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DILG to assess BDC functionality in R6

Details: Written by LGOO II Freda Mae L. Sorsano; Category: News and Updates; Published: 17 September 2019; Hits: 45

Are Barangay Development Councils (BDCs) in Region 6 functional?
This is the question the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Region 6 aims to answer as it embarks on a program that would assess the functionality level of BDCs in all of its 4051 barangays in 6 provinces and 2 highly-urbanized cities.
The BDC Functionality Assessment will measure the compliance of BDCs to the minimum requirements of RA 7160 or the Local Government Code of the Philippines and other pertinent laws, and will focus on four main areas: Structure or Creation, People or Composition, Systems and People Participation.
Some of the factors the assessment will look into are whether or not BDCs have the right composition, conduct regular meetings, have formulated required plans, and are adequately represented by women and civil society organizations.
The assessment will also examine best practices employed by BDCs to improve the provision of services to their constituents.
RA 7160 requires all barangays to create BDCs that will be responsible for, among other functions, prepare developmental, sectoral and functional plans and implement PPAs for the betterment of the community they serve.
For the purpose of the assessment, barangays, through their officials, are tasked to fill-out self-assessment forms with questions relative to their BDC and provide modes of verification to support their answers. After which, City/Municipal Assessment Teams (C/MATs), composed of City/Municipal Local Government Operation Officers, City/Municipal Planning and Development Officers, City/Municipal Budget Officers, Liga ng mga Barangay President and civil society organization representatives, will conduct assessment meetings to verify the correctness and completeness of the self-assessment forms submitted by the barangays and provide ratings thereof.
The results of the assessment is expected to be generated by the end of September.

REGIONAL AND PROVINCIAL ROLL-OUT ACTIVITIES
To prepare all involved in the BDC functionality assessment, a series of Regional and Provincial Roll-Out activities were conducted.
Region 6 was the first to conduct a regional roll-out in the entire country.
“The Barangays, as frontliners in the provision of services in the most basic unit of society, plays a crucial part in the development of their barangay in particular and the nation as a whole, so we must see to it that BDCs are performing their functions properly,” emphasized Maria Calpiza J. Sardua, DILG Region 6 Assistant Regional Director during the Regional Roll-Out on BDC Functionality Assessment held on July 19-20, 2019 at the Smallville21 Hotel, Mandurriao, Iloilo City.
The regional roll out was conducted to prepare city and provincial offices in the capacity development, assessment and monitoring processes of the program. It was attended by Provincial and City DILG BDC/LDC focal persons. LGOO IIs Freda Mae L. Sorsano and Charmagne Lyle Matta served as resource persons for the activity
“We in the DILG, as an oversight agency, are mandated to regularly monitor and evaluate the LDCs and BDCs to assess their performance vis-à-vis their mandated functions and responsibilities thereby determining whether they are functional or not,” emphasized LGCDD chief Roselyn B. Quintana, CESE.
Meanwhile, Provincial and HUC roll-outs, were also held to orient C/MATs on the process and guide notes for assessing the level of functionality of BDCs. The activity, over-all, gathered more than 600 C/MAT members from all HUCs and provinces.

These roll-outs were conducted in the following dates and venues:

Antique - August 15, 2019, Eagle’s Hotel, San Jose, Antique
Negros Occidental – August 28, 2019, Business Inn Hotel, Bacolod City
Bacolod City – August 30, 2019, DILG Bacolod City Office
Aklan – September 2, 2019, Adee’s Function Hall, Aklan
Iloilo and Iloilo City - September 4, 2019, Smallville21 Hotel, Mandurriao, Iloilo City
Capiz – September 4, 2019, Nesta’s Hilltop Hotel, Roxas City
Guimaras – September 12, 2019, Guimaras

Antique’s SK treasurers and secretaries undergo mandatory training

Details: Written by LGOO II Judy Mae T. Magdato-Sajo; Category: News and Updates; Published: 17 September 2019; Hits: 48

Republic Act 10742, otherwise known as “The Sangguniang Kabataan Reform Act of 2015” provides that any SK official, whether elected or appointed, cannot assume position unless they undergo a mandatory training.
As such, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)-Antique Provincial Office partnered with Liga ng mga Barangay Antique Chapter, Provincial SK Federation and the Provincial Youth Development Office (PYDO) conducted the mandatory training for SK treasurers and secretaries on Sept. 2-6, 2019.
Representatives from the said organizations formed part of the Provincial Management Team (PMT) which spearheaded the conduct of the mandatory training in the province.
“Three SK preparatory/coordination meetings were held last May 24, June 14, and Aug. 28 to strengthen the PMT and to ensure the smooth conduct of the activity,” said Jessana Carmela Tatoy, DILG Antique Provincial SKMT Focal Person.
More than 1,000 participants, all fully appointed SK treasurers and secretaries from 590 barangays of Antique underwent the training. The municipality of Caluya, being a Geographically Isolated and Disadvantaged Area (GIDA), however held the training separately in Poblacion, Caluya on Sept. 12.
The SKMT is part of the national government’s thrust to prepare and capacitate SK officials in performing their roles. Failure to attend the training without valid reason may constitute sufficient grounds to the disqualification of any SK official or subject them to disciplinary actions.
“We are encouraging the participants to coordinate with the Provincial Management Team thru their Municipal Local Government Operations Officer, LYDOs or LnB for concerns with regard to this training.”, said DILG Antique PD Cherryl Tacda.
This training will cover three modules, namely: (1) Decentralization, Local Governance, SK History and its Salient Features; (2) Meetings and Resolutions, Planning and Budgeting; and (3) Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Official and Employees.
Oathtaking ceremonies will be conducted after the SKMT. Only SK officials that have completed the mandatory training may be sworn to Oath.

Management Information System for CDP Formulation Takes Off in Region 6

Details: Written by LGOO II Judy Mae T. Magdato; Category: News and Updates; Published: 02 April 2019; Hits: 1070

A signing of Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on the Management Information System (MIS) for the Comprehensive Development Plans (CDP) and MIS Workshop were held on March 19, 2019 at Smallville 21 Hotel, Iloilo City. The said activities signify the MIS for CDP Formulation takes off in Region 6.
Considering the low number of approved Comprehensive Development Plans (CDPs) in Region 6, DILG in partnership with University of the Philippines – Visayas (UPV) developed the “SUC-Assisted Approach in the formulation of the Comprehensive Development Plan”. The launching of the Management Information System (MIS) for CDP Formulation is one of the components of the program.
This is a software developed to respond to the challenges in the generation, management and updating of data of the Local Government Units (LGUs). This software shall serve as management and data storage tool for LGUs in the collection of primary and secondary data and will be utilized for the Ecological Profile (EP) of the target LGUs.
The program targets LGUs that have not yet formulated their CDPs and Comprehensive Land Use Plans (CLUPs); LGUs revising or updating their CDPs; and LGUs without CDPs but with updated CLUP and/or for SP review.
“The only counterpart that DILG is asking from you is the commitment to finish your Comprehensive Development Plans through the series of workshops and writeshops. With the partnership of the University of the Philippines-Visayas (UPV) and DILG, we hope na maubos ang LGUs na walang CDPs sa Region 6.” said DILG R6 OIC-RD Engr. Ariel O. Iglesia during the MIS Workshop.
Representatives from the first batch of target LGUs which came from Province of Antique (Barbaza, Bugasong, Culasi, Tibiao, Hamtic and Pandan), Iloilo (Anilao, Banate, Carles, San Enrique and Sara) and Capiz (Pres. Roxas) gathered to join the MOA signing.
The program is supported by the Local Government Support Fund-Assistance to the Disadvantaged Municipalities (LGSF-ADM) Program which is designed to equitably assist all municipalities in the delivery of basic services by providing financial subsidy to municipalities for the implementation of their priority programs and projects. Support to Local Government Programs – Oversight Project Management Office (SLGP-OPMO) provided the funds amounting to Php 25M through a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) signed last March 23, 2018.
With the MIS, the LGUs now have a specific system in place to observe proper data generation, management and updating in compliance to the demand of latest policies and guidelines.#