TACLOBAN CITY- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) in the region announced that 53 local government units (LGUs) across Eastern Visayas have been awarded the prestigious 2024 Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG).
This significant recognition highlights these LGUs’ dedication to achieving excellence, transparency, and accountability, setting a high standard for sustainable development in the region.
These LGUs excelled across ten areas of governance: financial administration and sustainability, disaster preparedness, social protection and sensitivity, health compliance and responsiveness, sustainable education, business friendliness and competitiveness, safety peace and order, environmental management, tourism heritage development, culture and arts, and youth development.
Arnel Agabe, DILG regional director, expressed his congratulations to the awardees.
“DILG Region 8 is immensely proud of the 53 local government units in Eastern Visayas that have earned the prestigious Seal of Good Local Governance for 2024,” he said in a statement.
“This award reflects their unwavering commitment to transparency, accountability, and service excellence. By setting such high standards, these LGUs have become role models of exemplary governance, inspiring others across the region to uphold the principles of good local governance,” Agabe added.
Awardees of the 2024 SGLG will receive the SGLG Incentive Fund, which aims to boost local governance by supporting infrastructure, service delivery projects, and other community-enhancing initiatives.
This grant encourages even more innovative and sustainable practices to benefit Eastern Visayas constituents.
In the provincial level, the awardees are Northern Samar; Samar; and Southern Leyte.
Among the cities include Baybay, Catbalogan, Maasin, Ormoc, and Tacloban, a highly urbanized city.
The winners in the municipal level include Almeria, Kawayan, and Naval, all in Biliran; Arteche,Gen. MacArthur,Guiuan,Quinapondan, and Sulat, all in Eastern Samar; Alang-alang, Albuera,Barugo,Hilongos,Kananga,San Miguel, and Tabontabon, all in Leyte; Bobon, Catarman,Gamay,Laoang,Lapinig,Mapanas,Palapag,Pambujan,San Antonio, and San Roque, all in Northern Samar; Basey, Calbiga, Jiabong, Marabut, Motiong, and Paranas, all in Samar; Bontoc, Hinunangan, Hinundayan, Libagon, Liloan, Macrohon,Malitbog,Padre Burgos, Pintuyan, San Juan, Silago, Sogod, St. Bernard and Tomas Oppus.
The official awards ceremony will be tentatively held in December 2024 at the Manila Hotel, Metro Manila, to honor the outstanding efforts of these LGUs.
(LIZBETH ANN A. ABELLA)
