The DILG-NCR held this year’s Knowledge Convergence (KCon) with the theme “From Pandemic to Epic CALG – Creating Strategies and Redefining Standards Towards a Knowledge Management-Enabling DILG-NCR Culture.” The first in a series of five activities was conducted last March 8, 2022 via Zoom Teleconferencing and was attended by all DILG-NCR personnel. At the center continue reading : Knowledge Management and Organizational Culture, focal points in KCon 2022

An online orientation on the Local Road Management Performance Assessment Tool (LRMPAT) was held last March 10, 2022. Technical personnel from the Financial, Planning, and Engineering offices of the 17 NCR LGUs as well as DILG Field Offices, and the Project Development Management Unit (PDMU) were in attendance. Subject matter experts from the Office of continue reading : NCR LGUs given new tools to assess road management capacity and performance

To further promote civil society participation and widen the access of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) to the mechanisms of governance, the DILG-NCR rolled out Memorandum Circular (MC) No. 2022-05, entitled “Guidelines on the Accreditation of CSOs to Co-Implement DILG Programs and Projects” to its Field Offices on March 2, 2022, via Zoom Teleconferencing. The rollout continue reading : DILG-NCR to ensure active and effective CSO participation with LGUs

The Department of the Interior and Local Government – National Capital Region (DILG-NCR) together with all its regional office operating units and field offices conducted the Planning Conference for Calendar Year 2022 on March 1, 2022 via Zoom Teleconference. DILG-NCR Assistant Regional Director Atty. Ana Lyn R. Baltazar-Cortez, in her opening remarks, highlighted the importance continue reading : DILG-NCR Convenes for the Calendar Year 2022 Planning Conference

In line with its pursuit of local development and good governance through partnerships with Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), the Department of the Interior and Local Government – National Capital Region (DILG-NCR) convened its Regional Accreditation Committee (RAC) for Civil Society Organizations’ (CSOs) Engagement on February 16, 2022, via Zoom Teleconferencing. LGOO V Maria Jasmin Diaz, continue reading : DILG-NCR convenes RAC to solidify mechanisms for CSO participation

As the campaign period for elective national positions begins on February 8, 2022, the DILG-NCR conducted on February 7, 2022 an orientation on Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Resolution No. 10732 re: Guidelines for the Conduct of: (1) In-Person Campaign, (2) Rallies, (3) Caucuses, Meetings, and Conventions, (4) Motorcades and Caravans, and (5) Miting de Avance continue reading : DILG-NCR Regional and Field Officers all set for the May 9, 2022 National and Local Elections

The Department of the Interior and Local Government – National Capital Region (DILG-NCR) through the Center for the Advancement of Local Governance (CALG) conducted its commitment ceremony via zoom on February 2, 2022 with all the members present. The ceremony highlighted the roles and functions of the five CALG facilities: Capacity Development, Multi-media Knowledge and continue reading : DILG-NCR’S CENTER FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNANCE (CALG) CONDUCTS TEAM COMMITMENT CEREMONY

In light of the DILG’s priorities and thrusts for CY 2022 and the challenges posed by the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, the DILG-NCR’s Executives conducted a virtual interfacing with all its Project Officers on January 27, 2022, via Zoom. The interfacing served as an avenue for the Project Officers to present to the DILG-NCR’s top management continue reading : DILG NCR Execs hold interfacing with Project Officers

The Department of Health-Metro Manila Center for Health Development (DOH-MMCHD) hosted on January 26, 2022 a town hall meeting to update the LGU functionaries and the general public on the current policies and guidelines covering the government’s COVID-19 response in the National Capital Region (NCR). The town hall was conducted via Cisco WebEx and live-streamed continue reading : NCR LGUs, DOH-MMCHD convene in Virtual Town Hall on Updated COVID-19 Policies and Guidelines

To ensure a fully compliant and timely devolution of basic services and facilities to LGUs in 2022, the DILG-NCR rolled out the Devolution Transition Plans (DTP) Quality Assessment Tool (QAT) to its Field Offices on January 20, 2022, via Zoom Teleconferencing. The DTP QAT is the initial mechanism of the Department to assess the quality continue reading : DILG-NCR ramps up DTP compliance through quality assessment tool