DILG 5 conducted monitoring and evaluation on the implementation of the Barangay Newly-Elected Officials (BNEO) Program Towards Grassroots Renewal and Empowerment for Accountable and Transparent (GREAT) Barangays for the Municipality of Sipocot, Camarines Sur on April 25, 2024, at Avenue Plaza Hotel, Naga City.

The monitoring team is led by Assistant Regional Director Jhoaden G. Lucero, CESO V, alongside with LGCDD Chief Ma. Ruthel P. Gigantoca. ARD Lucero challenges the newly-elected barangay officials, urging them to elevate their service to the community . She reminds them of the trust and confidence bestowed upon them by the community, emphasizing the pivotal role they play in fulfilling the needs and aspirations of their constituents.

The BNEO program aims to capacitate newly-elected barangay officials, enabling them to fulfill their mandated tasks and responsibilities, and establish a continuum of capacity development framework for actions anchored on the basic tenets of good governance, such as transparency, accountability, integrity, participatory governance, and corruption-free communities.