The DILG also congratulated Zamboanga City and other local governments for passing the progressive assessment system that gives distinction to remarkable local government performance across several areas.
“Congratulations to the 2021 Good Financial Housekeeping Passers in Region IX. We commend the LGUs for their invaluable commitment to pursue an honest, transparent, accountable and orderly management of public funds,” the DILG said in a statement.
It said the Zamboanga City government exhibited exemplary performance in financial administration which covers the following criteria: Most recent available COA Audit Opinion is Unqualified or Qualified for CYs 2019 or 2020; and compliance with Full Disclosure Policy-posting of all 14 documents in three conspicuous places and in the FDP portal for all quarters of CY 2020 and first quarter of CY 2021.
“We thank the DILG for this and all of this is made possible with the commitment of honesty and transparency in governance. We thanked our department heads, the people working tirelessly at City Hall and everyone who contributed in one or the other in making this a reality. My commitment remains for the Zamboangueño people even beyond City Hall,” Climaco told the Zamboanga Post in an interview.
Climaco, now on her third and last term, is running for congresswoman in District 1 and remains largely popular in Zamboanga mainly due to her pro-poor programs and honest-to-goodness governance the past three terms, and even when she was a congresswoman and House Deputy Speaker for Mindanao from 2007 to 2013.
The following local governments in the region also passed the 2021 Good Financial Housekeeping: Dapitan City, Pagadian City, Isabela City and Dipolog City; the municipalities of La Libertad 10 Baliguian, Labason, Godod, Piñan, Kalawit, Manuel Roxas, Sibuco, Sindangan, Sirawai, Tampilisan and Jose Dalman.
The DILG said the award is an integral component of the Seal of Good Local Governance which puts primacy to integrity and good performance as pillars of meaningful local autonomy and development.
As part of the whole-of-government commitment in bringing about meaningful and lasting reforms, the Seal of Good Local Governance has been instrumental in increasing transparency and accountability, promoting proactive actions to prepare for challenges posed by disasters and influencing local governments’ behavior that is supportive of both national and international developmental goals, among others.
With the enactment of Republic Act No. 11292, the Seal of Good Local Governance is now an institutionalized award, incentive, honor and recognition-based program that encourages local governments’ commitment to continuously progress and improve their performance along various governance areas.
The Seal of Good Local Governance Act features four components: Expansion of assessment criteria from seven to ten; creation of the Council of Good Local Governance; provision of the Seal of Good Local Governance Incentive Fund; and development of more responsive capacity building intervention packages, which are likewise gradually integrated in this year’s implementation cycle.
However, with the unprecedented challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic experienced in early last year, the CY 2020 Seal of Good Local Governance assessment activities were suspended. But this year, the Seal of Good Local Governance celebrates the gains of the past years, and reaffirms its foundational goal of inculcating a culture of performance among local governments nationwide. It continues to be a significant platform where both national and local level work together in bringing about the vision of inclusive growth and development. (Zamboanga Post)
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