LIVES WELL LIVED | Dax Cua leaves legacy of service, empowered LGUs
In December 2025, Dakila Carlo “Dax” Enriquez Cua, governor of Quirino Province and president of the Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP), made his way to the Senate with a proposal: give local governments greater resources to undertake smaller infrastructure projects and help sustain economic activity as public works construction slowed.