Competitiveness”

as Platform for Global

and Enhancing Resiliency
“Maximizing Opportunities
The NEO Program LOGO
Officials Program
The Newly Elected
The Newly Elected Officials (NEO) Program Logo makes use of
NEO MENTORING PROGRAM minimalistic styling cues that highlight the aim and purpose of the
Program. Elements include the following:
1. Colors – The logo bears the Philippine flag color mixed with
prominent LGA Colors.
The NEO Mentoring Program involves 2. Text –the initials of the program are spelt out.
peer-based and face-to-face sessions for 3. Additional Elements:
newly-elected local officials of 2016. The The letter “O” in the logo has several symbols pertinent to the
program aims to provide a space where the program;
newly-elected officials can discuss issues or
A globe insignia serves as a background element and symbolizes
challenges in local governance with their
the goal of the program to produce a corps of “globally competitive
mentors, who could be past or present local local leaders”;
executives. It is envisioned to build confidence
and trust between the mentors and the A silhouette of a person wearing a “salakot” symbolizes traditional
Filipino imagery of local leadership as the “salakot” is believed to
newly-elected officials that will pave the way be worn by Cabezas or local chieftains during olden times;
for significant transition in knowledge, work
or thinking. The expected outcome would be A simplified image of a person with a necktie symbolizes
“competent management” as the necktie is associated with the
an enhanced performance management and
corporate workplace and general, mid and higher management.
empowerment of the Local Chief Executives.
4. Balangay on the water – The balangay serves as one of the first
means of transportation of Filipinos during the pre-Hispanic era
and iterations survive to this day in some parts of the country.
The balangay in the NEO Program logo represents the relentless
Department of the Interior and Local Government quest for better governance by the local leaders of the country
Local Government Academy alongside the national government.
8/F Agustin I Bldg. F. Ortigas Jr. Road, Ortigas Center, Pasig City, Philippines
Tel#(632) 634-6416/634-1883; Fax# (632) 634-6567; This element further symbolizes the concept of “Byaheng Pinoy”,
Email: lgamail@lga.gov.ph Website: www.lga.gov.ph a term coined specifically for a Filipino brand of good governance
that prioritizes morally upright (matino) and excellent (mahusay)
governance.

Program The NEO Program aims to build strategic leaders out of newly-elected officials
THE NEWLY ELECTED OFFICIALS PROGRAM Objective who would lead their local governments in becoming competitive, efficient
and responsive institutions for development.

Component 1:
Ensuring Smooth Transition
This component is intended to ensure smooth,
effective and orderly transition to the incoming
newly-elected officials. This involves the creation of
a transition team in each LGU who shall take charge
of preparing transition documents and developing
briefing schedules for the turnover of LGU operations.
The team’s tasks include taking an inventory of all LGU
properties, organizing all documents and records of
the LGU, managing the transfer of accountabilities,
and organizing a turn-over ceremony that would
include a briefing on the State of Local Governance
in the LGU. This component will give the incoming
elected officials a clear picture of the challenges and
opportunities of the LGU, and guide them in coming
up with informed plans and strategies to develop the
LGU and deliver better services to their constituents.
Component 2:
Jumpstarting Local Governance
Component 2 provides a foundation to help local
officials understand and think critically about the
organizational, political, and constitutional environment
of public service especially in local governments. This
understanding is expected to direct them into crafting
their Agenda for their First 100 Days and formulating
a localized Development Agenda. It has two (2) main
parts:
A. Basic Orientation: First 100 Days
A venue where elected officials will be groomed as
development managers and empowered word class
leaders. It is a peer-based sharing of realistic, practical
and innovative ways of doing their job. The basic
orientation focuses on the following topics:
• Decentralization and governance
• Duties and functions (including concerns on police
deputation and drugs)
• Issues, challenges and solutions in governance
• Dialogue with peers and select government agencies.
B. LGU Guide to Action
A Webinar Series that covers the following: Localizing the
Development Contract of the New Administration, Governance
Challenges 101 and Strategic Management with emphasis on a
Local Development Strategy. The different modules are categorized
as foundation and elective modules.
1. Foundation Modules –These are modules on the New
Administration’s Development Contract on the Ground
and Strategic Management (Local Development Strategy)
2. Elective Modules –These modules focus on the
following outcome areas:
- Accountable, Transparent, Participative and Effective
Local Governance
- Business-Friendly and Competitive LGUs
- Environment-Protective, Disaster-Resilient and Climate
Change-Adaptive LGUs
- Socially-Protective and Safe LGUs

Modules include Health Governance, Local Economic

Development, Education Governance, Regulatory
Simplification, Environmental Governance, Strategic
Component 3: Management, Public Safety, Resource Mobilization
Looking Forward to Better and Financial Management and Analysis, Climate
Change and Disaster Risk Management, Bridging
Governance Leadership and Urban Governance among others.

This component allows the local officials to be

immersed on the actual challenges confronted by
the local community in terms of governance, climate
change and disaster resiliency, competitiveness
and social protection. It has three parts. The (1)
Formulation of LGU Plans is expected to result in
the LGU’s development plans (i.e. CDP and CLUP),
Executive-Legislative Agenda (ELA), and Capacity
Development Agenda. The elected officials’ knowledge
on different governance issues shall be enhanced
through the (2) Executive Sessions with renowned governance
experts as resource persons and (3) the Building Alliance part shall
bring together the provincial government and the city/municipal
governments to draw up a Provincial Physical Framework Plan. In
addition, it is during this part that partnerships with CSOs, LRIs
and the private sector are established.
Component 5:
Enhancing LGU
Performance
This component focuses on enhancing LGU
Component 4: Sharpening the Saw performance through performance assessment and
incentives for exemplary performance.
Sharpening the Saw provides for training and capacity development interventions mapped
This metric-centered evaluation and recognition of LGUs aims to standardize
out from the LGUs Capacity Development Agenda that is Competency Based. This is a market
and instill a more disciplined approach in encouraging better LGU performance.
driven program wherein the LGUs can match their requirements with the existing capacity
Assessment tools such as Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG), Balanced
development services and training packages available. This allows LGUs to choose, negotiate
Score Card etc. will be used to assess performance of LGUs. Incentives and
and work in partnership with Local Resource Institutions, National Government Agencies, Non-
awards will be conferred to deserving LGUs to encourage innovation in local
Government Organizations (NGOs), Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and other stakeholders in
governance.
the delivery of capacity development services.