Subic Bay, Zambales—The emergency rescue team of Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) has won top honor in the urban search and rescue (URBAN SAR) category of this years disaster management awards, officials said on October 23 Wednesday.
SBMA Chairman Roberto Garcia said the SBMA Fire and Rescue Team has been chosen to receive the award for Best Government Emergency Response Management in the Gawad Kalasag of the National Disaster Coordinating Council. Gawad stands for “Kalamidad at Sakuna Labanan; Sariling Galing and Kaligtasan. The awards are in recognition of the individuals or groups that shown extraordinary courage, heroism, self-sacrifice and bravery in times of emergencies and disasters. |
