Mindanaotoday.com | DOLE-2 benchmarks Bukidnon DILP
VALENCIA CITY – In pursuit of continuous improvement in delivering Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Programs, DOLE-2 benchmarked the exemplary implementation of the DOLE Integrated Livelihood Program (DILP) of DOLE-10 Bukidnon Provincial Field Office (Buk PFO) here on April 13.
The activity aimed to capacitate DILP Focal Persons of DOLE-2 to strengthen the association, gather information and replicate best practices of DILP in DOLE-10 BukPFO.
Raul Valmores, DOLE-10 BukPFO provincial director, said, “This activity will be able to update knowledge and strategies to capacitate the program implementers further, strengthen the operations and functionalities and replicate the best practices of its partner-implementers to improve the DILP.”
The benchmarking activity was assisted by Charlton James Busa, supervising labor and employment officer (LEO) of DOLE-10 together with the delegates from DOLE-2 Chief Laura B. Diciano, TSSD Supervising LEO Menzie Valite. Supervising LEO Froctoso C. Agustin of Isabela Field Office (FO), Supervising LEO Liezel P. Magno of Cagayan Valley FO, along with DOLE Integrated Livelihood and Emergency Employment Programs (DILEEP) Focals – Joey Zaldy Garingan of Nueva Vizcaya FO, DILEEP Program Manager Angelika Gay dela Cruz, TSSD DILP Focal Leah Entela and Claire Joaquin of Quirino FO.
DOLE-2 Technical Support Services Division (TSSD) Chief Diciano expressed her gratitude to DOLE-BukPFO who shared their knowledge in delivering the program through quick and reliable strategies and techniques.
BukPFO Chief Valmores hoped to have shared the essential strategies and their best practices. He was bent on looking forward to more related activities in the future.
DILP, or Kabuhayan Program, is the DOLE’s contribution to the government’s inclusive growth agenda through massive job generation and substantial poverty reduction. It seeks to reduce the vulnerability to risks of the poor, vulnerable, and marginalized workers by providing them access to grant assistance for capacity-building on livelihood ventures, either for individual or group undertakings.
DOLE-10 has consistently initiated programs and services that have significantly contributed to the government’s goal of poverty reduction in collaboration with its partner agencies and stakeholders. (DOLE-10)
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