The Dagyaw Regional Technical Working Group together with partner national government agencies and civic society organizations convened on Thursday to lay out objectives and end goals for the upcoming Regional Dagyawan Townhall meetings in different areas of Central Visayas.
DILG-7’s officials Cebu Provincial Director Atty. Ian Kenneth Lucero, DILG Bohol Province Director Jerome Gonzales, DILG Lapu-Lapu City Director Jonah Pino and Cebu City OIC-Director Dr. Neila Aquino were present in the meeting. Representing the other sub-regional offices were LGOO VI Judy Armirola of DILG Siquijor, LGOO VI Willie Jean Rodriguez of DILG Mandaue City and LGOO II Maricar Ollague of DILG Negros Oriental. With the DILG team were CSOs from Cebu, Bohol, Negros Oriental and Siquijor, the Department of Budget and Management-7, and the Philippine Information Agency-7.
Also joining via Zoom were DMO IV Atty. Grace Melanie Lacamiento, PDO III James Nigel Panganiban and other CSO representatives. Open Government Partnership (OGP) regional focal person LGOO V Rommel Correa kicked off the meeting with a discussion on Dagyaw background followed by a productive discussion and conceptualization among participants.DILG-7’s Planning Officer Designate LGOO V Frislie Virador wrapped up the meeting with action planning and firming up of agreements.
Dagyaw coined from Hiligaynon word which means “Bayanihan’ aims to build mutual trust between the government and the Filipino people by providing an open, neutral and protected space for dialogue among government and non-government stakeholders.
