(Eagle News) – The Department of Interior and Local Government welcomed the appointment of former DILG Assistant Secretary Marivel Sacendoncillo as the new Undersecretary for Local Government.
Sacendoncillo was also long-time Executive Director of the Local Government Academy Executive Director of the Local Government Academy (LGA).
DILG Secretary Eduardo Año said that the whole DILG was pleased with the appointment of Sacendoncillo, who rose from the ranks in DILG since she started her work at the LGA in 1989.
He said the whole department is looking forward to working with her in “pushing local governments to greater heights of excellence.”
“The DILG is pleased with the appointment of Sacendoncillo as the new Undersecretary for Local Government as her long and distinguished career makes her eminently qualified to hold such an important position,” Año says.
Año said that Sacendoncillo was responsible for crafting relevant policies and programs for the betterment of local governance and local government units (LGUs).
Her experience as LGA executive director — a position she held for more than two decades — will “definitely come in handy,” Año said.
“No one can gloss over her decades of experience and her profound understanding of the local governance landscape. That is where she thrived and built her career which makes her eminently qualified to fill that void in the Department,” he said.
Sacendoncillo replaced Undersecretary Austere Panadero who availed of optional retirement last year.
The new DILG Usec took her oath last Friday.
-Inspiration at DILG-
Sacendoncillo’s career serves as an inspiration to the employees of the DILG as she painstakingly worked her way up to become one of the top leaders of the Department, a DILG release said.
Sacendoncillo started her career in DILG as a Senior Human Resource Development Officer for the LGA in 1989 occupying positions such as Local Government Operations Officer and Development Management Officer along the way.
In 1996, she was appointed as the Director of the LGA where she served for more than two decades. She also served as the concurrent Regional Director (RD) of DILG Region 8 for two (2) years until she was promoted as Assistant Secretary for Local Government last August 2018.
“Isa siyang mabuting halimbawa para sa mga kawani ng pamahalaan na basta maging Matino, Mahusay at Maaasahan ka sa iyong gampanin ay tiyak na makakamit mo ang tagumpay sa iyong propesyon,” said Año.
DILG Spokesperson and Assistant Secretary Jonathan Malaya said that Sacendoncillo’s appointment didn’t come as a surprise as she was “the complete package”, building her career first as a rank and file employee to becoming one of the top executives of the DILG.
“Her rise to one of the top positions of the Department is a proof in itself that she is a hard worker and dedicated to the betterment of the Department and its stakeholders. We are very excited for what’s to come,” Malaya said.