(OUTSTANDING SANGGUNIAN. City of San Fernando’s Sangguniang Panlungsod, led by Vice Mayor Jimmy Lazatin, presents their award as National Finalist in the Local Legislative Excellence Award given during the 2019 End Term National Assembly of the Philippine Councilor’s League (PCL) in Cebu City. With the Vice Mayor are (L-R) SK Federation President Gustav John Henson, former DILG City Director Irene Bacani, SP Secretary Avelina Lagman, Councilors Harvey Quiwa, Reden Halili, BJ Lagman, and Tino Dizon.)
After being recently hailed as the Most Outstanding Sangguniang Panlungsod in the regional level, the City Council of San Fernando landed as National Finalist in the Local Legislative Excellence Award held June 19 during the 2019 End Term National Assembly of the Philippine Councilor’s League (PCL) in Cebu City.
Vice Mayor Jimmy Lazatin, together with Councilors BJ Lagman, Harvey Quiwa, Ayzel Macalino, Reden Halili, Tino Dizon and SK Federation President Gustav John Henson received the award. They were also joined by Secretary to the Sangguniang Panlungsod Avelina Lagman and former Department of the Interior of Local Government (DILG) City Director Irene Bacani.
Spearheaded by DILG and PCL, the awarding seeks to recognize City and Municipal Councils in the Philippines whose accomplishments in local legislation contributed to the attainment of desirable socio-economic and environmental management outcomes benefitting the community and enhancing the development of the respective Local Government Units they serve.
Vice Mayor Lazatin, in an interview, said that various national agencies comprised the evaluation body which identified the Sanggunians who showed exemplary performance for legislating that help build the foundation of meaningful local administration and development.
“This recognition speaks that we in the Council—yours truly as the Presiding Officer together with our City Councilors—have achieved our desire for a dynamic, paticipative and development-oriented legislature,” Lazatin added.
Among the accomplishments of the local Sanggunian were the high enactment and approval rate of the Executive-Legislative Agenda, approval of the Comprehensive Development Plan through resolution No. 2017-053 and approval of the partial reorganization that resulted to the rationalization of staff and personnel in the LGU.
For his part, Mayor Edwin Santiago lauded the Sanggunian’s efforts in ensuring that all policies and issuances are formulated for the promotion of the general welfare. All these have contributed to the enhancement of public service delivery.
“The effective partnership of the executive and legislative is testament to the good governance and transparency drive of the City,” the mayor furthered.
