Manila, April 23 -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Wednesday said the Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) assessment for local government units (LGUs) this year has been deferred to allow the recalibration of the program.

The SGLG is an institutionalized incentive, honor, and recognition-based program of the DILG on the exemplary governance of LGUs to uphold transparency, accountability, and effective public service delivery.

In a statement, the agency said there is a need to recalibrate the SGLG to support long-term solutions and not just annual compliance, streamline indicators to focus on measurable impact, and improve funding mechanisms for fairer and more effective distribution.

From an annual asses...