Twenty barangays are quarter-finalists in the second edition of the inter-barangay contest “Gawad Parangal sa mga Pinakamalinis, Luntiang, Ligtas at Kaayaayang Pamayanan (Pogi Ya Ing Barangay Ku)”.

Mayor Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin, Jr. said this project aims to promote sustainable programs for participatory governance, environmental management, peace and order, and disaster risk reduction management.

The quarter-finalist barangays are 𝐵𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑏𝑎𝑔𝑜, 𝐶𝑎𝑝𝑎𝑦𝑎, 𝐶𝑙𝑎𝑟𝑜 𝑀. 𝑅𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑜, 𝐶𝑢𝑎𝑦𝑎𝑛, 𝐶𝑢𝑡𝑢𝑑, 𝐿𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑑𝑒𝑠 𝑆𝑢𝑟, 𝐿𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑑𝑒𝑠 𝑆𝑢𝑟 𝐸𝑎𝑠𝑡, 𝑀𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔, 𝑃𝑎𝑚𝑝𝑎𝑛𝑔, 𝑃𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑛, 𝑃𝑢𝑙𝑢𝑛𝑔 𝑀𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑔𝑢𝑙, 𝑆𝑎𝑛 𝐽𝑜𝑠𝑒, 𝑆𝑎𝑛 𝑁𝑖𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑎𝑠, 𝑆𝑎𝑝𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑏𝑎𝑡𝑜, 𝑆𝑡𝑎. 𝑇𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑑𝑎𝑑, 𝑆𝑡𝑜. 𝐶𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑜, 𝑆𝑡𝑜. 𝐷𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑜, 𝑆𝑡𝑜. 𝑅𝑜𝑠𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑜, 𝑇𝑎𝑏𝑢𝑛, and 𝑉𝑖𝑟𝑔𝑒𝑛 𝐷𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑠 𝑅𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑜𝑠.

A team from the Angeles City Economic Development and Investment Promotions Office (ACEDIPO) supervised by Chief Adviser IC Calaguas and Executive Assistant IV Reina Manuel with the panel of evaluators composed of Environmentalist and Veteran Broadcaster Cecil Yumul; Edna Marissa Simbre of Department of Environment and Natural Resources—EMB Region III; Lodislao Puno III of Department of the Interior and Local Government – Angeles City; and Lisa Juco of Office of the Civil Defense Region III held its table top evaluation last May 29-31, 2023.

The on-site evaluation of the top 20 quarter-finalist barangays will follow suit.

“This is to build back better communities which encourage implementation of intensively and extensively proactive, participative, sound, and sustained programs, projects, and activities on socio-economic, environmental, and risk reduction management,” Lazatin said. 

According to Irish Bonus-Llego of ACEDIPO, 30 barangays have joined the contest. From 30, 20 qualified in the quarter finals based on the following criteria:

• Urban Farm and Greening Program (35%)
• Solid Waste Management and General Cleanliness Program (35%)
• Disaster Risk Reduction, Peace and Order, Health and Sanitation Program (30%). 

“From 20, we will trim it to 12, then top 6, and then finally the top 3,” Bonus-Llego explained. 

The grand winner will receive a dump truck with ₱300,000 cash incentive; second placer will get ₱600,000; 3rd placer will receive ₱300,000; top 6 will receive ₱150,000; top 12 will get ₱130,000; top 20 will receive ₱120,000; and consolation prize for non-winner barangays is ₱100,000.