On behalf of the League of Cities, Cebu City Mayor Edgar Labella will be meeting President Rodrigo Duterte at the Macalañang Palace this afternoon to discuss the need to already amend some provisions of the Local Government Code.
Labella said he will present to the President the outcome of the league’s strategic planning held on Saturday, July 20. Concerns raised during their planning included the need to already amend certain provisions of the Local Government Code especially on the issue on the Internal Revenue Allotment share and Local Development Fund .
There was also a need to amend some of the quasi-judicial functions of the Sangguniang Panglungsod, he told CDN Digital in a phone interview.Labella was elected league president during their 68th General Assembly and election of Board Members held at the EDSA Shangri-La in Manila on Friday, July 19.In a speech which he delivered after his election, Labella asked mayors to work together to initiate changes that will improve the lives of their constituents.
“There are items of the local government that we, as cty mayors, should work together so that we can come out with what is best in our respective constituencies,” he said. /dcbThe comments uploaded on this site do not necessarily represent or reflect the views of management and owner of Cebudailynews. We reserve the right to exclude comments that we deem to be inconsistent with our editorial standards.
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