By Vency D. Bulayungan
LAGAWE, Ifugao--The Provincial Task Force on
Information on Cordillera Regional Autonomy recently convened and agreed on
information activities the coming months.
Some
of the activities included trrainer’s training where members of the regional
speakers group will be invited as speakers,
organization of provincial
technical working group and information campaign at communities.
Barangays
shall be clustered where at least a
total of 25 participants from the
various sectors per barangay are targeted.
During
the meeting, ArnelBilibli of the Provincial Planning and Development Office and
provincial legal officer Valdoboid,
took turns in presenting the salient features of House Bill 5595 and
Senate Bill 3115 to members of the said task force.
The
group is composed of provincial officials, the Population Sustainable
Development Division and the Philippine Information Agency.
Introduced
by Cordillera congressmen, Bernardo M.
Vergara of Baguio City, MaximoDalog of Mt. Province, Teddy Baguilat Jr. of Ifugao, Manuel S. Agyao of Kalinga and Eleanor Bulut-Begtang of
Apayao, House Bill 5595 seeks to accelerate economic growth and development of
the Cordillera.
On
the other hand, Senate Bill 3115 introduced by Sen. Aquilino
Pimentel III states that pursuant to the Regional Development Plan for
2011-2016 drafted by the National Economic Development Authority-Cordillera
Administrative Region , regional
autonomy is seen as the most effective option to provide Cordillera foundation
to pursue sustainable development and
addressissues on the management and use of its natural resources and how
the region should benefit from it.
It
further states that attaining regional autonomy in the Cordilleras will also
bring to the national attention the benefits of promoting and accepting
cultural diversity through formulation ofmulti-cultural policies for indigenous
peoples as the traditional uniform application of national norms and standards
do not apply well to the Cordillera.
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