LGU San Jorge wins 9th National Sandugo Award

By NINFA B. QUIRANTE (PIA Samar)
July 26, 2007

CATBALOGAN CITY, Samar  –  The Local Government Unit of San Jorge, Samar won the 9th National Sandugo Award which will be given the honor and recognition come July 31, 2007 at Clamshell, Intramuros, Manila.

A letter from the Department of Health (DOH), Eastern Visayas Regional Director Teogenes Baluma dated July 17 revealed the good news.

The letter addressed to Honorable Nancy B. Grey who is now the incumbent mayor, mentioned her husband’s legacy to bear the award. It was still in the incumbency of Joseph Grey when the LGU was evaluated through its full support to the National Voluntary Blood Services Program (NVBSP) of the DOH.

Barangay Captain of Villa Aurora, Hon. Letecia Delamida and Barangay Captain of Poblacion 1 San Jorge, Hon. Lydia Corrales share the limelight with the Greys.

In early January, Governor Milagrosa Tan received a letter from DOH-EV with the information about Presidential Decree No 1021 stating that July is declared as Blood Donors Month.

It added that one of the highlights of the celebration is the awarding of the “National Sandugo Award for Outstanding Local Government Executives”.

This award is given to LCEs for their active involvement to attain/maintain an adequate safe blood supply in the country.

Aside from the LCEs involvement, other criteria included attending to a Mobile Blood Donation Activity with blood donors depending on the population of the municipality and the barangay, attending in advocacy meetings and exemplary administrative actions in support of the NVBSP such as issuances within the last five years of Memorandum Circulars, Sangguniang Bayan Resolutions, Ordinances and or Memorandum of Agreement (MOA).