If given opportunity, I’d like to dine with King Solomon. 🤣

Visiting my Quail Farm & a cup of coffee makes me happy.

1. The Blacklist

2. MDS

3. A quite place or a good Netflix series/movie

1. GomBurZa

2. VP Leni Robredo. Just a casual kwentuhan with the champion of good local governance.

3. Good food and a cup of coffee.

2. What are the things that you enjoy working for DILG?

3. What are the key insights and knowledge that you gained in today’s session that you can use in your respective tasks and workloads as an LGOO?

2.      Juan Luna. We will talk about the meaning of his paintings.  

3.      Sleeping

2. In this future, what are the new LED-related initiatives you are leading that help to address the most pressing challenges of the DILG and the LGU in this outcome area?

3. What are the key insights and knowledge that you gained in today’s session that you can use in your respective tasks and personal life as an LGOO?

2. What are your plans to make your envisioned LED-related activities come to reality? Create your own three-year action plan regarding this.

3. What are the key insights and knowledge that you gained in today’s session that you can use in your respective tasks as an LGOO and in your personal life?

MLGOO of General Luna, Surigao del Norte

Marajaw na Adlaw! Here are my answers to the questions:

1.    No Movies watched recently T_T

2.   Lenie Robredo – just wanna know how she keeps afloat despite all the bashers

3.   Reading Manhwa (Korean comic books)

1. Lessen the chase for external investors; instead, build resilient, self-reinforcing local economic ecosystems that recirculate wealth.

2. Legitimize and organize the vibrant informal sector through lightweight support systems, rather than forcing cumbersome formalization.

3. Transform the LGU from a direct service provider into a platform that enables and measures community-led, cross-sectoral economic projects.

Q.2   3-Year LED Action Plan: "Empowering Local Economies"

Vision: To transform LGUs into hubs of collaborative, resilient, and inclusive economic growth.

Year 1: The Foundation (Diagnose, Strategize, & Mobilize)

Q1-Q2: Conduct participatory local economy diagnostics (value chain analysis, stakeholder mapping) across all target LGUs.

Q3: Facilitate co-creation workshops to develop 3-year Local LED Action Plans with clear KPIs.

Q4: Officially institute and capacitate Multi-Sectoral LED Councils in each LGU.

Year 2: The Pilots (Implement, Finance, & Learn)

Q1-Q4: Launch 2-3 flagship projects per LGU (e.g., a "Digital Pangkabuhayan" hub, a circular economy supply chain, a tourism corridor).

Q2: Establish a dedicated LED Grant Fund and match LGUs with private sector partners.

Q3: Conduct mid-year review and adaptation workshops for all pilot projects.

Year 3: The Scale-Up (Sustain, Integrate, & Empower)

Q1-Q2: Scale successful pilots across the municipality/province. Integrate LED metrics into the LGU performance assessment (e.g., SGLG).

Q3: Launch a "Knowledge Hub" for sharing best practices and a peer-learning network among LGUs.

Q4: Conduct a comprehensive impact assessment and launch the next 3-year LED strategy cycle.

Q.3. My Role

The DILG's role must be a strategic enabler—setting policy, building LGU capacity, brokering partnerships, and monitoring outcomes—to foster locally-led, resilient, and inclusive economic growth.