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CUA CALLS FOR REFORMS IN REAL PROPERTY VALUATION

Quirino Governor Dax Cua, the national president of the Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP), on Thursday called for reforms in the country’s real property valuation, which he said would empower local government units (LGUs) and improve their service delivery. During the MOA signing for the Local Governance Reform Project of the Department […]

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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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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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ULAP URGES LGUS TO SUPPORT, MAXIMIZE, ‘BUY LOCAL, GO LOKAL’ CAMPAIGN

Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) National President and Quirino Governor Dax Cua urged local government units (LGUs) to support and take advantage of the Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) “Buy Local, Go Lokal” campaign, and stressed on Thursday that the initiative, if maximized, could generate employment and create economic opportunities in […]

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PILOT-TEST, ADDRESS ISSUES IN DISTANCE LEARNING – CUA

Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) National President and Quirino Governor Dax Cua on Monday commended the government’s decision to push back the start of public school classes to October 5, and urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to work with local government units (LGUs) to better prepare for the upcoming schoolyear. According […]