Citizens’ guide to the LGU Code seminar up

To empower the citizenry to play an effective role in their communities through their LGU and to help all public servants in provinces, cities, municipalities and barangays understand their bible – The Local Government Code, Center for Global Best Practices is offering a pioneering seminar entitled, “Citizens’ and Public Officials Guide to The Local Government Code of the Philippines” on April 28, at Manila Marriott Hotel, Pasay City.

For details and a complete list of best practices seminars including Best Practices Guide on How to Prepare Your Bidding Documents, Best Practices and Remedies to Avoid COA Disallowances, Parliamentary Procedures for Public Officials, Vulnerability Assessment of SALNs, Understanding the New Hybrid Public-Private Partnerships, Local Government and Real Property Taxation, you may log on to www.cgbp.

org or call (02) 8427148/59 and 556-8968/69; Cebu (032) 5123106 or 07 or Baguio, (074) 4235148.

This one-day seminar is to educate public officials on the salient points of the Local Government Code in order for them to be effective in their work and governance.

It is also to empower the people, advocacy groups and private businesses to be active participants in their LGUs and their communities through advocacies, doing business with the government and other partnerships to work effectively with the local government.

The topics for discussion will focus on the basic foundation and principles on Local Governance: local autonomy, fiscal autonomy, decentralization and democratization and how these principles are operationalized to bring about more responsive and accountable local governance.

This special seminar will feature lawyer Alberto Agra who served the government as Secretary of Justice in 2010.

He also held various positions in government as Solicitor general and government corporate counsel. He provides briefings on this topic to help businesses on the challenges they face with this new law.

He is a strong advocate of PPP, professor of laws (1993 to present) at the Ateneo Law School and a political law bar reviewer in the same institution. He is the author of the 2-volume Course Book on Local Government PPPs and the principal author of Knowing PPP, BOTs and JVs. He also heads Forensic Law and Policy Strategies, Inc. and Forensic Solutions, a think tank with expertise in the fields of policy, law reform, advocacy and governance. Presently, he serves the government as chairman of the board of the Philippine Reclamation Authority.

Interested participants may avail of the early payment discount and group discounts for 3 or more participants. Pre-registration is required in this limited seats only event. Register early to ensure seat availability!