Department of Budget and Management Secretary Amenah Pangandaman (File photo) MANILA - Local government units (LGUs) will enjoy more autonomy in managing resources when the full devolution of basic services and facilities from the national government is implemented. In a recent radio interview, Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah Pangandaman said facilitating the devolution of functions to the localities would be an advantage as they will be given increased autonomy due to the increase of their national tax allotment (NTA) shares. The NTA shares of LGUs are based on the tax collections of the government. "Ang advantage po ay 'yung proper identification ng mga proyekto because sila [LGUs] po 'yung nakakaalam kung ano talaga ang kailangan nung kanilang mga nasasakupan (The advantage is the proper identification of projects because they [LGUs] know what their constituents really need), so I think this will be beneficial for them," she said. "N
DEVOLUTION. The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Eastern Visayas regional office in Tacloban City. The DILG will hold a regional forum to harmonize devolution transition plans between national government agencies and local government units regarding the implementation of Mandanas-Garcia ruling.(Photo courtesy of DILG Region 8) TACLOBAN CITY - The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) in Eastern Visayas (Region 8) will hold a regional forum to harmonize devolution transition plans between national government agencies (NGAs) and local government units (LGUs) regarding the implementation of Mandanas-Garcia Supreme Court ruling. Melford Maderazo, DILG Region 8 focal person of the devolution transition plan (DTP), said they have been doing coaching activities to review correct, and complete the local governments' DTP in the region in preparation for the upcoming forum. "All cities, towns, and villages have already submitted their DTPs. The nex
Liloan, Cebu Mayor Christina Garcia Frasco. (File photo) TACLOBAN CITY - The Department of Tourism (DOT) regional office here has welcomed the appointment of Liloan, Cebu Mayor Christina Garcia Frasco as the next department secretary saying that her experience will strengthen the capacities of local government units in tourism development and promotion. Eastern Visayas Regional Director Karina Rosa Tiopes said on Tuesday the regional office is "happy with the choice of President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on who will be at the helm of the DOT and steer the country's tourism industry towards a responsible tourism restart." Tiopes said Frasco is a two-termer local chief executive, giving her an edge since local governments are among the key stakeholders of the tourism industry. "Given the Mandanas-Garcia full devolution ruling, local government units (LGUs) will take on a bigger role in tourism development and promotion. Mayor Frasco can therefore smoothly lead the tra
CAPACITY-BUILDING. The National Economic and Development Authority 8 (Eastern Visayas) office in Palo, Leyte. The agency has been conducting a series of capability-building activities for planning officers to enhance local government units' delivery of devolved functions due to the Mandanas-Garcia Supreme Court ruling.(PNA file photo) TACLOBAN CITY - The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) 8 (Eastern Visayas) has been conducting a series of capability-building activities for planning officers to enhance local government units' delivery of devolved functions due to the Mandanas-Garcia Supreme Court ruling, its chief said Friday. The series of training has been lined up this year by NEDA's recently reactivated Project Development Assistance Center, established to help local government units prepare good project proposals, NEDA-8 Director Bonifacio Uy said. The first was held from May 2 to 6, with some participating face-to-face and others virtually. "This