The newly-elected barangay officials from the Municipalities of Palauig, Masinloc, San Narciso and Sta. Cruz, Zambales were the second batch trained under the Barangay Newly-Elected Officials (BNEO) towards Grassroots Renewal and Empowerment Accountable and Transparent (GREAT) Barangays Program from February 22 to 24, 2024 at the Subic Bay Peninsular Hotel, Subic Bay Freeport Zone.
The Barangay Newly-Elected Officials Program or BNEO is the Department's flagship training program for barangay officials. It is a term-based, integrated capacity development intervention for elected barangay officials geared towards the enhancement of their competencies to attain the needed synergy to transform barangay officials into champions of excellence in basic service delivery and bring the government closer to the people.
On March 6–8, 2024, batch 3 from the remaining municipalities is scheduled to attend the orientation course.