DILG-7 2020 Annual Report

2020 ANNUAL REPORT

IATF officials visit Cebu to discuss measures
vs COVID-19

Officials of the Inter-Agency Task Force Secretaries Eduardo Año (DILG), Francisco Secretary Cimatu also met with local
for the Management of Emerging Duque III (DOH), Delfin Lorenzana (DND), chief executives, officials of barangays
Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID) arrived Roy Cimatu (DENR) and COVID-19 Policy with high number of COVID-19
in Cebu on June 23 to discuss with Chief Implementer Carlito Galvez, Jr. cases, regional directors of different
local leaders the status and efforts on were welcomed by DILG-7 Director and government agencies, and private
implementation of measures against RIATF7-MEID Chairperson Leocadio hospital representatives for a planning
COVID-19. Trovela and other members of the inter- session to formulate Cebu action plan
agency task force in the region. vs COVID.

ASec Macario deployed to Cebu to assist COVID-19 efforts

To assist Cebu City in its fight against Evaluation Division chief, showed the status due to its confirmed COVID-19
COVID-19, Department of the Interior office’s Emergency Operation Center, cases in June.
and Local Government (DILG) Assistant which monitored the implementation
Secretary for Public Safety and Security of the directives and measures against As of June 24, the Department of
Alexander Macario was deployed to COVID-19 in local government units Health-7 recorded 4,539 total cases in
Cebu on June 25, 2020. within the region. Cebu City with 2,242 recoveries and 100
deaths.
DILG-7 Director Leocadio Trovela Macario was briefed about the health
and Atty. Ian Kenneth Lucero, DILG situation in the region especially in Cebu On June 26, Macario joined the press
Cebu City officer-in-charge and DILG- City, the lone LGU that remained under conference held at the Central Command
7 Local Government Monitoring and Enhanced Community Quarantine with IATF Deputy Chief Implementer for
the Visayas Melquiades Feliciano, Police
Regional Office-7 Director BGen. Albert
Ignatius Ferro, Cebu City Mayor Edgardo
Labella, and other officials.

Macario, in his opening statement,
underscored the vital role of punong
barangay in the implementation of all
policies and guidelines within their
areas.

“Without the cooperation of our
barangay captains, we are doomed
to fail,” he said, adding that the
government also needs the cooperation
of the community.

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DILG-7 shares best practices at workplace

DILG-7 observes hygienic measures to mitigate During the Enhanced Community Quarantine in
the spread of the virus and provide a safe Cebu City, DILG-7 employees who were required
working environment for its people. to physically report to office were given free
face masks, vitamins, and lunch every day. Both
Since the outbreak of the pandemic early this workers and walk-in clients are made to undergo
year and even prior to the implementation of the foot bath before entering the office premises to
community quarantine protocols, DILG-7 Director prevent the transmission of virus.
Leocadio Trovela directed the regular checking
of temperature of the employees using a thermal
scanner.

At the start of the outbreak, more alcohol and
hand sanitizers were made available in the office,
including the main entrance and for every floor,
and even to the employees.

DILG-7 installed plastic barriers as a preventive
measure against the transmission of virus as
it caters to walk-in clients at the Emergency
Operation Center.

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CV LGUs’ best practices showcased

The Department of the Interior and Local Government Here are some of their initiatives and good practices
(DILG)-7 acknowledged the relevance of sharing the best that other LGUs may adopt towards an improved local
practices of local government units (LGUs) in the region in governance:
managing the COVID-19 pandemic.

In 2020, it submitted 337 best practices of the LGUs to the
Bureau of Local Government Development.

BOHOL

TAGBILARAN CITY CALAPE

Mobile kitchen DrumVatory project

The food truck visits all urban poor associations The Sangguniang Kabataan Municipal Federation
in the city to provide nutritious food packs. (SKMF) – Calape, Bohol Chapter initiated the
DrumVatory Project, an improvised lavatory
to promote access to handwashing facilities in
public places.

PANGLAO

Social distancing markers

Social distancing markers in public areas are made to
remind the public to observe physical distancing at all
times.

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BOHOL ALBURQUERQUE

TRINIDAD Tulak Karunungan-eSkwela Program
The Sangguniang Kabataan of Barangay Bahi
Contactless temperature checking and launched its “Tulak Karunungan - eSKwela
sanitation booth Program“! New Normal in Education”– which
The municipality believes that contactless is one of the priorities of the youth leaders in
temperature check would prevent local embracing the new normal.
transmission as security personnel will no longer
have to man and operate the booths.

CEBU PROVINCE

BORBON Health workers are asked to visit the senior citizens and
provide them with medical services to prevent the latter
Strengthening SWEETHEART CLUB (Diabetes & HTN from going out of their houses. This resulted to fewer
Org) at the Barangay Level to maintain 24/7 curfew consultations and checkups at the main health center
to all SC (Senior Citizen) where people usually converge.

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DUMANJUG ASTURIAS

Mobile Kitchen Scheme Distribution of food packs
(Bayanihan Feeding Program) Food packs were distributed early to indigent
families and informal sectors to keep them at
The program aimed to provide nutritious food to home. Every food pack contains six kilos of rice
residents during the entire duration of Enhanced and two pieces of canned goods.
Community Quarantine and General Community
Quarantine in 2020.

TUDELA CONSOLACION

Tudela Bayad/Palit Express Automated chat assistant and location logger

This program caters to the needs of the The Municipality enhanced its means of
Tudelanhons especially those with maintenance communication with Conan: LGU Consolacion
medicines considering the limited number of COVIDai Automated Chat Assistant which answers
pharmacies in Camotes Island. queries pertaining to COVD-19 and logs the
destinations of residents roaming around, thus
serving as a virtual contact and location tracer.

NEGROS ORIENTAL SIBULAN

VALLEHERMOSO Disinfection of public places and public
facilities
Designation of temporary bus stop
disinfection terminals along coastal/highway Disinfection and decontamination measures were
barangays conducted to prevent the spread of the virus.

This ensures that the LGU is COVID-19 free
especially the passengers coming in and out of
the area.

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NEGROS ORIENTAL

PAMPLONA

Sanitizing and disinfection
Disinfection was regularly held at the municipal public
market and surrounding areas.

CANLAON CITY SIATON

Financial assistance to stranded Canlaonians Observance of social Distancing in Jeepneys
and other public transportation
Stranded Canlaonians across the country who
lost their jobs due to the community quarantine The initiative aimed to strictly implement health
received P1,000 cash assistance from the city protocols.
government through money remittance centers.

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SIQUIJOR

SIQUIJOR

Relief assistance to all households Establishment of barangay quarantine area

All households were given food packs from the The facility housed Locally Stranded Individuals and
municipality at the height of pandemic. Returning Overseas Filipinos who were subjected to a 14-
day quarantine.

MARIA LARENA

DILG contact tracers as frontline heroes Monitoring of DILG contact tracers

The contact tracers hired by DILG were tapped The performance of DILG contact tracers was
by the Municipal Social Welfare Office to ensure assessed and evaluated on December 23. The
safety protocols are implemented in the release activity included the presentation of their
of social pension for senior citizens. accomplishments for each zone, sharing of their
experiences and impressions, and promise to
contribute to the efforts against COVID-19 even
after the termination of their contract.

LAZI

Intensified police visibility

Police visibility was intensified to ensure strict
implementation of minimum public health
standards.

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CEBU CITY Contact tracing and targeted mass testing
With the growing COVID-19 cases in the city,
Construction of quarantine facility Mayor Edgardo Labella ordered the conduct of
immediate contact tracing of those residents
The Cebu City Quarantine Center on Block 27, exposed to COVID-19 patients, up to second
North Reclamation Area is designed to house generation.
COVID-19 patients suffering from mild to moderate
symptoms. The facility is run by the Cebu City
Medical Center and health volunteers.

Financial subsidy to barangays Temporary homes for frontline workers

All 80 barangays in Cebu City received financial Frontline workers were provided with temporary
assistance from the city government to help accommodation while combatting the virus.
alleviate the conditions of underprivileged
residents, especially those who cannot work
during the Enhanced Community Quarantine.
The barangays were ranked according to their
population, with the most populated ranked as
number 1. Barangays with ranks 1 to 10 received
P3 million, those with ranks 11 to 40 got P2 million,
and ranks 41 to 80 received P1 million.

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CEBU CITY

Availability of 30,000 swab testing kits

Around 30,000 swab testing kits for COVID-19 were of Health-7 in April 2020. The city was among the first
donated by the Cebu City Government to the Department LGUs in the country to purchase testing kits.

LAPU-LAPU CITY Monitoring of incoming/inbound local tourist
and foreigners
Oplan Recovida - recorida contra virus sa
Dakbayan The whereabouts of incoming local and
international travelers are strictly monitored.
At least 80 tricycle drivers were hired by through
the cash-for-work program to act as the city’s
COVID-19 warriors and roam around the interior
roads of the city, reminding people to wear their
face masks and maintain social distancing.

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LAPU-LAPU CITY Strict enforcement of minimum health
protocols
Contact tracing up to 3rd gen Residents are constantly reminded to follow
Contact tracing of COVID-19 patients was minimum health protocols.
intensified to prevent further transmission of the
virus.

Coordination with NGAs

The city government ensured seamless
coordination among national government
agencies in dealing with the crisis.

MANDAUE CITY Relief assistance to communities in 27
barangays
Mandaue City bike lane network
These projects aims to deliver food packs, relief
The transport situation of Mandaue, Lapu-lapu goods, and financial support to families who are
and Cebu Cities under the current disposition is assessed by Mandaue City Social Welfare Services
changing to a new normal. Although the available Office as affected by the crisis.
transportation service is dramatically reduced,
the ongoing changes will be to the best benefit of
the riding and even to the motoring public due to
its sustainability.

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MANDAUE CITY

Community kitchen

This initiative is in support to the emergency program which provided food to 250 frontliners during the enhanced
community quarantine.

Online applications/transactions for special Vehicle/Border Pass Monitoring System
permit to operate businesses
This system aims to monitor applications for
The program aims to avoid human-to-human vehicle/border pass, and keep track of the
transactions and possible exposure to the virus. application status, person assigned, basic
applicant’s information, and purpose of
application.

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DILG distributes relief goods to 100
homeless families

The Department of the Interior and San Nicolas Proper in Cebu City in April affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Local Government (DILG)-7 Local 2020.
Government Monitoring and Evaluation The distribution was also facilitated by
Division (LGMED) and DILG Cebu City DILG Cebu City and LGMED personnel, LGOO III Shara Dalogdog of DILG Cebu
distributed relief goods to at least 100 both headed by Atty. Ian Kenneth City and Atty. Gerlyn Sayson of LGMED.
homeless families temporarily housed Lucero, were able to raise funds from
in the covered courts of barangays San their colleagues in a bid to help LGUs
Roque and in giving aid to communities severely

15 SCOs served on CV barangay execs

A total of 15 show cause orders (SCOs) barangay officials 48 hours from receipt DILG-7 Director Leocadio Trovela
were issued this year to Punong of the order to submit their written directed Local Government Monitoring
Barangay (PB) and their Sangguniang explanation. and Evaluation Division Chief and DILG
Barangay (SB) members in Cebu City Cebu City Officer-in-Charge Atty. Ian
(13), Lapu-Lapu City (1), and Negros Alleged violations in Cebu City and Kenneth Lucero and LGMED lawyers to
Oriental (1) directing them to explain Negros Oriental were non-observance serve the SCOs.
why they should not be charged for of quarantine protocols such as
failure to perform the mandated duties mandatory wearing of face masks, social DILG Secretary Eduardo Año said
and functions of a local chief executive distancing, strict home quarantine, and that any violation of the quarantine
during a state of national health prohibition on mass gathering, while protocols will not be tolerated and those
emergency. in the case of Lapu-Lapu City, non- responsible will be made to account.
observance of protocol on the burial of
The Department of the Interior and persons having COVID-19 or suspected
Local Government (DILG) - 7 gave these thereof was reported.

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RIATF7-MEID passes 95 resolutions

Since its inception, the Regional It likewise decides upon any requests highly critical, the RIATF7-MEID takes
Inter-Agency Task Force-7 for the for the imposition, extension, and lifting into account the doubling rate of cases
Management of Emerging Infectious of moratorium on inbound travel of in the particular area, epidemiological
Diseases (RIATF7-MEID) passed a total of returning residents of local government curve and health capacity, parameters
95 resolutions and indorsed them to the units, which shall be enforced by the for zoning containment strategy, and
National IATF either for its favorable and National Task Force. absorptive capacity assessment of
immediate decision or for information. quarantine facilities, among others.
Considering that its decision-making is
It also acted on the communications/
requests received from local
government units (LGUs), national
government agencies (NGAs), other
organizations, and private sector in
the region, and disseminated IATF and
other COVID-related issuances to LGUs,
NGAs, and RIATF7-MEID members.

In Central Visayas, RIATF7-MEID is
chaired by DILG-7 Director Leocadio
Trovela and co-chaired by Department
of Health (DOH)-7 Director Jaime
Bernadas. DILG-7 likewise provides the
RIATF7-MEID Secretariat services.

The members of RIATF7-MEID, who
are regional directors of the different
national government agencies in
Central Visayas, convene regularly
and continuously collaborate to
monitor the performance across all
sectors and develop the appropriate
recommendations.

The body is mandated to process
the appeals to impose, lift, or extend
community quarantine in provinces,
highly urbanized cities and independent
component cities.

It is also tasked to provide concurrence
as appropriate to the appeals/requests
of provincial governors to impose, lift
or extend the community quarantine in
component cities and municipalities, as
well as of local chief executives of cities
and municipalities in their respective
barangays.

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TO HANDLE COVID-19-RELATED COMPLAINTS

DILG-7 creates EOC legal team

The Department of the Interior and “We will evaluate if it needs further Police (PNP)-7 for investigation.

Local Government (DILG) - 7 created investigation and verification. Our Fifteen show cause orders were issued
against punong barangay for alleged
a legal team tasked to handle and role is to act on complaints and verify violation of quarantine protocols.
One case was filed to the Office of the
verify COVID-19 related complaints and them. There is no filing of charges in the Ombudsman by the PNP-CIDG.

alleged irregularities in the distribution regional level,”he said. Meanwhile, 108 complaints were
received from other sources such as the
of the financial assistance under the Office of the Secretary-Public Assistance
and Complain Center/Presidential
Social Amelioration Program (SAP) in Since its creation until December 15, Complaint Center.

Central Visayas. 2020, DILG-7 regional office received Of which, 25 were verified through fact
finding investigation and submitted to
a total of 187 COVID-19 or SAP-related source agencies. 85 complaints were
referred to DILG-7 field offices, one to
On May 9, 2020, DILG-7 Director complaints, of which 21 were verified DILG Region IX, and one to CIDG for
verification and/or appropriate action.
Leocadio Trovela formed the Emergency through fact finding investigations.
Trovela said this is a reaffirmation that
Operation Center Legal Team to the present administration is serious in
going after corrupt local government
focus primarily on COVID-19 and SAP Of the total number of complaints, 69 officials.

complaints received by the regional were referred to DILG field offices for

office through the EOC hotline system, verification.

its official Facebook page, electronic

mail, and from walk-in clients. Meanwhile, 23 complaints were

referred to the Criminal Investigation

Local Government Monitoring and and Detection Group (CIDG) and 15

Evaluation Division Chief and EOC Legal complaints were forwarded to the Office

Team Leader Atty. Ian Kenneth Lucero of Secretary Año for further review.

said the team is tasked to act on the

complaints within a reasonable time Forty-two complaints were referred

and conduct fact-finding investigation to Department of Social Welfare and

when needed. Development-7 or validation, while one

was referred to the Philippine National

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DILG-7 joins Project Balik Buhay press briefing

Department of the Interior and Local The program aimed to identify the The strategic testing, which involved
Governemnt-7 Director Leocadio COVID-19 cases at the community 10% of the total number of households
Trovela joined Presidential Assistant for level in the three cities and involves a per barangay of every city, was done
the Visayas Michael Dino and other top systematic testing of individuals with within 10 days starting on May 4.
officials of various government offices the use of FDA-approved rapid test kits
in a press briefing on the“Project Balik as a conduit to PCR testing.
Buhay” (PBB), which implements a
strategic mass testing in the cities of The said strategic testing will involved
Cebu, Mandaue, and Lapu-Lapu. 10% of the total number of households
per barangay of every city.

4T contact tracers
hired

The Department of the Interior and Local
Government (DILG)-7 hired at least 4, 800
contact tracers to be the frontline in the
region’s massive attempt to break the chain of
COVID-19 transmission.

The DILG contact tracers augmented the
existing contact tracing teams of local
government units in Central Visayas and will
ensure accurate and timely conduct of contact
tracing activities and reporting of COVID-19
surveillance data.

On October 2, DILG-7 organized an online
general orientation to equip them with the
sufficient knowledge and overview on how
contact tracing works.

DILG-7 Director Leocadio Trovela formally
welcomed the region’s contact tracers and
underscored their critical role in the fight
against COVID-19.

“What you will do in the coming months is
very important. We all know this is a risky job,
but more than the risk is your love for your
neighbors, community and country,”he said.

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DILG-7 puts up OFW, LSI help desk

To ensure smooth departure and arrival of Locally Stranded destination, travel documents, and cancelled trips, among
Individuals and returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), others.
the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)-
7 put up OFW/LSI help desk at seaports and airport in 2020. The effort to facilitate the travel of OFWs/LSIs is in consonance
with the national government’s policy to reduce the stranded
The help desks were located at Terminal 1, Mactan Cebu persons across the country to avoid straining the relief
International Airport and Pier 1, Cebu City. capacities of LGUs.

DILG-7 Director Leocadio Trovela said they are committed to To safeguard the health and security of the personnel
ensure that OFWs and LSIs will be able to go home to their from getting exposed, health-protective essentials such as
provinces safe and sound. protective personal equipment, masks, gloves, and face
shields were distributed.
The OFW/LSI desk officers attended to their concerns
including the coordination with the local government unit of

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Close to 39T clients
assisted by DILG-7
EOC

As part of the national quest against the COVID-19
pandemic, the Department of the Interior and Local
Government (DILG)-7 assisted over 38,800 clients whose
concerns and queries were mainly on the implementation
of COVID-19 directives and measures in local government
units.

As of December 31, 2020, DILG-7 Emergency Operations peace and order matters; non-observance of social
Center (EOC) received 38,807 messages from various distancing; protocols for Locally Stranded Individuals;
platforms. interzonal and intrazonal movement of people; and
distribution of Social Amelioration Program financial
Of the total number, 30,537 messages were received assistance, relief assistance, and quarantine passes.
thru the office’s hotline number, 6,969 messages from
its Facebook page, 214 messages from the Intranet, 730 After a month of test period, the office also launched the
telephone calls, and 357 walk-in clients. hotline numbers of the sub-regional offices in the region to
directly assist the public within their jurisdiction.
DILG-7 Director Leocadio Trovela ordered the reactivation
of the region’s EOC to better serve the public in time of Clients are asked to text their names, exact address, and
crisis, especially in providing them a platform to air their detailed concerns to DILG-7’s text-only hotline numbers;
grievances and link them to the proper authorities for 09615234239 for Cebu Province; 09462517436 for Bohol
proper action. Province; 09380698252 for Negros Oriental Province;
09489776193 for Siquijor Province; 09489811246 for Cebu
“The hotline would provide the right information about City; 09489817400 for Lapu-Lapu City; and 09489817331
directives of the government to combat COVID-19. While for Mandaue City.
citizens are watchful of the activities of their leaders, this
platform will keep the officials on their toes,”Trovela said. Because of the available platforms, the regional office
also received numerous appreciation messages from its
DILG-7 partnered with E-Sat Pilipinas Teknik and launched satisfied clients.
its Emergency Hotline Number, 09127208913, wherein the
public can raise their issues and complaints against local
officials.
Among the concerns and issues raised by clients included

DILG-7 joins meeting
on tourism revival

Department of the Interior and Local Government-7 Director
Leocadio Trovela attended meeting with Office of the
Presidential Assistant for Visayas and other regional directors
to discuss measures to revive the tourism industry, which is
severely affected by the pandemic.

The officials agreed to schedule a meeting among all local
chief executives in Central Visayas to craft unified guidelines
and protocols for domestic travelers.

Also present during the meeting were OPAV Head Michael Director Efren Carreon, Department of Tourism-7 Director
Lloyd Dino and his assistant Anthony Gerard Gonzales, Shalimar Hofer Tamano, and other representatives from
Department of Trade and Industry Assistant Secretary Asteria national government agencies.
Caberte, National Economic and Development Authority-7

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SROs’ BEST PRACTICES BOHOL

DILG Bohol takes part in Hatid Tulong

DILG Bohol, through its field officers, facilitated and locally stranded individuals, such as stranded students,
coordinated with the local government units concerned tourists and displaced workers, from the National Capital
in managing the arrival of around 800 Boholanos who Region back to their respective home provinces.
availed of the Hatid Tulong program.

The Hatid Tulong initiative is a government-wide effort by
the Office of the President that aims to transport 10,000

Weekly office
disinfection

DILG Bohol disinfects its
office every week to ensure
a safe work environment
during the pandemic.

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SROs’ BEST PRACTICES CEBU PROVINCE

DILG Cebu Province creates EOC

DILG Cebu Province established its own At least five EOC sub-teams, with an ESAT
Emergency Operations Center (EOC) to facilitate coordinator for each team, were created
COVID-19 related concerns. to ensure proper channeling of issues to
appropriate clusters for expeditious action.

DILG Cebu
Province goes
paperless

DILG Cebu Province went
paperless to minimize
physical transactions and
to prevent further spread of
COVID-19.Alldocumentswere
processed electronically. All
memorandums, transmittals
and invitation letters are
signed thru e-signature. It
also maximizes the usage of
Google Drive, Sheets, forms
and calendar for attendance,
document tracker, report
submission, consolidation,
and repository of issuances.

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SROs’ BEST PRACTICES NEGROS ORIENTAL

Contact tracers hired

DILG Negros Oriental hired and deployed 802 contact tracers to ramp up the province’s
contact tracing efforts.

Disiplina Muna launched

DILG Negros Oriental assisted in the launch of Disiplina Muna advocacy campaign in Bais
City to raise awareness and instill public discipline especially during the global health
crisis.

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SROs’ BEST PRACTICES SIQUIJOR

DILG Siquijor assists provincial IATF

DILG Siquijor provided technical assistance to the provincial Inter-Agency Task Force in
addressing problems related to COVID-19.

Contact tracers deployed

DILG Siquijor deployed its hired contact tracers to monitor body
temperature of persons under monitoring in different quarantine
facilities.

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SROs’ BEST PRACTICES CEBU CITY

DILG Cebu City launches 1st digital newsletter

In these extraordinary times when the world is embattled disseminating information, thus launching its first ever
with the COVID-19 crisis, sharing of timely and relevant online quarterly newsletter named PAKASARiTAAN.
information has never been more crucial.
In 2020, the office released two issues of PAKASARiTAAN,
This prompted DILG Cebu City to maximize the easy an Ilokano word for history, chronicle.
and inexpensive access to social media in effectively

DILG Cebu City
attends daily EOC
huddles

DILG Cebu City participated
in the regular huddles of the
city’s Emergency Operations
Center to address the COVID-19
crisis.

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Plastic shields installed LAPU-LAPU CITY

DILG Lapu-Lapu City personnel installed door and table plastic shields for the
safety of all its personnel and clients.

Outstanding
personnel awarded

Incentives and awards were
given to DILG and LGU staff in
Lapu-Lapu City for successfully
handling their respective
programs and responsibilities.
Cash incentives were also given
to employees with perfect
and on time attendance every
month.

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SROs’ BEST PRACTICES MANDAUE CITY

DILG Mandaue City creates EOC

DILG-Mandaue City created its own Emergency Operations Center. Clients were asked to
course through their inquiries and concerns through the following facilities: telephone -
(032) 230-4500 local 1063; social media - Facebook account DILG Mandaue; and electronic
mail.

SAP concerns handled

DILG Mandaue City personnel responded to queries from residents about the distribution of cash
assistance through the Social Amelioration Program of the national government.

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OTHER ACTIVITIES

DILG-7 celebrates 29th Local Government Month

The Department of the Interior and Local Government
(DILG)-7 held a series of online activities in October in
line with the nationwide celebration of the 29th Local
Government Month.

DILG-7 has prepared six activities anchored on the
theme“Strengthening Good Local Governance towards
Sustainable and Resilient Filipino Communities.”

The activities included unveiling of Local Government
Code 29th Commemorative Plaque, online Quiz Bowl
Challenge for local government units, webinars on
Katarungang Pambarangay, sharing of best practices by
Cebu City government on COVID-19 response, knowledge
sharing with information officers in Central Visayas and
media practitioners, and webinar on Localization of
Executive Order No. 70 and Retooled Community Support
Program - End Local Communist and Armed Conflict.

On October 9, DILG-7 Director Leocadio Trovela and
Assistant Regional Director Maria Loisella Lucino led the
kickoff activity of the region’s month-long celebration.

October is celebrated as the Local Government Month, the
second week of October as the Local Government Week,
and the 10th day of October as the Local Government Day
pursuant to the Presidential Proclamation 63, s. 1992. The
celebration also commemorates the enactment of the
Local Government Code of 1991.

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6 volumes of Kalayaan E-Newsletter released

To espouse patriotism and hope amid the
pandemic, the Department of the Interior and
Local Government (DILG)-7 and its partner
institutions released six issues of Kalayaan
E-Newsletter in 2020.

Kalayaan E-Newsletter, which was launched in
July 2020, is a byproduct of the collaboration of
DILG-7, Rizal-Blumentritt Academy Pamathalaan,
The Freeman, and Disiplina Muna-PMO.

The partner insitutions aimed to continue and
uphold the very purpose of the Kalayaan press
by providing an online platform as a powerful
vehicle for the attainment of positive change
in the society through accurate reporting and
promoting real stories on the ground that would
help shape and change public perception on
relevant issues and happenings.

Digital copies of the newsletters can be accessed
through the social media pages of DILG-7 and
Kalayaan E-News.

Academy President Atty. Rafael Morales, Rizal-Blumentritt

7 ONLINE FORA HELD Pamathalaan Academy founding member Consolacion
Alaras, and Philippine Ambassador to the Vatican Grace

Officers and personnel from the DILG-7 regional and sub- Relucio Princesa.

regional offices, local government units, and national Other invited speakers were DILG Undersecretary Marjorie
government agencies attended the seven monthly online Jalosjos, DILG Assistant Secretary for Community
fora dubbed as“We Heal As One: Dambana ng Bayan” Participation and Barangay Affairs Roosque Calacat, and
organized by DILG-7 and its partner institutions in 2020. DILG Public Affairs and Communication Service Director

Main speakers of the monthly fora included DILG-7 Marlo Guanzon.

Director Leocadio Trovela, Rizal - Blumentritt Pamathalaan

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DILG-7 donates supplies to AGAK

Mobilization, and

Empowerment Cluster,

said the program was

consistent with the efforts

in the implementation

of the Department’s

Retooled Community

Support Program.

Trovela said the program

aims to reach out in

solidarity to the most

vulnerable sectors of the

community that are falling

through the cracks in the

COVID-19 pandemic’s

wake—the low-income,

vulnerable children

and youth, indigenous

communities, and people

who are struggling with

mental health.

The Department of the Interior and Local Government “DILG-7 personnel

(DILG)-7 stepped out of its structure of pure governance contributed for this program. Tamang-tama na today is

tone and turned itself into a helping hand for the vulnerable National Heroes’Day. This is our way to show appreciation

in time for the country’s celebration of National Heroes’ to our volunteers,”he added.

Day on August 31, 2020.

The activity was a prelude to the implementation of

DILG-7 headed by Director Leocadio Trovela turned over DILG’s Capacitating Urban Communities for Peace and

some health and school supplies to Parish Priest Fr. Development (CUCPD) as a platform for convergence and

Carmelo Diola during the“Tree of Hope, Share a Light, collaboration in improving institutional capacity of local

Bring a Smile: KALinga at DEretso SeRbisyO (KALDERO)” government units and stakeholders to undertake peace-

program which was attended by some of the church building programs that are development-oriented and

volunteers and DILG-7 personnel. context-sensitive to solve the prevailing and emerging

issues of various sectors of the society.

Beneficiaries under the“Atong Gugma Alang sa Kabatan”

(AGAK) organization of the Archdiocesan Shrine of San

Roque in Barangay Mambaling, Cebu City received school

supplies, sanitation kits, and toiletries from DILG-7.

Trovela, who also sits as chairperson of the Regional Task

Force-ELCAC7 Sectoral Unification, Capacity-Building,

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DILG-7 personnel donate
blood, save lives

The Department of the Interior and Local Government-7
personnel, led by Director Leocadio Trovela, joined
the nation in saving lives by participating in a blood
donation activity at the regional office on January 23.

The activity was in partnership with the Department
of Health-7.

Director Leocadio Trovela (center) and Assistant Regional Director Maria Loisella
Lucino (right) sign a document as a testament to the commitment of the
Department in saving lives.

Director Leocadio Trovela (right) and Assistant Regional Director Maria Director Leocadio Trovela (center) during his blood drawing procedure administered
Loisella Lucino (far right), together with heads of the Department of by a personnel of the Department of Health (right). Other personnel of DILG-7 also
Health and other organizer institutions, took their pledge of commitment donated their blood.
to the cause.

LGA’s 35th batch shares learning and working methods that have been proven to reliably
lead to a desired result for the Department.

best practices Interior Secretary Eduardo Año issued Department Order No.
2020-041 directing DILG personnel to attend the sharing of
After 28 years since they finished the Local Government best practices in the implementation of programs, projects and
Academy training, graduates from the 35th batch gathered activities.
for a two-day activity on January 30 to discuss their

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DILG reshuffles city, provincial directors in CV

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)
has implemented a revamp of its provincial and city directors
in five local government units in Central Visayas effective
January 2.
DILG-7 Director Leocadio Trovela issued Regional Order No.
2019-691, stating that the reassignment was“in the interest
of the service and in order to enforce DILG Circular No. 2019-
13 dated August 23, 2019 re Deployment and Tour of Duty
of Officials and Personnel in the Central, Regional and field
operation.”
The move was also intended to further improve field
operations.
DILG Secretary Eduardo Año also issued Department Order
No. 2019-1356 to confirm the reassignment order.
DILG Bohol’s officer-in-charge Johnjoan Mende was
reassigned to Negros Oriental Province replacing provicial
director Dennis Quiñones.
Quiñones was reassigned to Siquijor Province replacing acting
director Kenneth Kilat, who was reassigned to sit as officer-in-
charge of DILG Mandaue City.
Bohol will be headed by Jerome Gonzales of DILG Cebu
Province, which will now be under the supervision of former
DILG Mandaue City director Jhoaden Lucero.
Director Trovela spearheaded the formal turnover of duties
and responsibilities in Bohol, Negros Oriental, and Siquijor
provinces on January 3, January 6, and January 7, respectively.
The turnover ceremony for Cebu Province was conducted on
January 8 while DILG Mandaue City held its own ceremony on
January 9.

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Regional Office Management
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Finance and Administrative Division

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Local Government Capacity Development Division

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Project Development Management Unit

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
CENTRAL VISAYAS

DILG-7 Regional Office, Sudlon, Lahug,
Cebu City 6000 Philippines

Tel: +63 9255-7730