COTABATO CITY, July 2 (PNA) -- The Department
of Public Works and Highways in SOCCSKSARGEN region on Wednesday lauded its
field personnel for their dedication to work and services which led to the
award for the DPWH regional office.
The DPWH-12 was named "Best Performing
Public Works and Highways Office" in the country due to its accomplishments.
DPWH-12 Regional Director Reynaldo Tamayo made
the announcement before district engineers and key officials of the region.
SOCCSKSARGEN is an acronym of the provinces
comprising Region 12: South and North Cotabto, Sultan Kudarat, Saranggani and
the cities of Cotabato, Kidapawan, Koronadal, Tacurong and General Santos.
Tamayo said the accurate, fast and transparent
project implementation of infrastructure projects in the region led to the
award that bested 14 other regions in the country.
Based on the report from DPWH Central Office,
DPWH-Region 12 has already completed 16.04 percent of the 2014 Calendar Year
Infrastructure program and completed 85 percent of the Infrastructure program.
Tamayo refused to claim sole credit for the
success of the regional office but attributed it to the hardworking district
engineers, project engineers, project supervisors and the backbone of public
works, the labor force.
He said the cooperation of the local government
executives also led to the successful implementation of projects that benefited
the general public.
With the prestigious
awards, Tamayo urged all employees and officials of DPWH-12 to maintain or even
surpass the current "energy and fire" which they used in project
implementation. (PNA)
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