TWO Bohol towns are P2 million pesos richer after the Department of Interior and Local Government
(DILG) rewards them for their good performance in governance.
The honor also goes to Bohol for being the only province with two town winners among the 15
innovative local government units in governance.
Obtaining for each, a seal of good housekeeping for local government units are Catigbian and
Balilihan towns.
Both are also reportedly included in the DILG’s first 100 days accomplishment report to President
Benigno Simeon Aquino.
Catigbian and Balililihan were last categorized as fourth class towns, or are among those whose
average income is less than P30 million.
The Bohol towns are among the 15 LGUs picked for this year’s awards, which also include Anilao
in Iloilo; Balete in Aklan; Clarin in Misamis Occidental; Damulog, in Bukidnon; Datu Paglas in
Maguindanao.
Leon B. Postigo of Zamboanga del Norte; Mobo of Masbate; Naawan of Misamis Oriental; Pitogo of
Quezon Province; San Agustin of Surigao del Sur; Santol of La Union; Sto. Domingo of Albay and
Tampilisan town of Zamboanga del Norte.
Earlier, the DILG put up the Performance Challenge Fund (PCF) to motivate local government units
further in their efforts to excel in governance.
Winners would be judged according to the Local Governance Performance Management System,
which has become a guide for LGUs to complete their state of local governance report and the state
of development report.
Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo as cited in reports said 15 LGUs successfully obtained the seal of
good housekeeping – meaning they exhibited strong performance in key areas of governance – and
received P2 million each.
He said the seal of good housekeeping was completed and is currently used to identify LGUs
that exhibit strong performance in the key governance areas of planning, fiscal management,
transparency and accountability and value performance monitoring, he was quoted by Philstar.
Recently, Robredo again encouraged local government officials to disclose their local budget and
finances in an effort to promote greater accountability and transparency in their fund utilization and
financial transactions. (PIABohol)
