A PROPOSED TRAINING DESIGN FOR BARANGAY OFFICIALS

Title : LEAD (Leadership Executive ADvancement) Training for

Barangay Officials

Introduction

In today’s rapidly changing environment, leaders must be proficient in all

aspects to build new capabilities as public servants. The barangay being the basic
political unit has always been the forefront of local development undertakings in the
Philippines. Collectively, the barangays are partners of the national development to
respond to development challenges because of their strategic situation at the grassroots
level especially in the delivery of basic services to the community. The pursuit of
excellence in local governance starts with a clear vision among our local leaders for a
governance of truth, development and service. It is of utmost importance that our local
barangay officials nurture in them the dedication and commitment in carrying out their
responsibilities and be of service to the people. Alongside with this is the need for them
to be knowledgeable of their defined tasks and be capacitated in their managerial skills
to help them become effective leaders as well as catalysts for change towards peace and
progress.
The current research has revealed that high awareness level on different
concepts of parliamentary procedures will result to high adoption rate among local
officials of parliamentary procedure. Hence, a need to capacitate the barangay officials
on the concepts of parliamentary procedures through conduct of trainings, special
classes through extension programs, and a simplified guidebook is necessary. This in
effect will improve barangay legislative practices that will redound to the benefit of the
citizens.

Objectives
LEAD aims to train the local officials in various aspects of good governance
to deliver the best services the community deserves. Specifically it aims to:
a. Conduct trainings and seminars to members of Sangguniang barangays in
the Municipality of Nabua and Buhi on the concepts of Parliamentary
Procedure
b. Capacitate barangay officials on the conduct of meetings and sessions and
the use of motions

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 c. Polish technical reports writing, resolution making, minutes preparation
and other legal documents for barangay governance.
d. Provide assistance in terms of barangay governance and affairs

Methodology
a. Participants. The participants of the LEAD program are the elected
barangay officials in the Municipality of Nabua and Buhi in the 5th District
of Camarines Sur
b. Activities. LEAD (Leadership Executive ADvancement) Training for
Barangay Officials uses a multidimensional approach of lectures, group
discussions, presentations, role playing, workshops and other strategies to
provide new insights and help gain opportunities to achieve favorable
results.
c. Key Personnel Involved. Faculty of Social Sciences in the College of
Education, Arts and Sciences shall compose the team of experts and
facilitators in diverse disciplines related to local governance.
Budget
Training expense which shall cover materials/supplies, meals, certificates, and
other incidental expenses, reproduction and binding of the simplified guidebook will
be agreed upon by the parties upon entering into a Memorandum of Agreement prior to
the conduct of trainings.

Course Training
The training will be a 40 hour/ 5 days program designed to capacitate local
officials in barangay affairs particularly on the concepts of parliamentary procedures.
The training shall be divided into 5 sessions: 1 – Fundamental Principles of
Parliamentary Procedures and the Conduct of Meetings and Sessions; 2 – Quorum,
Votes and Voting and Order of Business; 3 – Motion; 4 – Preparation of Committee
Reports and Resolutions; 5 – Role Playing.
Participants should finish the 40 hour course work before a Certificate of
Completion shall be awarded to them.
This undertaking shall also be made in consultation and partnership with the
Department of Interior and Local Government.

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Session 1 – Getting Started with the Fundamental Principles of Parliamentary
Procedures and the Conduct of Meetings and Sessions
Persons Involved: Punong Barangays, Sangguniang Barangay or Kagawads, SK
Chairpersons, Barangay Secretary (maybe included)
Training Pre-requisite: None
Duration: 8 hours

Objectives Topics Strategies/Activities Expected Output

Identify the basic Fundamental Lecture-discussion Participants’ sense of
fundamental Principles of and brainstorming on awareness and
principles of Parliamentary the concepts of direction on the
Parliamentary procedures Parliamentary fundamental principles
Procedures Procedure, of parliamentary
Role Playing, procedure
Differentiate Meetings and Movie clips review
meetings and Sessions Enthusiasm to adopt
sessions Parliamentary
procedure in the
conduct of meetings
and sessions

Session 2 – Quorum, Votes and Voting and Order of Business

Persons Involved: Punong Barangays, Sangguniang Barangay or Kagawads, SK
Chairpersons, Barangay Secretary (maybe included)
Training Pre-requisite: Have mastery of the fundamental principles of parliamentary
procedures and the difference between sessions and meetings
Duration: 8 hours

Objectives Topics Strategies/Activities Expected Output

Know the Quorum: Meaning Lecture-discussion
importance of and Importance, and brainstorming on Enthusiasm to adopt
quorum in the Computing a the concepts of Parliamentary
conduct of Quorum, Parliamentary procedure in the
meetings Questioning a Procedure, conduct of meetings
Quorum Role Playing, and sessions
Identify the Movie clips review
different Importance and
classification of Classes of Votes,
votes How to cast votes

Master the pattern Meaning and

and flow of Order Pattern of Order of
of Business Business,
Deviation from
Order of Business

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Session 3 – Motion
Persons Involved: Punong Barangays, Sangguniang Barangay or Kagawads, SK
Chairpersons, Barangay Secretary (maybe included)
Training Pre-requisite: Have mastery of the fundamental principles of parliamentary
procedures, difference between sessions and meetings, quorum, votes and order of
business
Duration: 8 hours

Objectives Topics Strategies/Activities Expected Output

Understand the
Nature and Lecture-discussion
meaning, Classification of and brainstorming on Participants know how
characteristics
Motions, the concepts of to make motions and
and classification
Characteristics of Parliamentary how to deal with it.
of motion Motion, Progress Procedure,
of Motion, Role Playing,
Learn how to Precedence of Movie clips review
make Motions Motion

Session 4 – Preparation of Committee Reports and Resolutions

Persons Involved: Punong Barangays, Sangguniang Barangay or Kagawads, SK
Chairpersons, Barangay Secretary (maybe included)
Training Pre-requisite: Have mastery of the fundamental principles of parliamentary
procedures and the difference between sessions and meetings
Duration: 8 hours

Objectives Topics Strategies/Activities Expected Output

Provide Nature and Lecture-discussion
techniques on Importance of and brainstorming on Enhanced skills in
how to make Committees, the concepts of committee reports
Committee Classification of Parliamentary preparation and
Reports and Committees, Procedure, resolution making.
Resolutions Committee Role Playing,
Reports, Approval Movie clips review
of Reports,
Presentation of
Reports, Adoption
of Reports

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Session 5 – Role Playing on Barangay Legislative Issues and Concerns
Persons Involved: Punong Barangays, Sangguniang Barangay or Kagawads, SK
Chairpersons, Barangay Secretary (maybe included)
Training Pre-requisite: Have mastery of the fundamental principles of parliamentary
procedures and the difference between sessions and meetings, quorum, votes, order of
business, and motion
Duration: 8 hours

Objectives Topics Strategies/Activities Expected Output

Equip local Shared Topics on Lecture-discussion
leaders on Governance in the and brainstorming, Enhanced skills and
proficiency to Barangay Role Playing, advanced strategies
deal with current Movie clips review learned to deal with
issues and current political trends.
concerns in the
barangay

References

The Roberts Rule of Order and Parliamentary Rules by Antonio Orendain are
the primary reference for the conduct of Training, however, the Simplified guidebook
attached in this Training Design may also be used to familiarize the barangay officials
on the concepts of Parliamentary Procedure. The A-B-C of Parliamentary Procedure:
A Simplified Guidebook for Local Governance is specifically designed for local leaders
in the hope to fill a need among local organizations for simple yet functional guide in
parliamentary procedure. It also hopes to promote the use and adoption of
parliamentary procedure in all dealings to simplify manner of proceedings and expedite
processes. The application of this guidebook goes beyond the confines of the
barangays, for it has been the intention of the researcher to serve the purpose of every
local organizations, be it big or small, a parent’s club, a sorority and fraternity, a civic
group, business, religious and social group.