Thousand of participants rallied and pledged their support in the campaign against illegal drugs with the Grand Launch of “Buhay Ingatan, Droga’y Ayawan” (BIDA) Program held at the Quezon Memorial Circle in Quezon City on November 26, 2022. The BIDA Program is an anti-illegal drug campaign spearheaded by the Department of the Interior and Local continue reading : Thousands Attend the Grand Launch of BIDA Program in Quezon City

The DILG-NCR, through its Legal/Bantay-Korapsyon (BK) program, successfully piloted a Capacity Development Training for Local Government Units aimed at boosting the knowledge and capacity of Local Sanggunians and setting the scope and limits of their authority in their exercise of quasi-judicial functions as provided by law. The training, as part of #GabayLokal, is one of continue reading : Bantay-Korapsyon Pilots Quasi-Judicial Training Program for Local Sanggunians in Pateros

As a follow-on activity to the 2022 Fisheries Compliance Audit (FishCA) held from April to May 2022, the Manila Bay Clean-up, Rehabilitation, and Preservation Program (MBCRPP) facilitated a capacity-building exercise entitled “Fish Processing Skills Training for Fisherfolks of Coastal LGUs of NCR.” The fisherfolks who attended the training were briefed on the latest fish processing continue reading : DILG-NCR Spearheads Technical Support for Fisherfolks of Coastal LGUs

The Manila Bay Cleanup, Rehabilitation, and Preservation Program Management Team (MBCRP-PMT) conducted a three-day seminar on the importance of composting in the management of environmental resources and the role that barangays might play to promote this practice. The seminar ran from November 15 to 17, 2022 and was held at the University Hotel in Quezon continue reading : Barangays Introduced to Alternative Composting Technologies for Waste Management

The annual Dagyaw: Open Government and Participatory Governance Town Hall Meeting was rolled out in the National Capital Region on November 15, 2022 at the New Coast Hotel, Manila. Bearing the theme, Likás-Kaya: Kalinga, Kaligtasan, at Katatagan sa Pandemya (Fostering Multi-Sectoral Convergence through Social Accountability), the town hall meeting was conducted to foster multi-stakeholder collaboration continue reading : Transformative and Inclusive Public Transportation and Education Systems and Disaster Resilience Tackled in NCR Dagyaw 2022

The Department of the Interior and Local Government – National Capital Region (DILG-NCR) and the National Council for Disability Affairs (NCDA) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to formalize the partnership and collaboration in promoting the rights of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs). The signing ceremony was held on October 24, 2022 at the DILG-NCR Regional continue reading : DILG-NCR and NCDA Sign MOA Promoting the Rights of PWDs

A reorientation and workshop on the Local Government Support Fund (LGSF) and Results-based Monitoring and Evaluation of LGU Infrastructure Projects (RLIP) using the SubayBAYAN system was conducted for two batches of participants from October 20 to 21, 2022 at the Hive Hotel in Quezon City. The Project Development and Monitoring Unit (PDMU) led the upskilling continue reading : NCR LGUs Get Upskilled on SubayBAYAN System

The Regional Peace and Order Council – National Capital Region (RPOC-NCR) held its Third Quarter Interim Full Council Meeting on October 12, 2022 at the Hinirang Hall, NCRPO Headquarters in Taguig City. PBGEN Jonnel C. Estomo, Regional Director of NCRPO and current interim Chairperson of the Council, presided over the meeting. In his opening message, continue reading : RPOC-NCR Adopts New Peace and Order Programs in 3rd Quarter Interim Full Council Meeting

As part of its efforts to further capacitate the Heads of the 17 Local Peace and Order Council (LPOC) Secretariats, the Regional Peace and Order – National Capital Region (RPOC-NCR) Secretariat went on a learning mission to Davao City and Davao de Oro to study their Peace and Order programs and initiatives from September 21-23, continue reading : RPOC-NCR Visits Region XI for a Learning Mission on Peace and Order

As part of its continuing commitment to expand its Knowledge Management (KM) operations, DILG-NCR’s Executives conducted a benchmarking activity at DILG Davao de Oro’s Provincial Local Governance Resource Center (PLGRC) last September 22, 2022. The activity was participated in by DILG-NCR’s City Directors, Division Chiefs, lone Municipal Local Government Operations Officer (MLGOO), as well as continue reading : DILG-NCR Executives Benchmark DILG Davao de Oro’s PLGRC