‘Best practices’ in mayors’ meet

Technical experts and economic managers from Japan, North America and Europe prepared to share their government’s best practices with the Philippines’ 122 city mayors at the third Philippine Cities Global Convention and Exposition.

At least 700 delegates from cities nationwide attended the convention at Resorts World in Manila.

“We have decided to hold this international convention here to provide our local executives with a window for new knowledge needed to ensure more effective governance,” said League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP) president Oscar Rodriguez, mayor of San Fernando, Pampanga, in a statement.

LCP secretary general Hernani Braganza, mayor of Alaminos, Pangasinan, said city leaders from the Philippines and abroad have agreed to share knowledge to address a multitude of concerns such as shelter, local economic development, climate change and disaster resiliency.

“The recent images of floods in Bangkok clearly illustrate and drive home the fact that climate change adaptation and disaster resiliency are serious issues that must be addressed by cities and other local governments,” Braganza said in the same statement.