As the Vice-Chair for Disaster Preparedness, the DILG through the Local Government Academy (LGA) facilitated a planning workshop on ensuring prevention and reduction of loss of lives and assets, a component of the National Disaster Preparedness Plan (NDPP). The activity was held on February 23-24, 2016 at the New Horizon Hotel, Mandaluyong City...

The Local Government Academy (LGA) continues to strengthen its linkages and partnerships with various institutions in delivering capacity development programs for local governments. Currently, the LGA has organized a consortium of academic institutions in the Philippines to offer the Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Curriculum for local governments...

The DILG, through the Local Government Academy (LGA) conducted a two-day DILG Officers Conference with the theme “Heightening Bottom-Up Budgeting at the Grassroots Level” which gathered major internal stakeholders of the Barangay BuB Program nationwide...

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) as the vice-chair for Disaster Preparedness has lined up a package of interventions in support of the Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officers (LDRRMOs) nationwide. The interventions are aimed at enhancing their capacity in effectively performing their duties towards safer, adaptive and resilient communities...

LGA conducted the first Research Engagement and Advocacy Program (REAP) Knowledge Exchange Forum Last October 30, 2015 at the Lancaster Hotel, Mandaluyong City. It aimed to present two (2) of the four (4) research studies, focused on the Environment Protective, Climate Change Adaptive and Disaster Resilient LGUs outcome area of the DILG, conducted by Local Resource Institutions (LRIS) as part of their engagement in the REAP...

The first of a series of pilot testing activity on the baseline Competency Assessment Tool for Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) Participating in the Bottom-Up Budgeting Capacity Building Program (BUB-CBP) was conducted last October 29, 2015 in Imus, Cavite...

IPU DRR Focal Persons attended the Youth Tourism Conference last 27 September 2015 in Cebu City...

The LGA finished the last leg of the Orientation on the Enhanced Capacity Development Agenda Formulation and LGA Information Systems on September 14-16, 2015 at the Grand Menseng Hotel in Davao City...

The LGA conducted the Orientation on BUB CBP-CSO RBME System on September 9-10, 2015 at the BSA Towers in Mandaluyong City...

Mr. Karl Abalos together with Ms. HaideCanalita participated in the 9th Advance Capacity Programme on Municipal Finance, Expenditure Management and Performance Outcomes under TCS of Colombo Plan held in India from 7 September 2015 to 2 October 2015.