The Department of Environment and Natural Resources-CAR is looking at contributing its expertise in government administration for better knowledge management in local governance.
This, as the DENR-CAR, through its Regional Executive Director, Engr. Ralph Pablo, inked a Memorandum of Agreement with the Department of Interior and Local Government-CAR, and other partner institutions from the executive department, academic institutions, and non-government organizations for the creation of the Multi-Stakeholders Advisory Council (MSAC) and the operationalization of the Local Government Regional Resources Center (LGRRC).
The LGRRC is a dynamic and interactive convergence platform that contributes to building a Knowledge-Centric Organization (KCO) and builds learning communities that pursue excellence in local governance through knowledge sharing, management and innovation. The key principles of the LGRRC are knowledge management; multi-stakeholder participation in the sense that there is no monopoly of knowledge, hence should be shared to promote efficiency, effectiveness and learning; and convergence in local governance through harmonization of initiatives in local governance.
The DENR-CAR, as a member of the MSAC shall focus on human resource management, organizational development and local administrative development. The Department, along with the DILG-CAR, the Department of Budget and Management, the Civil Service Commission-CAR, the Department of Labor and Employment-CAR, and the Anti-Red Tape Act Northern Luzon shall address the issues pertaining to the creation of Local Government Unit positions.
In 2022, the DENR-CAR was awarded a bronze medal by the Civil Service Commission-CAR for its excellence in human resource management under the Program to Institutionalize Meritocracy and Excellence in Human Resource Management (PRIME-HRM). It goes to show that the DENR-CAR’s standards in human resource management are aligned with global standards of good people management practices.
Other members to the MSAC are the Bureau of Fire Protection-CAR; Bureau of Local Government Finance-CAR; Commission on Higher Education-CAR; Department of Education-CAR; Department of Information and Communications Technology-CAR; Department of Health-CAR; Department of Science and Technology-CAR; Department of Tourism-CAR; Department of Transportation-CAR; Department of Public Works and Highways-CAR; Department of Social Welfare and Development-CAR; Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development-CAR; Department of Trade and Industry-CAR; National Police Commission-CAR; Philippine National Police-CAR; National Commission on Indigenous Peoples-CAR; National Economic Development Authority-CAR; National Youth Commission-CAR and Region 1; Office of the Civil Defense-CAR; Philippine Information Agency-CAR; Jaime V. Ongpin Foundation, Inc.; Professional Regulations Commission-CAR; Philippine Statistics Authority-CAR; Technical Education and Skills Development Authority-CAR; Commission on Population Development-CAR; Cordillera Career Development College; Council for the Restoration of Filipino Values-CAR; and the People’s Organization for Social Transformation Development Network, Inc. By DENR-CAR
