MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Jan.
15 (PIA) --- As a manifestation of its invaluable service, support and
contribution to uplift the disaster management in the Autonomous Region in
Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), the provincial government of Lanao del Sur has received
the 2015 Regional GAWAD KALASAG Award for Outstanding Performance in Disaster
Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM).
It also placed second in the
Provincial Level of the Best Disaster Risk Reduction and Management in ARMM.
Office of Civil Defense-ARMM Executive
Director Myrna J. Angot handed the plaque to Provincial Governor Mamintal
"Bombit" Alonto Adiong, Jr. yesterday, January 14, at the Provincial
Capitol, Marawi City.
Adiong also received a Php 30,000
check and 39 pieces of life vests for the province's disaster and rescue
operations.
Adiong said the PDRRM of Lanao del
Sur is doing its best to ensure that the province and our constituents are
ready for any disaster or calamity that may strike us. "The award is a
nice and happy surprise," he added.
According to him, the money can be
used for the purchase of additional rescue equipment of the PDRRM Office and a
bigger storage cabinet for their equipment. (Ahmad Nour-aldinn Tamano
Jr./APB/PIA-10)
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