By Khier A. Cohina
Correspondent
CEBU CITY (Jan. 23, 2024) – The City plans to train barangay captains to craft their own development plans starting next month.
The Cebu City Planning and Development Office (CCPDO) said it will hold its first session for all barangay captains on Feb. 6.
“Ang atong first session for our orientation is Feb. 6, so kani tanan barangays ni siya. Ang succeeding sessions kay karong Feb. 19 and 20. On Feb. 22, it’s the session for the rural barangay cluster,” said Archt. Anne Marie Cuizon, CCPDO assistant planning officer during her office’s Panglantaw program over Sugboanon Channel.
Cuizon said CCPDO will organize the barangay captains by clusters during the first session orientation.
Geraldine dela Cerna, CCPDO project development officer, said the barangays will be clustered by sector.
“Since dako man jud kaayo siya, lisod kaayo siya e manage. Naa tay tulo ka schedule for coastal, urban, and rural clusters,” dela Cerna said.
The training will also help barangay captains to come up with plans that could benefit their constituents, she added.
“Pinakaimportante gyud nga naa ang tanang mga barangay captains. Kung pwede makakuha tag 100 percent sa 80 barangays,” dela Cerna said.
“It is also very important nga ang kapitan jud ang moadto or ang mga representative nga ilang ipadala should also be knowledgeable sad sa unsay naa sa ilang barangay,” she added.
On the other hand, Cuizon explained that the barangay development plan (BDP) will dictate the village’s programs and projects within their term.
On the side of economic development, Caryl Angel Mae Caburnay, CCPDO economist, urged barangay captains to have concrete data upon joining the planning.
“If moabot na ang time that we conduct the Barangay Development Plan, unta kompleto na ang ilahang data. Kay we cannot plan for the future nga wala tay data, because these data are essential in development planning,” Caburnay added. | PPRMN / kac
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