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On February 18, 2021 at 4PM Philippine Standard Time, Galing Pook Foundation, the Department of the Interior and Local Government and the Local Government Academy will launch the 2021 Galing Pook Awards. The Awards, which started  on October 21, 1993, is a pioneering program that searches for and recognizes innovative practices by local government units. Since then, at least 300 programs from more than 200 LGUs or local government alliances have been given recognition for the initiatives that produce positive results and impact, promotes people’s participation and empowerment, and showcases innovation, transferability and sustainability, and efficiency. Beyond the awards, winning programs became models of good governance promoted for adoption in other communities. They provided useful insights and strategies to find innovative solutions to common problems. More importantly, they affirmed the community and the local government’s commitment to good governance. For local governme...

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.

 While the national government is struggling to procure COVID-19 vaccines, at least 25 local government units have inked deals with the United Kingdom's Oxford-Astrazeneca vaccine. 14 of the LGUs are from the National Capital Region, three are from the Ilocos Region, one each from the Cordillera Administrative Region and CALABARZON; and three each from Visayas and Mindanao. The Astrazeneca vaccine is the second COVID-19 vaccine that the Philippine government has given emergency use authorization. The first is the  Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. Is your LGU included in the list? Check the table below.

 Traveling? Not all destinations are equal, to paraphrase a saying. That includes  the COVID-19-related requirements of your destinations. Before you pack your things, check out what you need to bring.