The Cordillera Regional Development Council (RDC-CAR), through its Regional Development Budget Coordinating Committee (RDBCC), conducted the annual review of 2018 budget proposals of fourteen (14) regional line agencies and 6 state universities and colleges (SUCs) on March 13 and 14, 2017. The RDC Executive Committee subsequently endorsed the line agencies’ revised budget proposals to central… Read more »

Cordi autonomy bill filed as HB 5343
Technical sessions convened by the RDC from mid-2016 to February 2017 to review and enhance the provisions of the draft autonomy organic act previously filed as HB 4649. House Bill 5343 “An Act Establishing the Autonomous Region of the Cordillera (ARC)” was officially filed on Monday, March 20, 2017 during the First Regular Session of… Read more »

CSC confers to NEDA-CAR the Level II Maturity Award in Recruitment, Selection and Placement under the PRIME-HRM
Mr. George Manzano (CSC-CAR representative) awards the Certificate of Recognition to NEDA-CAR Regional Director Milagros A. Rimando as Assistant Regional Director Jade Aquino, Chief Administrative Officer Stephanie Christiansen and HRM Officer Tess Robillos look on. NEDA-CAR’s efforts in human resource management earned it the Level II Maturity Award in Recruitment, Selection, and Placement (RSP), one of… Read more »

RDC retrains IEC speakers on autonomy and federalism
RDC Vice-chair and NEDA Regional Director Milagros Rimando updates participants of the new timeline to achieve autonomy by 2019, and the consensus among CAR leaders to pursue autonomy first towards federalism. BAGUIO CITY – The Cordillera Regional Development Council (RDC-CAR) through NEDA-CAR on February 20-21, 2017 continued to banner the ‘autonomy first towards federalism’ slogan… Read more »

ARMM advises to ensure national government understanding the Cordillera
BAGUIO CITY – Lessons and insights from Bangsamoro autonomy experts were shared during a two-day CAR-ARMM convergence held on February 2-3, 2017. Said partnership meeting dubbed as “Policy and Practice of Autonomy in the ARMM and Cordillera: A Dialogue” was facilitated by RDC-CAR and the Institute for Autonomy and Governance (IAG) with the aim of… Read more »
RDC-CAR PURSUES ITS DEVELOPMENT AGENDA FOR CAR
Executive Order 325, Series of 1996 (Reorganization of the Regional Development Councils) stipulates that the main function of RDCs is to accelerate the socio-economic development of the regions. On the other hand, Executive Order 30, Series of 2001 (Providing for a Regional Development Council in CAR) states that the RDC of CAR is the primary… Read more »

First autonomy theater arts play features Benguet hero
BAGUIO CITY – The play entitled “Song of Mateo” launched on February 10, 2017 at the Baguio City High School Auditorium featured the first theater arts production sponsored by the Regional Development Council (RDC) – CAR. It highlights the region’s continuing quest for self-determination. The project has been one of the many efforts of the… Read more »

Consensus reached among CAR leaders to pursue autonomy first before federalism
QUEZON CITY, MANILA – Two consecutive “Cordillera Leaders’ Forum” culminated in gaining a unified stand among CAR chief executives to pursue autonomy first before federalism. Said meetings were convened by the RDC-CAR on January 24 and 31 at Batasan Complex as follow through of the meeting with OPAPP Sec. Jesus Dureza where he manifested to… Read more »

Autonomy by 2019 according to RDC social preparation roadmap
BANAUE, IFUGAO – The Regional Development Council – CAR on January 18, 2017 during its Orientation, Assessment and Planning Workshop has adopted a new three-year roadmap to prepare the region for autonomy. It targets that by 2019, an organic act to establish the Autonomous Region of the Cordillera (ARC) is approved and ratified – set… Read more »