KALAMBUAN Newsletter | 1st Semester Issue (January to June 2020)

CENTRAL VISAYAS January 2020 - June 2020

Kalambuan
The official newsletter of the DILG Region VII (Central Visayas)

IN THREE MONTHS

DILG-7 EOC serves 20T clients

FULL STORY ON PAGE 3

DILG-7 puts up OFW/LSI
help desks

FULL STORY ON PAGE 8

Matino Mahusay Maaasahan

IN THIS ISSUE EDITORIAL
BOARD
4 ROAD CLEARING
10 LGUs sued for LEOCADIO T. TROVELA, CESO IV
non-compliance
Regional Director
5 DILG-7 creates
legal team for SAP MARIA LOISELLA E. LUCINO, CESO V
complaints
Assistant Regional Director
6 IATF execs visit Cebu to
discuss COVID-19 ATTY. FERDINAND R. ALBAÑO
measures
Chief, Finance and Administrative Division
11SCOs issued to 2 Cebu
City barangays MARIA THELYA Y. OPORTO

13 Cebu Province creates Chief, Local Government Capacity
COVID-19 task force Development Division

21Siquijor ramps up ATTY. IAN KENNETH B. LUCERO
COVID-19 response
Chief, Local Government Monitoring and
37 NEWSBITS Evaluation Division / OIC, DILG Cebu City

DENNIS S. QUIÑONES, MPA, CESO V

Provincial Director, DILG Siquijor

JHOADEN G. LUCERO, MPA, CESO V

Provincial Director, DILG Cebu

JEROME G. GONZALES, MPA,

Acting Provincial Director, DILG Bohol

JOHNJOAN A. MENDE

Acting Provincial Director, DILG Negros
Oriental

KENNETH S. KILAT, MPM

Acting City Director, DILG Mandaue City

JONAH V. PINO, MPA, EnP

OIC, DILG Lapu-Lapu City

MICHAEL VENCYNTH H. BRAGA

Public Information Officer

2 Kalambuan

IN 3 MONTHS

DILG-7 EOC serves 20T clients

In a span of three months, the order matters; non-observance official Facebook page of DILG VII.
Department of the Interior and of social distancing; protocols
Local Government (DILG)-7 assisted for the Locally Stranded Indi- These efforts initiated by the
over 20,000 clients who aired their viduals; interzonal and intrazonal regional office are intended to
concerns and queries regarding the movement of people; and the dis- provide a platform for the public to
implementation of the directives tribution of Social Amelioration air their grievances and link them
and measures against COVID-19 in Program financial assistance, relief to the proper authorities for proper
local government units. assistance, and quarantine passes. action.

As of June 24, DILG-7 Emergency The regional office also received Director Trovela said the ini-
Operations Center received 20,087 numerous appreciation messages tiative also aims to monitor the per-
messages from different platforms. from its satisfied clients. formance of officials in the battle
against the global pandemic.
Of the total number, 14,347 After a month of test period,
messages were received thru the office also launched the hotline “The hotline would provide the
the office’s hotline number, 5,043 numbers of the sub-regional offices right information about directives
messages from its Facebook page, in the region to directly assist the of the government to combat
172 messages from the Intranet, public within their jurisdiction. COVID-19. While citizens are
343 calls, and 182 walk-in clients. watchful of the activities of their
Clients are asked to text their leaders, this platform will keep the
It was on March 23 when DILG-7 names, exact address, and detailed officials on their toes,” he said.
Director Leocadio Trovela ordered concerns to DILG-7’s text-only
the reactivation of the Emergency hotline numbers: 09615234239 The rise in messages received
Operations Center to better serve for Cebu Province; 09462517436 by DILG-7 hotline indicated that
the public in time of crisis. for Bohol Province; 09380698252 the public has become aware of
for Negros Oriental Province; this program that can be used for
DILG-7 partnered with E-Sat 09489776193 for Siquijor Province; seeking assistance during this
Pilipinas Teknik and launched 09489811246 for Cebu City; pandemic.
its Emergency Hotline Number, 09489817400 for Lapu-Lapu City;
09127208913, wherein the public and 09489817331 for Mandaue Director Trovela said the volume
can raise their issues and com- City. of messages comes with greater
plaints against local officials. challenge for the office to raise the
DILG-7 also catered to the bar in providing faster and better
Among the concerns and issues concerns related to COVID-19 response to the clients.
raised by clients include peace and raised by the netizens through the

January 2020 - June 2020 3

ROAD CLEARING

10 LGUs sued for non-compliance

Ten local government units five LGUs who failed once the roads cleared
(LGUs) in the country were documentation will be completed. • Failed - 70% or lower percentage
sued by the Department of Although he did not specify the
the Interior and Local Government cities and municipalities, Densing of roads cleared
(DILG) allegedly failing to comply said these are from Abra, Davao del
with the directive of President Norte, Samar, Benguet, and Cebu. Densing said further that the
Rodrigo Duterte to clear the public road clearing initiative will not
roads of obstructions. It was during his 2019 State end with the filing of cases but
of the Nation Address on July 22 is something the LGUs will be
DILG Undersecretary Epimaco when President Duterte gave the continuously doing.
Densing III, in a Facebook live cove- mayors 60 days or until September
rage, announced that they filed the 29 to “reclaim all public roads that Año earlier said that no LGU
complaints for grave misconduct are being used for private ends.” garnered a 100 percent compliance
and gross negligence before the score. He considered the nation-
Office of the Ombudsman on De- The series of validation was wide road clearing efforts to be
cember 16, 2019. This is pursuant scheduled on September 30 to successful with 75 percent of the
to the Local Government Code and October 4 last year. Validation roads in the inventory being cleared.
other existing laws and policies. teams were created and composed
of representatives from DILG, DILG-7 Director Leocadio
Respondents were the 10 local Philippine National Police, Bureau Trovela said the Duterte administra-
chief executives of Guinsilban, of Jail Management and Penology, tion envisions to sustain the road
Camiguin; Pili, Camarines; Sur; Bureau of Fire Protection, civil clearing effort by holding quarterly
Ginatilan, Cebu; Sagay, Camiguin; society organization, and media. evaluation at the barangay level.
Manticao, Misamis Oriental;
Pagsanjan, Samar; Caraga, Davao The DILG used a four-tier In Central Visayas, the com-
Oriental; Aurora, Zamboanga Del rating system in evaluating the pliance rate of all LGUs reached
Sur; Baco, Oriental Mindoro; and compliance of the LGUs based 91%.
Lapuyan, Zamboanga del Sur. on the percentage of primary and
secondary roads that they have All the highly urbanized cities
Out of the 1,534 cities and cleared: of Cebu, Lapu-Lapu and Mandaue
municipalities, 101 failed during the are compliant to the road clearing
assessment, 15 of which earned • High compliance - 91 to 100% of order. However, 12 out of the 113
the lowest score. roads cleared cities and municipalities in Central
Visayas unfortunately fell short of
Densing said they would also • Medium compliance - 81 to 90% the compliance rate based on the
file cases against the remaining roads cleared final review on the results of the
validation efforts.
• Low compliance - 70 to 80%

4 Kalambuan

DILG-7 creates
legal team for SAP

complaints

The Department of the Interior as members; and LGOO II Hana Rea before the Prosecutor’s Office while
and Local Government Tamse and ADAC RTA Leslie Mae nine were considered closed due
(DILG)-7 created a legal team Cabrido as Secretariat. to the refusal of complainant to
tasked to handle and verify alleged pursue charges or no basis of the
irregularities in the distribution of “We will evaluate if it needs allegation, among other reasons.
the financial assistance under the further investigation and verifi-
Social Amelioration Program (SAP) cation. Our role is to act on Meanwhile, 15 complaints were
in Central Visayas. complaints and verify them. There forwarded to the Office of DILG
is no filing of charges in the regional Secretary Eduardo Año, through
DILG-7 Director Leocadio level,” Lucero said. the Legal and Legislative Liaison
Trovela formed the Emergency Service, for further review before
Operation Center Legal Team to As of press time, the DILG-7 EOC administrative charges will be filed.
focus primarily on SAP complaints Legal Team received a total of 78
received by the regional office complaints, of which 30 are from Thirty-two complaints on
through the EOC hotline system, its Cebu Province, 30 from Cebu City, mere inclusion or exclusion of
official Facebook page, electronic seven from Bohol, five from Negros SAP beneficiaries without the
mail, and from walk-in clients. Oriental, four from Mandaue City, involvement of local government
and two from Siquijor. officials were referred to Depart-
The team is composed of DILG- ment of Social Welfare and Deve-
7 Local Government Monitoring Of the total number of com- lopment-7 for validation.
and Evaluation Division Chief and plaints, 57 were referred to DILG
concurrent DILG Cebu City Officer- field offices for verification. Trovela assured the public that
in-Charge Atty. Ian Kenneth Lucero the government will not tolerate the
as the team leader; Atty. Gerlyn Mae Out of the 21 complaints referred corrupt activities of local officials
Sayson, Atty. Christian Fernandez, to the Criminal Investigation and especially in this time of pandemic.
and Atty. Louthera Christie Rizon Detection Group, 10 were filed

DILG-7 reshuffles city, provincial directors

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

January 2020 - June 2020 5

IATF execs visit Cebu to discuss
COVID-19 measures

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

PPAs of 16 target barangays under RCSP finalized

Department of the Interior by the solution-seeking table of Guihulngan and Canlaon and
and Local Government - 7 discussions during the series of the municipalities of Siaton,
Director Leocadio Trovela Dagyawan sa Barangay held from Santa Catalina, Valencia, and
and DILG Negros Oriental September to November 2019 in Zamboanguita.
Provincial Direc-tor Johnjoan the Negros Oriental.
Mende led the Consultation DILG-7 aims to ensure that
and Planning Workshop on The activity was attended the socio-economic issues and
the finalization of the priority by Guihulngan City Mayor Carlo concernsbeingraisedbythetarget
programs, projects and activities Jorge Joan Reyes and Siaton barangays are being addressed
of the 16 target barangays under Mayor Cezanne Fritz Diaz, through the priority programs
the Retooled Community Support Local Government Capability and projects as committed by the
Program at Bethel Guest House Development Division-7 Chief national government agencies
in Dumaguete City on March 5. Marithel Oporto, local planning and local government units in
and development coordinators order to combat insurgency
The priority programs and and city and municipal engineers, and eventually end the local
projects, which were laid down other LGU functionaries, and city communist armed conflict in the
in the refocused barangay deve- and municipal local government Province.
lopment plans, were triggered operations officers of the cities

6 Kalambuan

ASec Macario deployed to Cebu

To assist Cebu City in its especially in Cebu City, which Macario, in his opening
fight against COVID-19, is the lone LGU that remained statement, warned punong
Department of the Interior under Enhanced Community barangays that the Department
and Local Government Assistant Quarantine status due to of the Interior and Local Govern-
Secretary for Public Safety and its recorded and confirmed ment will not hesitate to issue
Security Alexander Macario was COVID-19 cases in June. show cause order against erring
deployed here on June 25. local officials.
As of June 24, DOH-7
DILG-7 Director Leocadio recorded 4,539 total cases in He underscored the vital role
Trovela and Atty. Ian Kenneth Cebu City with 2,242 recoveries of punong barangays in the
Lucero, OIC-Cebu City Director and 100 deaths. implementation of all policies
and LGMED-7 chief, showed him and guidelines within their area.
the office’s Emergency Operation On June 26, Macario joined
Center which monitors the imple- the press conference held at “Without the cooperation
mentation of the directives and the Central Command with IATF of our barangay captains, we
measures against COVID-19 in Deputy Chief Implementer for the are doomed to fail,” he said,
local government units within Visayas Melquiades Feliciano, stressing that the government
the region. PRO-7 BGen. Albert Ignatius also needs the cooperation of
Ferro, Cebu City Mayor Edgardo the community.
Macario was briefed about Labella, and other officials.
the health condition of the region

January 2020 - June 2020 7

DILG-7 puts up OFW/LSI
help desks

To ensure smooth depar- International Airport and Pier committed to ensure that LSIs
ture and arrival of 1, Cebu City. will be able to go home to their
our Locally Stranded provinces safe and sound.
Individuals (LSI) and returning DILG OFW desk officers
overseas Filipinos, the Depart- along with other members In fact, he created a team of
ment of the Interior and Local of the Regional Task Force desk officers to focus on and
Government (DILG)-7 puts extended assistance to the facilitate the concerns of LSIs.
up OFW/LSI help desks at returning OFWs at a seaport in
seaports and airport. Cebu City. Concerns include coordina-
tion with the LGU of destination,
The help desks are located DILG-7 Director Leocadio lack of travel documents, and
at Terminal 1, Mactan Cebu Trovela said the office is cancelled trips, among others.

8 Kalambuan

RMCC-7 supports #DisiplinaMuna
campaign

The implementation of the Department of the Interior attached agencies to lead the
Disiplina Muna national and Local Government (DILG)-7 campaign in their respective
advocacy campaign gained Director Leocadio Trovela pre- local government units/attached
traction after the Regional sided over the meeting attended agencies by undertaking relevant
by officials from the Bureau of advocacy activities promoting
Management Coordinating Fire Protection, Bureau of Jail the culture of discipline among
Management and Penology, their constituents and stake-
Committee (RMCC)-7 urged its Philippine National Police, holders,” reads a portion of the
National Police Commission, approved resolution.
members to support the initia- National Youth Commission
Visayas Cluster, National Disiplina Muna is DILG’s advo-
tive. Commission on Muslim Filipinos, cacy campaign that aims to
Regional Training Center, and rebuild the culture of discipline
As a strategy in bringing back Armed Forces of the Philippines, in the community as a key for
the culture of discipline among among others. sustainable development and
Filipinos, RMCC-7 approved maintenance of peace and order.
during its 1st CY 2020 meeting “DILG Memorandum Circular
on January 31 a resolution No. 2019-181 enjoins local
enjoining its members to chief executives and heads of
support the implementation of
the campaign in their respective
organizations.

January 2020 - June 2020 9

DILG holds CSIS national
briefing

Department of the Interior Trovela welcomed the partici- citizens’ feedback on the local
and Local Government pants while Jose Denver Calo, governments’ service delivery
(DILG)-7 regional and field assistant division chief of performance.
officers across the country Bureau of Local Government
gathered in Cebu for the three- Relation Division of DILG BLGS staff member Iñaqui
day national briefing on the Bureau of Local Government Mangahas also briefed the
implementation of the Citizen Supervision (BLGS), presented participants on the conduct
Satisfaction Index System in the CSIS overview. of assessment and validation
CY 2020 on March 3 to 5 at of the Road Clearing 2.0
One Central Hotel. The CSIS is a set of data implementation under the DILG
tools and mechanisms de- Memorandum Circular 2020-
DILG-7 Director Leocadio signed to generate relevant 027.

10 Kalambuan

SCOs issued to 2 Cebu City
barangays

The Department of the
Interior and Local Govern-
ment (DILG)-7 ordered
two punong barangay in Cebu
City to explain why they should
not be charged for failure to
perform the mandated duties
and functions of a local chief
executive during a state of
national health emergency.

A show cause order (SCO)
was first issued to Basak-San
Nicolas Punong Barangay
Norman Navarro following the
conduct of a religious procession
on June 27.

It was followed with another
SCO issued to Calamba Punong
Barangay Victor Quijano Jr. after
a fiesta celebration and a mini
disco party took place in the
barangay on June 28.

The first two SCOs were
served by DILG Cebu City
Officer-in-Charge and Local
Government Evaluation and
Monitoring Division-7 Chief, Atty.
Ian Kenneth Lucero on June 29
and June 30, respectively.

Atty. Lucero was accom- Earlier, DILG Secretary
panied by DILG Assistant Eduardo Año said that any
Secretary for Public Security and violation of the quarantine
Safety BGen Alexander Macario protocols will not be tolerated
and DILG-7 Director Leocadio and those responsible will be
Trovela, who issued the show made to account.
cause orders.

January 2020 - June 2020 11

LGMED-7 helps in COVID-19
response

The Local Govern- Individuals and Returning orders issued against
ment Monitoring and Overseas Filipinos at Mactan officials for alleged failure
Evaluation Division Cebu International Airport the mandated duties and
(LGMED)–7, headed by Atty. and Cebu City seaports. functions during a state of
Ian Kenneth Lucero, took national health emergency.
active participation in the The EOC Legal Team of
COVID-19 response of the DILG-7 is likewise manned LGMED is also tasked to
Department of the Interior by LGMED personnel who provide Secretariat services
and Local Government handle and verify alleged to the Regional Inter-
(DILG) in Central Visayas. irregularities in the distri- Agency Task Force-7 for the
bution of Social Amelioration Management of Emerging
LGMED personnel Program financial aid. Infectious Diseases (RIATF7-
MEID) chaired by DILG-7.
rendered assistance in the Atty. Lucero and LGMED Atty. Lucero is the Head
lawyers are also responsible Secretariat.
DILG-7 Emergency Opera- for serving the show cause

tions Center and help

desk for Locally Stranded

DILG CARES:

Homeless families receive aid

The Local Govern- LGMED-7 and DILG
ment Monitoring Cebu City personnel were
and Evaluation Divi- able to raise funds from
sion of Department of the their colleagues in a bid
Interior and Local Govern- to help LGUs in giving aid
ment (DILG)-7 and DILG to communities severely
Cebu City, both headed by affected by the COVID-19
Atty. Ian Kenneth Lucero, pandemic.
distributed relief goods
to at least 100 home- The distribution was
less families who were facilitated by Atty. Gerlyn
temporarily housed in the Sayson of LGMED and
covered courts of baran- LGOO III Shara Dalogdog
gays San Roque and San of DILG Cebu City.
Nicolas Proper in Cebu
City on April 21.

12 Kalambuan

Cebu Province creates COVID-19
task force

As early as February, Cebu national government agencies, guidelines on 14-day home and
Governor Gwendolyn hotel representatives, airline facility quarantine for the retur-
Garcia signed Executive operators and public and private ning Overseas Filipino Workers
Order No. 5 adopting the 2019 hospital representatives. (OFWs), and the call for a united
Novel Coronavirus Acute Sugbo in which all local chief
Respiratory Disease (nCoV- It was a multi-sectoral task executives of the Province of
ARD) Provincial Preparedness force aimed to come up with Cebu were directed to follow the
and Contingency Plan, which stronger and stricter measures protocols and guidelines being
established and laid down the in the fight against COVID-19. adopted.
protocols of quarantine and the
guidelines necessary to prevent Garcia envisioned such move Executive orders were passed
the spread of COVID-19. in which coordination meetings into ordinances by the Cebu
were frequently conducted and Provincial Board to give more
The said Executive Order called for to discuss further teeth to the guidelines and
also created the COVID-19 updates and come up with ideas protocols being set, such as strict
Provincial Task Force chaired and solutions. social distancing, restriction
by the Governor herself, and on mass gatherings, wearing
composed of board members, Subsequent executive orders, of face mask, and promotion
mayors and Capitol department upon concurrence of the local of environmental and personal
heads, representatives from chief executives, were issued hygiene, and even include some
the Department of Health, to emphasize the province’s penal provisions for those who
Department of the Interior and response to COVID-19 such as will not abide by.
Local Government, Philippine those protocols to be adopted
National Police and other in all local seaports and airports,

January 2020 - June 2020 13

LTIA activities conducted

The following regional activities were conducted under the Lupong Tagapamayapa Incentives
Awards (LTIA) program this year:

ACTIVITY DATE REMARKS

Submission of SRO Reorganization January 31, 2020 Complete
Activity document to RO submission

Submission of Certified True Copies February 26, 2020 Complete
of LTIA Form 03 (P) for the Provincial level, and submission
LTIA Form 03 (C/M) for the City/Municipal level:
Comparative March 6, 2020 Conducted
Performance Evaluation Forms duly
accomplished and signed by the
Provincial/City/Municipal Awards
Committee

Conduct of Regional Awards Committee (RAC)
Meeting

Due to the COVID-19 BARANGAY CATEGORY
pandemic, the Regional Awards
Committee members suggested Brgy. Sandugan, Larena, Siquijor 4th-6th Class
to request for consideration Brgy. Motong, Dumaguete City, Neg. Or. Component City
from the Bureau of Local Brgy. Poblacion, Sta. Catalina, Neg. Or.
Government Supervision (BLGS) Brgy. Cambaloctot, San Jose, Neg. Or. 1st-3rd Class
in Department of the Interior Brgy. Uling, City of Naga, Cebu 4th-6th Class
and Local Government (DILG) Brgy. Nasipit, Barili, Cebu Component City
Central Office to reschedule the Brgy. Villahermosa, Tudela, Cebu 1st-3rd Class
conduct of the onsite Regional Brgy. Taloto, Tagbilaran City, Bohol 4th-6th Class
Validation. Brgy. Pinayagan Sur, Tubigon, Bohol Component City
Brgy. Nahawan, Clarin, Bohol 1st-3rd Class
Consequently, the deadline of Brgy. Gun-ob, Lapu-Lapu City 4th-6th Class
the submission of the regional Brgy. Budlaan, Cebu City
entries would have to be Brgy. Tabok, Mandaue City HUC
adjusted. HUC
HUC
Later on, an advisory dated
June 11 from BLGS Director Atty.
Odilon Pasaraba was issued
suspending the conduct of LTIA
CY 2020 Implementation.

14 Kalambuan

LGUs share best practices
against COVID-19

Anumber of local govern- COVIDai answers queries To acknowledge the
ment units (LGUs) pertaining to COVID-19 relevance of sharing the
introduced innova- concerns, and can log the best practices in managing
tive strategies and solutions destination of the residents the COVID-19 situation
to efficiently deliver public in the municipality, making it exemplified by the LGUs in
service to their constituent easier to trace the contacts of their respective localities,
amid the global health crisis. an individual and the place it the DILG field offices were
visited. This serves as a virtual required to conduct moni-
Serving as the desirable contact and location tracer. toring and submit weekly
model is the Municipality of reports to the Central Office.
Consolacion, which elevated The majority of LGUs also
its best practices by enhancing practiced Mobile Kitchen
the means of communication to provide nutritious food
using the COVIDai Automated to families affected by the
Chat Assistant. Enhanced Community Qua-
rantine.

January 2020 - June 2020 15

DILG Cebu Province sets up EOC

The Department of operations officer (LGOO) staff then records the
the Interior and V Buddy Alain Ybañez, messages or issues being
Local Government then an employee of the raised, as well as the
(DILG) Cebu Provincial Department, as the vice- action taken by the field

Office has organized its chairperson. Members officers and the responses

Provincial Emergency include the cluster heads, from the concerned local

Operations Center (PEOC) program manager, and functionaries, which forms

to address various selected program coordi- part of the EOC report.

concerns and issues rela- nators and administrative These daily reports are

ted to COVID-19. staff. submitted to the Regional

Office.

Since the start of the The PEOC caters to

quarantine period on those queries and issues When reporting to office,

March 30, a skeletal force being raised through PEOC personnel-on-duty

was assigned everyday various platforms, such observe the minimum

to physically report to as the Emergency Hotline health protocols such as

the office and gather System (ESAT). The the mandatory wearing of

necessary issuances and queries were forwarded to face mask, strict social

updates on COVID-19. the concerned officials of distancing, and frequent

the local government units hand hygiene.

Through Provincial Order through the DILG field

No. 2020-75, Cebu Provin- officers assigned in those

cial Director Jhoaden areas.

Lucero served as the

chairperson of the PEOC,

with local government The assigned PEOC

16 Kalambuan

Cebu Province field officers
hurdle challenges

In spite of the new work communicate the issues field officers in light of
arrangements brought and concerns surrounding Code Red Sub-Level 2
about by the COVID-19 the compliance with the based on the Civil Service
pandemic, a cluster of assignments of local Commission Announce-

DILG field officers in Cebu government units. ment No. 12 on March 16.

Province managed to hur-

dle challenges on informa- The cluster continued to The primary objective

tion sharing, engagement meet regularly via Zoom to wastoplacetheemployees’

and resource allocation. discuss work deliverables welfare and safety as

and daily struggles as field the top priority without

Cluster Bugsay, com- officers. hampering the demands of

posed of field officers monitoring deliverables.

from the third and fourth DILG-7 Director Loecadio

districts in Cebu Province Trovela issued a memo-

and led by Lelanie Lopez, randum implementing

maximized the use of various work arrangements

technology to efficiently for office personnel and

January 2020 - June 2020 17

Desk officers burn midnight oil for
OFWs, LSIs

The Department of the tration—worked to make sure Desk officers were stationed
Interior and Local Govern- that all necessary travel docu- at both MCIAA and the Cebu
ment (DILG)-7 deployed ments were accounted for and Port Authority-Pier 1, two of the
desk officers at the Mactan that receiving local government island’s major facilities handling
Cebu International Airport units were duly notified of their itinerants during the COVID-19
Authority (MCIAA) to facilitate constituents’ arrivals, among pandemic. They normally
the unhampered transit of other responsibilities. covered 8-hour shifts and may
returning Overseas Filipino be ordered to work extended
Workers (OFWs) and the Locally Pictured (left to right) are periods as the need arises. This
Stranded Individuals (LSIs) to Local Government Operations was especially the case during
their respective hometowns last Officers Niño Vincent Fiel, the early months of the pandemic
June. Ginablle Ejoc and Janieva when both local and foreign
Dandan of the Cebu Provincial arrivals spiked, brought about
The Department’s desk Field Office. This group, in by the closure of establishments
officer—with counterparts from particular, saw their deployment and mass layoffs.
Armed Forces of the Philippines, time stretched to a total of 14
Department of Health and hours due to the unpredictability
Overseas Workers Welfare Adminis- of flight schedules.

18 Kalambuan

ELCAC consultation meeting held in

Negros Oriental

The Department of the It was intended to finalize Present in the workshop were
Interior and Local Govern- the proposed Priority Programs DILG Negros Oriental, LCEs,
ment (DILG)-7 conducted and Projects (PPAs) of Negros planning and development
a consultation and planning Oriental for the End Local officer, engineers, and local
workshop last March 5, at Communist Armed Conflict government operation offices
the Bethel Guest House in (ELCAL) target barangays. from the six target local govern-
Dumaguete City. ment units (LGUs).


Anti-insurgency program

strengthened

The government’s counter- at the Visionaire’s Lounge, The lists of PPAs are
insurgency program in Neg- Ground Floor, Negros Oriental the result of the series of
ros Oriental continues to Convention Hotel. Dagyawan sa Barangay:
intensify. Talakayan at Serbisyo Cara-
NOTF-ELCAC chaired by van para sa Mamamayan to
This after the Provincial Negros Oriental Governor the six affected LGUs of the
Peace and order Council, Roel Degamo discussed the Communist Terrorist Group
the Provincial Development adaptation of the priority Pro- (CTG ).
Council and the Negros Ori- grams, Projects and Activities
ental Task Force to End Local (PPAs) of the 16 target baran-
Communist Armed Conflict gays in Negros Oriental.
(NOTF-ELCAC) conducted a
joint meeting on February 21

January 2020 - June 2020 19

DILG-7, PPDC conduct CDP
workshop

The Provincial Planning After the orientation, break- CDP is one of the
and Development Coor- away sessions for each LGU plans that the LGU must
dination (PPDC) and the were administered for the next formulate as mandated by
Department of the Interior four days. The participants the Local Government Code.
and Local Government went back to the plenary It is the LGUs road map for
(DILG)-7 conducted a plenary hall for a subtle culmination development and progress.
orientation to the municipal activity on the fifth and final The said document contains
planning team of six local day. the vision and goals of the
government units (LGUs) LGU and their strategic plans
in Siquijor Province at the The activity aimed to for the five development
Southview Hotel, Dumaguete expound the knowledge project sectors namely:
City. and technical skills of the social, environmental, eco-
LGU on the Comprehensive nomic, institutional and
The participants from six Development Plan (CDP). infrastructure.
LGUs were welcomed by DILG As of now, LGUs are in the
Siquijor Provincial Director final stage for approval and
Dennis Quiñones, and oriented adoption of their CDPs by
by the members of the DILG-7 their respective Sanggunians.
training team.

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Siquijor ramps up COVID-19
response

Siquijor Governor Zaldy rector Dennis Quińones, provid- tancing, and imposing penal-
Villa and six munici- ed assistance in facilitating the ties thereof.
pal mayors created the unhampered transport of the
Siquijor Provincial Task Force returning Siquijodnons. In Lazi, the Philippine Na-
(SPTF) COVID-19 pursuant to tional Police and Bureau of Fire
Executive Order No. 112 issued DILG Siquijor team, led by Protection implemented a 24-
by President Rodrigo Duterte Cluster head Jill Bao and Engr. hour checkpoint operation and
to mitigate the spread of coro- Maybelle Ada, coordinated with checked the temperature of
navirus. the concerned agencies and all those passing through the
assisted the arrival of OFWs checkpoint areas.
The SPTF convenes bi-month- and LSIs to the Province since
ly to oversee operations and May, with an average of three to Larena town conducted a
responsibilities of local gov- four trips per week. demonstration to the health
ernment units (LGUs) and ad- workers and frontliners on the
dress COVID-19 related issues Meanwhile, some LGUs proper donning, doffing, and
and concerns such as the entry have undertaken measures to disposal of Personal Protective
of Overseas Filipino Workers help maintain the province as Equipment.
(OFWs) and Locally Stranded COVID-free.
Individuals (LSIs). The Municipality of Siquijor,
The Local Sanggunian of on the other hand, disinfected
For its part, the Department Maria enacted Municipal Ordi- the barangay isolation facili-
of the Interior and Local Gov- nance No. 2020-01-A mandat- ty in Barangay Caipilan where
ernment (DILG) Siquijor, thru ing the wearing of face masks LSIs were housed.
the leadership of Provincial Di- and observance of social dis-

January 2020 - June 2020 21

E-CLIP aid given to former

rebels in Bohol

The Department of the MB members in Antequera, A former rebel from Mabini,
Interior and Local Bohol were granted livelihood received immediate assistance
Government (DILG) Bohol assistance in the amount of worth P15,000, livelihood
Province administered the P50, 000 each. assistance worth P50,000 and
distribution of assistance under firearms remuneration worth
the Enhanced-Comprehensive In July, former rebels from P30,000, while former members
Local Integration Program the local government units of MB received immediate
(E-CLIP) to former rebels and (LGUs) of Carmen, Talibon and assistance worth P15,000 and
members of Militia ng Bayan Alicia also received P15,000 firearms remuneration worth
(MB) in Bohol. worth of immediate assistance P60,000 last July 25.
and P50,000 worth of livelihood
Former rebels and MB assistance. E-CLIP is a government
members from the muni- program that aims to aid former
cipalities of Antequera, Carmen, In Trinidad, a former rebel rebels after they ended their
Trinidad, Talibon, Alicia and received P15,000 immediate arms struggle to restore their
Mabini received immediate and assistance, P50,00 worth of allegiance to the Philippine
livelihood assistance from the livelihood assistance and government.
government. firearms remuneration worth
P39,000 on July 14.
On February 20, five
former rebels classified as

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DILG Mandaue City helps

fight vs COVID-19

The Department of the It likewise assisted in the dis- It has acted on the provision
Interior and Local Govern- tribution of financial assistance of temporary accommodation to
ment (DILG) Mandaue under the Social Amelioration ensure the safety and protection
City has assisted the city Program. of healthcare workers especially
government and 27 barangays against discrimination.
in their implementation of Its personnel provided
COVID-19 related activities assistance to the returning
and mobilization of resources Overseas Filipino Workers and The other COVID-19 related
in compliance with the latest Locally Stranded Individuals to activities of DILG Mandaue City
issuances and policies by assure their unhampered entry were the inventory of cases
the Inter-Agency Task Force and transportation. per barangay, collation of case
(IATF) and national government and summary reports from
agencies. DILG Mandaue City also hospitals, consolidation of
monitored the local isolation LGUs’ best practices and issues
and general treatment areas for and concerns, and preparation
The sub-regional office also COVID-19 cases, and updated and submission of compliance
deployed and trained the contact the list of the LGUs’ quarantine monitoring reports.
tracers hired by DILG and areas, isolation centers and
monitored their performance. special care facilities.

DILG-7, partners hold Dambana ng
Bayan online forum

Aimed to espouse patrio- Central Visayas joined the first Pandemic” and “In the Fullness
tism and faith amid this “Heal As One For Pilipinas: of God’s Time: Sacred Prophetic
pandemic, the Depart- Dambana ng Bayan” organized Politics in the Philippines,”
ment of the Interior and Local by Rizal-Blumentritt Pama- while DILG Public Affairs
Government (DILG)-7 and its thalaan Academy, Disiplina and Communication Service
partners organized two “Heal Muna Project Management Director Marlo Guanzon spoke
As One For Pilipinas: Dambana Office, and DILG-7. on “Disiplina Muna in the New
ng Bayan” forum series and Normal” and DILG-7 Director
launched the Kalayaan Digital Rizal-Blumentritt Pamatha- Leocadio Trovela talked about
Newsletter. laan Academy founding “DILG-7 in the Prophetic Duterte
member Consolacion Alaras Presidency”.
On June 29, DILG regional discussed the “DENR and DILG
officials and employees in Sacred Prophetic Role in the

January 2020 - June 2020 23

Cebu City gears up for barangay
road clearing

In preparation for the road SInsp Pono of the Cebu City orders to reclaim public
clearing operation, the Fire Station. roads being used for private
Department of Interior and ends.
Local Government (DILG) “We will only validate
Cebu City convened the the roads indicated in Barangays were given 75
validation team on February the monthly reports of days from February 16 to
27. the barangays,” Lucero April 30 to clear the roads.
informed the validation team An on-site validation will be
members. conducted after.
The meeting was attended
by DILG Cebu City Officer- To recall, DILG issued Considering the number
in-Charge Atty. Ian Kenneth DILG Memorandum Circular of barangays to be validated,
Lucero, Cebu City Police No. 2020-027 which directed Lucero informed the body
Office OIC PCOL Engelbert all local government units, that a maximum of five
Soriano, Prevention Restora- particularly the barangays, validation teams will be
tion Order Beautification to continue and sustain the created.
Enhancement (PROBE) Team implementation of road
Head Raquel Arce, Cebu City clearing following the order
Transportation Office (CCTO) of President Rodrigo Duterte
Head Alma Casimero, and F/

24 Kalambuan

DILG, city government interface with
barangays on road clearing

The Department of the clearing operations in the City. reclaim public roads being used
Interior and Local Govern- for private ends, DILG issued
ment (DILG) Cebu City The DILG and City Govern- DILG Memorandum Circular No.
initiated the interfacing with the ment assured the Punong 2020-027 which directs all local
city and barangay officials to Barangay that all the support government units, particularly
educate them on the scope and they need for peaceful and the barangays, to continue and
limitations of the road clearing successful clearing operations sustain the implementation of
operations on January 24. will be readily provided. road clearing.

Mayor Edgardo Labella, Atty. “Only the barangay roads and At the end of the interfacing,
Ian Kenneth Lucero of DILG those roads cleared by the City the City Government, DILG and
Cebu City, Ms. Raquel Arce of that have been turned over to Punong Barangay manifested
the Prevention Restoration Order the barangays will be the subject their unequivocal commitment
Beautification Enhancement of your sustained clearing to actively support the
(PROBE) Team, and Atty. John operations,” said Lucero. implementation of barangay
Jigo Dacua of the Department road clearing operations by
of Public Service met the Taking off from the Presi- signing a pledge of commitment.
Punong Barangays to discuss dent’s directive during his 2019
the conduct of barangay road State of the Nation Address to

January 2020 - June 2020 25

DILG family shares feats, difficulties

Member agencies of the request of the barangays for of this predicament and the latter
Cebu City Management police force during the conduct already expressed its willingness
Coordinating Commit- of their respective road clearing to build a new jail facility.
tee were given chance to dis- operations.
cuss their accomplishments He added the office submitted
and problems during their first CCPO Officer-in-Charge PCOL to the Mayor’s Office its wish list
quarterly meeting for CY 2020 Engelbert Soriano, assured containing requests for vehicle,
on January 29 at the Cebu City the body that the barangays generator and water supply.
Police Office (CCPO). only have to inform the police
stations of the schedule of their Meanwhile, the body passed
Local Government Sector clearing operations and support a resolution commending the
Officer-in-Charge Atty. Ian will be eagerly provided. outstanding performance of
Kenneth Lucero, chairperson of Cebu City Jail Female Dormitory
the committee, convened the J/Supt Julius Arro, warden after it was declared as Drug-
body to provide a venue for the of Cebu City Jail, informed the Cleared Jail Facility by the
agencies to air their sentiments committee of the status of the Regional Oversight Committee
and present possible programs city’s jail. and awarded as the Best Female
to address these concerns. Dormitory in Region VII for CY
“Cebu City Jail is the biggest 2019.
For his part, Lucero informed jail now in the Philippines, in
the body of the Department’s terms of population, nalampasan Another resolution was
directive to continue and sustain na natin ang Manila City Jail and
the road clearing efforts of the Quezon City Jail,” he said. passed requesting the Regional
local government units.
Arro said that the City Management Coordinating
He also presented the Government has been informed
Committee 7 to issue a resolution

commending the jail facility.

26 Kalambuan

Cebu City ADACs boost
efforts

In furtherance of the govern- the objective of reforming drug As of this writing, Barangays
ment’s relentless campaign offenders into self-sufficient Sudlon I and Santo Niño are
for the eradication of all and law-abiding members of candidates for barangay drug-
forms of illegal drugs, the the society. clearing.
Anti-Drug Abuse Councils
of Cebu City scaled up its Among other concerns On rehabilitation interven-
anti-illegal drug actions and discussed are the Department tions, at least 27 barangays
interventions. of Health’s revised flowchart have community-based rehabi-
for wellness and recovery litation programs.
At the city level, the Council and the status of the persons
met on January 12, February deprived of liberty with drug- In both levels, DILG Cebu City
21 and March 31 to discuss related cases who availed plea has been proactively rendering
the establishment of Balay bargaining. technical assistance to ensure
Silangan in Barangay Guba. that the Councils demonstrate
At the barangay level, the exemplary performance as
Balay Silangan is a drug Councils have taken firmer will be reflected in the future
reformation program which steps towards becoming drug- performance audits.
offers temporary refuge with cleared barangays.

January 2020 - June 2020 27

Cebu City solidifies COVID-19
response plan

As early as March, the private and public hospitals. Cebu City Medical Center rep-
City of Cebu was resentative informed the body
declared under state “Solidarity over hysteria, that the hospital can accept
of preparedness amid the preparedness over panic,” persons under investigation
COVID-19 outbreak. Labella said as he encouraged (PUIs).
the attendees to remain calm
The Department of the amid the outbreak. If they turn out to be positive
Interior and Local Government for COVID-19, they will be
(DILG) Cebu City joined and Labella informed the transferred to Vicente Sotto
participated the emergency body that according to the Memorial Medical Center
meeting called by Mayor City Health Office, Cebu City where treatments will be
Edgardo Labella to discuss remains free of COVID-19, yet made.
government’s response and there is still a need to seriously
real situation of the city. consider suspending classes. City Councilor Eduardo
Rama said the city government
Present during the meeting Dr. Blanco of DOH briefed is willing to purchase the
were the key officials and the body on the current needed testing kits and
department heads of the developments of COVID-19 equipment in order to jump
city and representatives outbreak, highlighting that a start the immediate testing of
from Cebu City Police Office, total of 105 Barangay Health PUIs.
Bureau of Jail Management Emergency Response Teams
and Penology, Bureau of Fire have been created in the city.
Protection, Department of Trainings for these teams by
Health, Philippine Coast Guard, DOH are underway.
Department of Education, and
On testing and treatments,

28 Kalambuan

Community quarantine

guidelines finalized

The Department of the limited to accessing basic frontline,” said Soriano.
Interior and Local necessities and work; and
uniformed personnel and Soriano requested the
Government (DILG) quarantine officers shall be city government to provide
present at border points,” personal protective equipment
Cebu City elucidated several Lucero informed the body. to secure the health and
safety of the police officers
issuances issued by the PCOL Engelbert Soriano, conducting the health check-
officer-in-charge of Cebu City points.
Department and the Inter- Police Office, initiated the
meeting on March 16 after City Tumulak, in response,
Agency Task Force for the Mayor Edgardo Labella issued asked Soriano to furnish him
Executive Order No. 52, s.2020, the request of CCPO for the
Management of Emerging declaring a State of General costing of PPEs.
Community Quarantine in
Infectious Diseases in line Cebu City. Also, Tumulak said there are
several areas that need to be
with COVID-19 pandemic. Soriano informed the body improved as observed during
of the immediate need to the first day of implementation
Atty. Ian Kenneth Lucero, iron out the guidelines of the of health checkpoints in the
officer-in-charge of DILG Cebu Community Quarantine and city.
City, shared salient points of ensure that the members of
the guidelines and issuances the law enforcement agencies, On the implementation of
during the meeting attended by city government and national social distancing in jeepneys
key officials of Cebu City Police government agencies have the and buses, Lucero said that
Office and representatives same appreciation of what the the City Government and
from Department of Health quarantine entails. CCPO have to coordinate with
(DOH), Armed Forces of the LTFRB – 7 for the guidelines.
Philippines (AFP), Office of “I am sincerely worried
Civil Defense (OCD), Bureau for the police officers in the
of Quarantine (BOQ), City
Legal Office and Sangguniang
Panlungsod Member Dave
Tumulak.

“General community qua-
rantine is a state wherein
movement of people shall be

January 2020 - June 2020 29

DILG Cebu City discusses
road clearing

In preparation for the the City that have been turned For January, 64 of 80
implementation of barangay over to the barangays will be barangays have submitted
road clearing operation, the the subject of your sustained the monitoring reports while
Department of the Interior clearing operations,” Lucero 25 of which conducted road
and Local Government (DILG) reminded the Punong clearing operations and the
Cebu City discussed the Barangays. rest performed preliminary
guidelines and timeline of the activities, such as road
program. It was attended by officials inventory and information and
from Prevention Restoration education campaign.
Atty. Ian Kenneth Lucero, Order Beautification Enhance-
DILG Cebu City officer-in- ment (PROBE) Team, City Lucero likewise informed
charge, took the opportunity to Legal Office, Cebu City the Punong Barangay of the
discussed salient features of Transportation Office, and City DILG advisory rescheduling
the initiative during the General Planning and Development the conduct of Barangay
Assembly of the Liga ng mga Office. Assembly Day for the 1st
Barangay Cebu City Chapter Semester of CY 2020 in light
on March 11 at the Waterfront Lucero showed the status of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Hotel, Lahug, Cebu City. of the submission of barangay
road clearing monitoring
“Only the barangay roads reports for the first two months
and those roads cleared by of CY 2020.

30 Kalambuan

Webinar on management

of LSIs held

To lay down responsibilities 2020-087 discussed by Atty. Ian PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE
of the local government Kenneth Lucero, DILG Cebu City TO THE LSIS
units and concerned agen- officer-in-charge.
cies, the Department of the DILG Cebu City acted on
Interior and Local Government The webinar also gave several requests for assistance
(DILG) Cebu City and the Liga ng way to the establishment of from LSIs and Authorized
mga Barangay held a webinar timeline for the processing of Persons Outside Residence
on the Management of Locally LSI documents and system for (APORs) who, due to medical
Stranded Individuals (LSIs) on the distribution of approved reasons, have to immediately
May 23 via Zoom. Travel Authority, and clarified the leave or enter the city borders.
period of validity of the Medical
This came after several LSIs Clearance Certification and The office initiated the
have sought assistance from Travel Authority. necessary coordination activities
the city government and the with the Regional and City Task
barangays to safely return to Present during the webinar Forces against COVID-19 to
their respective residence with were Sangguniang Panlungsod ensure the unhampered and
the implementation of Enhanced Member Joel Garganera, Atty. safe transit of these individuals.
Community Quarantine. Joan Quinañola, head of the
administrative Section and Also, DILG Cebu City duly
Highlighting the webinar, representative of the Mayor, indorsed all approved Travel
which was also streamed PCOL Josefino Ligan, officer- Authority of the LSIs to the
via Facebook Live, was the in-charge of Cebu City Police receiving regions, provinces and
discussion on the National Office, Councilor Franklyn Ong, HUCs to facilitate the smooth
Task Force against COVID-19 Liga ng mga Barangay Cebu passage of LSIs at the quarantine
No. 2020-02 by PLTCOL City Chapter president, and the control points.
Allan Rosario, and the DILG Punong Barangay.
Memorandum Circular No.

January 2020 - June 2020 31

Cebu City residents
receive SAP aid

With the prolonged Approximately 128,000 the payroll, DILG Cebu City
implementation of households in the city still received complaints
enhanced commu- were able to receive the and requests for assistance
nity quarantine in Cebu City emergency subsidy through from several residents.

and with no definite end in the active coordination

sight yet for the COVID-19 of the barangays, Cebu Local Government Ope-

pandemic, many fami- City Department of Social rations Officers from DILG

lies are counting on the Welfare Services, City Cebu City assigned in the

government for financial Treasurer’s Office, DSWD- barangays also catered

assistance. 7, and Department of to SAP-related concerns

the Interior and Local received from the DILG

The grant of emergency Government (DILG) Cebu Central Office, Emergency

subsidy through the Social City. Operations Center, and

Amelioration Program (SAP) walk-in clients at the DILG-7

of the Department of Social Despite the measures Regional EOC.

Welfare Development established by the City

(DSWD) showed a glimmer Government to make

of hope for both the city and certain that only qualified

its residents. beneficiaries are listed in

32 Kalambuan

CDP formulation assistance
provided to 6 LGUs

The Department of the The plan was then as output of the five-day
Interior and Local overwhelmingly supported activity.
Government (DILG)-7 by Governor Zaldy Villa and
conducted a simultaneous the six municipal mayors of It ended with the commit-

Comprehensive Develop- Enrique Villanueva, Larena, ment from the participants

ment Plan (CDP) workshops Lazi, Maria, San Juan, and to produce the approved

among six local government Siquijor as their response to CDP.

units (LGUs) of Siquijor DILG Memorandum Circular

Province at the South View No 2019-172 dated October CDP is the plan with which

Hotel in Dumaguete City on 17, 2019. the LGU promotes the general

January 13 to 17. welfare of its inhabitants in

Assistant Regional Direc- its capacity as a corporate

It was spearheaded by tor Loisella Lucino congrat- body.

its 22 selected CDP train- ulated the local chief

ers from the sub-regional executives and lauded the It contains the six-year

offices in Bohol, Negros and municipal planning teams, strategic direction and

Cebu. local Sanggunian, depart- developmental priorities of an

ment heads, accredited LGU and covers five develop-

The move was initially civil society organizations, ment sectors namely social,

plotted by seven members non-government organiza- economic, infrastructure,

of the Association of the tions, and national govern- environmental, and institu-

Local Planning and Develop- ment agencies. tional to be comprehensive.

ment Coordinators of Siqui-

jor, backed by DILG Siquijor The workshop included

Provincial Director Dennis an orientation on CDP, stake-

Quiñones, cluster head, and holders’ duties and respon-

Municipal Local Govern- sibilities, and expected

ment Operations Officers. documentary requirements

January 2020 - June 2020 33

DILG-7 assists CBMS training
by LGUs

The Department of the CBMS Databases. and budgeting at the local

Interior and Local level.

Government (DILG)-7 Subsequent activities,

has provided technical including the 16th CBMS It is an organized approach

assistance to the local Philippines National Con- in gathering information

government units (LGUs) ference, were however can- using the household profile

in the conduct of training celled due to the COVID-19 survey and barangay profile

on the Community-Based pandemic. questionnaires to be used

Monitoring System (CBMS). by the Local Government

CBMS, one of the Depart- Units, National Government

The technical workshops ment’s flagship programs, Agencies, Non-Governmen-

done during the first quarter is a diagnostic tool used to tal Organizations, and Civil

of the year covered Module I: assess poverty in the barangay, Society Organizations in

Data Collection and Module municipal, city, and provin- planning, program imple-

II: Data Processing, Poverty cial level that can be used for mentation and monitoring.

Mapping and Buiding of evidence-based planning

34 Kalambuan

Webinar on community
quarantine guidelines held

The policies involving In coordination with harmonize and codify
community quaran- Liga ng mga Barangay, existing policies to be
tine have been quickly it conducted a webinar applied to regions, provin-

shifting to match the natio- on June 4 orienting the ces, cities, municipalities

nal and local conditions at barangays and Cebu City and barangays placed under

the height of pandemic. Police Office on the latest community quarantine, and

issuances on community the Cebu City Executive

Hence, the Department quarantine. Order No. 79, s. 2020 entitled

of the Interior and Local “An Order Declaring a State

Government (DILG) Cebu These included the of General Community

City deemed it necessary Omnibus Guidelines on Quarantine (GCQ) in Cebu

to comprehensively discuss the Implementation of City and Providing Omnibus

the guidelines governing Community Quarantine Guidelines thereto.”

community quarantine to issued by the Inter-

ensure that the local officials Agency Task Force for the

know their responsibilities Management of Emerging

and roles. Infectious Diseases to

January 2020 - June 2020 35

NEWSBITS

DILG-7 joins Project Balik Buhay press briefing

The Department of Interior and Local The program aims to identify the
Government (DILG) - 7 Director Leocadio COVID-19 cases at the community level in
Trovela joined Presidential Assistant for the three cities and involves a systematic
the Visayas Michael Dino and other top testing of individuals with the use of FDA-
officials of various government offices in a approved rapid test kits as a conduit to
press briefing on the “Project Balik Buhay” PCR testing.
(PBB), which implements a strategic mass
testing in the cities of Cebu, Mandaue, and
Lapu-Lapu starting on May 4.

All provinces, 106 other LGUs in CV bag financial
housekeeping seal

The Department of the Interior and Local The seal, which is a component of the
Government (DILG) - 7 has conferred the Seal of Good Local Governance, is given to
2019 Seal of Good Financial Housekeeping LGUs with good performance in financial
(SGFH), formerly the Seal of Good transparency and accountability in local
Housekeeping, to four provinces and 106 government operations.
cities and municipalities out of 136 local
government units (LGUs) assessed in
Central Visayas as of January 31.

NegOr LGUs told to monitor SAP distribution

The Department of the Interior and Local Barangay officials were also told to post
Government Negros Oriental directed the the list of beneficiaries on conspicuous
local government units (LGUs) to closely places in their respective barangays for
monitor the distribution of the Social transparency.
Amelioration Program (SAP) in their areas.

The payout of all LGUs in the Province
The Province of Negros Oriental sent field was completed on May 10 and was fully
officers to collect data on the distribution, liquidated.
collection, and encoding of SAP forms.

36 Kalambuan

NEWSBITS

Coordination meetings held for NEO course

A series of coordination meetings were The orientation course was however
organized in preparation for the successful postponed due to the pandemic.
conduct of Newly Elected Officials (NEO)
Orientation Course for Sanggunians of the
six municipalities of Siquiijor Province.

DILG disseminates GAR

The Department of the Interior and Local not qualify for the Seal of Good Local

Government (DILG) - 7 disseminated the Governance (SGLG).

Governance Assessment Report (GAR)

during the Field Officers’ Conference on The results may be integrated in the

February 19 at the regional office. report of the local chief executives in

public assemblies and other local activities

GAR contained the performance as a means to communicate the LGU’s

scorecard citing areas of compliance condition to constituents along with their

and opportunities for development of plan of action.

Local Government Units (LGUs) that did

Tricycle Task Force convenes

The Tricycle Task Force (TTF) of Cebu “It is the duty of the Task Force to create

City convened for the first time on March 6 a Tricycle Route Plan which shall serve

to discuss its deliverables. as basis of a subsequent ordinance,”

DILG Cebu City Officer-in-Charge Atty. Ian

Created by virtue of Executive Order No. Kenneth Lucero informed the body.

046, s. 2020, TTF is the city government’s

response to the persistent occurrences Lucero added that the existing city

wherein tricycles figure in fatal accidents ordinance passed in 2019 regulating the

along national highways and in compliance operations of the subject vehicles will just

with DILG Memorandum Circular No. 2020- have to be amended based on the Tricycle

036. Route Plan to be created by the TTF.

January 2020 - June 2020 37

NEWSBITS

Ubay pilots CSIS implementation in Bohol

The Municipality of Ubay was considered survey, the CSIS utilization conference

as one of the pilot local government units in was then held on February 20 at the Ubay

theProvinceofBoholfortheimplementation Sangguniang Bayan Session Hall.

of the Citizen’s Satisfaction Index System

(CSIS) in 2019. Presentation of the survey results to the

local officials and functionaries, workshop

This was done in partnership with the on the formulation of the Citizen Priority

Local Resource Institute, Cebu Institute of Action Plan, and focus group discussion

Technology-University. with civil society organizations were done

during the activity.

After the successful conduct of CSIS

DILG Siquijor provides FDP technical assistance

The Department of the Interior and Local The participants were taught the proper
Government (DILG) Siquijor Province offered way to upload the documents, and underwent
technical support to local government units hands-on simulation on using the portal.
(LGUs) to improve their Full Disclosure
Policy (FDP) posting at the portal. After the activity, DILG Siquijor
continuously monitored the compliance of
The February 20 meeting discussed the the LGUs in FDP posting.
reason for the low compliance of some
LGUs in the posting of FDP documents.

Lupong Tagapagpamayapa members capacitated

The Department of the Interior and Local Barangays T. Padilla and Parian attended
Government (DILG) Cebu City coordinated the trainings on Katarungang Pambarangay
with the barangays for the training of and Lupong Tagapamayapa Incentives
Lupong Tagapamayapa to make them as Awards on January 30 and February 28,
effective partners in delivering speedy and respectively.
cost-efficient dispute resolution.

DILG Cebu City eyes to partner with local
Punong Barangay, Barangay Secretaries resource institutes in training more Lupong
and the rest of the Lupon members in Tagapamayapa this year.

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DILG Negros Oriental assists LGUs in CDP
formulation

The Local Government Capacity Meanwhile, LGUs of San Jose and
Development Division of the Department of Jimalalud were also provided technical
the Interior and Local Government Negros assistance in the four-day CDP formulation
Oriental provided technical assistance workshops by a pool of CDP experts
to the local government units (LGUs) of spearheaded by Cluster 2 Head, Local
Amlan, Sibulan, Jimalalud and Dauin during Government Operations Officer VII Farah
the formulation of their Comprehensive Diba Gentuya.
Development Plans (CDP).

DILG Cebu City pays New Year’s call on Mayor

Welcomed the new year with a meeting Performance Audit, and Anti-Drug Abuse
with Mayor Edgardo Labella on January Council Performance Audit.
13 to discuss the effective and efficient
implementation of the Department’s DILG Cebu City Officer-in-Charge Atty.
priority policies and programs this year. Ian Kenneth Lucero assured the Mayor

that the Department will provide the City
Among them are the Barangay Road- all the technical assistance it requires in its
Clearing, Seal of Good Local Governance, pursuit for good and conscientious local
capacity development of the Lupong governance.
Tagapamayapa, Peace and Order Council

MLGOOs in Siquijor reoriented on GAD

The Department of the Interior and Local The activity aimed to refresh the
Government (DILG) Siquijor reoriented the knowledge of the Municipal Local
field officers and cluster heads on Gender Government Operations Officers (MLGOOs)
and Development (GAD) Planning and on said matter.
Budgeting on February 19.

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Cebu City reinforces fight vs illegal drugs

With illegal drugs reported to propagate in ment of another jail facility and of a Balay

jails, the Cebu City Peace and Order Council Silangan facility in Barangay Guba.

passed during its first quarterly meeting for

CY 2020 on February 14 several measures According to Philippine Drug Enforce-

including the purchase of jammers, X-ray ment Agency-7, Cebu City has now 100

equipment and ultrasound equipment that percent barangay drug affection which

will help jail personnel detect contrabands means that illegal drug activities are present

event those concealed in the private body in all 80 barangays. Barangays Sudlon I

parts. and Santo Niño are however candidates for

barangay drug-clearing.

The Council also discussed the establish-

Negros Oriental preps for road clearing

The Provincial Government of Negros program.
Oriental conducted an orientation/roll-out
of Road Clearing 2.0 and provided technical The provincial government completed
support to all the local chief executives. the road clearing monitoring in the barangay,

city and municipal levels for January and
It also coordinated with the concerned February.
agencies for the implementation of the

Cebu City officials, NGAs convene to discuss

COVID-19

As novel coronavirus continued its such as Department of the Interior and

onslaught in China, Cebu City Mayor Local Government, Department of Health,

Edgardo Labella called for an emergency Department of Trade and Industry, Bureau

meeting as early as January 31 to discuss of Immigration, Bureau of Quarantine, Civil

the course of action to prevent the virus’ Aviation Authority of the Philippines, and

entry to the city. hospitals and hotels.

Present during the meeting are key Labella said that the city is already under
officials and department heads of the a state of preparedness.
City Government and representatives
from national government agencies

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DILG Siquijor capacitates province on LRAM

The Department of the Interior and Local The activity aims to capacitate all
Government (DILG) Siquijor has capacita- the provinces with their implementation
ted 15 government employees of the and assessment of their road network
Provincial Government of Siquijor through noting that the increasing roads and road
a training-workshop webinar on Overview networks in the country requires efficient
of Local Road Asset Management with management systems.
focus on asset booking.

DILG VISION & MISSION

Vision

A strongly determined and highly trusted Department committed
to capacitate and nurture local government units, public order and
safety institutions to sustain peaceful, progressive and resilient
communities where people live happily.

Mission

The Department shall promote peace and order, ensure public
safety, strengthen capability of local government units through active
people participation and a professionalized corps of civil servants.

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Kumbati, Rehiyon Siete!

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