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Tuguegarao City, Cagayan –DILG-Region 02 conducted the Local Governance and Development Session with the Newly-Minted and Comebacking Local Chief Executives (LCEs) on August 18 and 19, 2016 at the Valley Hotel, Alimannao, Peñablanca, Cagayan with eighteen (18) LCEs and seven (7) representatives in attendance.

The development session diagnosed the real issues and concerns of the local government units.

The sharing of Vice Mayor Esterlina A. Aguinaldo of LGU-Sta. Praxedes, Cagayan, Mayor Ronelie U. Valtoribio of LGU-Villaverde, Nueva Vizcaya, BPLO Jesus Ammogauan, Jr. of LGU-City of Ilagan, Isabela, Mayor Marcelina Pagbilao of LGU-Saguday, Quirino emphasized how DILG programs have facilitated better local governance and enhanced the delivery of services to their constituencies.

Programs, projects and activities of the department that ensure good local governance and aid LGUs in tracking outstanding performance were presented to and appreciated by the participants. Representatives from the PNP and PDEA also presented the situation of this Region relative to the proliferation of illegal drug activities and interventions undertaken by said agencies.

RD John M. Castañeda, in his speech, emphasized the need to localize the social contract of the Duterte administration in their respective communities. He also encouraged the LCEs to prioritize the drafting of development plans anchored on the challenges confronted by their LGUs and which will serve as blueprint for capacity enhancement. “Together, we will grow as partners for good local governance”, he emphasized. – LGOO IV Liberty Barcena