To ensure the effective implementation of its flagship leadership program for newly elected officials, the Local Government Academy (LGA), in partnership with the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) XII, conducted the Orientation for Capacity Development Managers on Performing Leadership and Uplifting Service Orientation (NEO PLUS+++) at Venue 88 Hotel, General Santos City.
Demonstrating a strong commitment to strengthening the advocacy against trafficking and violence against women and their children, the functionality assessment of the Local Committees against Trafficking and Violence against Women and their Children (LCAT-VAWC) in the provinces and the Highly Urbanized City (HUC) of Region XII was recently concluded.
The Regional Inter-Agency Monitoring Team (RIMT) conducted a series of on-site assessments on the following dates and locations: June 3, 2025- Province of Sultan Kudarat and South Cotabato; June 4, 2025- General Santos City and the Province of Sarangani; and June 5, 2025- Province of Cotabato.
In a significant stride toward inclusive and participatory urban governance, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Region XII launched the Youth Consultation under its flagship Capacitating Urban Communities through Peace and Development (CUCPD) Program on May 29–30, 2025 in General Santos City — the pilot local government unit for this pioneering initiative.
The Department of the Interior and Local Government XII, in partnership with DILG - Bureau of Local Government Supervision, successfully conducted the 2025 Citizen Satisfaction Index System (CSIS) Technical Conference on May 28, 2025, at Greenleaf Hotel in General Santos City.
The event gathered CSIS Regional Focal Persons from Visayas and Mindanao, along with their partner Local Resource Institutes (LRIs), to collaboratively review and enhance the implementation guidelines of the CSIS.
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Region XII, in partnership with the DILG- Bureau of Local Government Supervision, successfully conducted an on-site monitoring for the Boosting Engagement and Civic Awareness through Open Communication Networks (BEACON) Project on May 26, 2025 at Greenleaf Hotel, General Santos City.
The initiative is part of the FY 2024 Civil Society Participation Fund (CSPF), aimed at strengthening open governance and active citizenship in General Santos City.
