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Mandaluyong City and town of San Andres, Catanduanes sign sisterhood agreement

Published Sep 12, 2022 10:29 am

The Mandaluyong City local government signed on Monday, Sept. 12, a memorandum of agreement with the town of San Andres, Catanduanes, declaring their partnership and sisterhood.

The event was held during the Monday morning assembly held at the City Hall Building Atrium, spearheaded by Mandaluyong City Mayor Ben Abalos and San Andres, Catanduanes Mayor Leo Mendoza, and other officials from the two local government units (LGUs).

"Ang Bayan ng San Andres ay ganap nang kapatid o sister city ng Mandaluyong matapos nating pirmahan ang sisterhood agreement ngayong araw. Sagisag din ito ng makabuluhang pagkakapatiran ng dalawang lungsod lalo na sa pagpapaganda at pagpapalago ng serbisyo publiko (The town of San Andres is now a full-fledged sister city of Mandaluyong after we signed the sisterhood agreement today. This signifies the significant sisterhood between the two cities, especially in the improvement of public service)," Abalos said during the event.

Mandaluyong previously signed sisterhood agreements with different localities which include Tanauan, Leyte; Hermosa, Bataan; and Boac, Marinduque.

The sisterhood agreement program of Mandaluyong aims to improve the communication and cooperation of the city with other areas in the country to improve and share each other’s insights in various matters of governance such as in public service, economics, and leadership.

On Nov. 15 last year, Mandaluyong received its ISO (International Organization for Standardization) Certification for excellent public service amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

Former Mayor and now Vice-Mayor Menchie Abalos received the city’s ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System certification from NQA Philippines CEO and General Manager Rannie Bernardino.

An ISO certification certifies that a management system, manufacturing process, service, and documentation procedure have all the requirements for standardization and quality assurance.

On Sept. 20, 2021, Mandaluyong City was also recognized by the People Management Association of the Philippines (PMAP) for its efforts in helping indigent families and creating programs for the benefit of children with special needs by awarding it the 2021 National Exemplar-People Program of the Year (PPY) in Public Sector for its Project TEACH (Therapy, Education and Assimilation of Children with Handicap).

PMAP explained that the PPY Award in Public Sector is given to an organization or institution that has implemented a program that is pioneering, innovative, and relevant to the time and needs of its beneficiaries.

The program must have also provided a significant contribution to the enhancement of employer-employee relations.

The LGU said that Project TEACH is the community-based rehabilitation program of the city aiming to extend free services and intervention to children with special needs of indigent families.

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