GUIHULNGAN CITY, Negros Oriental –- Over 500 barangay residents from 10 barangays identified as insurgency-conflict areas in Guihulngan City and officials from different national and local government agencies participated in the Dagyawan sa Barangay: Talakayan para sa Mamamayan held yesterday in Guihulngan City Gymnasium.
DILG-7 Regional Director Leocadio Trovela (3rd from left) turning over to Guihulngan City Mayor Carlo George "Guido" Reyes (in white shirt) the “basket of services" as a symbol of the government’s commitment to address the concerns of barangay residents. (PIA Negros Oriental)
Negros Oriental is the first in the country to initiate the conduct of Dagyawan sa Barangay that aims to provide an avenue where locals can raise their issues and concerns directly to government agencies for the improvement of the delivery of basic services in their communities.
This is also part of the strategies in addressing insurgency issues in the area through the Negros Oriental Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NOTF-ELCAC) by responding to the basic needs in the vulnerable areas in the province.
“We cannot win peace by bullets or armed struggle, but we can win peace by winning the hearts and minds of the people, and this is what we are going to do bringing the basic services and programs to the people is the best way to end local communist armed conflict," said Gov. Roel Degamo in his message during the event.
Dagyaw, which is a Hiligaynon term for Bayanihan, is designed to raise awareness on vital government programs that would address access to information, enhance civil society participation, and public accountability.
The common issues raised during the dialogue revolved around infrastructure or farm-to-markets roads, potable water, electricity, peace and order or insurgency coming from residents of barangays Tacpao, Trinidad, Binobohan, Sandajao, Humay-humay, Planas, Hinakpan, Malusay, Imelda, and Poblacion.
Regional Director Leocadio Trovela of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) called on the government agencies concerned to respond to the issues according to their mandate and to help the Duterte administration in its fight against insurgency.
Trovela said Dagyawan also hopes to show unity and “malasakit” for the service of the people.
“This is just part of a series of activities bringing the government services closer to the people in the barangays and become more meaningful if we bring Dagyawan to the community kung saan mas nangangailangan,” he said.
Representatives from the barangays during the Dagyawan were also urged to actively participate in the dialogue and air their concerns.
Right after dialogue, Guihulngan City Mayor Carlo George Joan Reyes and Trovela led the ceremonial turnover of “basket of services” from various government agencies as a symbol of the government’s commitment to provide the necessary basic services and programs to the barangays.
Government officials present during the Dagyawan also expressed their commitment of support to directly engage and collaborate with the local communities in the province to promote transparency, empower the citizens, and strengthen grassroots participation. (jct/PIA7 Negros Oriental)
Negros Oriental is the first in the country to initiate the conduct of Dagyawan sa Barangay that aims to provide an avenue where locals can raise their issues and concerns directly to government agencies for the improvement of the delivery of basic services in their communities.
This is also part of the strategies in addressing insurgency issues in the area through the Negros Oriental Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NOTF-ELCAC) by responding to the basic needs in the vulnerable areas in the province.
“We cannot win peace by bullets or armed struggle, but we can win peace by winning the hearts and minds of the people, and this is what we are going to do bringing the basic services and programs to the people is the best way to end local communist armed conflict," said Gov. Roel Degamo in his message during the event.
Dagyaw, which is a Hiligaynon term for Bayanihan, is designed to raise awareness on vital government programs that would address access to information, enhance civil society participation, and public accountability.
The common issues raised during the dialogue revolved around infrastructure or farm-to-markets roads, potable water, electricity, peace and order or insurgency coming from residents of barangays Tacpao, Trinidad, Binobohan, Sandajao, Humay-humay, Planas, Hinakpan, Malusay, Imelda, and Poblacion.
Regional Director Leocadio Trovela of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) called on the government agencies concerned to respond to the issues according to their mandate and to help the Duterte administration in its fight against insurgency.
Trovela said Dagyawan also hopes to show unity and “malasakit” for the service of the people.
“This is just part of a series of activities bringing the government services closer to the people in the barangays and become more meaningful if we bring Dagyawan to the community kung saan mas nangangailangan,” he said.
Representatives from the barangays during the Dagyawan were also urged to actively participate in the dialogue and air their concerns.
Right after dialogue, Guihulngan City Mayor Carlo George Joan Reyes and Trovela led the ceremonial turnover of “basket of services” from various government agencies as a symbol of the government’s commitment to provide the necessary basic services and programs to the barangays.
Government officials present during the Dagyawan also expressed their commitment of support to directly engage and collaborate with the local communities in the province to promote transparency, empower the citizens, and strengthen grassroots participation. (jct/PIA7 Negros Oriental)
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