by Lia Sahi
Pagadian City, Mar 26 (PIA) – The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Region IX conducted a 12-day Pre-Center Component I, General Orientation for Local Government Operations Officers (LGOOs) II and III on March 12-24, 2012 at the DILG Regional Office, this city.
The orientation is a pre-requisite to the Component II Enhancement Training of the 47th Batch of LGOOs to be held in Polomolok, South Cotabato on April 10 to June 5, 2012. The training aims to capacitate the LGOOs with the skills, capacities and technical know how on the ins and outs of being a DILG field officer, as well as their duties and responsibilities.
The orientation/training was participated in by six (6) technical personnel from the regional and field offices they are as follows; LGOO IIs Junil Cabahug, from Zamboanga Sibugay, Sherwin Caseñas, of Zamboanga del Norte, Philip Cuevas and Dihsie Ramos-Lauron from the Regional Office, and Marites Anota and Chandiramani Obut from Dipolog City.
Resource Speakers and Focal Persons took turns in orienting and familiarizing the trainees on various topics such as the History, Evolution and DILG Strategic Doctrines, Decentralization Policies and Principles, Local Government Unit Powers, Local Legislation, Finance, Code of Conducts and Ethical Standards and DILG Flagship Programs Projects and Activities.
In between the lectures an examination was administered by the lecturers in order to gauged the level of comprehension of the trainees on the lectures and subject presented.
Regional Director Paisal Abutazil emphasized that the trainees should take the general orientation phase seriously because this will equip them for the actual center training where they will be joined by trainees from other regions in Mindanao.
“We want to prepare the trainees not only mentally, but also condition them physically, emotionally, psychologically and spiritually. In doing so, they will be able to face the challenges in the training center and more so in the actual job on the ground, confidently and head on,” Abutazil said.
For the Component II, Region IX trainees will be joined by other trainees from Regions 11 and 12. After the center training, trainees will be exposed to the job of a DILG Field officer through Field Emersion Phase for a period of three (3) months. (DILG/LS/PIA9/CAL)