BAGUIO CITY – The Cordillera Regional Development Council recognized the region’s three most outstanding Covid-19 volunteers during the 4th quarter RDC meeting on December 15, 2020, namely: Clemencia Basilio Lapas, Elmer Macalingay and Rizavel Addawe. The Cordillera Regional Search Committee endorsed Ms. Lapas as CAR’s nominee for the Philippine National Volunteer Services Coordinating Agency (PNVSCA) continue reading : RDC-CAR lauds outstanding Covid-19 volunteers
BAGUIO CITY – The Cordillera Commission on Population and Development (PopCom) oriented the staff of NEDA-CAR on the benefits of the demographic dividend and CAR’s unique position to take advantage of this. PopCom Regional Director Magdalena Abellera stressed that through population management, people-centered development could be achieved. Population and respecting choices Abellera opened the seminar continue reading : PopCom advocates the advantage of Demographic dividend
BAGUIO CITY – The RDC Committee on Indigenous Peoples’ Concerns held its final meeting of the year to review its accomplishments and plans ahead for 2021. Newly assigned Acting NCIP Regional Director for the Cordillera Atty. Marlon P. Bosantog presided over the meeting where he was warmly welcomed by the Committee. The results of continue reading : RDC Committee aims for a heightened IP concerns advocacy
BAGUIO CITY – The Mayors of Baguio City, La Trinidad, Itogon, Sablan, Tuba, and Tublay (BLISTT) signed on December 14 a joint advisory for temporary enhanced border regulation between the units of the BLISTT from December 16 until December 22. This was decided during an earlier emergency meeting of the BLISTT governing council on December continue reading : BLISTT council prepares for holiday Covid surge with border regulation
BAGUIO CITY – On October 30, The Cordillera Regional Development Council convened the Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-asa (BP2) Committee, chaired by Agriculture Secretary and Cabinet Officer for Regional Development and Security for CAR (CORDS-CAR) William Dar. The first meeting of the committee set out to gather specific regional issues in relation to the national program continue reading : Cordillera Balik Probinsya committee focuses on livelihood
BAGUIO CITY – With the marching order of BP2 CAR Committee Chairman, Secretary William Dar of the Department of Agriculture, to create a technical working group to consolidate regional agency initiatives, NEDA-CAR as secretariat of the committee convened regional line agencies for a full-day blended face-to-face and online workshop to create the Cordillera BP2 action continue reading : Agencies prepare Cordillera Balik Probinsya Action Plan
BAGUIO CITY – The Cordillera Regional Development Council through NEDA-CAR and NCIP will conduct a series of engagements with Indigenous Peoples’ Mandatory Representatives (IPMRs) across the Cordillera Administrative Region in December. The IPMRs will have a refresher on Cordillera autonomy and updates on recent the proposed laws establishing the Autonomous Region of the Cordillera. An continue reading : Cordi IP elders set for training and updates on Cordi Autonomy
BAGUIO CITY – The Cordillera Regional Development Council held a two-day workshop from November 26 to 27 to train new speakers for the Information, Education, and Communication thrust of the Social Preparation of CAR into an Autonomous Region (SPCAR) program. The activity targeted different forms of communication to reach different sectors especially the youth. Over continue reading : New Cordi Autonomy advocates trained
Cordillera autonomy inches closer to realization with the hearing of the House of Representatives Committee on Local Government (CLG) of the proposed law Establishing the Autonomous Region of the Cordillera. House Bill 5687, filed by all CAR Congressmen, and HB 7778 filed by Benguet Cartaker Congressman Eric Yap were up for deliberation by the Committee continue reading : House Committee hears Cordi Autonomy bills