CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, April 26 (PIA) -- The Supreme Court’s ruling on the Mandanas-Garcia petitions rings the bell for local government units (LGUs) to revisit their programs and align them to the national government's objectives for the attainment of the Philippine Development Plan (PDP).
Vice Mayors’ League of the Philippines-Pampanga Chapter President and Floridablanca Vice Mayor Michael Galang pressed the need to conduct orientations and capacity-building activities to LGU officials to anchor their objectives to national or regional development programs in the coming years.
“Higher funds means more ways for public service. Still, the bottom line is our decision-makers, our local chief executives, our vice mayors, and councilors. How equipped are they, or how familiar are they in the PDP? How do we orient them and how do we maximize the utilization of additional resources that they will receive?,” he said during the Virtual Caravan for the Updated 2017-2022 PDP.