The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) through the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) holds the National Disaster Resilience Month (NDRM) 2017 Closing Ceremony during the Monday Flag Raising at the GHQ Canopy, Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo, Quezon City.
OCD led the awarding of winners for the nationwide contests held in observance of this year’s NDRM with the theme, “4Ks: Kamalayan sa Kahandaan, Katumbas ay Kaligtasan”. Top three winners for the Theme-writing, Poster-making and Essay-writing contests were recognized as well as the top 12 finalists for the 2nd Resilience Mobile Photography Contest. The top three and most popular photo winners for the mobile photography contest were announced during the awarding ceremony.
NDRRMC Chairperson and National Defense Secretary Delfin N Lorenzana witnessed the confernment of awards led by NDRRMC Executive Director and Civil Defense Administrator Usec Ricardo B Jalad together with Civil Defense Deputy Administrator Asec Kristoffer James E Purisima.
In his message Secretary Delfin N Lorenzana emphasized the importance of choosing resilience as an answer to the challenge of survival amidst various natural and human-induced hazards experienced in the country.
“I urge everyone to remain united under the banner of our cause. Let us strive to become greater through our ingenuity and commitment. Let us harness the collective knowledge and mastery of our people in Civil Defense and Disaster Risk Reduction and Management, drawing inspiration from our people who rely upon us, who have faith in us, so we can truly realize the vision of having a safer, climate-change adaptive and disaster-resilient Philippines,” says Secretary Lorenzana.
Winning outputs shall be featured in the official websites, social media accounts and institutional publication of OCD and NDRRMC. Attached is the list of winners in the Theme-writing, Poster-making, Essay-writing and Resilience Mobile Photography Contests including the finalists. #
31 July 2017
Public Affairs
Office of Civil Defense
Telephone No. 9616314
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