All System go for the DAP Training in Aklan

Kalibo, Aklan- Heads of offices, to include the Governor and the Vice Governor, of the Provincial Government of Aklan will definitely undertake a 4-day seminar-workshop on the updating of the Revenue Code of the Province to be conducted by the Development Academy of the Philippines’ Center for Governance.
The DAP training is scheduled on January 24-27, 2011 at the Governor Corazon L. Cabagnot Memorial Tourism and Training Center.
Among the participants, aside from the Governor and the Vice Governor are all SP Members, SP Secretariat headed by Secretary Odon Bandiola, Provincial Administrator Diego M. Luces, Provincial Assessor Kokoy Soguilon, Provincial Budget Officer Grace B. Macahilas, Provincial Accountant Maria Victoria Salido, Provincial Planning Development Coordinator Roger M. Esto, Provincial Treasurer Zuzette Pioquid and staff, Provincial Tourism Officer Ms. Roselle Q. Ruiz, DRSTMH Chief of Hospital Dr. Paul L. Macahilas, Caticlan and Cagban Jetty Ports Terminal Administrator Niven M. Maquirang, Provincial Engineer Victory M. Fernandez, Provincial General Services Officer Medelia A. Solanoy , Provincial Legal Officer Lee T. Manares, EEDD Assistant Department Head Rex Victor B. Consemino and staff, Provincial Cooperative Officer Lilian Rey, Provincial Veterinarian Gervase B. Radislao, Provincial Social Welfare Development Officer Elma S. Malbas, Provincial Human Resource Management Officer Ellen Tolentino, and Provincial Agriculturist William B. Castillo.
Having worked out by Vice Governor Quimpo, the 4-day course aims to train participants to understand good fiscal governance and its relevance to effective local government unit revenue generation and resource mobilization policy-bar-program development and implementation. It also aims to identify various traditional and non-traditional revenue generation and resource mobilization strategies available to LGU’s to include specific provisions in Aklan’s current local revenue code that require revisions or amendments. It is also designed to formulate a re-entry action plan outlining major activities and strategies, to improve LGU revenue generation and measure its impacts.
The 4-day training will include courses as follows: Overview of Local Fiscal Governance and Administration (2 hours); State of Fiscal Capacity/Health of LGU’s in the Philippines (2 hours); Traditional and Non-Traditional Sources of Local Revenues (3 hours); Key Strategies for Effective Local Revenue Generation and Resource Mobilization (4 hours); and Enhancing Local Revenue Generation Potentials through the Local Revenue Code (12hours).