DILG XII recently conducted a much-needed retooling and refresher workshop for DILG field officers and EODB provincial focals on the Ease-of-Doing Business Program of the Department on April 20, 2022 at Greenstate Hotel, Koronadal City. This initiative is in line with the Department’s continuing improvement of LGU service delivery for compliance of LGUs.

In attendance were the City and Municipal Local Government Operations Officers (C/MLGOOs) and EODB focal persons of the region. Topics for the workshop include a review on the implementation of various EODB programs, such as eBPLS, BPCO, PTTIs, Citizen’s Charter, Re-engineering of LGU Systems and Procedures, and other reports, including a briefing on the latest issuances and other updates for this year.

LGUs were also prompted about their compliance to the required EODB reports and they were reminded about the lacking documents that must be submitted right away.

The participants also aired various EODB concerns to the resource persons, namely; OIC Assistant Division Chief Lucita dela Peña from the Bureau of Local Government Development (BLGD), DILG Central Office and LGOO I Shella Marie Besinga of the Local Fiscal Resource Development Division (LFRDD).

The attendees were also informed about the 2022 activities for the Ease-of -Doing Business Program and were re-oriented on the proper usage of the compliance portals for each of the component programs of EODB, as provided by the Department.

At the end of the workshop, an open forum was conducted purposely to collate the best practices, ideas, and issues of the LGUs which will then form part of submission of compliance reports as required by ARTA through the DILG.