DILG R-3 Holds Roadmap Setting cum Continuing Legal Education

The Department of the Interior and

Local Government Region 3 held a Roadmap

Setting activity cum Continuing Legal

Education (CLE) on April 1-2, 2013 at

Maharajah Hotel, Angeles City.

The activity, participated in by

Provincial and City Directors, Cluster Heads

and Team Leaders, Division Chiefs, Planning

Officers, Program Focal Persons and others

concerned was aimed to enable the

participants to have basic knowledge on the initial roadmap on DILG programs, projects and

activities for CY 2014-2016. Likewise, through the CLE, participants knowledge on legal

education are updated to enable them to be more efficient in addressing legal matters in their

respective AORs.

RD Florida Dijan, in her opening message highlighted the importance of the activity and

encouraged them to renew their faith and commitment in the DILG. As men and women of

DILG, our mandate is to serve and protect, she further said. This is because of the Departments

responsibility in general supervision over LGUs which will certainly lead in upholding citizens

welfare.

Designated Assistant Planning Officer

Miriam Gaviola presented the final

Operations, Plans and Budget for 2013 and

discussed the Framework of the DILG,

followed by the presentation of Pampanga

Provincial Director Myrvi Fabias draft

programs and projects for FY 2014-2016

crafted during the National Roadmap

Setting. Participants engaged in a workshop

particularly their recommendations on the

programs for the next three years.

Updates on different programs and activities attended were also presented by OIC

Assistant Regional Director and Nueva Ecija Provincial Director Abraham Pascua, Division Chiefs

and focal persons.

On the second day, Regional Legal Officer Atty. Myron Cunanan led the discussion of

Election Law Cases, Legal Opinions and other Department Issuances and clarified some issues

and concerns of participants.

RD Florida Dijan giving instructions during the

presentation of status of program implementation

OIC ARD Abraham Pascua while sharing SILGs

directives to the participants

DILG R-3 Conducts Coordination Meeting on the Balik-Probinsya Program

DILG R3 conducted coordination meeting with the Regional Heads and representatives of

the different National Government Agencies (NGAs) involved in the Balik-Probinsya Program

of the Present Administration and the Local

Officials and Functionaries of the Programs

Receiving LGU, the Municipality of Doa

Remedios Trinidad, Bulacan. Also invited in

the meeting were the Representatives of the

National Convergence Initiative for

Sustainable Rural Development (NCI-SRD)

and OIC-Provincial Director Darwin D. David

of DILG Bulacan.

The Balik Probinsya Program is one of the priority

programs of the present administration under the DA-DAR-DENR-DILG National Convergence

Initiative for Sustainable Rural Development. Its primary objective is to pull out Informal Settler

Families (ISFs) from the crowded Metro Manila and relocate them to nearby provinces. What

differentiates this program from other housing projects is that relocatees shall be provided with

livelihood opportunities such as agro farming. The Program shall also identify ISFs beneficiaries

that are located in the Receiving LGU. Other Receiving LGUs of the Program are the

Municipalities of Tagkawayan in Quezon and Oas in Albay.

The core members of the convergence are the

Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), Department of

Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and

Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)

and headed by the Department of Agriculture

(DA). Support NGAs include the DPWH, DOH, DSWD,

HUDCC, NHA and others.

Presided over by RD Florida M. Dijan of DILG R3,

the coordination meeting was held last April 8, 2013 at the Conference Room, DILG R3 Building,

DMGC, Maimpis, City of San Fernando, Pampanga. Its main agenda is to address issues and

concerns of the Receiving LGUs relative to the program and the identification of the next steps

to be undertaken for its smooth implementation.

Regional Heads present during the meeting were Engr. Antonio V. Molano, Jr., Regional Director

of DPWH R3 and Dir. Sofio A. Quintana, Regional Technical Director of DENR 3.

RD Florida Dijan shares her message during the activity

DILG R3 SPEARHEADS THE CONDUCT OF ORIENTATION-BRIEFING ON UDHA

DILG Region III, in partnership with HUDCC,

spearheaded the conduct of the one-day Orientation on

Urban Development and Housing Act (UDHA) for Local

Housing Board for the 94 Local Government Units within

the Manila Bay Watershed Area from April 4 to 16, 2013.

Participants to the activity are the Local Planning and

Development Officers, Local Engineer, Sanggunian

Secretaries, Local Social Welfare and Development Officers

and the DILG Officers concerned from the provinces of

Bataan, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga and Tarlac. The

activity was aimed at institutionalizing the Local Housing

Boards (LHBs) in LGUs.

RD Florida Dijan, in her message, emphasized

the roles of DILG and LGU in the organization of the

LHBs. Likewise, ARD Abraham Pascua mentioned

that planning for the informal and informal settlers

should be a priority since the development and rapid

urbanization is now extending outside Metro Manila

especially in Central Luzon where three major

highways consisting of the North Luzon Expressway

(NLEX), Subic-Clark Expressway (SCTEX) and Tarlac-

Pangasinan-La Union Expressway passes through the

region.

Atty Alvin T. Claridades, Director of the Post

Proclamation Group of HUDCC, together with Ms. Corazon

de Leon of HUDCC and Ms. Inez Gonzales of NHA served as

resource speakers during the activity.

The series of orientations were facilitated by the

Informal Settler Families Unit-Monitoring and Evaluation

Division headed by LGOO VII Lerrie S. Hernandez.

RD Florida Dijan while delivering her message

RD Florida Dijan while delivering her message

Participants attentively listen to the presentations