SPEECH DELIVERED BY HON. VICE MAYOR RANDY C. CAMBE ON THE OCCASION OF THE 30TH PNP ETHICS DAY, AWARDING, AND FLAG-RAISING CEREMONY ON JANUARY 8, 2023.

GOOD MORNING AND MAY YOU ALL HAVE A BLESSED AND JOYOUS NEW YEAR!

I AM PARTICULARLY GLAD TO BE WITH THE ENTIRE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE FORCE OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF LASAM THIS MORNING, ON BEHALF OF OUR HONORABLE MAYOR DANTE DEXTER A. AGATEP…

… ON THE OCCASION OF YOUR 30TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF PNP ETHICS DAY.

THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT OF LASAM, UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF MAYOR AGATEP AND YOURS TRULY, RECOGNIZE THE VITAL ROLE OF THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE—HERE IN LASAM, HEADED BY MAJOR EFREN P. TANGONAN, IN MAINTAINING AND PROMOTING PEACE AND ORDER IN OUR BELOVED MUNICIPALITY.

WE ALSO RECOGNIZE THE HARDWORK OF EACH MEMBER OF THE ENTIRE LASAM POLICE FORCE IN DISCHARGING THEIR VARIOUS FUNCTIONS OR ROLES TOWARDS MAKING OUR MUNICIPALITY A SAFE, A CONDUCIVE PLACE—A NATALGED A LASAM.

AS IT IS THE START OF ANOTHER YEAR OF SERVING THE PUBLIC, IT IS BOTH LOGICAL AND CRUCIAL THAT WE REMIND OURSELVES ABOUT THE ETHICAL STANDARDS IN THE DELIVERY OF OUR SERVICES TO THE LASAMEÑO PUBLIC.

IN YOUR CASE IN THE PNP, THIS IS YOUR 30TH YEAR OF THINKING ABOUT YOUR ETHICS AS UNIFORMED OFFICERS AND GUARDIANS OF PEACE AND ORDER.

TODAY YOU ARE BEING REMINDED ONCE AGAIN ABOUT THE FOUR PILLARS OF PUBLIC SERVICE IN THE PNP…

…THE ETHICAL STANDARDS AND CORE VALUES OF SERVING IN THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE BEING:

MAKADIYOS
MAKABAYAN
MAKATAO
MAKAKALIKASAN

AT ANG INYONG THEME NGAYONG TAON—

SERBISYONG MAY PAGKAKAISA AT INTEGRIDAD: KASANAYAN TUNGO SA MAPAYAPA AT MAUNLAD NA PAMAYANAN …

AY SADYANG AKMANG-AKMA SA MGA ISINUSULONG NG ATING PAMUNUAN SA LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT OF LASAM, NA NAKAPALOOB SA ATING NATALGED A LASAM DEVELOPMENT GOAL PILLARS.

HINDI KO NA IISA-ISAHIN ANG MGA GOAL PILLARS NA ITO NGUNIT PANGUNAHIN ANG PAGPAPATUPAD NG MGA PROGRAMANG MAKATUTULONG SA PAGPAPANATILI NG KAPAYAPAAN…

AT ANG MGA PROGRAMANG MAGPAPAUSAD NG KAUNLARAN NG BAYAN NATING NATALGED A LASAM.

SADYANG NAPAKAHALAGA ANG PEACE AND ORDER UPANG MAISAKATUPARAN ANG MGA DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAMS, PROJECTS AT ACTIVITIES SA AGRIKULTURA, EDUKASYON, ECONOMIC AND LIVELIHOOD, HEALTH, SOCIAL SERVICES…

…AT ANG PEACE AND ORDER ANG SUSI SA TULOY-TULOY NA PAG-UNLAD NG ATING BAYAN.

KUNG KAYA’T SADYA RING NAPAKAHALAGA ANG GINAGAMPANAN NG BAWAT ISA SA INYO SA PNP.

SADYANG NAPAKAHALAGA ANG MAAYOS, MATAPAT, AT ETHICAL O KAGALANG-GALANG NA INYONG PANINILBIHAN SA MGA LASAMEÑO.

AND SO IN TODAY’S 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PNP ETHICS DAY THEREFORE, YOU ARE REMINDED TO ENHANCE THE ACCOUNTABILITY OF THE PNP IN MAINTAINING, PROMOTING, AND PROTECTING LAW AND ORDER IN OUR MUNICIPALITY.

AGAIN, YOU ARE ALSO REMINDED TO UPHOLD LAWS AND ORDINANCES, THAT ARE GOD-CENTERED, NATIONALISTIC, HUMANE, AND ENVIRONMENT-FRIENDLY.

AND IN SO DOING, EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE TO OUR DEVELOPMENT GOALS...

...EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU WILL HAVE A STAKE AND WILL BE DOING AN IMPORTANT ROLE TOWARDS ACHIEVING A SAFE, PEACEFUL, AND CONDUCIVE MUNICIPALITY THAT IS NATALGED A LASAM!

THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND GOOD DAY!

The Local Government of Lasam has just been awarded the Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) for 2022 by the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG). This is the first time that the Municipality of Lasam, under the leadership of Mayor Dante Dexter A. Agatep, has satisfactorily met the metrics of excellence in local governance.

For a city, province, or a municipality to earn the SGLG, it should get satisfactory ratings in the following areas: Financial Administration; Disaster Preparedness; Social Protection and Sensitivity Programs; Business Friendliness and Competitiveness; Safety, Peace and Order; Environmental Management; Health Compliance and Responsiveness; Programs for Sustainable Education; Tourism, Heritage Development and Culture and Arts; and Youth Development.

The officials and staff of the Local Government Unit of Lasam are ecstatic and sentimental after learning they have clinched the award. The quest for SGLG entails thorough evaluation of records, reports, and other necessary documentations. Upon the instruction and motivation of Mayor Agatep, the respective heads of LGU-Lasam rallied together with their staff to prepare the requirements for evaluation and validation by the DILG, ensuring compliance with the specifics of the criteria mentioned above.

Rodel Urian, Head of the Municipal Planning and Development Office (MPDO), is particularly proud of this honor as his office is in charge with the orchestration and implementation of major LGU projects that are responsive to the needs of Lasameños, based on the Natalged a Lasam Goal Pillars, and aligned with the DILG programs. "I only half-expected this," he said grinning from ear to ear. The other department heads share the same sentiment, including the barangay chairmen, who are doing their part in good local governance and public service.

Mayor Dante Dexter A. Agatep has expressed his jubilation for Lasam being awarded the Seal for the first time and immediately congratulated and extended his gratitude to all Lasam-LGU officials and employees who have contributed to this accolade.

Cities, municipalities, and provinces aspire to earn a Seal of Good Local Governance for validation of their excellence in public service, and for the additional budgetary allocation an awardee stands to receive to be used for qualified projects and programs to benefit their constituency. 

From the DILG list of SGLG awardees in the municipality category, Lasam is included among the 10 municipal awardees from the province of Cagayan. The other nine are Alcala, Allacapan, Calamaniugan, Gonzaga, Iguig, Lallo, Sta. Teresita, Sanchez Mira, and Solana. #

– Alfred Ursua