Submission of Gawad KALASAG entries until March 15

February 3, 2018 Community Billboard

BAGUIO CITY – The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) is reminding concerned entities that the deadline of submission of entries for the search for 20th Gawad KALASAG is on March 15, 2018.
The Cordillera Gawad KALASAG Regional Selection Committee (RSC), through the Office of Civil Defense (OCD), started calling for entries for the 2018 search for excellence in Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) and Humanitarian Assistance early January this year.
The RSC accepts entries under different categories: Local DRRM Councils, Civil Society Organizations, People’s Organizations, Volunteer Organizations, School, Early Learning Centers, Government Emergency and Management Services Teams, Higher Education Institutions, Hospitals, Private category for corporate and businesses, Heroic Act, and the special recognition award.
The Gawad KALASAG (Kalamidad at Sakuna Labanan, Sariling Galing ang Kaligtasan) is a fully institutionalized program of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC). It is one of the country’s mechanisms in obtaining sustained commitment and support by recognizing exceptional contributions of various stakeholders in the field of DRRM.
Interested entrants are encouraged to submit requirements using the 2017 Gawad KALASAG Checklists on or before March 15, 2018. Submit three hardbound documents to the OCD Cordillera, 2nd Floor AFPSLAI Building, Camp Henry Allen, Baguio City.
Regional applicants may access all documents for the guidelines, checklists and guidance notes, through the link https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B1VCCzMLZF goODRmNG5zbUdSX0E
For inquiries, call 09397999008 for Smart subscribers and 09165070989 for Globe, and look for Ms. Rachelle Cacas or through (074) 444-5289 or 304-2256, and email at [email protected]. PR / ABN