DILG Zambales strengthens local ADACs, conducts Orientation for 2021 Performance Audit
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The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Zambales headed by Provincial Director Armi V. Bactad, CESO V, conducted a “Provincial Roll-out on the conduct of the Anti-Drug Abuse Council Performance Audit and Awards for Audit Year 2021” today, April 8, 2022 via Zoom Video Conference platform. The orientation aimed to further achieve the success of local government units’ (LGUs’) revitalization and strengthening of their respective Anti-Drug Abuse Councils (ADACs) in terms of functionality and effectiveness.
The activity was participated in by LGU ADAC Focal Persons and encoders from the 13 municipalities and Provincial Government of Zambales, DILG Cluster Team Leader, Municipal Local Government Operations Officers (MLGOOs), and Provincial Focal Person.
Provincial ADAC Focal Person, Local Government Operations Officer VI Maharlina J. Tejada, led the discussion of the Memorandum Circular 2022-034 titled, “Guidelines in the conduct of ADAC Performance Audit and Awards for Audit Year 2021,” which provides the guidelines, criteria, and tools for assessing the functionality and effectiveness of local ADACs.
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DILG and PRMSU present CSIS results to LGU Botolan for upscaled performance in local governance
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The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Central Luzon— thru the DILG Zambales Provincial Office— and its partner Local Resource Institute (LRI), President Ramon Magsaysay State University (PRMSU) — spearheaded a back-to-back Focus Group Discussion (FGD) and Utilization Conference (UC), which are in line with the implementation of the Citizen Satisfaction Index System (CSIS) Project—a performance-based measuring tool of the DILG—in the Municipality of Botolan, Zambales.
The said undertaking was conducted on April 6 and 7, 2022 at the Conference Room of Botolan Municipal Hall, Barangay Batonlapoc, Botolan, Zambales, and started with the focus group discussion facilitated by the PRMSU with the civil society organizations (CSOs). This served as an avenue to deliver the citizen satisfaction survey results to the CSOs and determine relevant interventions from their organizations to deepen their participation in local governance through the local special bodies. Twenty-three (23) CSOs in the LGU participated in the process.
Furthermore, the second day of the activity focused on the presentation of the CSIS research findings to the local government unit (LGU) of Botolan, with the officials, department heads, CSOs, national government agencies (NGAs), representatives of PRMSU, and other stakeholders in attendance. In the undertaking, the participants responded to the survey’s areas of concern and were oriented to the crafting of the Citizen-Driven Priority Action Plan (CPAP), which shall contain the concrete set of actions of the LGU to answer the survey’s areas for improvement. A signing of the pledge of commitment was also facilitated by the DILG.
DILG Zambales and PGZ initiate orientation for the 2022 SGLG among Zambales local governments
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The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Zambales headed by Provincial Director Armi V. Bactad, CESO V— in partnership with the Provincial Government of Zambales (PGZ)— conducted two batches of orientation-briefing for this year's Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) assessment on March 31, 2022 and April 1, 2022 for local government functionaries of the Provincial Government of Zambales and its thirteen (13) municipalities.
The said initiative is carried-out to equip the local government units of Zambales for this year’s ten (10) SGLG assessment areas— focusing on Financial Administration, Disaster Preparedness, Social Protection, Health Compliance and Responsiveness, Sustainable Education, Business Friendliness and Competitiveness, Peace and Order, Environmental Management, Tourism, and Youth Development as institutionalized by Republic Act No. 11292 or the SGLG Act of 2019.
Cluster Team Leader Judith B. Romero discussed the overview of the activity and emphasized the significance of the seal, which encourages LGUs to raise their bar of good governance, specifically in providing better services to the citizens. Moreover, SGLG Provincial Focal Person, Local Government Operations Officer (LGOO) V Suslijah John N. Gesmundo, with alternate focal persons LGOO VI Sheryl Ann Q. Dungca and LGOO VI Nedricks P. Canlas presented the abovementioned ten (10) governance areas, as well as the roles of the LGU on the assessment process and the timeline of the assessment.
Provincial Director Armi V. Bactad, CESO V, in her message, encouraged the LGU participants’ cooperation and guaranteed the support of the DILG in providing the necessary technical assistance to the LGUs in aiming for the seal.
The SGLG, institutionalized with the enactment of Republic Act No. 11292, is an incentive, honor and recognition-based program to which the DILG acts as the lead-implementing agency. It aims to boost the LGUs’ drive to constantly progress and sustain their notable performance across various governance areas as the government reward LGUs for their effort in pursuing the general welfare of their constituency, while enforcing existing laws.
Prepared by: LGOO VI Cindy C. Cagalitan
