 |
| Mayor Hanie A. Bud and First Lady Rowena Hamis-Bud during the Awarding Ceremony of 2017 Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) |
November 29, 2017, Maluso, Basilan. – The local government unit of Maluso headed by Mayor Hanie A. Bud, successfully bagged its first Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) award from the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) at the Manila Hotel last November 29, 2017.
Maluso secured the prestigious award after passing the standards set by DILG on proper financial administration, disaster preparedness, social protection, peace and order, business friendliness and competitiveness, environmental protection and management and promotion of tourism, culture and the arts.
Mayor Bud said that the SGLG award is a testimony that the National Government is recognizing the good governance and proper administration of local officials and the whole of the local government. He gave credit to his fellow officials, department heads, local government employees and local police for their unrelenting cooperation and coordination to provide true and sustainable public service to the people.
He also expressed his gratitude to his constituents in Maluso and other stakeholders for their cooperation and support to the programs implemented by the local government. “This SGLG award is the fruit of our continuous efforts and the unity of our constituents to provide sustainable development for Maluso and to the future generations who will greatly benefit from this”, Bud said.
Maluso joined other towns and the Provincial Government of Basilan who received the prestigious award. The SGLG award given to any province and its municipalities that have reached the standard measures of compliance of the full disclosure policy particularly in the areas of budget, revenues, procurement and having no adverse audit findings.
The winning local governments received the Performance Challenge Fund amounting to P5 million for the provinces, P3 million for cities and P2 million for municipalities which must be allocated for local projects that are tangible such as infrastructure.
