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March 29, 2021

Liveable Cities Lab: Vaccine-Ready Cities

As the government begins to roll out its vaccination program against Covid-19, the Liveable Cities Philippines, the League of Cities of the Philippines, together with partners Boston Consulting Group, Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation, and Globe Telecom will hold the webinar “Vaccine-Ready Cities: The Road to 500K Daily Vaccinations”. Scheduled on March 30 from 3-5pm, the LCC series will focus on how to help cities achieve mass vaccination for their constituents and citizens in the soonest possible time once the coronavirus vaccines become available. Expected to join the panel discussion are Imus City Mayor Emmanuel Maliksi Zamboanga City Mayor Beng Climaco, Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Oca Moreno, Dr. Ricardo D. Audan of Southern Philippine Medical Center and Janette Jakoselem of Zuellig Pharma. Anthony Oundjian, Managing Director and Senior Partner at Boston Consulting Group and former Health Secretary Manuel Dayrit will moderate the event.

March 26, 2021

The Ayala Way: Batangas Magiting

At Ayala, we've always subscribed to the view that building local competitiveness is essential to boosting long-term national competitiveness; the two things are absolutely linked together. Our provinces and cities are the primary movers of economic growth and production and, in a way, they're collectively the engines which power the whole country.

March 15, 2021

Liveable Cities launches first Local Lab

The Liveable Cities Philippines and the League of Cities of the Philippines, in partnership with Globe Telecom, are pleased to present the Liveable Cities LocalLabs. LocalLabs will also be a platform for sharing good practices, innovation, appropriate technology, and for urban planning and LGU management. The key difference is that LocalLabs will focus on a specific Province and its Cities.

February 26, 2021

Liveable Cities Dashboard: Towards Data-Driven Cities

A new and improved Liveable Cities Dashboard is set to launch this April. A preview to this project was presented by Liveable Cities Challenge Chairman Bill Luz and UK Ambassador to the Philippines Daniel Pruce during the first (virtual) Liveable Cities Labs for 2021 on February 24.

February 24, 2021

Getting Cities Ready for Vaccines

Local chief executives in Metro Manila and in the provinces bared their respective COVID-19 vaccination plans on Wednesday, highlighting the importance of the local governments' preparedness to be able to convince their constituents to be inoculated against the coronavirus.

February 24, 2021

Mentors’ Workshop on How to Craft a Winning Application for Bloomberg Philanthropies 2021 Mayors Challenge

Liveable Cities Philippines and League of Cities Philippines, in partnership with Globe Telecom, is pleased to invite all registered cities for the Mayors Challenge to the “Mentors’ Workshop on How to Craft a Winning Application for Bloomberg Philanthropies 2021 Mayors Challenge” today, 26 February 2021 (Friday) from 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM. This workshop is designed to assist mayors in creating and enhancing their proposals before the application deadline on 21 March 2021.

February 11, 2021

Global Mayors Challenge 2021 Briefing

The Liveable Cities Challenge and the League of Cities Philippines, in partnership with Globe Telecom, just recently conducted a Virtual Briefing on Bloomberg Philanthropies 2021 Mayors Challenge held last 10 February 2021 (Wednesday) from 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM.