Cotabato province recognizes the active role and contribution of the barangay peace keeping force in the maintenance of the peace and order of the province being deployed in the different barangays making therp strategic front liners.
The provincial governor in partnership with DILG and other stakeholders join hands with the different local chief executives of its component LGUs in the conduct of symposium on crime prevention a regular program of the province.
After a series of activities under the Mainstreaming DRR CCA in Local Development Planning Program, five (5) LGUs composed of Bagumbayan (Sultan Kudarat), Arakan (Cotabato), Magpet (Cotabato), Makilala (Cotabato), and Polomolok (South Cotabato) were called for a Coaching Session on the Utilization of Climate and Disaster Risk Assessment (CDRA) in Program, Project and Activity Identification last December 18-21, 2017 at the Hotel de Viajera, Koronadal City.
In order to comply with President Duterte’s directive to streamline frontline services and the licensing and permit system in the entire government bureaucracy, DILG pushes LGUs not only to comply with the revised standards set as per DILG-DTI-DICT Joint Memorandum Circular No. 01, series of 2016, but to go for automation in support of the ease of doing business at the local level.
DILG 12 conducted its first batch of the Training-Workshop on the Enhanced Local Climate Change Action Planning on December 5-8, 2017 at the 88 Hotel, Koronadal City. Thirty six (36) participants coming from the LGUs of Sarangani and General Santos City composed of the Local Planning Development Coordinators, Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officers, Agricultural Officers, Engineers and other LGU functionaries who are members of the LCCAP Team attended the activity.
Universities and barangay officials within Region XII were recently provided an avenue to express their opinions on the proposed shift to a federal form of government.
A number of selected students from the Notre Dame of Marbel University and Sultan Kudarat State University were oriented of the basic concepts of federalism, its advantages and disadvantages last November 14 and 17, 2017, respectively. Atty. Michelle Anne P. Viejo and Helen Grace Sayon as resource speakers in the said activities.
