Pangasinan among top performing LGUs for 2011
THE province is adding another trophy in its wall of awards as it has been named one of the top ten performing provinces for 2011 by the Department of Local and Interior Government (DILG).
The ranking is based on the DILG-administered Local Governance Performance Management System (LGPMS), which is done annually.
The top provinces with their corresponding LGPMS rankings are: Bohol (4.91); La Union (4.89); Cavite (4.88); Pangasinan (4.87); South Cotabato (4.864); Mountain Province (4.855); Albay (4.839); Bulacan (4.836); Rizal (4.832); and Ilocos Norte (4.828).
Awards were also given under the categories of highly urbanized cities, component cities, and municipalities.
“I extol these local governments for their unwavering commitment in scaling up and maintaining the highest standards of public service delivery in their respective localities. Their shining examples serve as an inspiration to others to strive hard in the performance of their mandates,” said DILG Secretary Jesse M. Robredo.
LGPMS is a management and development tool that does not only enable local governments to determine their capabilities and limitations in the delivery of public services, but also provides information on the state of local governance performance and their state of local development.
Robredo explained that local governments are being assessed and ranked based on performance area index ranging from one to five, with one as the lowest and five as the highest, in the following areas: administrative governance, social governance, economic governance, environmental governance and fundamentals of good governance, which include transparency, participation and financial accountability.
The LGPMS topnotchers do not only earn the distinction of being among the best performing LGUs but will also have a greater chance to be nominated to the Gawad Pamana ng Lahi, which is being conferred to LGUs that advances the tenets of good governance based on certain criteria, including the LGPMS.
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