DILG-8 2011 Annual Report.pdf - DILG Region 8

First off, let me extend my congratulations to our DILG-8 personnel for rising to
the challenge this year and contributing to the attainment of signifi cant gains in
promoting good local governance as envisioned by our Secretary Jesse M. Robredo.
I give credit to the combined efforts of national management, the guidance of RD Frank
Jose whom I succeeded this October, and the support of the regional offi ce and fi eld staff led
by the two Assistant Regional Directors who shared this post in 2011: the young and dynamic
Arnel M. Agabe who returned to the region this July, and a career personnel who helped steer
the offi ce before him -- Atty. Aida Z. Laruda, who retired in June.
Full Disclosure Policy compliance started slowly but picked up its pace towards the middle of
the year with the conduct of the regional Tapatan with local offi cials. With the institution of the
Change Management Program; organization of the Multi-Sectoral Advisory Council, as well as
the motivation spurred by our fi eld visits, Eastern Visayas now has almost universal compliance
(either full – or partial) to this centerpiece program of our Honorable Secretary Jesse M. Robredo.
Due to these contributing factors, we were able to increase the number of passers of the Seal
of Good Housekeeping (SGH) to 35 by the end of the year. We shall vigorously assist other LGUs so
that they would also be able to earn the SGH in CY 2012.
In terms of PPA accomplishments, there are many reasons for us to celebrate, to name a few: Region 8 continues to
lead nationwide implementation in CBMS; 100% SLGR preparation; completion of the BNEO training; 1st runner-up
honors for Barangay Hingatungan in Silago, Southern Leyte in the LTIA; -- these are but some of the accomplishments
which we can feel proud of. Field offi cers have likewise introduced innovations such as ABOT Serbisyo Publiko
program, barangay offi cials’ quiz bee; customized demand-driven activities and strengthened partnerships with CSOs
and fi nancing institutions.
Lastly we were able to launch our new website (www.dilg8.org) and the Local Government Productivity
Enhancement through Teamwork (LGPET) Strategy. The website is an added venue to inform and serve our clients,
as well as gather feedback from them. Likewise, with the full adoption of the LGPET to chart our direction and
introduction of further innovations, we are confi dent that we will truly be a high-performing, accountable, responsive
and transparent unit of the DILG in the years ahead.
The men and women of DILG Region VIII responded with zeal
and commitment to Secretary Jesse M. Robredo’s call for reforms
in service delivery and PPA implementation to better serve the public and
further empower local government units in Eastern Visayas. This commitment
was our driving force in ensuring transformation in the local governance milieu
geared towards more transparent, accountable and responsive LGUs which value
participation of civil society organizations in its operations and service delivery.
2011 was a very important milestone in the Department’s history as we
celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Local Government Code of 1991. Regional
Management made sure that every DILG Region VIII personnel is on board in fulfilling
our mandate of strengthening LGU capacities and at the same time increasing the
level of credibility and trust towards the Department and the LGUs.
In this regard, this annual report highlights and gives due recognition to every
effort of each DILG Region VIII personnel. Each page narrates the partnership
between the Department, the LGUs, national government agencies, civil society
organizations, and other stakeholders which paved the way for significant changes
in local governance.
This is a year of transition for DILG Region VIII as I was given the opportunity to again serve the
region in July while RD Pedro A. Noval Jr. took over regional management from RD Francisco Jose in
October. I share RD Noval’s pride in our colleagues, who despite the ever-evolving priorities of the
Department, have been able to appropriately adapt and deliver their assigned tasks – and more. Of
course, we have major accomplishments because we always have the support of top management led
by Secretary Robredo and USEC Austere A. Panadero.
Again, let me extend my appreciation to the local officials, CSOs, government agencies and
other stakeholders who have been essential to the success of our undertakings.

Messages
Accomplishment Highlights
Page 1
Outcome 1: EMPOWERED AND
ACCOUNTABLE LGUS
COMPLIANCE TO THE FULL DISCLOSURE POLICY
Page 2
Page 3
Page 4-5
SEAL OF GOOD HOUSEKEEPING / PERFORMANCE
CHALLENGE FUND
GAWAD PAMANA NG LAHI
LOCAL GOVERNMENT SUPPORT FUND (LGSF)
LUPONG TAGAPAMAYAPA INCENTIVE AWARDS
(LTIA)
LG-NGO-PS COLLABORATIONS
Go-FAR
MSAC
Page 6
BARANGAY NEWLY ELECTED OFFICIALS TRAINING
PROGRAM
LGPMS
LEGISLATIVE TRACKING SYSTEM
Page 7
Page 8
Page 9
COMMUNITY-BASED MONITORING SYSTEM
COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT PLAN
MDG-FUND
SAGANA AT LIGTAS NA TUBIG SA LAHAT
PROGRAM
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
LEGAL ASSISTANCE
PUBLIC TRANSPORT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
(PTAP)
BARANGAY OFFICIALS DEATH BENEFIT
ASSISTANCE
FOREIGN TRAVELS
Page 10
COMMUNICATION PROGRAM
Page 11
DILG Region 8 Annual Report 2011
BIYAHENG PINOY / LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE
20TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
Page 12-13
Outcome 2: DISASTER-RESILIENT LGUs
GIZ COLLABORATIONS
Page 14-15
Outcome 3: COMPETITIVE AND
BUSINESS-FRIENDLY LGUs
BUSINESS PERMITS AND LICENSING SYSTEM
LOCAL GOVERNANCE SUPPORT PROGRAM-
LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (LGSP-LED)
STRENGTHENING LOCAL ECONOMIC AND
INVESTMENT PROMOTION OFFICERS
SPECIAL LOCAL ROADS FUND
Page 16
Outcome 4: CONFLICT-FREE AND SAFE
COMMUNITIES
PEACE AND ORDER COUNCILs
LOCAL COUNCIL FOR THE PROTECTION OF
WOMEN AND CHILDREN (LCPC)
Page 17
Inter-Agency Collaborations
Page 18
Outcome 5: Strengthening INTERNAL
GOVERNANCE CAPACITY
Page 19
Page 20 - 22
Page 23 - 25
CHANGE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
NEW LEADERSHIP
LOCAL GOVERNANCE PRODUCTIVITY
ENHANCEMENT THROUGH TEAMWORK (LGPET)
STRATEGY
Personnel Actions
Capacity Building Initiatives for Organic Personnel
Other Capacity Building Activities
Personnel Welfare and Benefi ts
Capacity Build-up
Other Field Operation Highlights
Page 26-27
Pictorials
Page 28-29
DILG-8 Key Officials
Page 30
PRA / Financial Data
Page 31
Directory of Municipal Field
Officers
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DILG Region 8 in CY 2011 continued to work for the improvement of the capabilities of local
government units in Eastern Visayas. The organization underwent major leadership changes
-- RD Pedro A. Noval, Jr. now leads the Offi ce in view of the reassignment of RD Francisco C. Jose
in October, with the assistance of ARD Arnel M. Agabe who reported to Region 8 in July after the
retirement of ARD Aida Z. Laruda -- but has not waivered in its commitment to pursue excellence
in local governance as well as in its continuing effort to institutionalize professionalism among its
personnel.
In summary, the following are the signifi cant accomplishments of DILG Region 8 for CY 2011:
Promoted performance, accountability, transparency and empowerment among local
government units in the region through:
Improvement of barangay leaders’ capacities through the completion of the BNEO Training
Program for 4,390 barangays regionwide. A total of 4,385 or 99.89% Barangay Agenda
for Local Governance and Development (BAGADs) were formulated;
Intensive campaign for higher compliance to the Full Disclosure Policy. At year end, 37
Region 8 LGUs have fully complied with the FDP while 112 are partially compliant;
Regionwide assessment and validation which led to the conferment of the Seal of Good
Housekeeping to 35 LGUs and the awarding of the Performance Challenge Fund , the Local
Governance Support Fund and the Gawad Pamana ng Lahi;
Recognition of exemplary performance of lupons under the LTIA;
Strengthened collaborations with CSOs, PS and other NGAs in the implementation of
Department programs;
Sustained support to anti-poverty efforts through implementation of the CBMS as an MDG
localization strategy, technical assistance to CDP formulation, promoting LGU access to the
MDG Fund;
Organized the Multi-Stakeholder Advisory Council (MSAC) in support of the DILG-8 LGRRC.
Heightened efforts to promote disaster preparedness among LGUs through continuing
organization of DRRM Councils and Offi ces regionwide, strengthened partnership with the
World Bank and the GIZ in the implementation of special DRRM programs for selected LGUs
and in ensuring that DRRM is mainstreamed into local development plans;
Implemented programs to make LGUs more supportive of businesses and investments by
upscaling BPLS Streamlining to 100 LGUs regionwide, strengthened the Leyte and
Northern Samar LED teams and NW Leyte and Balicuatro Alliances, convened the Regional
and Provincial Economic Transformation Teams , and formulated Project Proposals for
LGSP-LED;
Promoted safe communities through technical assistance and secretariat support to Peace
and Order Councils and regular monitoring on the functionality of related community-based
institutions and local special bodies;
Strengthened internal operations with the launching of the Local Government Productivity
Enhancement through Teamwork (LGPET) Startegy, implementation of the Change Management
Plan, implementation of the rationalization plan, establishment of the DILG Region 8 website
and the conduct of various capacity development and employee welfare activities for all
personnel.

O O 1:
Empowered and
Accountable
LGUs
Compliance to the full
disclosure policy
As a result of intensified advocacy, harnessing
stakeholder participation and provision of technical
assistance, the level of LGU compliance to the Full
Disclosure Policy improved by year’s end, particularly with
the region’s provinces and cities.
Major activities for the year aimed at increasing FDP
Compliance included the conduct on July 14, 2011 of a
Regional TAPATAN which was participated in by 424
local officials, 29 CSOs, and 25 mediamen throughout
the region.
Highlighted in the TAPATAN were discussions on
the Full Disclosure Policy and Covenant Signing among
participating stakeholders, to include local officials,
CSOs, mediamen and NGAs.
In his first few weeks in Office, RD Noval embarked
on a campaign to increase FDP compliance by personally
meeting LCEs all around the region.
Status of Regional Compliance to the
FDP
4 out of 6 provinces are fully compliant, 2 have
partially complied.
5 out of 7 cities have fully complied; 2 cities are
partially compliant;
Only 40 of the 136 municipalities have fully complied;
96 are partially compliant
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Recognition, Incentives
and Awards
Seal of Good Housekeeping
The Seal of Good Housekeeping for LGUs is an awards
program which serves as a strategy for the Department
to determine those which are consistently practicing good
governance values in internal housekeeping. Specific
indicators under Sound Fiscal Management, Transparency
and Accountability and Valuing Performance Management
are looked into in assessing the LGUs.
Passing the Seal of Good Housekeeping gives LGUs the
opportunity to access the Performance Challenge Fund,
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The following LGUs were conferred with the Seal
by the DILG top management upon recommendation
and after actual field assessment made by the Regional
Validation Team composed of Regional Office Staff and
CSO representatives.
First round
validation
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Biliran Province
Cabucgayan, Biliran
Calbiga, Samar
Calubian, Leyte
Dagami, Leyte
Dolores, Eastern Samar
Eastern Samar Province
Hernani, Eastern Samar
Hinundayan, So. Leyte
Kawayan, Biliran
Maasin City
Macrohon, So. Leyte
Marabut, Samar
Maripipi, Biliran
Maydolong, Eastern Samar
N. Samar Province
Palo, Leyte
San Isidro, Northern Samar
San Julian, Eastern Samar
Sulat, Eastern Samar
Tacloban City
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Category Winner Prize
Provincial PROVINCE OF LEYTE P3M plus plaque
City ORMOC CITY P2M plus plaque
Municipal NAVAL, BILIRAN P1M plus plaque
Performance Challenge Fund
The lone SGH winner from Eastern Visayas in 2010, the
municipality of Kawayan, Biliran has completed and liquidated
its P1 Million PCF prize for its seawall project in Brgy. Bulalacao
and fl ood control in Brgy. Burabod. Currently implementing
their respective P1 Million worth of PCF projects are SGH 1st
round winners Almeria, Biliran (rehabilitation of water works
system) and Biliran, Biliran (rehabilitation of drainage system &
rehabilitation of wet market).

Local Government Support
Fund (LGSF) ( LGSF)
Thirty-fi ve (35) local government units in Eastern Visayas will
share in the P170.6 Million Local Government Support Fund
(LGSF). These LGUs, which are recipients due to their passing
of the Department’s Seal of Good Housekeeping criteria, are to
use the amounts for their priority development projects.
The regional total is broken down as follows:
Provinces: (4 provinces) 60M
Cities: (3 cities) 90M
Municipalities: (28 municipalities) 20.6M
Total for SGH 2nd wave is 77.5 M pesos for 11 LGUs
Total for SGH 3rd wave is 93.1M for 24 LGUs
LGSF GRANTS TO SGH AWARDEES in Eastern Visayas
Province
LGU
Biliran Almeria
E.
Samar
Leyte
Biliran
Naval
Wave
Amount
2 nd 500,000
2 nd 500,000
2 nd 900,000
Guiuan 2 nd 1,000,000
Provincial
Gov’t
Alang-alang
Burauen
Jaro
Ormoc City
2 nd 25,000,000
2 nd 900,000
2 nd 1,000,000
2 nd 900,000
2 nd 45,000,000
N.
Samar
Laoang 2nd 1,000,000
S. Leyte Hinunangan
2nd 800,000
Biliran
Eastern
Samar
Provincial
Gov’t
Cabucgayan
Kawayan
Maripipi
Provincial
Gov’t
Balangiga
Dolores
3 rd 5,000,000
3 rd
3 rd
3 rd
500,000
500,000
400,000
3 rd 15,000,000
3 rd
3 rd
600,000
1,000,000
Province
Leyte
N.
Samar
LGU
Hernani
Maydolong
San Julian
Sulat
Tacloban
City
Babatngon
Calubian
Dagami
Palo
Tanauan
Wave
3 rd
3 rd
3 rd
3 rd
Amount
400,000
900,000
600,000
700,000
3 rd 25,000,000
3 rd
3 rd
3 rd
3 rd
3 rd
700,000
700,000
800,000
1,000,000
900,000
Provincial
Government
15,000,000
San Isidro 800,000
S. Leyte Maasin City 20,000,000
Hinundayan 500,000
Macrohon 700,000
Samar Calbiga 800,000
Marabut 600,000
Lupong Tagapamayapa
Incentive Awards (LTIA)
(LTIA)
DILG-8 barangays feature strongly in the Lupong
Tagapamayapa Incentives Award. This year, the various
levels conducted evaluations and revalidations as part of
the LTIA goal of encouraging performance in this field.
Having been chosen as one of the three bestperforming
lupons, Brgy. Hingatungan, Silago Southern
Leyte was visited by the LTIA National Board of Judges last
September 12-13 for the validation. It was proclaimed 2nd
place winner in the National Awarding held in December
with President Benigno S. Aquino III and DILG Secretary
Jesse M. Robredo in attendance.
2011 Provincial and Regional/
National Awardees/Finalists
1st-3rd Class Municipalities Category
Brgy. Casab-ahan, Gandara, Samar - Regional Champion
Brgy. Biasong, Hinunangan, S.Leyte - 2 nd placer
Brgy. Dalakit, Catarman, N. Samar - 3 rd placer
4th-6th Class Municipalities Category
Brgy. Hingatungan, Silago, S.Leyte - Regional Champion
& National Winner (1 st Runner-up)
Brgy. Bulalacao, Kawayan, Biliran - 2 nd placer
Brgy. San Juan, San Isidro,N.Samar - 3 rd placer
ICC/CC Category
Brgy. Liloan, Ormoc City - Regional Champion
Brgy. Bato, Borongan City - 2 nd placer
Brgy. Combado, Maasin City - 3 rd placer
HUC Category
Brgy. 88, San Jose, Tacloban City - Regional Champion
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LG-NGO-PS Collaborations
DILG-CSO Regional Partnership Workshop was conducted on September 21, 2011 at the DILG8 LGRRC Conference
A Hall. It was attended by forty-one (41) participants composed of field officers, CSO representatives in coordination
with the Eastern Visayas Network of NGOs/POs (EVNET), religious sector, academe and research institutes, media,
business sector, and development partners in order to brief and orient them on the various programs of the
department wherein they can actively participate, i.e., their role in the strengthening of local special bodies towards
a more participative local governance.
Among the outputs of the activity were the provincial action plans on the partnership, commitment signing of the
various stakeholders, and the formation of a Regional Technical Working Group (RTWG) on the partnership.
List of DILG-8 CSO Partners:
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1
Institute of Social Research & Development Studies,
VSU, Baybay City
13
Biliran Provincial Cooperatives Federation , Naval,
Biliran
2 KAISAMPALAD, Inc. 14 Social Action Center, Naval, Biliran
3 Social Action Center, Mayorga, Leyte 15
4
Leyte Family Development Organization (LEFADO),
Tacloban City
16
Western Samar Development Foundation, Inc.
(WESADEF), Calbayog City
Multi-Sectoral Alliance for Transparency and
Accountability (MATA-Samar), Catbalogan City
5 Archdiocese of Palo, Palo, Leyte 17 Social Action Center, Borongan City
6
7
8
Eastern Visayas Network of NGOs/POs (EVNET),
Tacloban City
Southern Pacifi c Integrated Area Development
Foundation, Inc. (SPIADFI)
Bobon A & B Fisherfolks Association (BABFA), San
Juan, So. Leyte
9 Diocesan Social Action Center, Maasin City 21
10
Leyte Rural Advancement Programmes (LRAP),
Tacloban City
1 German Technical Cooperation (GIZ), Tacloban City 23
12
Federation of NGO in Northern Samar (FENGO),
Catarman, Northern Samar
survey on CSO profi ling, training needs assessment, and
A volunteer program assessment was conducted to 317 CSOrespondents
in Eastern Visayas, 29 in excess of the 288 target
CSOs. The outputs were the establishment of databases on
regional and provincial CSO profi les in all 6 provinces of the
region.
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19
Eastern Samar Social Development Organization
(ESSDOG), Borongan City
Guiuan Development Foundation, Inc., Guiuan,
Eastern Samar
20 Senior Citizens Organization, Culaba, Biliran
22
Leyte Chamber of Commerce and Insdustry (LCCI),
Tacloban City
Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas-Eastern
Visayas Chapter, Tacloban City
Sacred Heart Institute for Transformative Education
Foundation, Catarman, Northern Samar
24
Samar Island Partnership for Peace and
Development (SIPPAD)
25 Northern Samar Development Forum (NSDF)
VIGILANCE TO VOLUNTEERISM – PROGRAM
INTENSIFYING PEOPLE’S ENGAGEMENT IN LOCAL
GOVERNANCE (V2V-PIPELOG)

MULTI-STAKEHOLDER
ADVISORY COUNCIL (MSAC)
An organizational meeting of the Multi-Stakeholder
Advisory Council (MSAC), a policy-support
mechanism for the Local Government Regional Resource
Center (LGRRC) along its Linkages Facility, was held on
November 15, 2011 at the DILG8 LGRRC Conference
Hall. It was attended by 21 member-representatives
from civil society organizations (CSOs), religious sector,
academe and research institutes, media, business sector,
and development partners through the GIZ. Among
the outputs of the MSAC organizational meeting was a
Commitment Signing of the members.
National Greening Program
Go-FAR
The office advocated, facilitated, and joined in tree-planting activities
in LGUs pursuant to its role in the National Greening Program. It
conducted media advocacy, and held its own tree-planting activities to
celebrate Arbor Day on June 26, 2011.
Tree-planting was integrated by many LGUs during
the celebration of the 20th year of the Local Government
Code, as well as their barangay assemblies.
Representatives of DILG-8 joined in the conduct
of the KBP Broadcastreeing on October 1, 2011 which
was able to plant about 5,000 seedlings in two sites in
Tacloban City.
The consolidated activities of DILG and LGUs helped attain the DENR’s
regional target of 4,052,500 seedlings produced and 8,105 hectares
planted.
The Department continues to advocate and provide
technical assistance for the conduct of documentation
and replication of best practices using the Good Practices:
Facility for Adaptation and Replication (Go-FAR) approach.
With support from Oxfam and the European
Commission, the offi ce likewise embarked on a
“Provincial Readiness to Institutionalize and Mainstream
Risk Reduction” in St. Bernard on March 16-17, 2011.
The municipal DILG Offi ce of Hinunangan, Southern
Leyte submitted its documentation of the ”Green Revolution:
Garden to Kitchen Approach” of Barangay Libas, for regional
consideration.
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BARANGAY NEWLY
ELECTED OFFICIALS
TRAINING PROGRAM (BNEO)
T
o ensure that barangay officials elected in 2010 have
a good foundation in governance, the department
conducted Orientation for Provincial and City Facilitating
Teams to spell out the modules and activities to be
followed for the BNEO Component 2 rollout.
About 91% or 44,112 barangay officials attended the
three-day trainings conducted simultaneously throughout
the region from March to June.
Of the 4,390 barangays regionwide, 4,385 were able
to formulate their respective Barangay Agenda Barangay
Agenda for Governance and Development (Barangay
AGAD), which served as inputs for their Barangay
Development Plans (BDP).
4,390 barangays regionwide (100%) completed the BNEO
Trainings.
44,112 Barangay Officials trained
4,385 or 99.9% Barangay Agenda for Local Governance and
Development (BAGADs) formulated
Local Governance
Performance
Management System (lgpms)
All provinces, cities and municipalities in the Region
completed their State of Local Governance Reports.
All LGUs in Leyte
created their respective
BGPMS Teams through
an Executive Order
issued by their
respective LCEs. After
identification of the pilot
barangays, orientation
of its barangay officials and provision of technical assistance
in the accomplishment of BGPMS Data Capture Forms were
done.
In Samar, MLGOOs conducted Orientation to LGU Pilot
Barangays.
Out of 4,390 barangays regionwide, 146 pilot barangays
were able to complete their BGPMS.
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Legislative Tracking
System (LTS)
The Legislative Tracking System is a comprehensive program
which upgraded the department’s Sanggunian Information
System (SIS) and combined it with the regional office’s own
Document Tracking System, to store pertinent records and
monitor the status of all incoming and outgoing documents.
The system, which can be viewed online, is now being used at
the sangguniang panlalawigan of Leyte and shall be rolled out to
component municipalities in 2012. To guide its implementation,
the regional office on October 20, 2011 signed a Memorandum
of Agreement (MOA) with the Leyte provincial government.
The region’s computer programmer provided technical
assistance in the installation and maintenance to the provincial
sanggunian and legislative councils of component municipalities
in Leyte. The regional office signed a similar agreement on
October 14, 2011 with Northern Samar province for LTS
implementation in 2012.

Community-Based
Monitoring System (CBMS)
DILG 08 strengthened
its advocacy for Local
Government Units to
implement the Community-
Based Monitoring System
(CBMS) as a tool in
generating evidence-based
data for policy-making and
program implementation
while empowering communities to participate in the process.
Moreover, to ensure focus-targeting in the identification of local
programs, projects and activities, LGUs in Eastern Visayas were
capacitated on the utilization of the data for the preparation of
their Comprehensive Development Plan.
Of the 131 LGUs which manifested interest to implement
the program, 90 or 68.7% completed the CBMS modules
and produced poverty maps
Leyte- 17 Municipalities and the City of Tacloban;
Biliran-8 Municipalities;
Southern Leyte-17 Municipalities and Maasin City;
Samar- 6 Municipalities;
E.Samar- 22 Municipalities and Borongan City;
and N. Samar- 17 Municipalities.
The Office continues to render support and technical
assistance to local government units regionwide that are
implementing different CBMS activities in various stages.
Millennium Development
Goals Activities
The Office also conducted the following activities relative to
MDG achievement:
Capacitated UNFPA Areas
of Eastern Samar viz:
Llorente, Maydolong and
Sulat on Actual Filling-out
and Encoding of MDG M &
E Tracking Forms on April
26-28, 2011.
Trainers’ Training attended
by selected Cluster Heads
of 6 Provinces, 6 MDG
Provincial Focal Persons
and Tacloban City MDG Focal Person on Actual Filling-out
and Encoding of MDG M & E Tracking Forms on November
22-24, 2011.
Comprehensive
Development Plan (CDP)
“Population affects development and development affects
people” and “People are the object and subject of development”
are the guiding premises the LGUs in Region 8 adopted when
they formulated their respective comprehensive multi-sector
development plans. The CDP of each LGU is expected to
influence public and private sector investments, improve the
quality of goods and services, and raise the level of welfare of
the population.
105 Municipalities and Cities (79%) out of 133 target LGUs
formulated their respective Comprehensive Development
Plans
The following
activities were done
during the period:
Technical Assistance
in the form of acting
as resource persons
to the Municipal
Sectoral Workshops
have been rendered by the Regional and Provincial CDP
Specialists.
Coaching on technical writing of their CDPs have been
done upon request by the LGUs.
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Millennium Development
Goals fUND
Four (4) projects to construct LLevel l III WWater SSupply l SSystem
financed under the MDG Fund were implemented in 2011
and are expected to be completed in 2012.
Completion of the Level III Water Supply System Improvement
Project in Cabucgayan, Biliran will address the clamor of the
constituents for a better water service delivery. The Water
Treatment and Refilling Facility of Mahaplag, Leyte will be in full
operation on the first quarter of 2012, and is expected to bring
in revenues to the LGU.
With the office’s continuing aggressive advocacy on the
MDGF Program, there are three new LGU applicants for technical
and financial assistance for the Construction of Level III Water
Supply System, namely Mayorga, Leyte; Caibiran, Biliran and San
Julian, E. Samar. FS Preparation trainings for these LGUs was
conducted on November 22-25, 2011. Drafting of the FS is ongoing
at the LGU level.
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Sagana at Ligtas na
Tubig sa Lahat Program
Three (3) waterless LGUs in the region were selected to avail
of the financial grant of Php10M each from the national
government. Aside from the criteria set by the National Anti
Poverty Commission, these LGUs have complied with the Full
Disclosure Policy of the Department which is a requisite before
the grant is released.
These three LGUs - San Isidro, Leyte; Taft, Eastern Samar
and Laoang, N. Samar participated in a Training-Workshop on
Simplified Feasibility Study (FS) Preparation which was conducted
as part of the DILG’s mandate to provide CapDev interventions
to eligible LGUs under the SALINTUBIG. To date, these LGUs have
submitted their Feasibility Studies and Detailed Engineering
Designs to DOH for appraisal and approval.
To improve their capacity to manage the project, DILG-8
likewise conducted a Procurement and Construction Supervision
Workshop for these three (3) LGUs on Nov 7-8, 2011.
Under the Thematic Concerns (Waterless Barangays), seven
(7) LGUs in the region will receive financial assistance to fund
water projects in priority waterless barangays. These are; Maasin
City, Limasawa, So. Leyte, Calbiga, Samar; and the municipalities
of Bobon, Mondragon, San Jose and San Vicente in Northern
Samar. These LGUs will receive 2.5 Million to P6 Million,
depending on the degree of waterlessness of their covered
barangays.

Legal Assistance
As part of its regular task of addressing questions on
matters essential to local government operations, DILG
VIII entertains walk-in clients and positively responds to
phoned-in and letter-queries requiring proper interpretation
and application of the basic provisions set forth in the Local
Government Code of 1991 (RA 7160) and other pertinent laws
and issuances.
Other Activities:
Pursuant to DILG Circular No. 2010-09 re: DELEGATION OF
AUTHORITY – DILG LG SECTOR, caused the implementation of
six (6) Decisions of the Office of the Ombudsman (Visayas),
involving the suspension and dismissal of some local elective
and appointive officials.
Caused the conduct of twenty-two (22) Fact-Finding
Investigations in relation to complaints and/or cases against
local elective and appointive officials filed before the
Presidential
Action Center,
DILG Central
Office, and
Office of the
Ombudsman.
Prepared and
delivered
lectures on
the salient
features of
the Local
Government Code, particularly on matters concerning
Local Legislation, Parliamentary Procedures,
Administrative Investigation, the powers and attributes
of Local Government Units (LGUs), and the Katarungang
Pambarangay.
Entertained media interviews in order to provide
information to the public on legal matters, as well as
to give clarifications on critical issues affecting LGU
operations.
FOREIGN TRAVELS OF LOCAL
OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES
The office processed and indorsed to Central Office 63
local officials’ and employees’ application for authority
to travel abroad. Of these, 39 were for official travels while
24 were for personal reasons.
Public Transport Assistance
Program (PTAP)
In the region, field officers were highly involved in
facilitating the distribution of PTAP financial subsidy
amounting to P2.092 million for the 78 recipient-
LGUs. They are also involved in the fast tracking of
liquidation reports submission.
Barangay Officials Death
Benefit Claims (BODBA)
The Department provides a special benefit program to
families of barangay officials who die during their term of
office. For CY 2011, DILG-8 paid a total of Php 2.16M
to beneficiaries of 155 barangay officials who included 30
punong barangays, 101 sangguniang barangay members, 9
secretaries, 9 treasurers and 6 SK officials.
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Communication
Program
Recognizing that support of stakeholders is crucial to
the success of its programs, DILG Region 8 partnered
with local media to promote the SILG’s priority programs on
performance, accountability, responsiveness and transparency.
The Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) Leyte
chapter and its member- stations together with the National
Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP), joined DILG in
various advocacies.
Courtesy of the Catholic radio station DYDW Tacloban,
DILG-8 has been able to advocate policies, provide guidance
and clarity to issues on local governance through the twohour
radio program “An Konseho”.
Advocacy for Full Disclosure
Policy
Local media showed
full support to FDP
through continuous
coverage on the issue.
This included a free,
full-page ad in the
Leyte Samar Daily
Express, live TAPATAN
simulcast over IBC-6
Leyte and DYMP Radyo ng Bayan Palo, Leyte among others.
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Puerto Princesa
Underground River (PPUR)
Campaign
LGUs in the region, Philippine Information Agency,
Association of Government Information Officers Region
8, and media have been responsive towards the PPUR
campaign through the display of outdoor ads, conduct
of simultaneous text voting, and showing of audio-visual
materials.
Promoting Awareness on
the 2oth anniversary of the
Local Government Code
D ILG-8 partnered with DYVL Aksyon Radyo Tacloban to
encourage awareness and appreciation of the gains
of local autonomy by sponsoring a special segment of
the top-rating station’s equally popular “Siday” (poem)
writing contest. Daily and grand winners were awarded
cash prizes, with the station waiving all airtime costs.

Biyaheng Pinoy/ Local
Government Code
20th Anniversary
Celebration
DILG field offices all throughout the region joined their
respective LGUs in the celebration of the 20th Anniversary
of the Local Government Code. Activities conducted at the
local levels included tree planting, barangay assemblies,
medical and dental missions, bloodletting, agri/aqua trade
fairs, sportsfest, alay-lakad, socio-civic parade, coastal cleanup,
among others.
The regionwide celebration was capped with a day-long
commemoration at the DILG-8 Regional Office, Tacloban City
on October 14, 2011. Participated in by all DILG-8 personnel,
activities included recognition rites for PCF and SGH Awardees
and the implementation of the Change Management Program
for DILG personnel.
DILG 8 Celebration
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O O 2:
Disaster-
Resilient LGUs
The program is intended to promote the resiliency
of local government units to natural and man-made
disasters and calamities. The department assists LGUs
attain this objective thru institution building, capacity
building thru trainings and evaluation of their operational
readiness. Another key element, mainstreaming of DRRM
and CCA in Local Plans and Processes, is being piloted in
selected LGUs thru the assistance of the World Bank and
the GIZ.
All LGUs at the Provincial, City, and Municipal
levels have created their respective Disaster Risk
Reduction and Management Councils.
On the other hand, six provinces, five cities (86%); and
126 municipalities (93%) of municipalities have created
their Disaster Risk Reduction and Management
Offices. A total of 118 LGUs have established DRRM
Operations Centers.
LGU
Number of LGUs with
DRRM OFFICE
DRRM
OPERATION
CENTERS
PROVINCES 6 5
CITIES 6 4
MUNICIPALITIES
LEYTE 37 27
BILIRAN 7 6
SOUTHERN LEYTE 15 15
SAMAR 23 20
NORTHERN SAMAR 22 19
EASTERN SAMAR 22 22
TOTAL 138 (93%) 118 (79%)
On the other hand, a total of 90 LGUs have formulated
DRRM Plans.

DILG - GIZ Disaster
Risk Management
Management
Program
DILG 8 continues to maintain its partnership with GIZ in the
implementation of a Disaster Risk Management Program
for Cities and 17 municipalities in the the Provinces of Leyte,
Eastern Samar and Northern Samar.
Consultative Workshop on the
Establishment of DRRM Office
consultative Workshop to identify issues affecting the
A effective implementation of the DRRM Act was conducted
on September 26-27, 2011 at the Hotel Alejandro, Tacloban
City. The
workshop was
attended by
representatives
from selected
LGUs, the
R e g i o n a l
Offices of DBM,
OCD and DILG.
GIZ sponsored
the activity and
provided vital inputs during the workshop.
Barangay DRRM Training,
Arteche, Eastern Samar
A total
o f
100 Barangay
D R R M
Committee
members
of Arteche,
Eastern Samar
underwent
training on
Disaster Risk
Management.
The training oriented them on a climate-smart
disaster risk reduction management and how to
effectively utilize this knowledge into concrete action.
The training was conducted on October 26 – 28, 2011
at the TESDA Training Center, Arteche, Eastern Samar.
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O O 3:
Competitive
and Business-
Business-
Friendly LGUs
Business Permits and
Licensing System (BPLS)
For the year, intensive advocacy was conducted to
selected LGUs regionwide by the DILG and the DTI , with
the support of the Eastern Visayas State University and the
different Chambers of Commerce and Industries of the
provinces.
The region has 31 national target LGUs for BPLS scaling.
An additional 69 LGUs signified their intention to undergo
the process.
The following is the status of Region 8 compliance to the
national standards as set by the Joint Memorandum Circular
No. 1, Series of 2010 entered into by the DILG and the DTI.
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STANDARDS
No. of
Compliant
LGUs
A. National Target LGUs(31 LGUs covered)
1. Adoption of Unifi ed Form 21
2. Standard Steps 29
3. Standard Processing Time 31
4. No. of Signatories 25
5. JIT organized 22
6. Establishment of BOSS 17
B. Other LGUs (69 LGUs covered)
1. Adoption of Unifi ed Form 4
2. Standard Steps 49
3. Standard Processing Time 68
4. No. of Signatories 28
5. JIT organized 12
6. Establishment of BOSS 29
Local Governance
Support Program-Local
Economic Development
(LGSP-LED)
The 2nd call for LGUs participation in Local Governance
Support Program- Local Economic Development was
participated in by the Provinces of Leyte and Northern
Samar.
Leyte belongs to Batch 2 of LGU Alliances while Northern
Samar was included in the Magic 6, a 6-month mentoring
and coaching from CIDA. The two provinces were able
to organize their respective LED Teams and conducted
Orientation/Briefings to participating LGUs and organized
and convened the Provincial Local Economic Transformation
Teams.
Both Provinces of Leyte and Northern Samar are undergoing
the Local Economic Profiling and enhancement of the Value
Chain formulated with the assistance of the DOT and DTI.
The Province of Leyte plans to pursue Educational-Industrial
Tourism in the NorthWest Leyte Alliance composed of 12
LGUs while the thrust of the Balicuatro Alliance composed of
9 towns and 4 island municipalities is focused on Economic
Tourism.
The two Alliances are expected to complete their
respective LED Strategies and Approaches within the year for
implementation in 2012.

Strengthening Local Economic and Investment
Promotion Officers
Provinces and cities are enjoined to designate
their respective Local Economic and
Investment Promotions Officers (LEIPOs) as a
way to attract more investments by providing
an enabling environment that will generate and
enhance economic activities in the localities.
100% of provinces and cities in Eastern
Visayas designated their respective LEIPOs.
These LEIPOs are waiting for the finalization of
their Terms of Reference (TORs) with the Private
Public Partnership (PPP) Sub-committee under
the LDC.
Special Local Roads
Fund (SLRF)
The Special Local Roads Fund, which is 5% of collections under the Motor Vehicle Users Charge Law, is annually released to
provinces and cities for road maintenance and safety.
For this year, 100% of the CY 2007 SLRF projects have been completed in the region. For CY 2008 SLRF, five (5) LGUs have already
completed maintenance work for their respective local roads.
Having completed both CY 2007 and 2008 SLRF projects on time, the Province of Biliran received its share of PhP1,110,775.00
to finance its approved SLRF CY 2009 and 2010 road maintenance projects.
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O O 4:
Conflict-
Free and Safe
Communities
Peace and Order
Councils
T
he DILG continues to provide efficient secretariat services
and support to Peace and Order Councils at all levels by
ensuring conduct of regular meetings and documentation of
Council issues and concerns.
RPOC Initiatives
Among the agreements reached during Regional Peace and
Order Council meetings was the conduct of seminars on
crisis management protocols for its members and those of
provincial POCs. The seminar for RPOC members and PPOC of
Leyte was held on May 26, 2011 sponsored by the provincial
government.
The RPOC also passed a resolution endorsing to the
Regional Development Council the allocation of funds for
construction of a Samar Island Access Road at the boundaries
of the three provinces of Samar Island to improve access as a
counterinsurgency move. The same has been approved by the
Eastern Visayas RDC for priority funding.
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Status of POC Organizations:
All seven (7) cities cities have organized and provided budget
allocation for their respective POCs and formulated their
Peace and Order & Public Safety Plans. Five (5) of 6 provinces
organized their PPOCs; of these, four have formulated their
POC plans with budget allocation. 112 of the 136 municipalities
in the region have organized their LPOCs. 98 have formed
public safety plans while 99 MPOCs have corresponding
allocations.
However, half of BPOCs in the region are at the basic stage,
followed by progressive at 26.4%; and mature at 15%.
The province with the highest standards in BPOC functionality
is Southern Leyte, with 4% Ideal, 53% at the mature level, and
39% progressive.
Local Council for the
Protection of Women
and Children (LCPC)
The DILG at the local levels assist Local Councils for the
Protection of Women and Children (LCPCs) to ensure their
functionality.
Most municipalities in the region are in the mature stage
with an average of 45%. At the barangay level, excluding
those in the cities, 42% are in the progressive stage followed
by mature with an average of 32%.
Regional LCPC Functionality
status:
4 Provinces, 2 Cities, 34
Mun & 595 Brgys. are
Ideal;
1 Province, 2 Cities, 62
Mun. & 1473 Brgys. are
Mature;
36 Mun, 1725 Brgys. are
Progressive;
1 Province, 7 Mun. & 596 Brgys. are Basic.

Inter-Agency
Collaborations
DILG-8 continues to strengthen its partnership with other
national government agencies in implementing programs
and projects affecting local government units in the region.
The following are highlights of DILG 8 involvement in
inter-agency collaborations in 2011:
Participated in regular
Regional Development
Council meetings, conducted
advocacy on major programs
of the Department,
particularly SGH, PCF and
FDP during sub-committee
meetings and participated in technical working committee
meetings;
Actively participated
during the National
Statistical Month
Celebration spearheaded
by the Regional Statistical
Coordination Committee
by putting up booth,
video presentations and
participating in tree planting activities;
Forged CBMS-Based
partnerships, particularly
with the DWD in the roll-out
of the DSWD Makamasang
Tugon Program, the NSCB
for the Statistics Month
celebration where DILG
8 showcased LGU poverty maps as a result of CBMS
implementation and with the GIZ for CBMS implementation
in Ormoc City.
Coordinated with the Management Coordinating
Committees at all levels to address issues affecting DILG
family operations. At the regional level, the RMCC has
been convened to discuss matters on SILG visit to Region
8, crime prevention week celebration and common issues
in LGUs.
As member of the Eastern Visayas Regional Ecology Center,
DILG 8 was actively involved in the campaign for LGUs and
other stakeholders to fully support the implementation of
the Ecological Solid Waste Act of 2000, assisted in the holding
of 5th Annual Regional Solid Waste management Summit
on October 26-27, 2011 and entered into a Memorandum of
Agreement with DENR-EMB on the creation of the Regional
Inter-Agency Committee on Environmental Education;
As Vice-Chair of the National Nutrition Council, participated
in the monitoring and evaluation of local nutrition
committee plan implementation, assisted in the evaluation
of accomplishments of barangay nutrition scholars and in
the conduct of the Regional Barangay Nutrition Scholar
Regional Congress on July 28, 2011.
As member of the Philippine Red Cross Council, provided
technical assistance in the campaign for PRC Membership,
advocacy and participation for or blood donations;
As member of the
Regional AIDS Assistance
Team, participated in
regular meetings and in
the monitoring of Local
AIDS Council organization
at the provincial, city and municipal i i l levels, l l and d participated i i d
different activities celebrating World AIDS Day on December 1.
As member of the Leyte Geothermal Airshed Governing
Board, participated in regular meetings and assisted in the
conduct of the 4th Quarter Monitoring for Hydrogen Sulfide
(H2S) at the Energy Development Corporation, Green Core
Geothermal Incorporated at Kananga, Leyte and Ormoc
City, together with the Technical Working Group and the
Multi-Partite Monitoring Team.
As an active member of the Regional Cooperative
Development Council, participated in meetings and
activities of the Council and helped in the planning for
the conduct of the Islas de Leyte and Biliran Cooperative
Congress held on June 13-14, 2011.
Entered into a Memorandum of Agreement with the DBM,
DA, DAR and NSO to come up with a Registry System for
Basic Sectors in Agriculture (RSBSA), a tool in carrying out
basic services delivery and provision of adequate facilities
for agriculture and fisheries.
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O O 5:
Strengthening
INTERNAL
GOVERNANCE
CAPACITY
Change Management
Program
To impart the need to effect significant organizational
and individual reforms among all its personnel consistent
with the Reform Agenda of SILG Robredo and President
Aquino, DILG Region 8 implemented the Change Management
Program (CMP) regionwide.
Conducted in three 3 phases, the program focused on
enabling all personnel to have a common understanding of
priority PPAs and to identify major strategies to further improve
program implementation, consistent with the Department’s
priority thrusts and local governance reform agenda.
Phase I – Field Officers’
Dialogue/TAPATAN with Key
DILG-8 Officers
Regional Management interfaced with field operations
officers during field conferences and discussed the
Department’s priority PPAs, the SILG’s Reform Agenda as well as
the implementation status of DILG major programs in Region 8.
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Phase II – Synthesis Forum:
Creating A Road Map for
DILG
To cap the initial dialogues made with field personnel and
to synthesize the whole Change Management Program
implementation, a Forum was held for all DILG Personnel
on October 14 at the DILG Regional Office. The activity
was conducted as part of the 20th Local Government Code
Anniversary Celebration in the region and was attended by 322
(98%) DILG technical and administrative personnel.
Phase III – Strategic
Strategic
Planning Workshops
On December 14-
15, 2011, DILG
Region 8 conducted
a comprehensive
Performance Review and
Analysis of its CY 2011
operations. Provincial
and City operating
units presented highlights of their accomplishments as well
as issues and concerns that need to be addressed by Regional
Management.
In preparation for CY 2012, a planning workshop was likewise
held which resulted in the following:
Identification of CY 2012 Priority PPAs for implementation by
each field operating unit, including specific milestones and
implementation timeline;
Identification of DILG personnel capacity needs; and,
Identification of proposed strategies to improve field
operations, particularly to operationalize the Local Governance
Productivity Enhancement through Teamwork (LGPET), RD
Noval’s innovation to promote performance among personnel.

New Leadership
When RD Pedro A. Noval Jr., assumed leadership in the
region with barely two (2) months before the year ended,
he emphasized the need to implement innovative programs to
promote productivity and teamwork among DILG Personnel
and greatly improve LGU capacities in the region.
For the remaining months of 2011, he focused on
familiarizing himself with DILG and LGU operations in Eastern
Visayas as well as interfacing with DILG personnel and LGU
officials. He paid courtesy calls and made consultations with all
DILG field officers and almost all of the region’s congressmen,
governors, city and municipal mayors in the course of two (2)
months.
In his field visits, RD Noval, among others, campaigned for
more LGU compliance with the Full Disclosure Policy and for
the increase of the number of LGUs that are conferred with the
Seal of Good Housekeeping. He also made clear among field
officers his vision of making DILG Region 8 the country’s top
performing region.
RD Noval is ably assisted in Region 8 by ARD Arnel M.
Agabe who is likewise new to the Region, having assumed office
only on July 2011.
Local governance
productivity
enhancement through
teamwork (LGPET)
RD Noval, during the Year-End Performance Review and
Analysis on December 15, launched, together with ARD
Agabe and the PDs and CLGOOs, the LGPET Strategy.
The strategy primarily promotes team approach via
clustering to optimize personnel capacity and ability to further
enhance the performance and productivity of the organization.
It aims to complement the DBM-approved structure of the
Office under the Rationalization Plan. Clustering of MLGOOs
shall be made based on geographical location while clustering
at the provincial and regional offices shall be program-based.
Highlights of the LGPET Launching were the unveiling
of the LGPET official logo and the signing of the pledge of
commitment by all DILG Region 8 personnel.
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Personnel Actions
The Regional Selection Board (RSB) conducted four (4) meetings to deliberate on the filling-up of vacant positions through
recruitment and promotion.
Recruitment
In CY 2011, twenty-three (23) new employees joined DILG
Region VIII. They were hired in view of the need to beef up
the personnel complement in the different field operating units.
To ensure that only the most deserving applicants were
recruited, a series of evaluation was conducted. Pre-Qualifying
Examinations (PQEs) were administered to one hundred eighty-six
(186) applicants by DILG Central Office personnel. PQE passers
further underwent the Public Speaking Examination, Group Orals
and Panel Interview.
Technical Personnel (LGOOs II)
1. ALVERO, MA. LUISA M. 6. RENATO, RIZZA T.
2. BADONG, LOWENA JANE E. 7. SABANDAL, LEO JAMES C.
3. CATILOGO, KONNIE REIKA R. 8. SULTAN, LARRY JR. G.
4. DALIDA, CHARLEMAGNE T.
5. PAGADORA, SHERYL A.
9. VALERIANO, RYAN P.
Support to Technical
1. Engr. ABELARDO LUIS D. DE ASIS
Information Technology Officer I
Administrative Personnel
1. ANDO, JATHNIEL EARL F. 7. LUCENECIO, BEGIE T.
2. CAMARINES, MARC ANITO L. 8. LUMBRE, EDNA C.
3. GALDO, HERBIE M. 9. NICAL, CARLYN C
4. LIBANAN, SANDY IVY ROSE V. 10. PENAFLOR, ALBERT BRIAN C.
5. LORA, JEFFREY A. 11. SUDARIO, CHRISTINE MAE T.
6. LUCENTE, LUZVIMINDA M. 12. TAN, KRISTINE B
13.VILLANUEVA, VINCENT ANGELO
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Promotion
In recognition of their exemplary performance, competence
and readiness to perform the functions of a higher position,
the following were extended promotional appointments:
1. ABUDE, JOSE JR. B., LGOO II
2. ALBA, CECILLE PAUPET MARIE C., LGOO II
3. ALBAO, EMILIA G., Administrative Assistant II
4. ADOR, RONNA L., LGOO V
5. ALONZO, FERNANDO B., LGOO V
6. AVESTRUZ, SYLVIA E., Administrative Assistant II
7. BALILA, VIRGILIO M., Administrative Assistant II
8. CALO, ADELAIDA A., Administrative Assistant II
9. CAMPOMANES, GINA L., LGOO II
10. DACURAWAT, KAREN L., LGOO V
11. DAYAGBIL, TERESITA A., LGOO II
12. DIODOCO, OMAR C., Administrative Aide VI
13. ELIZALDE, JILL D., LGOO II
14. GABRIOLA, LEONCIO N., Administrative Aide VI
15. JARABE, IMELDA A., LGOO II
16. JARITO, ROSALINDA S., LGOO V
17. MALATBALAT, RAUL G., Administrative Assistant II
18. MORBOS, LEODEGARIO JR. Y., LGOO II
19. OLAER, JEANA B., LGOO V
20. ORTIZ, MA. THERESA P., LGOO IV
21. PAPISTOL, RACHEL B., Administrative Assistant II
22. PENAFLOR, CIELITO ADELAINE B., LGOO III
23. PENTADO, JOYLENE E., LGOO II
24. QUIJANO, EDEULYN E., Administrative Assistant II
25. QUIJANO, LOLITA A., LGOO II
26. REBITA, BERNARDA G., LGOO IV
27. ROCA, RUDITH A., LGOO III
28. SABOY, BERNARDA M., LGOO V
29. TAN, ANTONIA S., Administrative Assistant III
30. TAN, LUZVIMINDA P., LGOO II
31. TUAZON, LAARNI B., LGOO V
32. VILCHES, KAREN KAYE S., LGOO II

The Rationalization Plan for DILG Regional Offices provided for
the creation of fifteen (15) LGOO VI positions for the clusters,
provincial offices and newly-created cities.
Cluster Heads/Provincial Office Staff:
1. BATULAN, JUDY L. 9. LAGUITAN, DANILO A.
2. DE ASIS, ANNABELLE V. 10. LOYOLA, LYDIA L.
3. DORADO, JOHANNES Y. Designated as OIC-PD, E. Samar
4. DUMAGAN-CRUZ, FE THELMA 11. MONSANTO, JOY FRANCES M.
5. GIVA, VISITACION V. 12. NAQUILA, JESUS P.
6. LAGARDE, FORTUNATO M.
7. ONG, LUCIA C.
8. STA. MONICA, ANTONIA D.
Designated as OIC-PD, Biliran
CLGOOs:
1. AMIT, GEMMA A., Borongan City
2. CHAN, CEDRIC G., Baybay City
3. OBRERO, JOSE C., Catbalogan City
Other Promotions
1. COLASITO, ADRIAN THOMAS E. - LGOO VI, LGMED Asst. Chief,
Regional Office.
2. PD MARILYN D. SABOY - LGOO VIII
full-fledged Provincial Director
CES Eligibility
CES Eligibility was conferred to PD ARTEMIO B. CANEJA,
PD MARILYN D. SABOY and Atty. DARWIN N. BIBAR, Chief, FAD.
Other Designations
1. VALENTE P. BAJET, LGOO VI, OIC-Provincial Director,
Northern Samar
2. ZINO V. LLARINAS, LGOO V, OIC-CLGOO, Calbayog City
Retirement
1. JOSE P. YEE, Jr.
2. OSCAR A. LEYSON, LGOO V
3. Atty. AIDA Z. LARUDA, Director III
4. ALADIN E. OPENA, LGOO V
5. MANUEL L. LAGRIMAS, LGOO VIII
6. JAIME M. DACURAWAT, LGOO V
7. PROTACIO I. BICO, Admin Aide VI
8. ROQUE E. VIRTUDES, LGOO V
9. LOLITO L. QUINTANA, LGOO V
10. DIOSDADO M. FLOR, Admin Aide III
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Capacity Building Initiatives
for Organic Personnel
D
ILG Region 8
sent personnel
to various trainings,
workshops and other
ccapacity-building a p a c i t y - b u i l d i n g
activities initiated
by the DILG Central
Office, LGA and other
partner agencies. These activities i i i were focused f d on personnel l
capacity development along major PPAs, leadership skills
improvements, planning and budgeting and human resource
development, among others.
In addition, DILG-8 implemented the following conferences/
trainings/workshops to address operational issues, improve
personnel capacities and strengthen PPA implementation at
the local levels:
BNEO Orientations and Facilitators’ Workshops for DILG
personnel
Communication
Planning for
Regional and
PProvincial r o v i n c i a l
IInformation n f o r m a t i o n
Officers on Full
Disclosure Policy
Te Team-Building
a m - B u i l d i n g
Activity for
Regional Office FAD Personnel
V2V and PIPELOG Workshops
Actual Filling-out and Encoding of MDG M & E Tracking
Forms
Other Capacity Building
Activities (Personnel Welfare
and Benefits)
Grant of study leave privilege to four (4) personnel who took
review classes for the Bar examinations this year
Grant of loyalty cash awards and other monetary benefits
Allowing monetization of leave credits for urgent needs of
employees
Management Systems Improvement
To set the direction and roadmap for DILG Eastern Visayas,
regional and field offices regularly conducted planning and
budgeting workshops and MANCOM conferences.
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Capacity Build-up
To strengthen and improve Office Operations, the following
activities were undertaken by DILG 8:
Website development, “independent” from Central Office
Allocated funds for the realization of minor repairs in Provincial
and City Field Offices
Facilitated the treatment of the Regional Office building
against termites
Embarked on structural improvement at the Regional Office,
which includes flooring repairs at the ground floor and COA
office
Conducted inventory of unserviceable properties
Purchased various IT and other office equipment for the DILG
Regional and Field Offices.
Carried out regular maintenance of work and repair for all
vehicles of the Regional, Provincial and City Field Offices

Other Field Operation Highlights
Northern Samar
Was actively involved in the Project Management Team
which oversees the implementation and management
of the Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan (PAMANA), a
peace-building program funded by the OPPAP focused
on the development of conflict-areas and vulnerable
communities;
As vice-chair of the Task Force on Peace and Order of
the Northern Samar Peace and Development Forum, a
partnership among the Church, government, academe,
and civil society, actively participated in the conduct of
training on the creation of DARANGAPAN, a multi-sectoral
quick-reaction team that handles extra-legal killings and
enforced disappearances.
Served as Chairman of the validation team in the provincial Search for Most Outstanding Barangay Council for the Protection
of Children; Brgy. Jubasan, Allen, No. Samar, winner, received a water system project through the Country Program for Children
of the UNICEF;
Samar
Eastern Samar
Conducted Conducted demand-driven trainings on local legislation,
ISKOLAR-BOS, skills training for barangay kagawads and
tanods, secretaries and treasurers; DRRM training workshops;
lupong tagapamayapa orientations;
Maintained Maintained close partnerships with PLAN Philippines, UNFPA,
Terre des Hommes of Netherlands, in the implementation of
DRRM, health, nutrition, women and children’s welfare and
other development programs;
Strengthened Strengthened the Eastern Samar PMCC with the conduct of
regular meetings; the PMCC has adopted and passed five (5)
resolutions on various issues affecting DILG operations in the
province;
Headed Headed the Evaluation Committee of the provincial government-
government-
initiated Search for the Cleanest and Greenest LGU;
Started Started establishing a sub-cluster system among field officers to
improve DILG operations; the province’s two(2) districts have been
subdivided into 4 sub-clusters;
Administered Administered a competency assessment for DILG-Samar personnel;
the activity, to be regularly conducted during provincial team
conferences, is designed to measure level of knowledge on
Department PPAs as well as LGC provisions and interpretations;
Continues Continues to operate the Samar DILG Employees Association which
offers various services to members and a total asset of P291,000.
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Leyte
As secretariat to the PPOC, provided technical assistance and support on IACPSP
preparation, crisis management council organization and formulation of a
reintegration program for rebel returnees;
In line with BPLS implementation, has formed the League of Business Permit and
Licensing Officers for Leyte;
Monitored the growing number of BSRP-BCs in Leyte; a total of 31 BCs were
organized/reactivated in the province;
Implemented improvements at the DILG provincial office through office repairs.
Southern Leyte
Strengthened internal operations with the organization of four (4) Work
Improvement Teams which are sub-clusters of 4-6 MLGOOs working together as
teams;
Has documented the Green Revolution Program of Brgy. Libas, Hinunangan, So.
Leyte, a successful backyard gardening project that has made the barangay a
major food supplier in the municipality and neighboring areas;
Improved the Provincial Office through the establishment of the LGRC and the
completion of a men’s and ladies’ dormitory, complete with facilities.
Biliran
With the Office’s intensive campaign on Seal of Good Housekeeping, 6 of the
8 municipalities, together with the provincial government, are SGH passers. In
addition, the municipalities of Almeria and Biliran are this year’s recipients of
the P1million PCF. Likewise, the provincial government, together with three
other municipalities, are grantees of the LGSF while the municipality of Naval is a
recipient of the Gawad Pamana ng Lahi award;
In In coordination with the provincial government of Biliran and in relation to 5Ps
implementation, conducted the Convergence, Replication and Alliance on Eco- Eco-
Tourism Management and Sustainable Development highlighting the Southern
Leyte Experience for all members of the provincial and municipal tourism councils;
With With the Office’s efforts, the provincial government has gained the commitment and support of all barangays on the implementation
of the Ecological Solid Waste management Program and the EcoTourism Program;
Improved Improved personnel productivity through upgrading/ acquisition of additional office equipment and facilities and the upgrading
of internet connection.
Ormoc City
Sucessfully conducted conducted a Barangay Officials Quiz Bee during the LGC
Anniversary, to promote barangay officials’ knowledge of the Local
Government Code ;
Required all barangays to put up a Barangay Financial Transaction Board
where barangay financial information and transactions are posted.
Almost all barangays have already set up their Boards;
Implemented a project dubbed ABOT Serbisyo Publiko (Accessible
Barangay Officials to Public Service) which enjoins barangay officials to
put up signboards with their names and position outside their residential
buildings, to further improve accessibility and visibility of barangay
officials;
Maintained strong partnerships with NGOs (CCF-Hayag, ECLIPSE and World Vision) in strengthening BCPCs;
Conducted leadership and team-building activities to Pag-asa Youth Association-Ormoc Chapter to enhance leadership skills of
out-of-school youths.
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Tacloban City
Spearheaded / closely coordinated
with the City Government in the
implementation of major activities that
were funded by the City Government
to include punong barangays’
briefings, katarungang pambarangay
enhancement trainings, solid waste
management summit, barangay tanod
professionalization trainings and
sangguniang kabataan congress;
Continued monitoring BSRP operations
in different barangays of the city;
Maintained close coordination with
DILG Family through regular quarterly
meeting of the City Management
Coordinating Committee (CMCC).
Maasin City
Maintained its strong partnership with
the city government in promoting
excellence in barangay governance
through Gawad Pangulo sa Kapaligiran
assessment, Search for the Most
Outstanding Sangguniang Barangay,
Most Outstanding BPOC, Most
Outstanding Barangay Tanod and Most
Outstanding Lupon (LTIA).
Calbayog City
Has promoted promoted excellence in barangay
governance through the conduct of Barangay
Effective Legislative Training Seminars (BELTS);
Continues to provide efficient secretariat
services to the City Peace and Order Council
which has expanded membership, to include
all SP members, department heads / local
functionaries, others;
Partnered with WESADEF, BANTAY ABUSO and
the city government in improving functionality
of BCPCs through reorientation programs.
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Performance Review and Analysis
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Operating Unit Physical Target
Maintenance
and Other Operating
Expenses (MOOE)
Physical
Accomplishment
Percentage of
Accomplishment
Leyte 23,212 21,310 91.81
Biliran 2,471 2,943 119.10
So. Leyte 7,260 8,214 113.14
Samar 13,840 20,410 147.47
No. Samar 17,273 20,758 120.18
Eastern Samar 10,025 13,609 135.75
Tacloban City 2,009 2,654 132.11
Ormoc City 2,064 2,538 122.97
Maasin City 1,724 1,502 87.12
Calbayog City 2,679 3,299 123.14
Regional Offi ce 76,876 92,939 120.89
Financial Data
Personal Services (PS)

Directory of Municipal Field Officers
Biliran Province
1 MONTUERTO, IMELDA JOYCELYN G. - ALMERIA
2 OPEÑA, CAROLINA R. - BILIRAN
3 MESIAS, DEXTER L. - CABUCGAYAN
4 NARRIDO, DEXTER C. - CAIBIRAN
5 PALCONIT, NARCISO C. - CULABA
6 SABOY, BERNARDA M. - KAWAYAN
7 PENAFLOR, RICHIE S. - MARIPIPI
8 ENRIQUEZ, JERRY A. - NAVAL
So. Leyte Province
1 CRUZ, FE THELMA D. - CLUSTER HEAD
2 BERO , RAFUNZEL S. - ANAHAWAN
3 ALBON , LAURO A. - BONTOC
4 BAYANO, EDGAR S. - HINUNANGAN
5 ABAD, MA. YVONNE NIEVA A. - HINUNDAYAN
6 BACUS, DANILO A. - LIBANGON
7 PADOLINA, DENNIS C. - LILOAN
8 CAÑON, GIECER Y. - LIMASAWA
9 BALILI, MAUREEN EVITA S. - MACROHON
10 ALIPAO, GLENDA S. - MALITBOG
11 DEMETERIO, ROMA C. - PADRE BURGOS
12 OLAER, JEANA B. - PINTUYAN
13 MERQUITA, MARIA FIONA D. - SAINT BERNARD
14 ICAMEN, RIZALINA A. - SAN FRANCISCO
15 PALER, MICHAEL R. - SAN JUAN
16 GERBOLINGO , EDUARDO G. - SAN RICARDO
17 AÑAVESA, JHONEL M. - SILAGO
18 GOLO, REYNALDO A. - SOGOD
19 RIN, IRIS VILLA M. - TOMAS OPPUS
Leyte Province
1 STA. MONICA, ANTONIA D. - CLUSTER HEAD
2 GIVA, VISITACION V. - CLUSTER HEAD
1st District
3 CANEJA, IMELDA P. - ALANGALANG
2 PALENCIA, CLEO V. - BABATNGON
3 ORTEGA, VIRGINIA D. - PALO
4 ESPINOSA, STEPHEN S. - SAN MIGUEL
5 YU, RODION M. - STA. FE
6 ORTEGA, ROSARIO OFELIA C. - TANAUAN
7 OMEGA, IMELDA B. - TOLOSA
2nd District
1 CREER, ESTELA I. - BARUGO
2 MALQUISTO, MARILYN S. - BURAUEN
3 PERMEJO, MARILYN P. - CAPOOCAN
4 ACEBEDO, RONALD ALBERT M. - CARIGARA
5 RAMOS, MARUJA S. - DAGAMI
6 DOROGA, NORBERTO JR. O. - DULAG
7 DE ASIS, ANNABELLE V. - JARO
8 ACERO, CHERRYLINE P. - JULITA
9 KANTUNA, ROY B. - LA PAZ
10 LAO, FELEA D. - MAC ARTHUR
11 VILLERO, JUDE ALLAN S. - MAYORGA
12 AMON, GLENN O. - PASTRANA
13 DACILLO, MARK CARLO D. - TABONTABON
14 MIRALLES, ARNULFO A. - TUNGA
3 rd District
1 MISA, LEONORA L. - CALUBIAN
2 BALIDA, ELLEN SHIRAZ Y. - LEYTE
3 OREJOLA, MARIO V. - SAN ISIDRO
4 EGOS, GERSHON L. - TABANGO
5 DOLINA, LILIA FILOMENA N. - VILLABA
4th District
1 LOPEZ, IDA AQUILINA V. - ALBUERA
2 GIVA, VISITACION V. - ISABEL
3 CAÑAS, CAROLINE NANETTE B. - KANANGA
4 VALDEMORO, EVANGELINA G. - MATAG-OB
5 DE LA PEÑA, LUCY L. - MERIDA
6 ALGO, ZENAIDA C. - PALOMPON
5th District
1 MARGALLO, MIA C. - ABUYOG
2 PAGAY, JUANITO P. - BATO
3 BITANGJOL, ALBERTO M. - HILONGOS
4 SAMSON , MARICHU A. - HINDANG
5 EGOS, GIDEON L. - INOPACAN
6 OCAÑA, ANTONIO R. - JAVIER
7 SAAVEDRA, ANABEL S. - MAHAPLAG
8 CLAVEJO, ANGELINA A. - MATALOM
Samar Province
1 MONSANTO, JOY FRANCES M. - CLUSTER HEAD
1st District
2 CORRALES, GRETCHEN MAE D. - ALMAGRO
3 CAJURAO, GUILLERMO D. - GANDARA
4 BORJA, MA. VANESSA C. - MATUGUINAO
5 ISANAN, DINA R. - PAGSANGHAN
6 MANANGUITE, GERMANA B. - SAN JORGE
7 CAGOMOC, FRANCISCO B. - STA. MARGARITA
8 PADOGDOG, ELSA P.. - STO. NINO
9 TUAZON, LAARNI B. - TAGAPUL-AN
10 AGUILAR, MARIBETH B. - TARANGNAN
2nd District
1 SABARRE, LUCITA S. - BASEY
2 PINO, URBANO A. - CALBIGA
3 LUCERO, LITO C. - DARAM
4 SORIMA, JULIE L. - HINABANGAN
5 ESTRADA, FRANCISCA V. - JIABONG
6 AFABLE, MA. CONCEPCION R. - MARABUT
7 HILVANO, GILBERT L. - MOTIONG
8 BABALCON, ANNABELLE G. - PARANAS
9 MACABARE, WILSON V. - PINABACDAO
10 CAIRO, JOSE RONNEL N. - SAN JOSE DE BUAN
11 UY, CAREL JANE G.. - SAN SEBASTIAN
12 DACURAWAT, KAREN L. - STA. RITA
13 AVILA, MA. LOURDES B. - TALALORA
14 CAMILON, MARLON G. - VILLAREAL
15 BINONGO, LAMBERTO JR. M. - ZUMARRAGA
N. Samar Province
1 LAGUITAN, DANILO A. - CLUSTER HEAD
1 st District
2 MEGENIO, ERNESTO E. - ALLEN
3 MARCIAL, NILO C. - BIRI
4 MABULAY, PETER PAUL A. - BOBON
5 COROLLO, CLAUDIA E. - CAPUL
6 CARDENAS, MARITES G. - CATARMAN
7 TIOZON, ROSA B. - LAVEZARES
8 GALLANO, MELBERT O. - LOPE DE VEGA
9 BEJASA, FIDENCIO C. - MONDRAGON
10 ONGRAY, ROSALIA D. - ROSARIO
11 PALLER, MILVILUZ D. - SAN ANTONIO
12 DIAZ, EDUARDO A. - SAN ISIDRO
13 SALAZAR, ALBERTO M. - SAN VICENTE
14 BURCA, MARCELINO JR. L. - SAN JOSE
15 MAGDARAOG, ARCEO O. - VICTORIA
2 nd District
1 DIAZ, CARMELITA T. - CATUBIG
2 NUEVA, GIL C. - GAMAY
3 BALLESTA, MIGUELITO A. - LAOANG
4 MARTIN, MARICEL D. - LAPINIG
5 ANIBAN, FELIPE M. - LAS NAVAS
6 LIQUID-LIGUID, DIANA C. - MAPANAS
7 LIPATA, LINDY S. - PALAPAG
8 SISON, VICENTE JR. P. - PAMBUJAN
9 DUROM, JORGE B. - SAN ROQUE
10 JARITO, ROSALINDA S. - SILVINO LOBOS
E. Samar Province
1 DORADO, JOHANNES Y. - CLUSTER HEAD
2 BALASE, NOE RITO C. - ARTECHE
3 LABADO, MAURICIO JR. T. - BALANGIGA
4 GARDIOLA, JANET B. - BALANGKAYAN
5 ANACTA, RAUL JAMIE B. - CAN-AVID
6 BALANAY , ARMANDO M. - DOLORES
7 BALBUENA , NINA R. - GEN. MACARTHUR
8 CALUMPIANO, MARVIN JOHN B. - GIPORLOS
9 BAGARES, JESUS JEREMY D. - GUIUAN
10 MEDINA , MA. LYNEE A. - HERNANI
11 ALVERO, JULIUS M. - JIPAPAD
12 NAVIDAD, OSCAR P. - LAWAAN
13 MONTES, MARILES G. - LLORENTE
14 MOCORRO, MA. FLORLITA B. - MASLOG
15 ARAGO, AILEEN A. - MAYDOLONG
16 ADOR, RONNA L. - MERCEDES
17 ABIT, RHODA C. - ORAS
18 GONZAGA, EDUARDO S. - QUINAPONDAN
19 MACAPAÑAS, MA. ROWENA G. - SALCEDO
20 DAGUINOD, ANNA LISA O. - SAN JULIAN
21 BALASE, KENNETH JOEY V. - SAN POLICARPO
22 CILLO, EUGENIA O. - SULAT
23 ESCOTO, EVANGELINE P. - TAFT
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