DILG lauds Caraga stakeholders for making NLE 2022 peaceful, orderly
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN
CITY – The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Caraga headed
by regional director Lilibeth Famacion, lauded the different stakeholders for
their contribution in making the national and local elections clean, orderly,
and peaceful.
“Based on our assessment, the May 9, 2022 national and local elections was generally peaceful, orderly, as we haven’t observed or received report of any huge incident that took place during the conduct of the elections. We congratulate all the winning candidates and we look forward to your service to the Caraganons,” expressed Famacion.
Dir.
Famacion emphasized that the Department has always been part of the preparation
for the national and local elections, including Barangay and SK elections, and
constantly coordinates with the PNP and other concerned agencies for any
election-related incidents.
“During
the May 9, 2022 national and local elections, we made sure that all the polling
centers and precincts were strictly executing the health protocols and observed
by all the electorates. Per instruction, those voter's with
temperature of 37.5 and above and/or with COVID-19 symptoms were advised
to proceed to the Isolation Room prepared by the school” she recalled.
The
field offices of DILG have been providing the regional office with sufficient
reports and updates during the national and local elections. “We do monitor any
failure of election, including the concern on long queues, and defective
vote-counting machines, among others. These will also form part of the
evaluation that the DILG will make. And for now, we are still gathering data on
the results of the May 9, 2022 national and local elections,” she added.
Famacion
challenged all the newly-elected officials in the different cities,
municipalities and provinces in Caraga region to ensure sustainability and
stability in the daily operations of the local government units. “Rise up to
the challenges of time. We have high hopes that you will continue to
rehabilitate the economy considering that the region was rocked by the recent
typhoon and still facing COVID-19 pandemic. People expect a lot from the
services and programs that you could provide them,” she said.
“Every
after election, the DILG Caraga will conduct a series of training sessions for
our newly-elected officials to capacitate them and make them more well-versed
on transparency and good governance. The DILG is always ready to provide
technical assistance and support. We hope that you all will unite for the
benefit of the Caraganons, and always bear in mind that people’s agenda should
always be put first,” she stressed. (JPG/PIA-Caraga)
