The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)-7 family came to support the simultaneous launching of the Duterte Legacy: Barangayanihan Caravan Towards National Recovery today, September 30, 2021, at the Police Regional Office (PRO)-7 in Cebu City.
Personnel from DILG-7, Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP)-7, Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-7, National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) and Philippine National Police (PNP) gathered at the DILG booth on the launching of the Barangayanihan Caravan for Region 7.
National government agencies joined the caravan to showcase the accomplishments of the government under the current administration. The activity was conducted simultaneously in different regions of the country.
For Region 7, DOLE-7, TESDA-7, DILG-7, DPWH-7, DSWD-7 and have set-up booths offering basic services for their beneficiaries. DILG-7, DPWH-7 and TESDA-7 were tapped as featured agencies for Region 7.
“We are gathered here for the Duterte Legacy Barangayanihan Caravan to celebrate the goals we have accomplished. Promised we have attained and lives we have changed for the better,” Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar said in his virtual message.
DILG-7 invited Punong Barangays Mark Rizaldy Miral of Barangay Ermita and Raquel Avila of Barangay Kamagayan together with SB Nerrissa Antolihaw of Budlaan to share testimonies on how the DILG-7 have assisted them on their programs, activities and other concerns at the grassroots level.
TESDA and DOLE also had testimonials from their beneficiaries.
DILG-7 showcased its Retooled Community Support Program (RCSP), Local Governance Center (LGRC), and other accomplishments from DILG-7 family thru IEC materials on its booth. The regional office also gave knowledge products to the barangay officials.
DILG Cebu City Director and concurrent LGMED Chief Atty. Ian Kenneth Lucero said that it’s humbling to hear stories from people who have benefited from the government’s initiatives especially in an era of health crisis due to COVID-19 pandemic.
“These stories will help us, public servants, to be always motivated and inspired to do more for the country and the public,” said City Dir. Lucero, who delivered the event’s closing remarks on behalf of Regional Director Leocadio Trovela.
The simultaneous nationwide activity was spearheaded by the PCOO along with the DILG and PNP.