TABONTABON, Leyte: This small municipality of more than 12,000 inhabitants in Leyte province achieved a milestone in governance after it was bestowed with the coveted Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG).
NATIONAL AWARD RECIPIENT Mayor Efren Diaz Redoña (center) of Tabontabon town in Leyte poses with Sangguniang Bayan Secretary Maricor Ecija Bautista (second from left), DILG Municipal Officer Marilyn Malquisto (left) and members of the city council as he holds a replica of a check of worth P1.8 million he received as financial reward for the city for bagging the Seal of Good Local Governance Award from DILG Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. during the national awarding rites held at the Manila Hotel on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023. PHOTO BY NESTOR L. ABREMATEA