President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. delivers a speech during the Philippine Mayors Forum at a hotel in Ortigas, Quezon City on Friday, Oct. 27, 2023. Also present were Special Assistant to the President Antonio Lagdameo Jr., United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator Gustavo Gonzales, Interior and Local Government Secretary Benjamin 'Benhur' Abalos Jr., and UN Governance and Public Administration Expert Ana Thorlund.PHOTO BY RENE H. DILANPresident Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. delivers a speech during the Philippine Mayors Forum at a hotel in Ortigas, Quezon City on Friday, Oct. 27, 2023. Also present were Special Assistant to the President Antonio Lagdameo Jr., United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator Gustavo Gonzales, Interior and Local Government Secretary Benjamin 'Benhur' Abalos Jr., and UN Governance and Public Administration Expert Ana Thorlund.PHOTO BY RENE H. DILANPresident Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. delivers a speech during the Philippine Mayors Forum at a hotel in Ortigas, Quezon City on Friday, Oct. 27, 2023. Also present were Special Assistant to the President Antonio Lagdameo Jr., United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator Gustavo Gonzales, Interior and Local Government Secretary Benjamin 'Benhur' Abalos Jr., and UN Governance and Public Administration Expert Ana Thorlund.PHOTO BY RENE H. DILANPresident Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. delivers a speech during the Philippine Mayors Forum at a hotel in Ortigas, Quezon City on Friday, Oct. 27, 2023. Also present were Special Assistant to the President Antonio Lagdameo Jr., United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator Gustavo Gonzales, Interior and Local Government Secretary Benjamin 'Benhur' Abalos Jr., and UN Governance and Public Administration Expert Ana Thorlund.PHOTO BY RENE H. DILANPresident Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. delivers a speech during the Philippine Mayors Forum at a hotel in Ortigas, Quezon City on Friday, Oct. 27, 2023. Also present were Special Assistant to the President Antonio Lagdameo Jr., United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator Gustavo Gonzales, Interior and Local Government Secretary Benjamin 'Benhur' Abalos Jr., and UN Governance and Public Administration Expert Ana Thorlund.PHOTO BY RENE H. DILANPresident Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. delivers a speech during the Philippine Mayors Forum at a hotel in Ortigas, Quezon City on Friday, Oct. 27, 2023. Also present were Special Assistant to the President Antonio Lagdameo Jr., United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator Gustavo Gonzales, Interior and Local Government Secretary Benjamin 'Benhur' Abalos Jr., and UN Governance and Public Administration Expert Ana Thorlund.PHOTO BY RENE H. DILAN