On October 27, 2020, the Regional Gender and Development Council (RGADC) XII, in coordination with the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) XII and Philippine Commission Women (PCW), conducted the Harmonized Gender and Development Guidelines (HGDG) Orientation for RGADC and LGUs in Region XII via Zoom Conference.

A total of One Hundred Fifty-One (151) participants (39 male and 112 female) joined the said meeting, with 44 coming from Regional Line Agencies, 3 from Academic Institutions, one from Civil Society Organizations and 39 from Local Government Institutions.

Provincial governments in Region XII (SOCCSKSARGEN)  have pledged to improve their respective Local Road Asset Management (LRAM) as the Department of the Interior and Local Government XII campaigns for a more efficient local road and public financial management in local governments.

"Not all provincial roads and bridges were booked as assets,  and the roads' life cycle management is not generally evident. The implication is that the PLGUs have weak financial management related to roads," DILG XII  Director Josephine Cabrido-Leysa, CESO III, said in a virtual meeting.