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LC names best barangays, outstanding citizens for 2013

By Dominic B. dela Cruz
Staff Reporter

Laoag CITY has recognized its best barangays and the outstanding Laoagueños for 2013.

The best barangays in the urban and rural categories for the 2013 Cleanest, Greenest and Most Productive Barangays; Best Performing Barangay Peace and Order Committee; Best Lupong Tagapamayapa and the Most Child Friendly Barangays were awarded during the ABC night held February 21 at Aurora Park.

Community affairs officer Mylene Pascual named Brgy. 21 (San Pedro) as the cleanest, greenest and most productive barangay under the urban category. Runners up were Brgys. 23 and 13 tied for second place and another tie for third for Brgys. 20 and 14. The other finalists were Brgys. 18, 24, 3, 9, 10, 16, 2, 4, 12, 7-B and 17.

Barangay 54-B (Camangaan) won the top prize for second time in the rural category with Brgys. 57 and 43 tied for second place and Brgys. 50 and 53 also tied for third. The other finalists were 55-C, 60-B, 45, 51-A, 62-A, 48-A, 48-B, 41, 47, 55-B, 30-B and 59-B.

The top three placers received checks of P75,000, P50,000 and P30,000 respectively while the finalists took home P5,000.

Sustainability awards were given to Brgy. 28 (urban) and 36 and 44 (rural). Barangay 28 received a P50,000 prize while Brgys. 36 and 44 received P25,000 each.

The best performing barangay peace and order committees are Brgys. 6, 20 and 28 in the urban category and 10 finalists while Brgys. 62-A, 54-B and 48-A are the top three in the rural category. The winners received cash prizes of P50,000, P30,000 and P20,000, respectively and while the other finalists were P5,000 each.

Laoag interior and local government officer-in-charge Lavin Basilio also announced the winners for the Best Lupong Tagapamayapa awards and they are Barangays 1, 15 and 48-A;they received cash prizes of P20,000, P15,000 and P10,000, respectively. The other finalists are Brgys. 3, 4, 11 and 51-B who all received P5,000 each.

The city social welfare and development office also announced the Most Child-Friendly Barangays: Brgys. 1, 23 and 20 for the urban category and Brgys. 51-A, 45 and 44 for the rural category. The top three winners received P10,000, P5,000 and P3,000, respectively.

Laoag Liga ng mga Barangay President Mary Michelle Louise “Mikee” V. Fariñas congratulated all the winners for actively participating in the programs and activities of the barangays set forth by the city government where they exerted their efforts for the improvement of their respective barangays.

As the new Laoag Liga president, she said she is challenged by the many initiatives that were introduced in the competitions and she is hoping she could measure up to the expectations of her fellow barangay chairpersons.

She added that the improvements of the barangays were truly remarkable, the committees on peace and order are now more functional, the lupong tagapamayapa became more responsive and the barangay councils for the protection of children has proven to be more efficient.

Adding all this, Fariñas said this will make Laoag City as the most outstanding local government unit followed with the good governance in the barangays.

Laoag Mayor Chevylle V. Fariñas also congratulated all winners. 

Meanwhile, the Laoag City also announced this year’s Most Outstanding Laoagueños in a separate event that featured Commission on Elections chairperson Atty. Sixto Brillantes as guest of honor and speaker held at the city auditorium on February 22, 2014.


The awardees with their field of interests were PC/Supt. Richard Albano (Law Enforcement); Julie J. Daquioag (Local Government Administration); Dr. Lori Marseli L. De Castro (Higher Education); Dr. Francis Miguel Domingo (Medicine-Cardiology); Noralyn H. Espejo (Court Administrative Services); Judge Virgilio V. Macaraig (Law); Severino V. Pablo (Iloco Literature); Prof. Eric P. Paligat (Young Educator); Araceli C. Pastor (Basic Education) and Atty. Lutgarda C. Baquiran-Peralta (Corporate Law and Banking).

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