 President Benigno Simeon Aquino III converses with Galing Pook Foundation Chairperson Rafael Coscolluela during the Galing Pook Awards 2010 at the Rizal Ceremonial Hall Thursday March 17, 2011. The winners are City of Pasig, Barangay Tangos, Baliwag, Bulacan; Barangay San Antonio, Pasig City; Sta. Cruz, Laguna; Bingawan, Iloilo; Cagwait, Surigao del Sur; Dumingag, Zamboanga del Sur; the Provinces of Misamis Oriental, Surigao del Sur and Zamboanga del Norte. Winners of Galing Pook provides innovative solutions to disaster response, community-based funeral services, increasing public participation in governance, creating model communities, boosting an agricultural economy, environmental management and improving health services. (Photo by: Ronald Navarro /Malacaņang Photo Bureau) |