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Siquijor is nat'l SubayBAYANI awardee

Published Nov 29, 2025 06:43 pm
SIQUIJOR Gov. Jake Villa receives the province’s award during the Department of the Interior and Local Government’s (DILG) SubayBAYANI Awards on Wednesday, Nov. 26, at the Manila Hotel. (Contributed photo)
SIQUIJOR Gov. Jake Villa receives the province’s award during the Department of the Interior and Local Government’s (DILG) SubayBAYANI Awards on Wednesday, Nov. 26, at the Manila Hotel. (Contributed photo)
CEBU CITY – Siquijor, the smallest province in Central Visayas, continues to win big awards on the national level.
Siquijor was one of the local government units (LGUs) that was recognized during the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) SubayBAYANI Awards on Wednesday, Nov. 26, at the Manila Hotel.
SubayBAYANI Awards recognizes top-performing LGUs that have demonstrated the most significant change through the implementation of innovative infrastructure projects and governance practices.
“We commend the province of Siquijor’s unwavering commitment to transparency, accountability, and effective governance,” said Alfonso Maralli of the DILG Office of Project Development Services.
Gov. Jake Villa, who received the award, said this is another source of pride for all Siquijodnons as the province was also recognized as Regional Exemplar for the 2025 SubayBayani Awards.
“This honor is a meaningful validation that we are doing things right, especially in infrastructure governance, where sound planning, transparent procurement, timely implementation, and community participation have guided our work,” Villa said.
Villa said the award “belongs to every public servant, municipal and barangay leader, partner agency, civil society organization, and citizen who has trusted and supported our programs.”
He credited his father, former Siquijor governor and Siquijor Rep. Zaldy Villa, for the feat. The governor said the province is now reaping the fruits of his father’s effective governance.
“We accept this recognition not as a finish line but as an inspiration to do more, to accelerate inclusive, resilient, and sustainable infrastructure, to deepen transparency and accountability, and to ensure that every project truly improves the lives of our people,” the governor said.
The DILG recognition came less than a month after Siquijor was recognized by the Bureau of Local Government Finance for its excellent performance in local government finance in 2024.
The province ranked second in year on year growth in Locally Sourced Revenues (LSR) from FY 2023 to FY 2024 among all provinces.
LSR measures the province’s ability to raise income from local sources.
Siquijor has the fastest growing Gross Domestic Product at 7.9 percent. It also ranked in the Top 5 for Total Current Operating Expenditures per capita for FY 2024, which covers spending on public services such as general administration, education, health, social welfare, housing and community development, labor and employment, economic services, and debt service, and includes personal services, maintenance and other operating expenses, and financial charges.

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