LGUs asked to align plans, programs with Regional Dev’t Plan

COMPOSTELA VALLEY, March 10 (PIA)—Local government  units (LGUs) should align their plans and programs with the thrust and directions set in the Updated Regional Development Plan.

Regional Development Council (RDC) XI Chairperson Rodolfo P. del Rosario (governor of Davao del Norte) made this call this morning during the Updated Regional Development Plan (RDP) Roadshow hosted this morning by the provincial government of Compostela Valley.

While he pointed out that the RDP provides the policy framework for local development, Del Rosario also emphasized the crucial point of  the Plan implementation at the local level, noting the involvement of the common populace as essential in achieving the Plan’s ultimate goal to ensure the improvement of the quality of life of all Dabawenyos

Putting emphasis on the importance of LGUs and people’s participation in implementing the Plan, Del Rosario pointed the need to widely disseminate it.

While RDC XI through  the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) XI has set out to disseminate the Plan through conducting a series of Updated RDP Roadshow,  Del Rosario echoed his call for wider Plan dissemination to the media sector and to the public and private partner

“Let us  advocate our Plan to the widest spectrum of the society,”  he said in his message to the RDP Roadshow participants, among whom were local government  officials of Compostela Valley, local development planners, regional  and provincial directors  of national line agencies and members of the media

Meanwhile,  he explained to Comvalenyos the benefits  that the Updated RDP can bring to them saying that the strategies and targets set in the Plan can help Compostela Valley Province achieve its goals especially those on improving access to human development services and sustainable economic stability.

The Plan is also crucial in aiming for “efficient, effective and dynamic local governance responsive to the needs of the people; and the transparent and participatory governance,”  Del Rosario said.

He pointed out the similarity  of the Plan’s focused objective of “achieving sustained high  and inclusive growth by 2016” with what Compostela Valley provincial government wants to attain for its people.

“As partners in development, this Province’s initiative are also geared toward eradicating poverty, promoting sustainable development and providing the best quality of life to Comvalenyos,” he said.

Del Rosario expressed his gratitude for the provincial government for hosting the 3rd leg of RDC Updatedd RDP Roadshow which was attended by Compostela Valley 1st District Representative Maricar Zamora-Mabanglo, Governor Arturo T. Uy, Vice Governor Manuel Zamora and Board Member Jayvee Tyron Uy, among other local government officials.  (PIA XI/ Jeanevive Duron-Abangan)