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62The 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.