Representatives of government agencies at the national, regional and local level gathered recently in Banaue, Ifugao, to participate in the Regional Conference on Culture and Arts in the Proposed Autonomous Region of the Cordillera. The conference, conducted on 13 October, aimed to strengthen the practice and promotion of culture and arts in the Cordillera Region,… Read more »
RDC Cordillera approves master plans for three river basins
The RDC CAR, in its 4th quarter meeting on 15 November 2017in Bangued, Abra, approved the Integrated Management and Development Master Plans for the Abra, Agno and Cagayan River Basins and endorsed these to the DENR for adoption and implementation. These plans support the region’s role as the Watershed Cradle of North Philippines. As articulated… Read more »
NEDA-CAR conducts Economic and Financial Literacy Forum
To celebrate this year’s Economic and Financial Literacy Week, NEDA-CAR conducted the Economic and Financial Literacy Forum on November 11 at the DOH-CAR Regional Training Center in Baguio City. Participants included representatives from 17 regional line agencies, students and teachers of four universities in Baguio City, 7 media outfits, and members of the informal sector… Read more »
4th leg of the concert-forum engages Ifugao youth
Governor Pedro G. Mayam-o welcoming the students. IFSU-Aguinaldo Band singing their hearts out and Project Jon Band performing before an eager and ecstatic Ifugao crowd LAMUT, IFUGAO – A number of college students from different municipalities in Ifugao were treated to an entertaining and informative concert-forum on Cordillera autonomy last October 12 at the Luis… Read more »
NEDA-CAR emphasizes the role of reliable statistics in development
“Know the story behind the numbers”. This was the challenge of Ms. Carmel Matabang, Chief Economic Development Specialist of NEDA-CAR, to the participants of the National Statistics Month Closing Program held on October 28 at the University of the Philippines Baguio. She represented Director Milagros Rimando who chairs the Cordillera Regional Statistics Committee (RSC) In… Read more »
RDC endorses 3 resolutions pushing for stronger IP rights
The Cordillera Regional Development Council Executive Committee, during its meeting on September 28, endorsed three resolutions for the welfare of indigenous peoples (IPs) in CAR. These resolutions push for: (1) the inclusion of more benefits for IP communities hosting energy generating facilities; (2) including lands covered by Certificate of Ancestral Domain Claims (CADCs) in the… Read more »
CAR is all set for the National Statistics Month celebration
Various activities across the region are lined-up by the Regional Statistics Committee (RSC) for this year’s celebration of the National Statistics Month and everyone is encouraged to be part of the celebration. This was announced by Mr. Aldrin Bahit of the Philippine Statistics Authority –Cordillera during the 3rd Quarter meeting of the Regional Social Development… Read more »
Kalinga gears up for the development of the Eastern Kalinga Growth Center
The Local Government Units of Kalinga Province, Tabuk City and the municipalities of Rizal, Pinukpok and Tanudan agreed to aggressively pursue agri-industrial development in the province through the Eastern Kalinga Growth Center (EKGC). This was the decision arrived at during the Consultation-Workshop on Advancing the EKGC which was conducted in August 23 in Tabuk City. … Read more »
DOE gets RDC approval to assess region’s geothermal potential
The Department of Energy, with the recent approval of the RDC-CAR, is set to conduct a geothermal resource inventory and assessment in the region to update its existing database on the country’s geothermal resources. The assessment will also identify whether the geothermal spots are suitable for energy source in a commercial and/or tourism scale. The… Read more »
