1 TI- MON LEGAL OPINION FACT: On March 22, 2015, a Municipal Mayor in Agusan del Norte received an order from the Office of the Ombudsman ordering his good office to implement the Decision suspending a Punong Barangay within his area of responsibility. The dispositive portion of the Decision reads: “HON. XXX, incumbent Municipal Mayor of XXX, Agusan del Norte, is directed to imple- ment the penalty of Suspension for one (1) month without pay against XXX, within ten (10) days from receipt hereof, and to submit to this Office, within the same period, a Compliance Report indicating the Docket Number of this case.” QUERY: 1. Can the suspension be made effective on April 1, 2015? 2. Is there any implication if the Municipal Mayor will not obey the order of the Ombudsman? See Findings in page 8 DILG 13 Regional Director Lilibeth A. Famacion jumpstarting BUB 2015 with ferocity. Caraga Ready for BUB 2015 By Bryan F. Edulzura Butuan City – The Department of the Interior and Local Govern- ment (DILG) Region 13, is all set to implement the Bottom – Up Budget- ing (BUB) 2015. With around 800 individual projects totaling to P 1.004 billion, to be implemented by the participating agencies, the Department engages more community mobilizers to assist LGUs and communities in implementing and monitoring BUB projects. “We double the number of Community Mobilizers (CM) to assist Caraga Region’s 73 Local Government Units (LGUs) to implement the BUB projects. From 6 CMs we hired in the first semester of 2014, we increased it to 13 CMs in 2015”, DILG Regional Director Lilibeth A. Famacion said. “We value the importance of organizing the communi- ties to deepen their participation and improve the efficiency in reaching the poor. These are the very essence of the BUB process”, RD Famacion stressed. BUB 2015 (page 2) The Official Publication of the Department of the Interior and Local Government—Region XIII (Caraga) | February 2015 In This Issue San Vicente’s (Butuan City) Secure Spot in LTIA 2014 LGRRC 13 DRR Engagement with CSOs DILG13 Inks MOA for Cinemoble Project III Caraga Launches Operation Listo! Caraga SGH 2014 Passers CSIS Utilization Conferences
Official Publication of the Department of the Interior and Local Government - Region XIII (Caraga Region)
Welcome message from author
This document is posted to help you gain knowledge. Please leave a comment to let me know what you think about it! Share it to your friends and learn new things together.
Transcript
1
TI- MON
LEGAL OPINION
FACT:
On March 22, 2015, a Municipal Mayor in Agusan
del Norte received an order from the Office of the
Ombudsman ordering his good office to implement
the Decision suspending a Punong Barangay within
his area of responsibility. The dispositive portion of
the Decision reads:
“HON. XXX, incumbent Municipal Mayor of
XXX, Agusan del Norte, is directed to imple-
ment the penalty of Suspension for one (1)
month without pay against XXX, within ten (10)
days from receipt hereof, and to submit to this
Office, within the same period, a Compliance
Report indicating the Docket Number of this
case.”
QUERY:
1. Can the suspension be made effective on April 1, 2015?
2. Is there any implication if the Municipal Mayor will not obey the order of the Ombudsman?
See Findings in page 8
DILG 13 Regional Director Lilibeth A. Famacion jumpstarting BUB 2015 with ferocity.
Caraga Ready for BUB 2015 By Bryan F. Edulzura
Butuan City – The Department of the Interior and Local Govern-
ment (DILG) Region 13, is all set to implement the Bottom – Up Budget-
ing (BUB) 2015. With around 800 individual projects totaling to P 1.004
billion, to be implemented by the participating agencies, the Department
engages more community mobilizers to assist LGUs and communities
in implementing and monitoring BUB projects.
“We double the number of Community Mobilizers (CM) to assist
Caraga Region’s 73 Local Government Units (LGUs) to implement the
BUB projects. From 6 CMs we hired in the first semester of 2014, we
increased it to 13 CMs in 2015”, DILG Regional Director Lilibeth A.
Famacion said. “We value the importance of organizing the communi-
ties to deepen their participation and improve the efficiency in reaching
the poor. These are the very essence of the BUB process”, RD
Famacion stressed.
BUB 2015 (page 2)
The Official Publication of the Department of the Interior and Local Government—Region XIII (Caraga) | February 2015
In This Issue
San Vicente’s (Butuan City)
Secure Spot in LTIA 2014
LGRRC 13 DRR Engagement with
CSOs
DILG13 Inks MOA for Cinemoble
Project III
Caraga Launches Operation Listo!
Caraga SGH 2014 Passers
CSIS Utilization Conferences
BUB 2015 (Continued from page 1) For 2015, all cities and municipalities will receive at least P12.5 million worth
of projects. This money will be used to fund community-determined, anti-poverty
interventions—such as agriculture and fisheries support, potable water supply,
public healthcare, local access road, basic education, and disaster preparedness
and response. These projects were identified and unanimously endorsed by the
Local Poverty Reduction Action Team (LPRAT) which is composed of 50% LGU
Representatives and 50% Civil Society Organizations.
Now on its 4th year, Bottom – Up Budgeting (BUB) puts emphasis on the
deepening participation of stakeholders in public spending. The BUB seeks to
amplify the voice of the grassroots in the allocation and management of public
funds, as well as to promote a greater sense of understanding and ownership of
the budgeting process among the public.
“This year, we will face another challenge as we implement the projects; but
with the engagement of community mobilizers and support from the participating
agencies, LGUs and civil society organizations, we are ready for the 2015 BUB
The oversight agencies of BUB 2015 are Department of the Interior and Local
Government (DILG), Department of Budget and Management (DBM), National
Economic Development Authority (NEDA) and National Anti-Poverty Commission
(NAPC). The participating agencies are Department of Agriculture (DA), Depart-
ment of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Department of Trade and In-
dustry (DTI), Department of Agriculture (DA), National Irrigation Administration
(NIA), Department of Tourism (DOT), Department of Health (DOH), Department of
Labor and Employment (DOLE), Department of Environment and Natural Re-
sources (DENR), Department of Energy (DOE), Department of Education
(DepEd), National Electrification Administration (NEA) and Local Government
Support Fund (LGSF).
Full list of 2015 BUB projects can be viewed at www.caraga.dilg.gov.ph and
www.dbm.gov.ph.
San Vicente, Butuan tops 2014 LTIA By Lolita H. Savaria Barangay San Vicente of Butuan City made it again to the top 3 highly ur-banized barangays in the Philippines that demonstrate exemplary perfor-mance in settling disputes at the grassroots level. This is after the performance and accomplishments of the Lupong Ta-gapamayapa of San Vicente were evaluated by composite committees organized at the city and regional lev-els on the basis of efficiency of opera-tions; effectiveness in securing the Katarungang Pambarangay objectives and creativity and resourcefulness of mediators. Being the Regional Awardee, it is now qualified for the national search and has been shortlisted for the top performing Lupong Tagapamayapa from among the 42,028 barangays nationwide. It can be recalled that San Vicente is the reigning Lupong Tagapamayapa Incentive Awards (LTIA) grand winner of the highly urbanized category for the last two years since 2012. With this development, it has a chance of gar-nering the grand slam for winning in three consecutive years. Dir. Lilibeth Famacion of DILG Caraga recognized the efforts of the Lupon members, “Two thumbs up for Punong Barangay Raul Carampatana for leading the pool of performers in the barangay “ Famacion said.
The Lupong Tagapamayapa of Brgy. San Vicente with PB Raul Carampatana.
The CSIS was developed by the Bureau of Local Gov-
ernment Supervision (BLGS) of the Department of the
Interior and Local Government, and facilitated by the dif-
ferent DILG Regional Offices, tapping Local Resource
Institutes (LRIs) to administer the tool to all cities across
the country, from 2013-2015.
In 2013, the CSIS was conducted in Bislig City and
Surigao City by PNU-Mindanao Campus and Saint Paul Universi-
ty—Surigao, respectively. And throughout October of 2014, these
four (4) LRIs conducted the CSIS for the remaining cities in Cara-
ga Region.
Completed in 2015, the Citizen Satisfaction Reports were
generated and presented to the LGUs during a series of Utiliza-
tion Conferences to determine the level of appreciation of stake-
holders on and encourage the utilization of the CSIS data in com-
ing up with strategies and necessary interventions to improve
delivery of services.
The Utilization Conference was first held for Butuan City on
March 17 at the Butuan City Hall, then in Tandag City at the Sea-
son’s Park Inn on March 19, then in Bayugan City at the Bayugan
City Hall on March 25, and lastly in Cabadbaran City on March 27
at the People’s Government Center, Cabadbaran City.
Local officials, functionaries responsible for the deli very of
the eight (8) service areas assessed, representatives of the Civil
Society Organizations (CSOs) and other stakeholders were invit-
ed during the utilization conferences.
“This can be used in for evidenced-based planning. we are happy that we have this. Now we know where we can improve that will make
our constituents more satisfied. We can use this to support or back up program proposals for programs that are relevant to the people.”
Engr. Antenedo E. Milloren
Butuan City, March 17, 2015
7
MSAC members with CSOs from Butuan Evangelical Ministers Association (BEMA),
Save Mindanao Volunteers Incorporated (SMVI), Sibog Katawhan Alang sa Paglam-
bo (SIKAP), PhilGrassroots-ERDF, Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction Network
(PDRRN), and the Philippine Red Cross.
DILG 13 Engages CSOs for
Disaster Risk Reduction By : LGOO V Marilou Autor – Salado
BUTUAN CITY – The Department of
the Interior and Local Government –
Caraga Region (DILG 13) initiated a
collaborative meeting of its Multi-
Stakeholders Advisory Council
(MSAC) members and Civil Society
Organizations concerned on DRR/
CCA activities last March 20, 2015 at
Almont City Hotel, this city.
The MSAC is the advisory body
of DILG’s Local Governance Regional
Resource Center (LGRRC)—its
knowledge hub on local governance
and special thematic areas. It is com-
posed of National Government Agen-
cies, Non-Government Organizations
and academic institutions and is dy-
namically extending its network for
collaborators and partners in develop-
ment work in the field of local govern-
ance.
With the stalwart support of Di-
rector Lilibeth A. Famacion, the meet-
ing was initiated through the DILG 13
- LGRRC as a pro-active strategy to
continually improve its services
through expansion of its network and
linkages, particularly with members of
the Multi-Stakeholders Advisory
Council (MSAC) and stakeholders
from the Civil Society Organizations
that are concerned on Disaster Risk
Reduction and Management.
It was intended to fill the current
need for a unified action to mitigate, pre-
pare and respond to natural calamities,
which is apparent in the increase of DRR-
related priority projects identified by the
grassroots community from all 73 cities
and municipalities of the region under the
Bottom-up Budgeting (BuB) program.
A year prior, LGRRC-13 initiated an
interface meeting with the MSAC mem-
bers and various CSOs last September
2014. The DRR interventions provided by
the CSOs to the Local Government Units
in Region XIII were mapped out during
that meeting.
The resulting collaborative efforts for
DRR-CCA are hoped to be propelled by
various strategies agreed during the
meeting, i.e. (1) the creation of a TWG to
come up a Regional Climate Condition
based on Scientific-Based information
that will serve as DRR database for all
planning activities in the region was
agreed; (2) harmonization of training
modules on community-based DRRM; (3)
partnerships for the DILG’s Seal of Good
Local Government (SGLG) Assessment,
particularly on the Seal of Disaster Pre-
paredness component; and (4) partner-
ships with the Department of Science and
Technology (DOST) and the Philippine
Red Cross for technical advice on the
standards of DRR-related equipment,
including maintenance and utilization.
BARANGAY ASSEMBLY DAY
Proclamation No. 260 dated
September 30, 2011 amended Proclamation No. 342 series of 2003 and declared the last Sat-urday of March and the second Sunday of October of every year as Barangay Assembly Days. This mandate is in accordance with Sections 397 and 398 of Republic Act 7160 otherwise known as the Local Government Code (LGC) of 1991 which re-quire the barangay assembly to meet twice a year, to hear and discuss the semestral report of the Sangguniang Barangay con-cerning its activit ies and f inanc-es as well as problems affecting the barangay.
The insti tut ionalization of
barangay assembly day nation-wide is one of the major compo-nent programs of the Biyaheng Pinoy: Tapat na Palakad Bayang Maunlad launched on October 10, 2010 by the Department of the Interior and Local Govern-ment (DILG). With this, the De-partment continues to establish mechanisms that help in strengthening the compliance of LGUs to such codal provisions. The conduct of regular monitor-ing as well as part icipation to barangay assemblies are one of these mechanisms.
Per DILG Memorandum Cir-
cular No. 2015 -24 dated March 5, 2013 and in consonance with Proclamation No. 260 the Syn-chronized Barangay Assembly Day for the First Semester of this year was scheduled on March 28, 2015 with the theme “ Isaalang -alang ang Ka-pakanan ng Inyong Barangay Aktibong Makiisa sa Asembli-ya!”.
PB Gilberto Enriquez addressing his constituents during the March 28, 2015 barangay assembly in Brgy. Doongan, Butuan City, together with the Barangay Coun-cil, DILG XIII RD Lilibeth Famacion, OIC-ARD Donald Seronay and DILG Butuan City Director Romeo Solis.
Section 3. Corrupt practices of public officers. In addition to acts or omissions of public officers already penalized by existing law, the following shall consti-tute corrupt practices of any public of-ficer and are hereby declared to be un-lawful:
(e) Causing any undue injury to any party, including the Government, or giving any private party any unwar-ranted benefits, advantage or prefer-ence in the discharge of his official administrative or judicial functions through manifest partiality, evident bad faith or gross inexcusable negli-gence. This provision shall apply to officers and employees of offices or government corporations charged with the grant of licenses or permits or other concessions.
Section 9. Penalties for violations. (a) Any public officer or private person committing any of the unlawful acts or omissions enumerated in Sections 3, 4, 5 and 6 of this Act shall be punished with imprisonment for not less than one year nor more than ten years, perpetual dis-qualification from public office, and confiscation or forfeiture in favor of the Government of any prohibited interest and unexplained wealth manifestly out of proportion to his salary and other lawful income.
xxx
(b) Any public officer violation any of the provisions of Section 7 of this Act shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred pesos nor more than one thou-sand pesos, or by imprisonment not ex-ceeding one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment, at the discretion of the Court.
The violation of said section proven in a proper administrative proceeding shall be sufficient cause for removal or dismissal of a public officer, even if no criminal prose-cution is instituted against him.