The Seal of Good Local Governance.
Section 3
SEC. 3. The Seal of Good Local Governance. - The Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) is 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 in the following areas by: (a) Upholding the practice of transparency and accountability in the use of public funds; (b) Preparing for challenges brought about by unpredictable natural calamities; (c) Demonstrating the readiness to help and sensitivity to the needs of vulnerable and marginalized sectors of society; (d) Setting-up, .implementing and sustaining health policies and programs that would strengthen and promote the well-being, healthy lifestyle and safety of the public, ensuring that all individuals especially the vulnerable have fair opportunities for better health; (e) Instituting education reforms and programs to improve the quality of education in the country; (f) Encouraging pro-competitive policies and government interventions that promote market efficiency and consumer welfare: (g) Protecting constituents from threats to life and damage to property: (h) Safeguarding and preserving the integrity of the environment through adaptive social responsibility; and (i) Conserving local culture and heritage and fostering their value and significance for tourism opportunity.