Outstanding citizens in Caloocan cited
THE 2024 Outstanding Citizens Awards (OCA) Night led by City Mayor Dale Gonzalo “Along” Malapitan capped the celebration of its 62nd Cityhood Anniversary on Saturday held at the Caloocan City Sports Center.
Various personalities and organizations were recognized with different awards, including Early Bird Taxpayers, Outstanding Employees and Barangays, Special Awards for contributions in varying sectors, and the most coveted 6 Pillars Award for Entrepreneurship, Health, Public Service, Education, Peace and Order, and Good Governance.
Mayor Along congratulated all those who received the awards at the OCA Night and expressed his gratitude for their natural commitment and dedication to helping the city government provide the best kind of services to its constituents.
“Ginampanan ninyo ang higit pa sa responsibilidad ninyo bilang mamamayan dahil naging bahagi kayo ng solusyon sa mga problema ng ating lipunan at naging kaagapay namin kayo sa pagsusulong ng isang maayos na siyudad at bansa para sa lahat,” the city mayor said.
The local chief executive likewise hoped that the awardees would continue to be partners of the city for its progressive development and declared that his administration would be consistent in ensuring the quality of the programs and projects provided to the general public.
Also recognized in the OCA ceremony were the city centenarians who were provided by the city government with an additional P25,000 on top of the cash grant to be provided by the national government.
