By Bernadine Astillero-Gabawan
BAYOG, ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR, December 21 - - Another feather in the cap for the municipality of Bayog
Mayor Leonardo L. Babasa Jr. received yesterday, December 20, 2011 another award from the Department of the Interior and Local Government in a simple ceremony held at TIMMULCO Bldg., this municipality.
DILG Regional Director Paizal O. Abutazil arrived in the municipality to award the “Seal of Good Housekeeping” in behalf of DILG Secretary Jesse Robredo who was tied up with the relief operations in Visayas and Mindanao as an aftermath of typhoon “Sendong.” Abutazil came with Provincial Director Abcede H. Asjali, Al Haj, Elmer L. Egama and Rhea A. Romanos, both DILG 9 staff.
Bayog bagged the award for passing the standard of good governance set by the DILG: compliance with the Full Disclosure Policy, no adverse findings from the Commission on Audit, and how the municipal officials run the local government in various aspects.
With this award, Bayog will get P1 million Performance Challenge Fund which Mayor Babasa received yesterday. This means the local government will benefit from the LGSP wherein LGUs will receive more assistance from other national agencies.
The awarding ceremony was also attended by the legislative body headed by Vice Mayor Romualdo Goding, barangay chairmen of the municipality’s 28 barangays headed by Hon. Cesar A. Dela Cruz, President of the Liga ng mga Barangay, department heads and other key officials.
Meanwhile, LGU Bayog received another award from the Zuellig Family Foundation through Jollibee Foundation wherein 200 children from 5 barangays will be recipients of a feeding program which will run for 3 years. (BAG/PIA9/ALT-ZamboSur)