President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will address some 200 local executives attending the LGU Conference for Sustained Competitiveness.
The conference highlights the 17th anniversary celebration of the signing of the 1991 Local Government Code.
It aims to stress the important role of local government units (LGUs) in enhancing the country’s global competitiveness.
The conference also serves as an opportunity for LGU officials to meet prospective private sector investors in their respective jurisdictions.
Other objectives include: identify critical components of competitiveness; international and local best practices in attaining competitiveness; investments opportunities in four priority sectors, namely, agriculture, mining, outsourcing and offshoring, and tourism; accelerate local economic development through enhanced competitiveness; among others.
