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MOST OUTSTANDING MAYOR AWARD 2021

PUBLIC ASSEmBLIES RECOGNITION PROGRAmS
In line with Executive Order No. 2019-01, the Local Government To honor the skills and talents of Barotacnons, the LGU under
Unit conducts public assemblies in barangays and in the municipal Mayor Bongbong’s direction organizes recognition programs for
public market to reach out to the people and hear their concerns. winners of the 5th Congressional District Sports Association
Such assemblies are used in order to crowdsource feedback and (CDSA) Meet, and awards monetary incentives to Barotacnons
formulate potential programs for the betterment of the municipality. who excel in their respective fields.

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
The Public Employment Service Office of Barotac Viejo
was hailed as the Provincial Grand Winner during the 2019
Search for Best PESO by the Iloilo Provincial Government
and was recognized as the Regional Grand Winner during the
2019 Search for Best PESO by the Department of Labor and
Employment Region VI.

In 2020, Barotac Viejo ranked 14th in the Province of Iloilo
in terms of Solid Waste Management, as proclaimed by the
Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office.

Barotac Viejo has been recognized as one of the most Mayor Bongbong always ends his speech with “Ululupod kita.
competitive LGUs (3rd to 4th Class Municipality Category) Asenso, Barotac Viejo! (Let’s be together. More progress for
in the Province of Iloilo as ranked based on the Cities and Barotac Viejo!).”
Municipalities Index for the year 2020. Under Mayor Bongbong’s
Leadership, Barotac Viejo has risen 170 ranks, from 327th in Going forward, Mayor Bongbong envisions a more progressive
2019 to 157th in 2020 in the entire Philippines. Barotac Viejo alongside his partners in development. Through
his brand of public service, he hopes to cultivate a culture of
Last March 2021, Barotac Viejo won its first-ever Seal of Good unity, accountability and excellence with his fellow Barotacnons
Education Governance and was awarded the Seal for Rookies. to overcome challenges and achieve success for the town.
Only 27 LGUs including Barotac Viejo have been proclaimed as
winners of the Seal of Good Education Governance in the whole
country and out of them, only 7 Municipalities were given the
Seal for Rookies.

In March 2021, Barotac Viejo was declared as Drug-Cleared
Municipality by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)
during its 25th Regional Oversight Committee Deliberation.

Barotac Viejo was named Top 2 in the Province of Iloilo and
Top 10 in Western Visayas in terms of business tax and other
revenue collection efficiency, with a rating of 146.85 percent
exceeding the annual target established by the Bureau of Local
Government Finance (BLGF) Region VI for Fiscal Year 2020.

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