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| | Trailblazing people power in Naga City's governance - Aug. 21, 2003 |
 | | By the end of 1995, however, the SP finally approved what would be known as the People Empowerment Ordinance, paving the way for the creation of the Naga City People's Council (NCPC), the first of its kind in the country. |
 | | It is, in fact, represented in all city government bodies, "observing, voting and participating in the deliberation, conceptualization, implementation and evaluation of projects, activities and programs of the city government." |
 | | Problems and difficulties abound, as borne out by the rapid field appraisal conducted a year ago by lawyer Soliman Santos Jr., an independent consultant who was once the executive director of the Quezon City-based Institute of Politics and Governance. |
| www.inq7.net /reg/2003/aug/21/reg_9-2.htm (418 words) |
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