CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – The city council here under the leadership of Vice Mayor Jimmy Lazatin, has continued its winning ways.
At the 2016 End-Term National Assembly of the Philippine Councilors’ League (PCL) held in Iloilo City last March 7 to 9, the city council made it to the top 12 component cities of the Philippines as best in local legislation.
Lazatin, who received the plaque of recognition from Interior and Local Government Secretary Mel Senen Sarmiento, said the award is a testament that the city council “is on the right track.”
“We are happy that our efforts in providing the best pro-active legislation has been recognized by the Department of Interior and Local Government. We hope to accomplish more in the coming years for our fellow Fernandinos,” the vice mayor said.
The award is in recognition of the city council’ss excellence in local legislation as “evidenced by the enactments of landmark ordinances and resolutions necessary in effective governance with impact to the community they serve.”
Officially named the “Local Legislative Award” (LLA), the recognition is given by the DILG and the Philippine Councilors’ League to outstanding city and municipal councils after a meticulous assessment and evaluation of the performance of the local legislative branch from the provincial and regional levels by the Assessment Committee composed of the DILG, PCL, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Department of Social Welfare and Development, Department of Agriculture, National economic Development Authority and the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
The criteria for selection include effectiveness of the legislative agenda, availability of legislative documents, efficiency of performance of the sanggunian, quality of office set up and staff complement, legislative citations and awards, and capacity development for the local legislators and their staff.
The City of San Fernando council is best recognized for its landmark legislations, notably the Disaster Code, the Gender and Development Code, the Environmental Code, and the Poverty Alleviation Code.
