Candon is Ilocandia’s best performing LGU

Candon is Ilocandia’s best performing LGU

Candon City was adjudged recently as the Best Performing Local Government Unit (city level) in the whole Ilocos Region for 2006.

"It was the combined effort of the city officials, city heads, city employees, attached national government agencies and the whole cooperation of our people that made us win the award," Mayor Allen G. Singson said.

The award was handed last March during the Regional Development Council meeting held in Cabugao, Ilocos Sur.

Singson pointed out that the award is a reflection on the harmonious relationship of city officials, the city employees and the constituents.

The Department of Interior and Local Government is the lead agency in handling this prestigious award.

City Vice Mayor Nestor Itchon said that the legislative branch is always very supportive to all city programs and projects.

“We share the same objectives and visions with the executive department as far as the delivery of services to our people that is why we had excellent performance that was clearly notice by the judges of the contest,” Itchon said.

"I was expecting it because the city met all the requirements," Victoria Ramos, City Local Government Operations Officer, said

The Regional Development Council- Region I in a resolution (RDC I Excom Resolution No. 46, s. 2007 approved on December 20, last year) approved the proposal of the conduct of the RDC- DILG Performance Awards.

It recommended two categories, the "Best Performing LGU" and the "Best Practices in the Ilocos".

The RDC said that the award aims to encourage LGUs to adopt good practices in the implementations of local programs.

The Best Performing LGU was evaluated based on five performance areas, namely: a)governance (20 percent); b)administration (35 percent); c)social services (25 percent); d)economic development (10 percent), and e)environmental management (10 percent).

The selection process was spearheaded and coordinated by the SeCom on Development and Administration through the regional selection team composed of the National Economic Development Authority-1 (NEDA), DILG-1, Department of Budget and Management –1 and Civil Service Commission-1.

Ramos said that the DILG is the lead agency because in the evaluation process, it is using the Local Governance Performance Management System (LGPMS) system.

Meanwhile, Singson said that the city is expected to reap more similar award and other recognition because of the current smooth rapport in the governance of the city.

"This recognition is shared to everybody because this is was we aspire for," Singson said. (LBJ)