The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Region IX officially commenced the 12-day Pre-Center Component I: General Orientation for Local Government Operations Officers (LGOOs) II and III on March 12, 2012 at DILG Regional Office IX, Pagadian City.
The orientation activity which will culminate on March 24, 2012, is a pre-requisite to the Component II Enhancement Training of the 47th Batch of LGOOs to be held in Polomolok, South Cotabato beginning April 10-June 5, 2012.
The opening program was graced by Assistant Regional Director Pedro G. Cuevas, Jr., wh
o at the same time is the Regional Training Manager and the Division Chiefs of the Regional Office. LGOO Trainees were formally introduced as follows:
 1) Junil A. Cabahug – LGOO II, Zamboanga Sibugay |
 2) Sherwin D. Caseñas – LGOO II, Zamboanga del Norte |
 3) Philip B. Cuevas – LGOO II, Regional Office |
 4) Dihsie Ramos-Lauron – LGOO II, Regional Office |
 5) Maretes M. Anota – LGOO II, Dipolog City |
 6) Chandiramani B. Obut – LGOO II, Dipolog City |
Participated in by six (6) technical personnel from the regional and field offices, it aims to capacitate the LGOOs II and III of Region IX with the skills, capacities and technical know of the ins and outs of being a DILG field officer, duties, responsibilities and functions, respectively.
Resource Speakers and Focal Persons will take turns in orienting and familiarizing the trainees on various subjects, History, Evolution and DILG Strategic Doctrines, Decentralization Policies and Principles, Local Government Unit Powers, Local Legislation, Finance, Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards and DILG Flagship Programs Projects and Activities (P/P/As) are among the subjects to be discussed based on the modules provided by the Local Government Academy (LGA).
In between lectures will be examinations to be administered by the lecturers in order to gauge the level of comprehension of the trainees on the lectures and subject matters.
Regional Director Paisal O. Abutazil emphasized that the trainees should take the General Orientation phase seriously because this will very well prepare them for the actual center training where they will be joined by trainees from other Mindanao Regions.
“We want to prepare out trainees not only mentally, but also condition them physically, emotionally, psychologically and spiritually. In doing so, they will be able to face the challenges in the training center and more so in the actual job on the ground, confidently and head on”, RD Abutazil said.
For the Component II, Region IX Trainees will be joined by other trainees from Regions 11 & 12. After the Center Training, trainees will be exposed to the job of a DILG Field Officer through Field Emersion Phase for a period of three (3) months.