Ramon Guico

Ramon Naval Guico first entered the world of public service in 1987, when the late Former President Corazon C. Aquino appointed him as Mayor of Binalonan, Pangasinan. When he first stepped into office, the town of Binalonan was a mere fifth class municipality. Through hard work and dedication, and constant cooperation with the local community, Ramon Guico turned Binalonan into a first class municipality, with its own university that offers affordable education to Binalonan residents and its neighbors.

Ramon Guico also had the opportunity to serve the entire country as the National President of the League of Municipalities of the Philippines. He has been the head of the LMP for nine years, during which time, he worked hard to transform the negative image of the LMP into a research-based and result-oriented organization of city and municipal leaders. Through Ramon Guico’s leadership, the LMP has launched several projects such as the Ang Galing Mo Mayor, the Mayor’s Development Center and the Lakbayin ang Magandang Pilipinas, to name a few.

Ramon Guico’s initiatives for the LMP gained the League recognition, not only in the national arena, but also among different international organizations. Today, the LMP is an active member of the United Cities and Local Government as well as a reliable affiliate of development institutions such as the United Nations, US Agency for International Development (USAID), The Asia Foundation, The World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the European Union, the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and more.