After hearing from the different municipalities, the discussion turned towards the strategies centering on the Regional Development Plan’s vision of making Zamboanga Peninsula the country’s center for the agri-fisheries industry through focusing on the country’s on the region’s contribution to the attainment of the country’s goal of economic transformation for a prosperous, inclusive, and resilient society, though it was just a brief runthrough of the program's summary.
Basilan Information Center Manager Nilda delos Reyes also gave a lecture on their best practices in Isabela City, as their Barangay Information Officers Network (BION) is a 3-time awardee of the Regional Best BION Awards, in the hopes that MIOs from Zamboanga del Norte might replicate them.
She stressed that transparency and good governance is number one in the top nine priority agenda of mayor Sitti Djalia Turabin Hataman, and that the BION is alligned with this agenda as she believes that information is vital to empower her constituents.
The meeting ended with plans for capacity building for their barangay information officers in pursuit of strengthening the information highway down to the grassroots, especially in remote areas, like the municipalities of Baliguian and Sibuco. It was also agreed upon that further strategizing will be done one-one-one with the LGUs to have a more comprehensive discussion regarding the RDP’s programs and pillars.
PIA also offered IOs the chance to guest and co-host a few Talakayan episodes wherein they could discuss the programs and events of their locality. (RVC/PJF/PIA9-Zamboanga del Norte)
