Laoag City earns global award on good governance
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LAOAG CITY, La Union - Laoag City received an international award
for best practices in local governance for 2014 from the European Society for
Quality Research (ESQR) in Belgium.
Laoag City Mayor Chevylle Fariñas said Philippine Ambassador to
Belgium Roland Van Remoortele welcomed her in simple rites held at the Hotel le
Plaza in Brussels, Belgium last June 2.
It was during the European Award for Best Practices 2014
convention when Ambassador Remoortele received the award on behalf of Laoag.
The award recognized the excellent commitment and result of
quality management strategies of several organizations, public administrations
and companies from Europe, Asia, America, Africa and Australia.
“Our very own Laoag City was the first and only city from the
Philippines awarded by the ESQR for Best Practices on Local Governance for
2014,” Fariñas said.
The ESQR promotes quality awareness, recognizes good business
practices, technological innovation, quality achievements in organizations
worldwide and publicizes these organization's successful performance
strategies.
“It is only now that ESQR gave such an award for a city in the
Philippines, and it is a great honor for a city to be recognized
internationally,” she added.
The mayor shared the award to residents saying that they contributed
much to the city which resulted in an international recognition.
"All Laoagueños had
done their part to earn this award. It's a team work,” she said. (MCA/FGL,
PIA-1 Ilocos Norte)
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