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TUGUEGARAO CITY - The DILG Cagayan SKMT Steering Team composed of Provincial Director Ruperto Maribbay Jr., CESO V, LGOO VII Arlene B. Martin (Cluster Officer, C3), LGOO VII Luis E. Udanga (Cluster Officer, C2) and LGOO V Gil Oranda (Cluster Officer, C1), LGOO V Jenalyn A. Carag (LGCDU Chief), LGOO II Renz Angelo Umambong (LGCDU Technical Staff) and LGOO II Razel Benitez (LGMEU Technical Staff), met with Dr. Lilia Tamayao of the Cagayan State University to discuss the Sangguniang Kabataan Mandatory Training (SKMT) Business Plan on March 8,2018 at Villa Blanca Hotel, Tuguegarao City Cagayan. During the said meeting, the team brainstormed on the strategies to be used during the SKMT and made the proposed schedule and venue for the different schools, subject to recommendations of the Field Officers. The team also discussed the possible problems which could be encountered and the solutions therein.

 

According to Dr. Tamayao, the Business Plan shall be presented to the Board of Regents of Cagayan State University, its governing body, for their approval. She however emphasized the necessity and urgency to finalize SKMT Business Plan considering that it is one of the requirements of the Board of Regents.

The CSU, as a service provider, will be tasked to do the roll-out of the project among the 28 municipalities and 1 City of the province after the May 14, 2018 SK Election. A total of 6560 SK officials from the 820 barangays in the province will be the captive market for the project with an expected total budget of P10.496 million to be sourced out from the 28 municipalities and 1 city in the province. The roll-out of the project will be conducted within a period of nine days in the three legislative districts of the province. Meanwhile, the DILG shall supervise and monitor the conduct of the training and the DILG personnel in the provincial, city and municipal offices will serve as resource speakers for the different modules. The training was scheduled from May 16 to 26 , 2018.

Section 27, Chapter V of the Sangguniang Kabataan Reform Law provides for the Mandatory Training for all duly elected Sangguniang Kabataan officials. Failure to undergo on such will prevent a SK official from assuming into office and discharging his or her functions.

 

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