Angeles City Mayor and League of Cities of the Philippines National President Edgardo Pamintuan with Taiwan Prime Minister William Lai (right), and Mayor Chen Chu of Kaohsiung City during the opening ceremony of the 2017 EcoMobility Festival in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. William Lai, also known as Lai Ching-te, is the new Prime Minister or “Premier of the Republic of China,” who only took office last September of this year. Lai also served as the Mayor of Tainan City from 2010 to 2017. (AC-CMG)