RDC XI RECOGNIZES DAVAO REGION’S OUTSTANDING VOLUNTEERS
Irene M. Ang ( right) receives the Regional Outstanding Volunteer Individual Award from RDC XI Chairperson, Vicente T. Lao while Vice-Chair Maria Lourdes D. Lim looks on
Davao Region’s Most Outstanding Volunteer Individual, Mrs. Irene M. Ang and Most Outstanding Volunteer Organization, the Barangay Service Point Officers (BSPO) Association of Davao del Sur, Inc, were awarded in a simple ceremony during the Regional Development Council (RDC) XI’s regular meeting on December 15, 2009 at the NEDA-RDC XI Center, Davao City. The awarding ceremony was one of the major highlights of the Council’s meeting.
No less than RDC XI Chairperson Vicente T. Lao and RDC XI Vice-Chairperson and NEDA XI Regional Director Maria Lourdes D. Lim handed the awards to Mrs. Ang and to the incumbent President of BSPO, Ms. Ignacia Diel.
Mrs. Ang, a former public school teacher and currently an entrepreneur, is an avid supporter of public elementary and secondary schools in the Municipality of Pantukan in Compostela Valley. Her selfless contributions and services rendered have made a very big difference in the lives of disadvantaged school children in her community.
The BSPO, Inc., on the other hand, is a civic organization that has been serving as an extension arm of the Provincial Population Office of Davao del Sur for over twenty years now. The organization’s assistance to the Davao del Sur Provincial Government led to wider awareness and deeper appreciation among townfolks on the local government’s family planning and reproductive health services.
Ms. Ignacia Diel (right)l, incumbent President of BSPO, Inc., receives the Outstanding Volunteer Organization Award from RDC XI
Earlier this year, the Philippine National Volunteer Service Coordinating Agency (PNVSCA), the government agency mandated to promote and coordinate volunteer programs and services in the Philippines, launched the nationwide Search for Outstanding Volunteers (SOV) 2009. The SOV is an annual recognition for volunteers and volunteer organizations that highlight best practices and models of volunteering in the country. It serves as the centerpiece of the celebration of the National Volunteer Month (NVM) every December, which is aimed at encouraging and supporting the implementation of volunteering activities in their various modes and forms by individuals, groups and organizations.
The regional winners were selected after a series of evaluation conducted by the Davao Regional Search Committee (RSC) composed of the Civil Service Commission (CSC) XI, Philippine Information Agency (PIA) XI, City Planning and Development Office (CPDO)-Davao City, Davao Medical School Foundation –Institute of Primary Health Care (IPHC), and the NEDA Regional Office XI as Committee Chair.
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