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a place where more than half of the population are poor and
the insurgency problem persists, it is quite a feat for the
province of Bohol to win the Award for Continuing Excellence
(ACE), the top recognition in the Gawad Galing Pook.
And the secret behind this
success can be summed up in four words: “Bohol has it
all.”
From a 1999 program that
revived and preserved its rich cultural heritage, to a 2004
program on promoting ecotourism that practically put the province
on the world map, Bohol is truly a haven–not just for
tourism, but for effective local governance as well.
The province has been blessed,
both with a bountiful harvest of natural resources, and dynamic
local leaders who continue to rally and inspire their constituents
behind creative and responsive programs that managed to outlive
their political lives.
Bohol has been recognized
in the Gawad Galing Pook for the following programs:
Top Ten Outstanding
Programs
- (2004) Bohol Ecotourism Development
Program
- (2003) Bohol Coastal Law Enforcement
Council
- (2002) Cultural Renaissance: Towards
Synergy pf Heritage, Arts and Eco-cultural Tourism Development
Other Trailblazing Programs
- (2005) Poverty Reduction, Peace
and Development Program
- (2000) Investment Promotion Program
Providing Barangay Livestock Assistance for Income Generation
and Sustainable Livelihood
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