MALOLOS CITY—Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas conferred to the provincial government of Bulacan the 2011 Seal of Good Housekeeping recently.
This
is the second seal received by Bulacan in two years. The first was last year when DILG award the
provincial government the 2010 Seal of Good House Keeping.
The
annual award is given to outstanding local government units (LGUs) in
recognition for their overall performance Index based on the Local
Government Performance Measurement System, Innovation and implemented programs
from 2009 – 2011, and awards received in 2011 from accredited International,
National and local award giving bodies.
Governor
Wilhelmino Alvarad and Vice Governor Danie Fernando receive the award from
Roxas in a ceremony held at Oxford Hote in Clark Freeport early this week.
In
a statement, Alvarado said that the award was given in recognition of Bulacan’s
efforts in advancing the principles of accountability and transparency in local
governance which also placed the province second in the Regional Gawad Pamana
ng Lahi.
The
regional award’s theme fof this year is, “Tanglaw Kinabukasan, Awtonomiyang
Lokal: Reporma sa Pag-unlad ng Ekonomiya ng Pamayanan at Pagsulong ng
Kapayapaan ng Taong Bayan”.
“Ipinagmamalaki
ko ‘yung ginagawa naming pagpapatupad ng No helmet no ride, kasi unti-unti naiintindihan
ng mga mamamayan na para din sa ikabubuti nila ‘yon, sa mga ibinababa naming
programa, nagagalak akong sabihin sa inyo hindi iyon magiging matagumpay kung
hindi nagkakaisa ang mga Bulakenyo, mula sa mga namumuno, mga empleyado at mga
mamamayan, lahat may papel na ginagampanan at nagpapasalamat kami na nakikita
at nabibigyan ng halaga ‘yung mga ginagawa naming pagsisikap sa Bulacan,” the
governor said.
Alvarado
added that the award will not only make Bulakenyos proud, but a reminder that Bulacancan
do things if local leaders are united and focused in achieving set goals.
Last
year, the provincial government of Bulacan received its first Seal of Good
Housekeeping award along with a number of municipalities in the province like
San Rafael town and the City of Malolos.
As
this developed, the municipalities of Baliwag and Donya Remedios Trinidad were
identified as waterless municipalities and were chosen as beneficiaries of the
SALINTUBIG aid.
Baliwag
received a total of P3 million in aid,
while the mountain town of Donya Remedios Trinidad received P7 million for their clean water project. (Dino Balabo)
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