GAWAD PAMANA NG LAHI

            Gawad Pamana ng Lahi is a total award concept conferred to a Province, City or Municipality in recognition of exemplary performance of the local government unit in the areas of administration, social, economic and environmental governance.

            The Gawad Pamana ng Lahi accords government recognition to exemplary performance of LGUs which is drawn from the database of the on-line Local Governance Performance Management System (LGPMS); It is an instrument to scale-up the value of transparency, accountability and inclusivity in local administration and development.

As a result of the Regional Assessment and Validation conducted by the GPL Regional Awards Committee, the following were adjudged as Regional Winners in the Province and City Category, per 2012 GPL set of criteria provided, to wit:

a)     City Category                  –           Dipolog City

b)     Province Category         –           Zamboanga del Norte

c)     Municipal Category       –           Dumingag, Zamboanga del Sur