RDC 6 to confer in Capiz on Dec. 7
ROXAS CITY – The Regional Development Council 6 will hold a meeting here on December 7 as part of the activities during the Sinadya sa Halaran (SSH) celebration from December 3 to 8 this year.
The RDC meeting dubbed “Sinapol” will be attended by the governors, regional directors of national government agencies and representatives of non-government organizations, among others.
The province also hosted the Council’s fourth quarter meeting in 2008 and 2009.
Capiz Legal Officer and Acting Provincial Administrator Jose Villanueva said that Capiz Gov. Victor A. Tanco has been nominated and a strong contender for the RDC chairmanship.
“The nomination is already in Malacañang,” he said.
Villanueva added that the appointment “may come in time with the forthcoming Council meeting or after the conference.”
The nomination was in compliance with Executive Order No. 325 issued in 1996 which states that “the RDC shall nominate at least two local chief executives and two private sector representatives from whom the President shall choose and appoint the RDC chair and co-chair.”
“If the chairman is from the government sector, the co-chairman shall be selected from the private sector and vice-versa,” the Order stated.
The new set of RDC officers, the region’s highest policy making body, will serve until June 30, 2013.
RDC is the primary institution that coordinates and sets the direction of all economic and social development efforts in the region. It also serves as a forum where local efforts can be related and integrated with national development activities.*PIA
