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THERE'S no stopping for Navotas
as it bagged anew the highly-co-
veted 2019 Seal ol Good Local Go-
vernance lrom the DILG and the
Tiangco brolhers -
ltrlayor Toby
Tiangco and Rep. John Bey Tiang-
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co who've been credited by re-
sidents and various Eectors ove.
the cit/s continuous progrcss were
visibly elatod.
TVe are vEty lhanKul and ho-
nored to re€€ive lhe highest awad
bestowed by the DILG to LGUS.
This is a humbling validatjon that
we are on lhe right tack in tems 0l
public service," Mayor Toby said.
To win a SGLG atvard, a local
govemmenl must pass all lour core
assessmenl areas, namely, Fi-
nancial Adminislration, oisaster Pre-
paredness, SociaLP.otection, and
Peace and Order.
ln 2017, Navoias got the same
DILG recognition during the sie-
wardship of then Mayor JRT who
was all ptaises lor the coop€ration
of all concemed as he sent his cong-
ntulations over the latesl award to
the city council, deparlmenl hsads
and employees.
Helping hands
Anolher tire struc* a congested
communily in lvarket 3 inside the
Navolas Fish Port Complex, clai-
ming one lile and leaving nea y
800 lanilies homeless but the tiangF
co brothers, as wual, had perso-
nally $sil€d and comlorted them as
fiey made sute lhal enough food,
medicines and clothing are provi-
ded lo lhem al lhe eva,uafon cen-
lers,
They immedialely coordinaled
wilh olher government agencies and
privaie oeanizations for additional
support.
'As we extend our condolenc-
es and comforl to the survivorc, let
us also give lhem our help and su}
port, The cily government would
be honored lo serve as conduit ol
your donalions. You may drop these
items al the City Hall lobby,' the
Tiangco brothets appealed. ] year.
llore scholarships, learning
programs established
Under Mayor Toby Tiangco's
leadership, more scholarchips and
learning oppodunilies for Navoteios
were established,
During his lirst 100 days in ol
fice, Navotas created a scholarship
for percons with disabilities. An ini-
lial bahh 0,467 Navoleno PWD stt-
dents may now receive P500
monthly educational assislance.
Tiangco also signed a memo-
randum ol agreemenl wilh the new
batch of NavotaAs art scholars.
Some 13 Navoleno students ar€
noi,/ qual)lie'd to receive P16,500
lrcnsportaljon and lood allowance
as well as P20,000 wodh ol work"
shop and trajning grant per academic
"Education is one of our priori-
ties. We aim lo uplill the quality ol lile
of Navotenos by helping them gel
access to holislic leamjng and be
able to develop and hone their po-
lential."
The city govemment launched
lhe NavoTours bus for public ele-
menlary and high schools in the
city.
ll will b€ used for citv-lunded
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student fieE:lips and es a means ol
lranspodalionlbr sludents and leactF
. els who ad dmpelitions oulride
: ol Navotas. '
11 alsa
Ignduqted the 2019
Navolas Yfldh Congress vJhich
. gave young Navotenos lhe oppor-
lunity to leam aboul mentalhealth,
linancial literacy, design thinking,
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amonq olhers.
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