The PGS Workshop for Co-Convenorship

The Institute for Solidarity in Asia (ISA) through one of its core programs, the Public Governance System (PGS) conducted the PGS workshop for Co-Convenorship. The one-day activity opened this morning at Is Plant Hotel.

Mayor Mel Sarmiento gave a presentation on the City Development Strategy (CDS) and PGS experience of Calbayog. Present as observer / guest in the activity was Mayor Alita Rosales of Catarman. She was together with her Municipal Budget Office and Municipal Accountant.

Also in attendance were the LGU's Finance cluster which is includes as members the City Treasurer, the City Budget Officer, the BPLO head, the City Planning & Development Officer and the City Accountant; and the economic cluster the members of which are the City Veterinarian, the City Cooperatives Officer, the Market Director, the Environment Officer, the City Engineer, the City Information Office and the City Agriculturist.

The workshop was one of the series of activities the the ISA have undertaken with the City of Calbayog being one of the partner cities of ISA. As of the moment, Calbayog is ranked as a PGS-Compliant City.

A PGS-Compliant status is granted to a partner that has formally organized its internal and external stakeholders to be part of the governance process with clear deliverables and accountabilities that are captured in “scorecards” developed to monitor the institution’s journey towards its vision. Moreover, the partner has begun using its strategy map in planning and budgeting.

For details about how the PGS / ISA works, you may check this link.

Here are some pictures from today's activity

Mayor Mel Sarmiento as he made his presentation.

Joel Valdez, ISA President

Catarman Mayor Alita Rosales with Cris Saenz, ISA Secretary and (to the Mayor's left) French financial analyst Mathieu Perez.

Some cluster members brainstorming with Cris Saenz.