TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte – Mayor Mel Senen S. Sarmiento of Calbayog City has been selected as
the Konrad Adenauer Medal of Excellence (KAME) national winner as a
highly performing city government.
DILG-8 Regional
Director William C. Paler sent his congratulations to Mayor Sarmiento,
upon receiving a letter from Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS)
Country Representative Klaus Preschle and Nestor N. Pilar, Chairman of
the Board of Judges of the Local Government Development Foundation (LOGODEF)
which sponsored the search. Director Paler added that the awards
ceremonies will be held at the Manila Hotel on December 6, 2006.
Other winners in their
respective categories are: Governor Erico B. Aumentado of Bohol
(provinces), Mayor Dixon Q. Yasay of Opol, Misamis Oriental
(municipalities) and Punong Barangay Carlos C. Rigor of Barangay Paco,
Mankayan, Benguet (barangays).
KAME, named after the
first German Chancellor, is an award for best managed local government
units in the Philippines. It is given to local executives for their
constructive leadership, accomplishments and visions as political
leaders of their communities.
A search committee
composed of local government experts from the academe, foreign and
local government agencies evaluated the candidature of LGUs for the
KAME award.
Nominees are evaluated
according to eight (8) criteria: accountability, responsiveness,
management innovation, public-private sector partnership, local
government citizen interaction, decentralized management, networking
and human resource management.
Nominations for the
KAME award could come from a non-government organization registered
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), a civic
organization competent and knowledgeable in local government
administration, an association or league of local authorities, a
church or parish, or an international organization working with LGUs.
