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CONTENT

DILG NE Calibrates 2021 Performance - Page 02
Rating

DILG Nueva Ecija Attended the Provincial DILG NE orients LGUs on CY
Joint Security Control Center Meeting (PJSCC) 2022 SGLG

DILG conducts the Provincial Orientation - Page 03 Written by LGOO III Donnabel E Estipular
on Memorandum Circular No. 2021-039 or
the Unified LCPC Policy for the Province of The DILG Nueva Ecija Provincial Office, through the
Nueva Ecija leadership of Provincial Director Renato G. Bernardino,
conducted an orientation on the implementation of C.Y.
DILG Nueva Ecija personnel participated on 2022 Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) Assessment on
the conduct of NSED for the 1st Quarter of March 24, 2022 thru Zoom online video teleconferencing.
CY 2022 The activity was participated in by the concerned LGU
functionaries of the provincial government and all its
Covenant for Peace for the 2022 National - Page 04 component cities and municipalities.
and Local Elections
The orientation was conducted by the Provincial Office to
Orientation on POC Audit Conducted - Page 05 apprise the LGUs of the C.Y. 2022 SGLG assessment criteria
which are expanded from seven to ten governance areas,
Joint POC-PADAC-PTF-ELCAC 2022 - Page 06 namely: Financial Administration and Sustainability, Disaster
1st Quarter Meeting Preparedness, Social Protection and Sensitivity, Health
Compliance and Responsiveness, Sustainable Education,
Coaching sessions on QMS implementation Business-Friendliness and Competitiveness, Safety, Peace
and Order, Environmental Management, Tourism, Heritage
Nueva Ecija LTIA-Provincial Assessment - Page 07 Development, Culture and Arts, and Youth Development.
Committee convenes for CY 2022
cont'd p.5
DILG NE briefs Field Officers and Contact
Tracers on LGU assignments, duties

Blessing and Inauguration of Potable - Page 08
Water Supply - New Construction of Level
II Potable Water System

GAD Corner - Page 09

DILG NE holds a Series of Multimedia - Page 11
Coaching

DILG Nueva Ecija held Provincial Team - Page 12
Conference for the First Quarter of 2022

Intervening and Other Activities - Page 13

DILG NE calibrates 2Q 2021 Performance Rating

Written by ADA IV Nelcy V. Mendoza

The Department of the Interior and Local Government
Provincial Office of Nueva Ecija conducted a calibration of
the 2nd semester 2021 SPMS Performance Rating via
Zoom Application on January 21, 2022.

The said calibration was conducted to ensure correlation
of ratings with the standards in accomplishing the SPMS
forms under it's three (3) key points - Strategic Priorities,
Core and Support Functions.

The Videoconference was facilitated by LGOO II Angelyn B.
De Guzman starting off the meeting with a prayer and a
roll call of Field Officers by their respective Cluster Team
Leaders LGOO VII Danilo C. Rillera for Cluster I, and LGOO
VII Ariel G. Espinosa for Cluster II. The opening remarks
was delivered by the Program Manager Alfa Krista C. Reyes
in behalf of Provincial Director Renato G. Bernardino.

The Regional Memorandum for the Submission of 2nd
Semester (July to December) C.Y. 2021 SPMS Performance
Ratings in Manual Form and date of submissions were
presented, and all personnel were assigned to break out
rooms to further discuss the SPMS forms and identify their
relevant functions relative to their workload.

After the break out room discussions, announcements
and reminders were given before the meeting came to a
close.

DILG NE participates in the Provincial Joint Security
Control Center Meeting (PJSCC)

Written by LGOO III Leovielyn H. Aduna

Provincial Director Renato G. Bernardino, attended the first
Provincial Joint Security Control Center (PJSCC) Meeting on
February 7, 2022 at the Nueva Ecija Provincial Police Office
together with the COMELEC, PNP, AFP and DOH.

The meeting aimed to unify the ongoing and future election-
related activities to ensure that the upcoming political activities
will lead to an orderly and peaceful election. All Election
Officers and Chiefs of Police of the province were also present
during the said meeting.

Atty. Fernando F. Cot, Provincial Election Supervisor, cont'd p.4
highlighted the official Voter Registration Information
Campaign “VOTE SAFE PILIPINAS” during his welcome remarks. LUNTIANG PITAK

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DILG NE conducts Provincial Orientation on the
Unified LCPC Policy for the Province of Nueva Ecija

Written by LGOO II Mary Joyce A. Jose

In continuing response to the national strategy to promote and uplift the welfare and situation of the

Filipino children, the DILG Nueva Ecija spearheaded by PD Renato G. Bernardino led the conduct of

the Provincial Orientation on Memorandum Circular No. 2021-039 re: Comprehensive Guidelines for

the Establishment, Strengthening, and Monitoring of the Local Council for the Protection of Children

(LCPC) at all levels and for other purposes on January 26, 2022 via Zoom Meeting platform.




The activity was participated by LCPC Provincial Inter-Agency Monitoring Task Force (IMTF) members, Local

Social Welfare and Development Officers (LSWDOs), LCPC Focal Persons, City/Municipal Local

Government Operations (C/MLGOOs), Cluster Team Leaders, and DILG Nueva Ecija staff.

LCPC is a council organized at the provincial, city, municipal and barangay levels that serve as the
umbrella organization for all children’s concerns. It is a council fully harnessed to be an efficient and
effective advocate of child’s rights that implements all children’s programs at all levels.

DILG NE participates in NSED for
1Q 2022

Written by LGOO V Vivorey S. Lapitan

The activity aims to test the participants on their

preparedness and enhance their awareness to respond

whenever a disaster occurred.




The National Simultaneous Earthquake Drill (NSED) is

conducted regularly every quarter in reference to the Rule 6,

Section 7 of the implementing Rules and Regulation of RA

10121 that public awareness shall also be undertaken

through the conduct of drills on a regular basis; and NDRRMC

Memorandum No. 21s 2022 dated February 3. 2022

regarding the 1st Quarter NSED CY 2022.

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DILG NE joins Inter-Faith Prayer Rally and Covenant

Signing for NLE 2022

Written by LGOO III Maricar Janice C. Perez

Nueva Ecija candidates vying for various local posts pledged their commitment for a peaceful election by

signing a peace covenant together with the Head of Government Agencies namely: NEPPO, 703RD,

COMELEC, PPCRV, DILG, NAMFREL, PDEA, BJMP, 84th IB, DEPED, DOH and Inter-Faith Group, on March

8, 2022 at Nueva Ecija Police Provincial Office (NEPPO), Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija.




During the opening of the activity, Atty. Fernando F. Cot-om, Provincial Election Supervisor of COMELEC,

Nueva Ecija, shared in his message the relevance of peace covenant signing. He mentioned that by

signing, the candidates shall commit to exercise clean and honest election. He also added that this will

serve as their manifestation that they shall do away on vote buying and violence and shall abide by the

rules stipulated in the Omnibus Election Code. Rev. Fr. Aldrin B. Domingo, Ph.L led the reading of the

2022 National and Local Election Integrity Pledge with all the candidates present and was followed by

the Covenant signing.




The activity concluded with the release of white balloons as a symbol of peace and unity. DILG Nueva Ecija

PD Renato G. Bernardino, LGOO VII Danilo C. Rillera, LGOO VII Ariel G. Espinosa, and Provincial technical

personnel also joined the activity.

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Further, updates on COMELEC Resolutions are presented by
Atty. Julio Nicanor C. Guinto and Mr. Allan B. Aseron, Election
Officers of Cabanatuan City and Pantabangan respectively. The
AFP and PNP also discussed the Security Preparations for the
2022 Elections.



Dr. Edwin V. Santiago, Provincial DOH Officer, reminded the

attendees to strictly observe and follow the health protocols

during the campaign period and moreover on the day of

election to avoid or minimize the spread of COVID-19.
Towards the end of the meeting, each member of the PJSCC

gave their respective words of Guidance to attain the orderly,
safe and peaceful election in this time of pandemic.

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The above-mentioned governance areas and their
corresponding indicators were presented and thoroughly
discussed by the DILG Nueva Ecija SGLG Team. Financial
Administration and Sustainability and Business-
Friendliness and Competitiveness was discussed by
Program Manager LGOO VI Alfa Krista C. Reyes.

On the other hand, Disaster Preparedness and Youth

Development was discussed by LGOO II Kristian Rob D.

Santiago. Social Protection and Sensitivity and Tourism,

Heritage Development, Culture and Arts was tasked to

LGOO III Donnabel E. Estipular. Health Compliance and

Responsiveness, Sustainable Education and Environmental

Management was explained by LGOO V Vivorey S. Lapitan.

Lastly, Safety, Peace and Order was discussed by Cluster I

Team Leader and LGOO VII Danilo C. Rillera. Concluding

the presentations was Program Manager Reyes who

explained how to accomplish the SGLG forms.




The SGLG, being a progressive assessment system that

gives distinction to remarkable local government

performance across several areas, highlights integrity and

good performance to institutionalize local governance

reforms in the continuing pursuit for meaningful local

autonomy and development.

DILG NE orients on 2019 and 2021 POC Audit

Written by LGOO III Philip Nathan B. Moral

The DILG Nueva Ecija Provincial Office, led by Provincial
Director Renato G. Bernardino, facilitated an
orientation regarding the conduct of 2019 and 2021
Peace and Order Council (POC) Performance Audit last
February 23, 2022 thru ZOOM Online Teleconference.



The objective of the activity is to orient the C/MLGOOs
and LGU POC Focal Persons of the Province of Nueva
Ecija regarding the Policy Content and Guidelines of
DILG MC 2022 – 013. Likewise, it also aimed to walk-
through the participants in the POC Audit System
which will be the platform to be used for the
submission of the Means of Verifications and venue
for the conduct of the POC performance assessment.

Further, the results of the said audit will be used for the
crafting of future policies and issuance of the National
POC and as one of the basis for the identification of
Seal of Good and Local Governance (SGLG) Awardees.

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Joint POC-PADAC-PTF-ELCAC 2022 1Q 2022 Meeting

Written by LGOO III Donnabel E. Estipular

The Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC), Provincial Anti-Drug Abuse Council (PADAC), and Provincial

Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (PTF-ELCAC) successfully conducted its 1st Quarter

Joint Meeting of the Province of Nueva Ecija on March 30, 2021 via Zoom Platform.




Atty. Alejandro R. Abesamis, Provincial Administrator, presided over the meeting as authorized by

the chairperson of the various councils. The teleconference meeting was attended by regular

members of the councils, including the different provincial department heads, national government

agencies (NGAs), and the accredited civil society organizations (CSOs).




The agenda of the meeting includes the peace and order situation, election preparation, barangay drug

clearing updates, internal security operations update, retooled community support program (RCSP)

implementation status in Nueva Ecija, and as well as POC and ADAC Audit Overview.

Coaching sessions on QMS LUNTIANG PITAK
implementation

Written by LGOO II Sharlynn May M. Dimaliwat

In preparation for the Stage 2 Audit, the DILG Nueva
Ecija Quality Management System (QMS) Process
Owners attended the Coaching Session on the QMS
Implementation which was facilitated by the Regional
QMS Team at the DILG Nueva Ecija Provincial Office
on March 2, 2022.

The DILG Regional QMS Team is composed by Atty.
Charmaine Jacqueline I. Paulino, LGOO VI Lee Allen B.
Pineda, Accountant III Jean Hazel P. Bacani, ITO I
Melerie G. Pineda, and Stat II Editha N. Macalino.

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Nueva Ecija LTIA-Provincial Assessment Committee

convenes for CY 2022

Written by ADA IV Millicent Kaye I. Velasquez

The selection of Provincial Winners for the CY 2022 LTIA was held on March 29, 2022 via Zoom Meeting

Application. The Provincial Assessment Committee (PAC) assessed and validated the documents

submitted by the LGUs. The PAC is composed of DILG (Chair), PROS. Efren Clint M. Mallare, Jr. of DOJ -

Office of the Provincial Prosecutor (Vice Chair), PLTCOL Norman C Cacho, DPDA, of NEPPO (member)

and Dir. Krizza Ria Y. Velasquez of Outreach Philippines, Inc. (member).




Before the assessment proper, LGOO II Kristian Rob D. Santiago oriented the PAC Members on LTIA

criteria and rating forms. This is to reiterate the importance of KP implementation in the

observance of justice in the barangay level.




After thorough deliberation, Brgy. San Cristobal, Licab gathered a total score of 99% while Brgy. Pesa,

Bongabon gathered 94% and shall served as the Provincial Lupong Tagapamayapa entry of the Province

of Nueva Ecija to the Regional Assessment for the 4th-6th class and 1st-3rd class municipality,

respectively.

DILG NE briefs Field Officers and Contact Tracers
on LGU assignments, duties

Written by LGOO II Kristian Rob D. Santiago

In preparation for the deployment of rehired Contact Tracers in Nueva Ecija, the DILG Nueva Ecija,

through the leadership of Provincial Director Renato G. Bernardino, conducted separate briefing of the

Field Officers (virtual) and rehired Contact Tracers (face-to-face) on the latter’s LGU assignments and

deliverables. The said briefing was participated in by PD Bernardino, DILG Nueva Ecija Contact Tracing

Team, Field Officers and rehired Contact Tracers. cont'd p.10

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LFP Team attends blessing and inauguration of
Potable Water System in Gabaldon

Written by Engr. II Edcel C. Serrano

The Locally Funded Project (LFP) Team of DILG Nueva Ecija, on behalf of

Provincial Director Renato G. Bernardino, attended the blessing and

inauguration of the "Potable Water Supply Project" funded under the

FY 2020 Assistance to Municipalities (AM) Program at Barangay Cuyapa,

Gabaldon Nueva Ecija. The project will serve as an additional source of

potable water for the 463 households of Brgy. Cuyapa.




Municipal Mayor Jobby P. Emata, in his message, thanked the DILG for

the project that was provided to their Local Government Unit (LGU)

and expressed his aspirations on upgrading the said project into Level

III Potable Water System.

Status of Implementation of Project

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DILG Nueva Ecija celebrates 2022 National
Women's Month

With the nation still discombobulated from the Covid-19 pandemic while gradually reeling towards
normalcy, DILG Nueva Ecija as one of the partner agencies in promoting gender equality and women's
empowerment joins the celebration of the 2022 National Women's Month.
“We Make Change Work for Women” as its main theme on its 6th year observance, this year's celebration
focuses on the sub-theme: “Agenda ng Kababaihan, Tungo sa Kaunlaran”. A celebration of women exercising
their choices, pushing for their voices be heard, and benefitting from and pioneering changes. It is also a
celebration of Filipino women’s power to take the narrative, raise priority issues that matter to them, and call
for concrete actions and solutions. It also pivots in inclusion of women's concerns in the government
agenda and more women being able to implement at the same time, demand programs and services that
can move the country together in narrowing gender gaps and moving apropos sustainable and equitable
development. The celebration calls on stakeholders from both government and private sectors to inspire
actions in promoting a gender-responsive pandemic recovery.
Provincial Director Renato G. Bernardino expressed his support to the empowerment of every woman and
commended the contributions of women in the society. The DILG Nueva Ecija Provincial Office personnel
participated by wearing anything purple on the first Tuesday of the month of March signifying support and
celebrating National Women's Month. DILG NE Contact Tracers also took part in the celebration.

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Opening the activity was LGOO II Kristian Rob D. Santiago

who welcomed the participants. Subsequently, LGOO

Santiago apprised the Field Officers and Contact Tracers

of the latter’s temporary LGU assignments. Afterwards,

he refreshed the participants on the Contact Tracers’

deliverables such as the daily Contact Tracing Report,

Weekly Accomplishment Report and Daily Active Cases

Report. Thereafter, ADA IV Nelcy V. Mendoza discussed

the Contact Tracers’ salaries, claims and other financial

and administrative concerns.




At the end of the activity, PD Bernardino expressed his

gratitude to the Contact Tracers for their invaluable

contribution in the previous year. He encouraged them

to raise the bar this year in support to the nation’s

COVID- 19 Contact Tracing operations.

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"Following the Department's call in sustaining a high standard in the delivery of effective and satisfactory

public service, the regional team extends its technical assistance to further improve the QMS

Implementation." LGOO VI Pineda stated during the session.



The objective of the coaching was to determine the extent of compliance of all DILG R3’s operating units

to the QMS ISO 9001:2015 and applicable legal requirements. The activity also aimed to confirm the

readiness of the DILG NE QMS Process Owners for Stage 2 Audit.

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DILG NE holds series of multimedia coaching

Written by LGOO II Sharlynn May M. Dimaliwat

The Department of the Interior and Local Government Nueva Ecija conducted a series of Multimedia
coaching for its personnel via a hybrid session (Zoom application and Face-to-Face) last February 21-22,
2022.



As part of the initiative of the DILG NE, the series of coaching focused on News and Feature Writing, Photo
and Video Production, Canva and Social Media Management, and Adobe Photoshop.
On the first day of the coaching, LGOO II Sharlynn May M. Dimaliwat and LGOO II Kristian Rob Santiago
discussed the topics of basic rules on how to effectively write a News and Feature story, and Photo and
Video Production respectively.



Moreover, ADA IV Millicent Kaye I. Velasquez discussed Social Media Management while LGOO II Marie Chia
Roncesvalles shared the features of the Canva application.



The last day of the coaching focused on the tutorial of Adobe Photoshop which was discussed by LGOO II
William Philip Villena.



The two-day activity was conducted to fully equip its personnel with the use of various media for effective
and efficient service delivery.



It was participated in by the DILG NE Provincial Staff led by Provincial Director Renato G. Bernardino.

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DILG NE holds Provincial Team
Conference for First Quarter 2022

Written by ADA IV Millicent Kaye I. Velasquez

To cope up with the latest issuances and guidelines and to ensure the accomplishment of the

department’s deliverables, the DILG Nueva Ecija headed by Dir. Renato G. Benardino conducted the first

virtual Provincial Team Conference for CY 2022 on February 22, 2022 via Zoom Cloud Platform.




Program Manager Alfa Krista C. Reyes discussed the Department’s latest issuances relative to the

Capacity Building for Barangay Officials, Liga ng mga Barangay Congress, Convention, Seminar and similar

Activities at All Levels and updates on various PPAs.




The conference also served as a venue to present the Regional Memorandum Circular No. 2022-002

entitled “Guidelines on the Provision of Skeleton Workforce, Observation of Health and Safety

Protocols, and Reiteration of Office Policies” in realignment to the required on-site workforce as

prescribed in the Alert Level System Guidelines and Operations Plans and Budget for FY 2022,

presented by LGOO II Donnabel E. Estipular and LGOO III Maricar Janice C. Perez, respectively.




Afterwards, status of the reports and reminders under CDS, MES, and FAS were presented by the Section

Chiefs.

Processing 3 requests for Certificate of Service
of LGU Request Rendered of Local/Barangay Official
for Application for CSC Eligibility.
2 LGU requests received for
Authority to purchase vehicles, No requests received regarding the
namely; San Jose City and Licab, Issuance of Department
Nueva Ecija. Authorization to Utilize Additional
Confidential Funds of LGUs,
24 requests for Authority to Issuance of Certificate of
Conduct Trainings and 26 requests Incumbency, and Issuance of
for the Provision of Technical Certificate for Foreign Travel
Assistance. Authority of Local Government
Officials and Employees..
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DILG Nueva Ecija's

Provincial Awardee on Compliance and Excellence

On November 2021, Provincial Director Renato G. Bernardino signed
Provincial Memorandum Circular No. 2021-01 institutionalizing the
Provincial Awards System of DILG Nueva Ecija entitled Provincial
Awardee on Compliance and Excellence (PACE), which aims to recognize
top performing Provincial and Field Office Personnel using the PACE
Report Tracker, and encourage them to keep doing their best.

Provincial Said awards system was pilot-tested on December 2021 and became
ACEs of the fully operational this January 2022, with PD Bernardino as the
Committee Chair, and Cluster Leaders and Program Manager as
month of Committee Members.
January
Provincial
ACEs of the

month of
February

Field Office Category: LGOO VI Louie C. Manarpiis, Field Office Category: LGOO VI Louie C. Manarpiis,
DILG Zaragoza & Provincial Office Category: LGOO III DILG Zaragoza & Provincial Office Category: LGOO
Donnabel E. Estipular III Donnabel E. Estipular

Provincial Newly Promoted
ACEs of the Personnel

month of
March

Field Office Category: LGOO VI Louie C. Manarpiis, DILG LGOO V Vivorey S.
Zaragoza & Provincial Office Category: LGOO II Ma. Lapitan
Christina P. Casares
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INTERVENING AND OTHER ACTIVITIES

Updating of Risk Registry, Context Registry &
Provincial HRMSPB Meeting
Interested Parties Matrix

The DILG Nueva Ecija HRMSPB Meeting headed by


The Provincial QMS Process Owners and Provincial PD Renato G. Bernardino, conducted an interview

Staff attended the meeting regarding the

Localization and Updating of Risk Registry, Context
and deliberation of aspiring applicants for Project

Registry & Interested Parties Matrix on January 19,

2022 via Zoom. Evaluation Officer under the Locally Funded


Local Governance Regional Resource Center
Projects and for vacant Administrative and

(LGRC)
Technical positions.


Calibration on 1st Semester SPMS Targets

With the LGRC established at the Regional Level, In view of the nationwide implementation of the

this level localized and maintained a similar center,
Performance Online Monitoring System (POMS),

together with the GAD Corner. It is accessible as it is
DILG Nueva Ecija Provincial Office conducted a

co-located with the visitor’s lounge. calibration on 1st Semester C.Y. 2022 SPMS

Performance Target thru ZOOM Cloud on March

17, 2022 as part of the Stage 1: Performance

Planning and Commitment of the SPMS Cycle.

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Editorial Board

PROVINCIAL DIRECTOR
LGOO VIII RENATO G. BERNARDINO

SUPERVISING EDITORS
LGOO VI ALFA KRISTA C. REYES
LGOO III MARICAR JANICE C. PEREZ

LAYOUT
ARTISTS
ADA IV MILLICENT KAYE I. VELASQUEZ

CONTRIBUTORS
DILG NE PERSONNEL

CIRCULATION MANAGER
ADA IV MILLICENT KAYE I. VELASQUEZ

ADA IV YOUSE NIKANOR P. CRUZ

(044) 940-0616 Ramoso St., Old Capitol Compound,

[email protected] Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija

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