l19l20DILG Pampanga Provincial Office personnel conducted a planning cum team building last January 20, 2012 at the Villa Alfredo Resort, Barangay Baliti, City of San Fernando, Pampanga. Said activity was headed by Provincial Director Angelina S. Blanco and participated in by all provincial personnel and staff, and selected field officers.
   
The planning activity aimed to provide a clear sense of direction to the programs, projects and activities of the Department that need to be carried out, strengthen the personnel’s confidence in understanding where the organization is heading and what for, how best to make the organization move along the chosen path, and when should they take what measures to achieve the goals of the organization.  Some of the issues that were taken up during the planning activity are the following:

  • Assessment of what went wrong in the submission of compliance reports for the past year
  • To target 100% full compliance within or before the deadline set by the Regional Office
  • Priority plans of the province are, but not limited to PLEB Training within the 1st Quarter of the year, drafting of IACPSP and the conduct of lecture-workshop on Disaster and Climate Change
  • To ensure that every DILG officer in every LGU will be able to develop a tie-up/partnership with NGOs in the implementation of DILG programs
  • Additional duties and functions of the cluster leaders
  • New members of the Provincial Selection Board

The provincial staff also suggested some innovations including the use of whiteboards for posting of status of fieldmen’s submission of compliance reports, cross-monitoring of field officers and the allotment of one hour once a week for the physical fitness activity.  One of the major innovations of the province is the provision of funds by the Provincial Government of Pampanga for the construction of a new DILG Provincial Office building thru the initiative of PD Blanco.

After the planning, team building ensued.  Team building on the other hand aimed to develop camaraderie and unity among the personnel and staff that would achieve an effective teamwork.  Team building, as an effective tool in the attainment of organization goals and objective, was the highlight of the activity.

It involved lecturettes and workshops focused on identifying various cultural values of the Filipino which were then related on the personnel’s performance towards work and relationship among peers.  Individual views on the said values were presented during the workshop.

Likewise, each personnel expressed their views toward their peers in the form of a game.  Through this, they were able to gain awareness on their behaviour and performance within the office as well as their strengths and weaknesses.

The team buildil21ng activity left a high level of team spirit on the provincial staff of DILG Pampanga.  Reinvigorated once again, these personnel are confidently ready to face and overcome any challenges that may come their way in the implementation of the Department’s programs, projects and activities this year and even in the years to come.


                                                                        

l18The Provincial Government of Bulacan (PGB) initially delivered last March 8, 2012, the medical equipment and facilities, amounting to Php 3M, for Bulacan Medical Center (BMC) consisting of the following: nine (9) units Patient Monitor, one (1) unit ECG Machine, one (1) unit Fetal/Maternal Monitor, four (4) units Fetal Heart Rate Doppler and one (1) unit Delivery Table. Said medical equipment and facilities were funded out of the Local Government Support Fund (LGSF). LGSF is a fund released by the Department of the Interior and Local Government and the Department of Budget and Management to provinces, cities and municipalities which have passed the DILG’s Seal of Good Housekeeping (SGH).  Funds were released to LGUs that have been awarded the Seal to promote good governance among local government units. The provincial government received a total amount of Php 40M of the said fund.

 
Last year, the Provincial Government has just completed the construction of its new maternity and emergency clinic in the Bulacan Medical Center but the said clinic does not have the needed medical equipment to be fully operational. Gov. Willy M. Sy-Alvarado said that the LGSF-support project is indeed very timely because of the ongoing improvement and upgrading of the health and medical services of the public hospitals in Bulacan. Other public hospitals which will soon avail of the LGSF in the form of medical equipment & facilities are the following: Rogaciano Mercadon Memorial Hospital, Bulacan District Hospital Equipment, San Miguel District Hospital, Gregorio del Pilar District Hospital, Emilio G. Perez District Hospital and the Calumpit District Hospital.

 

 

 

l15Team building is an important morale booster for any organization, by improving employee relationships and fomenting overall trust. In order to rejuvenate the physical, psychological and spiritual well-being of the DILG-BULACAN TEAM and to better improve the qualityl16 of services in assisting clientele to provide an outstanding delivery of basic, regular and direct services to the general public, a team building dubbed as “ a weekend get-away” was held on March 22-23, 2012 at St. Agatha Resort, Brgy. Sta. Rita, Guiguinto, Bulacan.


On the first day, before the opening program, a sumptuous lunch was served for the team to enjoy.  At about 2:30 in the afternoon, the opening program started and PD Myra B. Moral presided over the conference, welcomed the participants and delivered her message, including the announcements and concerns with regard to the monitoring and reporting status of the Department’s PPAs. Afterwards, a simple tribute for his invaluable 37 years of providing the finest services to the Department and the public was given to LGOO VI RUFINO D. CRUZ as he reaches the mandatory retirement age come April 7, 2012. “Ka Ruping” delivered his short message by saying he is forever grateful to the Department, to his colleagues and friends and to the people whom he had the privileged to work with. The conference concluded after the new set of Officers of the DILG-EU and CDCC were elected.


At about 7:00 in the evening, a spiritual recollection which aims to provide an avenue for the team to mingle, blend and socialize with each other was led by Rev. Noel P. Santa Ana, Senior Pastor of the Christian Alliance Fellowship Church, San Miguel, Bulacan. Likewise, the said recollection was a perfect time to reflect on God’s goodness, to thank Him for the life and blessing He has given and to prepare oneself as the Holy Week swiftly approaches. 

 

 

 

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