■ 880 BARANGAY OFFICIALS TO UNDERGO ORIENTATION ON TASKS, RESPONSIBILITIES

To ensure that they can perform their mandated tasks and responsibilities with efficiency, around 880 newly elected barangay officials in Cebu City will undergo a three-day orientation on barangay governance and developmental planning. The orientation training, which will be conducted in batches this month and next month, is pursuant to Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Memorandum 2019-7. The DILG memo enjoins newly elected village officials to participate in the Grassroots Renewal and Empowerment for Accountable and Transparent (GREAT) Barangay Program. Under the order dated May 24, the GREAT Barangay Program is “designed to meet the challenge of reinvigorating the political and administrative leadership at the community and barangay level. It also prepares the barangay and its officials in actively fulfilling their roles and their relevance to development. During last week’s regular session, the City Council passed a resolution charging P3 million against City-sponsored activities for the activity. The approved measure was the first resolution filed by ex-officio member Franklyn Ong after he was elected as Association of Barangay Councils president last July. It will be participated by the barangay captain, councilors, secretary, treasurer and Sangguniang Kabataan chairman. A barangay agenda for governance and development, which will serve as the initial action plan of barangay officials for the first 100 days in office, is expected to be completed once the orientation is finished. They are also expected to submit a report on their respective barangay development plan for the next three years.