The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Region 13(CARAGA), in commemoration of the 21st year of the Local Government Code conductedthe Regional Forum on Local Governance on October 19, 2012 at Dottie’s Place Hotel,Butuan City. Local Chief Executives in the region, Regional Line Agencies (RLAs), CivilSociety Organizations (CSOs), academe and DILG personnel convened in the forum tocelebrate the two (2) decades of local autonomy in the Philippines.

The regional forum is pursuant to Presidential Proclamation No. 63, series of 1992which declared the month of October of every year as the Local Government Month, thesecond week, as the Local Government Week and the 10th of October as the LocalGovernment Day.

DILG Regional Director Lilibeth A. Famacion, in her welcome message said thatcollective efforts will set the direction for good governance as the principles ofparticipation, accountability, responsiveness and transparency are being uphold and putinto action.

Butuan City Mayor Ferdinand M. Amante, Jr., who graced the event through hismessage emphasized the essence of local autonomy in the country as local governmentshave exercised certain basic powers to provide for the best interest of their constituents.

The forum proper started with the region’s stake on Sustainable Developmentfocusing on its three pillars, namely: social, economic and environmental aspects. It waspresented by the Assistant Regional Director of the National Economic and DevelopmentAuthority Caraga Regional Office – Ms. Mylah Faye Aurora B. Cariño. She presented thestatus of Caraga in terms of development and areas of improvement where the regionneeds to recover and focus its attention such as the presence of low water quality andforest degradation.

The Regional State of Local Governance Report was presented by DILG LocalGovernment Capability Development Division (LGCDD) Chief – Ms. Charissa T. Guerta. Shementioned the five performance areas, namely: social, economic, environmental,

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From the left: OIC-ARD Donald A. Seronay , RD Lilibeth A. Famacion handed the check worth PhP 2 M, with a plaque and certificate to Gawad Pamana ng Lahi regional awardee forthe City category - Mayor Ernesto T. Matugas of Surigao City on October 19, 2012 at Dottie’s Place Hotel and Restaurant, Butuan City.

Department of the Interior and Local Government(DILG) Region 13 Director Lilibeth A. Famacion signed theMemorandum of Agreement (MOA) to signify her firm

del Norte in convergence with other Regional Line Agencies(RLAs) in Caraga Region.

The MOA signing is an offshoot of the reported inci-dent of child laborers at Brgy. Bagang, Jabonga, Agusan delNorte labeled as “Batang Kalabaw” characterized by a child orchildren who pulls or drags cut log(s) to a designated placewhere it is hauled or loaded to a truck. The cut log(s) aredragged or pulled by strapping the end of a rope around thebody of the child with the other end of the rope strappedaround the log, a worst form of child-labor. There were ten

Dante Biog, (2) Junrey Lapnugan, (3) Jessa Biog, (4) RaymondRequirmen, (5) Jackie Biog, (6) Rey G. Biyug, (7) RenanRequirmen, (8) Alpie Hilapon, (9) John Lloyd Licayan and (10)

July 24, 2012 at Brgy. Baleguian, Jabonga, Agusan del Norte.

Director Famacion said that the prevalence of illegallogging in the region, notably in the province of Agusan delNorte where the hasty source of money is the hauling ofillegal logs in the area contributes to the occurrence of perva-sive child-labor.

“Many children as young as seven (7) years old

these children are working and are not given proper-up to be delinquents and

contribute to societal decay,” she added.

put a stop to child-

From the left: RD Lilibeth A. Famacion, RD Mercedita P. Jabagat of DSWD 13 with otherline agencies in the region gave educational kits to the child lanorers labeled as

“batang kalabaw” in Jabonga, Agusan Norte.

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It is now high time to place greatweight on our commitment to

service. It’s no longer gauging on what we can dobut on what more we can still give on top of whatwe already accomplished. This we can do if we havethe drive for excellence.

In government service, reality dawns upon usall that the more we do, the more we find fulfillmentin our line of work. But as civil servants, we areconfronted by many challenges. These challenges,most of the time will weaken our desire to work.Even then, these challenges must not be the reasonto fail the people who placed their trust in us since a“public office is a public trust”. The primordial reasonwhy we are called civil servants is because we areobliged to serve the public with utmost integrity at alltimes. Hence, our role is significant.

With the Department’s mandate of being aprimary catalysts for excellence in good governance,we shift our position from being an ordinary civilservant to an extraordinary servant of the people.There must be attitude and skills intertwined. Thebenefit and welfare of the community is ourend-goal. We should not waste the people’s confi-dence as we deliver our truest service.

Local government units have the importantrole in nation-building. People look-up on each of theofficials with overwhelming expectations as much asthey believe on government employees. Beingrepresentatives of the people, the responsibilityattached to the position could make or break thelives of those we serve.

Thus, to serve our purpose, we must notsettle on what is being done already, but on what isstill to be done to address the problems that beset uslike the never-ending poverty, environmentalconcerns and stained governance that has beenhampering the progress we have long been aspiringto happen. Let us always be reminded that goodgovernance rests on the principles of transparency,responsiveness, accountability and people’sparticipation. If these principles are followed withgood intentions, it’s never too difficult to work withdrive for excellence.

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The Regional Forum onDisaster Risk Reduction (DRR)and Climate Change Adaptation(CCA) for the Agusan River BasinManagement has kicked-off theconvergence of Local Govern-ment Units (LGUs), Disaster RiskReduction and ManagementOfficers (DRRMOs), RegionalLine Agencies (RLAs), the CivilSociety Organizations (CSOs) ofRegions 11 and 13. The alliancebuilding was held at Almont Ho-tel’s Inland Resort, Butuan Cityon August 23, 2012.

The Department of theInterior and Local Government(DILG) and Local GovernmentAcademy (LGA) in partnershipwith the Agencie Española deCooperacion Internacional para

el Desarrollo (AECID) and theOffice of Senator Loren Legardahave forged this effort in orderto harness alliance building andinitiate convergence towards aharmonized effort in the devel-opment, administration andproper management of theAgusan River Basin. Thecollaborative approach is aimedat building disaster-resilient localcommunities and governments.

Despite the untimelydeath of the late DILG SecretaryJesse M. Robredo, who was sup-posed to grace the event, theactivity pushed through with aspecial tribute presentation inhonor of him. The participantsto the regional forum provided agrand standing applause as DILG

Designed to provide agrant for financing andcapacity building in the

implementation of watersupply projects in waterlessmunicipalities, in poorestbarangays with high levelof waterborne diseases, inresettlement areas and in

public health centerswithout access to safe and

adequate water.

Recipients of theSagana at Ligtas na Tubig Parasa Lahat (SALINTUBIG) Programof the Department of the Interi-or and Local Government (DILG)Region 13 (CARAGA) weretrained on Program Planning,Procurement, Fund Managementand Construction Supervision onOctober 15-18, 2012 at PietrosSquare, Butuan City.

The training was intend-ed to enhance, at the same timeimprove the capacities of LocalGovernment Units (LGUs) in thestages of planning, implementa-tion, operation and fund man-agement for the construction /expansion / upgrading of theirwater supply facilities in their

Region 13 Director Lilibeth A.Famacion recalled and revivedhis outstanding contributionsand exemplary service,particularly SecretaryRobredo’s marching orders inimposing the total log-ban andin apprehending thoseconnected with the illegallogging activities in CaragaRegion.

Director Famacionsaid that the regional forumon DRR-CCA collaborativeworkshop of the Agusan RiverBasin is an offshoot and oneof the series of activities ofthe TAPATAN on disasterpreparedness – initiated bythe late Secretary Robredo inorder to prepare communities

in disasters. “Let us make surethat all of the efforts of ourlate Secretary will not be invain and we will continue thisadvocacy to achieve our visionof building disaster resilientcommunities and localgovernments”, said DirectorFamacion.

Butuan City MayorFerdinand M. Amante, Jr. saidthat it is very timely andappropriate for Butuan City tohave the collaborative work-shop because the city isalways at risk for floodingevery year. “Thus, there is aneed for collaboration withthe LGUs along the river basinand I am hopeful that all of ushere who are present willachieve convergence to unifyour plans,” Mayor Amanteremarked.

Senator LorenLegarda sent her senatorialstaff to document the outputsof the convergence for thiswill be valuable in herproposed Philippine RiverBasin System AdministrationAct of 2012. Senator Legardawas not able to grace theactivity and was insteadrepresented by her Chief ofStaff Emmanuel de Guzman.

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areas under the SALINTUBIGProgram in a sustainable man-ner. The participants to the

training were the Municipal Engi-neers (MEs), Municipal Planningand Development Coordinators

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administrative and valuingfundamentals. Critical observationon the report is the region’sincidence on AIDS/HIV, whichhas increased tremendouslycompared to other regions in thecountry. It was also noted thatlocal government units needs tosustain their compliance to theAnti-Red Tape Act (ARTA), whichis an important component forthe Seal of Good Housekeeping(SGH) for CY 2012.

In the afternoon sessionof the forum, regional winners ofthe Gawad Pamana ng Lahi

Mayor Candelario J. Viola, Jr. of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur

gional winner for the Municipal category.

The Local Governance Re-gional Resource Center (LGRRC)through the Department of the Interiorand Local Government (DILG) Region13 (CARAGA) in partnership with theLocal Government Academy (LGA) con-ducted a Knowledge ManagementAudit for External Stakeholders in theregion on October 23-24, 2012 atGoat2geder Hotel andRestaurant, Butuan City.

The Knowledge Management(KM) Audit has determined the level of

different sectors in the region throughthe KM Mapping Assessment Tool.Result showed that Caraga region hasalready achieved a refinement of the

for improvement. This means that theregion has already a good to excellent

has achieved sustained trends over

academe and other private sectors inthe region.

The KM Audit was also-

(MSAC), the governing body of theLGRRC which was organized last No-vember 12, 2007.

The MSAC is a network of

leverage and share internal andexternal knowledge for localgovernance capacity building andperformance excellence. With MSAC,there will be a convergence of agen-

with different programs that could beuseful in the sharing of knowledge

more responsive local governance.The LGRRC established

at the DILG Regional Office has an-chored capacity development, linkag-

gion. With LGRRC as a dynamic and

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Annabelle Ivy Boquerin (LGOO V), Ms. Euly T. Enriquez (LGA - KM Audit Resource Per-son), OIC-ARD/CAD Donald A. Seronay, Charissa T. Guerta (LGCDD Chief)

become a knowledge centric organi-

the capacity to achieve excellence ingood governance through

“This Knowledge Man-agement Audit is a tool to assess

level of knowledge of your organiza-

already have, what we need, whatwe do not have yet and consequent-ly addressing those gaps so that wewill be guided with where we are inour knowledge management readi-ness”, said DILG Regional Director

Lilibeth A. Famacion.“Good governance is not

a monopoly of DILG. It is now high

er to an enabler because we be-

can also capacitate Local Govern-ment Units (LGUs)”, remarked DILGAsst. Regional Director Donald A.Seronay. He said that the

sectors in the region will collabo-rate their efforts towards a com-

ance. (Florian Faith Jr. P. Bayawa,LGOO II)

Awards 2012 bring centerstage their accomplishmentsand exemplary performance bysharing their best local practic-es. Provincial Governor Sol F.Matugas of the province ofSurigao del Norte, regionalwinner of the province categoryrepresented by Board MemberSimeon Vicente G. Castrence,shared their provincial bestpractice on the aspect of “SocialTransformation”. City MayorErnesto T. Matugas of SurigaoCity shared their city’s bestpractice on the aspect of

“Economic Viability” beingthe regional winner for thecity category and MunicipalMayor Candelario J. Viola,Jr. of the Municipality of Hi-natuan, Surigao del Surshared their best practice onthe aspect of “EnvironmentalIntegrity” being the regionalwinner of the Municipalcategory.

The regional win-ners of the Gawad Pamanang Lahi Awards 2012 weregiven plaques, certificatesand a cash incentive: PhP1 M for the Municipality ofHinatuan, Surigao del Sur,PhP 2 M for Surigao City andPhP 3 M for the Province ofSurigao del Norte.

During the forum,the municipalities ofMagallanes, Agusan delNorte and Loreto, DinagatIslands being recipients ofthe DILG SALINTUBIG(Sagana at Ligtas na TubigPara sa Lahat) Program re-ceived the first tranche ofrelease, which is equivalentto 50% of the total project

cost. Magallanes receivedPhP 3.5 M, while Loreto re-ceived PhP 500,000.00.

Meanwhile, symbol-ic checks equivalent to 80%of the total project costwere given to the provincesof Agusan del Sur and Suri-gao del Sur as recipients ofDILG – PAMANA (Payapa atMasaganang Pamayanan)Program. The province ofAgusan del Sur through Pro-vincial Governor Adolph Ed-ward G. Plaza received PhP56 M covering the munici-palities of Sibagat, Prosper-idad, Sta. Josefa and Ve-ruela. On the other hand,the Province of Surigao delSur through Provincial Gov-ernor Johnny T. Pimentelreceived PhP 30.4 M cover-ing the municipalities of Ma-rihatag, Bayabas, SanAgustin, Tagbina and Hi-natuan; and the cities ofTandag and Bislig. (FlorianFaith Jr. P. Bayawa, LGOO II )

Department of the Inte-rior and Local Government(DILG) Region 13 holds Training

Planning for Local Disaster Risk

Officers (LDRRMOs) in pursuanceto its aim in building disaster-

the Agusan River Basin areas ofthe provinces of Agusan del Sur,Agusan del Norte and ButuanCity. The training was held atGoat2geder Hotel and Restau-rant, Butuan City on October 12,2012.

The Community-Based

gency Planning aims to capaci-tate the local government units

Agusan River Basin (ARB) in the

Buenavista and Las Nieves of theProvince of Agusan del Norte and

Bunawan, Esperanza, La Paz,Loreto, Prosperidad, Rosario, SanLuis, San Francisco, Talacogon,Trento and Veruela of the Prov-ince of Agusan del Sur.

DILG Regional DirectorLilibeth A. Famacion, in her mes-

sage, is calling out to the Local

Management Officers

gency plan for the barangayswithin their area which are easyto follow, easy to understandand is doable.

“Our goal is to savelives. This is why we always joinefforts to ensure the securityand safety in our areas. This wecan achieve by being preparedand by planning ahead. Thus,

that we avoid the dangers andperils of disaster and climatechanges,” said RD Famacion.

The training session

The Department of the Interiorand Local Government - Agusandel Norte Office held the inaugu-

Provincial Office building in Capi-tol Compound, this City. The

sponsored by the Provincial Gov-ernment of Agusan del Norte,

headed by Governor Erlpe JohnM. Amante.

DILG XIII Regional Di-rector Lilibeth A. Famacion,DILG Agusan del Norte PD Ro-meo A. Solis, Vice GovernorEnrico R. Corvera and ProvincialAdministrator Percianita G. Ra-cho led the ribbon-

the new Provincial Office. Gov-ernment employees and people

witnessed the momentousevent.

In his opening re-marks, PD Solis thanked theProvincial Government of Agu-san del Norte, especially Gover-nor Amante through theSangguniang Panlalawigan, for

ing. He also thanked the DILGRegional Management especial-ly the Regional Director—RDFamacion, for the support ex-tended in making the once-dream of having a new office areality.

Vice Governor Enrico

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for flood because flood is the

was the DRRMOs establishment

different adapted protocols andearly warning systems, infor-

ty, the DRRMOs and the Munici-pal Local Government Opera-

in order to train trainers toachieve the end view of strongly

and response before, during and(Florian Faith Jr. P.

Bayawa, LGOO II)

To curtail the increasingincidence of poverty in Caraga Re-gion, the Regional Offices of theDepartment of the Interior andLocal Government (DILG) and theDepartment of Social Welfare andDevelopment (DSWD) with the

gao del Sur executed a Memoran-dum of Agreement (MOA) to bepartners of PODER 7 implementa-

-poverty project fund-ed by Agencia Española Coopera-cion Internacional para el Desarrol-lo (AECID) represented by its Re-gional Directors Lilibeth A.Famacion and Mercedita P. Jab-

the Project Launching and Munici-

In the MOA, DSWD is theresponsible agency to allocatefunds for the Municipality to sup-

and conduct the monitoring and

its Municipal Local Government

sponsible for providing capacitybuilding, training and coaching tothe Municipality concerned in goodgovernance processes and systems.The DILG is likewise in charge ofproviding policy guidelines to themunicipality as may be necessaryto support the project implementa-

DILG Director Lilibeth A.Famacion affirms her strong com-mitment to be an assured partnerof DSWD in PODER 7 implementa-

“Recipients of this project should

those barangays whose proposals

to other project proposals whichare more necessary to reduce the

-Poverty …)

LGOO V Dulce Amor (DILG-Butuan City) together with the LDRRMOs of the City of

Vice-Governor Enrico R. Corvera of Agusan Norte Province, in lieu of Governor ErlpeJohn M. Amante and DILG Reg’l. Director Lilibeth A. Famacion formally opened the

new DILG-

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From page 2...erio M. Monton; the Provin-cial government of Agusan delNorte represented by Gover-nor Erlpe John M. Amante;

the People’s Management

(PMAP); and the Caraga Fami-ly Welfare Council Inc.

good governance in Local Govern-ment Units (LGUs), the Departmentwill focus its support through the

child labor in the barangay and the

Barangay Council for the Protec-

primary aim to eliminate child la-borers in the barangay as providedin the MOA,” Director Famacionresolutely stated.

are the RLAs headed by the De-partment of Labor and Employ-ment (DOLE), Department of theInterior and Local Government(DILG), Department of Social Wel-fare and Development (DSWD),Department of Health (DOH), De-partment of Agriculture (DA), De-

Department of Environmentand Natural Resources (DENR),

enous Peoples (NCIP) repre-sented by their Regional Direc-tors; the Municipality of Jabon-ga represented by Mayor Glic-

(CFWCI) of Caraga repre-sented by Tranquilino O.Cordova.

Meanwhile, theparents of the “batang kala-

agreement, translated intotheir own dialect, mani-

to send their children toschool and to never againallow their children to en-gage in hazardous child la-bor. They received five (5)heads of carabaos fromDOLE and another three (3)heads of carabaos fromCongresswoman AngelicaAmante-Matba released tothem last July 24, 2012.The PMAP and CFWCI eachreleased P 5,000 to the chil-

tance. (Florian Faith Jr. P.Bayawa, LGOO II)

A groundbreaking cere-mony of the Water Supply Sys-tem project under the 2012 Sa-gana at Ligtas na Tubig sa Lahat(SALINTUBIG) Program of theDepartment of the Interior andLocal Government (DILG) Region13-Caraga in Brgy. Poblacion,Veruela, Agusan del Sur was suc-cessfully conducted on August31, 2012.

The SALINTUBIG pro-gram is designed to provide wa-ter supply systems for waterless

to enhance/improve local capaci-

(LGUs) and water service provid-

tainable manner. The program isa joint undertaking of the De-partment of the Interior and Lo-cal Government (DILG), Depart-ment of Health (DOH) and the

-Poverty Commis-sion (NAPC).

The DILG granted anamount of PhP 7 M with counter-parts from DOH and the local

government of Veruela, Agusandel Sur. The Department ap-plauded the Municipality of Ve-ruela, Agusan del Sur for the im-

project on water. The ground-breaking ceremony was gracedby Hon. Salimar T. Mondejar,Municipal Mayor of Veruela andDILG Regional Director Lilibeth A.

Famacion.In his message,

Mayor Mondejar said thatthe water system project willbe successfully sustained sothat it will ensure that thereis provision of water in Brgy.Poblacion. Mayor Mondejaralso expressed high hopesthat other barangays will alsobe recipient to the SALINTU-

BIG program. He also as-

the said project has passedthrough public bidding sothat there is transparency.

Once completed,the project will provide clean

use of residents in Brgys.Sampaguita and Poblacion,which have 810 householdsbeneficiaries. This will en-sure a safe potable water forall.

Director Lilibeth A.Famacion stressed in hermessage that the DILG man-agement is always pleasedto see that the Departmenthad contributed somethingfor the development of theLGUs and that the watersupply system project wouldbring convenience and goodhealth to the people of Ve-ruela. (Engr. Renelou F. Jara-nilla, LGOO V, DILG RXIII)

DILG Regional Director Lilibeth A. Famacion and Hon. Salimar T. Mondejar, MunicipalMayor of Veruela, AgSur.

The child laborers, labeled as “batang kalabaw” of Jabonga, Agusan del Norte who were

Headed by CaragaRegional Director J/SSUPTRomeo L. Ogoy, the Bureau ofJail Management andPenology (BJMP) Region 13-Caraga celebrates its 21st YearAnniversary with the theme:“Nangangalaga atGumagabay Tungo saMatuwid na Buhay.” The ac-

on August 9, 2012. Present

the Provincial, District,Municipal and City Jail Admin-istrators and their staff.

Department of theInterior and Local Govern-ment (DILG) Region 13 OIC-Director Lilibeth A. Famaciongraced the event and extends

that the 21st Anniversary marks the exist-

plement programs which will provide the

mates so that they become law-abiding and

Accomplishments of the Bureau

Director J/SSUPT Romeo L. Ogoy. Itfeatured the region’s jail management

-up,dental and medical services, career pro-gression and development of its personnel,

inmates and to

their general welfare.

Director Ogoysaid that the Bureau isalways consistent withits mission in

security measures forthe control of inmates

in providing for theirneeds.

“This is doneby improving jail facili-

, he said.

design of the soon-to-rise BJMP Caraga Region-al Office at Brgy. Doongan, Butuan City.

officers of the Bureau. (Florian Faith Jr. P. Baya-wa, LGOO II)

poverty incidence in the givenarea,” Director Famacion said.

signifies his commitment in providing technicalassistance for the end goal, which is the project

ty will provide support in a form of cash fund asa municipal counterpart to ensure that the im-

deposit the said counterpart to the MunicipalTrust Fund Account intended solely for the

PODER, short term for Poder y Pros-peridad de la Comunidad is anchored in“Strengthening Community Involvement to

-poverty project is part of PresidentBenigno Simeon Aguino III’s advocacy towards“Bayang Maunlad”. (FFJr.B)

From page 5….LGOO II trainees of DILG Re-

gion XIII has completed the Phase II -Field Immersion, one of the major

This is the phase undertaken by the

the requirements of Phase I, which isthe center training,

The Field Immersion is de-signed to enable the trainees reinforcethe knowledge and skills acquired dur-ing the center training in Phase I in the

unit.

Moreno completed their field immer-sion at the Municipality of San Francis-cio, Agusan del Sur, while LGOO IIs Ja-son Ryan R. Lam, Charles V. Lim and

completed the field immersion at the

Municipality of Carmen, Agusan delNorte.

The LGOO II trainees pro-duced three (3) major final outputs,which are the (1) State of Local Gov-ernance Report (SLGR), (2) Systemson Competency Assessment for LocalGovernments (SCALOG) and (3) Ca-pacity Development Agenda of theLGUs where they were assigned anddefended the same during the Oral

- Cagayan de Oro City . This was fa-cilitated by a panel of facilitatorsfrom the Regional Training Manage-ment and the Local GovernmentAcademy (LGA).

Trainees are now preparing

and the Revalida to be conducted bythe LGA for the Phase III.

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- Performance Chal lenge Fund

Lanuza, “the Surfing Gateway of the Philippines” -

Campamento Cave, the Magkawas Falls, the Marine Sanctuary and the Century-old Ancestral House. However, be-

program to address the issue. This is a strategy where residents open their homes for tourists. The DOT has trained 32-guiding. The program has

momentarily addressed the issue; yet it remains inadequate considering the growing influx of tourists each year.Hence, the Municipality has thought of establishing a facility that would augment the current homestay services – theSurf Camp.

The Surf Camp is a two- -purpose building. It houses four guest rooms, a kitchen, the Local Eco-

completedlast August 2012 with the help of the P1M Performance Challenge Fund (PCF), a financial subsidy from theLocal Governance Performance Management Program of the Department of the Interior and Local Government(DILG).

in the community in order to generate income and create employment opportunity. It also intends to further promoteagsam

The Surf Camp will officially open on November 2012 during the 10th

The establishment of this PCF-supported project will surely make waves of revenue for the local government.

by: ERNIE Y. GULTIANO, LGOO II-SDS

Surf Camp is a two- -purpose building funded by DILG’s Performance Challenge Fund

Anti-Poverty Projects of DILG

Barobo, Surigao del Sur – In pursuance to its

ty’s Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP) ofbeing a “Center of Trade and Commerce andan Eco-Sur”, the local government of Barobo, Suri-gao del Sur plans for the expansion of addi-

diversion road.

The expansion of Barobo commercialsite is situated just within the public marketwhere consumers, traders and passing-through travelers converge in the place. The

ty of the municipality centered in one areawhere trade and commerce take place. Thisplan however would entail a market site pe-ripheral road that provides easier and con-venient access road within the area for im-proved delivery of basic service to the community. The challenge now lies on the LGU to fund the proposed market perime-ter road, or otherwise fund a funding agency to finance the said project.

As the Municipality of Barobo progresses into a new economic hub of trade and commerce in the province, it would

on-

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The Municipality of Barobo, being an awardee of the Seal of Good Housekeeping was able to access the PCF.

ment Unit of Barobo, represented by its Municipal Mayor Felixberto S. Urbiztondo, the Performance Challenge Fund

Public Market Perimeter Road Phase II”.

“Nalipay kaayo mi nga na-semento na ang amo agi-anan palibot dinhi sa merkado kay anindut na kaayu ang dagansa among negosyo. Daghan na ang motuod dinhi ug dagko na among halin sa matag-adlaw. Dili na motuod ug oras angmga mamamalit

finally done. Our income has increased tremendously and many

expected to progress and to increase its revenue in the comingmonths. As observed, there were inflow of investments in theLGU characterized by business diversity. To highlight, severalbusiness establishments on agricultural and aqua-marine prod-

an market.

Indeed, the DILG’s PCF has supported another LGU in its

the community through the efficient delivery of basic services.

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by: Florian Faith Jr. P. Bayawa, LGOO II

The newly opened market site road of the New Taboan in Barobo, Surigao del Sur.

The Department of theInterior and Local Government(DILG) converged with otherregional line agencies in Caragaand the city government of Bu-tuan in the signing of the Memo-randum of Understanding (MOU)

Order 23, Declaring a Moratorium

Timber in the Natural and Residu--

Illegal logging Task Force

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Amante, graced the occasion.In his message he said that it isindeed nice to see that theProvincial Government and theDILG are one in its goal ofserving the people. He alsoadded that the new Office is a

between the DILG and the Pro-vincial Government of Agusandel Norte and through it theDILG will be able to serve wellits clientele.

RD Lilibeth A.Famacion in her closingremarks cited her experiencewhen she first stepped into theold DILG ADN Provincial Officeand hoped that somebody

of a new building for the DILGAgusan del Norte personnelbecause the old building wasquite hazardous for the health.She assured everyone that thenew Provincial Office will serve

services to the LGUs as the newbuilding is more conducive forworking.

DILG-Agusan del Norte)

Cagwait, Surigao del Sur - TheMunicipality of Cagwait conduct-ed recently a turn over ceremony

ment, Structures and Pipelines.The occasion was graced with thepresence of LGOO VI Ma.

Manager of DILG Surigao del Sur;

Glenn Flores of Texin Inc.; and

ies.The 14.6-million-peso

Water System (Level III)Improvement Project was in-tended for the development ofintake and clarifier structuresto minimize the turbidity of

done. It will hopefully providepotable water to 3,145 house-holds of six barangays(Bacolod, La Purisima,Poblacion, Tubo-tubo, Aras-asan and Unidad).However, “the municipality is

determine if the water isapproved by the Departmentof Health (DOH) for drinking”said Alfredo Lozada, MunicipalEconomic Enterprise Adminis-trator.

project’s fund worth 1 millionpesos was sourced out fromthe Performance ChallengeFund given by the Departmentof the Interior and Local Gov-

lized as counterpart for theworks component of the pro-

Municipal Mayor Bonifacio G.

tude to the sponsors andpartners of the local govern-ment unit of Cagwait. He alsoassured them that the munic-ipality is prompt in the imple-

funds, and has efficientmechanism (the Project Mon-itoring Commi ee) in project

(Marichelle

ment, Structures and Pipelines, a PCF Project to the Municipality of Cagwait, Surigao del Sur.

on August 23, 2012.The MOU signing was

dubbed as “Oplan Logging: Li-kas, Lunas, Lakas” (O/Plan 4 L).

by the city government of Bu-tuan to enjoin concerned re-gional line agencies to jointlyformulate a plan and gather itsnecessary resources forthe displaced workers andtheir affected families. Thiswill reinforce E.O. 23, whichwas enacted to ensure the re-

and strengthen the capacity ofour environment to counter

and disasters.

O/Plan 4 L is a three-Likas, Lunas

and Lakas which includeprograms on social welfare,small and/or micro economic

opment.

Regional line agenciesinvolved in this undertakingwere the Department of

Resources (DENR),Department of Labor andEmployment (DOLE),Department of Social Welfareand Development (DSWD),Department of Trade and

Economic and DevelopmentAuthority (NEDA), Department

Development Authority

Indignous Peoples Commis-sion (NCIP). (Dulce Amor M.Moran, LGOO V, DILG-Butuan)City)

Heads of Regional line agencies in Caraga region with City Mayor Ferdinand M. Amante, Jr.and DILG RD Lilibeth A. Famacion (3rd from the right) signed the MOU.

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Consistent with its goalto provide access to safe andpotable water for the poor and

region, the Department of theInterior and Local Government(DILG) Region 13 presented the2012 Sagana at Ligtas na Tubigpara sa Lahat Program, knownas SALINTUBIG during theSpecial Purpose Fund (SPF)

Government Units (LGUs).

The Special PurposeFund (SPF) is intended for

projects proposed by LGUs,which were not approvedbecause of vague project

listed Menu of Programs for-up Planning and

government budget.DILG Local Government

Mariles Oclarit discussed thestrategies, procedures, roles

management of theSALINTUBIG Program in the

barangay. This is to inform the

program which they can availby complying the eligibilityrequirements as being setfor its guidelines.

Together with other

-up

as the Department of

Agriculture (DA), Departmentof Agrarian Reform (DAR),Department of Energy (DOE)/

Environment and NaturalResources (DENR), Departmentof Social Welfare andDevelopment (DSWD),Department of Health (DOH),

(DepEd), and Department ofLabor and Employment (DOLE),the DILG encouraged the LGUs

like the SALINTUBIG.

This is purposelydone in order to cater the

proposed by LGUs fallingoutside the Menu of Pro-grams of the abovemen-

offices. Through the

SALINTUBIG program andthe programs of thedifferent regional offices, theunapproved projectproposals may be funded by

-going

regional line agencies.With this

given with a wide opportuni-ty to modify their projectproposals to avail of the SPF,provided that they will beable to comply the require-ments provided for in thesubmission. (Florian Faith Jr.P. Bayawa, LGOO II)

LGOO V Mariles Oclarit presented the SALINTUBIG Program of the DILG for the Special Pur-pose Fund of LGUs in Caraga Region

Department of the Inte-rior and Local Government(DILG) - Agusan del Sur Provinceheaded by Provincial DirectorArleen Ann R. Sanchez ex-pressed strong support in thesigning of Manifesto to imple-ment E.O. 23

Order No. 23, the Provincial

Governor Adolph Edward G. Plaza of the province of Agusan del Sur expressed itssupport to the Signing of Manifest to implement E.O. 23

Government of Agusan del Surin partnership with the Depart-ment of Environment and Natu-ral Resources (DENR) and the

nous Peoples (NCIP) with theIndigenous Peoples (IPs) de-clared support to the campaignagainst illegal logging.

Governor Adolph Ed-

ward “Eddiebong” G.Plaza, to-gether with thirteen (13) Munici-pal Mayors, One (1) City Mayor,several CSOs, Lumad leaders andother stake holders stated theirstand to stop illegal logging thatis pervasively happening in Agu-san del Sur.

port for E.O. 23 was formally

17 2012, through a program atthe Sangguniang PanlalawiganSession Hall which was followedby the signing of Manifesto.

pated in the occasion. Amongthose present were Vice Gover-

League of Mayors in the Philip-pines (LMP) President Salimar T.Mondejar, DENR Regional Execu-

Mendoza, DENR Technical Direc-tor for Forestry Mr. Nonito Ta-

-Illegal Logging Task Force Gen.Renato P. Miranda, AFP (Ret),

DILG Provincial Director ArleenAnn R. Sanchez, Provincial Trib-al Council Chairman HawudonMarcos U. Gonzales Jr., andRev. Fr. Carlito L. Clase.

During the press con-ference, ASec. Marlo D. Men-

ing Project (NGP) Program Di-rector said that the CSOs’ in-volvement in the implementa-

campaign.

Governor Plaza said that caring

ment is everyone’s concern andresponsibility thus everyone

media to help extend effort in

to all Agusanons.(Ferdy Be-nigno R. Avila, LGOO II, DILG-Agusan del Sur)

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Three regional personnel of DILG 13 were promoted tovacant Division Chiefs positions of the Administrative Division,Local Government Monitoring and Evaluation Division (LGMED)and Local Government Capability Development Division (LGCDD).

The newly-appointed Chiefs of the three Divisions wereChief Donald A. Seronay of the Administrative Division, Chief RayGregory F. Jaranilla of the Local Government Monitoring andEvaluation Division, and Chief Charissa T. Guerta of the LocalGovernment Capability Development Division. Their appointmentsto the position were signed by SILG Mar A. Roxas on October 15,2012 with the date of effectivity set on October 17, 2013.

The promotion of the Division Chiefs were the result ofthe comprehensive assessment of twelve qualified candidatesconducted by the Central Selection and Promotion Board held lastSeptember 7-9, 2012. The Central Selection and PromotionBoard were composed of Chairperson ASec Ester A. Aldana ofthe Finance and Comptrollership with members: Atty. Jena J. Ja-varez, OIC - Administrative Division; Atty. Pioquinta E. Quindara,Chief - Personnel Division; Cesar V. Montances, CAO - Public As-

Chief,AdministrativeDivision (CAD)

Donald A. Seronay

Chief, LGMED Ray Gregory F. Jaranilla

Chief, LGCDD Charissa T. Guerta

sistance Division; Mr. Edmund Fernandez, DILG-EU President;and Elnora A. Velasco, SAO-General Services Division. Thesecretariat of the of the Board were Veronica B. Macabate,SAO-Personnel Division and Emma C. Ramirez, AO IV.

Jubilyn S. Blase Admin. Aide IV Surigao del Norte

Karen Grace G. Delco Admin. Aide IV Regional Office

Jorem J. Luzon Admin. Aide IV Regional Office

Don Manuelo O. Patrimonio Statistician I Regional Office

Name Position Assignment

Regional personnel of DILG Caraga wentthrough a fire drill and safety lecture in order toequip them with the correct and standardresponses to fire incidents by the Bureau of Fire

offices and in the homes as well as measures toprevent it. The BFP encouraged the regional office

ture, regional personnel undergo a fire drill on how

the proper method of using it and its proper han-dling dependent upon the degree of fire incident.The drill took place outside the regional office

sonnel were asked to turn it off with or without

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Name Position Date of Retirement

Ur S. Lluisma LGOO V July 17, 2012

Florence U. Poliran Admin. Asst. II December 31, 2012

sponse should be observedwhen there is fire at home, inthe office or anywhere else.

Always remember:Do not panic!”

Selected regional personnel went through the fire drill outsidethe office.

the fire during the drill.

Words to Live by . . .

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who files his certificate of candidacywithin [the period for filing] shall onlybe considered as a candidate at thestart of the campaign period for whichhe filed his certificate of candidacy."The immediately succeeding provisoin the same third paragraph statesthat "unlawful acts or omissions appli-cable to a candidate shall take effectonly upon the start of the aforesaidcampaign period." These two provi-sions determine the resolution of thiscase.

Justice Antonio T. Carpio thus quot-ed:

“It is no longer enough tomerely file a certificate of can-didacy for a person to be con-sidered a candidate ‘any per-son who files his certificate ofcandidacy within the filing pe-riod shall only be considered acandidate at the start of thecampaign period for which hefiled his certificate of candida-cy.’ Any person may thus filea certificate of candidacy onany day within the prescribedperiod for filing a certificate ofcandidacy yet that personshall be considered a candi-date, for purposes of deter-mining one’s possible viola-tions of election laws, onlyduring the campaign period.

Premature Campaigning

The landmark case ofRosalinda Penera vs. COMELEC,G.R. No. 181613 dated Novem-ber 25, 2009 provides for the Su-preme Court ruling on “prematurecampaigning”.

Facts of the case:

Rosalinda A. Penera andmembers of her political partyparticipated in a motorcade thatwent around the different baran-gays in the Municipality of Sta.Monica, Surigao del Norte afterthe filing of their certificates ofcandidacies, which is a day be-fore the start of the authorizedcampaign period. Her opponent,Edgar T. Andanar filed a disquali-fication case against her forpremature campaigning.

Issue:Is Penera guilty of prema-

ture campaigning?

Held:No. Section 79 (a) of the Om-

nibus Election Code defines a"candidate" as "any person aspiringfor or seeking an elective public of-fice, who has filed a certificate of can-didacy x x x." The second sentence,third paragraph, Section 15 of R.A.8436, as amended by Section 13 ofR.A. 9369, provides that "any person

by : Atty. Anthony P. Vitor, MDR

Legally Speaking…

Indeed, there is no "electioncampaign" or "partisan politicalactivity" designed to promotethe election or defeat of a par-ticular candidate or candidatesto public office simply becausethere is no "candidate" tospeak of prior to the start ofthe campaign period. There-fore, despite the filing of hercertificate of candidacy, thelaw does not consider Peneraa candidate at the time of thequestioned motorcade whichwas conducted a day beforethe start of the campaign peri-od. x x x”

The intention and the spirit ofthe law is thus clear. A candidate isliable for an election offense only foracts done at the start or during thecampaign period and not before. Inthis case, there is no candidate tospeak of until the start of the cam-paign period, hence there is no prem-ature campaigning.

Under COMELEC ResolutionNo. 9385 dated 03 April 2012, thecampaign period for elective provin-cial, city and municipal official willcommence on March 29, 2013 to May11, 2013.

by: Ms. Lucia B. Garrido, CPA

When things go wrong in our

lost when our life is in a difficult situa-

seems troubled and difficult, God willreveal His glory and there’s always away because “God will make a way…”This popular phrase is in the song ofDon Moen:

“God will make a way wherethere seems to be no way. He works inways we cannot see. He will make away for me. He will be my guide. Hold

me closely to his side. With love andstrength for each new and day. He willmake a way. He will make a way.”

The song reminds us that God isperfect in all his ways. We believe thatnothing is impossible in Him. He willmake the hopeless hopeful. God’s glory

dom and strength. In the Bible, Proverbs4:11 wrote: “I guide you in the way ofwisdom and lead you along straightpaths.”

So we need to praise and thankGod for everything He has done to us.Also in 2 Peter 1:3, it says that: “His Di-

vine Power has given us everything weneed for life and godliness through ourknowledge of him who called us by hisown glory and goodness.” What a won-derful promise.

Praise God.

Supervising Admin. Officer

Turn to page 8 … (DILG 13 Mourns)

With the end view of in-creasing people’s resilience and

threats and impacts of all hazardsbrought by disasters and climatechange, the Department of the In-

terior and Local Government(DILG) Region 13 in close con-vergence with the Office ofCivil Defense (OCD) has en-

involves a chain of Disaster Risk

the Chair of the Regional Disaster

with its Vice Chairs, namely: DILG asthe Vice Chair for Disaster Prepared-ness, Department of Social Welfareand Development (DSWD) as theVice Chair for Response, Depart-ment of Science and Technology(DOST) as the Vice Chair for Preven-

Economic and Development Author-ity (NEDA) as the Vice Chair for Re-

A coastal clean-up at Brgy.Masau, Butuan City was just recent-

of the RDRRMC members. DirectorLilibeth A. Famacion, together withselected regional line agencies,headed the DILG staff in clearing outthe coastal shoreline of Masau.

Director Famacion, duringthe program proper at Brgy. Masaucovered court said that the commu-nity should always be on the lead tobe vigilant of what is happening intheir surroundings such as the mari-

al. “This is one of the many ways in

effects of environmental degrada-

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is to build up alli-ance and strength-ened cohesivepartnership”, add-ed Dr. Javier. (FlorianFaith Jr. P. Bayawa,LGOO II)

“LGUs must adopt Riv-er Basin-Based ComprehensiveLand Use Plan (CLUP) and striveto synchronize developmentagenda with other LGUs. LGUsmust enforce environmentalprotection, environmental moni-toring systems for floods andother hazards and proper solidwaste management. LGUs mustlead multi-stakeholder planningand management,” said Univer-sity of the Philippines Los Baños(UPLB) Chancellor Dr. Rex VictorCruz.

Dr. Aser Javier of UPLBstressed that the common goalis to reduce the vulnerability ofcommunities and achieve a sus-tainable development. “This canbe done in a holistic and multi-stakeholdership process, which

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workshop by signing the pledge ofcommitment as a start of theconvergence efforts in planning forthe administration and manage-ment of the Agusan River. This willopen the road for harmonizedactions to mitigate and prepare forclimate change and disasters. Theworkshop attempts to draw adraft on the Agusan River Basin’smanagement mechanism, govern-ance structure, financing schemeand performance monitoring/evaluation.

DILG 13 OIC-Asst. RegionalDirector facilitated the workshopand presented the synthesized out-put. As a result, it was the MindanaoDevelopment Authority (MinDA)who is tasked to organize differentstakeholders for the creation ofAgusan River Basin Office.

Famacion encouraged the localDRRMC and Barangay Officialsto enhance their DRRM Plan and

DRRM offices.OCD Chief Blanche T.

Gobenciong encouraged thecommunity to be conscious withclimate changes and the threatsof disaster. She said that it isimportant to have knowledgewith the how to’s and the cor-rect responses to disasters inorder to prepare the community

One of the highlights

kits to recipient families andschool children. This was hand-ed by OCD Chief Blanche Goben-ciong and assisted by DILG Di-

cal mission with free consulta-

the provincial and city govern-ment of Butuan were undertak-en to the residence of Brgy. Ma-sau and neighboring barangays.

were distributed and vitaminswere also given to infants.

was also conducted with super-vision from the Philippine Na-

(FFJr.B)

Above: DILG Personnel at the Coastal Clean-Brgy. Masau, Butuan City. Below: RD Famacion with Office of Civil Defense RD

Blanche T. Gobenciong handing the hygiene kits to the school children of Brgy.Masau Elementary School.

REGIONAL FORUM ON CLIMATE CHANGEADAPTATION AND DISASTER RISK

REDUCTION:A COLLABORATION WORKSHOP FOR THE

AGUSAN RIVER BASIN

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Bugsukan and Buntalon forthe municipality of Cantilan,Surigao del Sur; and Brgys.San Roque, Roxas and Sta.Cruz for the municipality ofTubajon, Dinagat Islands.

During the training-workshop, Ms. Marivic D.Nocum, the Assistant ProjectOfficer of the Office of ProjectDevelopment Services – WaterSupply and Sanitation Unit(OPDS-WSSU) discussed theprocess flow of SALINTUBIGProgram and the status of sub-projects in Caraga. On theother hand, Atty. Anthony P.Vitor of DILG provided inputson the procurement processwith a workshop on eligibilitychecking, shortlisting of con-sultants and bid evaluation.

The financial management,accounting entries and COArequirements were presentedby financial specialists - Ms.Marites Delfin with Ms. EstelaR. Basañes. Finally, the guide-

(MPDCs), Municipal Account-ants and the DILG MunicipalLocal Government OperationsOfficers (MLGOOs).

In Caraga, there arenine (9) recipients of theSALINTUBIG program, ofwhich, six (6) were identified aswaterless municipalities andthree (3) were identified aswaterless barangays. The mu-nicipalities of Esperanza, Buna-wan, Talacogon, Trento andVeruela of the Province of Agu-san del Sur and the municipali-ty of Magallanes of the Prov-ince of Agusan del Norte wereidentified as waterless munici-palities. For waterless baran-gays, Brgy. Esperanza wasidentified for the municipality ofLoreto, Dinagat Islands; Brgys.

fare and Development (CSWD)to grace the event.

Headed by its PunongBarangay Raul P. Carampatana,all of the Barangay Officials andPurok Presidents of Brgy. SanVicente were present during thebarangay assembly. It was heldat Brgy. San Vicente coveredcourt where many barangayresidents jampacked the place

Open Forum.In his State of the Baran-

gay Address (SOBA), PunongBarangay Raul P. Carampatanapresented the accomplishments

Pursuant to Proclama-

30 of 2011, every barangay na-

take the Brgy. Assembly Daydubbed as “Synchronized Baran-gay Assembly Day”.

In Butuan City, Brgy. SanVicente was the showcase ba-rangay for the Synchronized As-sembly Day with the presence ofButuan City Mayor Ferdinand M.Amante, Jr., Department of theInterior and Local Government(DILG) Region 13 Assistant Re-gional Director Donald A. Sero-nay, DILG – Butuan City DirectorRomeo A. Solis and representa-

during the first semester in the

social services, economic devel-opment and environmentalgovernance. It was followed by

cial Report, which includes,among others, the summary ofincome and expenditures, col-

the barangay. He also includedupdates on the on-going pro-grams and projects of the ba-rangay.

“Ang barangay ngaedukado, usa ka barangay ngaasensado. Busa kinahanglannga ang tanan tawo dinhi sa

atong barangay makahuman ugskwela. Kinahanglan nga kitangtanan ana-ay grado”, emphasizedPB Carampatana as the barangayallocated 1% of their InternalRevenue Allotment (IRA) equiva-lent to PhP 45,000.00 for the

intended for incoming collegestudents in the barangay whoseparents could not afford the

One of the highlights ofthe Barangay Assembly was thereading of DILG Secretary MarRoxas’s speech, which was deliv-ered by DILG Assistant RegionalDirector Donald A. Seronay. Inthe speech, the barangay, as the

reminded of its crucial role in thedelivery of basic services to the

ment starts and ends with thebarangay.

During the Open Forum,

graveling, re-screening for the4Ps beneficiaries, lack of culvertfor proper drainage and replace-

properly addressed by PB Caram-patana and Mayor Amante. Theassembly ended with proper ad-journment followed by the distri-

gent families in the barangay.(Florian Faith Jr. P. Bayawa, LGOO II)

Punong Barangay Raul P. Carampatana of Brgy. San Vicente, Butuan City presided the Barangay Assembly with the presence ofButuan City Mayor Ferdinand M. Amante, Jr., DILG OIC-ARD Donald A. Seronay, DILG Butuan City PD Romeo A. Solis.

lines on construction supervi-sion for water source develop-ment and pipeline installationwere presented by Engr. Re-nato J. Anyog. (Florian Faith Jr.P. Bayawa, LGOO II)

Editorial Board

Regional Director:LILIBETH A. FAMACION, CESO IV

Asst. Regional Director:DONALD A. SERONAY

Members:Atty. Anthony P. Vitor, MDR

PD Romeo A. SolisPD Arleen Ann R. Sanchez

PD Pedrito P. AlacabaPD Domingo E. Bulabog

Florian Faith Jr. P. Bayawa (FFJr.B)Managing Editor/RIO-designate

Advisers:Lucia B. Garrido, SAO

Ray Gregory F. Jaranilla, LGMED ChiefCharissa T. Guerta, LGCDD Chief

Provincial Information Officers:Dulce Amor M. Moran, Butuan City

Mary Christine Anthonette Salise, AgusanNorte

Ferdy Benigo R. Avila, Agusan del SurJacky S. Mellorin, Surigao del NorteRedgy V. Panilan, Surigao del Sur

LGRRC Administrator: Lolita H. Savaria

Editorial Staff:Jose Miguel Siao, ITO

Arvin G. Silvosa, LGOO II

TheDILGaimstobuilddisaster-resilientcommunitiesandlocalgovernmentunitsbeingtheresponsibleagencyfordisasterpreparedness.Pursuantthereto,DILGRegionXIIIalwaysreminds LGUstoprepareforunforeseencalamities anddisasters.Partof theDILG’seffort is thedevelopmentof “komiks”,which isan infor-mation,educationandcommunicationtooltoequipthecommunityonthegroundwithwhattodobefore,duringandafterdisastersstrike.Thelocaldialectisusedasamedi-uminordertocaterthereadingpublic.