DAVAO CITY – The provincial government of Davao del Norte has now earned the good governance seal recognition.
In a letter received by the Provincial Administrator’s Office on August 11, Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas informed Governor Rodolfo del Rosario that the province made it to the 2015 Seal of Good Local governance (SGLG).
In a statement to the press, the provincial government said the award is given because of the province’s “sustained effort in promoting transparency and accountability while beefing up programs that directly benefit the people.”
Roxas, in his letter said, the province has met all the criteria of the core components of the award, particularly good financial housekeeping (GFH), social protection and disaster preparedness.
The province also met the requirements for all the other essential components of the Seal, to include business-friendliness and competitiveness, environmental management, and peace and order.
The award entitled Davao del Norte to access the Performance Challenge Fund (PCF) for this year in the amount of P7 million.
Other privileges due the province include the securing of GFH certification for loan purposes, as well as, availing of other national program windows like Bottom-Up Budgeting Program and the SALINTUBIG program.(davaotoday.com)
