Five barangays were hailed as Best Performing Barangays of the year during the “2024 Bacolod Better Awards” of the Department of the Interior and Local Government at L’Fisher Hotel in Bacolod City on Thursday, Dec. 5.
DILG-Bacolod named barangays 5, 32, Pahanocoy, Granada, and Taculing as the best performing out of the 61 barangays of the city during the awarding ceremonies.
The event, which was led by Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez and Makati City Mayor Abby Binay, recognized public servants who displayed outstanding effort and dedication in doing their roles and responsibilities for the community, a press release said.
During the ceremony, barangays Mansilingan, 26, and Singcang-Airport received Stories of Fame Awards, while Sangguniang Kabataan chairpersons from Vista Alegre, Granada, Villamonte, Mansilingan, and Bata were conferred with the Margie A. Biligan Excellence Awards for Leadership.
Venice Angling of Brgy. 5 was hailed as most outstanding barangay secretary in Bacolod and 10 barangay secretaries were awarded Service Excellence Awards.
In the Barangay Innovative Governance Award, Barangay 5 was declared champion in Excellence in Safety, Peace, and Order, Social Protection and Sensitivity, while Taculing was champion in Business-Friendliness and Competitiveness and Environmental Management;
Brgy. Granada was hailed champion in Financial Administration and Sustainability and Brgy. Pahanocoy in Disaster Preparedness Category.*