MANILA – Fifteen (15) Local Government Units from Region 8 were hailed as National Awardees during the 2022 Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) National Awarding, December 15, 2022, at the Manila Hotel.

No less than DILG Secretary Benjamin D. Abalos Jr. led the SGLG Awarding Ceremony.

Having passed the 10 SGLG areas of assessment, the DILG Regional Office 8 warmly congratulates the following awardees:

– City of Tacloban

– City of Ormoc

– Barugo, Leyte

– Jiabong, Samar

– Paranas, Samar

– Quinapondan, Eastern Samar

– Maasin City

– Bontoc, Southern Leyte

– Hinunangan, Southern Leyte

– Liloan, Southern Leyte

– Macrohon, Southern Leyte

– Padre Burgos, Southern Leyte

– St. Bernard, Southern Leyte

– Sogod, Southern Leyte

– Tomas Oppus, Southern Leyte

DILG implements RA 11292 which is an act establishing and institutionalizing the SGLG for LGUs. Signed into law on August 2, 2019, this policy recognizes the good performance of the LGUs in various governance areas. The state hopes that through the SGLG, LGUs will be encouraged to take greater challenges and improve outcome-based performance. This also rewards them for their effort in pursuing the general welfare of their constituency and in enforcing existing laws.

Attending the awards ceremony were Regional Director Arnel M. Agabe, CESO III together with ARD Atty. Darwin Bibar, PD Danilo Laguitan of DILG Southern Leyte, PD Annabelle De Asis of DILG Leyte, PD Judy Batulan of DILG Samar, PD Johannes Dorado of DILG Eastern Samar, PD Geraldine Maquelabit of DILG Northern Samar, LGMED Chief Pia Monina Lovete, CLGOO of Ormoc City Jean Redi Briones, and Regional and Provincial Focal Persons.