Provincial Health Office (PHO) chief Dr. Maria Socorro Colmenares-Quiñon leads the Iloilo delegation in receiving the 2023 Galing Pook Award from Galing Pook Chairperson Mel Sarmiento and Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benhur Abalos on October 12, 2023.
Iloilo province’s Movement for a Province-wide ZOD (Zero Open Defecation) is one of the 10 Galing Pook Awardees this year.
Gov. Arthur Defensor, Jr. personally faced the Galing Pook evaluators in the final presentation and panel interview.
Galing Pook is a leading resource institution that recognizes, capacitates, and promotes innovation, sustainability, citizen empowerment, and excellence in local governance.