BAGUIO CITY – The
National Economic and Development Authority Cordillera has set priorities for
this year to boost development of the region.
Officials and
staff of the government agency reviewed their accomplishments in 2018 as the
regional planning agency and technical secretariat of the Regional Development
Council during the NEDA-CAR 2018 performance review and 2019 work planning
workshop on Jan. 17.
The regional
office said it takes pride in its increased efforts to inform more stakeholders
about the development in the region through increased media engagements,
availability of the quarterly regional economic situationer (QRES), the annual
regional development report (ARDR), preparation of the state of the region
address (SORA) and conduct of the economic literacy forum.
NEDA regional
director Milagros Rimando cited significant accomplishments were reached in
2018 such as the assistance to
development of the Baguio Airport, legislative progress of establishing
the BLISTT Development Authority, promotion of the Tabuk, Rizal, Pinukpuk,
Tanudan (TRiPT) primary growth center as the northern counterpart of BLISTT,
and more new allies gained in the local and national advocacy for autonomy towards
federalism.
Being an
election year, NEDA-CAR officials said they were also preparing for the
reorganization of the Regional Development Council with the change of public
officials.
The RDC
secretariat and other regional line agencies aim to continue the progress made
in regional development as the RDC reorganizes its members.
NEDA-CAR
plans to capitalize on the election year to raise awareness and gain more
support for the autonomy advocacy.
With the
recent improvement in awareness and support at the grassroots, NEDA-CAR aims to
hasten review and enhancement of the draft Cordillera Organic Act for the
18th Congress.
Having
recently been certified in the ISO 9001:2015 standards, the NRO plans to
continue improving the quality of its services and introduce innovative
provisions of its regional development coordination services to the RDC and the
whole Cordillera region.
NEDA-CAR aims
to continue its agenda to promote and provide technical assistance to the
advancement of the Baguio Airport, the Cordillera Roads Improvement Project
(CRIP), and the BLISTT and TRiPT growth centers.
It also aims
to provide regional development coordination consistent with the Philippine
Development Plan 2017-2022 and the region’s own development and autonomy
aspirations. -- NEDA-SPCAR
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