LGU Tacurong recognizes best-performing barangays using DILG’s SGH criteria

          Lending credence to the national government’s commitment of elevating the practice of good governance, the city government of Tacurong brings to the barangays the Good Housekeeping initiative pioneered by the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG).
          Barangays Upper Katungal, Griño, and Buenaflor were awarded with the Barangay Excellence in Governance Seal of Tacurong or BEST for having the highest overall performance score based on the following criteria: Barangay Governance Performance Management System (BGPMS), compliance to the Barangay Full Disclosure Policy, and compliance to the Anti-Red Tape Act (Barangay Citizen’s Charter).    
          The said barangays also topped the on-site validation for the BEST award. The evaluation was conducted on September 13 and 14, 2012 while the awarding ceremony was held on September 18 in time with the city’s foundation anniversary.
          BEST is a local initiative to identify barangays with exemplary performance thus scaling up values such as accountability, transparency, and inclusivity in local administration and development. Tacurong is the very first city in the region to adopt and apply the concept of the Seal of Good Housekeeping in the barangay level. The city government of Tacurong with the help of the City Local Government Operations Office (CLGOO) had set guidelines and criteria patterned to the DILG’s Seal of Good Housekeeping criteria. On-site validations in the barangays were also conducted to distinguish the BEST recipients.
          "We are implementing the BEST initiative in line with DILG's strategy in ensuring the long-term foundation of a responsible government. We hope that next year, we will be able to award not just 3 barangays. We envision that all barangays will be able to satisfy the standards set by the DILG when it comes to excellent governance,” said Mayor Lina Montilla.
           City Local Government Operations Officer Alberto P. Sero, Jr. and Liga ng mga Barangay President Silvestre Llanto both agree that the award will serve as a positive challenge for the 20 barangays to become more effective partners towards the advancement of the City.
          In 2011, the DILG started conferring the SGH Seal to provinces, cities and municipalities that accord primacy to the principles of performance, accountability, transparency and participation in governance.  Tacurong City has been stamped with the Seal for two successive years.


Jezereel Louise C. Billano