For two consecutive years, the Angeles City Government under the administration of Mayor Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin, Jr., has been awarded for its anti-corruption integrity by the United Nations (UN) International Anti-Corruption Day Organizing Committee in South Korea.

On February 22, representatives from South Korea visited Lazatin at the Angeles City Hall to personally deliver the plaque for the Integrity Achievement Award, which was conferred to the Angeles City government last December 9.

This is the second year the City Government of Angeles has been awarded for its anti-corruption programs.

On October 21, 2019, the City Government also received an award for Anti-Corruption Integrity from the same committee.

Under Lazatin, the City Government of Angeles has bagged multiple awards and citations, among which is being cited as the Top 5 Most Improved Highly-Urbanized City (HUC) in the Competitiveness Index for year 2021 by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and as Top 6 City Nationwide in terms of Collection Efficiency of locally-sourced revenues by the Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF).

The city is also among the 23 HUCs in the country cited by the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) to first achieve ‘herd immunity’ against COVID-19.

The DILG has also lauded the City Government for two consecutive years, in 2020 and 2021, for having Anti-Drug Programs with ‘High Functionality’. The citation plaques were received by the Angeles City Anti-Drug Abuse Council (ACADAC).

In August 2021, Angeles City received the Prime HRM Bronze Award from the Civil Service Commission (CSC).

Lazatin is currently serving his first term as Mayor of Angeles City. He is running for a second term in the 2022 Elections with incumbent City Vice Mayor Ma. Vicenta “Vicky” Vega-Cabigting.

Mayor Lazatin, together with incumbent Pampanga First District Representative, Carmelo ‘Jon’ Lazatin II, received the plaque from the South Korean representatives. (Angeles City Information Office)