DAVAO CITY-Before he ends his term as chairperson of the Davao
Regional Devt Council in June this year, at a mature age of
82, Davao del Norte Governor Rodolfo P. del Rosario sets 11
priorities for the development planning body to pursue in 2016.
Among the RDC 11 priorities are the
Implementation of the Roadmap to Address the Impact of El Nino; linking Davao
Regions industry clusters with global value chains to significantly bring
stability and growth opportunities for small and medium enterprises;
and the implementation of the Davao Food Terminal Complex in Toril, Davao
City.
Other Davao Region RDC priorities include the
review of the Davao Light Rail Transit (LRT) Project proposed by the
Davao City Government, the closure of issues related to the Davao Sasa Port
Modernization Project, and the completion of the 300 megawatt San Miguel
Corporation Global Power Coal Plant Project in Malita, Davao Occ.
The RDC also wants to ensure the conduct of the
full blown feasibility study of the Samal Bridge Project which was the
recommendation of the pre-FS completed in 2015, secure the implementation
of the development, operation , and maintenance of the Davao Airport; and
update the Davao Region Human Resource Development Plan to address the
job-skills mismatch.
Del Rosario also advocates the passage of House
Bill 4412 and Senate Bill 2292 into law to establish the Davao Regional State
University system, the first ever regional state university in the country.
Before he bows out of office, Del Rosario wants
the RDC to conduct preparatory activities to formulate the Davao Region
Successor Plan 2017-2022 together with its accompanying documents, the Results
Matrices, the Regional Development Investment Program and the Regional
Development Research Agenda.
Del Rosario wanted the formulation process to
start before he ends his term as the RDC chairperson. He views the Successor
Plan as mechanism to ensure that priorities set will be supported and
continued by the next RDC chairperson whatever would be the outcome of
the national and local elections.
Meanwhile, Del Rosario
encourages his successor to push the set priorities and aim to get a
substantial share of the annual budget. However, he said requests for
inclusion in the national budget should be in accordance with needs of the
Davao Region constituents. (PIA 11, Jeanevive Duron-Abangan)
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