For the second of the special webinar series featuring LGUs efforts on battling with the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ateneo de Naga University-Center for Local Governance in coordination with the Ateneo de Naga University Graduate School-Master in Business Administration (MBA) and Master in Public Administration (MPA) Cluster and in partnership with the Association of Schools of Public Administration in the Philippines, Inc. (ASPAP, Inc.) and with the Philippine Society for Public Administration (PSPA) converses with Yorme himself, Hon. Francisco Moreno Domagoso on a webinar dubbed as “Tara, Magtik-TALK Tayo!: A Conversation with Yorme on LGU-Manila’s Valiant Battle with the Invisible Foe”.
While the first of the webinar series showcased Naga City and Legazpi City management in handling the health crisis in their respective LGUs through case presentations, this webinar breaks down the discussion in a form of conversation that enable the viewers to get a feel of inclusiveness with the local government in this fight with the invisible enemy, COVID-19 virus. Hon. Isko gladly responded to the reflections and insights of our esteemed panel of reactors namely: Dr. Sanjay P. Claudio, President of ASPAP, Inc., Dr. Lizan Perante-Calina, President of PSPA, and Mr. Wilfredo B. Prilles, Jr., Faculty of MPA-AdNU Graduate School and the City Planning and Development Officer representing LGU Naga City.

The said webinar was facilitated by the moderator, Dr. Malu C. Barcillano, Director of Center for Local Governance. There were questions raised through Facebook and YouTube live chat which were addressed to our speaker.

The said webinar was participated by nearly three thousand combined number of registered participants and other viewers coming from PSPA and ASPAP, Inc. members and other academic institutions, government sector, private and public entities who have a live access of the webinar via YouTube and Facebook streaming.
The live streaming component of the webinar was mainly operated by the collaborative assistance of the technical support team composed of Mr. Sherwin B. Perez and Mr. Emmanuel P. Llorin of the James J. O’Brien, S.J. Library (headed by the University Librarian, Ms. Edna M. Buenaventura), Mr. Christian Edward E. Baranda, Custodian of Bro. Richard Michael Fernando, S.J. Hall, Mr. Ronald P. Royo, Jr. of the Management Information Systems Office and Mr. Augustus R. Portem, Jr., Network Administrator of Network Operations and Computer Services Office.

To watch the recorded webinar via YouTube, here’s the link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTFCF3q8Ymg
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By: Camille Faye R. Badong