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The City of Koronadal was conferred
the Seal of Good Housekeeping , a distinguished award given by the
Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) to an LGU for its commendable performance in upholding the
principles of accountability and transparency in governance.
The Manila Bulletin in its
January 11, 2012 issue writes in its editorial: to qualify for the Seal of Good Housekeeping, a local government must
score high in planning, budgeting, revenue mobilization, financial management
and budget execution, procurement and resource mobilization. In the planning
category, the LGU must see to it that its Comprehensive Development Plan and
Annual Investment Plan are updated and duly approved. Sound fiscal management
is reflected in how the LGU prepares its annual budget and in the growth of
local revenues over three years. It must practice transparency in the
procurement process and full disclosure in its finances, and comply with the
Anti-Red Tape Law. Full disclosure promotes the honest orderly management of
public funds and helps minimize corruption and fund misuse.
City Mayor Peter B. Miguel Miguel
said in an interview, “Koronadal, as a
recipient of the Seal of Good Housekeeping, is being recognized as one of the
local governments in the country with above benchmark performance in internal
housekeeping. We’ve been recognized as an LGU that had fully complied with the
Full Disclosure Program, in line with the Anti-Red Tape Act or ARTA”.
Mayor Miguel received the Seal
from DILG-South Cotabato Provincial Director Josephine Leysa during the opening of the 12th Charter Anniversary
and 2ndNegosyo Festival, Koronadal on October 1, 2012 at Gaisano
Grand Mall, City of Koronadal.
Leysa said in an interview, “The city has no adverse opinion from the
Commission on Audit (COA) and achieved full disclosure in all of its financial
transactions”.
Awardees of this program are entitled
to a financial aid through the Local Government Support Fund to finance
projects specified under the Millennium Development Goals and the Philippine
Disaster Risk Reduction Management Act of 2010.
