NEWLY ELECTED OFFICIALS (NEO) PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION

VOL. XII ISSUE1 THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF DILG 7 FIRST SEMESTER 2010 

NEWLY ELECTED OFFICIALS 

(NEO) PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION 

LIST OF NEWLY-ELECTED OFFICIALS 

Newly-minted officials in CV outline agenda for 

first 100 days in office 

To be able to start their term of offi ce 

on concrete steps, the 48 newly-elected 

local offi cials in Central Visayas who are 

newcomers in the arena of local governance 

craft ed their “First 100 Days Agenda” for 

their respecti ve local government units 

during the start of the second phase of 

the Newly-Elected Offi cials (NEO) Program. 

These LCEs are composed of 1 Governor, 13 

City Mayors and 35 Municipal Mayors. 

Said phase of NEO serves as orientati on 

cum workshop for the newly-minted local 

offi cials meant to prepare them as local 

managers when they assume offi ce on July 

1, 2010. 

In the month of June, NEO orientati ons 

have been conducted simultaneously 

nati onwide in fi ve (5) clusters. On June 

24-25, the fi rst-ti me municipal mayors 

in region7 att ended the comprehensive 

training at the Golden Peak Hotel, Cebu City 

with 13 from Region 6 and 1 from region 

8. v Carcar City Mayor Nicepuro L. Apura 

was also in att endance. On same dates, 

Governor Edgardo M. Chatt o of Bohol 

Province (Former Congressman) joined the 

other governors for same orientati on acti vity 

at the Hotel Kimberly in Tagaytay City. The 

other 12 new mayors from region7 had their 

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The May 2010 Electi ons ushered in new sets of local offi cials for the term 2010-2013. 

separate orientati on on June 17-18 at the 

Asian Insti tute of Management, Makati City. 

“The program will help the LCEs who 

are new to their positi ons understand their 

duti es and responsibiliti es bett er for them 

to be able to manage the development 

directi on of their localiti es,” said DILG7 

Regional Director Pedro A. Noval, Jr. 

In his speech, he enumerated the 

common pitf alls in LGU management, such 

as, delegati on of responsibiliti es of the 

executi ves, displacement of employees due 

to politi cal reasons, failure to submit reports, 

outdated comprehensive development 

plans, and non-functi oning local special 

bodies. 

As such, the modules in the training 

included Financing LGU Operati ons, which 

will enable the parti cipants to understand 

the fi nancial conditi ons of their LGUs, learn 

the sources of local revenue and alternati ve 

external sources, and formulate fi nancial 

strategies; Understanding My Environment; 

the Local Offi cial as Agent for Development; 

Common Pitf alls in LGU Management; 

and Jumpstarti ng the First 100 Days 

Governance. 

LGOO V Willie Jean B. Cabanag, Coordinator, 

DILG7 Public Informati on 

First Semester 2010 

What is NEO Program? 

NEO is an orientati on program of the Department of the 

Interior and Local Government for the local offi cials, which is being 

done following every aft er electi on. The DILG trains the incoming 

set of local offi cials with its comprehensive training program aimed 

Invited Heads/Representati ves of Regional Agencies that have supervision over LGUs serve as 

panelists. From left : Att y. Danilo E. Almendras, DILG7 Chief of Operati ons Division and Legal 

Offi cer, Ms. Evelyn Trompeta, DILG6 Regional Director, Att y. Pelagio S. Apostol, Ombudsman- 

Visayas (with mic), Att y. Ariel Bacatan, Legal Offi cer, CSC-7 and Att y. Carmela S. Fernan, DBM7 

Regional Director 

DILG7 RD Pedro A. Noval, Jr. welcomes to the seminar the newly-electedoffi cials from 

across the Visayas regions during the Opening Program on June 24 at the Golden Peak 

Hotel, Cebu City. 

Kalambuan Sentral Bisayas 

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to prepare the newly-elected local offi cials when they 

assume their duti es and responsibiliti es as leaders in their 

respecti ve communiti es for local development. As such, 

newcomers in the arena of local governance shall be able 

to manage the development directi on of their localiti es. 

The NEO program will help local governments come 

up with a term-based development road map consistent 

with the current development agenda of the nati onal 

government. 

The program will also serve as a venue for the 

newly-elected local offi cials to understand their LGU’s 

state of local development through the presentati on of 

the State of Local Governance Report (SLGR) under the 

program on Local Governance Performance Management 

System (LGPMS) of the DILG. As such, they shall be 

required to prepare their respecti ve Executi ve-Legislati ve 

Agenda (ELA) for development. 

What are the components of the NEO Program? 

Initi ally off ered in 2007, the NEO program has four 

major components, namely: 

Component 1: Ensuring Smooth Transiti on 

Component 2: Laying the Foundati on 

Track 1 A: My First 100 Days 

Track 1 B: Knowing my LGU 

Component 2: Alliance Building 

Component 2: Sharpening the Saw 

Who are involved in the NEO program implementati on? 

The program is being implemented by the DILG 

through its training arm, the Local Government Academy 

(LGA), carried out by the DILG bureaus and Regional 

Offi ces in partnership with the Philippines Development 

Forum (PDF), the Leagues of Local Governments, the Local 

Resource Insti tutes and other Stakeholders. 

Hon. Governor Agusti n Ramon M. Perdices, Negros Oriental 

Prior to the May 10 nati onal and local 

electi ons, all LGUs in region 7 created 

their respecti ve Local Governance 

Transiti on Teams in response to the DILG’s 

call on all local chief executi ves (LCEs) to 

ensure the orderly and smooth turnover to 

the incoming local offi cials. 

The major task of the Transiti on Team 

is to organize a turn-over ceremony to the 

incoming set of offi cials. As of June 30, 

2010, 60 LGUs whose local offi cials are 

newcomers were able to hold turnover 

and oathtaking ceremonies. The re-elected 

local offi cials of the 76 LGUs also took their 

oath of offi ce before June 30. 

Pursuant to the DILG Memorandum 

Circular, the Transiti on Team is composed 

of the LCE, as chair, with all the LGU 

Department Heads and representati ves 

from DILG, Commission on Audit and a non- 

[ 2 ] Kalambuan Sentral Bisayas First Semester 2010 

LGUs ensure smooth turnover to 

incoming local officials, elected 

LCEs take oath of office 

Hon. Mayor Michael L. Rama, Cebu City 

government or people’s organizati on, as 

members. Through said team, all provincial 

governors and city and municipal mayors 

should conduct an inventory of all local 

government real or immovable properti es 

such as land, buildings, infrastructure 

faciliti es and improvement and machineries, 

as well as movable properti es i.e. vehicles, 

offi ce equipment, furniture, fi xtures and 

supply stocks. 

The team should also gather all 

documents or records, i.e. contracts 

and loan agreements; outstanding loan 

obligati ons and accounts payable; inventory 

of personnel by nature of appointment; 

organizati onal structure; and Executi ve 

Orders. 

Also, important reports and documents 

to be turned over would include the latest 

COA and Financial Performance Reports; 

2009 State of Local Governance Performance 

and State of Local Development; CY 2010 

Annual and Supplemental Budget, and 

Annual Investment Plan; Comprehensive 

Development Plan; Local Development 

Investment Plan; Comprehensive Land Use 

or Physical Framework Plan; Capability 

Development Agenda; and, Executi ve- 

Legislati ve Agenda. wjbc.

DILG7 drums up 2010 NEO 

Program Implementation 

Following the take off of the 2010 Newly- 

Elected Offi cials (NEO) Program, DILG7 

organized the Kapihan sa PIA Forum on 

June 16, 2010 at the DILG7 Training Center, 

Sudlon, Lahug, Cebu City with guests from 

the Regional TACT Teams on NEO Program 

and DILG7 Public Informati on. 

The event was covered by the 

representati ves of the TV, print and 

broadcast media in Cebu. 

CDD Assistant Chief and NEO Program 

Coordinator Jhoaden G. Lucero explained 

DILG7 CONDUCTS WORKSHOP ON NEO IMPLEMENTATION 

Following the twin 

orientati on acti viti es 

conducted by the Local 

Government Academy (LGA) 

last May for the NEO coaches 

from regions 6, 7 and 8, DILG7 

called on its key people from 

the sub-regional offi ces for 

a workshop to outline the 

acti viti es, strategies and 

ti melines for the NEO program 

implementati on in Central 

Visayas. The acti vity took place 

on May 13, 2010 at the DILG7 

Training Center, Sudlon, Lahug, 

Cebu City. 

The workshop acti vity 

the NEO Program, its components and 

ti melines. She emphasized that the 

program started with the organizati on of 

the Transiti on Teams in each LGU which 

aimed to facilitate smooth transiti on of 

powers and authoriti es from the outgoing 

to the incoming local offi cials on June 30, 

2010. 

LGOO V/PO and CDP Coordinator 

Kathrina T. Penales, also from said team, said 

that the new local offi cials will benefi t from 

the DILG’s self-assessment tool, dubbed 

brought forth a Regional 

NEO Implementati on Plan 

which served as guide for the 

DILG7 sub-regional units in 

carrying out the NEO program 

requirements. The processes 

and steps for the conduct of the 

Uti lizati on Conference (Before, 

During and Aft er) were likewise 

identi fi ed with templates. 

The parti cipants discussed 

and threshed out the issues 

and concerns regarding the 

NEO courses, contents and 

tools for the use of the program 

implementati on. wjbc 

Technical personnel from DILG7 sub-regional units sit down to prepare the template 

for the conduct of the Exit Conference (Before, During and Aft er) 


as the Local Governance Performance 

Management System (LGPMS). The 

LGPMS, which also has a web database selfassessment 

tool, may provide the incoming 

set of local offi cials strategic informati on on 

the general social and economic conditi ons 

of the LGUs, such can serve as basis for 

local policy and program development. 

Through the LGPMS, the LGU will know 

its state of local development and work to 

address service delivery and development 

gaps. Said tool will help them in craft ing 

eff ecti ve policies and developing responsive 

programs at the local level. 

LGOO V Willie Jean B. Cabanag from the 

DILG7 Public Informati on, also a member 

of NEO Team, described the NEO program 

as a far-reaching and a groundbreaking 

initi ati ve of DILG which hopes to bring about 

a cadre of development-oriented local 

offi cials who will be able to translate their 

local development roadmaps to promote 

local economic development in their 

communiti es. BO Maphilinda Ll. Herrero, 

also from the Public Informati on Team, 

emphasized the role of public informati on 

in providing avenue for the government to 

reach out to the grassroots. 

In a separate occasion, LGOO V 

Cabanag guested at DYHP radio stati on 

to expound the functi ons of DILG as well 

as its major programs, including the NEO. 

She likewise interacted with the listeners 

who asked questi ons thru text messages 

concerning DILG training programs, LGU 

disaster preparedness, and responsibiliti es 

of the local offi cials. wjbc 


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RD NOVAL 

TAKES OVER 

as Mayor of 

Compostela, 

Cebu 

Pursuant to DILG Memorandum dated 

July 5, 2010, RD Pedro A. Noval, Jr. 

took over the mayoral post of the 

Municipality of Compostela following 

the suspension by the Commission on 

Electi ons (COMELEC) of the eff ect of 

the proclamati on of the town’s elected 

offi cials. He is now performing a dual 

functi on as caretaker mayor and as 

regional director of DILG7. 

His designati on as such is based 

on the concept of residual power of the 

President there being no law to respond 

to the situati on. 

On the same day he received the 

Order from the Top Management, RD 

Noval immediately took his oath of offi ce 

as caretaker mayor of Compostela before 

Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia in the 

presence of the media. He will sit as 

caretaker mayor to manage the aff airs of 

the LGU pending the Comelec resoluti on 

on the suspension order. 

He will not receive salary in the 

temporary mayoral post as it is sti ll under 

his functi on as regional director of DILG. 

He will have executi ve functi ons except 

for hiring and fi ring employees. 

In a press conference before his 

oathtaking, RD Noval said that he will 

ensure the conti nuous delivery of basic 

services to the consti tuents using the 

annual budget passed by the previous 

municipal council as it is deemed 

operati ve starti ng January this year. 

Governor Garcia assured Director 

Noval that the Provincial Government of 

Cebu is ready to provide him assistance. 

Mr. Joel Quiño won in the May polls 

but his opponent, outgoing mayor Ritchie 

Wagas, fi led an electi on protest citi ng 

discrepancy in the electi on returns. He 

fi led a moti on for reconsiderati on on the 

suspension before the Comelec Second 

Division. Comelec set a hearing on July 

9 in Manila. 


DILG7 RD Pedro A. Noval, Jr. takes his oath of offi ce before Hon. Governor Gwendolyn F. Garcia, Cebu 

Province at her offi ce at the Cebu Capitol. 

RD Noval met with the department 

heads of the municipality and conducted 

a briefi ng with the barangay captains. 

He had already met Cebu Provincial 

Police Offi cer (CPPO) Director Erson Digal 

who also assured that the police will be 

available at all ti mes to ensure that no 

violence will happen and that the Police 

Chief of Compostela will take orders 

from the Director in his capacity as acti ng 

mayor. 

RD Noval would order an inventory 

of the municipality’s assets and fi nances 

and determine what items in the 

annual budget can be implemented 

immediately. 

As to the reported unliquidated 

cash advances of the previous municipal 

offi cials, RD Noval will coordinate with 

the Commission on Audit, Department of 

Budget and Management and the DILG 

Top Management on these matt ers. 

This is the second ti me Noval was 

appointed as Offi cer-in-Charge of an 

LGU aft er serving as Mayor of Liloan in 

1987-1988 aft er the Edsa People Power 

Revoluti on. wjbc. 

RD Noval answers questi ons of the media 

representati ves during the on-the-spot press 

conference before he took his oath of offi ce 

as caretaker mayor of the Municipality of 

Compostela. 

Media reporters fl ock around RD Noval as they ask questi ons on how he would run the LGU of Compostela.

ARD Fernandez addresses LGUs on making RA 9003 work 

ARD Elias F. Fernandez, Jr. delivers his 

inspirati onal message before the Parole and 

Probati on Offi cers from regions 6, 7 and 8. 

Mr. Elias F. Fernandez, Jr. assumed 

as DILG7 assistant regional director 

on January 8, 2010 by virtue of the 

Department Order No. 2010-11 issued by then 

Secretary Ronaldo V. Puno on January 6, 2010, 

aft er serving as assistant director of the Nati onal 

Barangay Operati ons Offi ce (NBOO)-DILG-Central 

Offi ce. 

Barely a month aft er taking the post, 

ARD Fernandez served as keynote speaker 

DILG-7 shares innovations with visitors 

DILG-7 played host to guests coming 

from DILG Regions 1, 9 and 4-A, 

respecti vely, who came all the way 

for the purpose of seeing for themselves 

the progress that DILG-7 has reached in 

areas of the innovati ve programs – The 

5S, Team Approach on Coordinated Tasks 

(TACT) Strategy and Call Center on Local 

Governance, the second two being original 

programs of DILG7. 5S, on the other hand, 

is an adaptati on of the Japanese 5S system, 

which stands for seire, seiso, seiton, seiketsu 

and shitsuke or sort, set (in place), shine, 

standardize and sustain. 

A total of 29 LGOOs V from DILG-9 

arrived on May 24, while 20 offi cials from 

DILG-1 led by RD Manuel B. Biazon followed 

on May 25. The group of 17 from DILG-4A, 

together with RD Josie Casti lla-Go, visited 

on June 17. Delegates from the three DILG 

offi ces were treated to an orientati on/ 

briefi ng on the three programs. An 

interacti on also took place with the DILG7 

management and program coordinators 

as the delegates asked questi ons 

pertaining to the conceptualizati on and 

insti tuti onalizati on of the programs as well 

as the implementati on dynamics including 

issues and concerns in the course of carrying 

out the programs. 

DILG7 RD Pedro A. Noval, Jr. emphasized 

the importance of politi cal will in eff ecti vely 

implementi ng these programs. 

A tour of the regional offi ce showcasing 

the projects of DILG-7 in support of the above 

programs always followed each orientati on. 

Each visit is completed with an exposure 

tour of DILG-Bohol province on how the 

during the Multi -Sectoral Eco-Solid Waste 

Management Summit And Exposure Trip with 

NSWMC Commissioners on January 28, 2010 at 

Tagbilaran City. The parti cipants of said summit 

are the LGUs that are tasked in operati ng and 

maintaining the implementati on of the Republic 

Act 9003, otherwise known as the Solid Waste 

Management Act, and various stakeholders 

across all sectors. 

In his speech, ARD Fernandez presented the 

SWM challenges at hand and potenti al countermeasures 

as the law faces criti cisms by several 

sectors despite its good intenti ons and the eff orts 

in making the law realisti c and implementable 

consistent of local conditi ons. 

He had att ended several acti viti es, the 

major one of which was the Mariti me Security 

Forum for the Visayas held at the Marco Polo 

Hotel, Cebu City on February 4, where he acti vely 

parti cipated. 

On May 17, ARD Fernandez likewise graced 

the 2-week In-country Training Program for the 

Parole and Probati on Offi cers from the Visayas 

and Mindanao areas by giving an inspirati onal 

message during the opening program at the Cebu 

TACT strategy works in the fi eld offi ce. 

The TACT Strategy is a clientelecentered 

service operati onal strategy 

for eff ecti ve and effi cient program 

implementati on and staff development. 

The Call Center Program is for the 

opti mal use of the DILG7’s Local Governance 

Resource Center (LGRC-7), for easy access of 

informati on by the clientele and an avenue 

for informati on-sharing among agencies and 

program stakeholders. 

Incidentally, it is not only other DILG 

regional offi ces which are interested 

in replicati ng DILG-7’s programs. 

Representati ves from the Department of 

Health-7 (DOH7) came to the DILG-7 regional 

offi ce on April 23 for an orientati on/briefi ng 

on the 5S program. The TACT Team handling 

the program was later invited to orient all the 

employees at the DOH-7 Regional Offi ce. 

DILG7’s innovati on in 5S focuses on 

the enhancement of its physical offi ce 

setup as a workplace with the aim to be 

disti nguished as an offi ce with character and 

how should systemati c process of work area 

organizati on be maintained with emphasis 

on the comparison between the DILG-7 

“Then” and the DILG-7 “NOW.” 

DILG-7 management considers 

program-sharing as an actualizati on of the 

GO-FAR (Good Practi ces in Local Governance: 

Facility For Replicati on) Program of the 

department at the regional level, and as a 

contributi on towards the realizati on of the 

reinventi on of the bureaucracy to be at par, 

if not bett er, than the private sector. 

BO Maphilinda Ll. Herrero, Member, DILG7 

Public Informati on 


Grand Hotel, Cebu City. 

Born in Sta. Rosa, Laguna, Mr. Fernandez 

is an Environmental Planner. He is a graduate of 

Bachelor of Arts Major in History and Politi cal 

Science and a Master in Public Administrati on 

(MPA). He had att ended various seminars and 

trainings designed for executi ves, such as the 

Integrated Gabay Course: Executi ve Leadership 

Program of CESB, Seminar-Workshop on Public 

Policy for DILG Senior Offi cials conducted by ADB- 

DILG, Training of Trainers on Counter-Terrorism 

and Crisis Management conducted by PCTC-UK 

Embassy, and the Certi fi cate Course on Social 

Marketi ng & Community Organizing conducted 

by DOE-DAP. He is also clad with career eligibiliti es 

as an executi ve. 

He had served as Executi ve Assistant and 

Project Evaluati on Offi cer at the Metro Manila 

Commission (now MMDA). At DILG, he started as 

Local Government Operati ons Offi cer II, became 

Senior LG Operati ons Offi cer, Supervising LG 

Operati ons Offi cer, Assistant Division Chief, 

Division Chief, Assistant NBOO Director and now, 

the Assistant Regional Director of DILG7 having 

the rank of Director III. wjbc 

DILG7 Management interacts with DILG Region 1 parti cipants 

DILG Region 4A RD Josephina Casti lla-Go gives her overall 

impression of the visit 

Parti cipants from DILG 

Region 9 take a glance 

at the TACT Monitoring 

Board as CDD Chief Ma. 

Loisella E. Lucino explains 

the daily accomplishment 

of the TACT Charts by the 

regional TACT Teams 

Visiti ng regions give token to the DILG7 management in appreciati on 

for the accommodati on. 

The DILG7 Chorale renders Doxology and Pambansang Awit during 

the Opening Program 


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RD Noval receives 2 

outstanding awards 

DILG-7 has added another laurel 

of honor into its name when its 

very own regional director, Dr. 

Pedro A. Noval, Jr., was awarded jointly 

by the Josenian Engineering Alumni, 

Incorporated and the University of 

San Jose-Recoletos (USJR) as Most 

Outstanding Engineering Alumnus for 

CY 2010. 

RD Noval was chosen as such in 

recogniti on of his professional/career 

achievement, service to community, 

moral integrity and commitment to 

highest professional standards. He 

received a Plaque of Recogniti on on 

February 28, 2010 during the annual 

alumni homecoming of the Josenian 

Engineering Alumni at the University 

of San Jose-Recoletos, Cebu City, 

Philippines. 

On May 25, 2010, RD Noval 

received another award as one of the 

Outstanding Professionals for 2010 

by the Government of Liloan, Cebu 

being the only “Liloanon” who rose 

from the ranks. RD Noval’s sti nt in 

the government service started as a 

Barangay Development Worker of then 

Department of Local Government and 

Community Development (DLG-CD), 

became an Assistant Provincial Director 

(Siquijor Province), Assistant City 

Director (Mandaue City), Division Chief, 

Assistant Regional Director for 9 years, 

and now, Regional Director of DILG7. 

He also had served the Municipality of 

Liloan, 1987-1988, as acti ng mayor. 

By profession, RD Noval is a 

licensed Mechanical Engineer and 

an Electrical Engineer with a Masters 

Degree in Management Engineering 

and a Doctorate Degree in Management 

major in Human Resource Management 

at aforesaid school. He also has 

government eligibiliti es, such as, the 

Career Service Executi ve (CSE) and the 

Career Executi ve Service Offi cer (CESO) 

having a rank of CESO III. He is slated for 

promoti on in rank from CESO III to CESO 

II in view of the endorsement of then 

DILG Secretary Ronaldo V. Puno to the 

Offi ce of the President thru the Career 

Executi ve Service Board (CESB), for his 

vast experience in government service 

and for having implemented numerous 

human resource development 

initi ati ves that improved and enhanced 

the DILG7 operati ons. 

Currently, he is the President of 

the Associati on of Regional Executi ves 

of Nati onal Agencies (ARENA-7) in 

Region 7 and Vice President for the 

Visayas of the Nati onal Union of Career 

Executi ve Service Offi cers (NUCESO). 

wjbc 


REGIONAL MULTI-SECTOR BPLS TEAM FOR 

REGION 7 CONVENED 

Maiden meeti ng of the Regional Multi -Sector 

BPLS Team of Region VII 

In order to jumpstart the Nati onwide 

Streamlining of Business Permits 

and Licensing Systems (BPLS) in the 

Philippines, DILG7 convened the members 

of the Regional Multi -Sector BPLS Team for 

Region 7 following its meeti ng on June 4, 

2010, 9:30 am at the DILG7 regional offi ce, 

Sudlon, Lahug, Cebu City. 

The Team was properly apprised of 

its functi ons, the rati onale and focus of 

the project as well as the upcoming BPLS 

acti viti es. It also reviewed the list of focused 

LGUs for the BPLS Reforms in the next 5 

years. 

The Regional Multi -Sector BPLS 

Team of Region VII is composed of the 

representati ves from the Government, 

Academe and Business Chamber to be coheaded 

by DILG7 RD Pedro A. Noval, Jr. and 

DTI7 RD Asteria C. Caberte. 

The Team also agreed to invite the 

President of the Regional Chamber of 

Commerce and Industry to be part of the 

BPLS Team and proposed that Toledo City and 

Municipaliti es of Catmon and Tabogon, all of 

Cebu Province, would be included among the 

priority LGUs for 2010 as these LGUs have 

undergone orientati on seminar conducted 

by DILG Central Offi ce last December 2009 

and in order to conti nue with the monitoring 

of the systems’ development. 

There would be upcoming acti viti es 

to capacitate the members on how to 

eff ecti vely promote BPLS reforms at the local 

level. wjbc 

DILG-Mandaue City plays host to Lakbay 

Aral Groups 

DILG-Mandaue City 

accommodated a 

total of six (6) groups 

that visited Mandaue City 

in line with the Lakbay-Aral 

Program. These groups 

involved the local offi cials, 

department heads, members 

of SK, Liga ng mga Barangay 

and NGOs/POs. 

The Lakbay-Aral 

Coordinati ng with the Department 

of Educati on (DepEd), DILG-Negros 

Oriental took part in the conduct of 

a re-orientati on conferences on the Free 

Noon Meal Daily Feeding Program with the 

diff erent Technical Working Groups (TWGs) 

and local offi cials in the diff erent Local 

Government Units (LGUs) in the province. 

The Feeding Program is an immediate 

interventi on to address hunger among 

school children enrolled in public elementary 

schools, DepEd supervised preschools and 

SPED classes as well as increase children’s 

enrollment and parti cipati on in elementary 

educati on. 

delegati ons came from 

Calumpit, Bulacan; 

Morong, Bataan; San Pablo, 

Zamboanga del Sur; Tuba, 

Benguet; Mariveles, Bataan; 

and Porac, Pampangga. 

The DILG-Mandaue City 

Team conducted appropriate 

briefi ngs to the visitors on 

the excellent innovati ons and 

best practi ces of Mandaue 

City in tandem with the DILG 

offi ce. Video presentati ons 

were made by the Offi ce 

of the City Mayor on the 

programs, projects and 

thrusts of the City. 

LGOO V Evelyn J. Peñan, 

Public Informati on Offi cer, 

DILG-Mandaue City 

DILG-NEGROS ORIENTAL CONDUCTS REORIENTATION 

CONFERENCES ON FREE NOON MEAL FEEDING PROGRAM 

The Free Noon Meal Program, an 

initi ati ve of then Congressman Herminio G. 

Teves of the Third District this province, was 

also adopted and implemented by the two 

districts as one of the programs in line with 

the Millenium Development Goals (MDG). 

Present during these noon meal 

conferences were the principals of the 

diff erent elementary schools, PTA Offi cers, 

local and barangay offi cials as well as 

members of the technical working groups. 

LGOO V Christopher M. Pastor, Public 

Informati on Offi cer, DILG-Negros Oriental

SIQUIJOR BARANGAYS CONDUCT SYNCHRONIZED 

BARANGAY ASSEMBLY DAY 

All the 134 barangays of Siquijor 

Province conducted barangay 

assembly day in March. Common 

acti viti es conducted by the barangays of 

the province included the presentati on of 

fi nancial and accomplishment reports from 

July to December 2009 and presentati on of 

programs and acti viti es for January to June 

2010. 

Matt ers concerning the May 2010 

Nati onal electi ons were also discussed and 

the memorandum regarding the observance 

of earth day and parti cipati on in Earth 

Hour 2010. Problems, issues and concerns 

aff ecti ng the barangays parti cularly on 

solid waste management and illegal drugs, 

poverty, high prices of basic commoditi es, 

climate change/weather temperament, 

lack of water supply were also tackled 

and collated along with the following 

recommendati ons, viz: 

1. Strict implementati on of the Law, 

2. Reconciliati on eff orts with Mother 

Earth like tree planti ng at water 

shed areas, conservati on of water, 

CEBU CITY celebrates 2010 international women’s 

day, names outstanding barangays in governance 

The Cebu City Government through the 

Cebu City Women and Family Aff airs 

Commission (CCWFAC) celebrated the 

Internati onal Women’s Day 2010 with the 

theme “Babae,Tagumpay ka Ng Bayan.” 

On March 8, 2010, a formal program 

was held at Plaza Sugbo, fronti ng the Cebu 

City Hall with former Mayor Tomas R. 

Osmeña as guest of honor and speaker. In 

his message, Mayor Osmena encouraged 

the women of Cebu City to claim space in the 

arena of governance by holding government 

positi ons. 

The Mayor led the unveiling of the 

photo exhibit featuring 16 women who have 

served the City Council and two incumbent 

offi cials. Those who are already in power 

as well as those who had served the City as 

elected offi cials in the past years were given 

appropriate tribute by the City government. 

During the program, CCWFAC 

Chairperson Tessie Fernandez likewise 

encouraged all the members of the diff erent 

women’s groups in Cebu City to take part 

in governance in any way they can. She 

also raised the need to implement other 

provisions of the Magna Carta for Women, 

most especially meeti ng the 50 percent of 

government positi ons fi lled with women by 

3. Close monitoring of prices 

especially the basic commoditi es, 

4. Back yard gardening and poultryraising 

by every household to 

answer the problem on poverty. 

5. Composti ng at home, segregati on 

at source, address waste where it 

occurs, recycling or reusing among 

others to answer the solid 

waste management problem, 

6. Intensifi cati on of campaign 

against use illegal drugs problem 

and conduct of monitoring and 

close surveillance to suspected 

illegal drug users/pushers and 

fi nding the source and transport 

of such drugs into the province. 

Every semester of the year, all 

barangays nati onwide are required to 

organize Barangay Assembly Day in 

pursuance of Proclamati on No.342. 

LGOO II Jonnah Fe A. Cimafranca, Public 

Informati on Offi cer, DILG-Siquijor. 

2014. Other acti viti es conducted for the 

celebrati on included legal and medical 

consultati ons, launching of the City’s GAD 

Projects, selecti on of a Gender Responsive 

Barangay Ka Na Ba? (GeRL) and dance 

performances from the diff erent women’s 

groups. 

DILG-Cebu City acti vely takes part in all 

the programs and acti viti es of the CCWFAC 

being a member thereof. 

Meanwhile, Cebu City also awarded its 

barangays with exemplary performance in 

parti cipatory governance with best practi ces 

in response to the DILG Memorandum 

Circular No. 2009-109 re functi onality of 

the Barangay Development Councils. The 

barangays that emerged as winners are 

namely, Barangay Luz, Cebu City - Grand 

Winner with P150,000.00 cash; Barangay 

Budlaan – First Runner Up with P75,000.00 

cash; Barangay Kalunasan – Second Runner 

Up with P50,000.00 cash; and, Barangay 

Ermita Third Runner Up with P25,000.00 

cash. 

LGOO III Marven Ecarma, Public Informati on 

Offi cer, DILG-Cebu City 


DILG-Cebu field 

officers serve during 

the May 10 automated 

elections 

Ginati lan MLGOO Elvie Gaudan (front right) 

operates the CCS machine with the members 

of the Municipal Board of Canvassers and 

politi cal watchers around here. 

Three (3) fi eld offi cers of DILG- 

Cebu served during the recently 

concluded automated electi ons 

as Consolidati on and Canvassing System 

Operators, namely, MLGOOs Dennis 

Itom, Evalyn Quiros and Elvie Samson- 

Gaudan from the municipaliti es of 

Badian, Alcantara, and Ginati lan, 

respecti vely. 

The Consolidati on and Canvassing 

System consisted of 4 major steps: the 

initi alizati on process, monitoring of the 

status of transmission from clustered 

precincts, generati on of consolidated 

canvass report, Certi fi cate of Canvass 

(COC), Statement of Votes (SOV), 

and the Certi fi cate of Canvass and 

Proclamati on (COCP), and lastly, the 

transmission of electi on results to the 

higher level. 

Said fi eld offi cers underwent a 

thorough training last April 8-9, 2010 at 

Cebu Alta Valley Hotel, Cordova, Cebu. 

LGOO V Sheryl A. Pidor, Public 

Informati on Offi cer, DILG Cebu 

Province 


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FOREIGN-ASSISTED PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES 

Parti cipants from regions 6, 7 and 8 are all ears to the lectures 

as they parti cipate in the workshops 

Bohol implements 

roads management 

facility 

In order to improve its road services with 

reforms in governance, the Province 

of Bohol implements Provincial Roads 

Management Facility (PRMF) project, an 

AusAid-assisted project in coordinati on with 

the Department of the Interior and Local 

Government. 

PRMF in essence is a governance 

project with infrastructure development 

as an entry point. It seeks to improve road 

management and services by delivering 

civil works in identi fi ed provincial road 

secti ons. But along these infrastructure 

developments are the governance reforms 

the project intends to insti tute in support 

to the road sector. Thus, the project also 

aims for capacity development in various 

governance areas such revenue generati on, 

human resource development, transparency 

and accountability in governance processes 

such as bidding, procurement and 

accounti ng. PRMF boasts of an enti cing 

incenti ve package to performing LGUs in the 

areas of governance reforms. 

A series of acti viti es have been 

conducted to set the ground and milestones 

for the project which started with the signing 

of the Memorandum of Agreement in June 

2009 with then Gov. Erico B. Aumentado. 

With the new leadership of Gov. Edgar M. 

Chatt o, Executi ve Order No. 27, S. 2009 

created the Bohol Project Management 

Team and likewise consti tuted the Technical 

Working Groups for the Provincial Road 

Network Development Plan (PRNDP) and 

for the Provincial Annual Works Plan and 

Reforms Program (PAWRP), and also the 

Provincial Monitoring and Evaluati on Team 

(PMET). DILG Provincial Director Rusti ca 

N. Mascarinas sits as member in both PMT 

and PMET while LGOOs V Lisa Jayoma and 

Johnjoan Mende are members of the TWG 


CONSULTATION ON CAPACITY ASSESSMENT 

FRAMEWORK FOR LOCAL WATER GOVERNANCE 

• A writeshop acti vity that is in line with the MDGF 1919: Enhancing Access to and 

Provision of Water Services with acti ve Parti cipati on of the Poor, was conducted on April 

14-15, 2010 at the Marco Polo Plaza Hotel, Cebu City. 

• DILG and NEDA are co-implementi ng agencies for this Programme. 

• The formulati on of a Capacity Development Framework would be the major output to 

serve as guide and basis in determining the various capacity needs and gaps of the water 

service providers so that appropriate capacity development programs would be designed 

and translated into Modules to form part of the DILG WATSAN Tool Box. 

• Said framework would be used in the roll-out of the capacity assessments in the 36 

municipaliti es in Luzon and Mindanao which are covered by the joint program. 

• The general goal of the program is the improvement of the effi ciency, access and 

aff ordability and quality of potable water services though established mechanisms. 

Special Local Roads Fund 

LGUs monitored : Work Category Project Cost 

1. Bais City Pavement Maintenance P400,609.51 

2. Cebu Province Regravelling P7,192,512.07 

3. Dumaguete City Seal Widening and Drainage Improvement 

and Rehabilitati on, Pavement Resurfacing 

P 1,053,104.58 

4. Tagbilaran City Pavement Maintenance P 848, 719.65 

5. Toledo City Pavement Resurfacing P 279,562.79 

6. Bayawan City Drainage Improvement P 308,554.47 

7. Bohol Province Regravelling P 7,648,534.30 

8. Canlaon City Rehabilitati on P 756, 996.41 

9. Cebu City Safety Devices Operati ons P 1,030,221.02 

10. Danao City Safety Projects P 650, 714.51 

11. Mandaue City Pavement Resurfacing P 896, 954.36 

12. Negros Oriental Pavement Resurfacing and Regravelling P 3,486,281.12 

13. Siquijor Province Safety Projects P 1,293,823.32 

14. Talisay City Pavement Resurfacing P683,098.03 

15. Tanjay City Pavement Maintenance and Pavement Resurfacing P 265, 664.21 

President’s Bridge Program 

List of Bridges under PBP 

Bridge Name Locati on Status 

Lacaon-Mahanlod Jimalalud, Negros Oriental On-going; 34.83% accomplishment 

Ilaya Bridge Ronda, Cebu Rebidding 

Burgos Bridge Mandaue City Awaiti ng for lacking bridging materials 

Hingles San Francisco Sta. Catalina, Negros Oriental Awaiti ng for lacking bridging materials 

(formerly Balugo-Banwag) 

Cabadian Bridge Bohol Province Ongoing; 77% complete 

on PRNDP and PAWRP, respecti vely. 

In January this year, Bohol embarked 

on the fi rst stakeholder consultati on 

for the road sector, the Provincial Road 

Summit which generated the concerns and 

commitments for the provincial roads as 

well as a vision for provincial roads in the 

future. It also highlighted the preparati on 

and producti on of GIS map of the provincial 

road network. Prior to this, a Provincial 

Road Sector Planning and Management 

Review were conducted in December 2009, 

which results provided more insights and 

detailed informati on on the status of roads 

services and asset management of the 

Provincial Government. 

With the series of capacity building 

interventi ons with stakeholders of the 

project, the PRNDP was formulated in 

the most consultati ve and parti cipatory 

process. The process of road prioriti zati on 

as expressed in the plan has led to the most 

commitment of the provincial leadership to 

create through an SP ordinance on Special 

Road Funds that will conti nue and sustain 

provincial roads management aft er PRMF. 

An annual capacity development plan 

and annual physical works plan will be 

developed to guide implementati on and 

expenditure management. 

LGOO V Johnjoan A. Mende, Public 

Informati on Offi cer, DILG-Bohol

I 

DILG7 EMBRACES 

CHALLENGE IN 

LOCAL ECONOMIC 

DEVELOPMENT 

n partnership with Bohol Province in the 

implementati on of the Local Government 

Support Program for Local Economic 

Development (LGSP-LED), DILG7 is carrying 

on its role in the project towards bringing 

about local economic development, guided 

by the LED Framework and the enhanced 

Annual Work Plan. 

There was no let up for DILG7, 

through its technical staff from the DILG7 

regional and Bohol provincial offi ces, in 

parti cipati ng in various capability building 

acti viti es spearheaded by the LGSP-LED 

within the semester. These are: 

1. KM Audit Workshop for BIAD V, Tagbilaran 

City, Bohol, on Feb. 15-16, 2010 

2. First Impression Community Exchange 

(FICE) Training of Trainors, Tagbilaran City, 

Bohol, on Feb. 17-18, 2010 

3. First Impression Community Exchange in 

Dapitan City, April 12-15, 2010 

4. One Day KM4LED Learning Session, April 

21, 2010 

5. Planning Conference on LGSP LED , April 

28-29, 2010 

6. Workshop on Advancing LED Framework, 

May 25-27, 2010 

As partner, DILG7 also hosted the 

interview of applicants for consultants for 

the LGSP-LED program last March 18, 2010 

and likewise parti cipated in the Consultati ve 

Workshop conducted by DTI 7 on June 1, 

2010 where the concept of bundling of LED 

services by Nati onal Government Agencies 

for local governments is introduced. DILG7 

shall conduct a Consultati ve Forum and 

Workshop for the advocacy of the LED 

Framework and the organizati on and 

orientati on of the Economic Transformati on 

Team (ETT) to support the Bohol alliance. 

Region 7, through the Bohol 

Integrated Area Development (BIAD) 

Cluster 5, is one of the four pilot regions 

to implement the LGSP-LED program. 

BIAD V is composed of eight LGUs, called 

as the Chocolands, namely: Bilar, Carmen, 

Batuan, Sierra Bullones, Pilar, Sagbayan, 

Dagohoy and Danao. 

LGSP-LED is a collaborati ve Program 

of the Governments of Canada and the 

Philippines that supports DILG, other 

relevant nati onal agencies and selected 

local government units, in creati ng enabling 

conditi ons for decentralizati on and local 

governance in the Philippines. 

LGOO VI Jhoaden G. Lucero, CDD 

Assistant Division Chief, DILG7 


DILG-7 FAMILY AFFAIRS 

PRO7 commemorates 19th PNP Anniversary, 

stations grab Nation’s Best Awards 

G 

uided with the theme, LANI-O R NEREZ, PRO7 Regional PINSP Eric Errol N. Besario, Ayungon 

“Mamayan at Kapulisan: Director, personally handed the Police Stati on, NOPPO as Model 

Bayanihang Pangkatahimikan awards to the recipients. Transformati onal Leader (Lead PNP 

at Pangkaayusan,” the Police Regional For the PNP7 Units, these Award) and NUP Julia T Canonigo, 

Offi ce 7 (PRO7) commemorated the are namely, Bohol Provincial Police Regional Logisti cs Division as Model 

19th PNP Anniversary with diff erent Offi ce (Model Provincial Police Non-Uniformed Personnel. 

acti viti es lined up for the event Offi ce); Cebu City Police Offi ce At the nati onal level, three 

last February 8, 2010 at its Parade (Model City Police Offi ce); Regional (3) PNP 7 stati ons bagged three 

Ground. PDIR Ray Dulay Roderos, High-Way Patrol Group (Model (3) major awards, respecti vely, 

Director, DIPO – Visayas graced the Nati onal Operati onal Support Unit); under the Search for Nati on’s 

occasion as the Guest of Honor Model Nati onal Administrati ve Bests Awards for dedicati on to 

and Speaker with his identi cal twin Support Unit (Regional Finance service. Police Stati on 6, Cebu 

brother PDIR Ronald Dulay Roderos, Service Offi ce 7); Regional Public City Police Offi ce (CCPO) grabbed 

Director, DPCR, Camp Crame, Safety Management Batt alion 7 the Model Urban Police Stati on 

Quezon City. 

(Model Regional Maneuver Unit); of the Year Award while Negros 

The awarding ceremony Negros Oriental Provincial Public Oriental Provincial Public Maneuver 

for the eleven (11) deserving PNP Safety Management Company Management Company also got 

Units, Offi ces and Individuals in the (Modern Provincial Maneuver the Model Provincial Maneuver 

region who have shown exemplary Unit); Mandaue City Public Safety Unit of the Year and the Model 

performance in their duti es Maneuver Management Company Regional Maneuver Unit of the Year 

highlighted said aff air. Six (6) Non- (Modern City Maneuver Unit); went to the Regional Public Safety 

Government Organizati ons and Police Stati on 6, Cebu City Police Management Batt alion 7. 

Private Individuals in Central Visayas Offi ce (Model Urban Police Stati on); The foregoing stati ons were 

were likewise given Plaques of and, Zamboangita Police Stati on awarded having met the criteria 

Appreciati ons and Commendati ons. (Model Rural Police Stati on). sti pulated under the PNP Integrated 

PDIR Roderos assisted by PCSUPT The Individual awardees are Transformati on Program. PRO7 

FIRE PREVENTION MONTH 

HIGHLIGHTS COMMUNITY 

PARTICIPATION 

BJMP7 INKS MOA WITH TRIGGER COMPANY PHILIPPINES, INC., FACILITATES INMATES’ VOTING 

Inmates undergo voter’s orientati on 

The Bureau of Jail Management and 

Penology (BJMP) 7 signed a Memorandum 

of Agreement (MOA) with the TRIGGER 

Company Philippines, Inc. through its President 

This year’s fi re preventi on month bearing the 

theme “Sustaining Fire Preventi on Through 

Acti ve Community Parti cipati on,” kicked off 

with a fun run led by BFP Regional Director SSUPT 

Aloveel B. Ferrer and the Offi cers of BFP 7. The 

5km run which took off from Fuente Osmeña 

Circle to the BFP 7 Regional Headquarters 

proved to be a tough yet enjoyable workout for 

the parti cipati ng personnel of the BFP7 Regional 

Offi ce, Offi ce of the Provincial Marshal and Cebu 

City Fire Stati on. 

The blessing of the new fi re trucks for the 

fi re stati ons in Lapu-Lapu City and Municipaliti es 

of Minglanilla and San Fernando as well as the 

new rubber boat for rescue operati ons during 

calamiti es followed aft er a Holy Mass. 

A short program was conducted with SUPT 

Esmael C Codilla giving message who stressed 

BJMP7 RD JCSUPT Norvel M. Mingoa (in uniform) and Trigger 

Co. Philippines Pres. Mr. Tomoyoshi Miyazaki (in blue) sign 

the MOA 

Mr. Tomoyoshi Miyazaki last April 17, 2010. 

Said undertaking is for the expansion of 

the producti on building that will provide 

development programs through income– 

the importance of the parti cipati on of the 

community and the volunteer fi re brigades 

in fi re preventi on. A motorcade of fi re trucks 

(including the newly-blessed) followed around 

the main streets of Cebu City to create public 

awareness of the celebrati on. 

A fi re drill and rescue operati ons conducted 

by the BFP7 Response Team concluded the 

whole day aff air. BFP7 

generati ng livelihood ventures for the inmates 

of Lapu–Lapu City Jail. 

Incarcerated individuals can sti ll prove to be 

functi onal and producti ve in the society while 

in the process of self-reformati on. 

Meanwhile, the positi ve image of BJMPRO 

VII and its diff erent stati ons has att racted the 

GOs, NGOs, the local chief executi ves and other 

benevolent individuals to pour out assistance 

and support in various forms, such as, the 

improvement of jail faciliti es, offi ce mobility, 

livelihood program for the inmates, medicines 

and medical supplies 

BJMP7 Region likewise conducted Voter’s 

Educati on to registered inmates on the 

proper way of casti ng their votes for the May 

10 electi ons in recogniti on of their right to 

suff rage. – BJMP7 


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PDEA 7 

recovers 

P 5M cocaine 

In coordinati on with the 

PRO7 that promptly acted on 

informati on provided by BIN 

members, the Philippine Drugs 

Enforcement Agency (PDEA) 7 led 

by agent IO3 David Mark Maramba 

conducted a buy-bust operati on 

in the vicinity of Jollibee Food 

Stati on located at Capitol Site, 

Cebu City on March 1, 2010. 

The operati on resulted to 

the arrest of suspect Vedasto 

Jubahid Corsiga a.k.a. “Estong”, of 

legal age, a resident of Potohan, 

Tubigon, Bohol, now facing 

criminal charges for violati on of 

R.A. 9165 Secti on 5 (Sale, trading, 

Administrati on, Dispensati on, 

Delivery, Distributi on and 

Transportati on of Dangerous Drugs 

and/or controlled Precursors and 

Essenti al Chemicals). Recovered 

from him was an esti mated 

amount worth Php 5, 291,256 of 

cocaine. Also confi scated from 

him 12 pcs medium sized plasti c 

sachets containing white powder 

substance, 2 pcs 500 peso bill with 

initi al marking “BT” placed on 

each side of a bundle “BOODLE” 

money bearing serial numbers 

“DX126321” and “AV768952”; 

and 1 unit Nokia cell phone model 

1202 serial code 0563375. 

The suspect was properly 

informed of his Consti tuti onal 

Rights and was detained by 

PDEA7 for detenti on and fi ling of 

appropriate charges in court. 

Subsequently, a follow-up 

operati on was conducted based 

on informati on obtained from 

the suspect on the night of March 

1, 2010 to Borongan, Samar, in 

coordinati on with RID of Police 

Regional Offi ce 8 (PRO8). As a 

result, one (1) kilogram of cocaine 

was recovered in an abandoned 

house thereat. 

PRO7 Regional Director, 

PCSUPT Lani-o R. Nerez 

commended all PNP personnel 

involved in the successful 

conduct of operati ons and 

further encouraged the public 

to be vigilant by reporti ng any 

informati on regarding illegal 

drugs in view of the reported 

dumping of illegal drugs in the 

internati onal water of Eastern 

Visayas. – PDEA7 

Features 

LGOO V Anne Margarett e E. Antonio, 

Member, GO-FAR Team 

LGU BEST PRACTICE: 

Descripti on: 

The Column for LGU Best Practi ce aims 

to recognize the capacity of the LGUs of 

region 7 to adopt and implement a project 

for possible replicati on to other LGUs. 


SUMMER CLASS PROGRAM OF BARANGAY 

BANTAYAN DUMAGUETE CITY, NEGROS ORIENTAL 

PROJECT DESCRIPTION 

In 2004, there were reports that the academic performance of the elementary 

school children of Dumaguete has gone low. 

In a meeting with then North City Elementary School (NCES) principal, Mrs. 

Churchita Villarin, she confirmed to the Bantayan Punong Barangay Albert C. Aquino 

that many school children enrolled at NCES are poorly performing and a good number 

of these pupils are from Barangay Bantayan. According to Mrs. Villarin, they had tried 

to visit and talk to the parents of the concerned pupils so they may be able to assist/ 

tutor their kids, and to instill discipline to study their lessons while at home. Only few 

of these parents, however, responded to their request positively. On hindsight, many 

parents cannot effectively assist their children in their lessons and assignment because 

either they too have very low educational attainment, or they are too busy making a 

living that they do not have time for their kids. 

The Bantayan Summer Class Program intends to enhance the academic performance 

of the identified poorly-performing public elementary school children of Barangay 

Bantayan. It gives special attention to the public elementary pupils who are identified 

by their teachers as slow learners. Remedial instruction is focused on English, Math and 

Science as these are the most important subjects. It is implemented in partnership with 

St. Paul University – Dumaguete. All classes are done every morning from Mondays to 

Fridays for a period of one month and a half held inside the SPUD campus where the 

University provides the needed classrooms and teachers. 

This project that turned to a regular program of Barangay Bantayan is being funded 

from the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) funds. School supplies are being provided to the 

pupils. During the course of the program, the pupils are also provided with snacks to 

supplement their nutritional condition, and handled by the Barangay Health Volunteer 

(BNV). 

PROJECT RESULTS 

It has been observed that majority of the children enrolled in the Summer Class Program have 

enhanced their learning capacity in Math, Science and English. This can be att ributed to the fact that 

teachers assigned in the program have specialized on said subjects. With the half day class devoted 

to only one to two subjects, pupils are given enough ti me to understand bett er and learn more. 

At the end of every Summer Class Program, it is also observed that the children have enhanced 

their self confi dence as students. It is a common situati on where slow learners are usually those 

children who are less confi dent in their class, those who are aloof, and those who are less interested 

in school works and acti viti es. Although there are also those who are observed to be extrovert and 

outgoing, yet, have low performance in class. 

The program has helped the children att ain self-confi dence through group acti viti es and 

dynamics. Because there are a limited number of pupils in every class, each of them is given enough 

att enti on by their teacher. An atmosphere of very open interacti on between pupils and teachers has 

helped the children to express freely their thoughts and opinions. Each pupil is also given enough 

ti me to present her/his answers and soluti ons to questi ons and problems given in quizzes and 

exams so they may be able to express themselves freely. It is in this respect that the children gained 

confi dence. 

This opportunity is rarely enjoyed by the pupils in their public school. As much as their public 

school teachers would love to give their pupils enough ti me for coaching, they are constrained by the 

fact that they are overwhelmed by the number of pupils they handle in a class. In some instances, a 

class is someti mes overcrowded due to the increasing number of pupils in a public school. 

It can be surmised that the children enrolled in the program has now a deeper understanding 

about the value of educati on. The fact that an overwhelming interest of the children and the 

conti nued support of the parents are now prevalent, it is a manifestati on that both the children and 

their parents have now bett er or deeper understanding on the value of good educati on.

KEY IMPLEMENTATION STEPS 

1. Problem Assessment 

The conceptualizati on of the program 

started with the assessment of the problem. 

This step involves a series of consultati ve 

meeti ngs with school authoriti es of North 

City Elementary School (NCES), the Barangay 

Council, Barangay Council for the Protecti on of 

Children (BCPC), and selected parents. 

The consultati ve meeti ngs were intended 

for the Barangay Council and the BCPC to have 

a clear understanding on the concern. This 

helped the Barangay Council and the BCPC 

identi fy the necessary interventi ons and design 

the appropriate strategies. Said acti vity also 

assessed the extent of the problem as to the 

number or percentage of slow learners in every 

grade level. 

2. Brainstorming Session 

Aft er the assessment of the problem, the 

Barangay Council, the BCPC members and the 

NCES principal Mrs. Churchita Villarin started to 

brainstorm on the design of the program. 

It is in this step that the council has fi nally 

decided to conduct a remedial acti vity for the 

identi fi ed slow learners. It was also in this 

session that the Council agreed to the proposal 

that the remedial instructi ons will focus only on 

English, Math, and Science subjects. 

The brainstorming session also discussed 

how to urge the parents of the target children 

to send them to the program, how to manage 

the children when they are already inside the 

campus, how to source the needed funds, and 

how to monitor its eff ects. 

The explorati on of the proposed 

partnership with St. Paul University – 

Dumaguete was also deliberated in this step. A 

formal meeti ng with the University President, 

Sr. Nilda C. Masirag, SPC was set-up before the 

Council proceeded to develop the fi nal design 

of the program. 

3. Program Planning and Designing and 

Programming 

It is in this step that all the concerns raised 

in the brainstorming session were fi nalized. The 

Barangay Council and the BCPC, in a special 

meeti ng, has put into writi ng the components 

of the program. 

Detailed discussion and decisions revolved on 

the following concerns: 

1. The needed supplies, the instructi onal 

materials needed, and how these will be made; 

2. What kind of snacks will be 

provided to the children and 

how these will be prepared; 

3. How the concerned parents 

of these children will be 

informed and urged to support 

the program; 

4. How the children will be 

transported to and from the 

University; 

5. The manpower needs of the 

program and how these will be mobilized; 

6. How much is the needed funding of the 

program and how this will be sourced out. 

4. Program Implementati on 

Before the program can be implemented, 

it has to be made sure that it is adapted and 

endorsed by the Barangay Development 

Council (BDC) and the needed funding to run 

the program is made available. 

In December 2005, the Barangay 

Development Council (BDC) favorably endorsed 

the Bantayan Remedial Program to be 

incorporated in the 2006 Annual Investment 

Program (AIP). The Sanguniang Kabataan 

(SK) allocated from their 2006 Annual Budget 

the amount of Php 50,000.00 for its fi rst year 

implementati on. 

To start its implementati on, the North City 

Elementary School (NCES) administrati on listed 

all the identi fi ed slow learners from Grades I 

to V who are residents of Barangay Bantayan. 

The list was then the basis for the Punong 

Barangay to call for a special meeti ng with the 

parents of the concerned children to discuss 

their children’s academic status and for the 

Barangay Council to formally explain to them 

the Bantayan Summer Class Program. This was 

done in order to generate the parents’ support 

and to ensure that the concerned children will 

enroll in the program. 

The list of slow learners was then 

provided to the College of Arts and Educati on 

(CAED) of St. Paul University-Dumaguete 

for their reference. The CAED is the offi ce 

designated by the University President to 

supervise the implementati on of the program. 

The summer classes start every mid of April of 

each year. Children benefi ciaries att end a halfday 

orientati on acti vity with the teachers where 

they will be oriented about the University, its 

faciliti es, and the program that they are about 

to undergo. A baseline exam to determine the 

level of competence of each pupil is also done 

on this day. 

Formal class starts on the second day 

where they will att end half-day class for each day 

from Mondays to Fridays. The remedial classes 

do not only review the lessons for each grade 

level but give more ti me for coaching of the 

children for them to bett er learn their lessons. 

This is the most important part of the program 

as this is what is lacking in their regular classes 

either due to the teacher’s lack of initi ati ve or 

due to over-populated class in each grade level; 

not to menti on the children’s atti tude towards 

their studies. 

The school children are also provided 

with snacks. Funding for this component is 

part of the allocati on from the SK funds. The 


Barangay Nutriti on Volunteer (BNV) takes the 

responsibility in carrying out this component 

as the program aims to provide simple but 

nutriti ous food to the children. The menu for 

the enti re durati on of the program is prepared 

before the start of the fi rst day of classes. 

A simple closing acti vity is always done 

to culminate the program. During this acti vity, 

children who have improved their skills are 

recognized and/or given simple awards. 

5. Regular Assessment and Evaluati on 

Evaluati on of the performance of the 

children benefi ciaries are carried out by their 

regular teachers at North City Elementary 

School (NCES). A comparison of their past year’s 

performance with that of the current year is 

consciously observed by their regular teachers. 

At the end of the school year, the NCES 

administrati on will again submit the list of 

slow learners to the Barangay Council for 

considerati on in the current year’s Summer 

Class Program. 

ANALYSIS/LESSONS LEARNED 

The most important thing that sustains 

a program is the support of the various 

stakeholders. The decisiveness of the Barangay 

Council to pursue the program is the foremost 

considerati on. Without the Council’s decisive 

stance, this kind of program would never have 

existed. This is because the program needs 

ample amount of resource and a demanding 

coordinati on to be eff ecti ve. 

Resources means the amount of money 

needed and the technical, moral and physical 

support necessary to run the program effi ciently. 

Coordinati on works here include working with 

North City Elementary School Administrati on for 

the evaluati on and identi fi cati on of slow learners 

from Grades I to V, the setti ng up of nutriti onal 

snacks of the children by the Barangay Nutriti on 

Volunteer (BNV) and Barangay Health Workers 

(BHWs), the preparati on of school faciliti es 

by the College of Arts and Educati on (CAED) 

Department of St. Paul University-Dumaguete, 

and the daily monitoring of the progress of the 

program. 

The support of the parents of the children 

concerned is also a very important factor in 

the success of the program. In the fi rst year of 

the program, many parents did not allow their 

children to enroll because they were asked to 

tend to their younger siblings while their parents 

were at work. Others also asked their children 

to tend to their sari-sari stores while some 

parents urged their children to go fi shing with 

them for food. There were also some children 

who refused to enroll in the program because 

they were already bored going to school and 

they wanted their summer to be spent playing 

around with other kids. 

It was only in the second year of the 

program that the parents of the children 

concerned started to realize the importance 

of the program as the Punong Barangay was 

persistent in his campaign for its conti nuati on. 

He called these parents to meeti ngs and even 

visited the stubborn ones in order to correct 

their outlook towards the program. 

Kalambuan Sentral Bisayas [ 11 ]

In My Briefs 

PRIOR AUTHORIZATION ON CONTRACTS 

The general rule under Secti on 22(c) of the Local Government Code 

of 1991, the local chief executi ve may not enter into contract in 

behalf of the local government unit without prior authorizati on by 

the sanggunian concerned, unless otherwise provided in the Code. If so 

provided in the Code, contracts may be entered into even without prior 

authorizati on by the sanggunian. The excepti ons are found in Secti on 

455(b)(1)(vi) and Secti on 465(b)(1)(vi) which respecti vely empower the 

City Mayor and the Governor to represent their local government units 

(the city or the province) in all its business transacti ons and sign in its 

behalf all bonds, contracts and such other documents upon authority of 

the sanggunian or pursuant to law or ordinance. Hence, the City Mayor 

or the Governor may sign, bonds, contracts and such other documents 

even without prior authorizati on from the sangguniang panlungsod 

or the sangguniang panlalawigan for as long as there is either a law or 

ordinance that authorizes him/her to do so. The law or the ordinance 

authorizing the aforementi oned local chief executi ves would serve 

as the excepti on to the general rule found in Secti on 22 of the Local 

Government Code. 

With Secti on 455(b)(1)(vi) and Secti on 465(b)(1)(vi) of the Local 

Government Code of 1991 in mind, does Republic Act 9184, the 

Government Procurement Reform Act, authorize the City Mayor or the 

Governor to enter into contract with the winning bidder, doing away 

with the prior authorizati on from their respecti ve sanggunian? In the 

case of Quisumbing vs Garcia, G.R. No. 175529, December 08, 2008, 

the Supreme Court held that “R.A. No. 9184 establishes the law and 

procedure for public procurement. Secti on 37 thereof explicitly makes 

the approval of the appropriate authority which, in the case of local 

government units, is the sanggunian, the point of reference for the noti ce 

to proceed to be issued to the winning bidder. This provision, rather 

than being in confl ict with or providing an excepti on to Secti on 22(c) 

of R.A. 7160, blends seemingly with the latt er and even acknowledges 

ARENA7 

ARENA7 leads with its banner the 

Blue Conti ngent composed of nati onal 

government agencies in region 7 

Independence Day Parade 

As Cebu City 

government led the 

acti viti es to mark this 

year’s Independence Day 

celebrati on, ARENA7 also 

took part in said aff air 

by campaigning for the 

wide parti cipati on of all 

the regional agencies 

in region 7 in the Grand 

Civic Military Parade 

going to Cebu City Sports 

Complex for an elaborate 

program headed by then 

Mayor-Elect Michael 

Rama in the aft ernoon 

of June 12. Together 

with the government 

employees are fl agwaving 

parti cipants from 

the public high schools, 

colleges and universiti es, 

sectoral groups, and 

from the members of 

the Armed Forces of the 

Philippines (AFP). 


that in the exercise of the 

local government unit’s 

corporate powers, the chief 

executi ve acts merely as an 

instrumentality of the local 

council. Read together, the 

cited provisions mandate the 

local chief executi ve to secure 

the sanggunian’s approval before entering into procurement contracts 

and to transmit the noti ce to proceed to the winning bidder not later 

than seven (7) calendar days therefrom”. 

Also in the same case, the Supreme Court ruled that resort to 

appropriati on ordinance in determining whether prior authorizati on 

from the sanggunian for the local chief executi ve to enter into contract 

is included therein should be resolved depending on the parti cular 

circumstances of the case. Should the appropriati on ordinance already 

contain in suffi cient detail the project and cost of a capital outlay 

such that all the local chief executi ve needs to do aft er undergoing 

the requisite public bidding is to execute the contract, no further 

authorizati on is required, the appropriati on ordinance already being 

suffi cient. On the other hand, should the appropriati on ordinance 

describe the projects in generic terms such as “infrastructure projects”, 

“inter-municipal waterworks, drainage and sewerage, fl ood control 

and irrigati on system projects”, “reclamati on projects” or “roads and 

bridges”, there is an obvious need for a covering contract for every 

specifi c project that in turn requires approval by the sanggunian. 

Specifi c sanggunian approval may also be required for the purchase 

of goods and services which are neither specifi ed in the appropriati on 

ordinance nor encompassed within the regular personal services and 

maintenance operati ng expenses. 

Associati on of Regional Executi ves of Nati onal Agencies in Region 7 ARENA-7: is a legiti mate associati on 

incorporated as non-stock, non-profi t, composed of regional executi ves of nati onal agencies and GOCCs 

having a common interest and aspirati on for commited public service. 

CES Strategic Conversati ons in Bohol on April 13, 2010 

ARENA7 campaigned for the att endance of its member-executi ves. 

The highlight of said acti vity was the discussion on the automated electi ons 

by COMELEC Spokesperson Director James B. Jimenez who answered questi ons 

and gave responses on COMELEC’s preparati on for the May 10 electi ons, and 

where a mock electi on for president using the Precinct Count Opti cal Scan (PCOS) 

machine was conducted. 

Heritage Walk 

A signifi cant number of regional executi ves from regions 6, 7 and 8 converged 

in Cebu City to parti cipate in the Heritage Walk organized by the Career Executi ve 

Service Board (CESB) last May. The goal is to off er a seamless and organized 

heritage tour to local and foreign tourists. Heritage Walk is a project of Cebu City 

Tourism Commission, headed by OIC-Project Director Cinbeth Orellano, designed to 

wander through the remaining ruins of the old city now surrounded by the urban 

development of Cebu. 

Left photo: Regional execs getti ng ready to take the “kalesa ride” going to the next heritage spot. Right photo: 

Before taking off to the Heritage Walk, parti cipati ng execs got a short briefi ng at the Fort San Pedro by the 

member of the Cebu City Tourism Commission.

DILG7 manages 46th Batch of LGOO II Induction Training 

Fift y two (52) newly hired Local 

Government Operati ons Offi cers 

(LGOOs) II, 34 from region 8 and 23 from 

region 7, successfully hurdled the 46th Batch 

of Local Government Operati ons Offi cer 

Inducti on Training, at least the fi rst 2 phases, 

managed by the DILG7 Management at the 

DILG7 Training Center, Lahug, Cebu City. 

The training consists of 3 phases, 

namely, the Center Training, Field Immersion 

and Competency Assessment. 

The training in its enti rety is designed 

to mold the future leaders of DILG. The 

trainees, composed of 14 newly-hired from 

region 7 and 38 insiders from both regions 

7 and 8, underwent Group Dynamics and 

Human Relati ons necessary for personal 

CONDUCT OF MONDAY 

CONVOCATIONS 

Technical staff under Offi ce of the Regional Director (ORD) 

It is insti tuti onalized in DILG7 the conduct 

of regular convocati on every Monday, an 

avenue whereby the employees and the 

management interact on matt ers concerning 

offi ce operati ons and management. It 

provides open communicati on between the 

regional management and the employees. It 

is an opportunity for RO personnel, technical 

and administrati ve, to develop and improve 

skills in public speaking. 

Part of the Monday acti vity is 

informati on sharing in a form of a “talk show” 

wherein an employee, assigned in a parti cular 

schedule, interviews co-employees as guests 

and presents own views on a certain topic i.e. 

social, politi cal issues that may interest the 

rest of the employees. Also, it is when the RO 

employees receive a dose of legal opinions 

from the DILG7 Legal Offi cer. 

Every fi rst Monday of the month, a 

member of a division/secti on/regional TACT 

Team is assigned to discuss the program 

handled by a parti cular division/secti on/Team 

using multi -media. 

and professional growth, to become a 

DILG workforce to be reckon with in the 

future. They got orientati on on the DILG as 

a knowledge centric organizati on as well as 

its administrati ve concerns, went through indepth 

discussion on the Local Government 

Code, being the bible of a DILG man and 

exposed to project development and public 

speaking. Likewise, the Department’s 

diff erent competency tools were introduced 

to the trainees. 

In Phase 2, the trainees were exposed 

to fi eld immersion for a period of 11 weeks, 

from March 22 to June 4, 2010, to study 

the dynamics and operati ons of the local 

government units they are assigned to as 

well as to apply their learning during the 

SHOWCASE OF 

TALENTS 

• Administrati ve Division, 

which is comprised 

of the Personnel 

Secti on, Supply Secti on, 

Accounti ng Secti on 

and General Services 

Unit, presented its own 

version of “Pilipinas Got 

Talent.” 

• The Offi ce of the 


presented climate 

change, women’s issues 

through modeling and 

talk show. 

• Regional Offi ce 

divisions and secti ons 

take turns in providing 

entertaining producti on 

numbers once every 

quarter to showcase 

homegrown talents. 


ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS 

center phase. Aft erwhich, they defended 

their outputs before the pool of trainers 

from the Training Management. 

To become full-fl edged LGOOs, all the 

trainees have to undergo the Competency 

Assessment (Phase 3) being the last hurdle, 

which consists of a paper and pencil test and 

interview. The Local Government Academy 

(LGA) shall administer this phase in the last 

week of July. 

The training actually started on 

October 11, 2009 which was interrupted 

in December due to fi nancial constraints. 

Training resumed on February 1, 2010 unti l 

the fi eld immersion with the 55 successful 

trainees including 4 LGOOs II coming from 

the 45th batch. wjbc 

Members of the Offi ce of the Regional Director (ORD) Team 

Members of the Administrati ve Division Team 

Perfect Att endance 

DILG7 recognizes the regional offi ce personnel who have not posted in their records 

vacati on leave, sick leave, underti me, personal pass slips and have not incurred tardiness 

within a quarter. The RO personnel with perfect att endance in the 1st of 2010 who 

received certi fi cate of recogniti on plus P300.00 cash are the following, viz: Jacinto G. 

Alama, Jr., Benjamin S. Dela Cerna, Jr., Rodrigo G. Labor, Anastacio B. Mahilum, Zosimo 

A. Pasay and Francisco S. Pastrana. 


THREE DELEGATES FROM CENTRAL 

VISAYAS JOIN JAPAN TRAINING 

DILG 7 Regional Director Pedro A. Noval, Jr. 

and Ms. Jhoaden G. Lucero, Regional Focal 

Person for One Cluster, One Vision (OCOV) 

Project were sent by the Department to Japan 

as scholar on Country-Focused Training Course 

“SEMINAR FOR MUNICIPAL MAYORS AND 

LOCAL FUNCTIONARIES OF CLUSTERED LGUS: 

ONE VILLAGE, ONE PRODUCT MOVEMENT and 

ONPAKU Approach”. The seminar was organized 

by the Japan Internati onal Cooperati on Agency 

(JICA) under the Internati onal Cooperati on 

Program of the Government of Japan on January 

6-21, 2010 at Oita Prefecture, Japan. 

They joined the other 11 parti cipants 

composed of LGU Offi cials, functi onaries 

and DILG offi cers from across the Philippines 

including TSAMP Representati ve Yolicelia C. 

Busmeon, MPDC, San Jose, Negros Oriental. 

TSAMP, which stands for Tanjay City, 

San Jose, Amlan, Mabinay, and Pamplona, is 

a cluster in Negros Oriental Province under 

the concept of One Cluster One Vision (OCOV) 

Project for promoti on of local tourism potenti als 

and explorati on of economic development 

opportuniti es. 

The partnership between DILG-BLGD and 

JICA made the country-focused training possible 

where the One Village, One Product (OVOP) 

of Japan’s Oita Prefecture becomes an avenue 

through which the Philippine delegati on can 

learn from for the enhancement of the OCOV 

implementati on in the country. A combinati on 

of lectures at the Asian Pacifi c University and onsite 

visitati ons facilitated the study of strategies 

on Developing Community Capacity for Rural 

The delegates off the road to another site 

Development as an Alternati ve Approach 

for Rural People with focus on the ONPAKU 

Approach. ONPAKU is a non-profi t organizati on 

(NPO) which initi ated the strategy to promote 

local industry and resources through community 

capacity development, policy structure and 

networking. 

The varied signifi cant learning acquired by 

the country scholars cannot be gainsaid for the 

development of a bett er Philippines through the 

development of local capaciti es and resources 

anchored under on ONPAKU Approach and 

OVOP Approach combined. 

As initi al steps, DILG 7 introduced the 

ONPAKU approach to the 46th Batch of LGOO 

trainees and key personnel of DILG region 7. 

Such was also shared for applicati on to related 

programs of the department. The local chief 

executi ves of the TSAMP cluster shall also be 

called for acti on planning aft er the May 2010 

electi ons. 

LGOO VI Jhoaden G. Lucero, CDD Assistant 

Division Chief, DILG7 

RD Noval tries rice cake making 

RD Noval and Ms. Lucero take turns in presenti ng 

group’s workshop output at the Asian Pacifi c University 


LIST OF NEWLY-EL 

Results of May 2010 Electi ons 

POSITION NAME REMARKS 

PROVINCE OF BOHOL 

POSITION NAME 

Governor ATTY. EDGARDO M. CHATTO 

Vice Governor DR. CONCEPCION O. LIM 

REMARKS 

New 

New 

Congressmen 

District 1 RENE L. RELAMPAGOS New 

District 2 ERICO B. AUMENTADO New 

District 3 ARTHUR C. YAP New 

CITY/MUNICIPAL MAYORS 

TAGBILARAN CITY 

Mayor LIM, DAN Re-elected 

Vice Mayor NUEVAS T. MONTES Re-elected 

ALBURQUERQUE 

Mayor TUNGOL, EFREN 

Vice Mayor JET JOSE B. UGDORACION 

New 

Re-elected 

ANTEQUERA 

Mayor PAHANG, JOSE MARIO J. 

Vice Mayor LILIOSA M. NUNAG 

New 

Re-elected 

BACLAYON 

Mayor UY, A. ALVIN J. 

Vice Mayor JODEL THEODORE C. CABAHUG 

Re-elected 

Re-elected 

BALILIHAN 

Mayor CHATTO, DOMINISIO L. 

Vice Mayor EFREN M. CHATTO 

New 

Re-elected 

CALAPE 

Mayor YU, SULPICIO JR. 

Vice Mayor NELSON N. YU 

Re-elected 

Re-elected 

CATIGBIAN 

Mayor SALINAS, ROBERTO L. 

Vice Mayor REYNALD M. LACEA 

Re-elected 

Re-elected 

CORELLA 

Mayor TOCMO, JOSE NICANOR D. 

Vice Mayor VITO B. RAPAL 

New 

Re-elected 

CORTES 

Mayor BALISTOY, APOLINARIA H. 

Vice Mayor DANILO L. MONTERO 

Re-elected 

Re-elected 

DAUIS 

Mayor JIMENEZ, JAIME C 

Vice Mayor ALLAN L. COLOMA 

New 

Re-elected 

LOON 

Mayor LOPEZ, LLOYD PETER M. 

Vice Mayor EDWIN R. LADEZA 

Re-elected 

New 

MARIBOJOC 

Mayor EVASCO, LEONCIO JR. 

Vice Mayor FRUCTUOSO F. REDULLA, JR. 

Re-elected 

Re-elected 

PANGLAO 

Mayor ALCALA, BENEDICTO 

Vice Mayor EVANGELINE B. LAZARO 

Re-elected 

Re-elected 

SIKATUNA 

Mayor ELLORIMO, JOSE 

Vice Mayor JULIAN O. MANIGO 

New 

Re-elected 

TUBIGON 

Mayor JAO, WILLIAM R. 

Vice Mayor VIRGILIO C. FORTICH 

New 

Re-elected 

BIEN UNIDO 

Mayor BONIEL, NIÑO REY F. 

Vice Mayor PETRONILO R. JUSTINIANE 

Re-elected 

Re-elected 

BUENAVISTA 

Mayor CELOCIA, ROBERT T. 

Vice Mayor RONALD LOWELL G. TIROL 

New 

New 

CLARIN 

Mayor PIEZAS, ALLEN RAY 

Vice Mayor HERMOGENEZ L. DIEZON 

New 

Re-elected 

DAGOHOY 

Mayor RELAMPAGOS, GERMINIO 

Vice Mayor JEMILO T. PUERTOS 

Re-elected 

Re-elected 

DANAO 

Mayor GONZAGA, LUIS THOMAS 

Vice Mayor JOSE G. CEPEDOZA 

Re-elected 

New 

GETAFE 

Mayor CAMACHO, CARY M. New 

Vice Mayor SIMON T. TORREON Re-elected 

INABANGA 

Mayor JUMAMOY, JOSE JONO C. Re-elected 

Vice Mayor WENCESLAO M. LAO New

ECTED OFFICIALS 

PRES. CPG 

Mayor BOYBOY, TESALONICA Re-elected 

Vice Mayor NESTOR M. ABAD New 

SAGBAYAN 

Mayor SUAREZ, RICARDO L. New 

Vice Mayor CHARITO P. LAO Re-elected 

SAN ISIDRO 

Mayor NARAGA, JACINTO B. New 

Vice Mayor EUDOXIO B. ASOY Re-elected 

SAN MIGUEL 

Mayor BONIOR,CLAUDIO C. Re-elected 

Vice Mayor JONATHAN T. REYES Re-elected 

TALIBON 

Mayor AUXTERO, RESTITUTO B. New 

Vice Mayor MARCOS Q. AURESTILA Re-elected 

TRINIDAD 

Mayor CAJES, ROBERTO C. New 

Vice Mayor FRANCISCO U. GONZALES New 

UBAY 

Mayor BERNALES, EUTIQUIO SR. M. Re-elected 

Vice Mayor CONSTANTINO H. REYES Re-elected 

ALICIA 

Mayor AYUBAN, MARNILOU S. New 

Vice Mayor BASILIO H. BALAHAY, JR. New 

ANDA 

Mayor SIMACIO, ANGELINA B. New 

Vice Mayor PAULINO T. AMPER Re-elected 

BATUAN 

Mayor FRANCISCO PEPITO New 

Vice Mayor ANTONINO M. JUMAWID Re-elected 

BILAR 

Mayor PALACIO, NORMAN D. New 

Vice Mayor ARNOLD M. CALAMBA Re-elected 

CANDIJAY 

Mayor AMORA, SERGIO JR. G. Re-elected 

Vice Mayor REY G. AMORA Re-elected 

CARMEN 

Mayor DELOS REYES, CONCHITA New 

Vice Mayor PEDRO E. BUDIONGAN, JR. Re-elected 

DIMIAO 

Mayor ADAME, SYLVIA V. Re-elected 

Vice Mayor DANILO M. GUIVENCAN New 

DUERO 

Mayor OCAY, CORNELIUS New 

Vice Mayor PATTON S. OLANO New 

G-HERNANDEZ 

Mayor GALENDEZ, MIGUELITO New 

Vice Mayor PIO G. SALMASAN Re-elected 

GUINDULMAN 

Mayor PIEZAS, MARIA FE Re-elected 

Vice Mayor MARIA EDINETH B. HOHMANN Re-elected 

JAGNA 

Mayor ABRENILLA, FORTUNATO R. New 

Vice Mayor EXUPERIO C. LLOREN Re-elected 

LILA 

Mayor SALAZAR, REGINA C. New 

Vice Mayor FREDERICK H. RAUT New 

LOAY 

Mayor IMBOY, ROSEMARIE L. Re-elected 

Vice Mayor PAULINO S. TEJANO Re-elected 

LOBOC 

Mayor CALIPUSAN, LEON A. Re-elected 

Vice Mayor LUISITO E. DIGAL New 

MABINI 

Mayor TABIGUE, ESTHER New 

Vice Mayor STEPHEN A. RANCES Re-elected 

PILAR 

Mayor PAJO, WILSON Re-elected 

Vice Mayor WILFREDO I. BERNANTE, JR. Re-elected 

S-BULLONES 

Mayor GAMALO, ALFREDO U. New 

Vice Mayor SINFORIANO D. CUTIN Re-elected 

SEVILLA 

Mayor DIGAL, ERNESITA B. New 

Vice Mayor SIMPLICIO C. MAESTRADO, JR. Re-elected 

VALENCIA 

Mayor GAN, HENRIETTA L. Re-elected 

Vice Mayor BUSLON, JORGE M. New 

PROVINCE OF CEBU 

Governor GWENDOLYN F. GARCIA Re-Elected 

Vice Governor GREGORIO G. SANCHEZ, JR. Re-Elected 

CONGRESSMEN 

District 1 EDUARDO R. GULLAS Re-Elected 

District 2 PABLO P. GARCIA Re-Elected 

District 3 PABLO JOHN F. GARCIA Re-Elected 

District 4 BENHUR L. SALIMBANG0N Re-Elected 

District 5 RAMON H. DURANO VI Re-Elected 

District 6 GABRIEL LUIGI QUISUMBING New 

District 7 ARTURO O. RADAZA New 


BOGO CITY 

Mayor CELESTINO E. MARTINEZ, JR. 

Vice Mayor SANTIAGO A. SEVILLA 

Re-Elected 

Re-Elected 

CARCAR CITY 

Mayor NICEPURO L. APURA 

Vice Mayor MARIO PATRICIO P. BARCENAS 

New 

New 

DANAO CITY 

Mayor RAMON "BOY" D. DURANO, JR. 

Vice Mayor RAMON "NITO" D. DURANO, III 

New 

New 

NAGA CITY 

Mayor VALDEMAR M. CHIONG 

Vice Mayor DELFIN R. SEÑOR 

Re-Elected 

Re-Elected 

TALISAY CITY 

Mayor SOCRATES C. FERNANDEZ 

Vice Mayor ALAN G. BUCAO 

Re-Elected 

New 

TOLEDO CITY 

Mayor AURELIO P. ESPINOSA 

Vice Mayor ARLENE E. ZAMBO 

New 

New 

ALCANTARA 

Mayor PRUDENCIO V. BARINO, JR. 

Vice Mayor BEATRIZ Y. CABURNAY 

New 

New 

ALCOY 

Mayor NICOMEDES A. DE LOS SANTOS 

Vice Mayor ANTONIO M. PLANDO 

Re-Elected 

Re-Elected 

ALEGRIA 

Mayor EMELITA B. GUISADIO 

Vice Mayor MARCIAL V. RODRIGUEZ, JR 

New 

New 

ALOGUINSAN 

Mayor AUGUSTUS CAESAR L. MORENO 

Vice Mayor CYNTHIA G. MORENO 

New 

New 

ARGAO 

Mayor EDSEL A. GALEOS 

Vice Mayor STANLEY S. CAMINERO 

Re-Elected 

New 

ASTURIAS 

Mayor ALAN L. ADLAWAN 

Vice Mayor JOEL D. DUMDUM 

Re-Elected 

Re-Elected 

BADIAN 

Mayor ROBBURT D. LIBRANDO 

Vice Mayor FRUCTUOSO A. CABALLERO 

New 

Re-Elected 

BALAMBAN 

Mayor ACE STEFAN V. BINGHAY 

Vice Mayor ROSARIO V. BINGHAY 

New 

New 

BANTAYAN 

Mayor IAN CHRISTOPHER G. ESCARIO 

Vice Mayor GERALYN ESCARIO CAÑARES 

New 

New 

BARILI 

Mayor TERESITO P. MARIÑAS 

Vice Mayor MARLON F. GARCIA 

Re-Elected 

New 

BOLJOON 

Mayor TERESITA DERAMA-CELIS 

Vice Mayor MERLOU D. DERAMA 

New 

Re-Elected 

BORBON 

Mayor BERNARD A. SEPULVEDA 

Vice Mayor NOEL T. DOTILLOS 

Re-Elected 

New 

CARMEN 

Mayor MARTIN GERARD T. VILLAMOR 

Vice Mayor AL SILVESTRE B. DAMILES 

New 

New 

CATMON 

Mayor DAN M. JUSAY 

Vice Mayor IRIS B. GESTOPA 

New 

New 

COMPOSTELA 

OICMayor Dr. Pedro A. Noval, Jr. 

DILG 7 Regional Director 

CONSOLACION 

Mayor TERESA P. ALEGADO 

Vice Mayor AURELIO A. DAMOLE 

New 

New 


CORDOVA 

Mayor ADELINO B. SITOY Re-Elected 

Vice Mayor RODRIGO B. JUMAO-AS Re-Elected 

DAANBANTAYAN 

Mayor MA. LUISA J. LOOT New 

Vice Mayor RENATO R. TE New 

DALAGUETE 

Mayor ALLAN RONALD G. CESANTE New 

Vice Mayor JEFFREY B. BELCIÑA New 

DUMANJUG 

Mayor NELSON F. GARCIA New 

Vice Mayor CHRISTOPHER R. BARICUATRO New 

GINATILAN 

Mayor ANTONIO O. SINGCO New 

Vice Mayor DEAN MICHAEL P. SINGCO New 

LILOAN 

Mayor Vincent Franco D. Frasco Re-Elected 

Vice Mayor Merelito C. Surita New 

MADRIDEJOS 

Mayor SALVADOR S. DELA FUENTE 

Vice Mayor DELFIN V. SANTILLAN 

Re-Elected 

New 

MALABUYOC 

Mayor DAISY L. CREUS 

Vice Mayor LITO NARCISO E. CREUS 

Re-Elected 

Re-Elected 

MEDELLIN 

Mayor RICARDO R. RAMIREZ 

Vice Mayor MICHAEL L. MIRANDA 

Re-Elected 

Re-Elected 

MINGLANILLA 

Mayor Eduardo Ma. C. Selma Re-Elected 

Vice Mayor Elanito A. Peña Re-Elected 

MOALBOAL 

Mayor INOCENTES G. CABARON New 

Vice Mayor NELSON V. ABENIDO Re-Elected 

OSLOB 

Mayor RONALD L. GUAREN Re-Elected 

Vice Mayor JOSE C. TUMULAK, JR. New 

PILAR 

Mayor JESUS A. FERNANDEZ, JR Re-Elected 

Vice Mayor EUFRACIO P. MARATAS New 

PINAMUNGAJAN 

Mayor GERALDINE P. YAPHA Re-Elected 

Vice Mayor MARIA HONEYLETTE P. YAPHA New 

PORO 

Mayor LUCIANO D. RAMA, JR New 

Vice Mayor EDGAR G. RAMA New 

RONDA 

Mayor MARIANO Y. BLANCO III New 

Vice Mayor JONNAH JOHN B. UNGAB New 

SAMBOAN 

Mayor RAYMOND JOSEPH D. CALDERON Re-Elected 

Vice Mayor ROGELIO M. CAPA Re-Elected 

SAN FERNANDO 

Mayor ANTONIO Ll. CANOY New 

Vice Mayor MIKKO N. CANOY New 

SAN FRANCISCO 

Mayor ALY A. ARQUILLANO New 

Vice Mayor ALFREDO A. ARQUILLANO, JR New 

SAN REMIGIO 

Mayor JAY L. OLIVAR New 

Vice Mayor MIGUEL MARIA T. MARTINEZ New 

SANTA FE 

Mayor JENNIFER I. ILUSTRISIMO Re-Elected 

Vice Mayor RENATO E. SAAGUNDO New 

SANTANDER 

Mayor MARILYN S. WENCESLAO New 

Vice Mayor WILSON S. WENCESLAO New 

SIBONGA 

Mayor LIONEL E. BACALTOS Re-Elected 

Vice Mayor CIRILO P. APUDA New 

SOGOD 

Mayor LISSA MARIE P. DURANO New 

Vice Mayor NICASIO P. BACAYO New 

TABOGON 

Mayor EUSEBIO A. DUNGOG Re-Elected 

Vice Mayor RONALD ACE T. SERAFIN New 

TABUELAN 

Mayor REX CASIANO T. GERONA New 

Vice Mayor WILMA L. ZAMORA New 


TUBURAN 

Mayor DEMOCRITO M. DIAMANTE 

Vice Mayor DOMINADOR P. PESIANO, JR 

New 

New 

TUDELA 

Mayor ERWIN P. YU 

Vice Mayor CLINT M. MARATAS 

New 

Re-Elected 

PROVINCE OF NEGROS ORIENTAL 

Governor AGUSTIN RAMON M. PERDICES New 

Vice Governor ROEL R. DEGAMO New 

Congressmen 

District 1 JOCELYN LIMKAICHONG Re-Elected 

District 2 GEORGE P. ARNAIZ New 

District 3 HENRY PRYDE TEVES New 


AMLAN 

Mayor BENTHAM P. DE LA CRUZ 

Vice Mayor CARMEN G. TAN 

Re-elected 

Re-elected 

AYUNGON 

Mayor ENARDECIDO, EDSEL G. 

Vice Mayor AGUSTINO, EMARIE F. 

New 

New 

BACONG 

Mayor ALVIOLA, LENIN P. 

Vice Mayor TUBALLA, ALEXANDER T. 

Re-elected 

Re-elected 

BAIS CITY 

Mayor VILLANUEVA, KAREN F. 

Vice Mayor BENLOTA, LUCIANO, SR. 

New 

Re-elected 

BASAY 

Mayor ABRIO, DANDILGUST M. 

Vice Mayor TOLEDO, NICOLAS JR. G. 

New 

New 

BAYAWAN CITY 

Mayor GAUDIEL, RENE G. 

Vice Mayor MARTINEZ, ISMAEL P. 

New 

New 

BINDOY 

Mayor YAP, VALENTE D. 

Vice Mayor AMORGANDA, IKE A. 

New 

New 

CANLAON CITY 

Mayor CLERIGO, JIMMY JAYME L. 

Vice Mayor CARDENAS, JOSE C B. 

New 

New 

DAUIN 

Mayor CREDO, NEIL B. 

Vice Mayor ALANANO, RODRIGO A. 

New 

New 

DUMAGUETE CITY 

Mayor SAGARBARRIA, MANUEL T. New 

Vice Mayor CORDOVA, ALAN GEL S. New 

GUIHULNGAN CITY 

Mayor REYES, ERNESTO A. Re-Elected 

Vice Mayor REYES, CARLO JORGE JOAN L. New 

JIMALALUD 

Mayor TUANDA, REYNALDO V. Re-elected 

Vice Mayor AMPONG, CHRISTOPHER H. New 

LA LIBERTAD 

Mayor LIMKAICHONG, LAWRENCE D. Re-elected 

Vice Mayor IWAY, EMMANUEL L. New 

MABINAY 

Mayor UY, ERNIE T. New 

Vice Mayor BALDOZA, ENOZARIO T. New 

MANJUYOD 

Mayor BALDADO, AMOR A. Re-elected 

Vice Mayor ABUSO, JO ANTHONY, SR. Z. New 

PAMPLONA 

Mayor ARNAIZ, APOLLO P. New 

Vice Mayor RETES, EDGARDO R. New 

SAN JOSE 

Mayor REMOLLO, CARMELO EMMANUEL M. New 

Vice Mayor RUIZ, NELSON S. New 

SANTA CATALINA 

Mayor LOPEZ, LEON M. New 

Vice Mayor ELECTONA, NATHANIEL M. Re-elected 

SIATON 

Mayor ATOR, ALBERTO G. New 

Vice Mayor YAP, TEOPISTO RAY III L. New 

SIBULAN 

Mayor BARTOCES, MARCELA G. 

Vice Mayor RENACIA, ANTONIO D. 

New 

New 

TANJAY CITY 

Mayor TEVES, LAWRENCE S. 

Vice Mayor SALMA, NEIL T. 

Re-elected 

New 

TAYASAN 

Mayor SAMEON, SANTIAGO B. New 

Vice Mayor GUARDARIO, RAMIL B. New 

VALENCIA 

Mayor GONZALEZ, ENRIQUE V. 

Vice Mayor MARAVILLAS, MARCIANO P. 

New 

New 

VALLEHERMOSO 

Mayor VILLEGAS, JONIPER T. 

Vice Mayor GUSTILO, MARIANNE S. 

New 

New 

ZAMBOANGUITA 

Mayor ADANZA, KIT MARC B. 

Vice Mayor ALANANO, GLENSON E. 

Re-elected 

New 

SIQUIJOR PROVINCE 

Governor ORLANDO A. FUA, JR. Re-Elected 

Vice Governor ANDRE JESU E. CORTES. Re-Elected 

Congressman 

ORLANDO B. FUA, SR. Re-elected 

CITY/MUNICIPALITY 

SIQUIJOR 

Mayor QUEZON, RICHARD C. 

Vice Mayor MACAHIS, DELFIN L. 

Re-elected 

Re-elected 

SAN JUAN 

Mayor QUIMNO, EDWIN M. Re-elected 

Vice Mayor ANDOG, GLICERIO Q. Re-elected 

LARENA 

Mayor CALIBO, GOLD L. 

Vice Mayor VILLA, RONNIE S. 

Re-elected 

Re-elected 

ENRIQUE VILLANUEVA 

Mayor ORQUILLAS, MALOJEAN B. 

Vice Mayor MATAS, EARL STANLEY O. 

New 

Re-Elected 

LAZI 

Mayor FUA, ORPHEUS A. 

Vice Mayor MONTE, JAMES D. 

Re-elected 

Re-elected 

MARIA 

Mayor PADAYHAG, REBECCA B. 

Vice Mayor ASOK, MEYNARD R. 

Re-elected 

New 

HIGHLY URBANIZED CITIES 

MANDAUE CITY 

Mayor CORTES, JONAS C. Re-elected 

Vice Mayor BERCEDE, GLENN O. New 

CEBU CITY 

Congressmen 

North District RACHEL MARGUERITE B. DEL MAR New 

South District TOMAS R. OSMEÑA New 

Mayor RAMA, MICHEAL L. New 

Vice Mayor YOUNG, JOY AUGUSTUS G. New 

LAPULAPU CITY 

Mayor RADAZA, PAZ C. New 

Vice Mayor YCONG, MARCIAL A. New 


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