For complying with financial transparency and fiscal accountability, the local government of Marikina City on Monday was awarded by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) with the 2022 Good Financial Housekeeping (GFH).

The DILG-National Capital Region has conferred Marikina, under the leadership of Mayor Marcelino Teodoro, with the Mark of Recognition for passing the 2022 Good Financial Housekeeping (GFH) assessment.

At the same time, the DILG has awarded the city with a PHP100,000 check for being third place among 17 LGUs in Metro Manila in the implementation of the Manila Bay Clean-up, Rehabilitation and Preservation Program (MBCRPP).

Marikina is likewise commended as the “Most Improved LGU” for the year 2022, DILG-Marikina Director Mary Jane Nacario said.

Teodoro and Marikina 1st District Representative Marjorie Ann Teodoro received the awards during the celebration of the city’s 393rd Foundation Anniversary on Monday.

Nacario said the GFH was bestowed to Marikina for its financial transparency and accountability and instituted public reporting of the budget and expenditure of the city government.

The DILG-Marikina said the PHP100,000 reward will be utilized by the city government to maintain order and cleanliness in Marikina.

Teodoro led the simple celebration of the city’s founding anniversary, together with Vice Mayor Marion Andres, the members of the City Council, officials from various law enforcement agencies, and the local government personnel.

Marikina Memorial Day is celebrated every April 16 in commemoration of the city’s founding anniversary in 1630 by virtue of Proclamation No. 1417.

To mark the annual special occasion, a high mass was celebrated and was followed by the oath-taking of various homeowners associations officiated by Mayor Teodoro.

In 2019, the city government of Marikina was awarded the Seal of Excellence in Governance from the DILG for sustaining the obstruction-free status of roads and sidewalks. Then Interior Secretary Eduardo Año personally handed the award to Teodoro during the grand launching of the “Disiplina Muna” campaign. (PNA)