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MOST OUTSTANDING MAYOR AWARD 2021



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        SOLID WASTE mANAGEmENT                                      BAyANIHAN CULTURE
          Three days after his appointment, Mayor Bongbong took initiative   Since the pandemic, Mayor Bongbong has instilled the
        in solving one of the perennial problems of the municipality- the   Bayanihan culture in Barotac Viejo. Through his leadership, the
        controlled dumpsite in Barangay Nueva Invencion that has long   National Government  Agencies, Civil Society Organizations
        gone beyond its intended solid waste storage capacity. He thus   and People’s Organizations have been actively working with the
        ordered the safe closure and rehabilitation of the said dumpsite,   LGU especially in enforcing health protocols to help curb the
        and the problem was therefore solved. In 2019, the ten-year   spread of COVID-19.
        Solid Waste Management Plan of Barotac Viejo (2017-2026) was
        approved under his administration after a series of deliberation.















                                                                    COVID-19 RESPONSE
                                                                     Under Mayor Bongbong’s direction, Barotac Viejo established
        BUSINESS AND COmmERCE                                       its municipal quarantine facility which houses returning residents
          Since 2019, several big establishments such as Savemore,   as well as other persons who have been exposed to COVID-19
        WBH Merchandising, and Golden Lee Enterprises, Inc. have    positive individuals. Recognizing the possible effects of isolation
        established their business in Barotac Viejo. In December 2020,   to their well-being, Mayor Bongbong collaborated with numerous
        Landbank of the Philippines opened its Barotac Viejo Branch   stakeholders to offer activities such as Zumba exercise, movie
        which is also the first agri-hub and full service branch in the   viewing and bible study. LGU also shouldered food supplies and
        Visayas and the second Landbank Agrihub in the whole country.  other necessities of those in isolation as well as their immediate
                                                                    families. Mayor Bongbong regularly conducts site visits at the
                                                                    quarantine facility to check the condition of the people and
                                                                    address any concerns that they may have.























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