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Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Mallari gets Gawad Filipino Award

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Balanga City, Bataan—Bataan resident and Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Region 4-B Regional Director Wilfredo Mallari has been named Gawad Filipino Awardee by Euro TV Philippines this year.

Wilfredo Mallari

Described as hardworking and inspiring by those he has worked with, the regional director said in Filipino, “This may be my last award in public service before I retire, and I am overwhelmed by this recognition”.

“We are happy to report that we are able to accomplish the ‘Build, Build, Build’ vision of the national government in Mimaropa,there are still ongoing projects,” he said

“He is deserving of the award, he is a model public servant. Hoping he could still continue his service even after retiring”, DPWH Mimaropa employee Mary Grace Bautista said.

Mallari has the distinction of being the first Bataeno to become regional director of DPWH.

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He was district engineer in Bataan’s first district for 14 years and in Las Pinas- Muntinlupa, Metro Manila for three years.

He rose from the ranks starting as part-time civil engineering aide in 1975 while studying at the Adamson University in Manila.

Jun Bringula, veteran local newsman and former president of Bataan Press Club, praised Mallari, saying “he is a true friend of media.”

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