| LPP
thanks Malacañang for keeping hands off Rizal landfill
issues
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Gov.
Junjun Ynares
Rizal Province |
Issues
involving solely local governments should be resolved locally.
The League of Provinces of the Philippines thanked Pres. Gloria
Macapagal-Arroyo, through Executive Sec. Eduardo Ermita, for
not involving the Office of the President on the matter of
the preventive suspension of Rodriguez, Rizal mayor Pedro
Cuerpo issued by Rizal Gov. Casimiro A. Ynares III.
In a resolution presented to the Office of the Executive Secretary,
the LPP expressed its strong support to the hands-off position
taken by the Office of the President on the matter and considers
it a major boost to the advancement of local autonomy in the
country.
It may be recalled that Gov. Ynares issued a 60-day preventive
suspension order against Cuerpo following the latter’s
closure of the provincial government-controlled dumpsite in
Rodriguez town.
The governors noted that the non-interference of Malacañang
in this purely local issue would enable the proper legal and
judicial avenues to bring the case of Mayor Cuerpo to its
just and rightful conclusion.
The likewise pointed out that with this development, the Office
of the President has expressed its confidence in the leadership
of the governors inasmuch as the Supreme Court has earlier
ruled in the case of Province of Batangas vs. Romulo that,
“the value of local governments as institutions of democracy
is measured by the degree of autonomy that they can enjoy
– our national officials should not only comply with
the constitutional provisions on local autonomy but should
also appreciate the spirit and liberty upon which these provisions
are based.” (AJSanchez)
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