ULAP President and LPP Chairman Gov. Dakila Carlo Cua of Quirino Province supports the extension of the Enhanced Community Quarantine to April 30 but he says that local government units will need additional aid and funding resources for this extension to ensure the full implementation of RA 11469.
He also emphasizes the critical role of each LGUs from barangay to the provinces as well as appreciates and commends the national government's swift action to combat the CoVID19 pandemic.
As for the Social Amelioration Program, Gov. Cua raises some concerns on its implementation which creates confusion at the local level, particularly the discrepancy on the number of targeted beneficiaries identified by DSWD vs the actual number of beneficiaries that are supposed to receive who are also qualified that belongs to vulnerable and low income families pursuant to RA 11469.
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