Baguio City —To engage the participation and support of Civil Society Organizations (CSO) in the region’s socio- economic development, the Regional Development Council (RDC) CAR conducted its First CSO Consultation at the Hotel Elizabeth, Baguio City on April 7, 2016. Provided in Section 23 Article II of 1987 Constitution, the state shall encourage non-governmental,… Read more »
Two days after he was proclaimed, newly elected Baguio City Representative Marquez Go met with some RDC officials. The meeting was conducted on May 12, 2016 at the RDC Hall, NEDA-CAR, Baguio City. It was arranged by RDC Vice-Chairperson and NEDA-CAR Director Milagros Rimando upon the request of the incoming congressman who said he… Read more »
The closure of the 15th Congress in the early part of 2013 for some time pigeonholed Cordilleras long-overdue mandate to become autonomous.The draft autonomy bill, filed in December 6, 2011 as House Bill 5595 or “An Organic Act for the Creation of an Autonomous Cordillera” took time before it was refiled in the 16th… Read more »
MAYOYAO, Ifugao – The RDC through NEDA, DepEd, and LGU Mayoyao partnered for the conduct of a forum on regional autonomy held in this town on February 27, 2016. A total of 100 teachers from 21 elementary schools participated in the one-day forum. Teachers in Ifugaowere influential catalyst of learning and understanding during the firstplebiscite… Read more »
KABAYAN, Benguet – A lecture-forum on campus journalism and awareness campaign on Cordillera autonomy was held at Kamora National High School on March 2, 2016. The activity was participated by 32high school students and their school paper advisers. Atty. Delmar Cariño, legal officer of Benguet Electric Cooperative (BENECO) and member of the Cordillera Autonomy Speakers’… Read more »
