ANGELES CITY – The city government here under the leadership of Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan has been adjudged anew as the Regional Best Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (LDRRMC) for the 2019 Gawad Kalasag Awards.
Angeles City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (ACDRRMO) Chief Francis Pangilinan said that the fete was confirmed by Office of Civil Defense – Region III (OCD-R3) Director Marlou Salazar through a communication letter.
The City of Angeles was named as the winner under the highly-urbanized city category.
The Province of Pampanga and the City of San Fernando also won big under the provincial and component city categories, respectively.
Pangilinan expressed his elation over the outcome of the validation saying that “the efforts of equipping and developing the capacity and skills of each community and schools in the city to effectively and efficiently respond to any emergency situation has paid off and finally recognized higher government authorities”.
For his part, Mayor Pamintuan attributed the winning streak of the city to the annual Gawad Kalasag as “the effect of good governance that puts priority to public safety, security, and disaster preparedness”.
“I would like to congratulate our people, the Angeleños, behind this success. This is not a lone initiative of the city government anymore but a collaborative effort with the community towards stirring a more disaster-resilient and disaster-responsive Angeles City,” said Pamintuan.
Under Pamintuan’s leadership, the city was able to set the direction for the development, implementation, and coordination of disaster risk management programs for the city anchored to OCD’s standards and guidelines.
“I am hoping that the next set of leaders in our beloved city will continue to support these efforts we have started, and sustain them by organizing series of knowledge advancement symposia and capability-building trainings on DRRM,” the city mayor added.
Gawad Kalasag is an annual search that aims to recognize local DRRMCs in barangays, school and medical institutions, organizations, and individuals who render exemplary contribution in promoting and implementing significant DRRM-Climate Change Adaptation program and innovations that build community resiliency in the long term.
This is the second consecutive year that Angeles City was adjudged to receive the Regional Gawad Kalasag Award.
With this, the city will represent the region as it qualifies to the National Gawad Kalasag Award.
Winners are yet to be awarded in a fitting conferment ceremony.
