18/08/2026
READ | DILG: Over 1,400 LGUs strengthen local investment drive through LEDIP officers
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said 1,441 local government units (LGUs) nationwide have designated Local Economic Development and Investment Promotions Officers (LEDIPOs), strengthening local efforts to attract investments, support businesses, generate jobs, and expand economic opportunities in communities.
Based on the DILG’s latest monitoring, LEDIPOs have been designated in 57 provinces, 110 cities, and 1,274 municipalities. Meanwhile, 688 LGUs have established dedicated Local Economic Development and Investment Promotion (LEDIP) Offices or Units, covering 69 provinces, 123 cities, and 496 municipalities.
The DILG said strengthening LEDIP mechanisms enables LGUs to take a more active role in driving economic growth by creating conditions that encourage businesses to invest, expand, and generate employment at the local level.
“Through LEDIP, LGUs can create an environment where businesses grow, jobs are generated, and communities prosper,” the DILG said.
A LEDIP Office or Unit coordinates and implements local investment promotion policies, programs, and projects. Strong LEDIP mechanisms can help LGUs attract businesses, increase local revenues, and strengthen the delivery of public services.
The Department continues to urge LGUs to designate a LEDIPO and establish a LEDIP Office or Unit pursuant to DILG Memorandum Circular No. 2020-167.
LEDIPOs are likewise encouraged to join the Philippine Association of Local Investment Officers (PALIO), which seeks to institutionalize a nationwide network of LEDIPOs. PALIO provides a platform for capacity-building, peer learning, and technical collaboration among local investment promotion officers.
Several LGUs are already translating their LEDIP mechanisms into concrete economic initiatives.
In Iloilo City, the LEDIP Office organized the city’s first MSME Summit, bringing together more than 170 micro, small, and medium enterprises for learning, business networking, and access to government services. The city was also named the Most Business-Friendly LGU in the City Level 1B category by the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) last year.
In Taytay, Rizal, the local government partnered with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau (DENR-ERDB) under Project Tahi to map textile waste flows in the municipality’s garment industry. With the participation of the Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Office and LEDIP Office, the initiative aims to support circular economy interventions and policy innovations.
The DILG said it will continue working with LGUs to institutionalize and maximize LEDIP mechanisms, ensuring that local economic development translates into more investments, stronger enterprises, more jobs, and better opportunities for Filipino communities.
