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350 LGUs to receive 2022 Seal of Good Local Governance Award

Published Nov 6, 2022 02:40 pm

A total of 350 local government units (LGUs) nationwide will be awarded with the 2022 Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) for their exemplary performance despite the unfavorable period of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said Sunday, Nov. 6.

DILG Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. said the 350 LGUs are composed of 18 provinces, 60 cities and 272 municipalities that passed the stringent SGLG parameters.

“Covid-19 is a huge roadblock in public service yet this year’s SGLG awardees persisted. I congratulate all 350 LGUs for their exemplary performance in delivering quality public service to their localities and for bagging the 2022 SGLG Award. I commend you for your commitment to raising local governance standards despite the challenges brought by the pandemic and other calamities we have faced in recent years,” Abalos said.

“The 2022 SGLG Awards maintains an “all-in” principle which means a stringent selection process. Kaya talaga pong kahanga-hanga ang kahusayan na ipinamalas ng LGUs na nabigyan nito (That is why the prowess shown by the LGUs that bag the recognition is exemplary),’’ he added.

Under the SGLG program, Abalos stated that the LGUs must pass the following governance areas: 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.

The DILG chief added that out of 1,715 provinces, cities and municipalities nationwide, only 20.4 percent or 350 LGUs have received the Seal this year.

Among all the regions of the country, Abalos said that Region III garnered the highest number of awardees with a total of 61 awards composed of 51 municipalities, 6 cities and 2 provinces receiving the Seal, followed by Region I with 54 awardees comprised of 48 municipalities, 4 cities and 2 provinces, and Region II with 35 awardees from 29 municipalities, 4 cities and 2 provinces.

Other SGLG awardees for 2022 include five in the National Capital Region; 12 in the Cordillera Administrative Region; 29 in CALABARZON; six in MIMAROPA; nine in Region V; 27 in Region VI; six in Region VII; 16 in Region VIII; six in Region IX; 26 in Region X; 15 in Region XI; 13 in Region XII; 17 in Region XIII; and, 14 in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.

All LGU awardees will be recognized and conferred with the 2022 SGLG marker in an awarding ceremony in Dec. 2022.

In addition to getting this year’s SGLG marker, the LGU awardees are also eligible for the SGLG Incentive Fund to finance their local development initiatives in support of national goals and strategic thrusts.

The SGLG program, evolving from the Seal of Good Housekeeping, was institutionalized under Republic Act No. 11292 or "The Seal of Good Local Governance Act of 2019.” (Chito A. Chavez)

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