The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) has declared the province of Negros Occidental a Gawad Kalasag 2024 awardee, Raul Fernandez, Office of Civil Defense 6 regional director, said on Tuesday, Dec. 3.
Fernandez, in a letter to Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson, said the NDRRMC through the National Gawad Kalasag Selection Committee declared Negros Occidental “Beyond Compliant of the Gawad KALASAG Seal and Special Awards for Excellence in Disaster Risk Reduction and Management and Humanitarian Assistance for CY 2024 under Local DRRM Councils and Offices Category”.
Lacson has been invited to the 24th Gawad Kalasag National and Regional Awarding Ceremony at the Diversion 21 Hotel, Mandurriao, Iloilo City, on December 11.
“The awarding ceremony will be a celebration of the exceptional work and dedication of individuals and organizations who have made significant strides in Disaster Risk Reduction and Management, Climate Change Adaptation (DRRM-CCA), and humanitarian assistance programs, Fernandez said.
Negros Occidental is also a national finalist in the Department of the Interior and Local Government 2024 SubayBAYANI Award search, Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz said.
It recognizes Negros Occidental’s outstanding and consistent performance in the effective implementation and monitoring of locally funded projects and local government unit infrastructure initiatives, the DILG said.*