Mission

The DILG formulates and implements sound policies, strengthens local government capacities, and promotes excellence in local governance through capacity development, performance oversight, and incentives and awards services in partnership with its regional and field offices and in collaboration with its stakeholders. 

Core Values

The DILG-XI exemplifies four (4) core values in all its programs, projects, services, and activities. These are INTEGRITY, COMMITMENT, TEAMWORK, and RESPONSIVENESS.

  • Integrity (AS INDIVIDUAL) – This is the core of every personnel in DILG manifested through consistent practice of decency in behavior, honesty in all dealings, and fairness in discernment. In a very political and dynamic organization, integrity defines DILG personnel in times of prejudice and imperfection. The integrity of DILG personnel is what builds credibility and trust.
  • Commitment (AS PUBLIC SERVANT) – This is the core value towards work of every DILG personnel. With individual integrity, commitment is that sense of responsibility that each personnel has towards the delivery of DILG’s mission and the achievement of its objectives and vision.
  • Teamwork (AS PART OF THE ORGANIZATION) – This is the core value imbibed in working with others, together, as one organization. With integrity and commitment, this core value promotes cooperative and coordinated effort towards working as one DILG. That sense of contribution, without which the department, LG sector may not be able to achieve its purpose of catalyzing excellence in governance.
  • Responsiveness (AS AN ORGANIZATION) – This is the core value of the organization in delivering its Programs, Projects and Activities to all its interested parties. Responsiveness is that sense of timeliness and accuracy in delivering DILG’s products and services towards the satisfaction of its customers/clients and in compliance with all the relevant requirements.

DILG-XI believes that people can be served best through the application of these core values. In doing so, employees comply with the well-established rules governing good servant leadership, and show how they truly value their customers, from whom the Department’s mandates emanate. These values will be the core of every person in the organization as they demonstrate its brand of: