Good morning everyone!!

Magandang GenSan!!

This is a day of great moment to showcase, recognize and make progress for DEPED ALS GenSan.

To our City Mayor, Hon. Lorelie Geronimo-Pacquiao, Our DepEd-GenSan top Management headed by
our very own proactive Schools division superintendent Sir Romelito G. Flores, CESO V, together with
our astounding Assistant Schools Division Superintendent Sir Carlito Susarno, our equally responsible
Chiefs of CID and SGOD, Ma’am Juliet F. Lastimosa and Sir Victorino Fuentes Jr., to all our Education
Program Supervisors, PSDSs, some DepEd Personel, our invited special guests, ALS teachers and
learners, once again, isang Magandang gensan sa inyong lahat.

May you find yourselves in the most comfortable seat as we celebrate this momentous event.

Ngayong araw po na ito ay sabay sabay nating matutunghayan ang pinaka unang kaganapan ng ALS
Summit na may temang “ Garbo. Pasidungog. Paglambo.”. Ang pagtitipon at kasiyahang ito ay isa sa
pinakaunang hakbang nagyong 2023 upang maipakita at maisakatuparan ang mga patuloy na paunti-
unting pag unlad ng DepEd ALS Gensan sa pagsulong nito sa laban upang magapi ang iliterasiya sa ating
lungsod.

Tampok sa kasiyahang ito ang pagtatanghal ng samo’t-saring talento at prudukto ng ALS na nagsisilbing
pride o “GARBO”. Ang pag gawad at parangal at pagpupugay sa ating mga dakilang Gabay Facilitators at
FELP Facilitators na

The establishment of this Body underscores the commitment of President Rodrigo Duterte to the
achievement of a just and lasting peace in Mindanao. It provides an institutional mechanism for
sustained cooperation and coordination between the agencies established by the Bangsamoro
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao or BARMM and those of the National Government. It is
mandated to coordinate and resolve issues on intergovernmental relations through regular
consultations and continuing non-adversarial negotiations. It allows a mechanism for benchmarking the
standards of good governance for all our agencies and ministries.

Through this Intergovernmental Relations Body, we hope to achieve informed and constructive
discussions aimed at exploring the best plausible solutions to transform points of differences into points
of cooperation between the National Government and Bangsamoro Government. This will ensure that
our policies and programs are service-oriented, people-centric, and transformative to bring tangible
benefits and real change to the lives of the people in this region.

I am confident that we will be able to thresh out the protocols and procedures as we go along. What is
important is that we commence with the work of this vital institutional mechanism as well as move
forward with the consolidation of all the institutions of regional autonomy.

This is a historic initiative closely observed by concerned countries all over the world. I am confident that
there is enough reserve of goodwill among the collaborating parties to make this initiative a success.

On behalf of the National Government, I thank the Bangsamoro Government represented ably by
Minister Mohagher Iqbal for their commitment in this endeavor.
Now, may I invite the participants of this meeting to begin working on the matters we have scheduled.
Our people have invested so much in the dream of peace and prosperity for Mindanao. We cannot let
them down. Thank you.