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LGUS TO AID NAT’L GOV’T BUY COVID VACCINES – CUA

Local government units (LGUs) are “inspired” to help the national government in buying, using, and handling coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines as a way of volunteerism, Quirino Governor Dax Cua said. In a virtual news briefing sponsored by the Presidential Communications Operations Office-Philippine Information Agency, Cua, president of the Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines […]

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CUA BATS FOR PANDEMIC ‘NATIONAL-LOCAL PLAYBOOK’

Learn from the past so we can prepare for the future. This according to Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) National President and Quirino Gov. Dax Cua, who on Wednesday reiterated the need to develop and adopt a “national-local playbook” that will help the country deal with pandemics while it simultaneously deals with […]

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SC MANDANAS DECISION A BOOST TO LGU DEV’T — CUA

With the local government unit (LGU) allotment from national taxes to increase as a result of the Supreme Court decision in Mandanas v. Ochoa, LGUs will have access to more financial resources that they can use to fund infrastructure development, as well as services that have been devolved to LGUs from the national government. Speaking […]

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ERADICATE TB AMID COVID-19 PANDEMIC — CUA

“Amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, let’s not forget to contain the most contagious disease in the world: Tuberculosis (TB).” This was the message of Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) National President and Quirino Gov. Dax Cua, who on Friday stressed that the government should continue to focus on other dangerous diseases […]

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CUA TO DEPED: CONSULT LGUS ON FACE-TO-FACE CLASSES

Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) and Quirino Gov. Dax Cua on Wednesday urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to consult local government unit (LGU) executives and officials of the Department of Health (DOH) with regard to the possibility of resuming face-to-face classes in January amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, and stressed […]

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CUA TO OVERSEAS FILIPINOS: RETIRE IN THE PROVINCES

As calls mount for the establishment of a Department of Overseas Filipino Workers (DOFW), Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) National President and Quirino Gov. Dax Cua on Thursday is calling on local government units (LGUs) in the country to develop incentives and programs to entice OFWs and overseas Filipinos to retire and […]

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NAT’L ID LAUNCH IN PROVINCES BOOSTS BANK ACCESS

The initial roll-out of the National ID to the provinces will help improve access to banking and financial services for the majority of the Philippine population that does not have bank accounts.This is according to Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) National President and Quirino Gov. Dax Cua, who on Wednesday emphasized the […]

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CUA TO LGUS: PREVENT VIRUS SURGES IN PROVINCES

With Metro Manila now no longer tallying the most number or new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country, Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) National president and Quirino Governor Dax Cua on Sunday called on local government officials in the provinces to strictly observe COVID-19 prevention protocols to avoid outbreaks in their […]

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CUA: STATE OF CALAMITY EXTENSION TO AID RESPONSE TO VIRUS

Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) National President and Quirino Gov. Dax Cua welcomed the news that the Palace would be extending the nationwide state of calamity, and said on Friday that the move would enable local government units (LGUs) to sustain efforts to contain the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.  Cua pointed out […]

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CUA TO LGU EXECS: TAP LOAN PROGRAMS SUBSIDIZED BY BAYANIHAN 2 LAW

With the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act (Bayanihan 2) now signed into law, Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) National President and Quirino Governor Dax Cua on Saturday urged local government unit (LGU) executives to make full use of loans and loan subsidies now available to LGUs in order to help them […]