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DILG REGION II, TUGUEGARAO CITY, CAGAYAN – Recognized as one of the best innovative practices of the Department for FY 2020, DILG R2 continues with the implementation of the R2 ASSETS, this time, with the modification on the criteria to include parameters in assessing the sustainability and resiliency of projects being implemented by Local Government Units (LGUs) on December 10, 2021.

DILG REGIONAL OFFICE 02 – pursuant to DOH-DILG-DOLE-DOT-DTI JMC No. 21-01 and in consonance to the government’s efforts to encourage safety of the public as it gradually opens the economy and ensure public service continuity amid the threat of the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19), DILG Region 2 submitted itself for evaluation to the Safety Seal Inspection and Certification Team on November 12, 2021

CABARROGUIS, QUIRINO – On November 17, 2021, the DILG Quirino Provincial Office together with local officials and functionaries of Cabarroguis, Quirino spearheaded the inauguration and turn-over of the FY 2020 SALINTUBIG - Construction of Level II Water System projects at Barangays Eden and Tucod, Cabarroguis, Quirino.

DILG REGIONAL OFFICE 2, TUGUEGARAO CITY, CAGAYAN – Pursuant to Republic Act No. 9165 and DILG Memorandum Circular No. 2018-213: Dangerous Drugs Board Regulation No. 13 series of 2018 re: Establishment and Institutionalization of Drug-Free Workplace Policies in all Government Agencies including the conduct of Authorized Drug Testing for Elective Officials and Appointive Public Officers and for other purposes, DILG Regional Office 2 conducted on-site drug-testing of all employees and personnel on October 18 and 21, 2021.

PROVINCE OF CAGAYAN – November 8-9, 2021 were marked as significant days in the history of the Province of Cagayan, as dreams were finally transformed into reality. The ground breaking of the Support to Barangay Development Program (SBDP) priority projects is a translation of hope into bricks, mortar and stone, it signals the construction of infrastructure development that aims to cater the needs and basic services for the people in the following barangays who were once identified as “red areas” but are now free from CTG influence:

1.Minanga, Rizal, Cagayan

2.Annurturu, Rizal, Cagayan

3.Liuan, Rizal, Cagayan

4.Apayao, Piat, Cagayan

5.Villareyno, Piat, Cagayan

6.Balanni, Sto. Niño, Cagayan

TUGUEGARAO CITY, CAGAYAN – The DILG Regional Office 02, headed by Regional Director Jonathan Paul M. Leusen, Jr., successfully conducted the Year-End Performance Review, Assessment, and Direction Setting of the DILG-Headed Clusters of the RTF-ELCAC dubbed as R2 KAPIT-BISIG or “Region 2 Key Accomplishments and Peace Initiatives Towards a Balanced and Improved Society through Inclusive Governance” last November 23, 2021 via Zoom Meeting Platform.

TUGUEGARAO CITY, CAGAYAN – Following President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s proclamation declaring November 29-December 01, 2019 as “Bayanihan Bakunahan, National Vaccination days”, the Department of Health Region 2 in partnership with the Department of the Interior and Local Government and all Local Government Units, officially launched the three-day vaccination effort with the goal of intensifying and increasing vaccine coverage in the region.

TUGUEGARAO, CITY, CAGAYAN - Benito Soliven KK Members, all hailed from Lydo, Benito Soliven, Isabela, lands 1st runner-up during the Virtual Awarding Ceremony of the Constitutional Reform (CORE) National Youth Summit on November 25, 2021, organized by the Center for Local and Constitutional Reform (CLCR) of the Department of the Interior and Local Government.