The 15th day of August 2019 became significant to the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) XII upon accepting the Chairpersonship of Regional Gender and Development Committee (RGADC) of Region XII. As one important support Committee of the Regional Development Council (RDC) XII pursuant to PCW- NEDA Joint Memorandum Circular No. 2016-01, the DILG XII was humbly challenged to continue the strengthening of GAD mainstreaming from the regional level down to local government units as mandated by the Republic Act No. 9710, otherwise known as “Magna Carta of Women”.
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Identifying ‘procurement’ as one of the key reform areas that needs to have an improvement as revealed in the provincial government reform roadmap, the Project Development and Management Unit (PDMU) of DILG XII conducted an Orientation on RA 9184 and its 2016 Revised IRR, Effective Procurement Planning and COA Auditing Rules at Viajera Hotel, City of Koronadal last August 12-16, 2019.
The said orientation primarily aims to capacitate provincial local government units in generating and effectively implementing their procurement plan and to enhance the participants’ knowledge of RA 9184 and its 2016 Revised IRR, as well as COA Rules and regulations on the procurement process.
The validation of the 2019 SGLG for Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM-Maguindanao) LGUs officially kicked off last August 13, 2019 with twenty-nine (29) LGUs from the said region to be chosen as national qualifiers for the prestigious contest. The towns of Matanog, Sultan Kudarat, Kabuntalan, Guindulungan, Datu Abdullah Sangki, Sultan Sa Barongis, Shariff Aguak, Datu Piang, Upi, South Upi, Datu Paglas, Pagalungan, Barira, Buldon and Paglat, in Maguindanao Province had been tipped to be part of the shortlist.
The Project Development and Management Unit (PDMU) of DILG Regional Office XII managed to capacitate various LGUs in a recently held Seminar Workshop on Detailed Engineering Design for Potable Water System on July 31-August 2, 2019 at Paraiso Verde Hotel, City of Koronadal.
This is in relation to the Sagana at Ligtas na Tubig Para sa Lahat (SALINTUBIG) that aims to provide sufficient, safe and potable water for the entire country. For FY 2019, seventeen (17) LGUs had been recipients of the financial assistance intended solely for the construction of potable water supply system.
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) XII conducted the Orientation Course: Priming Leaders for Effective Local Governance to all Re-elected Municipal Mayors, the second component of the Program for Newly Elected Officials (NEO), on August 1-3, 2019 at the East Asia Royale Hotel, General Santos City. The participants were the re-elected mayors of the following Municipalities of Aleosan, Arakan, Kabacan, Midsayap, Pikit, Alabel, Malungon, Maitum, Banga, Polomolok, Surallah, Sto. Niño, Tantangan, T’boli, Bagumbayan, Isulan, Pres. Quirino, and Senator Ninoy Aquino.