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SOME 80 local chief executives from all over the country will convene in Silliman University in Dumaguete City for a Regional Capacity Development Learning from Oct. 26 to 28.
Dubbed ?Improving LGU Performance through Local Capacity Innovations and Incentive Mechanisms,? the event is organized by Galing Pook, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Philippines and Bangkok and the SNV Netherlands Development Organization.
It is co-sponsored by Silliman University and Negros Oriental provincial government.
It will include a learning-sharing workshop on Oct. 26 and 27, and an on-site learning visit to the different municipalities in the province.
Participants, including those from Indonesia, Sri Lanka and India, are expected to share and learn from innovative approaches on incentive mechanisms in internal governance systems that enable local governments to perform their functions and meet their objectives.
The last day will be spent in Dumaguete and Dauin town where participants will witness the program implementation and have an on-ground interaction with program implementers and beneficiaries.
Expected to attend are UN resident coordinator Jacqui Badcock, UNDP Philippines country director Renaud Meyer and Dipa Bagai of UNDP Bangkok.
