LINGAYEN, Pangasinan — The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) has praised the Department of the Interior and Local Government’s (DILG) provincial office for winning two regional awards and supporting local government units during the conduct of the Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) assessment.
“The awards received by DILG-Pangasinan provincial office are manifestations of its tireless efforts and constant focus to have clear and definite results in the affairs of the province,” the SP said in its Resolution No. 1669-2018, authored by all members and approved during their regular session on Monday.
DILG-Pangasinan has been awarded Best Performing Province, Most Outstanding Province in the entire Region 1 (Ilocos), and recognized for exemplary performance in the conduct of barangay-based anti-illegal drugs programs.
DILG-Pangasinan Provincial Director Agnes de Leon, in an interview with the Philippine News Agency (PNA) on Tuesday, said the Best Performing Province award was based on their implementation of different programs, projects and activities, as well as their compliance with financial and administrative requirements.
“Most Outstanding Province was judged based on the implementation of locally funded projects with highest number of completed projects, liquidation rate, administrative implementation and timely submission of reports,” she said.
Meanwhile, the recognition, she said, was attributed to the successful implementation of barangay-based symposium on anti-illegal drugs and orientation for Mamamayang Ayaw Sa Anomalya, Mamamayang Ayaw Sa Iligal na Droga (MASA MASID) volunteers.
The awards and recognition were conferred during the DILG Regional Management Conference in Baguio City on May 23.
In a separate resolution, the SP also commended DILG-Pangasinan for “extending invaluable technical assistance to the province of Pangasinan, its cities and municipalities during the conduct of the SGLG assessment last year.”
“It was noted in the resolution, which was authored by all members of the board that the unwavering support of the DILG provincial office has gone a long way as 33 local government units (LGUs) of the province bagged the coveted 2017 SGLG. As a matter of fact, 81 provinces, 45 cities and 1,489 municipalities of the Philippines were assessed along different core and essential areas. Hence, Pangasinan has the highest number of SGLG passers nationwide,” said an article posted on the official Facebook page of the provincial government of Pangasinan. (Hilda Austria/PNA)
