By Mortz C. Ortigoza
DAGUPAN CITY - The provincial government of Pangasinan and 30 of its local government units (LGUs) just won this year’s Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) – the gold standard of all awards among local LGUs in the Philippines -- by meeting all if not most of the criteria given by the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) when they were evaluated early this year.
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| WINNERS. 2024 Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) awardees: From left top photo and clockwise: Pangasinan Governor Ramon V. Guico III, Basista Mayor Jolly R. Resuello, San Fabian Mayor Marlyn Agbayani, Santa Barbara Mayor Carlito Zaplan, and Manaoag Mayor Jeremy Agerico Rosario. |
In a list
released today by the DILG, Pangasinan is among the winning 41 provinces out of
the 82 provinces in the country.
The
cities of Alaminos and San Carlos City are among the winners out of
the 149 cities in the Philippines. The cities of the polarized Dagupan and the
embattled Urdaneta in Pangasinan did not make this year’s highest plaudit.
The towns
of Alcala, Anda, Asingan, Balungao, Bani, Basista, Bayambang, Bolinao,
Bugallon, Infanta, Labrador, Lingayen, Malasiqui, Manaoag, Mangatarem,
Mapandan, Pozorrubio, Rosales, San Fabian, San Manuel, San Nicolas, San
Quintin, Santa Barbara, Santo Tomas, Sison, Tayug, Urbiztondo, and Villasis are
among the winning 28 towns out of the 1,493 municipalities in the country.
This esteemed
award honors the LGUs that exhibit excellence in
governance through their performance across multiple governance areas under the
SGLG’s “All-in” principle. This principle mandates that they must excel in each
of the seven governance areas to qualify.
The areas are the Financial Administration, Disaster Preparedness, Social Protection, Peace and Order, Business
Friendliness and Competitiveness, Environmental Protection, and Tourism,
Culture and the Arts.
All LGU
awardees will receive an SGLG marker and incentive fund.
The fund given last year to the winners was P4 million for each of the provinces, P2.3 million for each of the cities, and P1.8 million for each of the municipalities. Report received by the Northern Watch Newspaper that the incentive fund for this year has been hiked by the DILG.
Governor
Guico was elated after hearing that the provincial government garnered this
year’s SGLG.
“I want to give my highest praise to God Almighty for this
recognition—the 2024 Seal of Good Governance for the Province of Pangasinan. My
gratitude also goes to my fellow Pangasinenses, including the hardworking
Capitol employees under their respective chiefs of hospitals and department
heads with the Provincial Administrator, Mr. Melicio Patague II, and the
Sangguniang Panlalawigan under the outstanding leadership of Vice Governor Mark
Ronald Lambino. We all did this together. Indeed, competence in professional
work and commitment to public service enrich the defining character of our Team
Pangasinan! And with your unfailing support, our journey continues, improving
lives and transforming communities in the whole province. Again, thank you very
much, and God bless you all."
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