THE Provincial Government of Bohol (PGBh) and its local health facilities and local government units received multiple awards and recognitions at the 2026 Local Health Systems Awards of the Department of Health (DOH) Region VII on November 6 at Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino, highlighting the province’s performance in healthcare delivery, disease prevention, and community health programs.
Leading the recognitions, the Province of Bohol and the Provincial Health Office (PHO) were named Champion in the Province Category of the Search for Outstanding Local Government Units with Established Local Health Systems and secured first place among provinces in the 2026 Barangay Health Workers Performance-Based Incentive Awards.
The PHO also received the Juan Luna Award in the Dugong Bayani Performance Awards, a Bronze Award for achieving a 90 percent tuberculosis treatment success rate under the National Tuberculosis Program, and Rank 3 in the Measles-Rubella Supplemental Immunization Activity (MR-SIA) Awards under the highly urbanized city and provincial category.
Other recognitions included plaques of appreciation for sustained electronic Logistics Management Information System compliance at the Bohol PHO Coldroom, successful implementation of the 2026 MR-SIA, and partnership in supporting top-performing animal bite treatment centers.
Governor Erico Aristotle Aumentado was also among the recipients of the 2026 Director’s Awards.
Bohol’s hospitals and health facilities likewise earned distinctions for quality improvement, infection prevention, patient care, and treatment compliance.
The Gov. Celestino Gallares Memorial Medical Center (GCGMMC) received three Silver Awards and three Bronze Awards in the Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Oral Presentation, along with second place in the CQI Poster Competition and third place in the Infection Prevention and Control Infomercial Contest.
Its PISKAY Clinic also placed second among facilities with above 10 percent patient-load percentile for retaining people living with HIV on antiretroviral therapy, with an 83.81 percent retention rate, while the hospital earned the Melchora Aquino Award for Dugong Bayani performance and a Platinum Excellence Award for 96 percent compliance in post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP).
Other district hospitals and facilities also received CQI and PEP distinctions, including Garcia Memorial Provincial Hospital, Candijay Community Hospital, Cong. Natalio P. Castillo Sr. Memorial Hospital, and Teodoro B. Galagar District Hospital.
Among local governments, Baclayon was named Champion in the municipal category of the Search for Outstanding LGUs with Established Local Health Systems and recognized for improving health access in unserved and underserved communities.
Tagbilaran City secured first place in the Regional Healthy Communities Awards, while Loon, Sikatuna, Maribojoc, Danao, San Isidro, Lila, Jagna, Calape, Loboc, Guindulman, Dagohoy, and Dauis also received various distinctions for health programs, immunization, logistics management, workplace wellness, and access to healthcare.
Several other municipalities and barangays were recognized for their contributions to blood donation, immunization, and health service delivery, reflecting the participation of local health offices and community-based facilities across the province, the country’s first and only UNESCO Global Geopark.
The awards were conferred under the theme, “Advancing Universal Health Care through UNA Para sa Kalusugan: Stronger Health Systems, Healthier Communities, A Healthier Philippines by 2040.”
These recognitions highlight the continuing collaboration among the PGBh, PHO, PGBh-managed hospitals, municipal and city governments, barangay health workers, and other healthcare partners in strengthening Bohol’s local health systems and advancing accessible, responsive, and quality healthcare under Governor Aumentado’s Strategic Governance Roadmap. (PIMO/JSS)
