In the exercise of general supervision over local government units (LGUs) to aggressively scale-up interventions in elevating the practice of good and accountable local governance at all levels, the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) region IX  conducted  the website workshop for operating unit within the peninsula on May 9-10 , 2012 at DILG Conference room, Pagadian City.

This move is an action to the issued  Memorandum Circular No. 2010-83 which mandates the entire Department  and its attached agencies and all local chief executives to fully disclose their local budgets and finances and public offerings by posting the same in government websites, print media of community or general  circulation, and in conspicuous places within their municipalities. Because of this, a two-day website workshop was done to all the designated web administrator and alternate web administrator from the different Field Operating Units of the DILG-IX to ensure high level of FDP compliance among LGUs by posting in the DILG website; to promote transparency, accountability and good performance in government financial transactions; and to capacitate DILG officers in the administration and maintenance of the website.

 

In said workshop there was coaching and launching of the website management team in which the participants, bringing their own laptop,  gained knowledge and acquired output based on the two modules that were used. In Module 1 (Beginners Guide to Joomla CMS), the participants get started with Joomla in its installation and its prescribed uses where they have hands –on experience and exercises in the basic features of Joomla application .In (Module 2) focusing on website Administration, they learned how to manage the websites which includes ensuring the site being properly back up; managing user access possibly installing extensions and the responsibility for maintaining the security of the website.

Following day, they engaged in workshop proper and content build-up particularly in the editing of an article and also exploring in the major site features of the website- the downloadable files (Full Disclosure) and the Feedback Form. By this training workshop, all the transactions among the LGUs will be transparent and accessible to all attached agencies.