(CSF’S FIFTH SGLG. Mayor Edwin “EdSa” Santiago receives on November 5, 2019 at The Manila Hotel the fifth Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) for the City of San Fernando, conferred by the Department of the Interior and Local Government. Joining him are Vice Mayor Jimmy Lazatin and City Local Government Operations Officer Marites Quillope.)
The City of San Fernando was once again conferred with the prestigious Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) by the Department of the Interior and Local Government this year.
The coveted seal was personally received by Mayor Edwin “EdSa” Santiago and Vice Mayor Jimmy Lazatin, together with City Local Government Operations Officer Marites Quillope, and CSF-LGU’s heads of offices during the awarding ceremony held on November 5 at The Manila Hotel.
This, after the City Government passed the components of SGLG’s seven areas of governance after the validation held during the past months.
In the Governance Assessment Report released by DILG, through Sec. Eduardo Año, 45 out 50 components were passed by the City Government.
The remaining five components fell under the “Reconsidered LGU condition,” “Did not meet criteria,” and “Not Applicable” items, respectively.
The said number was comprised of six passed components for Financial Administration; nine for Disaster Preparedness; 12 for Social Protection; eight for Peace and Order; five for Business-Friendliness and Competitiveness; four for Environmental Management; and, one for Tourism, Culture, and the Arts.
“Ang paraan na ginagawa natin kung bakit mahusay ang pamamahala sa Syudad ay ang pagkakaroon natin ng iisang direksyon. Sa direksyon na ito ay pumapasok ang magandang pagpaplano. At ang pagpaplano ay hindi lang trabaho ng iisa kung hindi ng lahat ng departamento ng lokal na pamahalaan,” Santiago said.
The City Mayor added that the award is shared with all the city’s partners in performing excellent governance.
“Sa Syudad, ipinapairal natin ang participative governance. Kaya ang parangal na ito ay ibinabahagi natin sa lahat ng nakikilahok sa atin sa pangongobyerno katulad ng mga barangay, business community, public and private sectors, organizations, at siyempre, ang buong komunidad,” he added.
For this year, CSF was joined by other Central Luzon awardees including four provinces, eight cities, and 13 municipalities.
Established in 2014, SGLG is a response to the “call” of the Local Government Code of 1991, which challenges the Local Government Units (LGUs) to become partners of national government towards good governance.
CSF has also received the said award in 2014, 2015, 2017, and 2018.
