THE Angeles City government has garnered its first ever Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) conferred by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). of Mayor Carmelo Lazatin Jr.
Mayor Carmelo Lazatin, along with city planning and development officer Nilda Quito, and local DILG director Yvette Cosio received the award during ceremonies held at the Manila Hotel in Manila.
The SGLG is an award, incentive, honor, and recognition-based program for all LGUs. It also signifies a continuing commitment for local government units to continue pursuing progress and improve their performance.
According to Mayor Lazatin, the award is the most challenging iteration of the city government’s performance evaluation by the DILG.
“Ang SGLG po ang tinuturing na pinakaimportante sa lahat ng mga awards na binibigay ng DILG, kaya ang makuha ang award na ito ay patunay lamang po na ang lokal na gobyerno po natin ay nagbibigay ng dekalidad na serbisyo publiko para sa mga Angeleños,” Lazatin said.
Lazatin also thanked all the department heads, chiefs of offices, and city hall employees for their dedication to provide an effective and efficient public service for Angeleños.
“Lubos ko rin pinasasalamatan ang mga department heads at lahat ng mga kawani ng lokal na gobyerno sa pinapakita po nilang kasipagan upang mabigyan ng tapat at mahusay na serbisyo ang ating mga kababayan, (I am deeply thankful to the department heads and all the employees of the local government who showed their dedication to duty in order to give out constituents quality service),” Lazatin said.
“Ang seal po na ito ay para sa atin pong lahat na mga Angeleños (This seal is for all of us Angelenos),” he added.
The last time that Angeles City achieved this feat was in 2016.
The criteria for the SGLG are Good Fiscal or Financial Administration or Financial Sustainability; Disaster Preparedness; Social Protection and Sensitivity Program; Health Compliance and Responsiveness; Programs for Sustainable Education; Business Friendliness and Competitiveness; Safety, Peace and Order; Environmental Management; Tourism, Heritage Development, Culture and Arts; and Youth Development.