Parañaque City Mayor and the Regional Peace and Order Council – National Capital Region (RPOC-NCR) Chairperson Hon. Edwin L. Olivarez hosted the kick-off ceremony in NCR of the nationwide simultaneous conduct of the Duterte Legacy: Barangayanihan Caravan Towards National Recovery event held on September 30, 2021, at Palanyag Gymnasium, Barangay San Dionisio, Parañaque City. Aligned continue reading : Parañaque City showcases Duterte Legacy, hosts Barangayanihan Caravan towards National Recovery

The Commission on Audit (COA) – Audit Group A of the DILG, conducted a Virtual Entrance Audit Conference with the Department of the Interior and Local Government – National Capital Region on September 22, 2021. This was in compliance with the implementation of the Commission’s Financial Audit Manual (FAM). The entrance conference aimed to lay continue reading : Key DILG-NCR executives and COA auditors convene in entrance audit conference

The Regional Peace and Order Council – National Capital Region held its 3rd Regular meeting on September 29, 2021 via Zoom teleconferencing. In addition to its regular agenda, the meeting also discussed with the Local Chief Executives of the region, pressing Peace and Order concerns given the implementation of the new alert level systems, sufficiency continue reading : RPOC-NCR holds 3rd Quarter Council Meeting, tackles pressing regional Peace and Order Concerns

The Regional Peace and Order Council-NCR (RPOC-NCR) led, on September 23, 2021, the Expanded Oplan Ligtas na Pamayanan (OLP) Webinar with the theme #Malasakit: Kamalayan Laban sa Sakuna at Sakit. The virtual meeting was conducted via Zoom. The event, moderated by Mr. Jules Guiang, Founder and National Convener, 2030 Youth Force in the Philippines, Inc., continue reading : RPOC-NCR rolls out expanded “Oplan Ligtas na Pamayanan” to NCR-LGUs

Local government units in NCR are moving full steam ahead on the implementation of the new policy on localized quarantine measures to help curb COVID-19 infection approved by the IATF starting September 16. The Local Government Academy (LGA) and the DILG-NCR assisted Metro Manila mayors and local officials in preparing to implement this new strategy continue reading : Metro Manila LGUs gear up for small-scale lockdowns, business openings

The Regional Peace and Order Council-NCR (RPOC-NCR), through the Special Action Committee-Administrative Governance (SAC-AG), held a 2-day webinar entitled “Sound Policy Making for Peace and Order Councils” from September 20 to 21, 2021. The webinar aims to capacitate local peace and order councils on the strategies and methods of sound policymaking and familiarize them with continue reading : Webinar Upskills Peace and Order Councils in Policymaking

Experts agree: Metro Manila is a coastal megacity. Despite the region’s rapid urbanization and service-oriented economy, fisheries remains an important economic activity for particular sectors in the five coastal cities of Pasay, Las Piñas, Navotas, Parañaque, and Manila. Thus, local governance practices should reflect this reality. Towards this end, DILG-NCR, through the Manila Bay Clean-up, continue reading : Coastal LGUs to benefit from DA-BFAR online database system

The Regional Peace and Order Council-NCR, through its Special Action Committee on Administrative Governance (SAC-AG), held on September 15, 2021, the first in a series of webinars to further capacitate local and regional executives with new tools to support ongoing peace and order efforts in their respective areas of responsibility. In his keynote statement, RPOC continue reading : Regional and Local Peace Executives Learn to Think Like Futurists for Public Safety

“The government cannot bring about recovery by itself; it will need the private sector to cooperate and make investments. Let us make it easier for them to determine the potential returns of this investment by minimizing uncertainty with regard to the cost of Doing Business. In doing so we will be able to facilitate job continue reading : NCR LGUs get hands-on training on setting appropriate rates for fees and charges using LFC toolkit

The DILG National Capital Region (DILG-NCR), in partnership with the Department of Finance-Bureau of Local Government Finance (DOF-BLGF) held an Executive Briefing with key Local Government Units (LGUs) functionaries on August 18, 2021. The virtual meeting featured discussions on easing the cost of doing business though the Rationalization of Fees and Charges (RFC) and the continue reading : LGUs seek win-win solution in rationalization of fees and charges