Congressman Dante Sotelo Garcia

12/06/2026

𝗠𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗔𝗬𝗔𝗡𝗚 𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗪 𝗡𝗚 𝗞𝗔𝗦𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗟𝗔𝗡, 𝗣𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗣𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗦! 🇵🇭

Nakikiisa ang buong Segundo Distrito sa pagdiriwang ng ika-128 Taon ng Proklamasyon ng Kasarinlan ng Pilipinas.

Patuloy nating ipaglalaban ang kalayaan mula sa kahirapan, kawalan ng katarungan, at iba pang mga hamon ng modernong panahon.

Isang Maligayang Araw ng Kalayaan, Pilipinas! 💚

11/06/2026

“𝗡𝗚𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗗𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗘” 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗠 𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗬 𝗟𝗔𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗦 𝗜𝗡 𝗕𝗔𝗨𝗔𝗡𝗚 💚

We officially launched the “𝙉𝙜𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘿𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙚” Free Denture Program in Barangay Pugo, Bauang, La Union. To see the smiles on the faces of our senior citizens is exactly why we push for programs like this. Because everyone deserves to smile without hesitation.

This successful launch was made possible by the teamwork and presence of our leaders and medical professionals.

Congressman Dante Sotelo Garcia, Caba Mayor Genefer Garcia Bulao-Madriaga, and Barangay Pugo, Bauang Captain Rolando Baniqued were present in the event. Our heartfelt thanks also go out to our brilliant partner dentists who volunteered their time and expertise for the community, including Dr. Aemielle Thea M. Laron of Laron Dental Clinic-Caba, Dr. Freddie F. Javier of Rosario District Hospital, and Dr. Elsie Sapitula Rapada, Dr. Cyril Lopez, and Dr. Jessica Mae Javier from the Philippine Dental Association La Union Chapter.

This event gave everyone a reason to smile fully today.

This is just the first stop. The “𝙉𝙜𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘿𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙚” program will be coming to other towns very soon. See you soon, Ka-distrito!👋

09/06/2026

𝗔𝗡𝗚 𝗡𝗚𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗗𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗘 𝗔𝗬 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗡𝗔 𝗦𝗔 𝗕𝗔𝗨𝗔𝗡𝗚!💚😬

Handa na ba kayong ibalik ang inyong mga magagandang ngiti?

𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐠 𝐧𝐢 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐨 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐚 𝐚𝐭 𝐊𝐌 𝐍𝐠𝐚𝐲𝐨𝐧 𝐍𝐚 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭! ang programang “𝙉𝙜𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘿𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙚” para sa mga minamahal nating mga senior citizens! Kung kayo ay nangangailangan ng libreng pustiso (dentures), para sa inyo ito!

𝐤𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐧: June 11, 2026 (Huwebes), 8:00 AM
𝐬𝐚𝐚𝐧: Brgy. Pugo, Bauang, La Union

Ang launching ng ating Ngiting Dante program ay para muna sa mga senior citizens ng Bauang.

Para sa mga taga-ibang towns, huwag po kayong mag-alala! Ang "Ngiting Dante" ay iikot sa buong Segundo Distrito kaya hintayin ang schedule ng inyong town.😉

Kita-kits ngayong June 11! Sabay-sabay nating ibalik ang ngiting may kumpiyansa at sigla sa Ngiting Dante!💚😬

08/06/2026

𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 4 𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗲 💚

We have successfully completed our last week of 𝐃𝐒𝐆 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 to the 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐀𝐠𝐨𝐨!

See you next semester, DSG Scholars!

06/06/2026

Hello, Ka-distrito! Eto na ang explanation sa lahat. 👇

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴, 𝗯𝗮𝗸𝗶𝘁 𝗽𝗼 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱-𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, 𝗘𝗵 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲-𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳 𝗻𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗮?
Answer: Yes, for A.Y. 2025-2026 po itong inaprubahan ni CHED, at para sa mga 3rd Year or 4th Year lang ito at 269 slots lang (di ko nasabi kanina, sorry na 🥹). Pero kalma lang, may 2026-2027 pa naman kaming ipopost. Mas maraming slots 'yun 😉. Wait lang, okay?

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴, 𝗗𝗦𝗚 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗻𝗮 𝗽𝗼 𝗮𝗸𝗼, 𝗽𝘄𝗲𝗱𝗲 𝗽𝗮 𝗽𝗼 𝗯𝗮 𝗮𝗸𝗼 𝗱𝗶𝘆𝗮𝗻?
Answer: Exclusivity: NOT a beneficiary of the TES, CHED Scholarship Programs (CSPs), or any other national government-funded student financial assistance programs (StuFAPs). So kung DSG or PBBM Scholar ka na, HINDI na pwede, okay? Bakit ka pa maghahanap ng iba kung nandito naman ako? 😉

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴, 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗼 𝗯𝗮 𝗶𝘁𝗼?
Answer: Yes po, for College lang po itong Program ng CHED.

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴, 𝘀𝗮𝗮𝗻 𝗽𝗼 𝗽𝘄𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗴 𝗸𝘂𝗺𝘂𝗵𝗮 𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺? 𝗕𝗮𝗸𝗶𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗯𝗮 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴?
Answer: Sa District Office sa Tubao or sa Caba Office po kayo pwedeng kumuha ng form kapag magsasubmit na kayo ng requirements.

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴, 𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗼 𝗽𝗼 𝗽𝗮𝗴 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗻𝗮?
Answer: Congrats! Kailan ang blowout? 🎉 Basta ba 3rd or 4th year ka noong 1st semester ng AY 2025-2026, pwede pa rin!

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴, 𝗽𝘄𝗲𝗱𝗲 𝗽𝗼 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝗴-𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗸𝗮𝗵𝗶𝘁 𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶 𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗮 𝗖𝗮𝗯𝗮?
Answer: Oo ngani, Basta 3rd or 4th year ka noong 1st sem ng AY 2025-2026 at taga 2nd District ka, pwede! Taga Agoo, Aringay, Bagulin, Bauang, Burgos, Caba, Naguilian, Pugo, Rosario, Santo Tomas, Tubao ka? Pwede kang mag-apply!😉

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴, 𝗻𝗮-𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗸𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝘆𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗦𝗚 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿, 𝗽𝘄𝗲𝗱𝗲 𝗯𝗮 𝗮𝗸𝗼 𝗱𝗶𝘆𝗮𝗻?
Answer: Nooo, wait mo na lang ang announcement para sa resched ng payout mo, okay? 😉

⚠️ 𝗧𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗮𝗻: 𝟮𝟲𝟵 𝘀𝗹𝗼𝘁𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗼 𝗶𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗮 𝗺𝗴𝗮 𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟯𝗿𝗱 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗻𝗼𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗬 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱-𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲.

𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝟐𝐍𝐃 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐓 𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐆𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐔𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒! 📢💚

Hello, Ka-distrito! The application for the 𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗗 𝗧𝘂𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝘂𝗻𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 (𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗗-𝗧𝗗𝗣) for the 𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱-𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 is 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡! (Yes, for A.Y. 2025-2026 po ito, kalma lang, may 2026-2027 pa naman kaming ipopost😉. Wait lang, okay?)

✅ 𝗕𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗙𝗜𝗧
Php 7,500.00 for 269 slots

✅ 𝗤𝗨𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦:
1. Residency: All 3RD YEAR OR 4TH YEAR STUDENTS DURING the 1ST SEMESTER of AY 2025-2026 residing in the 2nd District of La Union
2. Enrollment: Enrolled in any first undergraduate degree program in our partner Higher Education Institutions (HEIs).
3. Exclusivity: NOT a beneficiary of the TES, CHED Scholarship Programs (CSPs), or any other national government-funded student financial assistance programs (StuFAPs). (So kung DSG Scholar ka na, HINDI na pwede, okay?)

✅𝗗𝗢𝗖𝗨𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗬 𝗥𝗘𝗤𝗨𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗦
•Two (2) copies of the filled-out TDP Application Form (will be provided by the DSG staff at the Tubao District Office/Caba Office.
•Certified True Copy (Original) Certificate of Enrollment (COE) or Certificate of Registration (COR) showing your total number of units as proof of enrollment for the 1ST SEMESTER OF AY 2025-2026.
•Certificate of Indigency of either parent, duly signed by the Punong Barangay where the applicant resides.
•One (1) 2x2 picture

✅ 𝗗𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘:
June 10, 2026 (Wednesday) at exactly 4:00 PM

✅ 𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘 𝗧𝗢 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗠𝗜𝗧:
District Offices:
•2nd Congressional District Affairs Office, DSG Building, Purok 3, Barangay Leones East, Tubao, La Union
•2nd District Satellite Office, Esmeralda Building, Gana, Caba, La Union

Reminders: Late and incomplete submissions will not be entertained. Please ensure all documents are correct and complete before heading to the office. See you, Ka-distrito!💚

06/06/2026

𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝟐𝐍𝐃 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐓 𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐆𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐔𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒! 📢💚

Hello, Ka-distrito! The application for the 𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗗 𝗧𝘂𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝘂𝗻𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 (𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗗-𝗧𝗗𝗣) for the 𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱-𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 is 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡! (Yes, for A.Y. 2025-2026 po ito, kalma lang, may 2026-2027 pa naman kaming ipopost😉. Wait lang, okay?)

✅ 𝗕𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗙𝗜𝗧
Php 7,500.00 for 269 slots

✅ 𝗤𝗨𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦:
1. Residency: All 3RD YEAR OR 4TH YEAR STUDENTS DURING the 1ST SEMESTER of AY 2025-2026 residing in the 2nd District of La Union
2. Enrollment: Enrolled in any first undergraduate degree program in our partner Higher Education Institutions (HEIs).
3. Exclusivity: NOT a beneficiary of the TES, CHED Scholarship Programs (CSPs), or any other national government-funded student financial assistance programs (StuFAPs). (So kung DSG Scholar ka na, HINDI na pwede, okay?)

✅𝗗𝗢𝗖𝗨𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗬 𝗥𝗘𝗤𝗨𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗦
•Two (2) copies of the filled-out TDP Application Form (will be provided by the DSG staff at the Tubao District Office/Caba Office.
•Certified True Copy (Original) Certificate of Enrollment (COE) or Certificate of Registration (COR) showing your total number of units as proof of enrollment for the 1ST SEMESTER OF AY 2025-2026.
•Certificate of Indigency of either parent, duly signed by the Punong Barangay where the applicant resides.
•One (1) 2x2 picture

✅ 𝗗𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘:
June 10, 2026 (Wednesday) at exactly 4:00 PM

✅ 𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘 𝗧𝗢 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗠𝗜𝗧:
District Offices:
•2nd Congressional District Affairs Office, DSG Building, Purok 3, Barangay Leones East, Tubao, La Union
•2nd District Satellite Office, Esmeralda Building, Gana, Caba, La Union

Reminders: Late and incomplete submissions will not be entertained. Please ensure all documents are correct and complete before heading to the office. See you, Ka-distrito!💚

06/06/2026

𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗢𝗡-𝗔𝗜𝗥 𝗛𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧𝗦: 𝗔𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗲𝗻 𝗧𝗮𝘆𝗼 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴!

The recent episode of "𝘼𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙚𝙣 𝙏𝙖𝙮𝙤: 𝙏𝙪𝙣𝙜𝙩𝙪𝙣𝙜𝙖𝙣 𝙠𝙚𝙣𝙣𝙞 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝘿𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙚 𝙎𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙤 𝙂𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙞𝙖" on DZNL Aksyon Radyo were aired on June 5, 2026 and we were honored to have been joined by 𝐒𝐃𝐒 𝐉𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐌. 𝐑𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞 (Schools Division Superintendent-LUSDO), 𝐃𝐫. 𝐄𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐌. 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐜 ( Chief, School Governance and Operations Division), 𝐃𝐫. 𝐆𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐄. 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐚 (Chief, Curriculum Implementation Division), and 𝐃𝐫. 𝐕𝐢𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐨 𝐂. 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐨 (Education Program Supervisor for Learning Resource Management).

As the New School Year (SY 2026-2027) fast approaches, our special guests from the Department of Education (DepEd), joined by DZNL Aksyon Radyo’s Ador Dacanay and KM Ngayon Na!’s Congressman Kenneth Paolo Tereng, sat down for a discussion at the People’s Hall of the 2nd Congressional District Office on the future of our 2nd District learners.

The panel dove deep into the matching process, item allocations, and how we can get our new LPTs into the classrooms faster and detailed DepEd's holistic preparation strategy—from safe school environments to finalized curriculum rollouts. Concrete troubleshooting steps DepEd is taking to address bottleneck problems and challenges as the new school year officially rolls in was also laid out by our guests.

And finally, Congressman Dante Sotelo Garcia’s Reading Program highlighted a massive game-changer: his initiative to provide schools with new hires specifically dedicated to helping students read called “𝐏𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐚 𝐧𝐢 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐬𝐚 𝐒𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐨 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐨”. This ensures our learners are fully equipped with core reading skills before stepping into the next stage of learning.

We turn our words into actions. Thank you to our DepEd officials and congressional leaders for a transparent, insightful, and action-oriented discussion.

Until our next episode of "𝘼𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙚𝙣 𝙏𝙖𝙮𝙤: 𝙏𝙪𝙣𝙜𝙩𝙪𝙣𝙜𝙖𝙣 𝙠𝙚𝙣𝙣𝙞 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝘿𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙚 𝙎𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙤 𝙂𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙞𝙖"💚

Kayo, Ka-distrito? What are your thoughts on the upcoming school year? Drop your questions or concerns below regarding the upcoming school year.

05/06/2026

𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗦𝗚 𝗪𝗮𝘆. 💚

Highlights from today's DSG People’s Day (June 5, 2026), featuring a courtesy call by Police Regional Office 1 Acting Regional Director PBGEN JOVENCIO S BADUA JR on Congressman Dante Sotelo Garcia.

A safer, more progressive district is built on strong partnerships. We are grateful for PRO1’s support in keeping our district secure.

05/06/2026

02/06/2026

𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼, 𝗔𝗴𝗼𝗼 𝗗𝗦𝗚 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀!

Before we head into the upcoming payout on June 5, please take a moment to check your names on the official master list below for any misspellings or errors.

If you spot a mistake in your name, don't worry! Here is what you need to do:

On June 5, directly approach the designated Error Name Table. This will help you avoid the long lines and get your payout processed much faster.

Please double-check your details as soon as possible. See you, Agoo DSG Scholars!💚