NEDA pushes growth area in Northern Cordillera
>> Sunday, January 20, 2019
TABUK CITY – The
National Economic and Development Authority Cordillera held its second
consultation for the Eastern Kalinga Growth Center wherein members in a
workshop to formulate the development targets.
Some 90
participants attended the event representing the provincial government of
Kalinga, local government units of the TTRiP municipalities, Regional Line
Agencies (RLAs), members of the academe, and Civil Society Organizations
(CSOs).
The
participants agreed on the name “TTRiP” (Tabuk, Tanudan, Rizal, and Pinukpuk)
as a northern agri-industrial parallel to the southern growth node of the
Cordillera, BLISTT (Baguio, La Trinidad, Itogon, Sablan, Tuba, and Tublay)
which is the educational, health, transportation, and commercial center.
Given the
urban potential of Tabuk City and its adjacent municipalities, TTRiP is
envisioned as an eco-tourism, agriculture, and industrial center while Tabuk
City is the planned regional government center once the Cordillera achieves
autonomy.
The
participants committed to increase awareness of TTRiP through consultations
with the municipal development councils and the conduct of local information
campaigns. The draft development vision for TTRiP will be presented to the
Kalinga provincial development council and the Office of the Representative of
Kalinga.
Similar to
the BLISTT council, a TTRiP council will be established for better coordination
and efficient conveying of goods and services to its surrounding areas.
Members
envision TTRiP as a “globally competitive growth area with sustainable
agriculture, tourism, and industry inspired by responsive and inclusive
governance and for healthy, peaceful, culturally-sensitive and ecologically
resilient communities”.
TTRiP is one
of two primary growth nodes in the region along with BLISTT as indicated in the
Cordillera Regional Development Plan (RDP) 2017-2022. NEDA-CAR and the Regional
Development Council aim to foster economic development in other areas of
Cordillera and decongest Baguio City by promoting other local growth centers in
the region. --Marlo T. Lubguban, NEDA-SPCAR
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