Zaplan Weds 25 Couples in Valentine’s Day Celebration

After Sta. Barbara won ADAC, SGFH

By Mortz C. Ortigoza

STA. BARBARA, Pangasinan – The mayor of this landlocked first class town officiated the wedding of 25 couples held during the February 14 Valentine’s Day Celebration.

The wedlock of the couples by Mayor Carlito S. Zaplan was held in the Orbos Auditorium in the poblacion area of the thriving town.  

Meanwhile, the local government unit (LGU) under Zaplan was a recipient recently of the 2022 Regional Anti – Drug Abuse Council (ADAC) Performance Awards given by the Department of Interior & Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin “Benjur” Abalos, Jr. last February 3, 2023 in Agoro Event Center, Thunder Bird Resort in San Fernando City, La Union.

Sta. Barbara Mayor Lito S. Zaplan officiates the wedding of 25 couples during the Valentine's Day celebration held in the Orbos Auditorioum of the landlocked town. (Photo by Erning Cayabyab)

“Isa ang ating bayan ng Sta. Barbara sa  mga nakatanggap ng incentive na ipinagkaloob ng DILG sa ginanap na 2022 Regional ADAC (Anti-Drug Abuse Council) Performance Awards noong February 3, 2023 sa pamamagitan po ng ating mahal na Alkalde Hon. Carlito S. Zaplan sa Agora Events Center, Thunder Bird Resort, SFDO, La Union. Ito ay mula sa pagkilala sa atin ng DILG bilang ADAC awardee, “according to the Facebook Page’s post of the Municipality.

Moreover, the Zaplan Administration is one of the 43 towns in Pangasinan this year to have been awarded with the prestigious Seal of Good Financial Housekeeping (SGFH) by the DILG for complying with the accounting and auditing standards and rules and regulations.

The requirements for passing the SGFH are: (1) the most recent available Commission on Audit (COA) audit opinion and (2) compliance with the Full Disclosure Policy by posting all required financial documents in three conspicuous places and in the FDP portal.

 The SGFH is one of the three core components to hurdle the most challenging award body’s Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) where an LGU should pass all the three components of Good Financial Housekeeping, Disaster Preparedness, and Social Protection and one of the three essential components in either of the business friendliness and competitiveness, peace and order and environmental management. It is dubbed as “3 + 1”.