Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Barangay leaders get crash-course on governance

By: Tagum City Information Office

DAVAO CITY—Newly-minted barangay executives from the 23 barangays of Tagum learned the basics and dynamics of barangay governance in a three-day seminar organized by the Department of the Interior and Local Government in Royal Mandaya Hotel last Feburary 4-6, 2014.

City DILG Director Eliza P. Mendoza said her office conducted this training to equip barangay leaders the necessary inputs for them to effectively manage their respective areas of responsibility.

Such training will further ensure a dynamic and results-oriented governance at the barangay level,  she added.

Among the modules tackled during the seminar are barangay governance, finance and procurement, accounting, development planning, legislation, barangay justice system, mobilizing community participation, gender and development budget preparation, governance performance management system and strategic management.

Kicking-off the series of lectures during the seminar is no less than Mayor Allan L. Rellon—a holder of a doctorate degree in public administration—who tackled before barangay leaders his administration’s ten-point development thrust stipulated under the EAGLE WINGS Program.

The local chief executive challenged them to formulate and innovate programs right in their respective areas that are paralleled with his administration’s development thrusts.

City Administrator Giovanni L. Rellon also oriented the participants on disaster preparedness and management basing on the experience of the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office.

The second batch of the said seminar is scheduled on February 11-13, 2014. | Louie Lapat of CIO Tagum

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