14/05/2026
๐๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐
๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฏ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Davao City Operations Office, headed by City Director Mika-Chan S. Magtulis, CESO V successfully conducted the Davao City Sectoral Consultation for the Local Government Code Review and Amendment Program (LGC RevAmP) under STRONGER for Full Devolution on May 13, 2026, at the Grand Menseng Hotel, Davao City. The activity gathered key stakeholders from selected barangays, local government offices, and national government agencies to contribute to the ongoing review and proposed amendments to the Local Government Code of 1991.
The consultation served as a platform to surface frontline governance realities, operational challenges, and devolution-related concerns experienced by stakeholders, particularly in the sectors of Barangay Local Governance and Peace and Order, Public Safety, and Disaster Resilience. During the morning session, twenty-five (25) selected barangays participated in the discussions on Barangay Local Governance. Meanwhile, the afternoon session was attended by concerned local government offices and national government agencies, including the AFP, BFP, BJMP, and PNP, for the sector on Peace and Order, Public Safety, and Disaster Resilience. Through focused discussions, participants identified implementation gaps, overlapping mandates, and policy concerns requiring legislative and administrative reforms.
As part of the STRONGER for Full Devolution initiative, the activity emphasized the importance of evidence-based and participatory governance reforms anchored on local experiences and operational realities. The Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) were facilitated by the University of Southeastern Philippines โ Mintal Campus as the designated Local Resource Institute (LRI) Partner, led by Dr. Aristeo C. Salapa, Campus Administrator, together with co-facilitators Professor Velouna R. Perez and Professor Ronnie Panes. The discussions enabled participants to generate sectoral recommendations and proposed amendments linked to specific provisions of the Local Government Code.
The outputs from the consultation will form part of the regionally endorsed recommendations for national consolidation and review under the LGC RevAmP, contributing to the broader goal of strengthening local autonomy, improving service delivery, and supporting effective full devolution.
The outputs from the consultation will form part of the regionally endorsed recommendations for national consolidation and review under the LGC RevAmP, contributing to the broader goal of strengthening local autonomy, improving service delivery, and supporting effective full devolution.
โ๐๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฆ๐ด ๐ค๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ๐ง๐ถ๐ญ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ด, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ค๐ข๐ญ ๐ท๐ฐ๐ช๐ค๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฑ๐ด ๐ด๐ฉ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ถ๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐จ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ.โ
: LocalVoices.NationalImpact
: DabawenyoโsRoleInFullDevolution
