Delegates from the local governments of Jalajala, Rizal and Tanauan, Leyte visited Pasig City to learn and exchange best practices in various fields of governance with city officials on Monday, March 20. ManilaBulletin
During the benchmarking activity, City Councilors Volta Delos Santos and Angelu de Leon welcomed the delegations.
Ordinance No. 37, the “Pasig Transparency Mechanism Ordinance,” authored by then Councilor Vico Sotto, upholds citizens’ rights to information, enabling them to access, examine, and copy public records. Through this, the local government is duty-bound to approve requests to disclose these documents. This year alone, many local governments from Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao have come to Pasig City for their benchmarking activities, attesting to the well-known governance of Mayor Vico Sotto.
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