Bacolod City, finalist for 4 nat'l awards

BACOLOD CITY ,Philippines  - This city is vying as a finalist for this year's four national awards.

These are the: 1) Most Child-Friendly City award; 2) Most Business-Friendly City award, which it won thrice in the past from the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry; 3) DILG's Seal of Good Housekeeping for Local Governments award, of which the city is one of eight other finalists in Western Visayas; and 4) the National Gawad Pamana ng Lahi, an award for exemplary performance in local governance, that Bacolod is competing against the cities of Iloilo and San Carlos.

Bacolod was chosen for the Gawad after an +`assessment conducted by the DILG of all LGUs in Region 6 in three categories: Province, city, municipality.

City Mayor Evelio Leonardia said that, based on the score sheet of the DILG, Bacolod got a perfect score as far as transparency is concerned.

DILG-Bacolod director Dino Ponsaran said this is the first year that the Gawad recognizes LGU's performance in governance in the areas of administration, social services, economic development and environmental management.

In determining the best performing LGU's and the special awardees, the DILG identified the winners based on the results of the customized "LGPMS-Data Capture Form," acknowledged LGU innovations and awards received from recognized award-giving bodies.