ILOILO – The first 100 days in service of newly elected officials are crucial, according to the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG).
Winning candidates in the May 13, 2019 midterm elections have assumed office on July 1.
On the same day, DILG Region 6 led by Engineer Ariel Iglesia started keeping eye on them, especially local chief executives – governors and city and municipal mayors – who are new to their jobs.
Iglesia said DILG officials in the provinces, cities and towns in Western Visayas were already ordered to monitor their respective local chief executives.
“Mayroon tayong nagmo-monitor na mga kasamahan natin na taga-DILG, especially the municipal and city levels na pwedeng mag-monitor kung anong nangyayari sa kanilang plano, especially on the formulation of executive and legislative agenda,” said Iglesia.
According to regional director, the DILG has given new officials a guideline they would follow relative to their 100-day starting period.
There are also orientations or seminars spearheaded by DILG’s attached agency Local Government Academy.
First-timer governors will have their orientation in Manila tomorrow, July 8.
Iglesia however clarified that the DILG would not fine local chief executives who would not work properly in their first 100 days.
But this doesn’t mean that they are not subject to sanctions should they behave unlawfully.
According to Iglesia, it is okay for local chief executives to choose their own department heads provided that these appointments comply with the Civil Service Commission guideline./PN
