force in the attainment of 2008’s thrust as emphasized in the theme “Moving On To Greater Heights for Sustainable Peace, Unity and Progress”. The theme revealed that foremost in the Chairman’s agenda was to keep the people of La Union safe from anthropogenic and natural disasters. He believes that the government must always safeguard the people from the ill intents of unscrupulous elements and the damaging impacts of the forces of nature that would pull down the hard earned and sustained quality of life that the people enjoy.