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89 PERCENT OF LGUS IN NORMIN COMPLY WITH FULL DISCLOSURE POLICY

Saturday 1st of June 2013
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, June 1 (PIA) -- Around 89 percent of the local government units (LGUs) in Northern Mindanao have complied with the Full Disclosure Policy of the national government in 2012. The compliance is 29 percent higher than the targeted 60 percent compliance for the year, the Regional Development Council (RDC) said. The Full Disclosure Policy is a government’s policy that requires local officials of provinces, cities and municipalities to fully disclose particular financial transactions of the LGU to keep their constituents informed on how the LGU budget is managed, disbursed and used. According to the RDC, the five provinces...
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DILG-10 orients LGUs on Full Disclosure Policy Portal
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, April 25 -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government in region 10 has conducted an orientation-workshop for municipal information technology focal persons on the Full Disclosure Policy Portal (FDPP) at the Local Government Resource Center (LGRC) here. Regional Director Rene K. Burdeos said the activity is in line with Republic Act (RA) 10352 or the General Appropriations Act FY 2013, RA 7160 or the Local Government Code of the Philippines and the Full Disclosure...
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DILG website offers window to LGU finances, transactions
MANILA, Dec. 3 (PIA) -- The Department of Interior and Local Government has developed a website where the public can readily see the finances and other transaction of local government units in line with the Aquino administration's "Daang Matuwid (straight path)" thrust. By logging on to the Full Disclosure Policy Portal (FDPP) through "fdpp.dilg.gov.ph" the public can view important LGU documents such as annual budget reports, statements of debt service, statements of receipts and expenditures...
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  • 13
    Nov
    2012

    DILG, civil society link for full disclosure policy

    CEBU CITY November 12 (PIA) -- The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG-7) in the region intensified its link and partnership with the Civil Society Organizations (CSO), national government agencies and stakeholders to adopt and make full disclosure policy implemented in any institution in the country. This commitment was worked out in a workshop and training dubbed "Building on the Full Disclosure Policy: Developing the Capacity of CSOs to Engage in Local Budgeting and Governanc...
  • 16
    Jun
    2012

    DILG wants full disclosure of jail expenses

    MANILA, June 16 (PIA) -- Starting July 1 this year, all jails under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) will be required to post their expenditures and donations in their bulletin boards nationwide, a statement posted on its website said. After the DILG required local governments to disclose their budget and finances, it said that it is now the turn of the jails to divulge their expenditures and donations to the public. In 2010, the DILG issued the Fu...
  • 28
    May
    2012

    DILG-10 Field Officers undergo training on ARTA RCS

    CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, May 28 –--To advocate the Anti-Red Tape Act (ARTA) or Republic Act 9485 more aggressively in local government units, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Civil Service Commission (CSC) here conducted a series of trainings on ARTA Report Card Survey (RCS). The survey shall generate feedback on compliance of the local government units (LGUs) to ARTA requirements, specifically on the frontline service delivery performance. Last April 24 to 27, ...
  • 22
    Apr
    2012

    DILG9 chief congratulates Kumalarang for complying full disclosure policy

    PAGADIAN CITY, April 22 (PIA) -- Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) IX regional director Paisal Abutazil on Thursday congratulated the local government of Kumalarang under the able leadership of Mayor Allan Damas for having complied to the requirements of Seal of Good Housekeeping thereby making them a recipient of the agency’s Local Government Support Fund (LGSF). Speaking before the municipal and barangay officials, employees, and residents during the groundbreaking cer...
  • 07
    Feb
    2012

    DILG distributes SGH markers in Northern Mindanao

    CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Feb. 7 -- Twenty glass markers of Seal of Good Housekeeping (SGH) were distributed to the municipal mayors in recognition of their respective local government units (LGUs) as awardees in advancing the principles of accountability and transparency in local governance.   These solid markers signed by Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse M. Robredo were given during the convocation program of DILG, Region 10, last Monday, Feb. 6.   Present to receive the ...
  • 19
    Jan
    2012

    90 percent of LGUs practice transparency--Robredo

    MANILA, Jan. 19 (PIA) -- Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse M. Robredo said on Thursday that at least 90 percent of the provinces, cities and municipalities nationwide have become more transparent during the past year.   Robredo said that 1,551 of the 1,713 local government units (LGUs) have complied with the Full Disclosure Policy which requires local governments to post their budget and other financial transactions in websites, newspapers of general circulation and conspicuou...
  • 04
    Aug
    2011

    Butuan City LGU supports full disclosure policy

    BUTUAN CITY, August 4 (PIA) ¬– The city government of Butuan has complied and adhered to the full disclosure policy (FDP) of the national government, said City Mayor Ferdinand Amante, Jr.   Speaking before the jam-packed 2,000 capacity Almont Hotel’s Convention Center during his recent State of the City Address (SOCA), Amante said in line with the full disclosure policy of the national government, the city government has been posting all financial transactions on the...
  • 14
    Jul
    2011

    North Cotabato gets top mark in Good Housekeeping

    KORONADAL CITY, July 14 (PIA)-- North Cotabato’s provincial government received the highest rating of five in its implementation of full disclosure policy, according to the province’s Information and Development Communication Division Full disclosure policy is one of the assessment areas of the on-going evaluation of the local government units by the Department the Interior and Local Government (DILG) in line with its Seal of Good Housekeeping (SGH) progr...
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