During challenging times, public servants must step forward and lead the nation towards change. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. presides over a situation briefing on the effects of Severe Tropical Storm Kristine at the Kalayaan Hall, Malacañang Palace on October 25, 2024. (Photo courtesy of PCO)...
Taguig City bagged the Galing Pook Award for Ating Dibdibin, its innovative breast cancer control program. Launched in 1993, the Galing Pook Awards is “a pioneering program that searches and recognizes innovative practices by local government units. LGU finalists with outstanding...
DAVAO CITY – Mati City has been chosen as one of the national finalists in the Walang Gutom (no starvation) Award by the Galing Pook Foundation (GPF) and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). In a letter to Mayor Michelle Nakpil Rabat, organizers invited her to attend the final...
ILOILO CITY – The zero open toilet program of the Iloilo provincial government has been awarded the 2023 Galing Pook Award which recognizes innovative programs of local government units (LGUs). The program known as the Mobilizing Communities Through People-Centered Zero Open Defecation (ZOD)...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has awarded 10 outstanding local governance programs of the various localities in the country during the 2022 Galing Pook Awards. In a statement, DILG Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos identified the 10 best LGU programs as the...
BIÑAN CITY, Laguna – The city government's tourism program was named one of the Ten Outstanding Local Governance Programs in the 2022 Galing Pook Awardees on Tuesday, Nov. 22. The local government unit's (LGU) winning program is Balik-Biñan Project: Tourism Development through...
ILOILO CITY – Bike-friendly Iloilo City is one of the awardees of the prestigious 2022 Galing Pook award for mobilizing citizenship participation. ILONGGOS ride their bicycles at the riverside park Esplanade in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) “Galing Pook is about good governance and projects worthy of...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has encouraged local government units (LGUs) to carry on with their programs and advocacies in a bid to influence other localities. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of the Office of the Press Secretary) In congratulating the LGUs...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government in the Cordillera Administrative Region (DILG-CAR) urged its local government units (LGUs) to enhance their Covid-19 response measures and aim for recognition in the 2022 Galing Pook Awards: Search for the Top 10 Outstanding Local Governance...
A total of three programs of the Valenzuela City government were recognized during the Galing Pook Awarding Ceremony on Wednesday, Oct.20. The Valenzuela City Streaming School which aims to educate students and guide their parents on distance learning amid the pandemic was recognized by the...
The San Juan City local government was awarded the Galing Pook 2021 award during the recently concluded 2021 Galing Pook Awarding Ceremony on Wednesday night. Mayor Francis Zamora The said recognition is spearheaded by the Galing Pook Foundation as it aims to recognize various projects and...
