At exactly 8:30 PM on March 29, 2014, DILG Nueva Ecija turned off all its lights in support of the Earth Hour 2014. While a skeletal team reported for work to monitor progress of the on-going Synchronized Barangay Assembly Day (SBAD) conducts in all barangays of the province, Provincial Director Abraham A. Pascua, Ph. D., CESO III who was out on the field, diligently reminded the team to observe the said activity.

   DILG – NE is one with the world in hoping that with this effort, no matter how small it may seem, it will create an impact that will benefit our environment.

     DILG Nueva Ecija, under the leadership of OIC-Asst. Regional Director and concurrent NE PD Abraham A. Pascua, hosted on March 17, 2014 at the Provincial Auditorium in Cabanatuan City a Coordinative Meeting in preparation for the Inauguration of the Humanitarian Emergency Assistance Warehouse to be held on March 25, 2014 in Air Force City, Clark Field, Pampanga.

   Among the attendees were the Provincial Government of Nueva Ecija – through the Provincial Engineer’s Office, Provincial Treasurer’s Office, Provincial Disaster and Risk Reduction Management Council and the Provincial General Services Office, as well as the Municipalities of Aliaga, Sto. Domingo, Zaragoza, Carranglan, Llanera, Rizal, Gabaldon and Laur and the City of San Jose. These Local Government Units, as represented by their respective Local Chief Executives, Municipal Planning and Development Officer (MPDO), Municipal Agrarian Officer (MAO) and Municipal Local Governemnt Operations Officer (MLGOO), are the lucky recipients of the Spanish assistance extended to help recover from Typhoon Quiel’s and Pharma’s damages in the province.
 

   In the inauguration, all the heavy equipment, learning materials and infrastructure and livelihood projects will be showcased for the Spanish delegation headed by His Excellency Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo y Marfil to appreciate the products of their goodwill.
    

   ARD Pascua reiterated during the Coordinative Meeting the importance of the said activity that all involved must prepare with full cooperation and excellence as a way of showing how thankful the Novo Ecijanos are for extending such kindness.

   ARD Abraham A. Pascua, Nueva Ecija Concurrent Provincial Director attended the the weekly flag raising ceremony of the Local Government Unit of Talugtug, Nueva Ecija on March 10, 2014 wherein he awarded the ceremonial check of One Million Pesos Performance Challenge Fund for being granted, for the 2nd year in a row, the 2013 Seal of Good Housekeeping-Silver Award in recognition of the LGUs excellence in the fields of transparency, accountability and good governance.

   ARD Pascua, in his message, commended officials and employees of the LGU headed by Mayor Quintino S. Caspillo, Jr., Vice Mayor Reynaldo C. Cachuela and members of the Sangguniang Bayan, and encouraged them to go for the Golden Award this year and to continue performing above par. He ended his message by congratulating the LGU for the award received.  

   The ceremony was presided by LGOO V Joanna Liza A. Olorvida and attended by officials and employees of the LGU-Talugtug, the Ligangmga Barangay, officials and employees of national government agencies in Talugtug, Civil Society Organizations and members of the academe.