At the forefront of cultivating participatory and collaborative governance, the Department of the Interior and Local Government – National Capital Region (DILG-NCR) conducted the Capacity Development (CapDev) Program for CSOs in Local Special Bodies (LSBs): Regional Training of Trainers (TOT) in July 2022 via Zoom Teleconference. This Regional TOT is in preparation for the nationwide continue reading : DILG-NCR reaffirms its commitment in intensifying CapDev programs for CSOs with the conduct of the Regional Training of Trainers on Local Special Bodies Modules

The Manila BAYani Awards and Incentives (MBAI) National Inter-Agency Committee (NIAC) conducted a table assessment and on-site inspection in Makati City on July 25, 2022, to assess their current performance in the MBAI Validation Outcome Areas, being the top contender during the 2021 Regional Assessment in the National Capital Region (NCR). The MBAI is a continue reading : Makati City Bats for Manila BAYani Awards and Incentives (MBAI) National Validation CY 2021

Aiming to expand its Knowledge Management (KM) operations, the Center for the Advancement of Local Governance (CALG), DILG-NCR’s rebranded Local Governance Regional Resource Center (LGRRC) oriented the designated Focal and Alternate Focal Persons in the seventeen (17) field offices on KM and LGRC. In her opening message, Director Maria Lourdes L. Agustin, CESO III, Regional continue reading : CALG Expands Footprint with CALG-PLUS to Include DILG-NCR Field Offices

Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) have long been one of the government’s efficient and active partners in enabling services in the local communities. To further promote and recognize the important role of CSOs in local governance, the Department of the Interior and Local Government – National Capital Region (DILG-NCR) conducted a Regional Rollout on Memorandum Circular continue reading : Ensuring active and participatory engagement of CSOs, DILG-NCR rolled out newly-issued MC 2022-083

The Center for the Advancement of Local Governance (CALG) formally opened the CALG Studio at the DILG-NCR Regional Office in Quezon City on July 12, 2022. An initiative of the Multi-media Knowledge and Information Facility, the CALG Studio will be used by the CALG facilities to produce high-quality, high-impact knowledge products and record the same continue reading : CALG Opens Multi-media Production Studio

To ensure quality devolution performance tracking of NCR LGUs, the DILG-NCR rolled out the Devolution Transition Plan Analytical Framework (DTP Analytics) to its Field Offices on July 11, 2022, via Zoom Teleconferencing. The regional rollout was conducted as part of the Department’s effort to analyze the submitted LGU DTPs and their implication for the devolution continue reading : DILG-NCR rolled out DTP Analytics as part of devolution performance tracking efforts

Facilitated by the Regional Assembly Election Secretariat with DILG-NCR Regional Director Maria Lourdes L. Agustin, CESO III acting as the COMELEC Chairperson, the Vice Mayors’ League of the Philippines (VMLP) held the Regional Assembly Elections for the National Capital Region for the term 2022-2025 on July 13, 2022 in Makati Diamond Hotel and Residences, Makati continue reading : NCR Vice Mayors’ League of the Philippines proclaims newly elected officials for the term 2022-2025

The Center for the Advancement of Local Governance (CALG), through its Capacity Development (CapDev) Facility, conducted an orientation on Republic Act No. 11313, otherwise known as the Safe Spaces Act, for DILG-NCR personnel on July 5, 2022, via Zoom. Invited as principal resource person in the orientation was Ms. Lena Marie P. Juico, a noted continue reading : CALG Holds Orientation on Safe Spaces Act

The DILG-NCR welcomed five new interns in an onboarding activity held on July 1, 2022 via Zoom. The student interns, enrolled in the DILG-NCR’s Internship and Volunteerism Program, are from the University of the Philippines – National College of Public Administration and Governance (UP-NCPAG), the University of the Philippines – Los Baños (UPLB), and the continue reading : DILG-NCR Onboards New Interns

The Regional Peace and Order Council – National Capital Region Special Action Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs (RPOC-NCR SAC AID), through the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) – NCR, hosted a webinar entitled “Moving Barangays to be Tobacco Free: An Orientation on Smoke-Free Environment” on June 23, 2022 via Zoom. The webinar, held continue reading : NCR Barangay Officials Oriented on the Importance of a Smoke-free Environment