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QC earns back-to-back accolades

October 27, 2024 Joel dela Torre 87 views

WHEN it rains, it pours.

The Quezon City government has earned back-to-back accolades from the Galing Pook Awards and the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) for its programs.

Last Friday, the QC Birth Registration Online (QC BRO) was recognized as one of the 10 winners of the 2024 Galing Pook Awards in a ceremony held in Malacanang attended by President Marcos Jr.

Launched in 2022, the program has been able to ease the burden of families in securing their children’s identities of birth.

According to Mayor Joy Bemonte, the BRO successfully registered more than 59,000 kids free of charge since its inception.

“Tayo’y nagpapasalamat sa mga napakahalagang pagkilala na iginawad sa ating siyudad nitong mga nakaraang araw,” Belmonte said.

Under the program, all hospitals and birthing facilities in the city are mandated to utilize the BRO system.

Apart from QC BRO, the Quezon City government had another finalist in this year’s edition of the Galing Pook Awards, the Human Milk Bank Program, which was also a finalist in 2020.

As of October this year, the city has already recorded more than 9,400 new business registrants, almost equivalent to the total number of new business registrants for the year 2023.

Mayor Belmonte received the award together with BPLD Head Margie Mejia and SBCDPO Head Mona Celine Yap at the 50th Philippine Business Conference held at the Marriott Hotel in Pasay City.

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