MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL (PIA) -- The Provincial Government of Misamis Occidental, in partnership with the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)-Misamis Occidental and Liga ng Barangay Provincial Federation, kicked off its two-day Barangay Newly Elected Officials Towards Grassroots Renewal and Empowerment for Accountable and Transparent (BNEO GREAT) Basic Orientation Course in the barangays of Tudela.
The program aims to capacitate the newly-elected barangay officials to enable them to perform their mandated tasks and responsibilities.
Throughout the training, the participants are also taught how to build a continuum of capacity development frameworks for actions anchored on the basic tenets of good governance, such as transparency, accountability, and integrity, and participatory governance and corruption-free communities.
Gov. Henry S. Oaminal challenged the participants to perform well in their roles and functions as barangay leaders, as the provincial government leans on them for community support.
With this, Oaminal assured them of the province’s full support for their good governance endeavors.
“Let us continue to develop Tudela para sa pag Asenso. Kamo nga mga Tudelanhon should be set as a model in our direction,” he said.
DILG-MisOcc Provincial Director Pablio Jun Benetiz said that orientation will serve as an avenue for the participants to enrich their knowledge of the plans and programs they can implement in their respective barangays.
Provincial Planning and Development Officer William Valles explained the importance of implementing the provincial thrust, which is the 5M's.
He said the help of local barangay leaders is crucial to effectively delivering public service to the people.
Their serious efforts and actions are likewise significant in pushing a whole-of-government approach to achieving development goals in the province.
Valles also highlighted the major programs and projects of the Asenso administration in terms of agriculture, education, tourism, health and hospital services, peace and order, sports, and other social services in the province.
He then emphasized the vital role of providing genuine public service and underscored the positive impact of leaders within their communities.
Participants include punong barangays, Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) officials, Sangguniang Barangay members, barangay treasurers, and barangay secretaries.
The orientation was made for around 6,000 elected village officials in the province, including chairpersons of the SK from the 490 barangays of the province of Misamis Occidental.
The BNEO GREAT orientation for the succeeding batches of village officials will continue until May 2024. (PGMO/PIA-10/Misamis Occidental)
