By: Lemuel C. Mejares –  LGOO VI | DILG FIELD OFFICE

DIPLAHAN, ZSP – After the thorough evaluation conducted by the Dangal At Ugnayang Gobyerno (DAUG) screening committee from August 7 to 11, 2023, the team conferred the awards to deserving barangays on September 22, 2023 at Diplahan Gymnasium, Poblacion, Diplahan, Zamboanga Sibugay.

Barangay Tinongtongan headed by Punong barangay Winnie V. Bacay emerged as the winner for FY 2023 Dangal At Ugnayang Gobyerno (DAUG) Excellence Award with a cash prize at stake of Php 25,000 and a marker.

Winning the next spots are the barangays of Sampoli A and Lobing that received cash prize of Php 15,000 and Php 10,000 respectively.

Gracing the event, DILG Provincial Director Mario Baterna personally conferred the plaques and the prizes to the top performing barangays.

The following barangays are hailed top performing barangays with their corresponding rating namely:

  • TINONGTONGAN – 91.64%
  • SAMPOLI-B – 89.09 %
  • LOBING – 87.47 %
  • MANANGON – 84.99%
  • KAUSWAGAN – 84.20 %
  • SONGCUYA – 81.25%
  • DITAY – 80.37 %
  • PARADISE – 80.26 %
  • POBLACION – 80.08 %
  • GOLING – 79.87 %
  • MEJO – 79.82 %

Joining with him was LGOO II Jay Aris Buella who also conferred the plaques to the Lupon Tagapamayapa Incentive Awards to the top 3 barangays in order namely: Tinongtongan, Poblacion and Sampoli-B.

Addressing to the 22 barangays of Diplahan, PD Baterna said “ This award you received are the product of barangay  collated efforts in delivering commendable governance services and facilities. The DILG ensures that barangays are performing within their scope and that the Barangay base institutions are functional.”

Here under are the list of other awardees per category during awards night:

BEST PERFORMING SANGGUNIANG KABATAAN

FIRST: SK OF LINDANG WITH PHP 25,000 CASH PRIZE

SECOND: SK OF POBLACION AND DITAY WITH PHP 20,000 CASH PRIZE

THIRD: SK OF BUTONG EITH 10, 000 CASH PRIZE

BEST PERFORMING SECRETARY: MS. MARIA CORDOVA OF TINONGTONGAN

BEST PERFORMING SANGGUNIANG BARANGAY MEMBER: HON. THELMA BRAGANZA

BEST PERFORMING TREASURERS:

  1. MR.EDWIN DAGUPLO OF GUINOMAN
  2. MS. JANET A. AGUILAR OF KAUSWAGAN’
  3. MS. ARTELYA J. LABADAN OF TINONGTONGAN
  4. MS. JUVELYN F. PASANTING OF POBLACION

GAWAD NG PAGLILINGKOD FOR PUNONG BARANGAY

  1. HON. JONIE D. VILLARUZ OF DITAY
  2. HON.ROALIE D. JAWARIL OF PILAR
  3. HON. BABERTO A. LOPEZ OF GUINOMAN

GAWAD NG PAGLILINGKOD FOR BARANGAY  KAGAWAD

  1. HON. SEVERINO T. VILLARTA OF POBLACION
  2. HON. ALEXIS Y. RIBO OF POBLACION
  3. HON. BUENAVENTURA C. ESCALANTE OF DITAY
  4. HON. NELSON S. SARGENTO OF TINONGTONGAN
  5. HON. ELMA R. ENOC OF SAMPOLI-A
  6. HON. VICENTE G. VELARDE OF MEJO

GAWAD NG PANUNUNGKULAN

  1. PERCELITA PEDROSAOF MEJO
  2. MARYFLOR C. RIVERA OF STA. CRUZ
  3. MARIVIC F. DIO OF LINDANG
  4. VERGIE RAMOS OF NATAN

Pioneering the implementation of DAUG excellence award gained positive support from the local government unit through the issuance of Sangguniang Bayan Resolution No.2022-11-085 dated November 14, 2022 which aims to recognize best performing barangays and officials in the locality.

To strengthen the initiative, Municipal Mayor Atty. Eric Yap Palma issued executive order creating the DAUG screening committee who shall validate the performance of the barangay not only the DAUG tools but also the Seal of Good Local Governance for barangays.

MLGOO Lemuel Mejares conceptualized the DAUG awards tools and implementation phase in 2022 in coordination with the Liga ng mga Barangay of Diplahan that strongly supported the initiative  by providing logistics and cash incentives to the winning barangays.

For his part, MLGOO Mejares expressed his gratitude to all partners, validators and donors who donated valuable items that were raffled on that night.#