
LGU-LOON RECEIVES RECOGNITION FOR PANATA KO SA BAYAN AWARD – GAWAD SERBISYONG MATAPAT. Municipality of Loon Mayor Elvi Peter L. Relampagos (inset, lower left corner) announced that the Local Government Unit of the Municipality of Loon, Bohol, through the Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office headed by MSWDO Ma. Marnelli L. Maquindang, is recently conferred a Certificate of Recognition for the PaNata Ko Sa Bayan Award – Gawad Serbisyong Matapat given on May 30, 2025 by DSWD VII Regional Director Shalaine Marie S. Lucero, CESO III at the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) FO VII, Cebu City. The awards was conferred for completing the Service Delivery Capacity Assessment using the Enhanced SDCA Tool. Accordingly, the PaNata Ko Sa Bayan Award – Gawad Serbisyong Matapat is an annual activity organized by the DSWD to recognize outstanding Local Government Units, organizations, stakeholders, and agencies whose vow is to advance and champion the delivery of social welfare programs and services to improve the poor and disadvantaged sector of our society. Contributed photo