SEVERAL local government unit officials were sent to the Hague Academy of Local Governance in the Netherlands for a five-day study mission on local governance and innovation for local economic development.

Senator Francis Tolentino led the initiative through his Adaptive Governance and Innovation for Local Executives or AGILE Program in partnership with the Development Academy of the Philippines.

The program aims to keep Philippine LGU officials abreast of the innovations and strategies implemented by local governments around the world.

The AGILE Program Hague delegation is composed of 28 participants who are vice governors, mayors, vice mayors, and representatives from the Department of the Interior and Local Government and DAP.

The senator further commended the local executives who enthusiastically joined the AGILE Program delegation to the Netherlands.

“Patuloy pa rin ang pag-aaral nila, pag-upgrade sa services. Sana ay magsilbing aral ito sa local government units to keep on learning,” Tolentino said.

Launched in 2021, Tolentino’s AGILE Program aims to enhance the skills of LGU officials necessary for them to cope with the demands and challenges of governance by bringing them to world-class public policy on schools.