THE UNION of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) is planning to assist the consultative committee that will review the 1987 Constitution by facilitating community discussions on the proposed Charter change (Cha-cha). Davao City Councilor Danilo C. Dayanghirang, the public relations officer of ULAP, said these community visits would be a means for the committee members to consult the people on federalism. “We just conducted our (ULAP) meeting in Manila and we presented our support. We will campaign for the federal system… We will help facilitate the constitutional (committee) to go down so that they can consult the people about it,” Mr. Dayanghirang said in an interview in Davao City. President Rodrigo R. Duterte created the consultative committee in December 2016 through an executive order and named 19 of the 25 members in January 2018. ULAP is the umbrella organization of all leagues of local government units (LGUs) and locally elected government officials. — Maya M. Padillo

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