The Province of Antique is among the top three in the delivery of social services in the region. The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) in Region 6-Western Visayas search for Excellence in Local Governance (EXCELL), awarded the province the second runner up in the Excellence in Social Services December last year.
In 2006, Antique under Gov. Sally Z. Perez was finalist in a similar national Local Government Leadership Award initiated by former DILG Secretary and Sen. Aquilino Pimentel, the Father of Philippine Local Autonomy and Decentralization.
The Excell Awards is an annual program of the DILG and co-sponsored by the Philippine Councilors’ League and other government agencies.
To show the viability of the local autonomy and decentralization under the Local Government Code since its approval ten years ago, DILG regional office conducst a yearly search. The 2009 search showcased the outstanding achievements of local governments in the areas of administrative governance, social services, economic development, and environmental management for the period July 1, 2008 to June 20, 2009.
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During his visit to his Alma matter, University of the Philippines (UP) Iloilo City campus, January 18, administration party presidential aspirant, Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro acknowledged his indebtedness to two Antiqueños who first believe in him: Governor Salvacion Z. Perez and former Department of Energy Secretary Rafael Perpetuo “Popo” Lotilla, by then a college of law professor.
“I would also like to greet, also a person who is responsible for my entry to UP College of Law, now Governor Sally Perez. She was then the Executive Assistant of then UP President Edgardo Angara, whom I owed my stint at the UP College of Law too.
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