Friday, March 26, 2010
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Saturday, March 13, 2010
How You Can Show Your Support
For those we still haven't contacted or given campaign materials, you can still help by showing your support through the political forums.
Here are a few links that you can go to:
http://forums.pinoybusiness.org/index.php?topic=46660.0
http://philippineforums.com/board/index.php?topic=1491.0
http://www.philippine-politics.com/philippine-politics-online-senatorial-poll-survey/
http://www.philippinepolls.com/
Thank you!
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Lakas Campaign Kickoff
w/ Pres and VP candidates Gibo Teodoro, Edu Manzano and the rest of the Lakas senatorial slate
Monday, February 15, 2010
Poll of the Week
Make yourself heard. Go to http://ramonguico.com to participate.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
The Reinvention of the LMP
Ramon Guico, Mayor of Binalonan, Pangasinan, has been the President of the League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP) for the last nine (9) years. During this time, he was able to transform the image of the LMP from an excessively politicized organization of municipal heads to a performance-driven multi-functional body that is an integral part in the development of the entire country.
Seeing the need to raise the quality of local governance in the country, the LMP launched the Ang Galing Mo Mayor (You are the Best, Mayor) Project on his first term as President, where performing mayors would mentor their fellow mayors on how to better perform in their respective municipalities through the peer-to-peer method. The Ang Galing Mo Mayor Project’s efforts were so successful that it essentially put the LMP on the map. It gained the attention of the League’s members, national government agencies, non-government organizations, private sectors and international donor agencies.
On Ramon Guico’s second term, the LMP founded the Mayor’s Development Center (MDC). It is a training arm for LMP members aimed to improve governance in the local sector by creating municipal leaders that serve as innovators and educators. Among the projects that the MDC offers are strategic planning and management, coastal resource management, solid waste management, orientation for newly elected Mayors (ONE-M), sustainable upland development and local economic development. The League, once again, turned heads as the United Cities and Local Government (UCLG) commended the MDC’s efforts.
The abovementioned initiatives and the Lakbayin ang Magandang Pilipinas, a television program that showcases the advocacies of the LMP, raised awareness to local leaders on the need to improve the quality of local governance.
Among the other milestones that the LMP achieved with Ramon Guico as its leader include, but are not limited to, the Sagip Bundok, Sagip Buhay Project, the Kung Maliit ang Pamilya, Kayang Kaya Project, the Mina-Manage ng Tama, and the E-Governance for Municipal Development Project.
The LMP played a huge part in the national scene – from lobbying for the passage of the Land Administration Reform Act (LARA) to initiating effective action on disaster risk management. At the same time, the LMP enjoyed a seat in the international arena as a member of the UCLG and through its affiliations with various international organizations such as the United Nations Family, the US Agency for International Development (USAID), the Canadian International Development (CIDA), the Asia Development Bank (ADB), the European Union (EU) and more.
By the end of Ramon Guico’s second term as President of the LMP, the League has already been transformed. What was once perceived as a mere channel for socialization among local leaders, the LMP is now regarded as an efficient body of and for Philippine municipalities.
Currently, on his third and last term, Ramon Guico is faced with the challenge of sustaining the League’s achievements over the years. As he prepares to leave his post, he initiated building bridges of cooperation among stakeholders in local governance through the convergence and harmonization of all of the League’s efforts.
