Pursuant to Republic Act No. 11292 or the SGLG Act of 2018 and DILG Memorandum Circular No. 2024-064, the Department of the Interior and Local Government Region XII has commenced the conduct of the CY 2024 Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) Regional Assessments.

In order to validate the 53 LGUs of SOCCSKSARGEN, DILG Dose created five Regional Assessment Teams composed of the LGMED Chief, Outcome Managers, and select DILG personnel. 

DILG-accredited Civil Society Organizations and Local Research Institutes were also tapped as validators to maintain a balanced-perspective in the conduct of the assessment. This includes Mahintana Foundation Incorporated, Halad Uma Alang sa Nasud (Ha Uman) Association, Inc., Save the Children, South Cotabato Foundation, Inc., Sultan Kudarat State University, and University of Southern Mindanao – Kabacan.

Pursuant to the aforementioned Memorandum Circular, the regional assessment phase shall run from the first week of May to the third week of June 2024. This phase encompasses the following activities: data gathering and certifications, document review and on-site validation, regional quality check and calibration, and data entry and shortlisting.

All shortlisted LGUs from the regional assessment will proceed to the SGLG national validation, with validation results presented to the Council for Good Local Governance (CGLG). All SGLG passers will be conferred with an SGLG marker in a ceremony organized by the CGLG, and they will also be entitled to receive the SGLG Incentive Fund.

Last May 9-10, 2024, a regional orientation was conducted by the Local Government Monitoring and Evaluation Division (LGMED) which was attended by LGU Department Heads and functionaries.