On August 8-9, 2019, forty- eight (48) members (26 women and 22 men) of the Comprehensive Development Plan- Technical Assessment Committee (CDP- TAC) of four (4) Provinces attended the 2- Day Capacity Building held at FB Hotel and Convention Center, Koronadal City, South Cotabato.

The DILG Provincial Directors, DILG CDP Provincial Focal Persons, Provincial Planning Development Coordinators (PPDCs), PPDO personnel, Provincial Social Welfare Development Officers (PSWDOs), Provincial Treasurers, and Provincial Budget Officers (PBO) were the participants as key members of the CDP- TAC.

Identifying ‘procurement’ as one of the key reform areas that needs to have an improvement as revealed in the provincial government reform roadmap, the Project Development and Management Unit (PDMU) of DILG XII conducted an Orientation on RA 9184 and its 2016 Revised IRR, Effective Procurement Planning and COA Auditing Rules at Viajera Hotel, City of Koronadal last August 12-16, 2019.

The said orientation primarily aims to capacitate provincial local government units in generating and effectively implementing their procurement plan and to enhance the participants’ knowledge of RA 9184 and its 2016 Revised IRR, as well as COA Rules and regulations on the procurement process.