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Region-VI Profile
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DILG retools personnel
Field and regional office personnel of the DILG underwent a series of orientation-workshops as part of the retooling process.
Module I, conducted on November 17-19, 2008 with Prof. Jigger Latoza of the University of San Agustin as resource person, centered on program packaging and project proposal writing. Module II (November 20-21) tackled Local Legislation and was lectured by Assistant Secretary for Administrative, Legal and Human Resource Development Atty. Genaro Jose Emeterio S. Moreno, OSD Chief Ma. Calpiza Sardua, and regional legal officer Atty. Ferdinand Panes.
A third module on Continuing Legal Education shall be conducted on December 15-17, 2008./adj
Anti-Hunger Mitigation Program (AHMP)
DILG advocates the government’s Anti-Hunger Mitigation Program (AHMP) to local governments in the region. The program is being spearheaded by the Department of Education and the Department of Social Welfare and Development, and the National Nutrition Council with the support of other agencies.
In Region VI, the provinces of Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Iloilo and Negros Occidental are beneficiaries of this program. Only Antique belongs to Priority 2 areas. To date, regional and provincial technical working groups cooperate to implement the program which provides rice allowance to Grade I pupils of public schools in target municipalities. It also encourages the establishment of Gulayan sa Paaralan which serves as the model garden of the community.
Benchmarking workshop seen to enhance provincial operations
There were a total of 18 participants composed of 10 Provincial Directors, 5 OIC Provincial Directors, 1 Division Chief, 1 Assistant Division Chief, and 1 Regional Information Officer.
During his keynote address, Assistant Secretary for Regional Operations and concurrent Asec. for Plans and Operations Eubert F. Gutierrez emphasized on the need to develop the competencies of field officers to the maximum level in order to ensure that the DILG performs at its peak at all times.
ASec. Gutierrez reminded that the DILG organization should be people-centered, as the quality and capacity of the personnel therein is one important capital for delivery of the department’s services. He challenged the participants to continue the dynamisn, to be human and to be liberal. Owing to his long stay in the department, ASec. Gutierrez said that he wants to assist the SILG in the implementation of plans and meeting all challenges that are being posed for the DILG. He lamented that there is a rapid turnover of experts in the Department due to retirement of personnel, therefore the current crop of leaders should be ready to meet those challenges.
He reminded the participants to come up with the structure that shall become part of the Department’s policy, as the results of the workshop shall be incorporated therein. It was important, he said, to come up with results that are dynamic and flexible, improve the structure, as well as define the standard of procedures that are applicable to all regions. /adj
DILG-6 bats for GMAC reorganization in barangays
Interior and Local Government Regional Director Evelyn A. Trompeta asked barangays to consider the reorganization of their respective Gabay sa Mamamayan Aksyon Centers (GMACs) in the hope that this program will continue to benefit communities.
In a memorandum issued in January this year, Trompeta directed DILG officers in the region to advocate for GMAC reorganization following changes in barangay officials brought about by the elections last October 29, 2007.
From 2005 to 2007, DILG Western Visayas conducted an annual Search for Model GMAC identified best practices and innovations in this program throughout the region. The search further improved the performance of provincial nominees through a feedback session with evaluators during the field validations. Read more
Region 6 pilots AJPP
Eleven towns of Capiz are pilots of the Access to Justice for the Poor Project (AJPP) starting June, this year. They are Sapian, Sigma, Dao, Jamindan, Cuartero, Dumarao Pilar, Pontevedra, Panay, Ivisan and Pres Roxas. Ten pilot barangays were identified per municipality, or a total of 110 barangays in all, as initial implementors of the program. Read more
Early Childhood Care and Development
The Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) is a three-year cost-sharing program of the national and provincial governments that provides for the implementation and sustainability of the ECCD programs and projects implemented to target LGUs. In the whole Philippines, only San Carlos City, Negros Occidental and Roxas City, Capiz are self-starting LGUs that undertake the implementation of ECCD program. Read more
