DIPOLOG CITY, SEPT. 20(PIA) -- Dipolog
City Mayor Evelyn T. Uy has recently received the Marker of the Seal of Good
Housekeeping (SGH) from the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG).
The
marker of SGH was given by City DILG Officer Lerma Campaner to Mayor Uy during
the flag-raising ceremony, at the Plaza Magsaysay, this city last Monday. It was witnessed by the City Government Officials
and employees
In
her message, Mayor Uy expressed her gratitude to DILG for recognizing her
effort as she acknowledged the cooperation of the City officials and employees
and all the Dipolognons, and their support to the City Government initiatives
that makes the capital city more progressive.
Campaner
said the SGH award which is on Bronze level was given to Dipolog City LGU in
2011 after it has complied with the criteria set by DILG for good governance
and the full disclosure program, no adverse report from the Commission and
Audit(COA), and the strategies adapted by the City Government to implement
various programs and projects.
For
its feat, the Dipolog City Government is eligible to receive P2-million as cash
incentives for its development needs. Municipal awardees are eligible to
receive P1-million and P3-million for the province.
Other
criteria include the local ordinance crafted by SangguniangPanlungsod for
future development, revenue generation, transparency, financial accountability
and other guidelines set under the Local Government Management System.
“The
Seal of Good Housekeeping is conferred to the Local Government Units that have
no adverse report from the Commission on Audit, and has complied with the
posting of the required 12 financial documents,” Campaner said. This also
becomes a new requirement needed by an LGU to secure loan from banks and other
financial institutions.
According
to the DILG, only LGUs that have been conferred with the Seal of Good
Housekeeping will be allowed to secure a loan from the banks and other
financial institutions.
Earlier,
the Bureau of Local Government Finance issued a circular that listed down SGH
as one of the stringent requisites for LGU applying for authority to borrow
money from the banks or other institutio. (JPA/ATR/PIA9-Zambo
Norte))
