THE DEPARTMENT of the Interior and Local Government began its Regional Assessment for the awarding of the 2020 Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG).
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| Mayor Beng Climaco speaks during the DILG regional assessment for the awarding of the 2020 Seal of Good Local Governance. (Eugene Elnar) |
Zamboanga City under Mayor Beng Climaco has received two SGLG for two consecutive years based on indicators on economic dynamism, government efficiency, infrastructure and resiliency.
Jose Ruel Trobanos, Chief of Local Government Monitoring and Evaluation Division and the leader of the Regional Assessment Team, stressed that integrity and good performance are pillars of meaningful local autonomy and development.
“The national government puts primacy to the integrity and good performance as pillars of meaningful local autonomy and development," he said.
SGLG represents an award, incentive, honor and recognition-based program for all local governments and is a continuing commitment for local chief executives to continually progress and improve their performance.
Early this year, the DILG included Zamboanga City to the list of passers to the “2021 Good Financial
Housekeeping” in Western Mindanao region and for exhibiting exemplary
performance in financial administration.
The DILG also congratulated the
Climaco administration 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.
It said the Zamboanga City
government exhibited exemplary performance in financial administration which
covers the following criteria: Most recent available COA (Commission on Audit) 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 said.
The DILG said the award is an
integral component of the SGLG 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 SGLG 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. (Zamboanga
Post)
