MANILA, Philippines – The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is ready to train 17,754 newly-elected and reelected local government officials on how to become effective leaders. DILG Undersecretary and Spokesperson Jonathan Malaya said on Monday that the agency, through its training arm Local Government Academy, will soon roll out the Newly-Elected Officials (NEO) program for both neophytes and veterans elected in the midterm polls. 81 governors, 81 vice-governors, 780 provincial board members, 145 city mayors, 145 city vice-mayors, 1,628 city councilors, 1,489 municipal mayors, 1,489 municipal vice-mayors, and 11,916 municipal councilors were recently elected nationwide. The NEO program is a regular program of the DILG to help newly-elected local officials to effectively fulfill their duties and responsibilities and define their development roadmap for their respective areas. “We are just waiting for the proclamation of winners in all provinces, cities, and municipalities before we will officially commence the NEO program within this month,” said Malaya.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 20, 2019 07:41 UTC