Final INSIGHTS 4th Quarter 2018

Year-End INSIGHTS

Assessment Volume 21 No. 4 | Octo-b er-Decemb er 2018

(from left) DILG-3 Assistant Regional Director Jay
Timbreza and Regional Director Julie Daquioag
express their gratitude to all eld ofcers and LGU
ofcials for doing an excellent job in implementing
the Department's Locally Funded Projects.

DILG R-3 vies for CSC PRIME HRM Bronze Award

vies... to page 15

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Editorial Board Table of Contents CIP Inc. recommends DILG R-3
for QMS ISO 9001: 2015 Certi ication
Regional Director 2 IN OUR CONSIDERED VIEW
Assistant Regional Director 3 REGION 3 DATRC TASK FORCE IN ACTION After the conduct of numerous
CENTRAL LUZON CONDUCTS SYNCHRONIZED activities in preparation for ISO
- 9001:2015 Certi ication, DILG R-3 was
- -Chief BARANGAY ASSEMBLY DAY inally recommended for certi ication
on December 28, 2018 by the
1 4 DILG R-3 HOLDS REGIONAL ORIENTATION Certi ication International Philippines,
AND WORKSHOP ON THE FORMULATION OF Inc.
5 PROVINCIAL RESULT MATRICES
For the past months, the Region 3
DILG R-3 CAPACITATES CITIES AND team headed by Regional Director Julie
MUNICIPALITIES IN STREAMLINGING Daquioag has visibly shown teamwork,
CONSTRUCTIONAL PERMITS determination and perseverance in
achieving its vision of providing
CENTRAL LUZON REVS UP EFFORTS IN excellent service to the Department's
PREVENTING VIOLENT EXTREMISM clientele based on international
standards.
6 43 LGUS RECEIVE PFC INCENTIVE Certi ication Audit was conducted in 9001:2015 during the closing
DILG R-3 MONITORS PROJECTS THRU The Stage 1 Certi ication Audit for the Provincial Of ices of Bataan, meeting on December 28 2018.
SUBAYBAYAN the Regional Of ice and Pampanga Bulacan, Tarlac, Pampanga, HUC
Provincial Of ice was held on November Of ice of Angeles and the Regional The top management's
7 DILG R-3 CONDUCTS RETOOLING OF DILG 30, 2018 led by Auditors Marlon Of ice. After consolidating the commitment in pursuing this goal
FOCAL TEAMS AND FIELD OFFICERS ON THE Campued, Edgardo Eleria and Maxima results of the audit, Auditors serves as inspiration for all
FORMULATON AND ASSESSMENT OF LGUS CDP Bernardo. Likewise, Stage 2 Emerlinda Andres and Renato personnel to work harder and
Madrid have recommended the exert extra efforts to ensure the
8 ANGELES CITY UPDATES CONTINGENCY PLAN region's certi ication for QMS ISO organization's success in this
DILG AURORA ROLLS OUT OPERATION LISTO endeavor.
MANUAL V3.0

9 DILG R-3 WRAPS UP THE YEAR WITH A
YEAR-END ASSESSMENT
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DILG REGION 3 AND 9 LGUS RECEIVE
AWARDS AT THE PRC SUMMIT

11 THE FIGHT AGAINST ILLEGAL DRUGS IS
EVERYBODY'S CONCERN

12 DILG R-3 INTENSIFIES CAMPAIGN
AGAINST CORRUPTION

13 7 BATAAN LGUS BAG NATIONAL ADAC GOLD
AND SILVER PERFORMANCE AWARDS

BALAGTAS BULACAN INAUGURATES
EVACUATION CENTER AND BRGY. OUTPOST

14 DILG NUEVA ECIJA PROVIDES COMPETENCY
ENHANCEMENT TRAINING PROGRAM FOR
15 LGUS
POCS UNITE FOR A STRONGER, MORE INTENSIVE
PEACE AND ORDER CAMPAIGN IN PAMPANGA

DILG OLONGAPO CITY LAUNCHES BPLK

16 CAPAS AND SAN JOSE, NOW DRUG CLEARED
17 MUNICIPALITIES IN TARLAC

ZAMBALES AWARDS BEST PERFORMING
MUNICIPAL PEACE AND ORDER COUNCILS

18 CIP INC. RECOMMENDS DILG R-3
FOR QMS ISO 9001: 2015 CERTIFICATION

52ND BATCH LGOO II TRAINEES
PARTICIPATE IN THE GENERAL ORIENTATION

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Zambales awards Best Performing Municipal Peace and Order Councils In Our
Considered

VIEW by ATTY. CHAIRMAINE JACQUELINE PAULINO

ISSUE

Are Ombudsman decisions, in administra ve
cases, immediately executory?

The Provincial POC Audit Team headed by Provincial Governor Amor Deloso during the awarding FACTS even pending reconsideration or appeal and inality of said
of the Best Performing Municipal Peace and Order Councils in the province decision, pursuant to Section 7 of Rule III of the Rules of
Respondent, Municipal Treasurer of El Salvador, Procedure of the Of ice of the Ombudsman, as amended by
from page 1 Province of Misamis Oriental, was administratively Administrative Order No. 17 dated September 15, 2003.
charged by his wife before the Ombudsman of
Immorality and Conduct Unbecoming of Public Of icer Discussion:
allegedly for fathering two children with another In a catena of cases, it is long settled with inality that the
woman. Acting on the complaint, the Ombudsman penalty imposed by the Ombudsman in an administrative
rendered its Decision inding the Respondent guilty of case is immediately executory and that the iling or
Immorality or Disgraceful and Immoral Conduct and pendency of an appeal from such decision shall not stay its
imposed a penalty of suspension for a period of 9 execution. No less than respondent himself pointed out that
months. Further, the Ombudsman directed the Regional the Court has set aside and corrected its pronouncement in
Director of the Bureau of Local Government Finance, its 2008 Decision in Samaniego relating to the issue at bar.
Regional Of ice No. X to IMMEDIATELY implement the In an En Banc Resolution promulgated on October 5, 2010
penalty imposed. in Samaniego, the Court upheld Section 7, Rule III of the
Rules of Procedure of the Of ice of the Ombudsman, as
The Respondent iled a Petition for Certiorari under amended by Administrative Order No. 17 dated September
Rule 65 with a prayer for issuance of TRO and writ of 15, 2003, and ruled that a decision of the Ombudsman in an
preliminary injunction before the Court of Appeals, administrative case is immediately executory and that an
respondent underscored the Court's pronouncement in appeal shall not stop such decision from being executed as a
Of ice of the Ombudsman v. Samaniego that the matter of course.
Ombudsman Act expressly gives the parties the right to
appeal from an order, directive or decision of the Moreover, Section 13(8), Article XI of the Constitution
Ombudsman in disciplinary cases where the penalty authorizes the Of ice of the Ombudsman to promulgate its
imposed is other than public censure, reprimand, or own rules of procedure. In this connection, Sections 18 and
suspension of not more than one month or a ine not 27 of the Ombudsman Act of 1989 also provide that the
equivalent to one month salary, which right generally Of ice of the Ombudsman has the power to "promulgate its
carry with it the stay of execution of the appealed order, rules of procedure for the effective exercise or performance
directive, or decision pending its inal disposition. Thus, of its powers, functions and duties" and to amend or modify
applying to his case, the Order should be stayed until the its rules as the interest of justice may require. For the CA to
inal resolution of the case. issue a preliminary injunction that will stay the penalty
imposed by the Ombudsman in an administrative case
Ruling of the Court of Appeals would be to encroach on the rule-making powers of the
The appellate court agreed with respondent that Of ice of the Ombudsman under the Constitution and RA
6770 as the injunctive writ will render nugatory the
the prevailing jurisprudence then as to the stay of provisions of Section 7, Rule III of the Rules of Procedure of
execution of the Ombudsman's administrative order, the Of ice of the Ombudsman.
directive, or decision where the penalty imposed is
other than public censure, reprimand, or suspension of Conclusion
not more than one month, or a ine not equivalent to one In administrative cases decided by the Ombudsman, the
month salary, was the ruling as pronounced in said decisions should be executed as a matter of course
Samaniego on 2008 - that said order, directive, or (immediately executory). It cannot be stayed by the mere
decision becomes inal and executory only after the iling of an appeal to the CA.
lapse of the period to appeal if no appeal is perfected, or
upon the denial of the appeal.

Ruling of the Supreme Court (The case of Of ice of the Ombudsman, Petitioner, vs. Elmer

The Supreme Court upheld the argument that the M. Pacuribot, Respondent. G.R. No. 193336, September 26,

subject Ombudsman decision is immediately executory 2018)

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Capas and San Jose, now Drug Cleared Municipalities
in Tarlac

San Jose, Tarlac Mayor Jose Yap, Jr.
together with other LGU and PDEA
officials during the awarding ceremony

Central Luzon conducts Synchronized Barangay Assembly Day

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Peace... from page 15 vies... from page 1 Regional... to page 5

15 institutionalizing and
integrating human
resource management
systems in the
organization. The CSC R-3
conducted a table-top
assessment and focus
group discussion to DILG
R-3 on October 25, 2018 to
validate the four core
human resource
management areas,
namely: Recruitment,
Selection and Placement;
Learning and
Development; and
Rewards and Recognition.

Currenty, the DILG
R-3 is a accredited in the
Maturiy Level II
(Integrated HRM) and is
awaiting validation from
the CSC Central Office for
the said Bronze Level
Award.

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Central Luzon Revs Up The participants during the workshop on the Project
Efforts in Preventing Sustainability Module.
Violent Extremism
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Regoion fr. page 5 The participants during the opening program

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Balagtas, Bulacan inaugurates 6
Evacuation Center
and Barangay Outpost

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by Mark Jester M. Alejo

Capability Development
Division Chief Jayson Jumaquio
acknowledges the par cipants
and shares the overview of
the ac vity.

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“The fight against illegal drugs is everybody's concern” Angeles City Updates Contingency Plan

11 The participants

DILG Aurora PD Ofelio
overview

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up the year 9
with a Year-End
Assessment at the

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