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Region-VI Profile
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Typhoon Frank remains top story of 2008
THE multi-billion peso worth of devastation caused by Typhoon Frank last June 21-22, 2008 and its aftermath, including government’s rehabilitation efforts, remain the top story in Iloilo province for 2008.
Other year-ender stories were about efforts to rehabilitate Panay Island provinces, prop up the local economy, and resuscitate the business climate reeling from the effects of the super typhoon that hit the island and the rest of Western Visayas.
On the other hand, despite the crisis caused by the global economic meltdown, Iloilo appears to be sustaining its development in 2009.
Iloilo Mayor Jerry P. Treñas and Governor Niel D. Tupas Sr. agree that the interests of the city and province should come first before political skirmishes. The two are at the forefront of rehabilitation efforts.
Pagdayaw 2008
On December 17, 2008 DILG Region VI recognized the best local government performers of Western Visayas through the Pagdayaw 2008 Awards Ceremonies held at the Kalantiao Hall of Sarabia Manor Hotel and Convention Center, Iloilo City. The well-attended event also formally launched the EXCELL (Excellence in Local Governance) Search for Best LGUs. Keep an eye on the articles that shall follow soon.
Technology does ‘wonders’ for Iloilo City Hall
ILOILO City’s P12-million computerization project is finally giving the City Government dividends, particularly in its effort to validate businesses and real properties here.
Half of the P12-million budget came from the World Bank in the form of a grant. The other half is in the form of a loan which will be shard equally by the City Government and the Department of Finance (DOF).
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Cabatuan pilots LRED in Iloilo
The municipality of Cabatuan shall pilot the implementation of the Local and Regional Economic Development (LRED) for Iloilo Province. A Memorandum of Agreement was signed recently between Mayor Ramon C. Yee, the Department of Trade and Industry and the German Technical Cooperation Agency (GTZ) to formally launch the program in the municipality.
LRED is a participatory planning and implementation process that aims to mobilize local resources in order to stimulate greater economic activity and foster local development. It is one of the major interventions of the SMEDSEP (Small and Medium Enterprise Development for Sustainable Employment) Program, a development cooperation between Philippines and Germany, which aims to improve the business and investment climate for SME in the Philippines, especially in the Visayas.
Per invitation from the GTZ, DILG Western Visayas sent three technical personnel to the Training of LRED Facilitators conducted on November 23-29 at the Hotel del Rio, Iloilo City. The said personnel, LGOO Vs Grace Natalie Azarraga (MLGOO, Oton, Iloilo), Roselyn Quintana (Iloilo City) and Anna Carolina Jardiolin (Technical Services Division, Regional Office) underwent the LRED processes with the end in view of advocating the program to the LGUs.
LGRC6 webmail with voice and video chat
Now, regardless of where you are — whether in your office, working from home, or traveling — You can connect with your coworkers instantly by starting a voice chat, or better yet, a video chat. By video chatting, you can hear and see each other in real time. And since voice and videochat is integrated with the LGRC6 web-based email system interface, you can have a productive conversation with colleagues without ever leaving your browser. Read more
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
DILG girds for all-out CBMS implementation in 2009
A set of DILG trainors from all over the Philippines were capacitated recently in preparation for the full-scale implementation of the Community-Based Monitoring System (CBMS) in the whole country.
In Western Visayas, LGOO V Anna Carolina Jardiolin and Admin. Aide Leonard Ryan Panelo underwent Trainers Training on CBMS Module I (Data Collection and Field Editing) and Module II (Data Encoding and Map Digitizing) conducted by the Bureau of Local Government Development.on October 20-24, 2008.
Also, DILG Regional Director Evelyn A. Trompeta led the Region 6 contingent in the Regional Forum on CBMS conducted in Cebu City on November 6, 2008 for DILG regional and provincial directors, governors and provincial planning and development coordinators. The activity sought to thoroughly explain the program to the participants and solicit their commitment to cooperate for the implementation of CBMS in their respective areas. Read more
Leadership Series: Urban Partnerships Program-Philippines (UPP-Philippines)
Download UPPP’s Leadership Series, a learning tool for policy makers to promote understanding of pressing urban issues and encourage policy actions for urban sustainability.
Leadership Series No. 10: Bioregional planning
Leadership Series No. 9: Furnishing the Streets
Leadership Series No. 8: When Public Becomes Private
Leadership Series No. 7: Spokes in the City
Leadership Series No. 6: Urban Waterfronts: The Wave of the Future
Leadership Series No. 5: Breaking Free From the Concrete Prison
Leadership Series No. 4: Walking into a Greener Future
Leadership Series No. 3: The Gospel of Bioregionalism
Leadership Series No. 2: The Evolution of the Jeepney and Transit in Metro Iloilo
Leadership Series No. 1: The New Public Realm and the Sustainable City Read more
Bioregional planning
PLANNING offices are regular features of provinces, cities and municipalities in the Philippines. These offices are mandated to chart the growth of their respective local governments and at the same time provide contingencies during crisis. But there are development issues that straddle across boundaries, giving birth to regional planning to effectively address concerns that are not exclusive to one local government. Regional planning has thus become a venue for sharing ideas, resources and actions so common problems can be attended to collectively.
However, recent environmental phenomena caused by climate change – like the flood that hit Iloilo City and neighboring municipalities – showed that regional planning may not just be enough to manage growth. In this era where the environment directs what development path communities should take, there is a need to look beyond political regions and start acknowledging that we don’t just live in cities, municipalities and provinces but also in watersheds, ecosystems and ecoregions.
(Leadership Series No. 10: Bioregional planning)
DILG conducts CICL seminar to officials
The DILG, in partnership with the National Juvenile Justice and Welfare Council (NJJWC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ), conducted a two-day Orientation Seminar on Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act (RA 9344) on October 28-29, 2008, Crown Regency Hotel, Guadalupe, Cebu City. The Visayas Cluster Orientation Seminar was attended by Regional Directors, Focal Persons on Children’s Concerns, Provincial and HUC Directors from Regions VI, VII and VIII.
In his opening message DILG ASec. Joselito R. Ruiz stressed the crucial role of the department in addressing issues concerning Children in Conflict with the Law (CICL) particularly at the local levels. This orientation-seminar aims to orient participants with the salient features of Republic Act 9344 and develop and define the roles of DILG officers in providing technical assistance to LGUs in the implementation of the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Intervention and Diversion programs for CICLs.
Photo at right shows DILG-6 Bacolod City director Vic Pagapulan (2nd from right) together with (left to right) Provincial Directors Eliseo Orendez (Iloilo), Helen Mestidio (Capiz), Chay Maza (Antique) and Jenny Destua (Aklan) during the role-playing session. /jjv
