TAGUM CITY - The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) HAS conferred the Seal of Good Housekeeping (SGH) to the Province of Davao del Norte for its efforts in promoting good local governance.
Governor Rodolfo P. del Rosario received the SGH marker from DILG Provincial Director Alex Roldan, as provincial officials and executives huddled besides them in a simple rite at the Bulwagan ng Lalawigan during ceremonies held last September 17.
The SGH seal was signed by the late DILG Secretary Jesse Robredo, who initiated the project two years ago to promote transparency, accountability, and efficiency in local governance.
Roldan said the province will receive P7 million from the Performance Challenge Fund (PCF) for scoring high in planning, fiscal management, transparency and accountability, and, valuing of performance information.
He bared all the component cities and municipalities of the province earlier garnered the SGH seal for meeting the government’s standards of good governance last year.
The compliant LGUs have since received their financial aid of P3 million for the cities and P1 million for the towns coming from the PCF.
Del Rosario said the award shows that the province, under his leadership, is performing its best to serve the best interest of the people.
He assured the province shall continue to espouse the principles of accountability and transparency, particularly in pursuing its human-centered development agenda P.E.O.P.L.E.
“We value good governance as a tool to achieving our development goals. We value transparency and accountability as required by the DILG’s Seal of Good Housekeeping, which is a broader benchmark for LGUs,” he said in his State of the Province Address early this year.(Noel Baguio-PIO DavNor)
Legarda: Thousands of Filipino Seafarers to Benefit from Maritime Labour Convention, 2006
In light of the celebration of Maritime Week, Senator Loren Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, today stressed on the importance of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 to the thousands of Filipinos seafarers who all seek for better protection and improved working conditions.
“As we celebrate Maritime Week, we must all work to ensure that the rights of all seafarers are upheld, and that they are respected and recognized as vital components of the world economy. We must begin working towards full implementation of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006,” Legarda said.
“Thirty percent (30%) of all the personnel manning ships worldwide are Filipino seafarers. In 2011 alone, the Philippines deployed 343,587 seafarers, making 1 out of every 5 seafarers in the world a Filipino. There is an urgent need for governments to effectively enforce its regulatory role in ensuring safer and secure shipping, in preventing marine pollution, and in ensuring decent work for seafarers,” she explained.
The Philippine Senate concurred in the ratification of MLC, 2006 on August 12, 2012. The Philippines became the pivotal 30th member state to do so, as MLC, 2006 will enter into force one year after it has been ratified by 30 countries with a minimum of 33% of world tonnage.
“The unfair conditions of seafarers including exploitation, excessive working hours, ill-treatment, contract substitution and underpayment of wages and other benefits will be abolished through this Convention. We must give them the just treatment that they deserve, underscoring their sacrifices and contributions to the global economy,” Legarda remarked.
MLC, 2006, dubbed as the seafarer’s Bill of Rights, establishes the right to a safe and secure workplace that complies with safety standards; right to fair terms of employment; right to decent working and living conditions on board ship; and right to health protection, medical care, welfare measures and other forms of social protection.
It also covers more basic rights such as freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining; the elimination of all forms of forced or compulsory labor; the effective abolition of child labor; and the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation.
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