03/10/2026
GENSAN REALLY SAID: PUBLIC HEALTH EXCELLENCE? WE GOT YOU. ๐๐
Okayโฆ this is a LONG list. And weโre not mad about it. ๐
General Santos City showed up and showed out at the Pugay Pangkalusugan 2026 Regional Awards of DOH-CHD SOCCSKSARGEN! โจ
To our Mayor, Lgp Cares, thank you for inspiring and empowering us to be the best we can be.
From our health leaders and frontline workers to our RHUs, BHWs, surveillance teams, schools, program coordinators, and health promotion championsโGenSan brought home recognition after recognition after recognition.
And because the list deserves its own spotlightโฆ ๐
๐ Outstanding Health Worker Award โ (Health Officer Category)
Dr. Lalaine M. Calonzo, RMT, CFP
City Health Officer
๐ Outstanding Health Worker Award โ (Nutritionist-Dietitian Category)
Imelda A. Silvero, RND
๐ SOCCSKSARGEN MR SIA Outstanding Achievement Award
City of General Santos
๐ Best Community Eye Health Team
City of General Santos
๐ Best Performing Provincial BHW Federation
Barangay Health Worker of Gensan Association, Inc.
๐ Zero Malaria Sustainability Award
City of General Santos
๐ Best Performing LGU โ Integrated Helminth Control Program
๐ Functional Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit
CESU General Santos
๐ Outstanding Field Health Services Information System (FHSIS) Unit
City Health Office of General Santos
๐ Manuel L. Quezon Award
RHU Apopong
๐ Excellence Award on Oral Health Program Implementation
RHU San Isidro
๐ Lusog-Isip Excellence Award
RHU San Isidro
๐ Animal Bite Treatment Center Quality Service Award
RHU San Isidro
WAITโTHEREโS MORE. ๐
GenSan also received recognitions for building healthier communities through Healthy Settings and Health Promotion:
๐ฟ Second-Time Red Orchid Awardee โ To***co Control Program
General Santos City
๐ซ Outstanding Healthy Learning Institution
Fataldao Elementary School
๐ผ Healthy Workplace Recognition โ City Coordinators
๐ฃ Health Promotion Special Award
Health Education and Promotion Unit
City Health Office โ General Santos City
And weโre equally proud of our nominees who represented GenSan:
โจ Arleene Ogates โ Sanitary Inspector Category
โจ Margareth Zaldivar โ Public Health Nurse Category
Thatโs a lot of trophies. ๐
But behind every award is an even bigger story.
Itโs the BHW walking from house to house.
The nurse staying beyond duty hours.
The RHU team making things happen with what they have.
The surveillance team watching the numbers.
The program coordinator chasing targets and deadlines.
The school creating a healthier space for children.
The health worker who keeps showing upโeven when nobody is watching.
The awards may carry individual names, programs, and facilities. But the achievement belongs to an entire health system working together.
So yes, GenSanโweโre flexing this one a little. ๐๐
Not just because we brought home MANY recognitionsโฆ
โฆbut because every single one represents people choosing to serve.
Many awards.
Countless people behind them.
One shared commitment. ๐
A healthier General Santos City.
Congratulations to the entire City Health Office family, our RHUs, BHWs, partner institutions, schools, health workers, and communities!
The trophies are coming home.
But the work continues. ๐ช๐
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