In a move to strengthen knowledge management and sharing between the two regions, the DILG-NCR, through its Center for the Advancement of Local Governance (CALG), entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with DILG Region XI last September 21, 2022. The signing ceremony was held at the Ritz Hotel at Garden Oases, Davao City. DILG-NCR continue reading : CALG Inks Partnership with DILG Region XI’s LGRRC

Local Chief Executives (LCEs) of the NCR met with the national and high-level proponents of devolution in an Executive Briefing on the Transition to Full Devolution Process held on September 28, 2022 in Pasig City. Department of Budget and Management – NCR (DBM-NCR) Regional Director and Chairperson of the NCR Committee on Devolution (ComDev), Ruby continue reading : DILG-NCR secures commitment of Mayors on Devolution

The DILG-NCR held a Climate Change Forum titled “Operation LISTO – Enhancement of Local Government Units Capacity on Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation and Disaster Risk Reduction and Management.” The three-day forum, which ran from September 21 to 23, 2022 and held at Hotel Rembrandt, Quezon City, was a joint undertaking among the DILG-NCR, the continue reading : LGUs Meet with Experts in Climate Change Forum

The Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) National Validation for the National Capital Region (NCR) was held from August 31, 2022 to September 2, 2022. Among the potential passers are: the City Governments of Caloocan, Mandaluyong, Navotas, Muntinlupa and Quezon City. Serving as national validation assessors were: DILG Region IX Regional Director Paisal O. Abutazil, continue reading : Region IX National Validation Team Assesses the NCR Potential Passers of the Seal of Good Local Governance

In preparation for the upcoming Local Government Unit Compliance Assessment (LGU CA), the Manila Bay Cleanup, Rehabilitation, and Preservation Program Management Team (MBCRPP-PMT) conducted a planning workshop and orientation activity with NCR LGUs. The activity ran from September 5 to 7, 2022 at Luxent Hotel in Timog Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City. The LGU CA is continue reading : MBCRPP Program Management Team Prepares for the 2022 LGU Compliance Assessment Along With Other RIAC Members and NCR LGUs

The amount of data that the government gathers is staggering in scale and scope. Frequently, government offices are expected to handle and assess data sets in an effort to promote government transparency and thereby better serve the public. However, organizing, managing, and crunching numbers and insights from these vast, varied data sets can be challenging. continue reading : DILG-NCR pilots a DTP Analytics Executive Dashboard as part of continuing devolution assistance efforts to LGUs

As part of the DILG’s efforts to rehabilitate and preserve Manila Bay, the Department of the Interior and Local Government – National Capital Region (DILG-NCR), through its Manila Bay Cleanup, Rehabilitation, and Preservation Program Management Team (MBCRP-PMT), conducted a seminar and orientation on the roles and responsibilities of the Local Government Units (LGUs) in ensuring continue reading : NCR LGUs Re-Oriented on Their Roles and Responsibilities Relative to Projects Covered by the Philippine EIS System

The Department of the Interior and Local Government – National Capital Region (DILG-NCR), in partnership with AI4GOV, hosted a training activity entitled “Barangay Data Literacy towards Transition to Full Devolution,” which ran from August 31 to September 1, 2022 via Zoom. A select group of barangay officials, addressed in the activity as “Data Champions,” drawn continue reading : DILG-NCR Partners with AI4GOV to Pilot Data Literacy Training to Select Barangays in NCR

The Center for the Advancement of Local Governance (CALG) of the Department of the Interior and Local Government – National Capital Region (DILG-NCR) and Legal/Bantay-Korapsyon (BK), in partnership with the Regional Peace and Order Council – National Capital Region (RPOC-NCR) launched the first episode of “Be In The Know: LegaLokal” on August 31, 2022 via continue reading : DILG-NCR Launches LegaLokal under the Be In The Know Social Media Campaign Series

To capacitate the Local Government Unit (LGU) functionaries on the guidelines covering the crafting of a Local Shelter Plan (LSP) and a Resettlement and Relocation Action Plan (RRAP), the Department of the Interior and Local Government – National Capital Region (DILG-NCR) conducted a two-day training activity at Robbinsdale Residences in Quezon City from August 16 continue reading : DILG-NCR Reviews the Process of Creating Local Shelter Plans and Resettlement and Relocation Action Plans with LGUs