The local government of Manila has lauded the efforts of its dedicated workers for the success that the local government unit has achieved in the past months during the administration of Mayor Honey Lacuna.

The Manila mayor said that she is proud of the achievements but credited the hardworking employees in the City Hall for the recognitions they received.

Lacuna expressed pride for the awards received by the Manila city government at the Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Summit — second in overall most competitive for highly urbanized cities;
second place for most competitive in innovation and intellectual property filers; fourth place in the most competitive in economic dynamism; fifth place in the most competitive in resiliency and first place in most competitive in infrastructure.

The lady mayor also disclosed that the Manila LGU was cited for its handling of finances on 26 October when the city was awarded as "local revenue generation hall of famer" and for ranking third in the entire country based on highest locally-sourced revenue for the years 2018 to 2020.

The certificate of achievement was given by the Department of Finance and the Bureau of Local Government Finance.

The Department of the Interior and Local Government also awarded the city of Manila with special recognitions for its
anti-drug abuse council (rating, highly functional); council for protection of children (functionality audit- ideal); local peace and order (highly functional); LGU compliance assessment, Manila bay cleanup, rehabilitation and preservation program, (highly compliant).

Lacuna said the award goes to all those who have been showing dedication in their work, to help the city government in whatever way they can and regardless of the position they hold.