SGLG-Law-or-RA-11292.docx

**[SGLG Law or RA 11292]** There is hereby established a Council of Good Local Governance (the "Council"), which shall be composed of the following: a. Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG); b. Department of Budget and Management (DBM); c. Department of Finance (DOF); d. De...

**[SGLG Law or RA 11292]** There is hereby established a Council of Good Local Governance (the "Council"), which shall be composed of the following: a. Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG); b. Department of Budget and Management (DBM); c. Department of Finance (DOF); d. Department of Health (DOH); e. Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD); f. Department of Education (DepEd); g. Department of Tourism (DOT); h. Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR); i. National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA); j. Office of Civil Defense; and k. One (1) representative from the basic sectors to be nominated by the National Anti-Poverty Commission. The Secretary of the DILG shall act as **Chairperson of the Council**. The appropriate office of the DILG, as the latter may designate, shall serve as the Secretariat of the Council. *Powers and Functions of the Council.* --- The Council shall act as policy-making and advisory body to ensure the proper implementation of the SGLG. It shall perform the following powers and functions: a. Develop and promulgate the performance indicators that shall serve as standards for evaluating the LGUs compliance and/or satisfaction of each of the criteria prescribed above: *Provided*, That the Council shall designate each Council member to lead the development of performance indicators in his/her area of jurisdiction or expertise and recommend the approval of such performance indicators by the Council: *Provided, farther*, That in the development and approval of the performance indicators, the Council shall take into consideration that LGUs may not be similarly situated and that one (1) or more indicators may be peculiarly inapplicable or extremely difficult to meet given the inherent limitations or circumstances of the LGUs; b. Review and/or revise the performance indicators consistent with the long-term development plans of the National Government. The development of indicators should reflect outcomes that are performance-based, encouraging outputs that reflect concrete benefits to the community in terms of policy, rules, regulations, behavior, skill competencies, knowledge, or attitude; c. Conduct an evaluation of the impact of this Act on the performance of the LGUs for purposes of determining the need for enhancing or continuing the SGLG, rolling out the SGLG in barangays, and recommending any amendatory legislation. For this purpose, the Council shall institute an effective feedback mechanism where the concerns of LGUs and other stakeholders on the implementation of the SGLG are appropriately considered; d. Create technical working groups, upon the recommendation of the Council member concerned, composed of experts from government agencies, representatives from the leagues of provinces, cities and municipalities, and other sectors, to assist the Council members in the performance of their respective functions as provided for in paragraph (a) of this section; e. Submit to the President of the Philippines, the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, on an annual basis, copies of the performance indicators approved by the Council together with the performance indicators developed and recommended by the lead Council member, and the result of the impact assessment conducted pursuant to paragraph (c) of this section; and f. Perform such other functions as are necessary or incidental to properly carry out the purposes of this Act. **Ten areas** under the SGLG assessment criteria: 1. **Good Fiscal or Financial Administration or Financial Sustainability** 2. **Disaster Preparedness** 3. **Social Protection and Sensitivity Program** 4. **Health Compliance and Responsiveness** 5. **Programs for Sustainable Education** 6. **Business Friendliness and Competitiveness** 7. **Safety, Peace and Order** 8. **Environmental Management** 9. **Tourism, Heritage Development, Culture and Arts** 10. **Youth Development** *Requisites to Qualify for SGLG. *--- An LGU, which, according to the assessment of the DILG, complies, qualifies, and passes all assessment criteria as provided in Section 7 of this Act, shall be conferred and awarded the SGLG and granted the corresponding incentive as provided under Section 11 of this Act. *The SGLG Incentive Fund *--- There is hereby **created a special account** under the **General Appropriations Act (GAA)** called the "**SGLG Fund**". The Fund shall be utilized only to pay out the incentives granted to LGUs which qualify for the SGLG. The Council established under Section 4 of this Act shall have the authority to determine the monetary incentives for LGUs based on the number of awardees. It shall also have the authority to re-evaluate and increase the amount of SGLG incentive to be awarded to LGUs: Provided, That, the increase shall be subject to the sufficiency of the Fund at the time the increment is implemented. The incentives paid out of the SGLG Fund shall not be used for any of the following: a. Financing micro credits and loans; b. Travel expenses, whether domestic or foreign, except when the purpose is in furtherance of the purposes of this Act; c. Administrative expenses of the LGU including, but not limited to, cash gifts, bonuses, food allowances, staff uniforms, communication bills, utilities, transportation costs and the like; d. Purchase, maintenance or repair of any motor vehicles or motorcycles not directly used for the SGLG undertaking; e. Salaries, wages, emoluments, per diems or overtime pay of employees; f. Construction, repair, or refurnishing of administrative offices; and g. Loan guarantee. *Technical Assistance for Capacity-Building.* --- The DILG shall release the governance assessment report which shall, in part, identify the local governance gaps to the respective LGUs. The national government agencies concerned shall provide technical assistance for capacity-building on identified gaps of LGUs which have not qualified for the SGLG award. *[Reference:]* - SGLG Law\ [[https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/downloads/2019/04apr/20190412-RA-11292-RRD.pdf]](https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/downloads/2019/04apr/20190412-RA-11292-RRD.pdf)