In the third episode of 'Umalohokan', DILG Bataan discussed the salient features of the Barangay Development Council (BDC) Functionality Audit and the Barangay Council for the Protection of Children (BCPC) Assessment on May 27, 2022 via Zoom.

The activity equipped the 237 barangays of Bataan for the upcoming BDC Functionality Audit and BCPC Assessment which evaluates the barangays in the implementation of their development efforts in the community and in implementing their initiatives relating to children.

Program Manager Allan Don Malonzo and LGOO V Laverne Gonzales, Jr. discussed the documents to be submitted, guidelines and deadlines, as well as the levels and scoring of the audits.

Likewise, CDS Chief Johnny Mandocdoc explained the importance of barangay development planning and drafting the BCPC Annual Work and Financial Plan, a vital indicator in the BCPC Assessment.

The orientation was attended by the C/MLGOOs, punong barangays, sangguniang barangay members and the barangay secretaries of the province.

'Umalohokan' is an initiative of DILG Bataan that aims to strengthen and further develop the knowledge of local officials of the province on the various programs of the Department and the national government.