Last February 25 – March 02, 2013, DILG-Camarines Norte conducted a 3-day DRRM Training and Contingency Planning Workshop for barangay officials. Held in two batches in Bel-air Resort, Daet, Camarines Norte, the activity was participated by 203 barangay officials coming from  the 27  barangays of Jose Panganiban. Barangays from Sta. Elena and San Vicente are likewise scheduled this March 11-13, 2013. Expected outputs from the training-workshop are the reformulated Barangay DRRM Plan and the Barangay Contingency Plan for each participating barangay.           The initiative was brought into being owing to notion that the dependency on local government interventions of vulnerable communities during disasters is prevalent among high risk barangays. Putting in place the groundwork, the said intervention was also envisioned in transforming subject segments of population into proactive and self reliant communities.           The activity was more skewed on strengthening the capacities…

The National Barangay Operations Office (NBOO) conducted an “Orientation on the Localization of the Comprehensive National Juvenile Intervention Program (CNJIP)” at the Office of the Secretary, DILG Central Office, Quezon City on February 5 and 6, 2013.  CNJIP is a 4-year program developed by the Department of  Social Welfare and Development as funded by  the Juvenile Justice Welfare Council (JJWC). The program is expected to end in Year 2015.            For Region V, Naga City is chosen as the pilot Local Government Unit under the CNJIP being a recipient of the Seal of Good Housekeeping Award and as Hall of Famer for Child Friendly LGUs. As the pilot local government unit in the Bicol Region, Naga City is expected to develop a model Local Juvenile Intervention Program that will cover Children at Risk (CAR) to prevent them further from becoming Children in Conflict with the Laws…