The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) awarded 262 barangays with the Seal of Good Local Governance for Barangay (SGLGB) during the opening cluster of the Liga ng mga Barangay National Congress held at the World Trade Center in Pasay City.

These barangays (villages) are the first batch of national awardees under the 2024 SGLGB assessment cycle. More recognition ceremonies are set for 29 July, 19 August, 10 September, and 21 October, where the rest of the 3,283 national passers will be conferred with the SGLGB.

The award is a testament to the barangay’s crucial role in building a Bagong Pilipinas as envisioned by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. It reflects their excellence in local governance and their commitment to accountability, transparency, and responsive service delivery.

A total of 3,283 barangays—nearly 8% of all 41,610 barangays nationwide—earned the 2024 SGLGB after undergoing stringent performance evaluations based on the DILG’s 3+1 principle: excellence in all three core governance areas (financial administration and sustainability, disaster preparedness, safety and peace and order), and at least one essential area (social protection and sensitivity, business-friendliness and competitiveness, and environmental management).

Of these, 663 barangays were consistent awardees for two consecutive years, while 2,620 barangays received the recognition for the first time.

DILG Secretary Jonvic Remulla has directed the Department to restructure the SGLGB system beginning 2025 to align with a unified, strategic, and outcome-based performance evaluation across all levels of local government. This is in support of the Department’s thrust to make LGUs not just compliant, but truly transformative.

The SGLGB program serves as a platform to push barangays to raise the bar of public service. By strengthening grassroots governance, the DILG is building resilient, ethical, and service-oriented communities—mula barangay hanggang buong bayan (from villages to towns and cities).