Seven (7) LGUs and one (1) school were conferred with the beyond compliant Gawad KALASAG seal
DILG Region 1 Director Jonathan Paul M. Leusen, Jr., CESO III together with LGMED Chief Rhodora G. Soriano and LGOO VI Karen C. Castillo attended the 23rd Gawad Kalasag Awarding Ceremony on December 27, 2023 at EM Royale Hotel and Beach Resorts, San Juan, La Union.
Seven (7) LGUs and one (1) school were conferred with the beyond compliant Gawad KALASAG seal, while 72 LGUs were conferred for being fully-compliant.
The DILG serves as the Vice Chair on one of the four thematic areas of Disaster Risk Reduction and Management, namely, Disaster Preparedness.
Gawad KALASAG (KAlamidad at Sakuna LAbanan, SAriling Galing ang Kaligtasan) is an annual recognition for various stakeholders who promote and implement DRRM, climate change adaptation, and humanitarian assistance programs.