As proof of efficiency through its proactive approach to disaster risk governance, the City of Koronadal’s Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (DRRMC) was recently hailed as SOCCSKSARGEN’s first place winner in the 2014 Regional Gawad KALASAG Search and consequently named as the region’s bet in the 2015 national level search. Chosen by the Regional Selection and Evaluation Committee, three national evaluators visited the city last February 26-27, 2015 and conducted a two-day evaluation assessment. “We are overwhelmed with your warm hospitality, if you will be rated in that area, definitely you’ll get very high score”, national evaluator...