SurSur DRRM council lauds Tagbina for achieving 'Beyond Compliance' in Caraga
By: Grace P. Barcena
TAGBINA, Surigao del
Sur (PIA) – The provincial government of Surigao del Sur headed by Governor
Alexander Pimentel, through the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and
Management Office (PDRRMO) has lauded the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and
Management Council (MDRRMC) of Tagbina for achieving the “Beyond Compliance” in
the regional level of Caraga Region.
No less than the
chairperson of the MDRRMC of Tagbina Mayor Generoso Naraiso received the plaque
of recognition with Tagbina MDRRM officer Crissalen Danao, and MDRRMO Chief for
Operation and Executive Assistant Virgilio Balili from the PDRRMC Chair
Governor Alexander Pimentel, ably represented by PDRRM Officer Abel de Guzman.
The awarding of
recognition was conducted during the City and Municipal DRRM officers and staff
regular quarterly conference hosted by the said municipality.
According to PDRRM
Officer Abel de Guzman, per assessment conducted by the regional DRRM council
led by the Office of Civil Defense (OCD)-Caraga, Tagbina is the lone LGU in
Surigao del Sur that got the highest award of "Beyond Compliance" in
a recent Regional Gawad KALASAG Seal for Excellence in DRRM and Humanitarian
Assistance.
Meanwhile, despite
the threat brought by the pandemic, of which the entire province was tagged as
high-risk due to the surge of COVID-19 cases, the Provincial DRRM Office revealed the upcoming
activities in the last three months of this year that included the series of
skills training and formulation/updating of the local DRRM plans. (PIA-Surigao
del Sur)
