By Franklin P. Gumapon
DIPOLOG CITY –
Having put in place the transformation toward good governance, the city
government here has successfully passed
the proficiency stage of the Performance Governance System (PGS) under the
auspices of the Institute for Solidarity in Asia (ISA).
In a public governance forum
held on May 4 at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay
City, a PGS proficiency medallion was awarded to Mayor Evelyn T. Uy.
In the same occasion, Mayor Uy
also she presented the city’s accomplishments and gains to attain its vision to be the center of outdoor sports of the
South by the year 2020. Dipolog is gearing up for hosting various outdoor
sports competitions and events in the next five years.
“We are happy that our efforts to transform our city through good governance
is gaining grounds and is now being recognized. We will continue to push
forward until we fully realize our dream and vision for Dipolog,” the lady
mayor said.
Before the awarding of the PGS proficiency medallion, Dr. Jesus
Estanislao, ISA chair and forerunner of PGS in the country told Mayor Uy that
he admired “how Dipolog was able to make Vision Aligned Circles (VACs) work and
make transformation inclusive.”
“You can proudly say that in Dipolog, even street sweepers and garbage
collectors are part of good governance,” Estanislao added.
In a public revalida, Mayor Uy satisfactorily responded to all queries
posed by the panelists led by Guillermo Luz, private sector-co-chair of the
National Competitiveness Council (NCC).
Other members of the panel were Anabelle Ochoa, chair of the Tourism
Industry Board Foundation, Atty. Jose Luis Gomez, commissioner of the
Philippine Sports Commission, Alfredo Reyes, vice president of the Philippine
Women’s University, and Atty. Jasmine Oporto, senior vice president of Aboitiz
Equity ventures. (PIA9 with reports from Ernie Rojo)
