Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Regional Office IX
President Corazon C. Aquino Regional Government Center, Balintawak, Pagadian City 7016
🖳 www.region9.dilg.gov.ph

DEEPENING SESSIONS ON GOVERNANCE AREAS IN THE SEAL OF

GOOD LOCAL GOVERNANCE
16 April 2024
Badsbrotel Suites, Ipil, Zamboanga del Sur

Time Activity
8:00 AM Registration
Introduction Preliminaries
Good morning, distinguished • Doxology
guests, speakers, and participants. • Pambansang Awit
Welcome to the Deepening • Zamboanga Sibugay
Sessions on Governance Areas in Hymn
the Seal of Good Local
Governance here in BadsBrotel
Suites, Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay.
Today is April 16, 2024, a day
dedicated to the enrichment of our
capacities as we strive for good
local governance. 8:30 AM

As we start, please rise for the

Opening Prayer, as we seek
guidance and wisdom in our
discussions today, and remain
standing for the singing of the
Philippine National Anthem,
followed by the singing of the
hymn of Zamboanga Sibugay
through an audio-visual
presentation.
Please be seated. Acknowledgment of
Participants
On this important day, it is with
great honor to recognize our
partners and esteemed
participants who dedicated their
8:45 AM
time for this activity.

Firstly, we would like to

acknowledge the very presence of
our Regional Director, RD Paisal
Abutazil—good morning sir!

“Matino, Mahusay at Maaasahan”

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 Republic of the Philippines
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Regional Office IX
President Corazon C. Aquino Regional Government Center, Balintawak, Pagadian City 7016
🖳 www.region9.dilg.gov.ph

Together with our Assistant

Regional Director, Engr. Carmelo
Enrique B. Libot // we have our
Provincial Directors: PD Mario A.
Baterna of Zamboanga Sibugay //
PD Oliver B. Ombos of
Zamboanga del Norte // and DILG
Zamboanga del Sur PD Moh. Taha
S. Arakama.

We also have our dedicated

Division Chiefs with us this
morning. From the Local
Government Monitoring and
Evaluation Division, Mr. Jose Ruel
Trobanos // and Local Government
Capability Development Division
Chief, Mr. Alvin Rex M. Lucero.

Our Partner from the Office of the

Civil Defense IX, Atty. Kornessa
Paras // good morning, attorney.

We would also like to recognize

our esteemed participants—our
Local Disaster Risk Reduction and
Management Officers, Local Social
Welfare and Development Officers,
Local Planning and Development
Officers, DILG SGLG Focal
Persons, Program Managers,
DILG City and Municipal Local
Government Operations Officers
from the three (3) provinces.

Specifically, we have from the

Municipality of Baliguian //
Municipality of Sibutad // Dipolog
City // and the Provincial
Government of Zamboanga del
Norte.

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 Republic of the Philippines
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Regional Office IX
President Corazon C. Aquino Regional Government Center, Balintawak, Pagadian City 7016
🖳 www.region9.dilg.gov.ph

Down South we have from the

Municipality of Ramon Magsaysay
// City of Pagadian // Municipality
of Midsalip // and the Provincial
Government of Zamboanga del
Sur.

From our host Province, we have

our participants from the
Municipality of Kabasalan //
Municipality of RT Lim //
Municipality of Imelda // and the
Provincial Government of
Zamboanga Sibugay.

Finally, to our DILG personnel, and

to everyone present today, isang
mapagpalang araw para sa ating
lahat!
At this moment, it is with great
honor that I introduce to you a
visionary leader and a dedicated
public servant for governance
excellence. Please join me in
Opening Message
welcoming the Regional Director, 8:50 AM
Paisal O. Abutazil, CESO III
Mr. Paisal O. Abutazil, to formally
open this activity. A hand please.

Thank you, RD Pai, for setting the

stage for today's dialogue.
For a brief overview of today’s
activity, (presentation slide of
Program Flow) we will first have
various presentations on
understanding how the LGUs in
Region 9 will be able to align their
development needs and goals to
the appropriate interventions.
Followed by breakout sessions, in-
depth discussions, group
presentation, and synthesis to
encapsulate the different
narratives that will—hopefully—

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 Republic of the Philippines
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Regional Office IX
President Corazon C. Aquino Regional Government Center, Balintawak, Pagadian City 7016
🖳 www.region9.dilg.gov.ph

enable us to determine what we

can do and how far can we go for
meaningful local governance.
At this juncture, we now move to Region IX Capacity
understanding the purpose of this Development Analytics
Deepening Session and focus on Alvin Rex M. Lucero
the REGION IX CAPDEV
9:00 AM
Analytics. I am pleased to present
Mr. Alvin Rex M. Lucero from the
Local Government Capability
Development Division.
Thank you, Sir Alvin! LGU Capacity and
Performance Gaps
Now, as we envision and put our Mae Ann C. Tuden
efforts to bridging the gaps in
capacity and performance, we turn 9:30 AM
to Ms. Mae Ann C. Tuden from the
Local Government Monitoring &
Evaluation Division to guide us
through this critical analysis.
Post these insightful discussions,
it's time for us to engage in
interactive workshops. Here, we
will collaboratively explore
solutions and share our Workshop
10:15 AM
experiences in an informal setting. Meredel Fullo

We request Ms. Meredel Fullo to

give the guidelines during the
breakout sessions.
LUNCH BREAK
- Sweet to facilitate - 1:00 PM World Cafe
- Sweet to facilitate - 2:00 PM Group Presentation
3:00 PM Health Break
- Sweet to facilitate - Synthesis
3:15 PM
Alvin Rex M. Lucero
Thank you very much to our Awarding of Certificates
facilitators and dear participants for
actively engaging during our
3:45 PM
activities. And for that, let us give
ourselves a round of applause!

“Matino, Mahusay at Maaasahan”

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 Republic of the Philippines
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Regional Office IX
President Corazon C. Aquino Regional Government Center, Balintawak, Pagadian City 7016
🖳 www.region9.dilg.gov.ph

At this moment we will proceed

with the awarding of certificates to
acknowledge the participation and
contributions of all the attendees,
and to our invited guests who
dedicated their time for this
significant occasion—all of which
serves as a testament to your
commitment to governance
excellence.

Foremost, to award this certificate

of recognition to our invited
facilitator and expert from the
Office of the Civil Defense, may we
request our Regional Director,
Assistant Regional Director, our
Provincial Directors, and Division
Chiefs to please be in front.

Allow me to read the citation.

(Reads citation)

Moving forward, we will also be

awarding certificates of
participation to our partners in the
local government together with our
dear DILG Field Officers.

Firstly, may we call our participants

from the Province of Zamboanga
del Norte to join our Directors and
Chiefs in front, as we award this
certificate of participation for your
(reads citation).

Kudos, Zamboanga del Norte!

The same certificate is also

awarded to our participants from
the Province of Zamboanga del
Sur.

“Matino, Mahusay at Maaasahan”

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 Republic of the Philippines
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Regional Office IX
President Corazon C. Aquino Regional Government Center, Balintawak, Pagadian City 7016
🖳 www.region9.dilg.gov.ph

Thank you and padayon,

Zamboanga del Sur!

Finally, we will also be awarding

the same certificate to our
esteemed participants from the
Province of Zamboanga Sibugay.

Once again, thank you and soar

high, Sibugay!
As we draw close to the end of Closing Message
today's sessions, I would like to
invite Engr. Carmelo Enrique B.
Libot, Assistant Regional Director, 4:00 PM
to impart his closing message and
some of his takeaways on our
proceedings. Sir?
Thank you very much, ARD. Early Dinner

Before we part ways, we would like

to express our deepest
appreciation to each one of you for
your valuable participation. Your
presence today has made this
event not only possible but also
meaningful.

In closing, may today's deepening

sessions on governance areas in
the SGLG resonate with us as we 4:15 PM
return to our respective roles,
inspired and equipped to make a
difference.

As what a renowned American

author and disability rights
advocate, Hellen Keller, once said,
“Alone we can do so little;
together we can do so much."

Thank you, and have a

wonderful evening!
-end-

“Matino, Mahusay at Maaasahan”

(062) 925 0258 (062) 925 0283 (062) 925 0252
[email protected]