The DILG PDMU Region VI hosted the Workshop on the Enhancement of the Support to the Barangay Development Program (SBDP Monitoring and Evaluation Guidelines facilitated by the Localization of EO70 Project Management Office (LEO70 PMO) on March 28 – 31, 2023. This was attended by PDMU Chiefs and engineers from various regions as well as partners from the Support to Local Governance Program (SLGP).

Rene V. Valera, Office of the Project Development Service Assistant Director and concurrent head of the LEO70 PMO, set the background and direction of the activity after the participants were welcomed by the Provincial Director of Aklan, Dino A. Ponsaran, CESE.

The four-day activity was designed to craft the enhanced SBDP guidelines and to define the roles of the different operating units of the Department on the monitoring and evaluation of SBDP projects. Additionally, a refresher on the functionality of the SubayBAYAN portal and RPMES were provided respectively by LGOO VII Cheryl C. Agustin-Flores, OPDS-PMED Division Chief, and Engr. Mohammad Nabel G. Noroden, Project Evaluation Officer IV of LEO70.

DILG 3 Regional Director Atty. Anthony C. Nuyda, CESO III presented the SBDP implementation practices of his region, while Development Management Officer III Judenn L. Mascareñas gave updates for MIMAROPA. Further, Alicia C. Manuel, SLGP PMO Supervising Administrative Officer, gave an in-depth lecture on Monitoring and Evaluation.

Consequent to the various presentations and discussions, Project Development Officer IV Renard C. Torrecampo of the LEO70 PMO and Program Manager I Glenn Q. Miranda of the SLGP led the following focus group discussions:

• Developing the SBDP Monitoring and Evaluation Framework

• Improving the Assignment of Roles and Responsibilities

• Revisiting the SBDP Monitoring and Evaluation Tools

• Closing the Loop Process for Third Party Monitoring (TPM)

Representatives from the various regions presented their outputs, which will form part of

the enhanced SBDP Monitoring and Evaluation Guidelines.