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𝗟𝗢𝗢𝗞 | Kwento ng Serbisyo, Kwento ng Pag-asa

Sa bawat bayan, may mga kwento ng malasakit at tunay na serbisyo, mga LGU na patuloy na gumagawa ng konkretong hakbang para sa kapakanan ng kanilang mamamayan.

Sa Echague, Isabela, isinagawa ang Buntis Congress 2026 bilang bahagi ng community health initiative na nakatuon sa pangangalaga sa mga ina at kanilang mga anak.

Binigyang-diin ni Mayor Faustino Dy V ang kahalagahan ng first 1,000 days bilang pundasyon ng malusog na paglaki ng bata, kasabay ng tuloy-tuloy na suporta ng lokal na pamahalaan para sa maternal at child health.

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Sa ating mga kasama sa Sangguniang Bayan at Sangguniang Barangay, ating ibinabahagi ang paalala ng DILG ukol sa mga sesyon na ating isinasagawa.

Sama-sama tayong tiyakin na ang serbisyo publiko ay bukas at may kalinawan sa ating mga nasasakupan.

READ | DILG: Local Sanggunian Cannot Hold Sessions Outside Their Jurisdiction

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Tuesday reminded all local government units (LGUs) that regular and special sanggunian sessions cannot be conducted outside their territorial jurisdiction, stressing that local legislation must remain accessible to the people it serves.

The Department said sanggunian sessions are official legislative proceedings of the LGU and, as a general rule, must be held within the locality, as provided under the Local Government Code. Conducting sessions elsewhere undermines public access to deliberations and decisions that directly affect residents.

The Department added that sessions held beyond an LGU’s jurisdiction may be questioned before the proper courts and could expose responsible officials to appropriate administrative liability.

The DILG, however, recognized limited exceptions in extraordinary and compelling circumstances, including force majeure, natural or human-induced calamities, public emergencies, and serious threats to safety or security within the LGU.

In such cases, any temporary alternative venue must remain open and reasonably accessible to the public and all sanggunian members. Proceedings must also be properly recorded, documented, and reflected in the official minutes.

In a separate reminder, the DILG emphasized that the vice governor or vice mayor, as presiding officers of their respective sanggunian bodies, must be counted in determining quorum to avoid legal questions on the validity of deliberations and enacted measures.

At the barangay level, the punong barangay, as presiding officer of the Sangguniang Barangay, must likewise be included in determining quorum.

The Department said these rules uphold transparency, legal order, and the people’s right to witness how local decisions are made.