DIPACULAO, Aurora, December 4, 2011–The Department of the Interior and Local Governments has conferred on this province the “Seal of Good Housekeeping” award.
The selection of the province as an awardee was announced by no less than DILG Secretary Jesse Robredo during the annual fiesta celebration in this town.
Robredo said the Aurora provincial government, led by Gov. Bellaflor Angara-Castillo, has satisfactorily publicly disclosed its fiscal management and operations and complied with auditing procedures.
He explained that the seal is given to local government units that have excelled in the areas of planning, budgeting, revenue mobilization, financial management and budget execution, procurement and resource mobilization.
The LGU, he said, must be able to pick out items in its annual investment plans that support national development priorities aimed at reducing poverty, spur economic development, and help conserve the environment through programs in ecological waste management or disaster risk reduction among others.
“Needless to say, it only means that the provincial government of Aurora is being managed excellently and efficiently,” he said.
Angara-Castillo said the award was a fitting tribute to the efforts of her administration to promote good governance anchored on her development agenda codenamed HEALTH which stands for health, education, agriculture, livelihood, trade and tourism development and human resource development.
“Here in Aurora, we have always promoted good governance, transparency and accountability of public officials and employees which have been my advocacy since I first served the Capitol in 2004,” she said.
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