Mr. Gonzalo Serrano, program manager of the Agencia Español Cooperacion Internacional para El Desarollo (AECID) led the groundbreaking ceremony in Tiwi Albay on June 22, 2011 for its Livelihood and Skills Training Center. The construction of the Tiwi Livelihood and Skills Training Center is a P3M grant under the Strengthening Local Governments in the continue reading : AECID program manager leads groundbreaking ceremony in Tiwi

The municipalities of Cataingan, Cawayan, Mandaon, Milagros, Placer and Uson of the province of Masbate were among the 115 local government units nationwide identified by the National Anti-poverty Commission (NAPC) based on the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction to receive a P10M-worth each of water system project. The project is the flagship program continue reading : 6 Masbate LGUs to receive P10M-worth each of water system project

“Working without a plan is like sailing without a compass” says OPA, thus it convened all the regional informations officers of DILG for a three-day strategic communications planning in Tagaytay City from February 24-26, 2010. The information officers presented their respective 2010 communications plan for comments and/or suggestions by the group to further improve such continue reading : OPA convenes RIOs for StratCom Planning

As part of putting in place a mechanism for disaster preparedness in the Department, the DILG V invited Albay Public Safety Management office (APSEMO) chief Cedric Daep to lecture on the important and basic things to know about earthquakes. This was done in preparation for the conduct of an earthquake drill to be held after continue reading : DILG V prepares for earthquake drill

Magarao was one of the three (3) municipalities recently awarded as national winner in the search for Zero Basura Olympics Philippine Garbology Marathon under the 4th to 6th class category. The search was spearheaded by the  Department  of Environment  and  Natural Resources (DENR) held in  Malacañang Palace, Manila on April 24,2010. President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo continue reading : Magarao awarded as national winner in the zero basura olympics Philippine garbology marathon

Barely more than a month after the May national and local elections, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) through the Local Government Academy (LGA) has prepared a comprehensive training program for the incoming set of local officials to develop and enhance their capabilities as managers for local development under the NEO program. continue reading : DILG V prepares for training of newly-elected officials

The Millenium Development Goal Fund Project (MDGF) 1919 funded by the Spanish government and managed by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) through the DILG as its implementing partner turned over four (4) personal computers to the municipalities of Basud and Capalonga in Camarines Norte and Garchitorena and Siruma continue reading : P350,000 worth of equipment turned over to LGU beneficiaries for WATSAN implementation

Geared towards enhancing the capability of the members of the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), a one day seminar-workshop was conducted by BAC Chairman Henedina T. Gonzales. Twenty Nine (29) BAC members from the regional and provincial office participated in the seminar-workshop held at the DILG R V Conference Hall on December 13, 2010. The continue reading : One-day seminar on revised IRR of RA 9184

  Recognizing the primordial role of information officers in promoting government programs, policies and activities, the DILG V conducted the Media and Communication Planning Exercise (MCE) for information officers of local government units in Bicol together with their counterpart in the DILG regional and provincial offices under the Strengthening of Local Governments in the Philippines continue reading : DILG V conducts MCE for LGU information officers