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9 LGUS RECOGNIZED FOR SAFETY SEAL IMPLEMENTATION

Quezon City, Dasmariñas City, Cavite, and Bambang, Nueva Vizcaya led the nine local government units (LGUs) that were recognized for their outstanding achievement in issuing Safety Seals to business establishments during the Recognition of Best Performing Local Government Units in the Safety Seal Certification Program, VaxCertPH Program, and National Vaccination Day held recently at the […]

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DA, LGUS TAKE ACTION ON ASF, HIGH FERTILIZER COSTS

Agriculture Secretary William Dar met with local government unit (LGU) chiefs and their representatives to discuss plans of actions to contain the incidence of African Swine Fever (ASF) and temper high fertilizer prices. In a meeting with the League of Provinces of the Philippines (LPP) and Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP), Dar […]

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LGU PARTICIPATION IN NAT’L EMPLOYMENT PLAN URGED

Senator Joel Villanueva called for the institutionalization and localized employment structures in the National Employment Recovery Strategy (NERS), and said that the strategy should be strengthened through local government unit (LGU) participation. “The NERS should be sustained beyond its deadline this year and provide guidance particular to the needs of every LGU. Each LGU should […]

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BRIONES TO LGUS: SUPPORT SMOKE-FREE SCHOOLS

The Department of Education (DepEd) has enjoined various government agencies, Local Government Units (LGUs), and partners to support of smoke-free schools and communities during the 2nd Smoke-Free LGU Forum: Sustaining Smoke-Free Communities in the New Normal. Together with the Department of Health (DOH), Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), and Health Justice Philippines, DepEd […]

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VILLAFUERTE TO LOCAL EXECS: FLEX FISCAL AUTONOMY

Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte is calling on the incoming crop of local elective executives in 2022 to focus on crafting their respective development masterplans that would further strengthen their political and fiscal autonomy in view of the expanded roles that they would have to perform as a result of their respective governments’ increased share […]

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GORDON TO LGUS: ADAPT TO MORE DESTRUCTIVE TYPHOONS

Citing the drastic effects of climate change to the Filipino people, Senator Dick Gordon urged local government units (LGUs) to adapt to the adverse impact of stronger and more destructive typhoons traversing the country. Gordon, who chairs the Philippine Red Cross (PRC), the country’s premier humanitarian organization, said local authorities must accept the fact that […]

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51 LGU SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLANS GET DENR OK

The National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC) has approved the solid waste management (SWM) plans of 51 more local government units (LGUs), bringing the total number of approved plans to 1,171 or 68 percent of its target nationwide. The SWM plans of the 51 LGUs were approved during the NSWMC-led virtual en banc meetings recently. […]

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VILLAFUERTE TO SENATORS: PASS BILL ON IRA HIKE

Camarines Sur Representative LRay Villafuerte called on senators to consider a measure that aims to further increase the fiscal autonomy of the local government units (LGUs), allow them to bankroll more development projects and rev up the delivery of frontline services in their respective localities. Villafuerte told senators that, “Strengthening local autonomy by increasing the IRA prepares […]

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ZAMBO PENINSULA FARMERS, LGUS GET P1-B AID – DAR

President Rodrigo Duterte, assisted by Agriculture Secretary William Dar, handed over certificates of award, representing P1-billion worth of farm-to-market road (FMR) and agricultural projects, and financial assistance to respective local government executives and rice farmers in the Zamboanga Peninsula. The ceremony was part of the program during the joint meeting of the National and Regional […]

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50% LGU SHARE FROM NAT’L TAXES BILL GETS HOUSE OK

A measure seeking to intensify local government participation in national development by increasing the share of local government units (LGUs) from national taxes hurdled final reading approval at the House of Representatives. A total of 175 lawmakers voted to approve House Bill 10296, which proposes to modify the current formulation of the internal revenue allotment […]