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LGA ANNUAL REPORT 2019

Basic Orientation Course for the Newly Elected Officials

As newly-minted officials, the LGA A Basic Orientation Course for the
understands the need of elected Newly-Elected Officials (NEOs) for Luzon,
officials to think critically and have a Visayas, and Mindanao trained a total of
strong understanding of their newfound 729 newly-minted local chief executives
mandates and environment. That is why to learn more about their duties and
during the months of July and August, the functions, understand key governance
LGA, in partnership with various National concepts and principles, and participate in
Government Agencies, Leagues (of problem seeking and solution seeking
Provinces, Cities, and Municipalities), session on key governance challenges.
Development partners, and Non-
Government Stakeholders, conducted a At the end of the activity, local chief
series orientation for the newly- executives were able to come up with
minted officials under the NEO Program’s their respective Executive-Legislative
second component, Jumpstarting Local Agenda and their First 100 Days Agenda
Governance, in grooming them to be as which shall serve as their action
effective development managers and plan for their first crucial days in public
empowered world-class service.
leaders.

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