Dumaguete receives seal of child
friendly local governance award
BY RENE GENOVE

The Dumaguete City government received the 2014 Seal of Child-Friendly Local Governance from the Council for the Welfare of Children, during the turnover ceremony yesterday at the City Mayor's Office in Dumaguete City.

Department of Interior and Local Government 7 director Rene Burdeous, DILG Negros Oriental OIC d irector Dennis Quinones, Dumaguete DILG officer Farah Gentuya, and Sonny Pesigan of DILG Tanjay City, handed the 2014 Seal to Mayor Manuel Sagarbarria, a press release from City Hall said.

The DILG assessed the performance of the city government in the delivery of social services that promote the welfare of children. The Seal focuses on an LGU's commitment to promote a child's right to survival, development, protection and participation, towards a Child-Friendly Philippines. *RG/PR

PEI non-release explained
BY JUANCHO GALLARDE

Dumaguete Mayor Manuel Sagarbarria said the charging of the salaries of the 451 casual plantilla employees to the lump-sum appropriation from the Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses was the “best gift” he could give to them, despite it being the reason why the city cannot release the Productivity Enhancement Incentive.

He said the practice of charging the salaries of casual plantilla employees to the MOOE is in violation of existing regulations, according to the Commission on Audit, and he was surprised that this had been allowed in the past 28 years.

He added that charging the salaries to the lump-sum appropriation resulted in higher personnel services at P63 million, so it cannot give the one-time PEI grant as ordered by President Benigno Aquino III.

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