The Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) conducts its first workshop in Bohol with Gov. Edgar Chatto and local government and DepEd officers, on March 19-20, to map out the innovations on education to develop a model for expanding local resources for education in a provincial government and its component cities and municipalities.
The project is supported by the AustralianAID-The Asia Foundation Coalitions for Change (CfC) partnership in the Philippines. This is the second engagement of ULAP with CfC. The first engagement focused on mapping the needs and issues of local education governance, which ended with a policy workshop in October 2013.
For the current project, the model being developed is seen as basis for recommendations for local governments and DepEd for further capacity-building and governance strategies.
ULAP was represented by its Executive Director Czarina Medina-Guce, and its program officers Ernie Cifra and Genixon David. The Asia Foundation was represented by its Senior Program Officer Henry Grageda.
Local Governance Summit 2024: ULAP and DILG Forge Pathways for a Bagong Pilipinas in Ph LGUs
The Local Governance Summit 2024, organized by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP), convened over 4,000 local government officials and stakeholders at the Philippine International Convention Center on August 22-23, 2024. This year’s summit, themed “LGUs sa Bagong Pilipinas: Smart. Resilient. Driven.”, set the stage for local chief executives, elected officials, and other key players in governance to deliberate on critical innovations and strategies to advance local governance in the country.
The summit underscored the importance of local government units (LGUs) in achieving the national vision of a “Bagong Pilipinas,” or a New Philippines—one that is smart, resilient, and driven. The event provided a platform for sharing best practices, showcasing innovations, and discussing pressing challenges that LGUs face as they strive to improve public service delivery and meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Day 1: Setting the Stage for Smart Governance
Day 2: The Future is Local!
