The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) assured the public that all its offices nationwide remain steadfast in their commitment to provide members with services that they need from the state health insurer.
“Our 17 regional offices, 112 LHIOs, 67 PhilHealth Express, 22 Business Centers, and 30 satellite offices remain open Mondays to Fridays from 8:00 am – 5:00 pm to cater to the various health insurance needs and concerns of our clientele,” Dr. Shirley B. Domingo, Vice President for Corporate Affairs Group said.
She said that members can continue availing of their PhilHealth benefits from its 1,225 accredited hospitals, 636 primary care facilities, 2,654 maternity care package providers, and other partner facilities nationwide.
Member inquiries may also be directed to PhilHealth’s Action Center at (02) 441-7442 or at actioncenter@philhealth.gov.ph for speedy assistance. # Source - PHILHEALTH
Wednesday, July 10, 2019
BETTER MENTAL HEALTH THROUGH RESPONSIBLE USE OF TECH, SOC-MEDIA
Responsible use of social media and technology could help Filipinos achieve better mental health status, a mental health expert said Saturday.
“Ang technology ay nandiyan na, wala na tayong magagawa diyan (The technology is already there and there’s nothing we can do about it). What we need to practice now is responsible use of technology. For example, social media, we've had many clients who became victims of bullying not only in school, but also in social media,” Dr. Bernard B. Argamosa, a psychiatrist at the Department of Health-National Center for Mental Health said in an interview at the Philippine News Agency's "Pros and Cons" forum.
Argamosa said contrary to what many believe, the youth are not the only ones affected by the wrong use of social media but also a great deal of oversees Filipino workers (OFWs) who are battling depression.
“Maniwala kayo sa hindi, mayroon kaming nakikitang umuuwi na (Believe it or not, we see some going home around) 20 to 30 OFWs per month galing Saudi Arabia or the Middle East with psychotic symptoms and this is very alarming,” he said.
While social media helps OFWs connect with their families, Argamosa explained it also creates division within the family.
“Basta may libreng internet lang may communication na pero saan nagkakaproblema? Kapag umuwi sila dito, kakain ang pamilya nang sabay-sabay pero hindi na sila nag-uusap kasi kaharap ang kaniya-kaniyang telepono (As long as there’s free internet you can stay connected but where does the problem arise? When they go home here [in the Philippines], they’ll eat together but they don’t speak with each other because they’re busy using their phones) and that disconnects people,” he said.
“So, what am I trying to say here? Let’s go back to the basics. Ang basic unit pa rin ng community ay ang family at kailangang mag-usap-usap kayo (family is still the community’s basic unit and its members must speak with each other,” he added.
Meanwhile, Cel Gonzales, quality control director of One Algon Place, a rehabilitation center for those with drug and alcohol addiction, said that technology gave rise to internet and gaming addiction which affects the mental health of the youth.
“In 2008, we started treating teen gaming addiction, and not many people understand it because it seemed like a new concept. We first had a 17-year-old who got treated from addiction behavior, since then every year, we receive 14-year-old patients in our facility,” Gonzales said.
Citing that online gaming conferences usually happen during the “ber months”, Gonzales added most teenage students stop going to school as early as September.
“The youngest we had was an 11 year old, na itinali na ng barangay staff maipasok lang sa facility dahil nananakit na siya ng mga kapamilya at nag-withdraw na sa (who the barangay staff had tied up so he can be brought to the facility, and because he’s already hurting family members physically and he has withdrawn from) school,” she said.
Through the mental health law, Argamosa said problems brought about by misuse of social media and technology can be addressed appropriately.
“The law, while it’s broad because it has many thrusts, strengthens the advocacy in what we call the big three — the community, the workplace and the school. Programs are created in coordination with the private sector to address bullying issues in the school and in the community, stress in the workplace, etc.,“ he added.
Gerardo Rudin Gonzales III, executive director of One Algon Place, said the law also allows allied health professionals to help in improving the mental health of Filipinos.
“So, it involves not just psychiatry, there’s allied health and we can help schools create a program for mental health, also the offices. For example, we help employees who are positive in random drug test, they will enter our facility for rehabilitation, and in schools, on the other hand, we work hand in hand with guidance counselors,” he added. # Source - (PNA)
“Ang technology ay nandiyan na, wala na tayong magagawa diyan (The technology is already there and there’s nothing we can do about it). What we need to practice now is responsible use of technology. For example, social media, we've had many clients who became victims of bullying not only in school, but also in social media,” Dr. Bernard B. Argamosa, a psychiatrist at the Department of Health-National Center for Mental Health said in an interview at the Philippine News Agency's "Pros and Cons" forum.
Argamosa said contrary to what many believe, the youth are not the only ones affected by the wrong use of social media but also a great deal of oversees Filipino workers (OFWs) who are battling depression.
“Maniwala kayo sa hindi, mayroon kaming nakikitang umuuwi na (Believe it or not, we see some going home around) 20 to 30 OFWs per month galing Saudi Arabia or the Middle East with psychotic symptoms and this is very alarming,” he said.
While social media helps OFWs connect with their families, Argamosa explained it also creates division within the family.
“Basta may libreng internet lang may communication na pero saan nagkakaproblema? Kapag umuwi sila dito, kakain ang pamilya nang sabay-sabay pero hindi na sila nag-uusap kasi kaharap ang kaniya-kaniyang telepono (As long as there’s free internet you can stay connected but where does the problem arise? When they go home here [in the Philippines], they’ll eat together but they don’t speak with each other because they’re busy using their phones) and that disconnects people,” he said.
“So, what am I trying to say here? Let’s go back to the basics. Ang basic unit pa rin ng community ay ang family at kailangang mag-usap-usap kayo (family is still the community’s basic unit and its members must speak with each other,” he added.
Meanwhile, Cel Gonzales, quality control director of One Algon Place, a rehabilitation center for those with drug and alcohol addiction, said that technology gave rise to internet and gaming addiction which affects the mental health of the youth.
“In 2008, we started treating teen gaming addiction, and not many people understand it because it seemed like a new concept. We first had a 17-year-old who got treated from addiction behavior, since then every year, we receive 14-year-old patients in our facility,” Gonzales said.
Citing that online gaming conferences usually happen during the “ber months”, Gonzales added most teenage students stop going to school as early as September.
“The youngest we had was an 11 year old, na itinali na ng barangay staff maipasok lang sa facility dahil nananakit na siya ng mga kapamilya at nag-withdraw na sa (who the barangay staff had tied up so he can be brought to the facility, and because he’s already hurting family members physically and he has withdrawn from) school,” she said.
Through the mental health law, Argamosa said problems brought about by misuse of social media and technology can be addressed appropriately.
“The law, while it’s broad because it has many thrusts, strengthens the advocacy in what we call the big three — the community, the workplace and the school. Programs are created in coordination with the private sector to address bullying issues in the school and in the community, stress in the workplace, etc.,“ he added.
Gerardo Rudin Gonzales III, executive director of One Algon Place, said the law also allows allied health professionals to help in improving the mental health of Filipinos.
“So, it involves not just psychiatry, there’s allied health and we can help schools create a program for mental health, also the offices. For example, we help employees who are positive in random drug test, they will enter our facility for rehabilitation, and in schools, on the other hand, we work hand in hand with guidance counselors,” he added. # Source - (PNA)
DENR SEEKS TO INSTITUTIONALIZE IPS INVOLVEMENT IN CONSERVATION
The Department of Environment and natural Resources (DENR), as well as other concerned agencies and stakeholders, will look into how to institutionalize the involvement of Philippine indigenous peoples (IPs) in conservation efforts nationwide.
IPs are knowledgeable about territories they occupy and have respective time-tested strategies benefiting the environment so government must involve them in such efforts, noted Sam Pedragosa, team manager of the Indigenous Communities Conserved Territories and Areas (ICCA) project, which the DENR’s Biodiversity Management Bureau (BMB) is piloting - with the help of United Nations Development Program and Global Environment Facility -- international partnership of 183 countries, institutions, civil society organizations, and the private sector that addresses global environmental issues.
“We’ll see how to have inclusive conservation,” he said.
He said the project will end next month so it’s important to already discuss the matter and way forward including possible initiatives to promote IPs’ role as conservation partners in their areas and setting ICCA as a governance method for helping conserve nature.
This week’s third National ICCA Conference in Quezon City is one venue for such discussions, he noted.
According to UNDP, ICCAs are “natural and/or modified ecosystems containing significant biodiversity values, ecological services and cultural values, voluntarily conserved by indigenous peoples and local communities -- both sedentary and mobile -- through customary laws or other effective means.”
However, UNDP noted that ICCAs are generally poorly understood and neglected governance methods for conservation aside from being unrecognized in official protected area systems and livelihood and development plans.
Pedragosa said proposed policies drafted during the ICCA project, which started in September 2015, can serve as inputs for institutionalizing IPs’ involvement in conservation.
“Hopefully, agencies concerned can follow through and translate these into policy issuances,” he said.
Among such agencies are the environment and interior departments as well as National Commission on Indigenous Peoples, he noted.
He said involving IPs in conservation is in line with RA 11038 (Expanded National Integrated Protected Areas System Act of 2018).
“Under such law, areas covered by IPs will be governed and managed by them,” he said.
Pedragosa said the Biodiversity Management Bureau and its partners are piloting the ICCA project in Kalinga, Ifugao, Nueva Vizcaya, Aurora, Bataan, Palawan, Bukidnon, North Cotabato, Agusan del Sur, and Surigao del Sur provinces.
“Since the project is about to end, it’s important to know what agencies concerned plan for ICCA,” he said.
Last year, Rep. Teddy Baguilat filed HB 115 on protecting ICCAs in the country. He said there’s need for a law that’ll “provide the necessary government mandate, especially the annual budget and people needed to manage the ICCAs.”
Incoming Antique province Representative Loren Legarda also filed SB 1185 at the Senate in 2016 which seeks to protect and strengthen indigenous peoples and local communities conserved areas, recognize contribution of these to biodiversity conservation and establish the national ICCA registry. # Source - (PNA)
IPs are knowledgeable about territories they occupy and have respective time-tested strategies benefiting the environment so government must involve them in such efforts, noted Sam Pedragosa, team manager of the Indigenous Communities Conserved Territories and Areas (ICCA) project, which the DENR’s Biodiversity Management Bureau (BMB) is piloting - with the help of United Nations Development Program and Global Environment Facility -- international partnership of 183 countries, institutions, civil society organizations, and the private sector that addresses global environmental issues.
“We’ll see how to have inclusive conservation,” he said.
He said the project will end next month so it’s important to already discuss the matter and way forward including possible initiatives to promote IPs’ role as conservation partners in their areas and setting ICCA as a governance method for helping conserve nature.
This week’s third National ICCA Conference in Quezon City is one venue for such discussions, he noted.
According to UNDP, ICCAs are “natural and/or modified ecosystems containing significant biodiversity values, ecological services and cultural values, voluntarily conserved by indigenous peoples and local communities -- both sedentary and mobile -- through customary laws or other effective means.”
However, UNDP noted that ICCAs are generally poorly understood and neglected governance methods for conservation aside from being unrecognized in official protected area systems and livelihood and development plans.
Pedragosa said proposed policies drafted during the ICCA project, which started in September 2015, can serve as inputs for institutionalizing IPs’ involvement in conservation.
“Hopefully, agencies concerned can follow through and translate these into policy issuances,” he said.
Among such agencies are the environment and interior departments as well as National Commission on Indigenous Peoples, he noted.
He said involving IPs in conservation is in line with RA 11038 (Expanded National Integrated Protected Areas System Act of 2018).
“Under such law, areas covered by IPs will be governed and managed by them,” he said.
Pedragosa said the Biodiversity Management Bureau and its partners are piloting the ICCA project in Kalinga, Ifugao, Nueva Vizcaya, Aurora, Bataan, Palawan, Bukidnon, North Cotabato, Agusan del Sur, and Surigao del Sur provinces.
“Since the project is about to end, it’s important to know what agencies concerned plan for ICCA,” he said.
Last year, Rep. Teddy Baguilat filed HB 115 on protecting ICCAs in the country. He said there’s need for a law that’ll “provide the necessary government mandate, especially the annual budget and people needed to manage the ICCAs.”
Incoming Antique province Representative Loren Legarda also filed SB 1185 at the Senate in 2016 which seeks to protect and strengthen indigenous peoples and local communities conserved areas, recognize contribution of these to biodiversity conservation and establish the national ICCA registry. # Source - (PNA)
SERBISYO PARA ITI UMILI BABAEN ITI HRMO TI LGU-CABUGAO, AGTULTULOY
Cabugao, Ilocos Sur - Ti Human Resource Management Office (HRMO) ket maysa a benneg ti Opisina ti Mayor ken masarakan itan ti pagopisinaanda iti Ground Floor ti baro a pasdek ti Munisipio.
Ti LGU Cabugao ket maysa kadagiti “accredited agencies” iti Region I. Dagiti mangidadaulo iti ahensia nga “accredited” ket addaanda iti autoridad nga agaprobar kadagiti “Appointments” ti empleyado a masakupan ti serbisio-publiko. Paglintegan ti CSC nga ipatungpal
dagiti polisia iti akreditasyon nga sakupen ti PRIME HRM tapno mataginayon ti autoridad iti maysa nga Ahensia wenno sanga ti Gobierno nga agaprubar iti appointments. Kanayunan dagiti responsibilidad nga aramiden ti HRM Office iti mangkita iti pannakatungpal dagiti “Indicators” wenno naipaulog a pagbasaran ti CSC.
Kas mangitaktakder iti nadakamat nga Opisina ti LGU-Cabugao, nagatendar ni Miss Teresita Maximina “Mimie” S. Sison, Section Chief, Human Resource Management Office/PESO and MDO Designate ti Local Government Unit (LGU)-Cabugao, Ilocos Sur kadagiti nadumaduma a seminar a mainaig kadaytoy a pagrebbengan ken trabahona kadagiti napalabas a bulan daytoy a tawen:
1.Council of Human Resource Management Practitioners, CHRMP-Ilocos Sur Chapter, 4rth General Assembly Meeting a naaramid idiay SHSC Sapphire Event Center, Poblacion, Galimuyod, Ilocos Sur idi Hulio 7, 2019.
2.OFW Mapping and Database System : Basis for Local Migration and Development Initiatives idiay Calasiao, Pangasinan idi Hunio 24-25, 2019.
Dagitoy a kalkalpas a panagsanay/aktibidad nga inatendaran ni Miss Sison ket parte iti pagrebbenganna a kas Human Resources Management Officer (HRMO)/PESO/MDO ken pannakanayon ken pannakapapintas metten iti panangtarawidwidna iti nasao nga Opisina ti Gobierno Lokal ti ili a Cabugao, Ilocos Sur ken iti pannakatulong pay dagiti kakailiantayo ken karamanan metten dagiti OFWs ken ti pamilyada.
Sakbayna, napadayawan ti HRMO-Cabugao ket dagii sumaganad ti nagun-odna nga awards::
1.Certificate of Recognition nga impaay ti DOLE Region 1 iti PESO-Cabugao, Ilocos Sur babaen ken ni PESO Manager Teresita Maximina S. Sison a kas Best Performing PESO (1st to 2nd Class Municipality) iti implementasion ti DOLE Integrated Livelihoods and Emergency Employment Program (DILEEP), 2017 ken naited ti Pammadayaw idiay Savannah Hotel Resort, Angeles City, Pampanga kabayatan ti Regional PESO Congress 2018 idi Pebrero 27, 2018.
2.Maikadua iti Certificate of Recognition nga impaay ti OWWA-Region 1 iti MDO-Cabugao, Ilocos Sur babaen ken ni MDO Teresita Maximina S. Sison a naited idiay Sison Auditorium, Lingayen, Pangasinan idi Abril 12, 2018. Ni Hon. Gerardo C. Rimorin, OIC, OIC Director ti kangrunaan a nasangaili ken nagiyawat ti Pammadayaw.
Binigbig ti Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) iti serbisio ken trabaho nga inaramid ti Migrant Desk Officer ti LGU-Cabugao iti pannakaitandudo ti kasasaad dagiti OFWs ken dagiti Pamiliada.
Ti Public Employment Service Office/Migrant Desk Office ti LGU-Cabugao ket nakalukat nga agserbi ken makikoordinar dagiti maseknan a makasapul iti opisina ti HRMO iti baro a pasdek ti Munisipio iti Cabugao, Ilocos Sur. #
Tuesday, July 9, 2019
DILG: P11.714-B EARMARKED FOR LOCAL DEVT PROJECTS OF 1,373 TOWNS UNDER AM PROGRAM
A total of P11.714-billion has been earmarked this year to finance local development projects in 1,373 municipalities across the country under the Assistance to Municipalities (AM) Program of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG).
DILG Secretary Eduardo M. Año said that the AM program will cover priority projects such as local access roads including drainage system; local bridges, potable water supply projects, evacuation centers and DRR-related equipment; small water impounding projects; rainwater catchment facilities; sanitation and health facilities; and municipal drug rehabilitation facilities.
“Layunin ng AM program na matulungan ang mga munisipyo lalong lalo na yung mga 4th to 6th class at iyong nasa malalayong lugar para matupad ang kanilang mga programa at mabigyan ng serbisyo ang kanilang mga mamamayan,” Año says.
Of the P11.714 billion AM funds, P1.17-million is earmarked for 134 AM projects of 75 local government units (LGUs) in Ilocos Region; P818-million for 145 AM projects in 89 towns of Cagayan Valley; P1.269-billion for 207 development projects in 116 towns of Central Luzon; P1.153-billion is budgeted for 259 projects in 123 towns of CALABARZON; P509-million for 108 projects in 71 towns of MIMAROPA; P851-million for 177 projects in 107 towns of Bicol Region; P656-million for 134 projects in 75 towns of Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR); and P11-million for 1 project in National Capital Region (NCR).
For the Visayas, P1-billion is allocated for 173 projects in 136 towns of Eastern Visayas; P965-million for 169 AM projects in 117 towns of Western Visayas; and P834-million for 196 projects in 116 towns of Central Visayas.
Meanwhile, for Mindanao, P553-million has been appropriated to fund 103 AM projects in 103 towns of Zamboanga Peninsula; P673-million for 116 projects in 84 towns of Northern Mindanao; P304-million for 74 projects in 43 towns of Davao Region; P387-million for 71 projects in 45 LGUs of SOCCSKSARGEN; and P551-million for 76 projects in 67 LGUs of CARAGA.
The AM program seeks to equitably assist all municipalities in the delivery of basic services by providing a financial subsidy to municipalities for the implementation of their priority programs and projects.
AM funds not a dole-out
According to the DILG Chief, the AM program is not a dole-out because the release of funds shall be subject to the compliance of concerned municipal governments to several good governance requirements.
“Hindi automatic ang pagbibigay ng pondo sa mga munisipyo. Kailangan muna nilang patunayan na karapat-dapat silang makatanggap nito sa pamamagitan ng pagsumite ng ilang requirements,” he says.
These are: the requirements under the DILG Good Financial Housekeeping and the DILG Local Development Council Functionality Assessment; assessment of Public Financial Management (PFM) Systems and adoption of corresponding PFM improvement measures; and submission of notarized certification for fund release signed by the local chief executive.
He explains that the notarized certification should specify that the site of the project has no land ownership or right-of-way issues, the project is not located in the no-build zone and hazard-prone area; for water supply, water source has been validated and found to be feasible to supply water to the intended beneficiaries and potable for drinking.
“At DILG, we will ensure that these AM projects adhere to the national standards and policies of construction, rehabilitation, improvement, or repair of infrastructure in all applicable phases from project preparation to completion,” Año says.
“We only want to make sure that the AM projects will be sustainable and will provide long-term benefits and convenience to the communities and the townsfolk,” he adds.
Counterpart funds
Año also points out that municipal governments need to shell out counterpart funds to cover expenses incurred in the conduct of preliminary activities such as community consultations; securing clearances and permits; feasibility study preparation; surveys; detailed engineering design preparation; procurement activities; water drilling explorations; pump test/water quality test, among others.
“The AM program will finance a major part of the project but municipal governments should have the financial capacity to cover preliminary and administrative costs of their projects,” he says.
The budget allocation for municipalities is based on equal share, fiscal capacity, per capita share, and share for good performance.
Mayor as accountable officer
The DILG Secretary says the municipal mayor, as the local chief executive (LCE), shall be primarily accountable for the overall implementation of the projects.
To ensure the effective implementation of the project, the LCE shall also issue an executive order creating or reactivating a Project Monitoring Committee to be headed by the municipal planning and development coordinator, an Inspectorate Team and a Project Implementation Team both to be headed by the municipal engineer.
Only those LGUs who have complied with the mandatory requirements will be endorsed by the DILG for the direct download of AM funds from the Department of Budget and Management down to the LGU level. # Source – www.dilg.gov.ph
DILG Secretary Eduardo M. Año said that the AM program will cover priority projects such as local access roads including drainage system; local bridges, potable water supply projects, evacuation centers and DRR-related equipment; small water impounding projects; rainwater catchment facilities; sanitation and health facilities; and municipal drug rehabilitation facilities.
“Layunin ng AM program na matulungan ang mga munisipyo lalong lalo na yung mga 4th to 6th class at iyong nasa malalayong lugar para matupad ang kanilang mga programa at mabigyan ng serbisyo ang kanilang mga mamamayan,” Año says.
Of the P11.714 billion AM funds, P1.17-million is earmarked for 134 AM projects of 75 local government units (LGUs) in Ilocos Region; P818-million for 145 AM projects in 89 towns of Cagayan Valley; P1.269-billion for 207 development projects in 116 towns of Central Luzon; P1.153-billion is budgeted for 259 projects in 123 towns of CALABARZON; P509-million for 108 projects in 71 towns of MIMAROPA; P851-million for 177 projects in 107 towns of Bicol Region; P656-million for 134 projects in 75 towns of Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR); and P11-million for 1 project in National Capital Region (NCR).
For the Visayas, P1-billion is allocated for 173 projects in 136 towns of Eastern Visayas; P965-million for 169 AM projects in 117 towns of Western Visayas; and P834-million for 196 projects in 116 towns of Central Visayas.
Meanwhile, for Mindanao, P553-million has been appropriated to fund 103 AM projects in 103 towns of Zamboanga Peninsula; P673-million for 116 projects in 84 towns of Northern Mindanao; P304-million for 74 projects in 43 towns of Davao Region; P387-million for 71 projects in 45 LGUs of SOCCSKSARGEN; and P551-million for 76 projects in 67 LGUs of CARAGA.
The AM program seeks to equitably assist all municipalities in the delivery of basic services by providing a financial subsidy to municipalities for the implementation of their priority programs and projects.
AM funds not a dole-out
According to the DILG Chief, the AM program is not a dole-out because the release of funds shall be subject to the compliance of concerned municipal governments to several good governance requirements.
“Hindi automatic ang pagbibigay ng pondo sa mga munisipyo. Kailangan muna nilang patunayan na karapat-dapat silang makatanggap nito sa pamamagitan ng pagsumite ng ilang requirements,” he says.
These are: the requirements under the DILG Good Financial Housekeeping and the DILG Local Development Council Functionality Assessment; assessment of Public Financial Management (PFM) Systems and adoption of corresponding PFM improvement measures; and submission of notarized certification for fund release signed by the local chief executive.
He explains that the notarized certification should specify that the site of the project has no land ownership or right-of-way issues, the project is not located in the no-build zone and hazard-prone area; for water supply, water source has been validated and found to be feasible to supply water to the intended beneficiaries and potable for drinking.
“At DILG, we will ensure that these AM projects adhere to the national standards and policies of construction, rehabilitation, improvement, or repair of infrastructure in all applicable phases from project preparation to completion,” Año says.
“We only want to make sure that the AM projects will be sustainable and will provide long-term benefits and convenience to the communities and the townsfolk,” he adds.
Counterpart funds
Año also points out that municipal governments need to shell out counterpart funds to cover expenses incurred in the conduct of preliminary activities such as community consultations; securing clearances and permits; feasibility study preparation; surveys; detailed engineering design preparation; procurement activities; water drilling explorations; pump test/water quality test, among others.
“The AM program will finance a major part of the project but municipal governments should have the financial capacity to cover preliminary and administrative costs of their projects,” he says.
The budget allocation for municipalities is based on equal share, fiscal capacity, per capita share, and share for good performance.
Mayor as accountable officer
The DILG Secretary says the municipal mayor, as the local chief executive (LCE), shall be primarily accountable for the overall implementation of the projects.
To ensure the effective implementation of the project, the LCE shall also issue an executive order creating or reactivating a Project Monitoring Committee to be headed by the municipal planning and development coordinator, an Inspectorate Team and a Project Implementation Team both to be headed by the municipal engineer.
Only those LGUs who have complied with the mandatory requirements will be endorsed by the DILG for the direct download of AM funds from the Department of Budget and Management down to the LGU level. # Source – www.dilg.gov.ph
1,715 NEWLY-ELECTED GOVS, MAYORS TO CRAFT FIRST 100 DAYS PLAN AND EXECUTIVE AGENDA
A total of 1,715 newly-elected local chief executives will undergo an orientation course on good local governance where they are expected to craft their First 100 Days Plan and Executive Agenda organized by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) this July.
DILG Undersecretary and Spokesperson Jonathan Malaya said that the Orientation Course: Priming Leaders for Effective Governance (2019 Newly Elected Officials [NEO] program) aims to enhance the competencies of the newly-elected officials “in carrying out their new tasks as leaders in community development while promoting peace and resilience towards community development.”
“Much is expected from the incoming set of local officials especially at this time when local government units (LGUs) are counted upon to sustain and build upon the gains of President Rodrigo Duterte’s reform agenda now that he is midway into his term. Through this course, the DILG will therefore ensure that they are ready and equipped to hurdle the demands and challenges of local governance,” said Malaya.
Among the topics to be discussed are Duties, Responsibilities and Accountabilities of Elected Officials; Disaster Preparedness Protocols for LGUs; The Role of Leaders in Building Peaceful, Secure and Developed Communities, and in Advancing the Anti-Illegal Drugs Strategy; Retooled Community Support Program; Wielding Technology for the Enhancement of Local Governance; and Strategic Management.
Malaya said that DILG Secretary Eduardo M. Año has issued Memorandum Circular 2019-96, Sec. Año directing all provincial governors, city/municipal mayors, sanggunian members, and Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) governor to participate in the various capacity development initiatives under the 2019 NEO Program.
“We have invited seasoned leaders as resource speakers like Congressman Edgar M. Chatto who was a three-term Governor of Bohol and Gov. Hadjiman S. Hataman-Salliman who made major breakthrough when Basilan and 22 other ARMM LGUs bagged the SGLG (Seal of Good Local governance) last year,” said Malaya. “They have a wealth of experiences that they can share to the first-timers and re-electionists for them to emulate and apply to their respective areas of jurisdiction.”
Other resource persons include National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon, Dangerous Drugs Board Chairperson Catalino Cuy, Undersecretary Ricardo Jalad of the Office of Civil Defense, Assistant Secretary Romell Antonio Cuenca of the Climate Change Commission and former DILG Undersecretary Austere Panadero, among others.
The course is composed of five modules, namely local governance and the evolving role of local leaders, building resilient local governments, leadership for peace and development, localizing the Philippine anti-illegal drugs strategy, solution-seeking sessions on key governance issues, and setting your governance in motion.
“If a Local Chief Executive wants to receive the DILG Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) for his LGU, the best way to start is to actively participate in the 2019 NEO Program,” said Malaya.
For the first run of the course, all 81 provincial governors, all 145 city mayors, and 498 newly-minted or first-time municipal mayors will be prioritized as the DILG prepares to conduct a separate refresher orientation for the reelected municipal mayors.
The schedule of the orientation course is as follows: July 8 to 10 for all Provincial Governors in Metro Manila; July 10 to 12 for all City Mayors in Metro Manila; July 16 to18 for newly-minted Luzon municipal mayors of Regions I, III, and IV-A in Metro Manila; July 17 to19 for newly-minted municipal mayors in Regions II, CAR, MIMAROPA, and V in Metro Manila; July 24 to 26 for newly-minted Mindanao Municipal Mayors in Davao City; and July 29 to 31 for newly-minted Visayas Municipal Mayors in Cebu City.
The orientation course is part of the Jumpstarting Local Governance component of the Program for NEOs, a continuing intervention of the DILG through the Local Government Academy in its commitment to provide a harmonized and holistic capacity development delivery mechanism for local governments all over the country.
After the course, next in line for the NEOs are the training on Developing Executive-Legislative Relations and NEO Online: LGU Guide to Action. # Source – www.dilg.gov.ph
DILG Undersecretary and Spokesperson Jonathan Malaya said that the Orientation Course: Priming Leaders for Effective Governance (2019 Newly Elected Officials [NEO] program) aims to enhance the competencies of the newly-elected officials “in carrying out their new tasks as leaders in community development while promoting peace and resilience towards community development.”
“Much is expected from the incoming set of local officials especially at this time when local government units (LGUs) are counted upon to sustain and build upon the gains of President Rodrigo Duterte’s reform agenda now that he is midway into his term. Through this course, the DILG will therefore ensure that they are ready and equipped to hurdle the demands and challenges of local governance,” said Malaya.
Among the topics to be discussed are Duties, Responsibilities and Accountabilities of Elected Officials; Disaster Preparedness Protocols for LGUs; The Role of Leaders in Building Peaceful, Secure and Developed Communities, and in Advancing the Anti-Illegal Drugs Strategy; Retooled Community Support Program; Wielding Technology for the Enhancement of Local Governance; and Strategic Management.
Malaya said that DILG Secretary Eduardo M. Año has issued Memorandum Circular 2019-96, Sec. Año directing all provincial governors, city/municipal mayors, sanggunian members, and Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) governor to participate in the various capacity development initiatives under the 2019 NEO Program.
“We have invited seasoned leaders as resource speakers like Congressman Edgar M. Chatto who was a three-term Governor of Bohol and Gov. Hadjiman S. Hataman-Salliman who made major breakthrough when Basilan and 22 other ARMM LGUs bagged the SGLG (Seal of Good Local governance) last year,” said Malaya. “They have a wealth of experiences that they can share to the first-timers and re-electionists for them to emulate and apply to their respective areas of jurisdiction.”
Other resource persons include National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon, Dangerous Drugs Board Chairperson Catalino Cuy, Undersecretary Ricardo Jalad of the Office of Civil Defense, Assistant Secretary Romell Antonio Cuenca of the Climate Change Commission and former DILG Undersecretary Austere Panadero, among others.
The course is composed of five modules, namely local governance and the evolving role of local leaders, building resilient local governments, leadership for peace and development, localizing the Philippine anti-illegal drugs strategy, solution-seeking sessions on key governance issues, and setting your governance in motion.
“If a Local Chief Executive wants to receive the DILG Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) for his LGU, the best way to start is to actively participate in the 2019 NEO Program,” said Malaya.
For the first run of the course, all 81 provincial governors, all 145 city mayors, and 498 newly-minted or first-time municipal mayors will be prioritized as the DILG prepares to conduct a separate refresher orientation for the reelected municipal mayors.
The schedule of the orientation course is as follows: July 8 to 10 for all Provincial Governors in Metro Manila; July 10 to 12 for all City Mayors in Metro Manila; July 16 to18 for newly-minted Luzon municipal mayors of Regions I, III, and IV-A in Metro Manila; July 17 to19 for newly-minted municipal mayors in Regions II, CAR, MIMAROPA, and V in Metro Manila; July 24 to 26 for newly-minted Mindanao Municipal Mayors in Davao City; and July 29 to 31 for newly-minted Visayas Municipal Mayors in Cebu City.
The orientation course is part of the Jumpstarting Local Governance component of the Program for NEOs, a continuing intervention of the DILG through the Local Government Academy in its commitment to provide a harmonized and holistic capacity development delivery mechanism for local governments all over the country.
After the course, next in line for the NEOs are the training on Developing Executive-Legislative Relations and NEO Online: LGU Guide to Action. # Source – www.dilg.gov.ph
Monday, July 8, 2019
1st DAY IN OFFICE NI MAYOR EDIBOY, SINARABO TI UMILI KEN PAMILIA LGU!
Cabugao, Ilocos Sur – Naaramid ti umuna a First Flag Ceremony iti umuna nga aldaw, Hulio 1, 2019 a panagtugaw ni Mayor Edgardo “Ediboy” S. Cobangbang, Jr. iti panagsublina iti takemna a Mayor ti ili (2019-2022) iti Opisinana iti Office of the Mayor iti pasdek ti baro a Munisipio ti ili a Cabugao.
Nasapa a nagturong ti Municipal Chief Executive ken kakaduana iti Munisipio ket naragsak a nakidanggay kadagiti empleado a nangannong iti umuna a pannakaisa ti bandera.
Kalpasanna, nagmensahe ni Mayor Ediboy ket kimmablaaw ken nagyaman iti pannakimaymaysana kadagiti empleado iti umuna nga aldawna iti Opisina ti Mayor iti panagsublina iti takem nga Ama ti Ili.
Impeksa ni Mayor Ediboy ti ragsakna a makipagtrabaho kadagiti empleado ken iti napintas a pannakataming ken pannakaited nga agtultuloy kadagiti napapateg a serbisio a kasapulan dagiti umili.
Nangipaay met ti mensahe ken kablaaw ken panagyaman ni Vice Mayor Jemaima S. Tan-Yee kasta metten a nagsarita ni COP Ramil A. Llarenas iti pakaseknan ti linak ken talna ti ili.
Naaramid ti grupo-piktorial ni Mayor Ediboy kadagiti dadaulo ti nadumaduma a Departamento/Seksion ti LGU; PNP ken BFP ket nakikaysa met ni ABC President Thaddeus U. Soller.
Bimmayabay ken ni Mayor Ediboy da Vice Mayor Jemaima S. Tan-Yee; SBM Josh Edward S. Cobangbang; SBM Danny Q. Gazmen, SBM Mariedes D. Soller; SBM Jeremy A. Seguban, Jr.; SBM Atty. Randy Baniaga G. Kinaud; SBM Amelia Sunio-Abarquez ken ni SK Federated President Marc Russel Morales. # (Web In-Action)
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