Panay is second placer in environmental management
PANAY, Capiz — This town is the region’s first runner-up in environmental management, Mayor Dante Bermejo said, adding that he received the award given by the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) last Dec. 15, 2009 at the Iloilo Grand Hotel.
Earlier, Panay town won six awards during the Sinadya sa Halaran Gab-i sa Pagpasalamat and Western Visayas Tourism Excellence Awards held at the Capiz Gym.
The six awards were: Excellence in Local Governance (1st to 3rd class towns); Gawad Pangulo sa Kapaligiran (GPK) the Cleanest and Greenest; Special Award in Excellence in Development Administration; Environmental Management; the Cleanest and Greenest Highway; and Social Services.
The said awards were received by Bermejo, Vice Mayor Gualberto Bernas III, Sangguniang Bayan (SB) members and department heads.
Due to the award as winner of environmental management, Panay town represented Capiz in the regional level contest. It was also learned that other winners were: Ivisan also won excellence in local governance award (4th to 6th municipalities); Sigma on economic development and Pontevedra in excellence in local legislation.
The other GPK awardees were: Ivisan, 2nd place; Dumarao, 3rd; Cuartero, 4th; Dao, 5th and Jamindan, 6th. On Greenest and Cleanest highway: Ivisan, 2nd; and Jamindan, 3rd.
In excellence in local governance (first to 3rd class) Pontevedra, 2nd; and Maayon, 3rd. (4th to 6th class: Sigma, 2nd and Pres. Roxas, 3rd.
Meanwhile, this town, which is also a three-time winner of Gawad Pangulo sa Kapaligiran (GPK), will also be declared as hall of famer in provincial while the requirements are still being processed.
