Baliwag, Bulacan Strengthens Public Service Delivery, Eyes for Seal of Good Governance for 2017

Mayor Ferdinand V. Estrella challenged the Municipal Department Heads to unite and support him in attaining Serbisyong May Malasakit.

The Municipality of Baliwag, Bulacan strengthens its public service delivery by assessing its 2016 department accomplishment reports and calibrating its 2017 department targets. This was revealed during the department heads' locked-in meeting held at the conference room of Baliwag Water District, Baliwag, Bulacan last January 12-13, 2017.

The Municipality is also eyeing for a Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) for 2017. This is the articulated aspiration of the present administration and is viewed not only as measure of excellent local governance but more importantly as an assurance that all departments are delivering quality services. Thus, the 2017 department targets shall be anchored on the SGLG and city-hood aspirations of the Municipality.

SGLG is an initiative of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) which monitors and awards Local Government Units with good performance in internal housekeeping specifically in the areas of: (1) good financial keeping; (2) disaster preparedness; (3) social protection; (4) business friendliness and competitiveness; (5) environment management, and (6) peace and order.

Mr. Jayfie Nasarro, the Municipal Local Government Operations, presented the 2016 DILG assessment report to explain why Baliwag, Bulacan failed to belong to the elite list of SGLG awardees. Only five (5) municipalities in Bulacan made it.

I'm focused on making Baliwag, Bulacan, an SGLG awardee. But beyond the award is enhanced services to the people, the Baliwageños deserved excellent service, Mayor Ferdinand V. Estrella expressed. This is also in pursuit of the Mayor's battle cry: Dapat Serbisyong May Malasakit! The hardworking Mayor calls on the Department Heads to unite and work together to achieve a better municipality.

The year-end assessment, critiquing and subsequent target setting was spearheaded by the Municipal Administrator Enrique V. Tagle and ably facilitated by Ms. Arlene G. Pascual of the Provincial Planning and Development Office (PPDO). Ms. Clarinda Ofelia D. Guanzon and her team served as the secretariat.

The Municipal Administrator, Mr. Enrique V. Tagle, in a critiquing mode. Behind him is the LGU's Finance Cluster.