SAN Juan Mayor Guia G. Gomez, chief executive of her city since 2010, receives today the Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) or Pagkilala sa Katapatan at Kahusayan ng Pamahalaang Local.
Interior Secretary Ismael Sueno invited Gomez to the SGLG National Conferment Ceremony at the Sofitel Philippine Plaza in Pasay City and expressed hope the San Juan LGU would “sustain its remarkable performance and commitment” as the DILG and the local government “carry on our journey” towards honest and excellent local governance.
In her statement, Gomez credited “team effort” from among employes of the local government which helped the San Juan City LGU win the SGLG award, which originated from the Seal of Good Housekeeping program in 2010.
Gomez said: “The seal of good local governance shows how dedicated the San Juan City government is in serving our constituents. It is through team effort that we have garnered such recognition from the Department of the Interior and Local Government.
“The recognition is just the start of an even better public service and a reminder that we should continuously strive for excellence.”
At the same time, Gomez thanked San Juaneños from the city’s 21 barangays for the opportunity to be of service to all of them.
With the award, Sueno said the San Juan LGU would be entitled to accesss the Performance Challenge Fund, facilitation of loan approval through the issuance of Good Financial Housekeeping Certification, and other program windows subject to specific program guidelines.
The San Juan City LGU passed all the minimum parameters of the core components: financial administration, social protection, and disaster preparedness.
Sueno said the San Juan City LGU also met the measures for business friendliness and competitiveness, peace and order and environmental management.
The DILG introduced the SGLG, a derivative and improved version of the Seal of Good Housekeeping, to further strengthen accountability at the LGU level.
The SGLG has six basic elements: good financial keeping, disaster preparedness, social rpotection, business friendliness and competitiveness, environment management, and peace and order.
Retaining the SGH module, the first element of the SGLG looks into LGU’s adherence to the procurement porocess.
An LGU needs to comply to all three core elements of the FGLG: good financial keeping, disaster preparedness and social rpotection, and at least one from the other assessment areas to be able to become an SGLG recipient.