Cavite is Behind Bohol Island

The province of Cavite continues to flourish under the leadership of
Governor Jonvic Remulla, proof of which was when it was cited as one
of the top performing provinces in the Philippines by the Department
of Interior and Local Government (DILG).

Provincial information officer Jo-Ann Nazareno-Loyola said that in
terms of local governance, Cavite ranked 8th placer and was recognized
among the 10 provinces which acquired high scores in the DILG's Local
Governance Performance Management System (LGPMS).

Nazareno-Loyola said the LGPMS, administered by the DILG's Bureau of
Local Government Supervision, is a web-based, self-assessment tool
that measures local government units' performance in key governance
areas and provides information on the condition of LGUs in terms of
local governance and development.

Cited by DILG as the top 10 performing provinces are: Bohol (4.9370);
La Union (4.9115); Bulacan (4.8628); Negros Oriental (4.8331);
Pangasinan (4.8185); Ilocos Norte (4.8185); Albay (4.8064); Cavite
(4.8031); Compostela Valley (4.7812); and Tarlac (4.7773), she said.

Highly urbanized and independent component cities include Valenzuela
(4.9150); San Juan (4.8875); Puerto Princesa (4.8640); Angeles
(4.7410); Davao (4.7380); Naga (4.6940); Zamboanga (4.6865); Iligan
(4.6710); Cebu (4.6633); and Taguig (4.6415).

Top performers for the component cities are Ligao (4.9240); Laoag
(4.9193); San Fernando (4.9177); Vigan (4.8617); Gingoog (4.8568);
Cabanatuan (4.8363); Dipolog (4.8113); La Carlota (4.7553); Iriga
(4.7522); and Batac (4.7430).

Meanwhile, Nazareno-Loyola said that after bagging the DILG-LGPMS
award as one of the country's top performing provinces, the province
of Cavite once again proved its excellence by being hailed as one of
the Regional Gawad Pamana ng Lahi 2011 Awardees -- Provincial Category
-- last month at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC)
Plenary Hall.

The Regional Gawad Pamana ng Lahi 2011 is given for exemplary
performance in good governance. It is a total award concept and is
conferred on a province, city or municipality for exemplary
performance in administrative, social, economic, and environmental
governance. It is also an instrument to scale-up the valuing of
accountability, transparency, and inclusivity in local administration
and development.

Exemplary performance information is drawn from the database of the
on-line LGPMS, Seal of Good Housekeeping, International Organization
or National Government Agency-bestowed awards and acknowledged
innovations.

Cavite province will receive P3 million cash incentive coming from the
Performance Challenge Fund (PCF).

"It is always a pleasure to receive an award for the province. It is
an honor for my fellow Cavitenos who work hard to achieve our goal to
improve our services for our people. Let's make our bureaucracy work
for the benefit of our people. Let us join our hands together for the
improvement of services in the province," Governor Remulla said.

Also recipient of the award is the municipality of Carmona, Cavite
headed by Mayor Dahlia Loyola who will receive P1 million cash
incentive for the Regional Gawad Pamana ng Lahi 2011 Award in the
Municipal Category.