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CUA TO LGUS: PREVENT VIRUS SURGES IN PROVINCES

With Metro Manila now no longer tallying the most number or new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country, Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) National president and Quirino Governor Dax Cua on Sunday called on local government officials in the provinces to strictly observe COVID-19 prevention protocols to avoid outbreaks in their […]

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CUA: STATE OF CALAMITY EXTENSION TO AID RESPONSE TO VIRUS

Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) National President and Quirino Gov. Dax Cua welcomed the news that the Palace would be extending the nationwide state of calamity, and said on Friday that the move would enable local government units (LGUs) to sustain efforts to contain the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.  Cua pointed out […]

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CUA TO LGU EXECS: TAP LOAN PROGRAMS SUBSIDIZED BY BAYANIHAN 2 LAW

With the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act (Bayanihan 2) now signed into law, Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) National President and Quirino Governor Dax Cua on Saturday urged local government unit (LGU) executives to make full use of loans and loan subsidies now available to LGUs in order to help them […]

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LGU ECONOMIC PLANS TO COMPLEMENT NATIONAL RECOVERY EFFORTS — CUA

“It is crucial for the national and local governments to rebuild an economy that will meet the needs of ordinary people.”This according to Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) National President and Quirino Gov. Dax Cua, who stressed that “equally important as the national recovery plan are the individual LGUs’ recovery plans which […]

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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 […]

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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 […]