CITY OF SAN FERNANDO -- The City Government hosts some 15 fellows in the first ever Institute of Solidarity in Asia (ISA) Associates Boot Camp (ABC) starting Tuesday until Friday.

The four-day boot camp dubbed as “Governance ABC: The Fundamentals of Making Performance Governance System (PGS) Work,” aims to equip participants coming from the local government units of Iloilo, Calbayog and Naga, the National Electrification Administration, the Philippine Navy, Philippine Military Academy, and the private sector on strategic PGS implementation and formulation.

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The boot camp includes organizational sessions and strategic PGS discussions with Zaens and ISA officials Nick Fontanilla, Jesus Estanislao and Marie Escueta.

“This is the first ever boot camp we are holding and we chose the city because it is already implementing and using the PGS. We did so because it has to be realistic and not theories alone. The city’s experience means a lot and will greatly help our associates in understanding strategies of PGS,” ISA Executive Director Christian Saens told Sun.Star Pampanga.

A tour to the slaughterhouse, sagip-Ilog project and the Nuestra Señora Integrated School where best practices will be observed first hand is also part of the itinerary.

City Administrator Ferdinand Caylao and City Planning Office Chief and Multi-Sectoral Governance Council Secretary Fernando Limbitco represented the City Government, which is a Hall of Famer of the PGS.

Councilor Jimmy Lazatin is also part of the city delegation.

For his part, Mayor Oscar Rodriguez thanked the ISA for choosing the city as its host.

“We have gone a long way in the PGS and we are very happy to share with you our experiences as well (as) pains and triumphs with the system,” he said.

The City Government will once again be enrolled in the hall of fame during the Asia Pacific Palladium Group (Washington) Summit in Manila on September 22 this year, Zaens noted.