The Caloocan Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) was recognized anew by the Office of Civil Defense – National Disaster Risk Reduction (OCD-NDRRMC) as one of the awardees in the 23rd Gawad Kalasag Awards, wherein the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) programs of various local government units nationwide are acknowledged.
Likewise, the city’s disaster initiatives were tagged as “beyond compliant”, which is an upgrade from last year’s “fully compliant” rating, due to the CDRRMO’s excellent implementation of the four pillars of DRRM which are preparedness, response, prevention and mitigation, and rehabilitation and recovery.
City Mayor Dale Gonzalo “Along” Malapitan praised the efforts of the CDRRMO and emphasized that disaster and emergency response has been one of his top priorities since coming into office due to the city being one of the disaster-prone areas in the region.
“Malugod ko pong binabati ang CDRRMO para sa pagkilalang muli nilang natanggap mula sa NDRRMC. Sana ay ipagpatuloy niyo pa ang mahusay na pagtupad sa inyong mga mandati at responsibilidad para sa kapakanan ng lahat ng mga Batang Kankaloo,” Mayor Along said.
“Mula pa po noong panahon ng kampanya, ipinangako ko na na gagawin natin ang Caloocan bilang isa sa mga may pinakamahusay na DRRM programs sa buong bansa, kaya naman natutuwa po ako kapag nakikita na nagbubunga ang lahat ng ating mga ginagawa.” he added.
CDRRMO Officer-in-Charge Dr. James Lao echoed Mayor Along’s sentiments and expressed his gratitude toward the local chief executive for fully supporting the office’s projects.
“Nagpapasalamat po tayo kay Mayor Along para sa patuloy niyang pagsuporta sa ating kagawaran. Makakaasa po ang ating mga kababayan na tuloy-tuloy ang pagpapaunlad natin sa mga programa kontra sakuna para na rin po sa kaligtasan at kapanatagan ng lahat,” Dr. Lao stated.