Press Release February 7, 2024 Poe to 2023 Galing Pook awardees: Inspire excellence Sen. Grace Poe hailed the 10 winners of the 2023 Galing Pook Award and urged them to be genuine examples to other local government units (LGUs) at improving lives in communities. "The Philippine Senate proudly joins the Galing Pook Foundation and its partners in congratulating and commending the awardees of the 2023 Galing Pook Awards for their outstanding local governance programs that are truly inspiring and remarkable, and worth emulating in the rest of the country," Poe said in filing Senate Resolution No. 926. "Each year, we put to the fore programs of our LGUs that rekindle our people's hope in the goodness of their public servants," Poe added. The awardees are now part of the pool of 230 LGUs and 357 programs that Poe said are "worthy models for replication by other LGUs and national government agencies." The LGUs are recognized for their outstanding programs in the areas of agriculture, food security, environment, climate change adaptation, health and social welfare. The 10 awardees are:
Launched in 1993 by the Galing Pook Foundation, the awards recognize innovative local government programs that address various challenges in LGUs. Programs and local governments cited are hoped to be seen as models for good governance for adoption in other communities. "As paragons of performance, we hope the awardees can continue to inspire other LGUs to always be in the race for excellence and genuine service to their constituents," Poe said. # |
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