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The DILG Zambales, headed by Provincial Director Armi V. Bactad, CESO V, spearheaded the conduct of the Follow-through Activity on Locally Funded Projects (LFP) Forum on November 29, 2017 at Vista Marina Hotel, SBFZ to ensure that the commitments of the Local Government Units (LGUs) in the implementation and completion of LFPs in their respective municipalities will be achieved.

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The Municipal Planning and Development Coordinators, Municipal Social Welfare and Development Officers, Municipal Accountants, Municipal Agriculture Officers and Municipal Engineers from the thirteen municipalities of Zambales together with the representatives from the different National Government Agencies such as Department of Education (DepEd), Department of Health (DOH), Department of Agriculture (DA) and Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) attended the said forum.

 

PD Bactad in her opening message appreciated the participation and cooperation of all the participants in the activity. The need to complete the LFP Projects in all the municipalities before the Fiscal Year 2017 ends was emphasized by PD Bactad. “Magkaisa tayo sa pagpapaunlad ng ating bansa”, said PD Bactad.

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DILG Program Officer Engr. Rose Ann Agostosa presented the updated status of the FY 2014-2016 Locally funded Projects of each municipality. In addition, the Region III focal persons from each NGAs presented the status of the Bottom up Budgeting (BuB) projects where the LGUs raised their concerns during the open forum.

 

With the continuous reminders and agreed commitments, the DILG Zambales continues to support the LGUs in ensuring 100% project completion rate by the end of 2017.

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The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Zambales through the leadership of Provincial Director Armi V. Bactad, CESO V, conducted a “Preparatory Meeting for the Conduct of Listong Pamayanan: Community Drill” on November 16, 2017 at the DILG Zambales Provincial Office, Iba, Zambales.

The meeting was attended by the Listo Team members of the Provincial Government of Zambales and the Municipal Governments of San Marcelino and Subic composed of the Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officers, Fire Marshals, Chief of Police and Municipal Local Government Operations Officers.

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In her message, Provincial Director Armi V. Bactad, CESO V emphasized the objective of the community drill is to strengthen the disaster preparedness of the communities. “Component ito ng Operation Listo na ang purpose ay palakasin ang preparedness ng community in times of disaster”, said PD Bactad.

It was agreed that the community drills at Barangay Aningway-Sacatihan, Subic and Barangay Rizal, San Marcelino are scheduled on December 5 and 8, 2017, respectively.

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Through the collaborative efforts of DILG Zambales, Bataan and Aurora led by Provincial Directors Armi V. Bactad, CESO V, Myra B. Moral-Soriano, CESO V and Atty. Ofelio A. Tactac, CESE respectively, the Seminar-Workshop on Local Road Asset Management was conducted on November 13-15, 2017 at the Vista Marina Hotel, SBMA to update LGUs on the accounting and reporting guidelines for the local road network construction and maintenance system.

The activity was attended by the Provincial and Municipal Accountants with their accounting staffs from all the municipalities of the provinces of Zambales, Bataan and Aurora.

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In her message Provincial Director Armi V. Bactad, CESO V emphasized the role of everyone in the CMGP Program as one of the key officers of the LGU. “Binibigyan tayo ng proyekto para makatulong sa mga municipalities at mahalaga na nairerecord ito ng tama”, said PD Bactad.

DILG Regional Accountant Jean Hazel Bacani provided in-depth discussion on the accounting policies for local road network and the preparation of reports. This is in line with the increasing roads and road network that requires an efficient management systems given the growing infrastructure development in the municipalities.

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Through the collaborative efforts of DILG Zambales, Bataan and Aurora led by Provincial Directors Armi V. Bactad, CESO V, Myra B. Moral-Soriano, CESO V and Atty. Ofelio A. Tactac, CESE respectively, the “Provincial Roll-out on Assessing the Gender Responsiveness of ADM-Funded Projects was conducted on November 8-10, 2017 at Vista Marina Hotel, SBFZ to mainstream gender-responsiveness in the whole project development and implementation cycle.

The activity was attended by the Municipal Planning and Development Coordinators (MPDC) and Municipal Local Government and Operations Officers (MLGOO) from all the municipalities of the provinces of Zambales, Aurora and Bataan.

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LGOO V Lee Allen B. Pineda gave an overview on the importance of the Assistance to Disadvantage Municipalities Program (ADMP) and its connection with Gender and Development. Gender Analysis tools such as the Harmonized Gender and Development Guidelines (HGDG) and Program/Project Implementation, Management, Monitoring & Evaluation (PIMME) were discussed and utilized during the workshops.

The activity was conducted to facilitate the LGUs compliance on the implementation of the localization of Magna Carta of Women and ensure that it is applied to the implementation of ADM Funded Projects.

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lfp1The DILG Zambales under the leadership of Provincial Director Armi V. Bactad, CESO V facilitated the Locally Funded Projects Forum on October 24, 2017 at the Vista Marina Hotel, SBFZ to ensure the efficient and effective implementation of projects among local government units.

The activity was attended by the Municipal Mayors, Municipal Head of Offices, CSOs and representatives from the different National Government Agencies.

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In her message PD Bactad applauded the support and participation of the LGUs in the activity. She emphasized the need to fast track the implementation of the projects with the help of the NGAs. “Tayo-tayo ang magtutulong-tulong para sigurado na by December 2017 tapos na tayo sa BUB at ADM na ang focus natin by next year”, said PD Bactad.

The status of the LGUs project implementation covering the year 2014-2016 were presented by DILG Engr. Rose Ann Agostosa together with the NGA representatives present.  Queries raised during the open forum were also given clarifications to ensure fast completion of projects.

With the end of 2017 fast approaching, the LGUs set their commitments in achieving the target of 100% completion rate.

The Provincial Government of Zambales led the conduct of the 4th quarter joint Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) and Provincial Anti-Drug Abuse Council (PADAC) Meeting on November 7, 2017 at the Zambales Conference and Training Center with the forthcoming 50th ASEAN Summit as the main agenda.

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Provincial Administrative Head Atty. Izelle Iamly Deloso presided the meeting as the representative of Governor Amor P. Deloso. The activity was attended by the members of the PPOC and PADAC, Municipal Mayors, DILG Officers, PNP Chief of Police, BFP Fire Marshals, Representatives of National Government Agencies, Provincial Head of Offices and CSOs.

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LGOO V Cindy C. Cagalitan discussed the history of ASEAN and gave emphasis on its three pillars namely; ASEAN Political-Security Community, ASEAN Economic Community and ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community. The calendar of activities was presented and although the province of Zambales is not among the directly involved provinces, we are expected to provide support for the successful conduct of the ASEAN Summit.

The PNP representative discussed the deployment of personnel during the duration of the ASEAN Summit focusing in the Clark area. Aside from this, the current peace and order situation of the province was discussed.

With peace and order as one of the 10 point agenda of Governor Deloso specifically the 6th point agenda of having a “safe and peaceful environment”, Provincial Administrative Head Atty. Deloso encouraged the support of everyone to the preventive measures of the provincial government in eradicating the root cause of crimes.

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