Pagkilala sa Natatanging Pamamahalang Lokal

RATIONALE, MECHANICS, WORKING COMMITTEE & BUDGETARY REQUIREMENTS

I. AWARD RATIONALE

The Gawad Balay Lakoy: Pagkilala sa Natatanging Pamamahalang Lokal will be launched
on November 15, 2017 as a pioneering program that searches and recognizes best local
government (barangay, municipality and city) sponsored by the Provincial Government of
Oriental Mindoro in partnership with the private sector, academe and civil society organizations.
Local government with outstanding local governance will be recognized and awarded during the
celebration of Oriental Mindoro’s Founding Anniversary in 2018.

The award got its name from the Mangyan’s main home that houses the extended family
composing of the parents and the siblings with their own families. According to Garcellano
(1989), Balay Lakoy also serves as the meeting place for the Mangyan elders who come from
various families. It is in this meeting room where Mangyan elders consult each other in terms of
policy-making and coming up with various decisions that affect the community. In addition,
inside the Balay Lakoy, the Mangyan recognizes the power of the leader as the one who leads
and commands the entire family. Moreover, Gariguez (2017) observed that the cultural relevance
of living together in a Balay Lakoy remains to be an integral part even in the present day
consciousness of the Alangan Mangyans through the sense of one-ness with the community that
is reflected in the still prevalent concept of community ownership.

Thus, Balay Lakoy, as it relates to good local governance, represents balance and impartiality,
organization and order, command and control of the leader and consultative governance.

The Award, as aspired by the Provincial Government of Oriental Mindoro headed by Gov.
Alfonso V. Umali, Jr., adapts and modifies its guiding principle, mechanics and criteria from the
Department of the Interior and Local Government’s (DILG) Seal of Good Local Governance
(SGLG), Seal of Good Barangay Governance (SGBG) and Galing Pook Award.

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II. MECHANICS AND CRITERIA

1. The Gawad Balay Lakoy is composed of four (4) phases: a) self-evaluation phase (2) site
visit and validation phase (3) confirmation phase and (5) awarding ceremonies.

2. The Gawad will recognize two (2) municipalities/city based on LGU class namely: (1)
city and 1st to 2nd class municipality category; and (2) 3rd to 4th class municipal category.
The Awardee for each category shall receive plaque of appreciation and P 1,000,000.00
cash.

3. SELF-EVALUATION PHASE: The criteria for self-evaluation (city/municipal

category) will be as follows:
a. good financial housekeeping,
b. disaster preparedness,
c. social protection initiatives,
d. peace, order and public safety,
e. business-friendliness and competitiveness,
f. environmental management, and
g. tourism, culture and the arts.

4. Based on the self-evaluation checklist with the over-all weight score of 180, the LGUs
who submitted self-evaluation checklist and attachments and attained the score of 150
points and above shall qualify to the next level of competition which is the site visit and
validation phase.

5. Municipality or City with adverse Commission on Audit (COA) Finding (Disallowance

or Suspension) is automatically disqualified from this competition.

6. For the barangay level, there will be seven (7) winners with P 500,000.00 cash and
plaque of appreciation

7. The criteria for self-evaluation phase will be on the following areas, namely:
a. barangay legislation;
b. transparency and accountability;
c. citizens’ participation;
d. development planning and budgeting;
e. financial accountability;
f. revenue legislation;
g. revenue allocation and utilization;
h. facility and customer service;
i. human resource management and development;
j. health and sanitation;
k. women and children;
l. public safety and disaster risk reduction management;
m. gender mainstreaming;
n. education, culture and sports;

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 o. entrepreneurship, business and enterprise promotion;
p. natural resource management and;
q. waste management and pollution control.

8. Based on the self-evaluation checklist with the over-all weight score of 180, the
barangays who submitted self-evaluation checklist with attachments and attained the
score of at least 140 points and above shall qualify to the next level of competition which
is the visit and validation.

9. Barangays with adverse Commission on Audit (COA) Finding (Disallowance or

Suspension) is automatically disqualified from this competition.

10. The SITE VISIT AND VALIDATION PHASE is a results-based approach which will
be done through validating the submitted documents and the conduct of a focus group
discussion. The submitted documents will be validated to make sure that no false
declarations have been made. If the validation team found out that the contest participants
made false declarations in their submission, they shall automatically be disqualified from
the contest.

11. After the paper validation, the next step will be a focus group discussion (FDG) to be
organized by DILG to all qualifying LGUs. A systematic random sampling method shall
be used to select 10-15 key informants who are ordinary citizens from the concerned
LGU.

12. Using structured and focused questions, the validation team shall judge the finalists using
the following criteria:
a. Effectiveness of service delivery (25%);
b. People’s participation and empowerment (25%);
c. Project and program sustainability (25%) and;
d. Positive results (25%).

13. CONFIRMATION PHASE: The Validation Team shall then recommend the winners
and will be confirmed by the honorary chairperson and honorary vice-chairperson.

14. AWARDING CEREMONIES: Awarding ceremonies will be staged as part of the 68th
Founding Anniversary Celebration of the Province on November 2018.

15. All entries must be submitted to the DWCC Research and Planning Office or DILG
Provincial Office on or before the deadline of submission.

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III. WORKING COMMITTEE

1. Executive Committee

Honorary Chairperson : Provincial Governor

Honorary Vice-Chairperson : Provincial Vice Governor

Chairperson : Department of the Interior and Local Government

(DILG) Provincial Director

Co-chairperson : Divine Word College of Calapan (DWCC) President

Executive Secretary : PGO-Special Programs and Projects In-charge /

Labor and Employment Officer III

Members : Provincial Administrator

: Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP)

Branch Manager

: Rotary Club of Downtown Calapan (RCDC)

Head of Community Services Committee

: Representative of a Civil Society Organization

: Provincial Legal Officer

: Secretary to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan

: Provincial Information Officer

: Special Assistant for Environment Concerns

: Special Assistant for Planning

and Project Development

: DWCC Research and Planning Officer / Center for

Mindoro Studies Director

: DWCC Political Science Department Coordinator

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2. Validation Team

Team Leader : Department of the Interior and Local Government

(DILG) Provincial Director

Assistant Team Leader: Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP)

Branch Manager

Members : Representative of a Civil Society Organization

: Provincial Legal Officer

: Provincial Information Officer

: Special Assistant for Environment Concerns

: DWCC Research and Planning Officer / Center for

Mindoro Studies Director

: PGO-Special Programs and Projects In-charge /

Labor and Employment Officer III

3. Secretariat : DWCC Center for Mindoro Studies

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IV. BUDGETARY REQUIREMENTS

1. PRIZES 2 city/municipalities P1, 000,000.00 x 2 = P 2,000,000.00

7 barangays P 500,000.00 x 7 = P 3,500,000.00

2. OPERATIONS

A. Travelling Expenses = P 25,000.00

B. Plaques and Certificates = P 50,000.00

C. Venue, Sound and Light Rentals = P 50,000.00

D. Dinner for Awarding Ceremonies = P 30,000.00

E. Honorarium of Panel of Judges P5,000 x 10 = P 50,000.00

F. Snacks during FGD 20 pax x P45 x 8 = P 10,000.00

G. Miscellaneous Expenses = P 10,000.00

TOTAL = P 225,000.00

GRAND TOTAL = P 5,725,000.00

Prepared by:

DON STEPHERSON V. CALDA, Ph.D.

Special Projects and Programs In-charge
Office of the Governor
Noted by:

ROMEO G. INFANTADO, M.D.

OIC-Provincial Administrator

Approved by:

ALFONSO V. UMALI, JR.

Provincial Governor