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== | ==DILG to award Sarangani with “Seal of Good Housekeeping”== | ||
*Source: http:// | *Source: http://pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r12&id=68458 | ||
*December | *Friday, December 16, 2011 | ||
:by www.mb.com.ph | :by www.mb.com.ph | ||
ALABEL, Sarangani (PIA) | ALABEL, Sarangani, Dec 16 (PIA)-- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) conferred to Sarangani Province a “Seal of Good Housekeeping Award” with Php10 million cash incentive. | ||
Taking pride of the award, Governor Migs Dominguez said it is in recognition of the province’s “exemplary performance in governance, transparency, and accountability.” | |||
Carmen Hijara, DILG technical staff said that in the fund guidelines the cash incentive can only be spent purposely for any infrastructure project that would help facilitate the country’s commitment to attain the Millennium Development Goals (MDG). | |||
She said the Seal of Good Housekeeping Award is spelled out under DILG Memorandum Circular No. 2010-83 "to aggressively scale up interventions to elevate the practice of governance that values transparency, accountability, participation and performance into an institutionalized status.” | |||
Hijara pointed out the awarding initiative of the department is aimed at boosting local government units or LGUs’ efforts to excel in good governance involving four areas: good planning, sound fiscal management, transparency and accountability, and giving value to performance monitoring. | |||
This way, LGUs will be motivated to observe and uphold good governance at all cost, she told PIA General Santos City. | |||
Earlier, Sarangani Board Member Eleanor Saguiguit made mention of the award during a project assessment and planning workshop for Gender and Development (GAD) citing the milestone, which she described not only a big help in terms of funding but also a proof that the provincial government officials of Sarangani have been dispensing the kind of governance that people really wanted to see from their officials. | |||
As vital requirement under the Seal award, Gov. Dominguez on Tuesday (December 13) submitted a document shortlisting some 2012 project profiles that are responsive to MDGs attainment. | |||
Among those were “the P3.465-million improvement/rehabilitation or construction of 13 day-care centers across the province in pursuit of Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) being the foundation of its “Education Revolution!” campaign to include other UNICEF-supported projects such as the Supervised Neighborhood Play (SNP).” | |||
When asked why Sarangani, Hijara said the provincial government was able to meet the vital requirement under the Seal which is specifically “the full disclosure of budget and finances, assets” among others. | |||
The awarding schedule, according to her, is yet to be announced soon. (CTA/PIA General Santos City) | |||
==13 dead, 34 hurt in Sarangani, Negros mishaps== | |||
*Source: http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/344926/tribal-school | |||
*December 15, 2011, 2:59pm | |||
:by www.mb.com.ph | |||
ALABEL, Sarangani (PIA) – The province of Sarangani has earned the Seal of Good Housekeeping Award in recognition of its exemplary performance in governance, transparency, and accountability. | |||
The award also entitles Sarangani to avail of the Performance Challenge Fund in the amount of P10 million as financial incentive to support the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). | |||
Marife Tenorio of the Department of the Interior and Local Government said the province will avail of the incentive in the form of project grant, but stressed that objectives of the projects should be aligned with the MDGs. | |||
==Sarangani activates Inter-Agency Council against Human Trafficking== | ==Sarangani activates Inter-Agency Council against Human Trafficking== | ||