Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Sen. Tolentino pushed for the creation of separate position classification for barangay workers


Senator Francis Tolentino has asked the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to create a separate position classification for barangay workers so they could be regularized and granted their “well-deserved” benefits.

Tolentino raised the proposal during the recent technical working group (TWG) meeting of the Senate Committee on Local Government for the proposed Magna Carta for Barangay Workers.

Tolentino, committee chairman, said the creation of the job classification will allow the DBM to allocate a portion of the national budget’s funds for the wages and incentives of village workers in the more than 40,000 barangays of the country.  READ MORE

(Photo credit: official Facebook page of Sen. Tolentino / MANILA BULLETIN)

Liga ng mga Barangay and Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. team up to help boost growth in the communities through its digital banking platform.  Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation has taken the first steps to bringing its digital financial inclusion initiative to grassroots communities as it gets the support and commitment of Liga ng mga Barangay sa Pilipinas.

The LNB led by National President Eden Pineda presented its national executive board resolution stating that the organization is adopting DiskarTech: Kasosyo sa Asenso as a growth enabler and capacity-building measure for micro-enterprises in every barangay and its constituents. DiskarTech is a financial inclusion accelerator platform by RCBC that aims to stimulate economic activity to help uplift the unbanked and underserved Filipinos.

The strategic collaboration will focus on accelerating financial literacy, promoting inclusive digital economy, and empowering local communities. This supports the government digitalization efforts aligned with President Duterte’s 10-point economic agenda on investing on human capital development, and promoting technology and innovation for self-sustaining and inclusive development towards poverty alleviation. READ MORE


MORE BARANGAY NEWS & EVENTS NATIONWIDE

Materials Recovery Facilities (MRF) to be established in identified Baguio City barangays.  The local government and the Cordillera office of the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB-CAR) entered into a memorandum of agreement to facilitate the establishment of materials recovery facilities (MRFs) in the identified barangays of the city pursuant to the pertinent provisions of Republic Act (RA) 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000.

Under the agreement, the EMB-CAR shall provide technical and funding support to the city to establish MRFs within the identified barangays; conduct monitoring of the project to ensure attainment of its objectives; assist in the preparation of the required work and financial plan for the said project and provide trainings for local government recipients on the proper implementation of RA 9003. READ MORE

Barangay captain attacks law violator inside barangay hall. A barangay captain was caught on camera while attacking a law violator inside his office at the barangay hall in Mariveles, Bataan.

In the video, it can be seen that the barangay captain identified as Amado Dimafiles, Jr. is confronting a resident who commit law violation. The government official and the culprit have an exchange of heated arguments.

After a few moments, Dimafiles attacked the law offender inside the office. Some of his fellow employee stopped him and tried to calm the situation. READ MORE

Treasurer arrested for gambling away salary of fellow barangay officials. A barangay treasurer from San Isidro, Iriga City, Camarines Sur was arrested for betting the salary of fellow barangay officials.

Based on police reports, the treasurer, Gabriel Vargas, came to the police to report that he was a victim of a robbery hold-up.

The police reviewed the footage seen close to the area where Vargas was robbed. However, it showed he was doing something suspicious. READ MORE

Laguna barangay officials punished teenagers for littering. The barangay officials of BiƱan, Laguna imposed sanctions and penalties towards a group of teenagers for littering.

In the CCTV footage, it can be seen that the group of young people are littering across the road after scattering the garbage inside of a trash bag.

The local officials ordered the irresponsible teenagers to clean the entire road wherein they have scattered the garbage. READ MORE


Piggery owner in Barangay Commonwealth, QC faces charges for refusing to cull its 10 ASF-infected pigs.  One piggery in the barangay is getting in the way of the barangay being declared free of the African swine fever because the hog-raiser, who owns ten pigs, refused to have them culled.

“We’ll get back to him to file charges. Commonwealth is cleared of pigs except for that one piggery,” Belmonte said.

If the hog-raiser continues to be uncooperative, she said the pigs could be forcibly culled without judicial proceedings since the piggery is a public nuisance under Sec. 699(3) of the Civil Code. READ MORE.

Calapan City mayor attends barangay assemblies. Mayor Arnan Panaligan attended various barangay assemblies in Calapan City to discuss his on-going projects as well as to listen to the concerns of his constituents.

In Bgy. Comunal, Panaligan reported to the assembly the recently implemented and ongoing projects such as the construction of a 2 storey multi-purpose building worth P3.7 million, construction of drainage canal in front of F. Samaco Elementary School, among others.

He also discussed the rehabilitation of the road at the Biga-Communal boundary worth P2 million, financial assistance for the purchase of additional lot for the expansion of Pedro V. Panaligan National High School, and free-flowing water systems. READ MORE

Indigenous People reminded that they are mandated by law to sit in the Barangay Council. The National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) on Thursday reminded indigenous peoples (IPs) of their mandatory representation in the legislative council is included in their rights.

In a recent interview, Ana Burgos, NCIP regional director for Western and Central Visayas, said all ancestral domain areas are qualified to have an IP mandatory representative (IPMR), either in the barangay council or the Sangguniang Bayan (SB).

They will be serving for two terms and enjoy the privilege of a regular Kagawad or SB member. “He/she will be the voice of the community. The IPMR should stand for the IPs in his/her area,” she said.

Since they are not elected, they have to go through a selection process in their community. READ MORE

Agusan Del Sur village chosen as Barangay Assembly Day showcase for Caraga Region in 2019. As in previous runs, the DILG regional office took part in the monitoring and observing the conduct of the assembly in showcased barangays. This semester, the showcased barangay is Taglatawan in Bayugan City, Agusan del Sur.

Also, field officers across the region consolidated the schedules of barangay assemblies and ensured compliance to the semestral assembly as stipulated in the Local Government Code (RA 7160) as an avenue for transparency, accountability and participation.

DILG Caraga Assistant Regional Director Donald Seronay who headed the regional monitoring team relayed the message of DILG Secretary Eduardo AƱo to the barangay officials and constituents. The message emphasized the importance of the assembly day, the fact that it recognizes the active cooperation and participation of the residents on various matters that affect them, directly or indirectly.

The semestral assembly, as stipulated in the Local Government Code (RA 7160), is an avenue for transparency, accountability and participation. READ MORE.



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