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Galing Pook to launch the 2021 Search for Outstanding Local Government Programs

One of the most prestigious awards in local governance is the Galing Pook Awards. Held annually except during election years (and last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic), the Awards is given to ten outstanding programs implemented by local government units in the country.

For 2021, the Awards will be launched on February 18 at 4:00 in the afternoon and streamed live via the Galing Pook Facebook Page (www.facebook.com/galingpook). The theme for this year's Awards is "GobyerNEW: Magagaling na Programa mula sa Magagaling na Pook".programs that exemplified adaptiveness, innovation, resiliency, and excellence during these difficult times.

If your local government unit has programs that exemplified adaptiveness, innovation, resiliency, and excellence during these difficult times, encourage your local officials to join. To understand more about the Awards, let us see each other during the launch.




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  1. how to join? and who can join? i mean, which local government units are eligible?

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  2. For your program to be considered for the Galing Pook Awards, it must meet the following minimum requirements:

    It must have involved or engaged processes within a local government unit (barangay, municipality, city, or province) even if the program might have been initiated (either independently or jointly) by an NGO, CSO and/or an LGU;
    It must have been in operation for at least one year before the deadline of submission; and,
    It must have verifiable and significant results.

    You can also check this link: http://galingpook.org/2021/02/17/the-2021-galing-pook-awards/

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