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Lanao del Sur receives Gawad Kalasag award



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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