For its remarkable performance across several areas of local governance, highlighting integrity and good performance and innovative practices, the provincial government of Davao Oriental has been hailed as one of this year’s passers of the Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG).

Retired Brigadier General Leopldo Imbang, Jr., who represented Governor Corazon N. Malanyaon, formally received the most-coveted award during the SGLG National Awarding Ceremony Cluster 3 held in Manila on December 15, 2022.

Out of the 1,715 LGUs nationwide, Davao Oriental is among the 351 LGUs that substantially met this year’s assessment standards.

It is also among the 18 out of 82 provinces in the country and among the only two Provincial Local Government Units in the Davao Region that bagged the Seal.

Also passing the Seal are the province’s component municipalities of Banaybanay, Lupon, San Isidro, and the City of Mati. No less than City Mayor Michelle Rabat accepted the award for the City of Mati.  

This year was the full-blown implementation of Republic Act No. 11292, known as the SGLG Act of 2019. All LGUs were assessed based on ten indicators that ensure LGUs uphold good governance, transparency, and accountability.

Passing the Seal entitles the LGU to the SGLG Incentive Fund and other national program windows subject to specific guidelines.

A reward system initiated by the Department of the Interior and Local Government, the SGLG is part of “the whole-of-government commitment in bringing about meaningful and lasting reforms in the local government. It has also been instrumental in upholding transparency and accountability among local governments, promoting proactive actions to prepare for challenges posed by disasters, and influencing LGU behavior that is supportive of both national and international developmental goals, among others – all these by incentivizing good performance.” ᴘɪᴏ | ᴄᴏɴᴛʀɪʙᴜᴛᴇᴅ ᴘʜᴏᴛᴏꜱ