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CUA URGES DUTERTE TO EXTEND STATE OF CALAMITY

Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) National President and Quirino Gov. Dax Cua has urged President Rodrigo Duterte to issue a proclamation extending the country’s state of calamity in order for local government units (LGUs) to retain the capability to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. In a letter addressed to Secretary of National […]

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CUA: LGUS TO WORK WITH GOV’T AGENCIES TO FAST-TRACK CONSTRUCTION OF TELCO TOWERS

Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) National President and Quirino Gov. Dax Cua on Tuesday expressed support for national government initiatives to streamline the processes involved in securing permits to build cellular towers, and stressed that local government unit (LGU) executives would work with the government agencies and telecommunications companies to improve information […]

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‘RISE UP LGUS’ LOAN FACILITY TO BOOST LGU COVID-19 RESPONSE – CUA

Local government units (LGUs) now have access to an economic stimulus loan program that aims to provide LGUs with the financial resources necessary to fund LGU-led local economic development programs that intend to provide economic opportunities for Filipinos in the provinces amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. This is according to the Union of Local […]

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FACE-TO-FACE CLASSES IS AKIN TO MASS GATHERINGS – CUA

The governor of one of the four provinces with zero Covid-19 cases raised concerns that the conduct of face-to-face classes would lead to a surge of Covid-19 cases, and on Sunday said that the Department of Education (DepEd) should instead focus on fine-tuning alternative modes of education to ensure that Filipino youth continue learning despite […]

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LOCAL GOV’TS SHOULD SERVE ONLINE IN THE ‘BETTER NORMAL’ – CUA

Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) President and Quirino Governor Dax Cua has announced the launching of the Quirino Province Online Action Center (QPOAC) and as he urges fellow local government executives to transition to “digital governance” in order to safely serve their constituents in the “better normal.”“We do not know when the […]

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INVEST MORE IN REGIONS TO ENSURE SUCCESS OF BALIK PROBINSYA PROGRAM––CUA

Quirino Governor Dax Cua on Thursday appealed to the national government and lawmakers involved in the crafting of the 2021 national budget to increase public investments in regions outside of Metro Manila to spur economic development in the provinces and provide more economic opportunities for those who will avail of the government’s Balik Probinsya, Bagong […]

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‘BUHAY PROBINSYA’ CAMPAIGN NEEDED TO COMPLEMENT BALIK PROBINSYA PROGRAM––CUA

Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) national president and Quirino Gov. Dax Cua said he welcomes efforts to review and improve protocols in the Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-Asa Program (BP2) to prevent a surge of COVID-19 cases in the provinces, and suggested that the national and local governments work together to improve incentives […]

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MORE LOCAL GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVES EXPRESS SUPPORT FOR ANTI-TERROR BILL – CUA

More local government executives have expressed support for the proposed anti-terror bill, Quirino Governor and Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) president Dakila Cua said. “Informally, napag-uusapan sa mga chat groups, nag-uusap-usap na para bang ano ba ‘yung tingin nyo diyan (this is being discussed informally, on what they think about the bill). I think […]

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INSTITUTIONALIZE ‘BALIK PROBINSYA’ IN EVERY PROVINCE – CUA

Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) President and Quirino Governor Dax Cua urged fellow governors to institutionalize the government’s “Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-Asa Program” (BP2) at the provincial level, stressing on Thursday that the support and cooperation of local government units (LGUs) would be crucial in the Duterte Administration’s efforts to promote economic […]