In the opening of the two-day Regional Direction Setting for CY 2021, DSWD Regional Director Marie Angela Gopalan appeals to the Field Office (FO) senior staff to help in the realization of the agency’s goal – “FO VIII is Great!” Director Gopalan emphasized the need for “redefining pathways to building pathways. Now, we have to re-design systems, re-engineer structures, and re-tool talents.” The end is for the FO VIII to deliver its mandate and goals EFFICIENTLY, EFFECTIVELY, CONSISTENTLY, and COLLECTIVELY, Director Gopalan said in her virtual statement. The conference will end today, January 13, 2021, at The Oriental Hotel, Palo, Leyte. #DSWDMayMalasakit #DSWDKalingaAtPagmamahal