Rep. Dalog elected House North Luzon chairman

BONTOC, Mountain Province -- For the third time, Rep. Maximo B. Dalog of this province was elected chairperson of the House special committee on North Luzon Growth Quadrangle (NLGQ). Dalog, who is serving his third and final term in office as representative, chaired the same committee in the 15th (2010-2013) and 16th (2013-2016) congresses.

The special committee on NLGQ has a membership of 20 congressmen representing the Cordillera Administrative Region, Region I and Region II, all in northern Luzon.

It has general jurisdiction over “all matters directly and principally relating to all policies and programs concerning the development of municipalities, cities, provinces and other local communities in the northwest Luzon area, and other actions to promote growth and expand avenues of economic cooperation with the neighboring areas.”

          Dalog thanked the leadership of the House and members of the majority for the uninterrupted trust and confidence accorded him as he and other North Luzon congressmen continue to spur socio-economic development in the area.