The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Region XII has been recognized as one of the nine (9) Top Performing Regions in the nationwide implementation of the Ease of Doing Business (EODB) programs, projects and activities for Fiscal Year 2025 during the Workshop on Assessing the EODB Program from November 25-27, 2025 at the Royal Mandaya Hotel, Davao City.

Alongside the regional award, LGOO IV Shylack C. Limao was also recognized among the Top Performing Regional Focal for FY 2025 and officially received the certificates during the Recognition of DILG Regions’ Efforts on EODB in the closing ceremony.

Lebak, Sultan Kudarat (November 6, 2025) — The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Region XII demonstrated its disaster response capabilities during the 2025 fourth-quarter Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill (NSED) full scale simulation exercise held in Lebak, Sultan Kudarat.

The full scale simulation exercise, organized to test operational readiness in managing casualties and missing persons, among other response clusters, activated the region’s Management of the Dead and Missing (MDM) Cluster, which was rigorously evaluated using a structured assessment tool developed by the Department.