Bago City Mayor Nicholas Yulo received the Honorary Local Chief Executive Award (Blue Category), while the City Government of Bago was cited as Certified Most Sustainable and Liveable City (Yellow Category) during the Nation Builders and Mosliv Awards 2022 held Nov. 25 at the Grand Ballroom of Okada Manila in Parañaque City.
Organized by the Sustainable Standards Inc. (SSI), the Nation Builders and Mosliv Awards celebrate and honor the change-makers and leaders in sustainability across the Philippines, a press release from Bago said.
Mosliv, which stands for Most Sustainable and Liveable, serves as a guide to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals for a global climate-neutral society by 2050.
The nation builders excellence award is given to accomplished professionals, individuals and government leaders, in appreciation of the roles they played towards nation-building, while the most sustainable and liveable recognition is conferred to accomplished institutions, organizations, company, province, district, party-list, city, municipality, barangay and community.
In his acceptance speech, Yulo said that, on behalf of the officials and constituency of Bago, he is elated and humbled to accept the award and recognition bestowed on him and the city.
For the mayor, the awards were testaments to their hard work and best efforts in providing the needs of the Bagonhons, and ensuring that Bago City remains liveable and sustainable for the generations to come.
“May we never falter in our commitment towards a transparent, responsive, and inclusive governance, whatever the situation may be, so that our vision of making Bago City a haven of every Bagonhon’s dreams becomes a reality,” Yulo said.
He also thanked the SSI and congratulated his fellow winners, as he stressed that “amid the challenges confronting our nation, Bagonhons will continue to be proud of our roots.”
The organizer, in a statement, said the event was able to gather some 800 community candidates from the government and nongovernment organizations, who uphold key criteria of sustainability across governance, social and environmental factors.
In her message, Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio expressed her gratitude to the people behind the Nation Builders and Mosliv Awards for the inspiring work they have done by recognizing the active involvement of Filipinos and strengthening their capacities to promote sustainability standards in their respective communities.
“This gathering brings inspiration and complements the government’s whole-of-nation approach, promoting diversified ideas and actions, and refining leadership strategies to engender long-term planning and sustainability of the economy, environment, and human capital development,” she said. ||
