On July 30, 2024, DILG Dose underwent on-site assessment by Department of Health – Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD) XII for the Red Orchid Award. It is an awards system developed by the DOH to encourage government agencies to actively implement 100% Tobacco Free Policy and other anti-smoking policies.
The team of assessors, led by Mr. Jeus Rey Padilla, Project Coordinator of Smoke-free Aklan, evaluated the DILG’s adherence to the standards of Tobacco Prevention and Control based on the guidelines set by the World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC).