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MANDATED price caps for public procurement of medicines must be reviewed as some pharmaceutical purchases made for public hospitals do not translate to lower medicine costs for the general public, according to the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS). In a discussion paper, PIDS Fellow Michael R.M. Abrigo, Research Analyst…

The national and local governments would have to strengthen their coordination to ensure efficient service delivery to the public once the Mandanas Ruling is finally implemented this year.

Duterte-Carpio pushes for stronger local autonomy

Davao City Mayor Inday Sara Duterte. (Davao CIO file photo) DAVAO CITY - Mayor Inday Sara Duterte is pushing for stronger local autonomy to boost the potential of local government units in responding to a crisis. In her recent talk during the 2021 Regional Planning of the League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP) at the SMX Convention Center, Lanang, Davao City, Mayor Sara said that a stronger local autonomy is a viable tool to harness the potential of the local government units in addre...

HE knew it was bad. Gerardo Santiago knew from experience that phone calls arriving at four in the morning—the shrill bouncing across and outside the house waking up roosters—are harbingers of bad news. “Patay na si kapitan (The captain is dead),” the voice, cracking, from the other end sent a…

PAY HIKE.Barangay workers and volunteers in Baguio City will see an increased honorarium, Councilor Mylen Yaranon said. She said they are performing essential, necessary, and indispensable functions from their regular duties to assist the city government in managing Covid-19 pandemic.(PNA file photo) BAGUIO CITY -Recognizing the essential service that barangay workers perform for their constituents amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic, the legislative body here approved a resolu...

ADDITIONAL FUND. Village chairperson Niel Candelario of Barangay Poblacion in Kalibo, Aklan on Wednesday (Nov. 3, 2021) said one of the priorities they identified in their Devolution Transition Plan is to construct a Covid-19 quarantine facility to expand their response to the health pandemic. In his presentation during the first episode of the Dagyaw 2021: Virtual Town Hall meeting, he said the Mandanas Ruling paves the way for additional funding.(PNA photo screenshot from the virtual program) ...

ADDITIONAL FUND. Village chairperson Niel Candelario of Barangay Poblacion in Kalibo, Aklan on Wednesday (Nov. 3, 2021) said one of the priorities they identified in their Devolution Transition Plan is to construct a Covid-19 quarantine facility to expand their response to the health pandemic. In his presentation during the first episode of the Dagyaw 2021: Virtual Town Hall meeting, he said the Mandanas Ruling paves the way for additional funding.(PNA photo screenshot from the virtual program) ...

FORMER Justice Secretary Alberto C. Agra believes that local government units (LGUs) will enjoy greater fiscal independence and bigger development fund and can undertake more hard and or soft projects. With such fiscal autonomy and bigger funds at their disposal, Agra said LGUs will have bigger responsibility and accountability, as…

The World Bank has expressed fear that the forthcoming transfer of some national government’s responsibilities to local executives may hamper the delivery of basic services to the public. In a statement released by the Washington-based financial institution on Thursday, June 10, the bank noted t