BUTUAN CITY – The regional office of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG-13) announced on Wednesday that 53 villages in the Caraga Region have passed the 2021 Seal of Good Local Governance for Barangay (SGLGB).
The SGLGB aims to encourage barangays across the Philippines to improve their performance and practices of good governance. Surigao del Norte led the way with 17 passing barangays, followed by Surigao del Sur with 13 and Agusan del Norte with 12.
The DILG-13 also reported that 7 barangays from Agusan del Sur, 3 from the Province of Dinagat Islands, and 1 from Butuan City were awarded the SGLGB seal last year.
In a statement, the local government unit (LGU) of Claver in Surigao del Norte praised the village officials whose hard work led to 5 of their barangays – Patanao, Taganito, Tayaga, Hayanggabon, and Cagdianao – earning the SGLGB distinction.
“Hats off to the punong barangays, kagawads, secretaries and other barangay workers who made these accomplishments possible,” the LGU Claver said.
The LGU of Loreto in Dinagat Islands also commended the local officials of Barangay Carmen for their inclusion in the 2021 SGLGB, along with the barangays of Montag and Poblacion in the towns of Basilisa and San Jose.
The SGLGB is based on the principles of accountability, transparency, performance, and effectiveness, according to the DILG, as part of the national government’s efforts to raise the standards of governance at the barangay level across the Philippines.
