DAVAO DEL NORTE, April
22, 2015 - Top social workers in the country conferred the Gawad Parangal Award
2015 to Davao del Norte Governor Rodolfo del Rosario as Outstanding Governor
for his dedication in making the lives of his constituents better.
The governor received
the award during the 19th Annual Forum and General Assembly of the
Association of Local Social Welfare and Development Officers of the
Philippines, Inc. (ALSWDOPI) held recently at the SMX Convention Center, Mall
of Asia.
The ALSWDOPI paid
tribute to the outstanding local chief executives for their commitment in
“extending unrelenting commitment and fullest support to social welfare
programs in their respective localities.”
The governor was among
the three governors and five mayors who were given the citation.
The ALSWDOPI took note
of del Rosario’s community empowerment programs that uplifted the quality of
life of the Dabaonon people.
These include Project
NOBLE (No Barangay Left behind) that provided P1-million worth of projects to
each of the 223 barangays of the province; establishment of Barangay Council
for the Protection of Children and Violence Against Women and their Children
(VAWC) Desk; and, assigning the Community Affairs Officers as liaison of social
services to all the barangays.
Under his watch, Davao
del Norte also actively participated in the search for the Huwarang Pamilyang
Pilipino, where the province was the consistent regional winner in 2013 and 2014.
He carried out
innovative, relevant and responsive policies and programs that pursued a
balanced inclusive socio-economic development towards a better quality of life
for all the Dabaonons.
The governor was known
for the no-nonsense innovative strategies that he instituted during his
five-term stint in office since 1998.
It started with the
minimum basic needs (MBN) approach to development, infrastructure-intensive RDR
WHEELS agenda, to the human-centered P.E.O.P.L.E. development strategy that is
now interlaced with the climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction
and management.
With del Rosario’s sound
policies, Davao del Norte leapfrogged from the 52nd spot in the 2000 Human
Development Index, to 32nd in 2003 HDI, outpacing the other 20 Provinces
already in the top 30. (Noel Baguio-PIO)
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