The Department, in coordination with the Decentralization and Local Governance Reform Advocacy Program – Project Management Office (DLGRAP-PMO), conducts the 2025 Regional Decentralization Conference: Building on Local Perspectives on November 13, 2025 at The Oriental Hotel, Legazpi City, Albay, to bring together diverse perspectives from resource speakers for a knowledge-sharing, and conference on decentralization. This continue reading : 2025 Regional Decentralization Conference: Building on Local Perspectives

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Region 5 successfully conducted the City and Municipalities Information Management System (CMIMS) Regional Rollout 2025, attended by DILG Field Officers and LGU representatives from the nine cities and one municipality in the Bicol Region; Legazpi City, Tabaco City, Ligao City, Sorsogon City, Masbate City, Naga City, continue reading : CMIMS Regional Rollout 2025: Advancing Digital Transformation in Local Governance

Composed of eleven (11) LGUs from Balatan, Cabusao, Lagonoy, Libmanan, Ocampo, Pamplona, Siruma, Tigaon (Camarines Sur), Daet (Camarines Norte), San Miguel (Catanduanes), and Mandaon (Masbate), participants will undergo a four-day training designed to enhance government service delivery through digital transformation. With the eLGU System, expect faster, paperless, and contactless transactions for permits, clearances, and payments continue reading : DILG Region V, DICT Region V, commences the 2nd Batch of Electronic Local Government Unit (eLGU) Admin Training and System Setup

A total of 97 outstanding LGUs from across the region were recognized for their exemplary performance in advancing transparency, accountability, and people-centered service delivery. These LGUs have excelled in various fields of governance — from Exemplary Performance in Project Implementation, Best Recovery Initiatives Towards Sustained Local Economy, and High Performing Provinces in Disaster Preparedness, to continue reading : Recognition of LGU Champions of Good Local Governance

The activity served as a platform for the Third-Party Monitors to present their findings, share challenges encountered during the assessment, and provide recommendations to further enhance the implementation of SBDP and FALGU projects. Third-Party Monitoring (TPM), conducted by an accredited non-government entity, plays a vital role in providing an independent and objective perspective on project continue reading : Exit Conference on the Third-Party Monitoring for Local Government Support Fund – Support to Barangay Development Program (SBDP) and Financial Assistance to Local Government Units (FALGU) Projects

The Department of the Interior and Local Government Region V (DILG V), through its Project Development and Management Unit (PDMU), successfully conducted a series of Infrastructure Audit (IA) Trainings in Ligao City and Daraga, Albay—strengthening the local government units’ capacity to ensure the safety and resilience of public infrastructures. The first leg of the training continue reading : DILG V conducts series of Infrastructure Audit (IA) Trainings in Ligao City and Daraga, Albay

DILG R5, in partnership with DICT R5, kicks off the Electronic Local Government Unit (eLGU) System Training at Hotel Inigo, Legazpi City. The first batch of participants, comprising LGUs from Bagamanoc, Gigmoto, Pandan (Catanduanes), Batuan (Masbate), and Matnog (Sorsogon), is joining the 5-day session aimed at streamlining government services through digital transformation. With the eLGU continue reading : DILG R5, in partnership with DICT R5, kicks off the Electronic Local Government Unit (eLGU) System Training

DILG Region 5 culminated its two-day journey on the NEO PLUS: Transformative Leadership for Elevated Governance (Refresher Course for Re-elected Officials) held on September 23-24, 2025 at Melad Hotel, Sorsogon City, where the re-elected LCEs along with their Vice Mayors and Sanggunian Members in the Provinces of Masbate and Sorsogon took their steps into public continue reading : DILG Region 5 wraps NEO PLUS Training Course for Masbate and Sorsogon

The Department of the Interior and Local Government Region V successfully concluded the second batch of the Support to Improving LGU Compliance Learning Sessions on Local Fiscal Administration on September 19, 2025, at the Pepperland Hotel, Legazpi City. Day 2 Highlights include: • Analysis of SGLG Results on Financial Administration and Sustainability facilitated by PM continue reading : DILG Region V Successfully Concludes Support to Improving LGU Compliance Learning Sessions: Local Fiscal Administration