LAGAWE, Ifugao (PIA)--The  Ifugao provincial government commended the  local government units of Asipulo, Kiangan, and Lagawe for being awardees of the 2023 Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG).

Governor Jerry Dalipog and Vice Governor Glenn Prudenciano led the awarding of  the Sangguniang Panlalawigan resolution commending the three  local government units for their remarkable achievement, during the  Monday flag ceremony at the Provincial Capitol on  January 15.

SP Resolution No. 2023-659  states that the outstanding achievements and exemplary performance of these SGLG  awardees serve as beacon for other municipal LGUs to emulate.

The three municipalities are among the 401 towns  out of the 1,488 municipalities in the country conferred with the SGLG  last  year. There are 23 LGU-awardees in the Cordillera region.

The SGLG  is the most prestigious award bestowed by the DILG to LGUs that have  demonstrated  excellence in local governance and effective delivery of basic services.

It evaluates LGUs based on various criteria for good governance, including financial administration, disaster preparedness, social protection and sensitivity, business friendliness and competitiveness, health compliance and responsiveness, sustainable education, environmental management, tourism, heritage development, culture and arts, safety peace and order, and youth development.

Officials of Asipulo, Kiangan, and Lagawe  received their SGLG incentive fund of P1.8 million each from the DILG-Cordillera this week. The incentive fund will  support ongoing efforts to sustain good governance practices and foster development in the communities. (JDP/FBR- PIA CAR, Ifugao)