By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr.

Bacolod City Councilor Wilson Gamboa, Jr. was awarded the Golden Globe Medal of Distinction last week, during the 2017 Golden Globe Annual Award (GGAA) for Business Excellence and Outstanding Filipino Achiever ceremony at The Manila Hotel.
“I was deeply honored to have been selected alongside prominent leaders and personalities in the country and, at the same time, humbled, touched, and inspired by the support for my advocacies,” he said. “I am expressing my gratitude to the organizers and to the people of Bacolod City.”
The award is given in recognition of exemplary leadership and noteworthy contributions in the field of public service.
Gamboa is known for advocating a city-wide feeding program, promoting Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) scholarship for out-of-school youth, and providing free livelihood training for cooperatives.
He also serves as national vice chairman of the Philippine Councilors’ League (PCL) Credit Cooperative, and PCL interim vice president for the Visayas.
The award was a joint undertaking of the Golden Globe Awards Council, the National Data Research Examiner and Marketing Services (NADREMS), Inc., Philippine Best Companies, Inc., Sining at Gabay ng Buhay Foundation (SINAG), Inc., and Sinag News Magazine./WDJ