Seal of Good Local Governance Act of 2019 signed

Manila, July 17 -- President Rodrigo R. Duterte has signed into law an act establishing and institutionalizing the Seal of Good Local Governance for local government units (LGUs).

Duterte signed "The Seal of Good Local Governance Act of 2019" (R.A. 11292) on April 12, 2019 but a copy of the document was only released to reporters on Tuesday (July 16).

Under the law, the Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) refers to "an award, incentive, honor and recognition-based program for all LGUs, and is a continuing commitment for LGUs to continually progress and improve their performance."

The law establishes the Council of Good Local Governance, composed of at least 10 government agencies, which shall act as a policy-making and advisory body to ...