LEAGUE OF MUNICIPALITIES
For the Service of the People
Last March 19 and 20, the League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP), a formal organization that unites all the municipalities in the country, gathered together for a two-day forum, to address the major current issues facing local government units.
The forum tackled “federalism and the fate of LGUs,” grant assistance for grassroots human security projects, the Build, Build, Build campaign and its role in federalism, IRA, and many more.
In attendance were some of the government’s top executives including LMP National President Mayor Maria Fe “Bubut” Villar Brondial, Sen. Koko Pimentel, Sen. Cynthia Villar, Sen. Sonny Angara, Sen. JV Ejercito, Sen. Nancy Binay, Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, DOLE USec Jing Paras, DA Sec. Manny Piñol, DPWH Sec. Mark Villar, DENR Sec. Roy Cimatu, DILG Sec. Eduardo Año,
Mayor Joseph Estrada, and President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, who closed the event with an inspiring speech.
