Over a hundred women and peace advocates joined the Department of the Interior and Local Government – National Capital Region (DILG-NCR) in the conduct of the 2024 Women in Peacebuilding Forum: Championing Women’s Empowerment for Peace and Inclusive Local Governance on November 28, 2024, at Ardenhills Suites, Barangay South Triangle, Quezon City. Spearheaded by the continue reading : DILG-NCR convenes women and peace advocates, strengthens women empowerment campaign in 2024 Women in Peacebuilding Forum

The Department of the Interior and Local Government National Capital Region held the Regional Decentralization Conference 2024 at the Arden Hills Suites, Quezon City on November 30, 2024. The conference presented issues and challenges in the national and local governments’ decentralization and devolution efforts due to the Mandanas-Garcia ruling of the Supreme Court. It also continue reading : DILG-NCR Quips LGUs on Key Decentralized Functions and Challenges with the Regional Decentralization Conference

The Project Development and Management Unit (PDMU) of the Department of the Interior and Local Government – National Capital Region (DILG-NCR) capped off the year with the conduct of the Strategic Insights and Knowledge Assessment and Planning or SIKAP 2024 on November 25-26, 2024 at Microtel by Wyndham, UP Technohub, Quezon City. The activity was continue reading : PDMU-NCR Caps off 2024 with LGU Project Monitoring Performance Assessment, Sets Roadmap for Next Fiscal Year

The Department of the Interior and Local Government National Capital Region conducted the Building the Builders: Strengthening the Capacity of the Pasig City CSO Academy (PCCA) to Promote Participatory Governance at Privato Hotel Ortigas, City of Pasig on November 21, 2024. The workshop aims to assist PCCA in crafting its Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) continue reading : DILG-NCR Conducts Monitoring and Evaluation Workshop for Pasig City CSO Academy, Promotes Participatory Governance and Locally-Led Development

As part of its initiatives to strengthen the capacity of local government units (LGUs) to effectively integrate climate and disaster resilience into their local plans, the Department of the Interior and Local Government – National Capital Region (DILG-NCR), through its Local Government Capability Development Division (LGCDD), conducted a training-workshop titled, LEAP TO 2030: LCCAP toward continue reading : DILG-NCR spearheads eLCCAP training, strengthens LGU climate resilience plans

The DILG National Capital Region held its annual Urban Governance Exemplar Awards (UGEA) on October 28, 2024 at the Novotel Manila in Quezon City. Aiming to celebrate and acknowledge the accomplishments of the DILG partner-agencies and the 17 National Capital Region local government units, the awarding ceremony highlighted the successful collaborations and distinct achievements of continue reading : DILG-NCR Celebrates the Achievements with Partner-Agencies and Local Government Units in the 2024 Urban Governance Exemplar Awards

Strengthening Coastal Governance: The 2023 Fisheries Compliance Audit (FishCA) National Validation The 2023 Fisheries Compliance Audit (FishCA) National Validation marks another important step in coastal governance, especially in the National Capital Region (NCR), where coastal ecosystems like Manila Bay are vital to both environmental and socio-economic well-being. Spearheaded by the Department of the Interior and continue reading : Collaborative Approach to Coastal Management: Highlights from the Fisheries Compliance Audit (FishCA) National Validation

The Strengthening Institutional Capacities of Barangay Anti-Drug Abuse Councils (SICAP-BADAC) training activity for the Barangays in the National Capital Region was held at the Plaza Garden Hotel and Residences in Baguio City from October 7-9, 2024. The SICAP-BADAC is an anti-drug abuse initiative of the Department which aims to empower local government units with the continue reading : DILG-NCR Conducts Roll-Out Training Activity on SICAP-BADAC with the Barangays of the National Capital Region

The Workshop on the Documentation and Development of Audio-Visual Presentations for the Seal of Good Local Governance Incentive Fund (SGLG-IF) Projects in the National Capital Region was held last October 18, 2024 at the Privato Hotel in Quezon City. The said activity aims to equip invited local functionaries and field officers with technical and creative continue reading : DILG-NCR Conducts Creative Workshops on the Documentation and Development of Audio-Visual Presentations for the Seal of Good Local Governance Incentive Fund (SGLG-IF) Projects in the National Capital Region

In culmination of a series of capacity-building activities under this year’s AGSIKAP, the Department of the Interior and Local Government – National Capital Region (DILG-NCR), through the Project Development and Management Unit (PDMU), held a training on the Rapid Subproject Sustainability Assessment (RSSA) and Quality Assurance Assessment Report (QAAR) Tools on October 11, 2024, at continue reading : DILG-NCR PDMU concludes AGSIKAP 2024 with Session 4, equips LGUs on assessment tools for Project Sustainability