In what is considered the Olympics of DRRM, PDRRMC ISABELA was adjudged BEST PDRRMC in the Philippines in fitting ceremonies held on December 11, 2017, at Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria. The Council was also elevated to the elite Hall of Fame after winning the award three times in a row.
Isabela Governor Faustino G. Dy III and key members of the Council led by PDRRMO Edmond Guzman received the award from Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, Undersecretary Ricardo B. Jalad of the OCD and Undersecretary Austere A. Panadero of the DILG.
The award is one of five glistening trophies won by Isabela in five major categories, plus an unprecedented two more Hall of Fame awards for the Council and for Cauayan City’s Rescue 922.
In his keynote, Lorenzana described Isabela as the runaway winner, a rare feat spectators can only describe as “simply phenomenal”