Empowering local governments to deliver essential services is crucial for the Philippines to boost human capital and achieve its goal of becoming a middle-class society by 2040, according to a new report by the World Bank. Based the latest Philippines Economic Update (PEU), World Bank emphasized...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is pushing to equip local government units (LGUs) in the Philippines with the know-how to roll out more public-private partnership (PPP) projects. "The success of PPP projects largely depends on the capability of implementers. The PPP Center alone will not be able...
Navotas City lone district Rep. Toby Tiangco (PPAB) Noting that collaboration is key, Navotas City lone district Rep. Toby Tiangco has urged local government units (LGUs) to continuosly support the Marcos administration's efforts to end...
Former Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos Jr. (Abalos Team) Former Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos Jr. has stressed the...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Facebook) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte said he fully supports the proposal to localize disaster risk management in a bid to achieve a more effective and flexible response to...
Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Yamsuan (Facebook) Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan has called on his colleagues in Congress to swiftly approve the measure seeking to mandate local government units (LGUs) to allot a portion of their...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Rep. Villafuerte's Facebook) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte said local government units (LGUs) will have more resources to spend next year on programs benefitting senior citizens, persons...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Facebook) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte says the newly-signed Real Property Valuation and Assessment Reform Act (RPVARA) will generate higher revenue for local government units...
Thirty-seven provinces, cities, and municipalities were acknowledged for their outstanding initiatives and extraordinary efforts that benefit their communities and contribute to life-changing outcomes. Photo shows Center for Local Governance and Professional Development Inc. Consultant Isaias B....
House Speaker Martin Romualdez speaking during the general assembly of the League of Municipalities of the Philippines (Speaker’s Office) Following the directive of President Marcos, Speaker Martin Romualdez has assured top local government unit (LGU)...
Sen. Francis Tolentino sent to the Hague Academy of Local Governance in the Netherlands for a five-day study mission on local governance and innovation for local economic development Local Government Unit (LGU) officials to help them stay abreast with the innovations and strategies implemented by...
The Department of Energy (DOE), via its Energy Utilization Management Bureau (EUMB), will be issuing guidelines that shall govern the installations of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems at government-owned entities. In a draft Circular issued by the energy department, it stipulated that it will be...
