PROVINCIAL COUNCIL FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN COMMENDS BUENAVISTA FOR TOPPING CHILD-FRIENDLY LOCAL GOVERNANCE AUDIT

The Guimaras Provincial Council for the Protection of Children (PCPC) commended the municipality of Buenavista for its exemplary development initiatives, garnering the highest score of 98% rating in the Child-Friendly Local Governance Audit (CFLGA) in Region 6. 

PCPC and the Provincial Inter-Agency Committee Against Trafficking in Persons and Violence Against Women and Children (PIACAT-VAWC) unanimously approved the resolution commending the Municipality of Buenavista and the other four municipalities for their exemplary performance in the latest CFLGA during the first quarter meeting held on March 21, 2025 at the PDRRMO Conference Room in San Miguel, Jordan. The Municipality of Nueva Valencia garnered 94% rating, Sibunag with 88.23% and Jordan with 87.64%. Meanwhile, the Provincial Government of Guimaras and the Municipal Government of San Lorenzo have appealed the rating for San Lorenzo. 

Governor JC Rahman A. Nava, chairperson of PCPC/PIACAT-VAWC, was represented by Atty. Jocelyn A. Baisa-Cuevas during the meeting.

The data gathered for last year’s CFLGA passers were obtained from 2023. Sharing the top spot with Buenavista is Iloilo City with the same rating.