Mayor Honey Lacuna lauded the dedication of city personnel which she said resulted in the city government continously getting awards for its performance in various aspects.
Lacuna expressed pride for the awards received by the Manila city government at the Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Summit, as follows: 2nd in overall most competitive for highly urbanized cities; 2nd place most competitive in innovation and intellectual property filers; fourth place, most competitive in economic dynamism; 5th place, most competitive in resiliencey and 1st place most competitive in infrastructure, at which point she lauded the City Engineer’s Office headed by Engr. Armand Andres.
“Napakalaking karangalan po sa lungsod ng Maynila ang makilala bilang 2nd place overall most competitive sa highly urbanized cities. Nakaka-proud na maging bahagi ng lungsod dahil nakikilala ang mga effort sa pagbibigay ng tamang serbisyo at nabibigyan ng parangal dahil ginagawa natin ang ating mga tungkulin,” she said,” she said.
Lacuna also announced that the Manila local government was also cited for its handling of finances last October 26, when the city was awarded as “local revenue generation hall of famer” and for ranking third in the entire country based on highest locally-sourced revenue for the years 2018 to 2020. The certificate of achievement was given by the Department of Finance and the Bureau of Local Government Finance.
“Ibig sabihin, ‘yung galing talaga sa atin…sariling sikap. In other words, ‘sariling sikap’ at hindi galing sa labas. Isa lang Isa lang po ang ibig sabihin niyan— ang ating pagiging masinop sa pananalapi ng ating lungsod. Kami naman po ay transparent at palaging nagre-report sa inyo at masaya kaming nakikilala ang pagiging masinop ng ating lungsod,” she explained.
Meanwhile, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) also awarded the city of Manila with special recognitions for its anti-drug abuse council (rating, highly functional); council for protection of children (functionality audit- ideal); local peace and order (highly functional); LGU compliance assessment, Manila bay cleanup, rehabilitation and preservation program, (highly compliant). Manila was also fifth place in the “2022 Lupong Tagapamayapa” incentive award.(JERRY S. TAN)
