Gov. Espino receives Pangasinan’s 5th SGLG award

 Governor Amado I. Espino. III (center) receives the fifth Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) award for the Provincial Government of Pangasinan from DILG Secretary Eduardo S. Año (second from left) last November 4 at the Fiesta Pavilion, The Manila Hotel. Pangasinan is among the five provinces in the entire country which have consistently passed the prestigious award since 2015. Joining Pangasinan in the 5-peat Hall of Fame award are the provinces of Isabela, Bulacan, Quirino and Aklan. Pangasinan posted the most number of LGU passers with 21 municipalities and two cities.  Each awardee received an SGLG marker and will be given the Performance Challenge Fund (PCF) amounting to P4.5 Million for a province, P3.5-M for a city and P2.5-M for a municipality. With the governor during the awarding were Provincial Planning and Development Office Coordinator Benita Pizarro (2^nd from right) and Pangasinan DILG OIC Provincial Director Randy Dela Rosa (right). Assisting the interior and local government secretary in conferring the award was Undersecretary Marivel Sacendoncillo (left). (Photo by Meinard Sadim/RRB