The Official Newsletter of DILG Region 5 HAMODYONG

VOLUME 2, ISSUE 4 MAY 2010

DILG V prepares for training of newly-elected officials Inside this issue: AO IV Ma. Grace Joy Tango

incoming local officials through the creation of UNDP rep meets with 2 BBB arely more than a month after the transition teams in every LGU. The second AIDS Council May national and local elections, the component which is “Laying the Foundation” is Department of the Interior and Local set to be implemented in two tracks : Track Naga City gets hall of fame Government (DILG) through the Local 1-A or “My First 100 Days in Office” is a award for child-friendly 4 Government Academy (LGA) has prepared LGU rundown on the critical steps of the first 100 a comprehensive training program for the days in office of the local chief executives; Bato completes CBMS incoming set of local officials to develop Track 1-B or “Knowing my LGU” is a planning and budgeting 4 and enhance their capabilities as managers presentation of the state of local governance training for local development under the NEO report, state of development report and program. The NEO program has four major financial capacity in their respective LGUs; and Wellness Corner 5 components, namely Ensuring Smooth Track 2 or “Fine Tuning My Competencies” is Transition; Laying the Foundation; Building seen as a venue for peer-based sharing of Legal al dia 6 Alliances and Sharpening the Saw. innovative ways of tackling the duties and The first component aims to responsibilities of local officials. facilitate smooth transition of powers and ( Turn to page 2 ) authorities from t he outgoing to the

Magarao awarded as national winner in the zero basura olympics Philippine garbology marathon LGOO V Tessie A. Abiera Malacañang Palace, on April agarao 24,2010. M w a s one of the President Gloria Macapagal three (3) Arroyo assisted by DENR Sec. Horacio municipalities C. Ramos, presented the plaque of recently recognition, a medal and P300,000 awarded as cash to Mayor Nelson B. Julia during national winner the awarding ceremony. in the search for Zero Basura Olympics Philippine Mayors, municipal official/ Garbology Marathon under the 4th to employees from 92 cities and 6th class category. The municipalities nationwide and search was spearheaded by the representatives of NGAs attended the Department of Environment and activity. Natural Resources (DENR) held in ( Turn to page 3 ) P a ge 2 HA M O DY O NG VOLUME 2, ISSUE 4

of Social Welfare and Development UNDP rep meets with Albay AIDS Council (DSWD) are among the implementing LGOO II Grace S. Mago partners of this program. Other key partners are the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), Overseas Workers s a support of The report considered the cities Welfare Administration (OWWA), the A the United of Legazpi and and the Philippine Overseas Employment Na t i o ns municipality of Daraga as “sentinel sites” Administration (POEA), among others. Development and the Bicol Regional Teaching and Programme Training Center (BRTTH) to cater the The Council hopes to address the (UNDP) to the needs of the entire for the issues on the growing number of infected objectives of the treatment of infected patients. patients and intensify its campaign in the national AIDS response of province on the awareness of the people the , Mr. Renaud Meyer, The UNDP develops on the effects of the HIV-AIDS virus. representative of UNDP met with the comprehensive interventions that members of the Albay Provincial AIDS promote leadership especially at the local Council on April 27, 2010 at the Albay level to strengthen capacities of Governor’s Guesthouse. institutions and organizations working on HIV issues. The Department of the During the meeting, the Council Interior and Local Government (DILG) presented Albay’s response on STI-HIV and the Local Government Academy and AIDS prevention and control (LGA), the Department of Labor and programs of the province of Albay. Employment (DOLE) and the Department

DILG V prepares . . . . . from page 1

specific plan of activities for the smooth implementation of the NEO program in Bicol. The NEO program is a pioneering initiative of the Department which aims to prepare the newly- elected local officials for their duties and responsibilities as leaders and make them development-oriented local officials who are able to promote local economic development and translate it into a term-based development roadmap correlated with the realization of national development goals.

The “Building Alliances” component is geared towards the formulation of a Provincial Development Roadmap which identifies the common points of collaboration and cooperation of the cities and municipalities to bring about development in the province while Sharpening the Saw is a market-driven program where LGUs match their requirements with the existing capacity development services and training packages.

Dir. Blandino M. Maceda has recently organized and convened the Local Governance Transition Team of DILG V in order to come up with HA M O DY O NG VOLUME 2, ISSUE 4 P a ge 3

“First 100 days” Local political leaders have the responsibility of guiding the development process in their localities.

Magarao awarded as . . . . . from page 1

This award/citation was in addition to the award of excellence received by Mayor Julia for the implementation of Solid Waste Management Program which was given by the League of Municipal Mayors (LMP).

The Validation Team composed of: Engr. Engr. anette A. Tidon, OIC Solid Waste Engr. anette A. Tidon, OIC Solid Waste anette A. Tidon, OIC Solid Waste Management Management Section, EMB V; EMB V; LGOO Management Section, EMB V; EMB V; LGOO V Section, EMB V; Eden baroga, EMB Staff, EMB V Higino Gene P. Sambo, DILG Provl. Office; Higino Gene P. Sambo, DILG Provl. Office; V; LGOO V Higino Gene P. Sambo, DILG Gail Sergio-Cea, SWM Focal Person, CERO Gail Sergio-Cea, SWM Focal Person, CERO Provl. Office; Gail Sergio-Cea, SWM Focal aga City; Marina G. Rada, SWM Focal aga City; Marina G. Rada, SWM Focal Person, CERO aga City; Marina G. Rada, Person, PERO Cam. Sur presenting the Field Person, PERO Cam. Sur conducting house to SWM Focal Person, PERO Cam. Sur and the Validation Report to the members of the house validation Officials of San Pantaleon, Magarao, Regional Olympics Committee Cam. Sur headed by PB Vicente delas Herras during the validation and review of barangay records HA M O DY O NG VOLUME 2, ISSUE 4 P a ge 4

Naga City gets hall of fame award for child-friendly LGU CGOO Fatima M. Penino

he most coveted Hall of Fame Award Search Committee T in the Search for Child-Friendly LGU assessed the LGU was bagged by Naga City during the under the awarding ceremony held at Malacañang, Independent Manila last March 22, 2010. Mayor Jesse M. Component City Robredo, Chairman of the Naga City Council Category. for the Protection and Welfare of Children, Winning the Hall of received the plaque of recognition and the Fame Award was cash award for the City. just a dream for Naga City from the For the third consecutive time, time it won the Search Naga City won as the Most Child-Friendly in 2006. Now it’s a dream Urbanized LGU under the component city category in come true. Local officials and functionaries Cities Category. It bested Makati City and the Annual Search for the Child Friendly LGU take pride as the City’s name is and will Bacolod City among others. It was a big win continuously be recognized as one of the for 2009. since Makati City can be considered best LGUs that was able to promote and a “Goliath” in terms of financial protect children’s rights and strengthen the The City first won the award in resources invested in children’s program. role of children in community and nation- 2006 when it was included in the Highly In 2008, Naga City won for the second building. time. But during that year, the National

Bato completes CBMS training on planning and budgeting

e municipality of Bato in of the living conditions of Batonhons and the of the LGUs in Catanduanes to follow suit. Th successfully completed the conduct of overall development of Bato. Vice Mayor PD Madrideo called on the participants to training on planning and budgeting under the Alberto for his part said emphasized the make full use of the opportunity to increase Community based Monitoring System importance of CBMS in identifying the priority their knowledge and skills in coming up with (CBMS). It was held in two batches – the first problems that need to be addressed and the training output - the barangay socio- batch was held on May 12-14, 2010 while the applauded the of Bato economic profile and the barangay second batch was held on May 19-21, 2010. for adopting the project. development plan He was optimistic that it Participants to the training were Punong On the otherhand, DILG Provincial will create another showcase of Bato’s slogan Barangays, Barangay Secretaries and one Director Arnel Madrideo commended the local – “BATO ALISTO”. Bato is the first Sanggunian Member per barangay. The first leadership, the members of the technical municipality in Catanduanes to implement nd batch covered 14 barangays and the 2 working group, barangay officials and and complete the CBMS project. batch covered 13 barangays. volunteers for the zealous efforts for the The CBMS project is an offshoot of Bato Mayor Eulogio R. Rodriguez in milestones attained in the implementation of the MDG program already being implemented a prepared speech read by Vice the CBMS project. He was thankful that the by the DILG geared towards poverty Mayor Joselito Alberto for the 1st personnel especially that of the Planning alleviation. In the end, the success of the batch vowed to support the implementation Office headed by Engr. Elsie Reyes who CBMS will rely on the efficiency and effective of the CBMS in the municipality as believed that it can be done in the province. In of the policies and programs that will be ex well as implement programs and fact, Bato started the bandwagon for the rest (with reports from LGOO V Salvador Vargas projects geared towards the improvement and LGOO II Paul Molina) HA M O DY O NG VOLUME 2, ISSUE 4 P a ge 5

Do you make smart decisions?....

ecision making can be hard. Almost any decision involves some conflicts or dissatisfaction. The difficult part is to pick one solution where the positive D outcome can outweigh possible losses. Avoiding decisions often seems easier. Yet, making your own decisions and accepting the consequences is the only way to stay in control of your time, your success, and your life.

A significant part of decision making skills is in knowing and practicing good decision making techniques. One of the most practical decision making techniques can be summarized in these simple decision making steps:

1. Identify the purpose of your decision . What is exactly the problem to be solved? Why it should be solved? 2. Gather information . What factors does the problem involve? 3. Identify the principles to judge the alternatives . What standards and judgement criteria should the solution meet? 4. Brainstorm and list different possible choices . Generate ideas for possible solutions. 5. Evaluate each choice in terms of its consequences . Use your standards and judgement criteria to determine the cons and pros of each alternative. 6. Determine the best alternative . This is much easier after you go through the above preparation steps. 7. Put the decision into action . Transform your decision into specific plan of action steps. Execute your plan. 8. Evaluate the outcome of your decision and action steps . What lessons can be learnt? This is an important step for further development of your decision making skills and judgment.

In everyday life we often have to make decisions fast, without enough time to systematically go through the above action and thinking steps. In such situations the most effective decision making strategy is to keep an eye on your goals and then let your intuition suggest you the right choice.

SOURCE: http://www.time-management-guide.com/ HA M O DY O NG VOLUME 2, ISSUE 4 P a ge 6

(legal updates)

Atty. Arnaldo E. Escober Jr. Attorney IV

Issue: Official determination of the ranking of the recently elected and proclaimed Members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of the Province of Albay.

Held: Art. 83 (b) (5) of the Rules and Regulations Implementing the Local Government Code of 1991 (RA 7160) which states:

“(5) Ranking in the sanggunian for purposes of succession – Ranking in the sanggunian shall be determined on the basis of the proportion of votes obtained by each winning candidate to the total number of registered voters in each district in the immediately preceding local elections. For this purpose, the Comelec shall, within sixty (60) days from the last local elections, prepare a ranking of sanggunian members. ” (Emphasis supplied)

Thus, our office cannot provide you with the official determination of the ranking of the Members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan since the same is within the competence of the Comelec as stated in the aforeqouted provision. However, unofficially and based on our own available data, we came up with the following:

Registered Winning Votes Percen- Voters in the Rank Candidate Garnered tage District

FIRST DISTRICT BONGAO, Baby HAMODYONG 80,358 206,706 38.875 2 Glenda ZIGA, Richard EDITORIAL BOARD & STAFF 61,688 206,706 29.843 5 Venanciio Hamodyong is the official monthly newsletter of DILG Region 5, with Editorial BELEN, Job 43,687 206,706 21.134 9 Office at 2nd Floor, DILG Regional Office V, Rizal St., Legazpi City Editor

SECOND DISTRICT MA. GRACE JOY TANGO MONTALLANA, 95,162 240,088 39.636 1 Contributors Neil DESIGNATED INFORMATION OFFICERS OF DILG ANDES, Ralph 84,088 240,088 35.023 3 PROVINCIAL OFFICES & DIVISIONS Layout Artist IMPERIAL, Niño 70,071 240,088 29.185 6 EDEN S. LANUZA Illustrator/Cartoonist THIRD DISTRICT TON PASANO

ALSUA, Ramon 80,662 248,159 32.504 4 Support Staff MICHELLE ORTIZ RYAN DEL ROSARIO

SALES, Irineo 68,435 248,159 27.577 7 Circulation Managers MARDY CANO / EFREN DE ASIS

BORJA, Herbert 63,795 248,159 25.707 8 Consultant EMBESTRO, RD BLANDINO M. MACEDA 10 Arnold 39,295 248,159 15.834

(OP to SP Secretary of the Province of Albay, 31 May 2010)