After the successful launch of the Ugnayan ng mga Barangay at Simbahan (UBAS) in the province, DILG Nueva Ecija has been actively involving the participation of the church in different activities that promote transparency and participation in governance. The conduct of the Synchronized Barangay Assembly Day (SBAD) set by DILG MC 2015-24 on March 28, 2015, is indeed another venue for the inter-faith groups to exercise the goal of UBAS.

   Rizal, Nueva Ecija – With the thrust in promoting child-centered Local Government Units towards a Child-Friendly Philippines: A Caring and Protective Society For, By, and With the Children; the Municipality of Rizal Nueva Ecija was conferred with the 2014 Seal of Child-Friendly Local Governance by the Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC).

   NECleanupOfficers and staff of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Nueva Ecija headed by ARD/PD Abraham A. Pascua led the massive clean-up drive under the Manila Bay Clean-Up, Rehabilitation and Preservation Project (MBCURP). The activity, attended by about 70 elected local officials and residents of the said Barangay was held on February 24, 2015.