Mandaluyong City Mayor Menchie Abalos stands beside the Seal of Good Local Governance at the awarding ceremony held recently by the Department of the Interior and Local Government at the Sofitel Hotel, Manila. The award was given by DILG to Mandaluyong for the second consecutive year for passing the criteria set on Good Financial Housekeeping, Disaster Preparedness, Social Protection, Business Friendliness and Competitiveness, Peace and Order and Environmental Management. DILG launched the award in 2014 after the successful run of the Seal of Good Housekeeping which the city also got in 2012.