Training for
newly-elected mayors of Region 8 starts today
By Philippine Information Agency (PIA 8)
June
21, 2010
TACLOBAN CITY – The
newly elected mayors in Region are set to start on June 21 a two-day
training at Sabin Resort Hotel in Ormoc City, to prepare for their
duties and responsibilities as leaders in their respective localities.
The training dubbed as
“My First 100 Days,” aimed at helping the newly-elected local chief
executives get acquainted with their tasks and responsibilities, will
be conducted by the Department of Interior and Local Government
through the Local Government Academy led by its Executive Director
Marivel C. Sacendoncillo.
With the
just-concluded elections bringing forth new faces and new hopes in
local governance, the LGA-DILG in partnership with development
partners and other stakeholders, designed the 2010 Newly-Elected
Officials (NEO) Program to strengthen the individual and institutional
capacities of the local government units and improve the delivery of
basic services and be able to map out the development direction of
their respective localities.
The NEO program has
four major components, namely: Ensuring Smooth Transition; Laying the
Foundation; Building Alliances; and Sharpening the Saw.
The first component
aims to facilitate smooth transition of powers and authorities from
the outgoing to the incoming local officials through the creation of
transition teams in each LGU.
On the other hand,
"Laying the Foundation" is implemented in two tracks: Track 1-A or "My
First 100 Days in Office" – a rundown to the critical steps of the
first 100 days in office of the local chief executives; and Track 1-B
or "Knowing My LGU" is a presentation of the state of local governance
report, state of development report and financial capacity in their
respective LGUs.
Track 2 or "Fine
Tuning My Competencies" is a venue for peer-based sharing of
innovative ways of tackling the duties and responsibilities of local
officials.
In "Building
Alliances," the output will be a Provincial Development Roadmap which
identifies the common points of collaboration and cooperation of
cities and municipalities to bring about development in the province.
The fourth and last
component of the NEO program or "Sharpening the Saw" is a
market-driven program where LGUs match their requirements with the
existing capacity development services and training packages.
The training “My First
100 Days” is a component of the Laying the Foundation component, the
LGA Executive Director informed.
Among the modules in
the training is that on Financing LGU Operation which will provide the
participants an overview of the LGU Fiscal Management so that they
will understand the LGU financial condition, learn the sources of
local revenue and alternative external sources of revenue, formulate
the LGU financial strategies, thus promoting financial accountability
of LCEs.
The other modules
include Understanding My Environment; the Local Official as Agent for
Development; Common Pitfalls in LGU Management; and Jumpstarting the
First 100 Days Governance.