MANKAYAN, Benguet – The municipality has been declared champion for this year’s Benguet Roadside Beautification Contest.
In an awarding ceremony held Thursday, June 27, at the Provincial Capitol, municipal government officials and other municipal employees received their plaque of recognition along with a PhP100,000.00 worth of cash prize.
The municipality of Bakun came in second, receiving PhP90,000.00 cash prize and a plaque of recognition. They also garnered the Best in Social Media award. Kapangan, finishing third, received an PhP80,000 cash prize, a plaque of recognition, and the Best in Mural award.
Also in the top five, placing 4th and 5th, are the municipalities of Kabayan and Buguias, receiving PhP70,000.00 and PhP60,000.00, respectively. Kabayan also received the Best in Focal Area Landscape, while Buguias was awarded the Best in Partnership and Networking.
Each special award came with an additional PhP5,000 cash prize.
All other participating municipalities were given consolation prizes. Sablan, Bokod, and Tublay each received PhP40,000, while La Trinidad, Tuba, and Atok were awarded PhP25,000 each.
Governor Dr. Melchor Daguines Diclas recognized the efforts of the barangay and municipal officials and the different national line agencies and volunteers “who worked hard to transform their respective roadsides into cleaner, greener, and more beautiful spaces.”
The Roadside Beautification Program, spearheaded by the Provincial Tourism Office under the Office of the Governor, aims to encourage all municipalities to clean and beautify their roadsides by planting flowers, shrubs, and their decorative plants, in support of the agreement among different government agencies assigning every 2nd Friday of the month as clean up drive. This also supports the Dengue Prevention and Control Program of the Department of Health. By SAP Jr.
