LEAGUE OF PROVINCES OF
THE PHILIPPINES
MEMORANDUM
2004-006
| TO |
:
ALL PROVINCIAL GOVERNORS |
| FROM |
:
GOV. ERICO B. AUMENTADO, NATIONAL PRESIDENT |
| RE |
:
JOINT LPP-ULAP GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
| DATE |
:
21 OCTOBER 2004 |
Please
be informed that we will be having a joint general assembly
of the LPP and the Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines
(ULAP) General Executive Council on November 8, 2004 at 9:00
in the morning in the Century Ballroom of the Century Park Hotel.
The
agenda includes discussions on the fate of our internal revenue
allotment (IRA) amidst the present fiscal crisis besetting
our national government.
In the morning of November 8, we have scheduled a dialogue
with the key leaders of Congress, together with DILG Sec.
Angelo Reyes, Budget Sec. Emilia Boncodin and Finance Sec.
Juanita Amatong. A luncheon press conference together with
Senate President Franklin Drilon and Speaker Jose de Venecia
follows.
Enclosed is a copy of my letter to Senate
President Drilon, Speaker
de Venecia, Jr. and our update
report to Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, which is self-explanatory.
We have invited the president as our keynote speaker in the
evening of November 8 for the launching of the LPP lobby group
to ensure the passage of the legislation for the indexation
of sin taxes and other revenue-generating measures, hopefully
by the end of the year.
Relative to this, may I then request your full support and
cooperation in the signature campaign we are about to launch
to rally the support of all local officials and major stakeholders
to urge Congress for the immediate passage of the sin taxes
for alcohol and tobacco, the tax amnesty law and other administration
revenue-generating measures in order to avert the declaration
of an unmanageable public sector deficit.
Attached is a copy of the program for the general assembly.
I look forward to your attendance to this important meeting.
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