25/10/2026
𝗛𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧𝗦 | 𝗡𝗗𝗨 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗖𝗦𝗢 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀
Notre Dame University (NDU), as a member of the Cotabato City People’s Council, participated in the three-day 𝘾𝙎𝙊 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙣 𝙍.𝘼. 𝙉𝙤. 𝟭𝟮𝟬𝟬𝟵 and the 𝙇𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝘽𝙪𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨 organized by the 𝘿𝙚𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝘽𝙪𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙈𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙍𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙓𝙄𝙄 (𝘿𝘽𝙈 𝙓𝙄𝙄) on October 12–14, 2026, at Green Leaf Hotel, General Santos City.
Representing the University was 𝐆𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐋. 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐬, 𝐋𝐏𝐓, 𝘌𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘧𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘴 𝘖𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘳, who joined fellow Civil Society Organization (CSO) representatives in sessions covering the New Government Procurement Act, local budget preparation, budget authorization and review, and budget ex*****on and accountability.
The capacity-building activity provided an opportunity to deepen participants’ understanding of public procurement and local budgeting, emphasizing the role of civil society in promoting transparency, accountability, and meaningful public participation in local governance.
Through its representation in the Cotabato City People’s Council, NDU continues to support initiatives that encourage informed civic engagement and contribute to inclusive and accountable governance.