President Marcos on Wednesday, Oct. 4, asked local government units (LGUs) to draw inspiration from Taguig City’s urban farming initiatives in a bid to boost food security and conservation efforts. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. leads the distribution of confiscated rice to 1,000 members of 4Ps...
Should legislation to regulate the allocation of confidential and intelligence funds (CIF) be pursued, Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri believes that local government units (LGUs) shouldn't be spared from it. "If you come up with a law, I will suggest na isama ang LGUs (that LGUs be included),"...
The Philippines is “doing the first step” to becoming a federal government “in all but name,” President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said on Thursday, Aug. 24. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the oath-taking of new members of his political party--Partido Federal ng Pilipinas--in...
The Senate has approved on Monday, August 7, the proposed law that seeks to institutionalize the automatic income classification of provinces, cities, and municipalities on third and final reading. Sen. Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito principal author and sponsor of Senate Bill No. 2165,...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday, March 28, urged local government units (LGUs) to make a stand against Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO). Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate Committee on Ways and Means, noted that certain LGUS, especially those considered hubs of POGOs, have started...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has urged local legislators to back the passage of the administration's legislative priorities, especially measures aimed at empowering local government units (LGUs). President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. leads the Philippine Councilors League (PCL)...
The Department of Budget Management (DBM) said the national government will help capacitate local government units (LGUs) in the process of devolution of government services until full implementation. In a statement on Monday, Feb. 13, Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandama said the DBM will conduct...
DOH Local government units (LGUs) were urged to establish their own committee that will ensure access to clean drinking water in their respective areas. This action was discussed during the meeting of the Inter-Agency Committee on Environmental Health (IACEH) last Jan. 16, said Department of Health...
Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda is now pushing for increased participation and involvement of tocal government units (LGUs) in preserving Filipino heritage through cultural mapping. Legarda, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Culture and the Arts, stressed the significance of...
The Department of Finance (DOF) underscored the importance of public access to local government financial data in monitoring and improving the performance of local government units (LGUs). Finance Undersecretary Cielo Magno said timely, pertinent, consistent, and openly accessible data on LGU...
Civil Service Commission (CSC) Chairperson Karlo Nograles urged on Monday, Nov. 28, local chief executives to ensure undisrupted service delivery as the government undergoes devolution. (CSC / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement, Nograles said that any feedback on government frontline services can be...
Local government units (LGUs) should optimize their increased budgets from the Mandanas-ruling in setting up plans on capital investments to address basic and growing needs of their constituents, the Cabinet official said. In a statement, Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno said the full devolution...
