As
mandated by Sections 397 and 398 of the Local Government Code of 1991,
every barangay is enjoined to undertake a barangay assembly day to hear
and discuss the semestral report of the Sangguniang Barangay concerning
its activities and finances as well as problems affecting the barangay.
Proclamation No. 260 signed by President Benigno Aquino III on September
30, 2011, declares the last Saturday of March and the second Sunday of
October every year as Barangay Assembly Days.This endeavor serves to
instigate the norms of transparency, responsiveness, accountability and
participation at the barangay level.
Barangays in Region 12 have been respectively monitored to have
complied with this year’s issuance of the DILG Memorandum Circular
2013-23, stating the directive to hold the Synchronized Barangay
Assembly Day on March 30, 2013, and enjoining every barangay to
undertake certain activities.
For this year, the Regional Focal Person on Barangay Assembly
attended the conduct of Barangay Assembly Day at Barangay Salakit,
Municipality of Kiamba, Sarangani Province, was a success. Over a
hundred constituents in the barangay attended this event on March 30,
2013 at the Salakit Elementary School Gymnasium. In his presentation,
Punong Barangay Onofre V. Donato emphasized the importance of gathering
the locals in one special event to get them involved in the affairs of
the barangay through a dialogue/open forum. “I believe that the Barangay
Council of Salakit has done its best in governance. Thank you for your
participation in all of the endeavors that this barangay is making,” PB
Donato said in his address to his constituents. He presented the 2012
Financial Report which was comprehensively written in Manila paper, and,
item per item, expounded on how the barangay treasury has expended the
barangay funds. “Every centavo was properly accounted for in our Income
and Expenditures,” he further said after the financial presentation.
Among others, he discussed on the proposed projects of the barangay,
giving priority to CCA-DRRM –related undertakings and public safety,
like the purchase of flashlights and emergency kits and the installation
of street lights. He was also proud to announce that Barangay Salakit,
in the recent BGPMS Evaluation, has achieved an over-all rating of 3.91
(5 being the highest) with an adjectival rating of “High”. The BGPMS
(Barangay Governance Performance Management System) is an assessment
tool to determine and assess the level of compliance of the barangay in
the identified service areas in order to improve the quality of programs
and policies.
All the members of the Barangay Council came in full force along with
other barangay officers who gave support to their Punong Barangay.
Kiamba Municipal Councilors Danny Martinez and Cesar Mondragon were also
there to grace the event.
Source: http://region12.dilg.gov.ph