Naga City, other Cebu LGUs receive recognition for good governance

Friday 1st of June 2012

CEBU CITY, June 1 (PIA) -- Naga City and at least 30 local government units (LGUs) in the province of Cebu earned the Seal of Good Housekeeping from the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG).

The seal is given to LGUs who have passed DILG's criteria on good governance under management system and internal housekeeping that covers the areas of good planning, sound fiscal management, transparency, and fiscal accountability.

The awarding was held concurrent to the ”Tapatan Roadshow” on Disaster Preparedness and Climate Change Adaptation: A Call to Action conducted at the Cebu International Convention Center (CICCC) in Mandaue City, organized by DILG.

Since it became a new component city of Cebu in 2007, Naga also received national recognition from the Federation of the Philippines Industries Inc. (FPI) for Mayor Valdemar Chiong’s zero-waste programs.

The city of Naga in particular received the most coveted Seal of Good Housekeeping due to the city’s good governance in the fields of social services, economic development programs and environmental protection and preservation.

In November last year, the city of Naga was awarded the most outstanding LGU in the practice of waste management by the Makati City-based FPI, a group composed of 21 industry associations and 70 corporate members nationwide.

This barely more than a year after it formed a partnership with FDRCon Company Inc., a private firm that manages, operates and maintains a five-hectare material recovery facility (MRF) in Barangay Pangdan.

The major criterion set for an FPI awardee is the proper disposal of waste and, maximization of its recyclable capability without harming the environment. (rmn/AS/PIA-7, CEBU with PR from Arnulfo Omani Naga City PIO)