Last July 16, 2025, the Department of the Interior and Local Government – National Capital Region (DILG-NCR) conducted a Learning Visit to DILG Rehiyon Dose, fostering a meaningful exchange of best practices and innovations in internal operations, knowledge management, local governance, and Gender and Development (GAD) initiatives.
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Koronadal City, South Cotabato – July 3, 2025 — In a continued effort to advance the government’s campaign against illegal drugs through advocacy and inter-agency collaboration, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Region XII spearheaded the Regional Inter-Agency Committee Against Drugs (RICAD) - Advocacy Cluster in support of the Philippine Anti-Illegal Drugs Strategy (PADS).
Held at the Wagi Hall of the DILG XII Regional Office, the meeting brought together member-agencies to report on their accomplishments for the first half of 2025 and to reaffirm their commitment to a unified, whole-of-nation approach to drug prevention and control.
DILG XII and Mahintana Foundation Inc. Ink Partnership to Champion Local Open Government Initiatives
Koronadal City, South Cotabato — In a significant step towards fostering participatory governance and local democratic innovation, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Region XII formally signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Mahintana Foundation Inc. (MFI) on July 14, 2025 at the DILG XII Regional Office, Prime Regional Government Center, Brgy. Carpenter Hill.
The Department of the Interior and Local Government Regional Office XII, headed by Atty. Rochelle D. Mahinay-Sero, CESE, represented by DILG Provincial Director of South Cotabato Hayd Ali S. Suwaib, proudly took part in the Civic-Military Parade and Opening Program of the 26th T’nalak Festival and the 59th Founding Anniversary of the Province of South Cotabato held on July 11, 2025.
Koronadal City, South Cotabato – On July 9, 2025, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Region XII led the 2nd Quarter Meeting of the ELCAC Clusters it chairs, bringing together officials from national government agencies and provincial task forces across Region XII to assess progress, align priorities, and address operational concerns in ELCAC-identified communities.