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LGUs in La Union conducts

ELA / CapDev Formulation Workshop

Different local government units all over La Union San Gabriel, La Union
conducted their respective Executive - Legislative Thirty (30) LGU Executive and
Agenda (ELA) / Capacity Development (CapDev)
Agenda Formulation Workshop. Legislative Officials, employees, sectoral
representatives and the Municipal Heads of
The said activity aims to capacitate the elected the PNP and BFP participated in the
officials and functionaries to translate their own vision ELA / CapDev Agenda Formulation Workshop held
and agenda for the LGU into a feasible plan at the SB Session Hall.
that they can implement over the course of the
term of the local officials. The group was divided into five sectors: Governance,
Administrative, Social, Environment and Economic
The expected output is the ELA and CapDev Agenda and Valuing Fundamentals of Good Governance.
of the Cities and Municipalities.
Each group presented their output on the different workshop.
Facilitators were from the Department of
the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Through the various workshops, the team was able
La Union Provincial Office and field officers. to craft an honest and agenda for the community.
(LGOO III Maria Gracia D. dela Cruz)
Acting Provincial Director Trigidia R. Colisao
also gave her inspirational message to Balaoan, La Union
the participants of Sto. Tomas and San Gabriel The Newly Elected Officials (NEO) training
for the elected municipal officials of
Sto. Tomas, La Union
A total of 33 Municipal Officials and Balaoan, La Union led by the Municipal Mayor
Functionaries headed by the Municipal Mayor Atty. Al-fred O. Concepcion, was held
Marietta C. Carbonell attended a two at the Le Monet Hotel, Camp John Hay, Baguio
(2) day Orientation on Newly-Elected Officials (NEO), City. Local department heads and non-government
ELA and CapDev Agenda Formulation Workshop organization (NGO) representatives joined the
at People’s Hall, Sto. Tomas, La Union. two-day activity as well. (LGOO V Helen L. Jubilado)
(LGOO V Krishan Faye G. Biason)