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LGA ANNUAL REPORT 2019

Regional Cooperation

Aside from its membership to networks within Asia and the Pacific, LGA also participated
to conferences organized to increase regional cooperation. Last October 2019,
LGA through the UNESCAP, introduced itself to the participants of the Asia Pacific
Mayors Academy. In November, DILG and LGA represented the country in the 2019
Commemorative Summit of ASEAN-ROK and participated in the Exhibit on Public Service
Innovation.

Improving LGA products and services
through Research and Development

The LGA continued to engage in research This year, the LGA conducted research
and development in its quest towards and activities for the enhancement
innovation and the introduction of new of the formulation process of CapDev
products and services to clients. Research Agenda. Consultation meetings were
studies were conducted on the following: conducted on April-May 2019 with the
Local Development Planning Division of
• Public – Private Partnership in the the DILG-Bureau of Local Government
Management of Drug Demand and Development, the Comprehensive
Supply Reduction in the LGU of Development Plan (CDP) Trainors, and the
Ilocos Region: Its Status and Peace LGOO Training Facilitators. These meetings
Building Prospects discussed the possibility of harmonizing

• Enhancement of the CapDev the local plans, such as the CDP and ELA,
Agenda Formulation Process and the CapDev Agenda formulation
• Assessment of the Implementation process.
of Assistance to Disadvantaged
Municipalities LGU Sub-Projects

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