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‘Disiplina Muna’
relaunched in
Bataan

BY ALLAN DON L. MALONZO

BATAAN POLICE Provincial Office,
headed by Provincial Director,
PCol Jesus Rebua relaunched the
#DisipinaMuna national advocacy
campaign at Camp Tolentino, City
ofBalanga, Bataan on July 13, 2020.

DILG Bataan Cluster Team Leader
Melissa Nipal graced the said activity
as the guest of honor. This was also
attended by Chiefs of Police of Bataan,
SK chairpersons, CSOs andthe media.

The Disiplina Muna campaign of the
DILG aims to promote the culture of
discipline amongFilipinos as a means of
fostering people’s participation which is
one of the tenets of good governance.

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Bataan cuts ribbon on
new COVID-19 testing lab
BY DONNA JOY G. NACAR

PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT of Bataan inaugurated its first ever COVID-19 RT-PCR
(reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction) laboratory testing center at the Bataan
General Hospital and Medical Center (BGHMC) on June 11, 2020.

Annual 2019 1Bataan-BGHMC PRC lab which can a lifestyle brought about by ‘new normal.’
is out! conduct up to 250 tests per day in two shifts Minimum public health standards such as
calls for an early detection of positive cases frequent handwashing, social distancing,
within the province. Taking only two to and the like shall always be maintained and
three days for results would also mean faster observed.
treatment and recovery of our patients,
compared to weeks-waiting time when tests Meanwhile, the old provincial capitol
were delivered to Manila. building turned BGHMC Annex with 50-
bed capacity has been declared ready for
In his speech, Governor Albert Garcia accommodation of non-covid patients on June
reminded everyone to act accordingly to 16, 2020.

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DILG Bataan, Earthshakers seal alliance
to empower information campaigns

BY ALLAN DON L, MALONZO WHO solon urges
LGUs to mitigate
BOTH COMMITTED in serving Earth Shaker in their step to be a spread of virus
the people, DILG Bataan and driver of change for the country
Earth Shaker officially teamed by providing reliable and factual BY DONNA JOY G. NACAR
up to empower particularly information.
the Bataenos with scientific WORLD HEALTH Organization
information through social Earth Shaker is an organization (WHO) representative Mr. Eric Lazarte
media. which aims to SHAKE the appreciation visited the DILG Bataan Provincial Office
of Earth Sciences in the society and on July 15, 2020.
It indeed marked another EMPOWER citizens to have science-
milestone for both organizations based decisions. Mr. Lazarte and PD Myra Moral-Soriano
towards the vision of having a more with LGOO II Laverne Gonzales Jr., discussed
holistic development in our society Like their Official Facebook Page issues on contact-tracing, locally-stranded
through earth science, technology (Earth Shaker) for more worthy individuals (LSI) and returning overseas
and public service. information on Geology, Meteorology filipino (ROF) workers. The organization
& Astronomy, and Environment & also sought assistance from the office to
As DILG Bataan continues to Life Sciences in the Philippines, now communicate and invite participants from
grow linkages, the need for fresh more particularly in our beloved the LGUs to participate in their upcoming
but reliable information is now more Province of Bataan! webinars.
significant as we face transition to the
new normal. The office appreciates ES Infographics and contents for One of which is the Webinar on
efforts of youth organizations like our Bataan Shakers, coming soon! Infection Prevention and Control in Home
and CommunitySetting that will be attended
by sanitary engineers, and other personnel
responsible for prevention and control of
infectious diseases.

This series of activities will be hosted by
WHO in collaboration with United States
Agency for International Development
(USAID) and United Nations International
Childrend’s Fund (UNICEF).

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PHOTO FROM THE WIRE Bataan keeps
MGCQ status

BY DONNA JOY G. NACAR

DILG, DSWD conduct
SAP payout monitoring

BY DONNA JOY G. NACAR

DEPARTMENT OF THe Interior and Local Government (DILG) Office of the Barangay WITH THE continuation of Modified
Affairs and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) conducted an On- General Community Quarantine
site Social Amelioration Program (SAP) Pay-Out Monitoring at Brgy. Tenejero, Balanga (MGCQ) in the Province of Bataan,
City, Bataan on May 5, 2020. DILG Bataan remains in a skeleton
workforce and alternativeworking
Said monitoring was done for the team of Assistant Bureau Director Jam Banzon schedule for the month of June 2020.
to personally witness the barangay’s processes of DSWD-Disaster Response Management
from theselection of its beneficiaries to its Bureau (DRMB), SWD R3 Assitant Regional On Tuesdays and Wednesdays,
actual distribution, and to validate if guidelines Director for Operations Lalaine De Leon, personnel of different sections are
and protocols were being followed properly. other officers from DWSD, and Liz Beth Ann tasked to man the office depending
Samaniego ofCSWDO - Balanga City. on their designated shift.
In a special mass gathering like this,
how the barangay handled minimum health Together with the team, Erci Chico of Variables like transportation,
standards such as social distancing, was also the Office of the Barangay Affairs and Mario age, and immunodeficiency were
observed. Dizon of DILG Bataan Provincial Office were considered in creatingthe schedule
also present during the monitoring. Barangay and in choosing the assigned
In total, 1139 households in Tenejero Tenejero isheaded by Punong Barangay Evelyn personnel.
qualified to receive SAP pay-outs. Yuzon.
Meanwhile, personnel in the
The SAP monitoring team was composed finance section are required to work
on-site for the processing of financial
SGLG 2020 assessment outputs as the need arises.
suspended due to pandemic
Minimum health standards like
BY DONNA JOY G. NACAR wearing of face masks, physical
distancing and no visitor policy are
strictly observed.

Due to the onset of the coronavirus SGLG is only one of the many PPAs funded projects and other relevant face-to-
pandemic, DILG programs, projects and affected by the pandemic along with road face activities by the Department.
activities (PPAs) were suspended including clearing operations, monitoring of locally-
the Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG)
assessment for the year 2020 until further
noticSea.id assessment takes place annually
from second to third quarter, and winners and
recipients of the Performance Challenge Fund
(PCF) are announced at the last quarter of the
year.

On the other hand, and in view of the
temporary stoppage of the program, the
Local Government Performance Management
System (LGPMS) -SGLG National Working
Team of the Bureau of Local Government
Supervision (BLGS) focus on preparing for
full implementation of Republic Act 11292
or the SGLG Act by FY 2021, to include the
finalization and approval of its Implementing
Rules and Regulations.

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LGUs heighten
efforts to fight

COVID-19

rcespLvGoUisdn' s19e BY AY L A THERESA V. BUGAY

Soon after the sudden outbreak of
COVID-19, the national government
imposed an enhanced community
quarantine (ECQ) in Luzon, restricting almost
every movement outside people’s homes.
Since the ECQ limits the movement, most
livelihoods have been affected which
causes struggle to everyday living of
Bataeños.
The virus created chain-reaction-
problems to the government
especially to the Local Government
Units. Aside from combating
the virus, it is also a challenge
to LGUs to provide the needs
of Bataeños during the ECQ.
LGUs are urged to take action
and implement programs
that will help and protect the
community.
Thankfully, the brilliant
minds of LGU officials and
personnel came up with
different strategies to prevent
the spread of COVID-19 and
at the same time provide the
needs of their constituents.
From institutionalizing
checkpoints to distributions
of relief goods, Bataan LGUs
managed to overcome the
challenges of pandemic.

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Republic of the Philippines
Department of the Interior and Local Government

Province of Bataan

editorial board PROVINCIAL DIRECTOR/
CONSULTANT

MYRA B. MORAL-SORIANO, CESO V

CONTRIBUTORS

LGOO VII Melisa D. Nipal
LGOO VI Allan Don L. Malonzo
LGOO V Johnny F. Mandocdoc

LGOO II Danilyn M. Peña
LGOO II Donna Joy G. Nacar
LGOO II Laverne C. Gonzales Jr.
LGOO II Joanna Marie M. Cruz
ADAS II Michelle F. Samson
ADAS II Vangie C. Rodriguez
ADA IV Ayla TheresaV. Bugay
Engr. III Michael Angelo P. Masiclat

LAYOUT ARTIST

Engr. III Jamesnick M. Seramines

CIRCULATIONS
MANAGERS

ADA II Mario J. Dizon
ADA VI Ernesto N. Matias

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BPSU maps
COVID-19 LGUs

vulnerability

BY ALLAN DON L. MALONZO

THROUGH THE initiative of the
Civil Engineering Department of
Bataan Peninsula State University
- Main Campus, a COVID-19
vulnerability of the province was
created.

Said map is included in the CoMap
Project of the CE Department that
aims to make provincial, municipal
and barangay-level vulnerability maps
based on risk factors such as population
density, and number of PUIs, PUMs
and confirmed cases in Bataan.

Identification of vulnerable
communities in Bataan is a great help
to LGUs and other government agencies
in order to formulate actions in the
prevention of covid-19.

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Anxiety on pandemic?
DILG Bataan boosts staff mental
health awareness thru ‘Zoomustahan’

BY DONNA JOY G. NACAR

BGHMC now ON THE first episode of Zoomustahan - A Proactive Bataan Webinar Series our guest
accepting health speaker LGOO VI Dante Boac, DILG Norzagaray field officer and clinical psychologist,
‘teleconsulation’ shared with us a topic on Mental Health and Coping During the COVID-19 Pandemic
during the DILG Bataan provincial team conference on July 27, 2020.
BY DONNA JOY G. NACAR
In his segment, LGOO VI Boac time and expertise to the team.
WITH THE enhanced community discussed the concept of stress, recent Alongside Zoomustahan, updates on
quarantine (ECQ), people are forced advances in the field of psychology, current
to stay at their homes to prevent them studies in this pandemic season and views the Quality Management System (QMS)
from contracting disease due to social on the stress-induced work-from-home was also tackled in the said conference as
contact which they can get from going setting. preparation for the localization of QMS
to hoAsspaitwaalsy. to cope up with this scenario, processes in the provincial offices.
the Bataan General Hospital introduced He also presented relevant situations
teleconsultation to the citizens of Bataan faced by DILG personnel especially field Updates on contract-tracing reporting
where a patient can consult to a doctor officers in this time of pandemic. system, announcements and reminders
by doing the following steps: from CDS and MES were among the
A virtual certificate was given to LGOO highlights presented in the meeting.
1. Fill-out the registration form VI Boac as an appreciation for sharing his
at https://www.bghmc-sdn.net/
telemedicine c vid19

2. Attach a valid ID response
3. Wait for 1-3 minutes and
queuing number of Capitol Compound,
After following the indicated steps, Balanga City, Bataan
a doctor will call the patient through LGUs
the registered number indicated in the dilgr3.bataan1
form. IN @gmail.com

BATAAN (047) 237-3571

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