Bontoc b’gay, SK execs warned: Turnover government properties

By Alpine L. Killa-Malwagay

BONTOC, Mountain Province - Incumbent barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) officials were  directed to conduct an inventory of government properties, financial records, documents, and money accountabilities under their custody in preparation for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) on October 30, 2023. 
    Municipal Local Government Operations Officer Lourdes Claire Peel of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said that this is covered under DILG Memorandum Circular No. 2023-047. 
    She made this report during the Municipal Peace and Order Council (MPOC) meeting on August 16, 2023, in Barangay Samoki, Bontoc, Mountain Province. 
    She warned barangay and SK officials who fail to comply with the directive may be held liable for their action.
    Peel said the inventory would ensure that the properties of the barangay, supplies, and finances that were in actual possession or entrusted to the concerned barangay and SK officials including reports on damage, lost items, or repaired items were all accounted for before Nov. 30, 2023. This his is to ensure a smooth transition between outgoing and incoming barangay and SK officials. The term of the new barangay and SK officials will be effective noon of Nov. 30, 2023.
    It was stipulated in the memorandum circular that the Barangay Inventory Team (BIT), Sangguniang Kabataan Inventory Team (SKIT), and Municipal Assessment and Transition Team (MATT) shall be created by the Punong Barangay, SK Chairpersons, and Municipal Mayors, respectively. 
    Peel requested the officials to cooperate with the DILG regulations.