{"id":515350,"date":"2026-07-13T23:51:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T03:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/fedodim-announces-nominees-for-the-xi-juan-pablo-duarte-awards-gala-will-be-held-in-santiago-for-the-first-time\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T23:51:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T03:51:10","slug":"fedodim-announces-nominees-for-the-xi-juan-pablo-duarte-awards-gala-will-be-held-in-santiago-for-the-first-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/uncategorized\/fedodim-announces-nominees-for-the-xi-juan-pablo-duarte-awards-gala-will-be-held-in-santiago-for-the-first-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Fedodim announces nominees for the XI Juan Pablo Duarte Awards; gala will be held in Santiago for the first time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Santiago de los Caballeros.\u2013<\/strong> The Dominican Federation of Municipal Districts (Fedodim) announced this Monday the official list of nominees for the 11th edition of the Juan Pablo Duarte Awards, a recognition that distinguishes local governments with the best results in transparency, public management, and the implementation of municipal best practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ceremony, which for the first time will be hosted in the city of Santiago de los Caballeros, will be held on July 16th at the University Theater of the Pontificia Universidad Cat\u00f3lica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM), as part of the commemorative activities for the 530th anniversary of the founding of the First Santiago of America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The announcement was made during a press conference led by the president of Fedodim, Lioncito Jos\u00e9, together with the entity&#8217;s executive director, Pedro Richardson, who highlighted that these awards seek to encourage a more efficient, transparent, and citizen-friendly municipal administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>We recommend reading:<a href=\"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/nacionales\/fedodim\/\">PRM will present a unitary slate before FEDODIM in commitment to the municipality<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the meeting, the details of the gala&#8217;s artistic production were also presented, which will be coordinated by Camilo Then. The activity will combine musical performances and elements alluding to national identity to recognize the work of the municipalities and municipal districts that have stood out for their development initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the <strong>Transparency<\/strong> category, the municipalities of Altamira, Santiago, San Crist\u00f3bal, Tenares, Ban\u00ed, Moca, Villa Gonz\u00e1lez, and B\u00e1nica were nominated. Meanwhile, in <strong>Gender Policy<\/strong>, Las Matas de Farf\u00e1n, Oviedo, Cambita Garabito, the National District, Laguna Salada, San Juan de la Maguana, Las Yayas de Viajama, and San Francisco de Macor\u00eds will compete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For <strong>Cultural and Sports Development<\/strong>, the following were selected: Santo Domingo Este, Luper\u00f3n, Jarabacoa, Santiago, Villa Gonz\u00e1lez, Villa Bison\u00f3 (Navarrete), La Vega, and Guayub\u00edn. Meanwhile, the <strong>Solid Waste Management and Environmental Protection<\/strong> category includes Altamira, B\u00e1nica, Jamao al Norte, National District, Licey al Medio, Moca, Santo Domingo Norte, Santo Domingo Este, San Francisco de Macor\u00eds, and Villa Gonz\u00e1lez.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Likewise, in <strong>Municipal Participatory Budgeting<\/strong>, Altamira, Ban\u00ed, B\u00e1nica, Santiago, Tamboril, Luper\u00f3n, Bonao, Guayub\u00edn, and Villa Gonz\u00e1lez were nominated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the municipal districts category, the nominations cover the same five categories. For Transparency, La Victoria, La Caleta, Pantoja, Canca La Reina, Juan L\u00f3pez, Jorgillo, and Pedro Corto are listed. For Gender Policy, La Victoria, La Caleta, Palmarejo de Villa Linda, Ver\u00f3n-Punta Cana, La Otra Banda, and Santa Luc\u00eda were selected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Cultural and Sports Development, Ver\u00f3n-Punta Cana, La Otra Banda, La Gu\u00e1yiga, Guatapanal, Cruce de Guayacanes, Juancho, Juan L\u00f3pez, Jorgillo, Pedro Corto, Las Palomas, and La Caleta appear. In Solid Waste Management and Environmental Protection, Hato Viejo, Palmarejo de Villa Linda, Centro Boy\u00e1, La Caleta, La Otra Banda, Juancho, Estero Hondo, La Canela, Jorgillo, and Las Palomas will compete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For its part, Juan Rodr\u00edguez, Palmarejo de Villa Linda, Ver\u00f3n-Punta Cana, La Canela, La Caya, Canca La Reina, Jum\u00e1 Bejucal, and La Gina were nominated for the Municipal Participatory Budget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The gala will be hosted by communicator Nelfa N\u00fa\u00f1ez and will feature artistic performances by Krisspy, who will pay tribute to a prominent Dominican artist who recently passed away. Typical merengue artist Raquel, Robert Liriano, Yeke Lee, and Grupo El Norte will also perform, while various personalities from Santiago will participate in the presentation of the awards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The event will be broadcast live on VTV channel 32, Megavisi\u00f3n channel 2, and Tele Uni\u00f3n channel 12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With this award, Fedodim seeks to recognize initiatives that strengthen municipal management, transparency, citizen participation, environmental protection, cultural development, and gender equality, promoting a more efficient public administration oriented toward the <a href=\"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/nacionales\/congreso-de-fedodim-respalda\/\">well-being<\/a> of communities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Santiago de los Caballeros.\u2013 The Dominican Federation of Municipal Districts (Fedodim) announced this Monday the official list of nominees for the 11th edition of the Juan Pablo Duarte Awards, a recognition that distinguishes local governments with the best results in transparency, public management, and the implementation of municipal best practices. 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