EDITORIAL
The LGU and
you
The work of
the local government is so vast that it affects your life from birth to death,
to put it crudely.
Your life
begins at the Local Civil Registry (LCR) with the official recording of your
birth – and ends in this particular office as well if, knock on wood, the
inevitable comes.
If you go
to hang around at the town plaza (POSO), buy the day’s needs at the wet market (SEE),
or stop at the terminal for a bus/ jeepney/tricycle
ride (POSO), the long hand of the LGU is at work.
We help
take care of your health and nutrition (RHU) and ensure that you won’t fall ill
from drinking water or from eating food sold in public (Sanitary Inspector). We
make you feel safe and keep your travel orderly even if we need to install a
lot of CCTVs for it (POSO). In case of emergencies, we are just one phone call
away (#4357). When natural calamity strikes, in particular, we try our best to
be there for you 24/7 (MDRRMO, MSWDO).
We assist
you in your farming, gardening, livestock, or fishery needs (MAO). We help you
dispose of your trash (SWMO). We build a lot of roads and other important infrastructures
for you (Engineering, PMO).
If you are starting
up a business, we make the process easier for you (One-Stop Shop). And if you already
have one, you will have to go through several of us for permits/licensing/renewals
(MPDO, Engineering, RHU, Treasury, etc.). You will need to pay your taxes
through us (Treasury). To know the exact amount, you will have to visit us, or
else we visit you (Assessor).
If you are
looking for a scholarship or some funding for public school/education projects
(Local School Board), or seeking local or foreign employment (PESO), we too can
lend a hand. If you have special needs, like when you’re a senior citizen, solo
parent, PWD, in a crisis situation and in need of counseling, or simply indigent,
you can count on us (MSWDO, MAC).
If you want
to put up a cooperative together with your group, we also have an office created
for that (CDO). We are a willing partner to every accredited council and
NGOs/CVOs/POs out there.
We keep you
abreast of the latest developments in town (PIO, ICTO) and help you with your
research or school assignments (Library). We even promote the local spots,
products, and traditions (Tourism), and help preserve the past, in order for
you to have something to be proud of, or something of an identity you can call
your own (Museum).
There’s
also something very basic that we do in the life of our town: lay down the
local laws for your own benefit, or amend and update them as needed (Vice-Mayor’s
Office, Sangguniang Bayan). Among other higher-order tasks we do are planning
the fate of the town and zoning the land for particular usage (MPDO) and deciding
on just about anything that affects the common good (Mayor’s
Office/Administrator’s Office).
The rest of
us do silent yet just-as-essential work (Budget, Accounting, Internal Audit,
GSO, HRMO, BAC, ICTO, Motorpool, Slaughterhouse, Cemetery).
You’ll be
surprised to know that, despite all that, a lot of things are not under our direct
control or supervision, but we are certainly in constant coordination with our
partners in other levels of government (barangay, provincial, regional,
national) or even the private sector if necessary, especially if you need help in
forming business ideas (DTI/Negosyo Center), if you have concerns with your
water supply (BayWad) or electricity (CENPELCO), if there is an incidence of
crime (PNP) or fire (BFP) in your area, or if you need special financial
assistance (DSWD-Pantawid Pamilya Team).
Lastly, we
assure you that there are overseers of everything we do (DILG, CSC, COA), to
keep us on our toes in our delivery of service to you.
That’s how
serious our work is, because our reason for existence is… none other than you.
Because you put the ‘U’ in ‘LGU.’
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