The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Tuesday conferred the SubayBAYANI Awards to 132 exemplar local government units (LGUs) nationwide.

Among them, nine were awarded as overall top-performing LGUs.

The SubayBAYANI Awards is the DILG’s recognition of good practice, innovation, and excellence in the governance of local infrastructure services and programs of LGUs highlighting the positive impact they produce for the Filipinos and the communities.

In his speech delivered by Undersecretary Marlo Iringan, DILG Secretary Jonvic Remulla congratulated the awardees and urged them to go beyond the citation and continue serving the communities. “May today be both a celebration of your achievements and a renewal of your dedication to your communities,” he said.

This year, an additional criterion, Most Significant Change (MSC), was introduced, emphasizing stories of progress and transformation gathered from communities.

Among the overall top-performing LGUs are Batangas, Occidental Mindoro, and Aklan for provinces; El Salvador City, City of Pasay, and Tuguegarao City in Cagayan for cities; and Pudtol in Apayao, Buenavista in Marinduque, and New Washington in Aklan for municipalities.

Meanwhile, each region was awarded SubayBAYANI Awards Exemplars composed of three provinces, cities, and municipalities totaling 132 across the country.

Remulla also commended DILG Regions 2, 8, and 12, which were cited as regional overall top performers for their “untiring dedication in monitoring the infrastructure projects enrolled in the SubayBAYAN under your jurisdiction.”

This year, 28,556 infrastructure projects all over the country are being monitored by the Department through the SubayBAYAN platform, such as road projects, water systems, evacuation centers, ecoparks, and other facilities.

Original Article At: https://www.dilg.gov.ph/news/DILG-confers-SubayBAYANI-Awards-to-9-overall-top-performing-LGUs-132-exemplars/NC-2024-1152