PGLU vies for 2021 SGLG
By: Mariel Faye Mina, GPC-OPPDC | Photos By: GPC-OPPDC | Date: April 27, 2021
The Provincial Government of La Union (PGLU) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) convene for the CY 2021 Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) Coordination Meeting via video conferencing on April 27, 2021.
Ms. Agnes Grace A. Cargamento, Provincial Administrator presided over the meeting reminded Gov. Pacoy’s directive “Ito pong efforts natin are all efforts to bring about a Transformative Governance.”
SGLG is now an institutionalized award, incentive, honor and recognition-based program that encourages Local Government Units’ commitment to continuously improve their performance along various governance areas. However, due to the CoViD-19 pandemic, the SGLG Assessment activities were cancelled in 2020.
Nicolette Amon of the DILG presented the Assessment Criteria of the Provinces wherein through the Republic Act 11292 institutionalized by the SGLG, from the 7 original performance areas, namely Financial Administration; Disaster Preparedness; Social Protection and Sensitivity Program; Safety, Peace and Order; Business-Friendliness and Competitiveness; Environment Management; and Tourism, Heritage Development, Culture and Arts, three new performance areas were introduced, namely Programs for Sustainable Education; Health Compliance and Responsiveness; and Youth Development. Criteria in the different performance areas with its new indicators were discussed and presented during the meeting.
Ms. Michaela Louise T. Delfinado, Provincial Planning and Development Coordinator presented the SGLG CY 2021 PGLU Self-assessment.
The orientation was conducted to go over with the new SGLG requirements and performance indicators and to give updates in terms of the status of assessment being conducted by the PGLU.
