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MOST OUTSTANDING MAYOR AWARD 2023

COVID-19 RESPONSE, AID, AND MEASURE PROGRAM
COVID-19 RESPONSE, AID, AND MEASURE PROGRAM
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At the height of COVID-19 pandemic, the mayor took a strategy to
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managed to strategize a comprehensive and holistic approach in the
im p lem en t a t io n o f s o un d m e a s ur es, r es p o n s es, p r og ra m s a n d ac t i v i t ies.
implementation of sound measures, responses, programs and activities.
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drugs/medicines were delivered to the identified beneficiaries who are
TE OF QUALITY SOCIAL SERVICES
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ADVOCATE OF QUALITY SOCIAL SERVICES dr ugs/m e dicin es w er e de li v er e d t o t h e iden t ifie d b en efici a r ies w h o a r e
a ff e c t e d b y C O VID-19 si t u a t io n a n d h ad fa s t t rac k e d t h e co n s t r uc t io n
affected by COVID-19 situation and had fast tracked the construction
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SOCIAL SERVICES DAY of isolation facilities. The City Health Office also conducted and
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Every Tuesday is Social Service Day. The mayor believes that
E v er y T ues d a y i s S o ci a l S er v ice D a y . Th e m a y o r b e lie v es t h a t implemented COVID-19 protocols all around Digos City including the
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t the people of Digos deserves the best and quality services by the m o ni t o r in g o f co nfir m e d c a s es, t racin g a n d t es t in g o f c los e co n t ac ts,
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monitoring of confirmed cases, tracing and testing of close contacts,
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government. With this, he managed to free his time every Tuesday
g o v er nm en t. W i t h t hi s, h e m a n a g e d t o f r e e hi s t im e e v er y T ues d a y t training of Contact Tracing Team, and the vaccination of target priority
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a n d p er s o n a l l y de li v er s b a sic s o ci a l s er v ice li k e fin a n ci a l a n d f o o d group. Because of these, the City became one of the awardees in
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and material supply assistance to the marginalized sectors of the C O VID-19 p r e v en t io n a n d mi t iga t io n in t h e en t ir e r eg io n.
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COVID-19 prevention and mitigation in the entire region.
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this kind of program. This was carefully planned and organized as
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a response to the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic and to sustain
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the poverty alleviation program of the City. .
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accounted a lump sum of educational assistance. These are given by
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providing different supplies and equipment to the different public
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schools of the City. This aid the school administrators and teachers
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in eff e c t i v e l y im p lem en t in g t h e b es t e d uc a t io n des er v e d b y t h e
in effectively implementing the best education deserved by the
52,505 s c h o o l g o in g p o p u l a t io n. A s p e cific b udg et f o r S c h o l a r s hi p
52,505 school going population. A specific budget for Scholarship
P r og ra m w er e a l s o a l lo c a t e d t o g i v e a id t o t h os e les s f o r t un a t e a n d
Program were also allocated to give aid to those less fortunate and
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deserving students. As a result, this places the City’s literacy rate
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a t 99% a n d h a s s u s t a in a t o t a l o f 18,580 s t uden ts t o g rad u a t e in t o
at 99% and has sustain a total of 18,580 students to graduate into
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college. These records are all made possible because of the Mayor’s
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dedication to give the school going population of the City the
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quality of education they deserved.
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Aside from these, a total of 24 infrastructure projects were also
LGU ON-WHEELS/BISIT A BARANGA Y A side f r o m t h es e , a t o t a l o f 24 inf ra s t r uc t ur e p r o j e c ts w er e a l s o
LGU ON-WHEELS/BISITA BARANGAY
To ensure that social services of the city is within the reach
aided to public schools for the students and teachers learning
T o en s ur e t h a t s o ci a l s er v ices o f t h e ci t y i s w i t hin t h e r e ac h a ide d t o p u b lic s c h o o l s f o r t h e s t uden ts a n d t e ac h er s le a r nin g
o f i ts co n s t i t uen ts, t h e m a y o r t o o k t h es e s er v ices dir e c t l y t o t h e co n v enien ce . A m o n g t h es e a r e t h e co n s t r uc t io n, im p r o v em en t
convenience. Among these are the construction, improvement
of its constituents, the mayor took these services directly to the
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barangays of the city. This strategy enables the city to deliver basic and repair of classrooms and buildings.
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social services to most underprivileged individuals and has gain
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of life. His oath to faithfully discharge the duties of his position
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di s p l a ys m o r e t h a n t h e b es t o f hi s a b i li t y a s h e g o es b e y o n d w h a t
displays more than the best of his ability as he goes beyond what
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t the other past public officials had done. .
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