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Consultation with DHSUD on the Harmonization of WILUP Guidelines and Scheduling of Capacity Training
Year 2
2 November 2022

To discuss the salient features of the WILUP project and the various activities that the WILUP Team plans to implement with DHSUD, the team spearheaded by Dr. Vida Carandang and the DHSUD staff led by USEC Hon. Henry Yap scheduled a meeting on November 2, 2022, at the Conference Hall, DHSUD Building. There were two major agenda items during the meeting pertaining to the roles of WILUP and DHSUD in capacitating LGUs in updating CLUP and adoption of DHSUD of R2R approach in their guidelines.As per the highlights of the meeting the  WILUP team can assist in promoting awareness of the R2R approach by providing technical assistance while DHSUD agreed to cooperate with the provincial level to integrate and assist planners in developing/updating PDPFP and other plans using the R2R approach. Thus, the collaboration of DHSUD and the WILUP Advocacy project will aim to capacitate LGUs in crafting plans by providing technical assistance, updating the 2013 guidelines, and most importantly promoting synergy of local to national plans and programs.

Year 3
Dr. Rex Cruz Presents at the CALABARZON Regional Planners' Forum and Zoning Conference, Emphasizing the Importance of Ridge-to-Reef Implementation
Dr. Rex Victor Cruz, UPLB Professor Emeritus and the watershed expert of the WILUP project, presented at the CALABARZON Regional Planners’ Forum and Zoning Conference, organized by the Nation...
October 26, 2023
Year 2
MGLB Advances CLUP Target Setting and PPA Formulation with Key Support from WILUP Team
With the support from the WILUP Team, the Municipal Government of Los Baños (MGLB) conducted the continuation of their Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP) target setting and Priority Programs and Ac...
October 12, 2023
Year 2
Exploring the Potential Synergy and Harmony of Integrated Planning Framework: WILUP Team Organized Roundtable Discussion with Key NGAs
The WILUP Team organized a roundtable discussion last October 11, 2023, at the Forest Management Bureau Conference Hall of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) that primarily ...
October 11, 2023
Year 2
WIILUP Team Discussed Capacity Development Plans with DHSUD Region I
In the pursuit to facilitate the application of the Ridge-to-Reef/Watershed Ecosystem Management (R2R/WEM) Approach in the development of the Provincial Development and Physical Framework Plan, the...
September 12, 2023
Year 2
WILUP Team Conducted San Gabriel, La Union CLUP Zoning Consultation and CDRA Data Collection
In order to move forward with the preparation of the Climate and Disaster Risk Assessment (CDRA) and Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP) Zoning of San Gabriel La Union, the WILUP Team held a consult...
September 11, 2023
Year 2
Seventh Meeting with the TWG Representatives
On August 2, 2023, the WILUP team convened its seventh meeting with the TWG members, including representatives from OCD-NDRRMC, NEDA-ANRES, DENR-FMB, DHSUD-ELUPDB, and DILG-BLGD. The primary object...
August 2, 2023