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| Awards and Accolades |
In recent years, Davao has received various accolades given by government and non-
government organizations. Among the highly urbanized cities in the region, Davao City was
consistently in the top 20 of the Most Livable Cities in Asia survey of Asiaweek Magazine,
and was the highest ranked Philippine city in the same survey.
The Asian Institute of Management and the Department of Trade and Industry also
awarded Davao the Most Competitive Metro City in the Philippines. Davao garnered high
ratings in areas of quality of life, cost of doing business, quality of human resources,
linkages and accessibility, infrastructure and dynamism of the local economy.
Davao was also presented the League of Cities in the Philippines’ Best Practices Award for
Project 911 and the Galing Pook gand prize in mainstreaming gender and development in
local government, considered one of the top ten programs in the Philippines for 2004. It
was also given a special citation for its gender - responsive governance, a trailblazing
program in the country for the same year, and a citation from the Department of Health for
its Iwas Paputok Campaign. Davao is also a forerunner in implementing the Comprehensive
Anti-Smoking Ordinance.
The city has received other prestigious awards including the Cleanest and Greenest Highly
Urbanized City in the Philippines, Kalakbay Award’s Destination of the year, top honors in
the National Literacy Awards, Best City Police Office, Most Child Friendly City, Hall of Fame
Award for Best Peace and Order Council, among others.
government organizations. Among the highly urbanized cities in the region, Davao City was
consistently in the top 20 of the Most Livable Cities in Asia survey of Asiaweek Magazine,
and was the highest ranked Philippine city in the same survey.
The Asian Institute of Management and the Department of Trade and Industry also
awarded Davao the Most Competitive Metro City in the Philippines. Davao garnered high
ratings in areas of quality of life, cost of doing business, quality of human resources,
linkages and accessibility, infrastructure and dynamism of the local economy.
Davao was also presented the League of Cities in the Philippines’ Best Practices Award for
Project 911 and the Galing Pook gand prize in mainstreaming gender and development in
local government, considered one of the top ten programs in the Philippines for 2004. It
was also given a special citation for its gender - responsive governance, a trailblazing
program in the country for the same year, and a citation from the Department of Health for
its Iwas Paputok Campaign. Davao is also a forerunner in implementing the Comprehensive
Anti-Smoking Ordinance.
The city has received other prestigious awards including the Cleanest and Greenest Highly
Urbanized City in the Philippines, Kalakbay Award’s Destination of the year, top honors in
the National Literacy Awards, Best City Police Office, Most Child Friendly City, Hall of Fame
Award for Best Peace and Order Council, among others.
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