Dinalupihan village chosen as showcase in barangay assembly in Region 3

   She said that as mandated by the Local Government Code, barangay assemblies are being held in all villages in the country every last Saturday of March and October.

   “Gusto ng DILG na maging excellent ang local governance at nakita namin ito sa barangay Pag- asa kaya ito ang napili namin bilang showcase upang maging halimbawa ng ibang barangay,” Dijun said.

   There are 3,102 barangays in the provinces of Pampanga, Nueva Ecija, Tarlac, Bulacan, Zambales , Aurora and Bataan; all under Region 3. 

   During the barangay assembly, committee chairmen of the Sangguniang Barangay in finance, peace and order, social services, agriculture, sports and education, public works and health and sanitation, reported what their respected committees have undertaken and planned to undertake.

   Barangay chairman Basilio Layug submitted the reports to Dinalupihan Mayor Maria Angela Garcia, Dijun and municipal DILG officer Jasmine Bartolo.

   Mayor Garcia, Vice-Mayor Rey Matawaran and Bataan Gov. Albert Garcia congratulated officials and residents of Pag-asa for the achievement.

   “Nang malaman naming napili ang Pag-asa bilang regional showcase, naisip naming dito na rin ilunsad ang programang ‘barangay visit’ na may temang ‘Munisipyo Abot Kamay Mo’,” the mayor said.

   She said that the program will be undertaken in all 46 barangays of Dinalupihan. 

  Representatives of all departments of the municipal, provincial and national government agencies will go to the villages. 

   “Ibababa, ilalapit namin ang mga serbisyo, programa ng gobyerno sa mga taong-bayan sa mismong mga lugar nila at aalamin namin ang mga pangangailangan nila,” Garcia said.

   “Maganda ang ganito sapagka’t ang problemang hindi nadadala sa bayan, mailalapit dito,” said 76-year old Norma Lee.

   The old woman said she will ask the help of Mayor Garcia and her staff about the error in the birth certificate of a grandson. “Male ang apo ko pero ang nakalagay female,” she said.