TARLAC CITY – The provincial government of Tarlac led by Gov. Susan
Yap recently received its fourth Seal of Good Local Governance [SGLG]
award.
The Department of Interior and Local Government [DILG]
bestowed to Tarlac the award during the annual ceremony at the Manila
Hotel. It was accepted by Vice Governor Carlito “Casada” David and
Provincial Administrator Roberto Ventura from DILG Secretary Eduardo
Año.
The SGLG honor local government units due to their sound
financial administration, disaster preparedness, social protection,
peace and order, business friendliness and competitiveness,
environmental management and tourism, culture and the arts.
This is the fourth time that Tarlac province was bestowed
such a prestigious award. The first was in 2015 and 2016 under the
governorship of now Tarlac second district Representative Victor Yap
and last year under Governor Susan Yap.
In a statement, Yap said that she is very proud to be
named winner of the SGLG again.
“This is an award is not only for the people who work for
the provincial government but to all Tarlaqueños as well. Without the
brilliance of our people, this award could not have been realized,”
she said.
David for his part thanked the DILG for the award and
said, “Ito ay pagkilala sa katapatan at kahusayan ng pamahalaang
lokal. Kayo ang aming inspirasyon…
ito ang Serbisyong MaYap [This is in recognition to the sincerity and
brilliance of our local government. You are our inspiration…this is
Serbisyong MaYap].”
Aside from Tarlac province, the municipalities of
Victoria, Capas, Gerona, Moncada, Pura, San Clemente, Sta. Ignacia and
the city of Tarlac were also named national SGLG winners.
Of the seven provinces that comprise Central Luzon, only
Tarlac, Bulacan and Bataan were named SGLG awardees.