Some 46 local government units (LGUs) throughout the country received on Tuesday a total of P91 million as incentives for good governance under the government’s "Gawad Pamana ng Lahi" program. In a news release, the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) said the funds came from the department's P500 million Performance Challenge Fund (PCF). The DILG said the fund serves as incentives for the country’s LGUs to adopt transparent, accountable and participatory governance. The awards consisted of a trophy and a check amounting to:
P3-million for each provincial winner, P2-million for each of the city awardees, and P1-million for each municipal winner. Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo said the LGUs were chosen based on the following criteria: scores in the development indices from the Local Governance Performance Management System, the Seal of Good Housekeeping, organization of national government bestowed awards, and acknowledged innovations. “We expect the Gawad Pamana ng Lahi awardees to sustain their outstanding performance and serve as shining exemplars of good governance," Robredo said. “Through this awards program, we aim to recognize the invaluable contribution of LGUs that have continuously adhered to the good governance principles of transparency, accountability and inclusivity in local administration and development," he said. The awards were handed out as part of the DILG's "Biyaheng Pinoy" program, a yearlong celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Local Government Code. Of the 46 regional winners, 15 were provinces, 15 were cities and 16 were municipalities. The provincial awardees include the provinces of La Union, Quirino, Bulacan, Cavite, Marinduque, Albay, Negros Occidental, Bohol, Leyte, Zamboanga del Norte, Misamis Oriental, Compostela Valley, Cotabato, Agusan del Norte and Benguet. The city awardees were: San Fernando, Santiago, San Fernando, Antipolo, Puerto Princesa, Ligao, Iloilo, Cebu, Ormoc, Zamboanga, Cagayan de Oro, Tagum, Kidapawan, Surigao, and Tabuk. Meanwhile, the municipal awardees were: Tagudin (Ilocos Sur); Ilagan (Isabela); Llanera (Nueva Ecija); Carmona (Cavite); Odiongan (Romblon); Tiwi (Albay); New Lucena (Iloilo); Amlan (Negros Oriental); Naval (Biliran); Labason (Zamboanga del Norte); Opol (Misamis Oriental); Laak (Compostela Valley); Surallah (South Cotabato); Cagwait (Surigao del Sur); Sta. Marcela (Apayao); and Sultan Mastura (Maguindanao). - VVP, GMA News 
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