The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has initiated trainings and seminars to further educate local officials of Pateros of their authority in the exercise of quasi-judicial functions’ based on the law.
“The training, as part of #GabayLokal, is one of the major technical and capacity development assistance given under the EDUCATE component of the BK Program. The Sangguniang Bayan ng Pateros attended the training with presiding officer Vice Mayor Carlo Santos, 12 regular members and two ex-officio members, namely, the secretary to the Sanggunian Rosauro Ellson, and the legislative staff of the Sanggunian,’’ the DILG-National Capital Region said in a statement.
DILG-NCR Regional Director Maria Lourdes L. Agustin said they would continuously provide assistance and guidance to the National Capital Region’s local government functionaries to enable them to provide efficient and quality public service, while they move towards people-centered and self-reliant local governments.
Pateros mayor Miguel ‘Ike’ Ponce III expressed his gratitude to the DILG-NCR for choosing Pateros as the pilot LGU for the capacity development training.
He said the exercise of the sangguniang bayan of their quasi-judicial powers is indispensable in resolving administrative complaints against erring barangay officials, as such, “it is a key component in advancing the municipality’s governance.’’
For his part, Santos encouraged the members of the Sanggunian to be receptive to all the learnings that the training offers and to raise queries and concerns that the Sanggunian might have encountered.
He said the Sanggunian Bayan members must be at the forefront in exercising their quasi-judicial functions correctly as required by law.
DILG Pateros Municipal Local Government Operations Officer Jonas James Agot stated that the end goal of the training is for the Sangguniang Bayan to develop strategies and learn creative and innovative courses of action in the discharge of their duties and responsibilities as a quasi-judicial body. (Chito A. Chavez)