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INWD wins DOH’s Red Orchid award

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Ilocos Norte Water District employees Godofredo Arcellana and Remigio Tagata receives the certificate of recognition and a especially designed trophy for winning the Red Orchid Awards from the DOH. The award, held June 18 in Baguio City, is for a 100% Tobacco Free Environment. (INWD photo)
By Dominic dela Cruz
Staff Reporter

Laoag City—By promoting a tobacco-free work environment, the Ilocos Norte Water District (INWD), the Dept. of Health gave it the Red Orchid Award.

The awarding ceremonies for DOH’s search for 100% tobacco-free environment were held June 18 at Hotel Elizabeth in Baguio City.

The DOH Red Orchid Awards focuses on the strength of comprehensive efforts to implement a 100% tobacco-free environment using the World Health Organization MPOWER initiative.

The MPOWER initiative measures are intended to assist in the country-level implementation of effective interventions to reduce the demand for tobacco, contained in the WHO FCTC.

In behalf of the INWD, manager Engr. John Teodoro thanked the DOH and all concerned agencies with the award proving that their campaign against tobacco is working.

Mr. Teodoro said INWD employees were so happy with the award considering as they are the first government-owned and -controlled corporation (GOCC) in the province that received this rare national award.

The award has three categories—the White, Pink and Red Orchids, with red being the highest. Last year, INWD garnered the Pink Orchid Award, or second.        

Long before the DOH issued a tobacco-free policy, the INWD board has already passed a resolution banning smoking within the INWD compound and at the same time encouraging employees to quit smoking.

According to Mr. Teodoro, the DOH ROA Central Office Awards Committee, which is composed of the DOH, CSC, Framework Convention on Tobacco Alliance Philippines, Philippine Ambulatory Pediatric Association and the World Health Organization personally visited and evaluated all the national nominees during their evaluation.

In 2009, the DOH issued an administrative order that stated a comprehensive 100% smoke-free environment policy for an absolute smoking ban in DOH offices, hospitals and attached agencies and encouraging local government units to do the same.

The DOH Red Orchid Award is a search for 100% tobacco-free provinces, cities, government offices, government hospitals, and DOH centers for health development.

In 2012, five cities and municipalities in the entire country were declared Hall of Fame Awardees for winning the Red Orchid Award while there were 12 awardees in 2013.

INWD received a certificate of recognition and a especially designed trophy while LGU winners for Red Orchid Award will receive the same and P100,000 worth of drugs and medicines for non-communicable diseases.

In addition, Hall of Fame Awardees for Red Orchid Awards will also receive P500,000 grant for tobacco-control projects.


Meanwhile, Mr. Teodoro also proudly that one of the requirements for his personal scholars in Solsona National High School, aside from passing grades, is that their parents must not be smokers.
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