User:Philip Undialu/sandbox

Philip Undialu is the current Governor for Hela Province, Papua New Guinea. He was Member for Koroba Lake Kopaigo District from 2012 to 2017. In 2016, he was elected Acting Governor by Hela Provincial Assembly soon after incumbent Governor Anderson Agiru passed on (28 April 2016). He was elected into office as Governor during the 2017 National Election for a period of five years (2017-2022). Mr. Undialu graduated from the University of Papua New Guinea with Bachelors Degree in Business Economics. Governor Undialu manages a new province lacking essential infrastructure as the province was created just in 2012. Besides, the 7.5 magnitude earthquake that struck Hela on 26 February, 2018 destroyed much efforts the province put in since 2012 or what were inherited from its mother province of Southern Highlands. He is championing massive province-wide peace awareness, conflict resolution, illegal gun surrender and restoration of law and order in the province. Under his leadership, Hela Province is seeing massive infrastructure changes including Tari Airport upgrade, Tari Hospital redevelopment, road sealing program, rural electrification program, etc. Governor Undialu also help United Nations Office in Port Moresby to establish offices in Tari and Mendi with a contribution of US$3m towards Highlands Peace Programme.