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Save the Date: Liveable Cities Labs Session on the Value and Use of Data for Managing LGUs

Quezon City, 25 August 2020 - I am inviting city mayors and LGU officers to support the Liveable Cities Labs co-organized by the LCP by attending the fourth webinar of the online series entitled Data Analytics 101: The Value and Use of Data for Managing LGUs on 02 September 2020 (Wednesday) from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.

Dissemination of Policy Notes on Updated DOH guidelines

Quezon City, 20 August 2020 - As part of our commitment to articulate the urgent concerns of cities on the COVID-19 response, the League continues to engage with national government agencies. Recently, city mayors, led by our LCP President Mayor Bing Leonardia, participated in several dialogues with the National Task Force and the Department of Health.

Save the Date: Liveable Cities Labs Session on Building Healthy Cities and Municipalities

Quezon City, 17 August 2020 - I am inviting city mayors and LGU officers to support the Liveable Cities Labs co-organized by the LCP by attending the third webinar of the online series entitled Digital Transformation in a Post-GCQ World: Building Healthy Cities and Municipalities on 19 August 2020 (Wednesday) from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.

Information on Gracia Telecoms and the Gracia Care Educational TV

Quezon City, 14 August 2020 - We thank those who attended the online info session on digital transformation and financial inclusion organized by Gracia Telecom and the League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP) last 11 August 2020. Attached in this letter are copies of the presentations and videos from the event for your reference.

Invitation for Local Film Communities to Join FDCP's Film Industry Conference

Quezon City, 9 August 2020 - The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP), of which the LCP is a member, is once again hosting its annual Film Industry Conference (FIC) Online 2020 from on 11-15 September 2020.

Proposal for establishment of modular testing laboratories for cities

Quezon City, 5 August 2020 - As the number of cases of COVID-19 cases continues to rise in the country, it is imperative for cities to improve access to testing and ensure quicker turnaround time. As relayed by DOH Undersecretary Rosario Vergeire during our testing webinar last May, one of the most cost-effective strategies for expanding access to testing is through the establishment of modular labs. These are container vans that can be converted into testing laboratories and can be set-up even in far-flung and remote LGUs at a lesser cost than the full-blown molecular laboratories.

Request for LGU Information on Sister City Partnerships in China

Quezon City, 3 August 2020 - The Bureau of Local Government Supervision of the DILG is requesting information from the League's member cities regarding their existing twinning / sister city partnerships with local governments in China.

Save the Date: Webinar on Restarting Local Economies Through e-Commerce

Quezon City, 29 July 2020 - I would like to invite city mayors, LGU officers, and LGU technical staff to attend the second edition of the Liveable Cities Labs called Digital Transformation in a Post-GCQ World: E-Commerce in the New Normal.

Invitation to Join the 2020-2021 Asia-Pacific Mayors Academy

Quezon City, 29 July 2020 - The United Cities and Local Governments - Asia Pacific (UCLG-ASPAC) is inviting newlyelected city mayors to take part in the 2020-2021 class of the Asia-Pacific Mayors Academy organized by the UNESCAP and UN-Habitat.

Invitation to Enroll in a Public Policy Course by the University of Oxford

Quezon City, 29 July 2020 - The UK Department for International Trade and the British Embassy Manila would like to invite city mayors, LGU executives, and city department officers to enroll in an online course by the Blavatnik School of Government of the University of Oxford called Evidence in Public Policy.
Granting Authority to make Advance Payments for the Procurement of COVID-19 Vaccines
February 19, 2021
LOOK: Memorandum Order No. 51 signed by President Duterte granting the national government and local government units (LGUs) authority to make advance payments exceeding the 15\% limit for the procurement of COVID-19 vaccines.
The Advocate
January 15, 2021
The Q1-Q2 2020 issue of our official newsletter features the League's mid-year accomplishments including our response to COVID-19.
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Appeal for coordinated assistance to affected cities of Typhoon Quinta, Rolly, and Ulysses
November 16, 2020
The unprecedented landfall of three (3) tropical storms in three weeks or from October 25 to November 11 in the country has greatly affected our cities from Luzon. Based on the available Situational Reports from the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (NDRRMC), a total of 64 cities have been affected by Typhoon Quinta, Rolly, and Ulysses.
Roundtable Consultation on Metropolitan Transport with Clean Air Asia
October 22, 2020
We invite you to an online consultation with Clean Air Asia on 27 October 2020 (Tuesday), from 2:30 to 6:15 p.m., to deepen the conversation on the importance of establishing and reorganizing transport authorities and executives.
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