DILG may fill up vacant LGU posts including the position of punong barangay

When a local government official, from the governor down to the punong barangay, is unable to perform his physical duties for legal reasons such as leave of absence, overseas travel, and suspension, the next highest ranking official shall take over.

President Duterte has issued Administrative Order No. 15 giving the Department of the Interior and Local Government the power to fill up certain temporary vacant positions in local government units to prevent paralysis of government operations. Read more here.

Photo credit: Presidential Photo/simon Celi

 

Bulacan SK Federation President killed in car crash

The president of the City Federation of Sanggunian Kabataan was killed in a car crash in Barangay Sto. Niño, Plaridel, Bulacan early dawn Monday, December 10, 2018. .

 Mark Paolo SD. Manaysay, 24, who is also ex-officio councilor of Malolos City, was dead on-the-spot after his Toyota GT86 two-door sports car (plate NEL 86) smashed into a row of houses and parked passenger jeepneys before crashing into a steel gate. Read more here.

 

Barangay Nutrition Scholars to be deployed in 2019 in San Jose, Negros Oriental

The Municipal Nutrition Committee (MNC) of San Jose, Negros Oriental, under the leadership of Mayor Mel Nick S. Logronio, is set to deploy fourteen Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNSs) to all barangays as an answer to the town’s malnutrition problem.

This is to ensure that nutrition services are delivered up to the farthest families in every barangay and to improve the nutrition situation of the municipality. Read more here.   

 

Bacolod barangay hall asked by fire marshal to vacate premises 

Barangay 8 in Bacolod City is facing the possibility of nowhere to go when the notice to vacate by Bureau of Fire Protection becomes effective.

SunStar Bacolod reported that the lot, where the barangay hall is situated, is owned by the provincial government and BFP is planning to rehabilitate its building, so it is requesting the officials to vacate including the 18 houses in the area. Read more here.

 

Catanduanes barangay mirrors the good and ugly side of its local tourism - Editorial

A local online news periodical in the province, the Catanduanes Tribune in its recent editorial says that "there's good news and bad news" in its local tourism.

Apparently, it is referring to the well-attended reopening of the popular Binurong point last December 5, 2018 as the "good news".

For the "bad news",  it says that it has to improve its facilities to keep the visitors safe and sound during their brief stay on the island.  Read more here.

 

Punong barangays in Caraga Region holds summit on good governance in Butuan

The Department Interior and Local Government recently organized a Summit on Good Governance to boost awareness of the punong barangays, especially the newly-elected ones about the current administration’s campaign against illegal drugs, criminality, corruption, violent extremism and federalism.

A total of 1,270 participants from the different barangays in the region attended the summit.  Read more here.

 

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Davao City's Barangay Sibulan declared an organic area

An ordinance declaring Barangay Sibulan in Toril District as an agricultural organic area and for other purposes was approved on its third and final reading in the city council Wednesday, December 12.

Along with its passage was the proposal to give incentives to those who will convert to organic agricultural practices instead of penalizing them.

“Instead of penalties, incentives scheme nalang para medyo positive and atoang approach to motivate them (Instead of penalties, we offer incentives to make it a positive approach in motivating them),” committee on food and agriculture executive assistant Kristine Datanagan told reporters.

Davao City Councilor Marissa Salvador Abella authored the incentives which could be in the form of awards and financial support to individuals, farmers and schools that would pursue and promote organic farming.

The said incentives will be detailed in its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR).

The penalty was first proposed to be P1,500 for first offense, P3,000 for second offense and P5,000 for third offense. However, Dayanghirang and some of the councilors objected the penalties to be imposed.

Item 1364 was on its third and final reading last month when Councilor Danilo Dayanghirang questioned the feasibility of an organic agriculture policy in the barangay. Hence, the ordinance was relegated to second reading since there are still amendments proposed.

Meanwhile, Interface Development Interventions (IDIS) executive director Chinkie Golle said on a text message to SunStar Davao yesterday that they are happy with the approval of the long-awaited declaration of Sibulan as organic zone.

“Regarding the incentives, it is commendable because we want to encourage more farmers to convert to organic farming. It’s a positive way of implementing the ordinance than imposing policies,” she added.

Source of news: SunStar Davao
Photo Credit, image of Davao Councilor Marissa Abella: Philippine News Agency


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