“Republic Act 9710 or known as “Magna Carta of Women (MCW) mandates the State as the primary duty- bearer to uphold women’s human rights including all agencies, departments, offices, and instrumentalities at all levels.“ This was strongly emphasized by Regional Development Council- Regional GAD Committee (RDC- RGADC) Chair, DILG XII Regional Director Josephine Cabrido- Leysa, CESO III, during the “1st Regional GAD Forum for RGADC XII Members“ held via Zoom teleconference on the 23rd of September 2020, which was primarily aimed to further strengthen the regional efforts on mainstreaming gender perspectives into the processes, policies, and programs and projects.
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Post Date: October 14, 2020
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Post Date: October 12, 2020
Employees and personnel of the Department of the Interior and Local Government XII joined various local government units across the country in celebrating the annual Local Government Month this October.
The DILG Regional Office XII officially kick-started its month-long celebration on October 12 with the unveiling of its Local Government Code booth located at the DILG Regional Office lobby, Prime Regional Government Center, Koronadal City, South Cotabato.
DILG XII Regional Director Josephine Cabrido-Leysa, CESO III spearheaded the activity launching, which was aired through Facebook Live and Zoom virtual conference.
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Post Date: October 5, 2020
Municipal recipients of the national government’s Assistance to Municipalities and Sagana at Ligtas na Tubig para sa Lahat (SALINTUBIG) programs in Region XII will now have to establish and operate a functional website, according to the programs’ 2020 guidelines.
Representatives from the DILG – Office of Project Development Services (OPDS) explained that the requirement was included in the 2020 guidelines of both locally-funded programs, consistent with the Department’s Full Disclosure Policy.
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Post Date: October 2, 2020
Photo by: Benjamin Pulta
Six more LGUs were given the green light by the Regional Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Disease (RIATF-EID XII) as they receive concurrence to their requests to implement zoning containment strategies in certain areas of their communities with Covid-19 cases.
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Post Date: October 1, 2020
Region XII recorded the highest compliance rate in the recent nationwide Subaybayan ang Proyektong Bayan (SubayBayan) update, leading other regions in the compliance ranking provided by the Department of the Interior and Local Government-Central Office.
The Region reached a 95 percent compliance rate based on the SubayBayan portal as of August 25, 2020, the Department’s latest report. This equates to a 13 percent increase from its previous 82 percent compliance rate last July 2020 when it placed second among other regions.
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