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TAP LGUS TO SPEED UP VAX ROLLOUT – PANGILINAN

Following the government’s announcement of new quarantine rules, Senator Kiko Pangilinan said the private sector and the local government units (LGUs) should be given a bigger role in COVID-19 response especially when it comes to vaccination. Pangilinan stressed that the government’s vaccination efforts are inadequate and slow, and that the government needs to speed up […]

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VILLAFUERTE: FAST-TRACK LGU DIGITALIZATION

Camarines Sur Representative LRay Villafuerte has called on local  executives  to fast-track the digitalization programs  of their respective local government units (LGUs) to speed up the contactless delivery of frontline services to the public and the shift to paperless transactions. The former Camarines Sur governor reminded LGUs that based on the provisions of the Ease of Doing Business […]

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PANGASINAN RICE FARMERS TO SUPPLY LGU PROJECTS

The Provincial Government of Pangasinan will start implementing a Palay Procurement Program where the government will purchase directly from farmers to supply provincial government institutions and projects. In a dialogue with local government units (LGUs) of Pangasinan, Senator Kiko Pangilinan said that it is the essence of the Sagip Saka Act. “Nakita na natin ito […]

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EMPOWER LGUS IN TESTING, VAX HANDLING – PANGILINAN

As the number of COVID cases continue to spike on the first year of the first COVID-caused community quarantine, Senator Kiko Pangilinan said the Department of Health to empower local governments so that they can level-up in addressing the challenges of controlling the spread of the disease. “Local governments know what’s happening on the ground, […]

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GIVE LGUS TRAINING ON VAX HANDLING – VILLAFUERTE

A lawmaker stressed the need to prioritize and fast-track the training of personnel at the local government level on the proper storage, handling, and administration of the highly temperature-sensitive vaccine against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).  Camarines Sur Representative LRay Villafuerte said the training would help prevent drug wastage and ensure the success of the […]

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CUA: HEALTH IS KEY IN HARMONIZED LGU TRAVEL RULES

Health and safety should still be the primary concern as the national government works with local government units (LGUs) to reconcile and harmonize protocols that will allow Filipinos to travel around the country. This according to Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) President and Quirino Gov. Dax Cua, who on Wednesday stressed that […]

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ZUBIRI: ALLOW LGUS TO DIRECTLY BUY COVID VACCINES

Senate Bill 2057, or the COVID-19 Vaccination Program Act of 2021, was filed recently seeking to expedite the procurement and administration of COVID-19 vaccines by allowing local government units (LGUs) and private entities to directly procure COVID-19 vaccines with their own funds, provided that they do so within a tripartite mechanism with the Department of […]

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LGU VACCINE BILL TO AID NAT’L COVID PLAN – ZUBIRI

Amid questions and concerns from the health sector, Senate Majority Leader Migz Zubiri has clarified the scope of Senate Bill 2042 which he filed recently. “Senate Bill 2042 is not going to give LGUs precedence over the national government in terms of vaccine procurement. National government pa rin ang masusunod. LGUs still need to follow […]

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ALLOW LGU PROCUREMENT OF VACCINES – CUA

Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) National President and Quirino Governor Dax Cua urged Congress to pass proposals to allow local government units (LGUs) to expeditiously procure Covid-19 vaccines, and said on Friday that empowering LGUs to secure vaccines for their constituents was consistent with the government’s “local government-led, national government-enabled” National Action […]

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LGUS HAVE PERSONNEL FOR VACCINE DEPLOYMENT – CUA

Local government units (LGU) have enough personnel for the COVID-19 vaccine deployment as the first wave of vaccine supplies is expected to arrive in the country within the month, Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) national president and Quirino Governor Dax Cua said. “In the instance that the LGU doesn’t have enough personnel, […]