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LOCAL GOV’T UNITS TO HELP FIX CLASSROOM SHORTAGE

Local government units around the country will do their best to uphold their newly-assigned duty to construct classrooms to address shortage. This was what Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) president and Quirino Governor Dax Cua said after Pres. Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. ordered that funds be given directly to LGUs for classroom construction […]

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CUA WANTS STRICT ENFORCEMENT OF INFRA LOAD LIMITS

The collapse on Monday of a bridge in Cagayan province due to possible overloading emphasizes the need for local government units to closely monitor both compliance with load limits as well as the continued resilience of infrastructures in their jurisdiction, said Dax Cua, president of the Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP). “The […]

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CUA RE-ELECTED AS UCLG ASPAC PRESIDENT

Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) National President and Quirino Governor Dakila Carlo “Dax” Cua has been re-elected as president of the United Cities and Local Governments Asia-Pacific (UCLG ASPAC) during the organization’s 10th Congress held in Goyang Special City, Republic of Korea. Cua, who is also the National Chairman of the League […]

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LGUS URGED: INCLUDE LOCAL PRODUCE IN RELIEF PACKS

Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) president and Quirino Governor Dax Cua urged his fellow local leaders to purchase food to be stockpiled for disasters from farmers and fisherfolk in their localities. “We don’t always have to rely on instant noodles and canned goods for our food relief packs during disasters. One very […]

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CUA TO LOCAL EXECS: USE SEF TO SUPPORT TEACHERS

“Use the Special Education Fund to help ease the plight of teachers in your communities.” This was the call of Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) president and Quirino Governor Dax Cua to his fellow local leaders as the country commemorates National Teachers’ Month this September. Calling local government units’ SEF a “powerful […]

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CUA: GIVE LGUS POWER TO PROPOSE INFRA PROJECTS

“Local government units should also be given the power to propose instead of always passively accepting projects from the national government.” This was the call of Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines president and Quirino governor Dax Cua after Pres. Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. announced that he would order the return of the practice of […]

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CUA TO NAT’L GOV’T: TREAT LGUS AS DEV’T PARTNERS

Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines president and Quirino Governor Dax Cua highlighted the role of local government units in reducing poverty in the country, as he called on the national government to treat LGUs as partners in development. During the Philippine Poverty Reduction Summit 2025 held recently, Cua said that LGUs should be […]

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ULAP HOSTS UCLG ASPAC EXECUTIVE BUREAU SESSION

The Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP), in partnership with the Provincial Government of Aklan and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), successfully hosted the First Session of the Executive Bureau of the United Cities and Local Governments Asia-Pacific (UCLG ASPAC) from 9 to 12 June 2025 at Crimson Resort […]

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ULAP: USE TARGETED APPROACH VS HUMAN TRAFFICKING

To ensure a targeted approach at curbing human trafficking in the country, the Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines suggested on Tuesday that the government identify pilot areas where it will establish help desks first. This, as the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Department of Justice’s Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (DOJ-IACAT) recently announced […]

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ULAP URGES LOCAL GOV’T UNITS: PURCHASE NFA RICE

Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) president and Quirino Governor Dax Cua called on his fellow local leaders to take advantage of the cheaper rice stock from the National Food Authority (NFA) for their constituents. “This is an opportunity for us to provide immediate and much-needed relief to our constituents amid the high […]