ULAP conducts TWG meeting for Task Force Universal Health Care
The Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines, together with the Department of Health, conducted a Technical Working Group meeting to operationalize “Task Force Universal Health Care” with participants from DOH – Bureau of Local Health Systems Development, DOH – Health Human Resource Development Bureau, DOH – Health Facilities Development Bureau, Philippine Health Insurance Corporation, National Implementation Team, DILG – Bureau of Local Government Development, DILG – Bureau of Local Government Supervision, Department of Budget and Management, National Anti-Poverty Commission, and Zuellig Family Foundation last March 23, 2015 at 8th Floor, DILG, NAPOLCOM Building, Quezon City.
The meeting spearheaded the creation of Task Force Universal Health Care (UHC) that would address health gaps in the achievement of UHC. The Task Force is projected to be a platform for regular communication between DOH, its attached agencies and the local governments, aimed to give inputs to each other’s programs and policy work, and involve other National Government Agencies and non-government organizations to assist in achieving the Task Force’s goals.
ULAP conducts capacity building workshop on EIPM in Nueva Vizcaya
The Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines, with its partner, Ateneo de Manila University Political Science Department conducted the capacity building workshop on evidence-informed education policy making in the province of Nueva Vizcaya last March 10-11, 2015.
A total of 30 participants from the Provincial Government of Nueva Vizcaya and three other municipal governments, Bayombong, Villaverde and Aritao attended the two-day workshop. Governor Ruth Padilla, Mayor Ronelie Ubando-Valtoribio, Vice Mayor Kruwel Dacumos and other members of Sangguniang Bayan also attended the said event.
The two-day workshop focused on the theories and practice of public policy-making and introduction to useful indicators for education-related policy making and how these can inform them on future policy decisions.
This event is part of the capacity building project, "Capacity Development for Evidence-Informed Education Policy Making in Sub-national Government Level in the Philippines”, with a grant support from the International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications (INASP).
RFPA Consultation Meeting in Cavite held, Mar.13, 2015
The Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP), together with its partners, AustralianAID, The Asia Foundation, Foundation for Economic Freedom (FEF), held a project consultation meeting in Cavite province on March 13, 2015 for the project "LGU-DENR partnership in the implementation of the Residential Free Patent Act (RA10023). Present during the meeting were Governor Juanito Victor "Jonvic" Remulla, Provincial Administrator Redel Dionisio, Provincial Assessor Raymundo Salazr, PCLEDO Alvin Mojica, Social Welfare Officer Lucille Valencia, and PPDC Jesus Barrera.
The consultation meeting aims to create a partnership between the DENR of Cavite and the Provincial Local Government Unit of Cavite by creating a desk office in the provincial government to help facilitate requirements needed to qualify for the Residential Free Patent Act. The partership will not only expedite the land titling process but will also help increase the number of titles issued to residential public lands.
RFPA Consultation Meeting in Oriental Mindoro held, Mar. 5, 2015
The Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP), together with its partners, AustralianAID, The Asia Foundation, Foundation for Economic Freedom (FEF), held a project consultation meeting with the provincial government Oriental Mindoro on March 5, 2015 for the project "LGU-DENR partnership in the implementation of the Residential Free Patent Act (RA10023). Present during the meeting were Governor Alfonso Umali Jr (also ULAP President), Provincial Administrator Nelson Melgar, Provincial Assessor Onisimo Naling, OIC-Environment and Natural Resource Office Lily Lim, SICAD Reperesentative Olivia Palomaria, PENRO Director MJ Maupa, PENRO officer Amor Ari.
The consultation meeting aims to create a partnership between the DENR of Oriental Mindoro and the Provincial Local Government Unit of Oriental Mindoro by creating a desk office in the provincial government to help facilitate the requirements needed to qualify for the Residential Free Patent Act. The partnership will not only expedite the land titling process but will also help increase the number of titles issued to residential public lands.
IFAD/PinoyWise Oriental Mindoro Multistakeholders' Orientation
The Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP), together with its partner Atikha, Inc. and the Provincial Government of Oriental Mindoro, conducted a Multistakeholders' Orientation in Oriental Mindoro province on March 6, 2015 for the project “Scaling Up Initiatives in Mobilizing Migrant Resources towards Agricultural Development". Various representatives from offices of the provincial government, NGOs, locally-based cooperatives, local colleges, and other sectors actively participated during the workshops and discussions.
Oriental Mindoro is one of the pilot sites of PinoyWise worldwide initiative on investments, savings, and entrepreneurship that ULAP implemented with Atikha in 2012. From 2015 onwards, the migration and development project will be scaled-up with the support of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), to concretely mainstream migration and development in the local development plans of the various local government units in the Philippines.
