TARGET means Transcending Accountable and Responsive Governance through Empowerment and Teamwork;

It is a new innovation introduced by the DILG which will help LGUs focus on the initiatives that address the needs of their constituents while meeting the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals.

It helps incorporate long-term and strategic planning into the Bottom Up Budgeting (BUB) process; It will also be incorporated in the Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) which is being scaled up yearly