DILG 5 Regional Director Atty. Arnaldo E. Escober Jr., CESO V underscored in his speech as Guest Speaker during the 44th Annual Convention of the Real Estate Brokers Association of the Philippines, Inc. (REBAP) held at Marison Hotel, Legazpi City that “Real Estate is not only about properties and rental services. At its core, it continue reading : RD ESCOBER TO REBAP: “REAL ESTATE IS ABOUT PEOPLE”

With the full-scale implementation of the FY 2022 Local Government Support Fund – Support to Barangay Development Program (LGSF-SBDP), the ₱4-million worth Farm-to-Market Road at Barangay Tanawan, Capalonga, Camarines Norte officially enters construction phase in a ceremonial groundbreaking held November 18, 2022. Barangay Tanawan listed the construction of a farm-to-market road as one of their continue reading : SBDP GROUNDBREAKING & TURN-OVER CEREMONIES IN CAPALONGA, CAMARINES NORTE

DILG Region 5, in collaboration with the Provincial Government of Camarines Norte and the Municipal Government of Labo, successfully conducted the ceremonial groundbreaking of the Level II Water System Project at Barangay Tigbinan, Labo, Camarines Norte on November 17, 2022. The ₱4-million worth project came to fruition through the FY 2022 Local Government Support Fund continue reading : CEREMONIAL GROUNDBREAKING OF LEVEL II WATER SYSTEM AT BARANGAY TIGBINAN, LABO, CAMARINES NORTE

DILG 5 Regional Director Atty. Arnaldo E. Escober Jr., CESO V represents DILG Secretary Atty. Benjamin “Benhur” C. Abalos Jr. as Guest of Honor and Speaker at the Opening of the Catandungan Festival 2022 bannering the theme “Catanduanes @ 77: Pagtalubo kan Kulturang Ginikanan, Sating Pakusugon” at the Catanduanes Provincial Capitol on October 24, 2022. continue reading : RD ESCOBER GRACES CATANDUNGAN FESTIVAL 2022, ENCOURAGES LOCALS TO BE CHAMPIONS OF CATANDUNGANON CULTURE

Secretary of the Interior and Local Government (SILG) Atty. Benjamin C. Abalos leads the inauguration of three (3) FY 2021 Support to Barangay Development Program Completed Projects in Brgy. Potoson, Baleno, Masbate on October 21, 2022. The inaugurated projects are the ₱10-million worth construction of farm to market road, as well as the ₱5-million worth continue reading : SILG Benjamin C. Abalos leads the inauguration of FY 2021 SBDP Completed Projects in Brgy. Potoson, Baleno, Masbate

Atty. Benjamin C. Abalos, Jr. arrives in Baleno, Masbate for his first-ever visit in Bicol Region as Secretary of the Interior and Local Government (SILG) to inaugurate FY 2021 SBDP Completed Projects. SILG Benjamin C. Abalos, Jr. conducts a dialogue with Local Officials and Functionaries in Baleno Municipal Hall, Masbate

Three (3) Locally Funded Projects (LFPs) were formally opened for public use and were turned-over to the Local Government Unit (LGU) of Milagros, Masbate through the inaugural rites conducted on October 19, 2022. These LFPs aim to provide the residents of Milagros, Masbate safer communities and scale up efforts on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) through continue reading : TOWARDS SAFER COMMUNITIES & STRENGTHENED EMERGENCY RESPONSE: 1 FY 2021 FALGU, 2 FY 2020 AM PROJECTS INAUGURATED IN MILAGROS, MASBATE

DILG 5 officially marks the commencement of the construction phase of the two-storey Health Station at Barangay Cabuyoan, Panganiban, Catanduanes in a groundbreaking ceremony held on October 14, 2022. The ₱4-million worth project is funded under FY 2022 Support to Barangay Development Program (SBDP), a Local Government Support Fund (LGSF) program that provides financial assistance continue reading : DILG 5 officially marks the commencement of the construction phase of the two-storey Health Station at Barangay Cabuyoan, Panganiban, Catanduanes

The newly constructed Farm-to-Market Road at Barangay Caragñag, San Andres, Catanduanes was formally opened and introduced to the public in an inauguration ceremony on October 14, 2022. The ₱2-million worth project is the very first FY 2022 Support to Barangay Development Program (SBDP) project nationwide to reach completion, with Barangay Caragñag among the earliest beneficiary continue reading : INAUGURATION OF FMR IN SAN ANDRES, CATANDUANES—FIRST FY 2022 SBDP PROJECT NATIONWIDE TO REACH COMPLETION