TUGUEGARAO CITY, CAGAYAN, FEBRUARY 10, 2021 - Created through Executive Order No. 120, the DILG, as head of the KRA 5 – Strengthened Governance thru Broad-Based Citizen Input, conducted the organizational meeting on February 09, 2021.

The objective of the meeting, which was attended by DHSUD, OCD, DBM, DTI, and NEDA, was to present the implementation plan and solicit support to its implementation. The implant focuses on land-use planning, enforcement of building codes and other necessary programs.

In his opening message, DILG Regional Director Jonathan Paul M. Leusen Jr. emphasized that inputs from member agencies can come up with a plan that will allow the people to participate on the activities since this is a whole-of-nation approach. This could not be easy without the help of all the concerned, he added.

DILG-LGCDD Assistant Division Chief Elsbeth T. Maralli presented the KRA 5 Implementation Plan. LGMED Assistant Division Chief Maybelle E. Anog, on the other hand, facilitated the critiquing and adaptation of the KRA 5 Implementation Plan and ways forward, while DILG Cagayan Provincial Director Ruperto B. Maribbay, Jr. shared his inputs and responded to some of the questions raised.

The concerned member agencies also shared their inputs and expressed their commitment to the said implementation plan. (SOURCE: ADA IV Christian Florald P. Morco)