SunStar + December 15, 2020 LOCAL government units (LGUs) are being trained and reminded continuously to know how to profile the concrete issues, problems and needs of their people, covering economics (jobs, incomes, livelihood, resource control), basic services, infrastructures, environment, community conflicts, peace and order, and even politics or the dispensation of functions, powers and authority by local officials, and people's participation in governance, including tapping of academic institutions and development NGOs for certain programs and projects. Local Government Support Fund (LGSF) and Assistance to Municipalities (formerly BUB and ADM) have been poured in billions of pesos in LGUs for basic infrastructures like roads, bridges, water systems, water impounding/ catchments, DRR center and equipment, drug rehab centers, and agri crops bagsakan centers among others. Unfortunately, not a few of these projects have been shortchanged by LGUs and went to the pockets of some officials and contractors which likewise undermined its supposed contribution to local economic development (LED) and people empowerment.