The Provincial Government of Guimaras (PGG) together with its Integrity Circle Members joined the LoGIC Network Philippines final conference dubbed”Integrity Building Stories: The Philippine Integrity Circles Experience”.
LoGIC Guimaras team joined the LoGIC project final conference virtually on February 17, 2021 at the Caza Guest House in San Miguel, Jordan, Guimaras.
Resource persons of the LoGIC Project Provincial Integrity Circles from all over the Philippines shared their journey and experiences during the conference.
As one of the resource persons, Ms. Elena Quezon, Provincial Economic and Development Officer of the Province of Guimaras and team leader of LoGIC Guimaras, shared the stories behind the implementation of the LoGIC Project in the province which was cascaded to its five municipalities.
Other speakers include Ms. Velma Jane Lao of Iloilo Integrity Circles (IC), Ms. Rolaine Uy of Bohol IC, Dr. Luz Almeda of Surigao del Norte IC, Mr. Jayzaldy Banjal of Davao Del Norte IC and Arch. Carlito Uy of South Cotabato IC.
The LoGIC Project is implemented by Konrad-Adenaur-Stifftung Philippines together with the European Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines (ECCP), Centrist Democracy Political Institute (CDPI), League of Provinces of the Philippines (LPP), League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP) and League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP).
The initiative aims to contribute a culture of integrity in the local government units (LGUs) all over the Philippines by supporting the institutionalization of the LoGIC Network.
The Province of Guimaras as one of the implementers of the LoGIC Network aims to improve its integrity mechanism to strengthen the confidence of investors in investing to the island that will eventually lead to the increased number of jobs available for its constituents.
For the project to be realized, the Provincial Government of Guimaras takes the lead to bring the LoGIC Project to the municipalities together with the partner agencies.
This is to improve the local governance situation through the support offered by the project like the CSO/PO forum and business investment forum.
Further, the conference aims to revisit the unique initial gains in some provinces, to share insights on how cascading the LoGIC Project to the municipalities had helped to strengthen the ease of doing business on their respective municipalities and to learn from other LGUs on how they were able to encourage the participation of business group, private organizations and non-government organizations (NGOs).
