The Local Government here, through the City Information Office (CIO) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) , has conducted an information and communications seminar for barangay-based information officers recently at Shanghai Palace Restaurant.
With the theme, “Empowering the People through Information and Communications”, the comprehensive workshop signals the city’s preparation for a systemized information domain for Angeles City.
Archimedes Reyes, city inform
ation officer said that it’s about time that the city enjoins the participation of its barangays in all aspects of governance, including information, education and communication (IEC).
“We will include the 33 barangays of Angeles in research and communication storage in order to give flesh to the city’s information networking,” Reyes said.
The workshop dwelled on the importance of a solid city- barangay government partnership in information dissemination and how the barangay units can utilize social media in feeding information to their respective communities.
Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan emph
asized during the workshop that Filipinos are “living in the future”.
“Because of the internet and other innovations, information transfer is undoubtedly faster than before. We must take advantage of this by feeding constructive information to Angelenos,” the mayor said.
“This workshop is essential because we have been extending the hands of the city government to our constituents. With the inclusion of our barangay information officers in this goal, the programs and the services that are available to the Angelenos will be easily and effectively delivered to them,” Pamintuan added.
The workshop also magnified the role of each information officer in the Department of the Interior and Local Government’s (DILG) Barangay Governance and Performance Management System (BGPMS).
Myrvi Apostol-Fabia, DILG City Director said that the workshop will equip the participants with the commands essential to the barangay’s compliance to the BGPMS.
“If our barangay officers are well equipped with the skills, all the needed data as per the Full Disclosure Report in observance to the BGPMS will be readily available,” Fabia said.
“With this, we will effectively deliver efficient and prompt information-and-communications-related services to Angelenos and research communities,” she added.
Fabia, along with information officers Deo Sambilay and Kevin Matthew Montalbo facilitated the said seminar-workshop.
