The 2016 Seal of Good Local Governance: Pagkilala sa Katapatan at Kahusayan ng Pamahalaang Lokal is an instrument which tracks performance of local government units (LGUs) and awards LGUs with good performance. This assessment shall cover 81 provinces, 144 cities and 1,490 municipalities. It is an award and incentive program for performing local governments, in pursuit to encourage and challenge all provinces, cities and municipalities to improve on their performance and service delivery set across six (6) components comprising the areas where local governments are to be assessed.

Pursuant to Section 397(b) of Local Government Code of 1991, all barangays shall conduct, at least twice a year, barangay assembly to hear and discuss the semestral report of the sangguniang barangay concerning its activities and finances as well as problems affecting the barangay. Its meetings shall be held upon call of the punong barangay or of at least four (4) members of the sangguniang barangay, or upon written petition of at least five percent (5%) of the assembly members. To further institutionalize this provision, President Benigno Aquino III signed Proclamation No. 260 (as amended), declaring Last Saturday of March and Second Saturday of October 2011 and every year thereafter as Barangay Assembly Days. This First Semester, the Barangay Assembly was conducted on March 26, 2016 pursuant to DILG MC No. 11 dated January 27, 2016. The DILG Regional Office V chose Barangay Palestina, Pili Camarines Sur to be showcased in the March 26 Barangay Assembly.