RDRRMC-10 confers awards to Reg'l Gawad KALASAG winners

• Source:https://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1025570
• Thursday, August 8, 2019

By Apipa Bagumbaran (APB/PIA10)

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (PIA) -- The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) in Northern Mindanao conferred awards to the winners of the 21st Regional Gawad KALASAG on Aug. 2 at N Hotel, this city.

RDRRMC-10 Chairperson and Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Regional Director Rosauro Arnel Gonzales Jr. said the Gawad KALASAG award is given to local government units (LGUs), civil society organizations (CSOs), schools, and other sectors who exemplified excellence in disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM) and humanitarian assistance.

He said winners were recognized for their exemplary performance in DRRM covering four thematic areas: prevention and mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery and rehabilitation.

Thirty entries were submitted to OCD and evaluated and validated by the regional selection committee through a series of meetings and field visits.

Out of the 30, a total of 13 were awarded in different categories namely: Best Local DRRMC, Public Elementary School, Public High School, Private High School, Best Child Development Center, Best Civil Society Organization, Best National Government Hospital, Best Local Government Unit Hospital, Best Government Emergency Management and Response Team, and special recognition for Heroic Act of Humanitarian Assistance.

Winners under the Local DRRMC category were Bukidnon (province); Valencia City, Bukidnon (component city); Tubod, Lanao del Norte (1st-3rdclass municipality); and Bacolod, Lanao del Norte (4th-6thclass municipality).

Winners for the school category were Talisay Central School (public elementary); Bukidnon National High School (public high school); and Sacred Heart Jesus Montessori School (private high school category).

For the hospital category, Mayor Hilarion A. Ramiro, Sr. Medical Hospital
bagged the Best National Government Hospital while J.R. Borja Hospital in Cagayan de Oro City won the Best Local Government Unit Hospital category.

Other awardees were Barangay 18 Child Development Center in Gingoog City for Best Child Development Center, ECOWEB for Best Civil Society Organization, ORO Rescue for Best Government Emergency Management and Response Team, and Bureau of Fire Protection Region 10 Special Rescue Unit for Heroic Act of Humanitarian Assistance.

Meanwhile, Gonzales urged local DRRM and other organizations to join the Gawad KALASAG next year.

By joining, they can have a template that will enable them to gauge their performance in disaster management and identify gaps and areas of improvement.