All DavNor LGUs are good housekeepers

Davao del Norte receives seal of good housekeeping

by Noel Baguio

Governor Rodolfo P. del Rosario, center, shows off the Seal of Good Housekeeping conferred by DILG Provincial Director Alex Roldan, left. Huddled with them are Vice Gov. Victorio Suaybaguio, Jr., and other provincial officials and executives at a simple rite at the Bulwagan ng Lalawigan. Ondoy Laguitao

Davao del Norte - The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) conferred the Seal of Good Housekeeping (SGH) to the Province of Davao del Norte for its efforts in promoting good local governance.

Governor Rodolfo P. del Rosario received the SGH marker from DILG Provincial Director Alex Roldan, as provincial officials and executives huddled besides them in a simple rite at the Bulwagan ng Lalawigan.

The SGH seal was signed by the late DILG Secretary Jesse Robredo, who initiated the project two years ago to promote transparency, accountability, and efficiency in local governance.

Roldan said the province will receive P7 million from the Performance Challenge Fund (PCF) for scoring high in planning, fiscal management, transparency and accountability, and, valuing of performance information.

He bared all the component cities and municipalities of the province earlier garnered the SGH seal for meeting the government’s standards of good governance last year.

The compliant LGUs have since received their financial aid of P3 million for the cities and P1 million for the towns coming from the PCF.

Del Rosario said the award shows that the province, under his leadership, is performing its best to serve the best interest of the people.

He assured the province shall continue to espouse the principles of accountability and transparency, particularly in pursuing its human-centered development agenda P.E.O.P.L.E.

“We value good governance as a tool to achieving our development goals. We value transparency and accountability as required by the DILG’s Seal of Good Housekeeping, which is a broader benchmark for LGUs,” he said in his State of the Province Address early this year.