The new DILG vision
"A highly trusted Department and Partner in nurturing local governments and sustaining peaceful, safe, progressive, resilient, and inclusive communities towards a comfortable and secure life for Filipinos by 2040."
The enhanced DILG vision is a declaration of our purpose and aspirations as an organization, what we strive for and what we want to achieve in the future for the local government units (LGUs), communities, and the Filipino people. Hence, the following key elements are defined, to wit:
Key elements of the vision
| Element | Definition |
|---|---|
| Highly trusted Department (Matino, Mahusay at Maaasahan, Mapagkakatiwalaan) | The Department: enjoys the trust and confidence of the people, the President, national government agencies (NGAs), LGUs, civil society and people's organizations (CSOs/POs), private sector and with high level of public perception and client satisfaction with our performance and the way we conduct ourselves and our functions; has integrity and credibility, observes and enforces accountability and practices its organizational core values in the performance of its functions; has a highly capable, competent, credible, and performing workforce; has sufficient resources and state-of-the-art equipage and facilities; and has the right organizational structure and efficient systems and processes. |
| Highly trusted Partner (Kaagapay) | The Department is a valuable partner that: cooperates and collaborates with different stakeholders (NGAs, LGUs and LGU leagues, private sector, academe, CSOs and POs) and regarded by them as an honest, fair, reliable and respectable partner in the delivery of quality basic services to the people; establishes and maintains beneficial linkages and networks with different local and international organizations; and is highly dependable and relied upon to harmonize and coordinate LGU interventions. |
The new DILG mission
"The Department shall ensure peace and order, public safety and security, uphold excellence in local governance and enable resilient and inclusive communities."
This mission statement is comprised of the following key elements, alongside their definition:
Key elements of the mission
| Element | Definition |
|---|---|
| The Department | Pertains to the entire DILG family comprising of the following agencies: Office of the Secretary (OSEC), National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM), Philippine National Police (PNP), Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), Philippine Public Safety College (PPSC), Local Government Academy (LGA), National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF), National Youth Commission (NYC), Philippine Commission on Women (PCW). |
| Ensure peace and order and public safety and security | Mandates and functions that relate to protecting the people from harm and threats to their safety and livelihood such as, but not limited to: enforcement of law, prevention and suppression of crimes; ensuring internal security, such as thwarting insurgency and terrorism, and other forms of threat to peace and order and national security; management of district, city and municipal jails, as well as safekeeping and development of persons deprived of liberty (PDL); provision of effective fire prevention and suppression services; provision of emergency response and operations during natural and human-induced disasters including management of the dead and the missing, and continuity of governance during such occasions; and professionalization of PNP, BFP and BJMP personnel and services and modernization of facilities and equipment. |
DILG shared values
"Ang DILG ay Matino, Mahusay at Maaasahan."
The Department's shared values strive to encompass and complement the respective agency core values anchored on common values demonstrated across the DILG family, whether as an organization or as individuals:
- As an organization, these are values and principles that reflect common aspirations towards the Department's commitment to be an agency/organization that is honest and trusted; excellent and effective; and a dependable partner of the Filipino people, the President, NGAs, LGUs, civil society and people's organizations (CSOs/POs), and private sector.
- As individual members of the DILG family, these are shared values to work with integrity and full commitment to accountability and transparency; provide capable, methodical, and excellent service to clientele as further strengthened by continuous professionalization and capacity building; and engage the clientele and the general public as dependable, reliable and accessible government workers who are able, willing and prepared to extend assistance and services to the people to advance their welfare and interests.