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RD Florida M. Dijan as she delivers her message during the Regional TOT on ARTA-RCS
The Department of the Interior and Local Government Region 3 had conducted a three-day Training of Trainers on the Implementation of the Anti-Red Tape Act- Report Card Survey (ARTA-RCS) at Maharajah Hotel, Angeles City. The training was aimed to capacitate DILG Provincial and City teams to ensure the effective administration and encoding of the report card survey instruments at all local government units in their respective area of jurisdiction.
A total of forty-seven (47) DILG personnel from Regions III and IV-B participated in the activity to include Provincial and City Directors, Cluster Leaders, CLGOOs, Provincial and City ARTA-RCS Point Persons and Regional Office team.
Asst. CDD Chief Moral, head of the Regional ARTA-RCS Validation Team, emphasized that the main purpose of the training was for the provincial and city teams to have one common direction in the implementation of ARTA-RCS. He also discussed the Salient Features of ARTA and Its IRR as well as Republic Act 9485. On the other hand, LGOO V Ener Cambronero, member of the Regional Validation Team, explained the three (3) ARTA-RCS Instruments which are the Manual of Instructions, Inspection Checklist and the Survey Questionnaire. He further informed the body that the ARTA-RCS rate is one of the criteria in the SGH Silver and Gold Award.
A simulation exercise on the administration of the report card survey was conducted on the second day in Angeles City and Municipality of Porac where local officials of these pilot areas committed to address all gaps identified by the team to ensure excellent delivery of public service to their constituents.
RD Florida M. Dijan, in her message, challenged the participants that the project must be done diligently and with ingenuity. She expressed her confidence that all ARTA-RCS plans in the region will be accomplished with the help and great expertise of Region III’s new Asst. Regional Director, Abraham A. Pascua.
The three-day training was concluded with the preparation of respective Implementation Plan of ARTA-RCS.
In summary, the activity was suc
OIC-ARD Abraham Pascua and LGOO V Cambronero as they address the participants’ queries regarding the ARTA-RCS
cessfully completed. Participants had given their active participation during its conduct with the commitment of carrying-out the project successfully as planned in their respective ar
CLGOO Juanita Abacan as they interview their respective respondents during the simulation exercise at the Municipality of Porac, Pampanga
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The Department of the Interior and Local Government in Region 3 has released from October 2011 to April 2012, a total amount of Php 828,000 for the beneficiaries of the 64 deceased barangay officials in Central Luzon who died during their incumbency.
Of the 84 deceased barangay officials, there were 6 Punong Barangays, 48 Sangguniang Barangay Members, 3 Barangay Treasurers and 7 Barangay Secretaries. Families of Punong Barangays received a total of P132,000 while relatives of the other barangay officials received P696,000.
According to DILG-3 Regional Director Florida M. Dijan, the payment of death benefits for barangay officials is authorized under Section 393 of the Local Government Code of 1991 and Executive Order 115 issued on August 5, 2002.
The LG Code states that barangay officials shall be entitled, during their incumbency, to insurance coverage which shall include, but not be limited to temporary and permanent disability, double indemnity, accident insurance, death and burial benefits, in accordance with R.A. 6942 entitled "An Act Increasing the Insurance Benefits of Local Government Officials and Providing Funds Therefor".
Under Executive Order 115, beneficiaries of deceased Punong Barangays will get P22,000 each, while families of Sangguniang Barangay Members, Barangay Secretaries, Barangay Treasurers and Sangguniang Kabataan Chairpersons will receive P12,000.
However, Rule VII, Section 20 of the EO states that no benefits shall be granted to a deceased barangay officials if the cause of death is either suicide or unlawful acts resulting in death.
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the Special Recognition plaque was awarded to Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) at the Fontana Convention Center on April 25,2012
The Department of the Interior and Local Government Region 3, under the stewardship of RD Florida M. Dijan, was awarded with a Special Recognition plaque by the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI). Signed by the President of the PCCI, Atty. Miguel B. Varela, the award was in recognition of DILG R3’s significant support to the Central Luzon’s Business Permit and Licensing System (BPLS) program.
DILG R3, together with the Department of Trade and Industry, helped in achieving the 100% compliance of all Local Government Units in Region 3 to the Component 1 of the Nationwide BPLS Streamlining which is the adoption of the unified form in the application for business permits.
Component 1 sets up the streamlined BPLS process which aims at simplification and standardization. The reforms focused on three standards, i.e. maximum no. of steps, maximum no. of processing days following the anti red tape law and one standard application form. Complementing these standards are other reforms like reducing the number of signatories, one-time assessment and payment, joint inspectorate teams and reducing the face to face contact with applicants.
The award was given on April 25, 2012 at the Fontana Convention Center during the Central Luzon Growth Corridor Foundation, Incorporation’s (CLGCFI) “6th Recognition of Outstanding LGUs in Central Luzon Implementing the Streamlining Program in the Issuance of Mayor’s Permit.” The CLGFI is chaired by Gov. Bellaflor A. Castillo of the Province of Aurora.
