Friday, September 18, 2015

Del Rosario elected as chair of Regional Development Committee–Mindanao Area



DAVAO CITY, Sept. 18 – Regional Development Council (RDC-XI) Chair and Davao del Norte Governor Rodolfo del Rosario has been elected as chairperson of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board-Regional Development Committee (RDCom) – Mindanao Area.

Del Rosario was voted unanimously by his counterparts from the Regional Development Councils of Mindanao and the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao - Regional Economic and Development Planning Board.

The newly elected chair will serve RDCom Mindanao Area until June 2016.

The RDCom Mindanao formulates and monitors policy implementation, promotes equitable resource allocation; and serves as clearinghouse for Mindanao development concerns to be elevated to the NEDA Board-RDCom.  

Among the Committee’s agenda for 2015-2016 are: improvement of health facilities and services, Mindanao’s role in the ASEAN Economic Community; water quality monitoring in Agusan River and Butuan Bay tributaries.
The other agenda include harmonizing local and national mining policies; land conversion and power issues; national physical framework plan/area spatial development frameworks; comprehensive and integrated infrastructure program; scaling-up of conflict sensitive resource and asset management program; and challenges under the Bangsamoro Basic Law. (NEDA-XI/PIA-XI, CLC)

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