Alcala, Cagayan: “We have to step-up anyway.”

Hearing about the additional funding to be devolved to local government units (LGUs) as a result of the Mandanas-Garcia ruling made Mayor Cristina Antonio of Alcala, Cagayan excited. Mayor Tin, as her constituents better know her, thought that the increase in funding, especially for Alcala, would mean more projects to resolve their area’s environmental issues. …