Olongapo City- Validation Team members LGOO VI Nenita P. Poncincula and LGOO V Adrian J. Lopez of DILG NCR visited Olongapo City for the 2016 SGLG National Validation held on August 25, 2016.

The Cross Regional Validation Team was assisted by DILG Olongapo City personnel and local officials during the document review conducted and the actual site visit to areas and structures included in the SGLG Criteria.
Olongapo City is included in the shortlist of LGUs who qualifies for the National Evaluation, and needs to pass all the three core assessment areas – Good Financial Housekeeping, Social Protection and Disaster Preparedness, and at least one from the essential assessment areas – Business-Friendliness and Competitiveness, Peace & Order or Environmental Management to become an SGLG recipient.