06/09/2026
๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ: ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฌ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐โ๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก๐ฒ ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ
Davao Oriental emerged as one of the top performers at the ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ ๐๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ๐ฟ๐โ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ด๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ, securing 28 of the 53 recognitions conferred across the Davao Region during the two-day event held September 3โ4 at the Department of HealthโDavao Center for Health Development.
Anchored on the theme โ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ, ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป, ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ง๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ,โ the regional recognition honors local governments, workplaces, and learning institutions that have established environments and practices supportive of health and well-being.
Davao Oriental was recognized as a ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต๐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐, while the Provincial Government of Davao Oriental and the municipalities of Governor Generoso and Cateel received ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต๐ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ distinctions.
The province also recorded a strong showing in the education sector, with 28 schools under the Schools Division Office (SDO) of Mati City and SDO Davao Oriental accredited as ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ป๐๐๐ถ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ (๐๐๐).
Further highlighting the provinceโs performance, Lupon Vocational High School and Pintatagan Elementary School were named ๐ข๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น๐,, with Pintatagan Elementary School also placing among the ๐ง๐ผ๐ฝ ๐ฏ ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ก๐ผ๐ป-๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ ๐ถ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ผ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ผ๐ป.
๐จ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐๐ข ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ถ ๐๐ถ๐๐, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ป๐๐๐ถ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ:
* Luban Integrated School
* Sta. Cruz Elementary School
* Catmonan Elementary School
* Libudon National High School
* Serafin Vizconde Sr. Elementary School
* Lanca Integrated School
* Dawan Central Elementary School
* Magum Elementary School
* Mati School of Arts and Trades
* Paterno Madanlo Matiao Central Elementary School
* Rabat Rocamora Mati Central Elementary School-I
* Don Enrique Lopez National High School
* Matiao National High School
* Davao Oriental Regional Science High School
๐จ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐๐ข ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ผ ๐ข๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ด๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ:
* Immaculada Elementary School
* Comara T. Manuel Central Elementary School SPED Center-I
* Bagumbayan Elementary School
* Caraga National High School
* Caraga Central Elementary School
* Sta. Cruz Elementary School
* Baganga National High School
* Luzon Central Elementary School
* Sigaboy Central Elementary School
* Manay National High School
* Caganganan Elementary School
* Manuel B. Guiรฑez Sr. National High School
* Lupon Vocational High School
* Pintatagan Elementary School
Provincial Administrator MGen Jose Eriel Niembra, representing Gov. Nelson L. Dayanghirang, received the recognitions on behalf of the province, participating local government units, and schools.
Delivering the Governorโs message, Niembra said the achievement also sets a higher benchmark for the province, as the Provincial Government pushes toward 100 percent Healthy Settings certification for the remaining workplaces and schools in Davao Oriental.
The results were attributed to the collective work of the Provincial Health Office, led by PHO II Dr. Reden V. Bersaldo, and Provincial HEPO Darlene Sherill Fernandez, together with LGU Health and Nutrition Clusters, SDO officials, school heads and focal persons, and LGU human resource units.
With more institutions still working toward certification, the province now aims to extend the same standards across Davao Oriental.
