Concepcion exec receives another award
Mayor Raul N. Banias
For taking the battle against poverty through advocacies for population and development, Dr. Raul N. Banias, Municipal Mayor of Concepcion, Iloilo got an award from a very famous institute.
Banias recently received a 2005 Rafael M. Salas Population and Development Award. This is an award given to those who have had remarkable performances in the issue of population and development in its localities.
The late Rafael M. Salas whom the awards was named had been a great example in excellent works and sacrifices for the benefit of many people to address their needs and his brilliant deeds to uplift the sad state of the people from poverty. Some secretly identify him as the Best Filipino President we never had.
Like him, Banias was chosen as the recipient for the award in the Individual Category-LGU Chief Executive. The awards committee recognized him for his unwavering advocacy for population and development issues and groundbreaking approaches in the integration of reproductive health, family planning and environment in local governance.
The Concepcionanons are very proud of their leader. They could see clear direction of their municipality that someday as they continue the task directed by Banias they could attain zero poverty by year 2020. As its proof would speak from the many awards received by the mayor.
The awarding was presented at the Ballroom of the Dusit Hotel Niko in Makati City on November 30, 2005. It was preceded by a National Population Congress, which was attended by many of the people who are involved in the Population and Development concerns.