TACLOBAN CITY – The DILG RO 8, in partnership with the League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMPs) Southern Leyte Chapter, conducts The Role of LCEs on Peace and security: A Reorientation and Dialogue with the Mayors of Southern Leyte, on July 21, 2022 at Hotel de Fides, Tacloban City.

With the onset of a new term, the local chief executives need to be updated on the mandates and realities they are facing. The activity aims to (1) update newly elected officials on their mandates and (2) promote common understanding of the peace and security situation that is essential to development.

MGen Edgardo Y De Leon, Commander of the 8th Infantry Division, discussed the EO 70 Framework / EV Peace and Security Situation. Likewise, Cluster Head Roma Demeterio and Program Manager Jhonel M. Anavesa will discuss the RCSP and the performance of Southern Leyte in the various audits including the POC and ADAC audits.

Attending the one-day event are the Municipal Mayors of the Southern Leyte Province, RD Atty. Arnaldo E. Escober Jr., ARD Atty. Darwin N. Bibar, Ms. Geraldine Maquelabit, Provincial Director of DILG Southern Leyte, Ms. Geselle P. Endriano, LGCDD Assistant Division, and the Southern Leyte MLGOOs.