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CUA TO NATL GOVT: EMPOWER LGUS TO FIGHT RECESSION

Quirino Governor Dakila Cua expressed his agreement with Senator Francis Tolentino’s call for the national government to empower local government units in using the Supreme Court’s Mandanas-Garcia ruling to lessen the effects of the pandemic and the ongoing Ukraine-Russia war on the people. “I agree with Sen. Tolentino that our LGUs should be empowered to […]

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TOLENTINO TO DBM: EMPOWER LGUS TO FIGHT RECESSION

Senator Francis Tolentino urged the incoming leadership of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to empower local government units using the “Mandanas ruling” of the Supreme Court in averting the effects of a looming global recession amid the combined effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the inflation brought by the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict. Tolentino […]

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NO NEW CITIES, PROVINCES FOR MANDANAS FUNDS URGED

A lawmaker called for a moratorium on the creation of new cities and provinces as it would dilute the impact of a Supreme Court (SC) ruling that gave them a bigger share of national tax collections. Camarines Sur Representative LRay Villafuerte said the creation of new cities and provinces will merely cancel out the positive […]

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DEVOLVE SCHOOL BOARDS TO LOCAL GOV’TS – GATCHALIAN

With the national government set to fully devolve basic services and facilities to local government units (LGUs) in 2022, Senator Win Gatchalian says local school boards should be strengthened in their capacity to deliver educational programs and services. Executive Order No. 138, which was signed earlier this year, called for the full devolution of certain […]

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FAST-TRACK LGU DEVELOPMENT PLANS — VILLAFUERTE

Camarines Sur Representative LRay Villafuerte has called on local chief executives  to speed up the crafting of their development plans that will lead to the full devolution of basic services and facilities from the national government (NGs) to their respective local government units (LGUs).  Executive Order (EO) No. 138, issued by President Duterte last month, […]

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CAR, ILOCOS READY TO IMPLEMENT MANDANAS RULING

“There is high anticipation among the mayors here in Northern Luzon for the implementation of the Mandanas ruling of the Supreme Court which expands the role of LGUs (local government units) in the delivery of basic services to constituents.” This was the statement of Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles who served as main speaker in the […]