awards and citations
INTERNATIONAL AWARDS
2015
Palladium Balanced Scorecard Hall of Fame for Executing Strategy (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)
2014
Most Promising e-Government Prize - Efficiency Category for Document Tracking System (2nd World eGovernments Organization, Chengdu, China)
2003
Konrad Adenauer Medal of Excellence (KAME) Special Recognition and Meritorious Award Stiftung & LOGODEF
2000
United Nations HABITAT Scroll of Honor
NATIONAL AWARDS
2025
SubayBAYANI Awards 2025 (One of the Exemplar Cities in the country and Top 10 National Finalists)
ATOP Pearl Awards 2025: Best Tourism Promotions Video (Independent or Component City Category) 1st Runner Up: San Fernando Tayo: The People’s City Music Video
ATOP Pearl Awards 2025: Best Institutionalized Culture & Arts Program (Independent or Component City Category) 2nd Runner Up: CREATE Your San Fernando eLyU UNSDG Innovation Center
2025 Most Business-Friendly Local Government Unit Citation Award City Level 2 (1st to 2nd Class Component Cities)
Outstanding Local Youth Development Council (LYDC) by National Youth Commission
Most Outstanding Local Youth Development Office Component Cities and Municipalities by Positive Youth Development Network
Plaque of Recognition for exemplary contribution to community development and the advancement of PYDP through innovative programs and impactful initiatives by Office of the President, National Youth Commission
Recognized as Expanding Smart and Sustainable Community (Level 2) for improving quality of life and advancing a smarter and sustainable community, through its technology-driven initiative, e-Field Health Services Information System.
Recognized as Sustained Smart and Sustainable Community (Level 3) for improving quality of life and advancing a smarter and sustainable community, through its technology-driven initiative, Document Tracking System Replication Program.
Finalist for the 2025 Search of Outstanding Marine Protected Areas in the Philippines that is being facilitated by the Marine Protected Areas Support Network. Para el MAR MPA Awards and Recognition.
PRIME HRM conferment for Learning & Development Sector
2024
Seal of Good Local Governance
Top 9 Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index (Component Cities)
Finalist of the PCCI Most Business Friendly City
1st Place - Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index (Component Cities) - Government Efficiency
5th Place - Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index (Component Cities) - Resiliency
Outstanding Local Youth Development Office
Smart and Sustainable Community Program
Digital Cities Awards 2024
Hall of Fame Award by the National Library of the Philippines
2022
3rd Place - Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index - Government Efficiency
Gawad Kalasag Award - Beyond Compliant
Gawad Kalasag Award - Beyond Compliant
Outstanding Local Youth Development Office Awardee
2021
Finalist of the PCCI Most Business Friendly City
2020
Special Citation Award - PCCI Most Business Friendly City
Finalist of the PCCI Most Business Friendly City
2019
Seal of Good Local Governance (Department of Interior and Local Government)
Finalist of the PCCI Most Business Friendly City
Top 15 Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index (Component Cities)
Seal of Good Education Governance - Yellow Seal
Top 6 among all Cities in the Philippines - 2019 Collection Efficiency of Locally Sourced Revenues
Top 7 among all Cities in the Philippines - 2019 Year-on-Year Growth in Locally Sourced Revenues
2nd Runner-Up in the Best in Tourism Promotion (Video)
2nd Runner-Up in the Best in Tourism Promotion (Collateral) -ATOP-DOT Pearl Awards
2021 Search for Gawad Parangal sa Natatanging Propesyunal na Tagapangasiwa at Tagapaglingkod ng Pampublikong Aklatan (Most Innovative Public Library Award-Library Programs and Services Category )
2018
Seal of Good Financial Housekeeping
Seal of Good Local Governance (Department of Interior and Local Government)
Seal of Child Friendly Local Governance (Department of Interior and Local Government)
Over-all competitiveness: Ranked 28th for component Cities (National Competitiveness Council)
3rd place Good Practices of LGU’s in the Practice of Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act (DSWD – Juvenile Justice and Welfare Council)
Special Citation: Top 10 Awardee - National Rabies Information System (Department of Health)
Special Citation: 2018 National Anti-Drug Abuse Council (ADAC) Performance Award (Department of Interior and Local Government)
Special Citation: Special Citation for Partnership (National Young Leaders’ Conference)
3rd Place - 2024 Exemplary Children's Library Service Award
REGIONAL AWARDS
2025
Gawad Kalasag Awards: Beyond Compliant (4 consecutive years)
Green Governance Excellence Award in recognition for their sustained effort and innovative programs in the implementation of solid waste management practices, aligning with the provisions of RA 9003 also known as the Ecological Solid Waste Management
Plaque of Recognition for outstanding programs and activities in effective composting in compliance with the provisions of RA 9003 otherwise known as Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000
Plaque of Recognition to Kasay Marine Protected Area for being the Champion in the Linak Ken Daluyon: The Province of La Union MPA Awards (Best Managed Marine Protected Area)
Bronze Awardee of the Search for Outstanding Water Quality Management Area 2025 by DENR RO 1
Search of Best PESO 2024: Provincial Winner
2024
1st Place - Over-all - Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMCI)
1st Place - Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMCI) - Resiliency
1st Place - Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMCI) - Government Efficiency
1st Place - Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMCI) - Economic Dynamism
1st Place - Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMCI) - Infrastructure
2nd Place - Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMCI) - Innovation
PRIME HRM Level 2-100% - Compliance on Recruitment, Selection and Placement (RSP) Core System
Top 1 Collection Efficiency on Locally Sourced Revenues
Top 3 Collection Efficiency on Locally Sourced Revenues
SubayBAYANI
Tech4Ed Awards
Level 3 - Improved Service Delivery of SWD
Champion - Best LGU Implementer by DENR R1
3rd Placer in Competition on Best Organic Agriculture Practices
2nd Placer Post Competition in LGU’s Best Extension Practices
2023
Top 7 among all Cities in Ph - 2019 Year-on-Year Growth in Locally Sourced Revenues
Regional Award for attaining Level 3 - Fully functional Status during SDCA
2022
1st Place - Over-all - Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMCI)
Regional Winner for being the Top Performing PESO Job Placement CY 2022
Certificate of Recognition for being the Top Performing PESO Labor Market Information CY 2022
Recognition to LGU of San Fernando Local Civil Registry for being one of the performing Local Civil Registry Offices
Award of Recognition for Most Improved during the Search for Best Performing Local Civil Registry Office
2019
2nd Place - Over-all Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMCI)
1st Place - Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMCI) - Economic Dynamism
1st Place - Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMCI) - Resiliency
2nd Place - Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMCI) - Government Efficiency
2nd Runner up Regional Search for 2018 Local Legislative Award (Department of Interior and Local Government)
3rd place Race to End TB: 2021 - Regional Quarterly Awards
City Government of San Fernando, La Union Most Improved Local Government Units in Environmental Health Services (MILEHS)
Outstanding Sanitary Practices of Sanitary Landfill (SLF) Operation in Compliance with the Provisions of the Republic Act 9003 " Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000", 5th Ecological Solid Waste Management Summit