BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA
BACOLOD City – The provincial government of Negros Occidental and 18 other local government units (LGUs) passed the 2021 Good Financial Housekeeping of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG).
Eight were cities – Bago, Cadiz, La Carlota, Kabankalan City, Sagay, San Carlos, Silay, and Victorias.
Ten were municipalities – Candoni, Hinigaran, Ilog, Isabela, Manapla, Murcia, San Enrique, Toboso, Valladolid and Don Salvador Benedicto.
The annual award recognizes local governments that accord primacy to the principles of performance, accountability, transparency and participation.
The DILG, in its website, said the principles were essential in building the long-term foundation of a responsible local government system in the country.
To qualify, an LGUs will have to pass all seven governance areas namely: Financial Administration; Disaster Preparedness; Social Protection; Peace and Order; Business Friendliness and Competitiveness; Environmental Protection; and Tourism Culture and the Arts./PN
