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Sunday, February 05, 2006
Mayor elevates campaign for 'good governance'
By Albert B. Lacanlale
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO -- While this city celebrates its fifth anniversary in becoming a city, local officials continue with their work to achieve a harmonious public-private relationship in mapping development goals.
City Mayor Oscar S. Rodriguez on Saturday hosted a multi-sectoral governance summit in relation to the Public Governance System (PGS) being pushed through with the City Government and the Institute for Solidarity in Asia (ISA).
The city, he said, has embarked on the PGS as a strong indication of its commitment to be a model of good governance in this part of the country.
PGS is a management tool that needs the participation of both public and private sectors in drawing up their community's vision, mission. and direction.
So far, the City Government has conducted several consultations and workshops for its working departments, offices and units as well as for the representatives of the different sectors in the city, to formulate the city's charter statement, vision, and mission.
Saturday's summit was attended by representatives of various sectors including business, academe, farmers, bankers, youth and subdivision homeowners, among others.
The keynote speaker was former Finance secretary, Dr. Jesus Estanislao, president and chairman of ISA.
Estanislao said the City of San Fernando is one of the few local government units that have adopted the PGS system.
With the PGS system, Estanislao explained, an LGU could design programs based on ideas collated with other sectors.
Participating sectors rate the city's performance through scorecards to help the officials in determining the LGU's strengths and weaknesses.
"Investors could then gain insights of the city, which may lead to the pouring of investments for San Fernando," Estanislao said.
The summit comes with the hope that Fernandinos will actively share in the efforts to bring about effective governance through their responsible participation in the workings of government, particularly in setting and carrying out objectives that will redound to the benefit of the many, particularly the marginalized, in this city, Rodriguez said.
ISA Fellow
Estanislao also invited Rodriguez as one of the ISA Fellows.
The distinction will be conferred at the National Conference on the PGS on February 28 in Makati City.
Estanislao said the choice as ISA Fellows has been made on the basis of Rodriguez's demonstrated commitment to significant improvements in public governance.
"Your adoption of the PGS for your city as well as your oversight in ensuring that the city roadmap be pursued with active involvement of citizens were taken into account," Estanislao told Rodriguez in reference to the mayor's choice as ISA Fellow.
(February 5, 2006 issue)
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