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

The DILG Region 5 culminated its three-day journey on the NEO PLUS: Transformative Leadership for Elevated Governance (Refresher Course for Re-elected Officials) held on September 17-19, 2025 at Oriental Hotel, Legazpi City, where the 16 re-elected LCEs along with their Vice Mayors and Sanggunian Members in the Provinces of Albay and Catanduanes took their steps continue reading : The DILG Region 5 wraps NEO PLUS Training Course for Albay and Catanduanes

As part of the Department’s mandate in assisting Local Government Units on complying with the standards prescribed under Republic Act 11032 or Ease of Doing Business (EODB) and Efficient Government Service Delivery Act of 2018, the DILG Region V along with the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Region V assessed the Local Government continue reading : DILG V Conducts EODB Audit in LGU Pili, Camarines Sur

In collaboration with the Decentralization and Local Governance Reform Advocacy Program – Project Management Office (DLGRAP-PMO), DILG Region 5 spearheaded the Initial Coordination Meeting for the 2025 Regional Decentralization Conference (RDC): Building on Local Perspectives on August 6, 2025, at the DILG ROV LGRRC Library. This initiative aims to strengthen responsive, accountable, and inclusive LGUs continue reading : DILG 5 Holds Initial Meeting for 2025 RDC to Help LGUs Improve Services Through Research on Decentralization