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THE LGA MERIT

LGA initiates dialogue As the DILG Undersecretary for Local Government Marlo
on organizational Iringan stressed, “2022 will be a very different landscape.

capacity and We need to strategize and cope up with the demands.”
effectiveness Lastly, LGA Exec. Dir. Vecina emphasized that the
Department’s role of influencing how the national
“ Transition into full devolution is very crucial. Thus, she encouraged everyone to maintain
government agencies think and relate with the LGUs is

their cooperation in the field in the pursuit towards good
local governance.
an opportune time for the DILG
to re-examine and re-imagine its
core values, roles, functions, and
structures.

- LGA HRDD Div. Chief Angelina Layugan

Assistant Regional Directors, select Provincial Directors,
Chief Administrative Officers, and Human Resource
Management Officers across the Philippines joined the
consultation activity wherein they exchanged ideas, raised
issues and explored solutions in preparing for the full
devolution in 2022.

In the sessions, the Department’s core values, roles, and
structures were revisited; and the ways forward were
presented, most especially the strengthening of the core
human resource systems. Through this, the LGA ensured
that the consultation results were closely taken into account
in drafting the transition and action plans.

LGA, PhilFutures future can aid in consolidating ideas and aspirations
at the start of the planning process to create a more
converse on enhancing forward-thinking output for the LGUs. She added that
anticipatory leadership with the complexity of the implementation of the
Mandanas Ruling, looking at the near future with regards
to how to plan interventions will be crucial.

“No matter how many management and leadership tools
you have, when you do not have the imagination and the
anticipatory mindset, or one does not utilize the proper
tool to design it, then nothing will happen, there is no
moving forward”, Dr. Calina firmed.

Furthermore, Mr. Luigi Andrada of UP-National College
of Public Administration and Governance (UP-NCPAG)
emphasized that when it comes to full devolution and
having it linked to public administration, the use of
The LGA had a conversation with the Philippines Futures technology is necessary in order to be closer to the
Thinking Society (PhilFutures) on March 12, 2021 wherein constituents. He stressed that the advantages that social
the LGU Capacity Development (CapDev) Support Plan for media provides should be taken as opportunities to offer
the full devolution in 2022 was discussed. a wider reach in terms of assisting communities.

In the consultation meeting, the idea of forward-thinking Ms. Shiela Castella of PhilFutures added that with
or anticipatory approach and how it can be applied to the the great responsibility of harmonizing LGU CapDev
capacity development of LGUs in line with full devolution interventions, the LGA shall continue to engage
was explored. Dr. Lizan Calina, the president of PhilFutures, with various local governance stakeholders as the
emphasized that changing mindsets and looking at the near implementation of the full devolution comes closer.

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