(Members of the 21st Gawad Kalasag Regional Selection Committee hold final deliberation of winners following the conduct of desk evaluation and field validation. OCD 3)
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council 3 (RDRRMC 3) has announced the winners of the 21stRegional Gawad Kalasag.
“The annual search aims to recognize outstanding performances of Local DRRM Councils/Committees, institutions, organizations, and individuals who have shown acts of heroism before, during, or after a disaster or emergency,” Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Regional Director and RDRRMC 3 Chairperson Marlou L. Salazar said.
Under the Local DRRMC category, first place finishers were Pampanga (Province); Angeles (Highly-Urbanized City); San Fernando (Component City); Baler, Aurora (1st-3rdClass Municipality); and Pagas, Cabanatuan City (Barangay-Urban).
Moreover, victors in the School category were Alas Asin Elementary School from Mariveles, Bataan (Public Elementary); Camp Tinio National High School from Cabanatuan City (Public Secondary); Sindalan National Child Development Center from City of San Fernando (Early Learning Center); and Tarlac Agricultural University (Higher Education Institution).
Hospital category winners, on the other hand, include Dr. Paulino J. Garcia Memorial Research and Medical Center from Cabanatuan City (National), Mariveles Mental Hospital from Bataan (Specialty), and James L. Gordon Memorial Hospital from Olongapo City (Local Government Unit).
Special recognition will likewise be conferred to Bulacan Rescue for its Local Government Emergency Management and Response Team and Tactical Operations Group 3, Philippine Air Force for its Heroic Act.
Awarding is slated this July in line with the observance of the National Disaster Resilience Month.
All winners will be Central Luzon’s entries to the national competition were Pampanga and Mariveles Mental Hospital are defending winners.
They were selected by a Regional Selection Committee composed of representatives from OCD, Bureau of Fire Protection, Northern Luzon Command, Department of the Interior and Local Government, Department of Public Works and Highways, Department of Social Welfare and Development, National Economic and Development Authority, Department of Trade and Industry, Philippine National Police, Department of Science and Technology, and Philippine Information Agency. – PIA 3
