Gawad Kalasag Hall of Fame awardee

Photo (from left) shows Undersecretary Ricardo Jalad, Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Administrator and Executive Director of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC); DILG Undersecretary Catalino Cuy, OCD Undersecretary Eduardo del Rosario; pose with Isabela Governor Faustino Dy III (3rd from right) and the officers of the Isabela Provincial Capitol Day Care Center which received the Gawad Kalasag hall of fame award (winning for three consecutive years) during the 18th Gawad Kalasag national awards rites at the Philippine International Convention Center on Thursday evening (June 8, 2017). The annual Gawad Kalasag Award is given to individuals, non-government organizations, private sector and government organizations, in recognition of their initiative in helping the government uplift the standard of disaster management in the country. (PNA photo by Avito C. Dalan)