Once again the Cordillera Region’s desire to be autonomous was brought to the national front. This time it is at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay City with no less than former President Fidel V. Ramos leading national and regional officials in beating the Cordillera Unity Gong. This was during the Am-Among Di continue reading : FVR expresses support to the Cordillera autonomy dream
CAR celebrates 31st Cordillera Month
The Cordillera Regional Development Council is encouraging everyone to be a part of this year’s celebration of the Cordillera Month which is being coordinated by the RDC-CAR Development Administration Committee chaired by DILG-CAR Director Marlo Iringan and hosted by the Provincial Government of Ifugao headed by Governor Pedro Mayaen. A series of activities to celebrate continue reading : CAR celebrates 31st Cordillera Month
Cordi culture and arts get center stage at RDC conference
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, continue reading : Cordi culture and arts get center stage at RDC conference
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. continue reading : Kalinga gears up for the development of the Eastern Kalinga Growth Center
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 continue reading : DOE gets RDC approval to assess region’s geothermal potential
RDC-CAR endorses a new and enhanced Cordillera autonomy bill
The Cordillera Regional Development Council (RDC-CAR) recently approved for endorsement to the CAR Congressmen anew draft House Bill (HB) for an Autonomous Region of the Cordillera. The draft bill was presented by former DENR-CAR Director Clarence L. Baguilat, member of the Technical Working Group for the drafting of the Regional Autonomy bill, during the RDC continue reading : RDC-CAR endorses a new and enhanced Cordillera autonomy bill
Baguio Congressman pushes for the creation of BLISTT Development Authority
For more organized and coordinated efforts towards the development of the Baguio City, La Trinidad, Itogon, Sablan, Tuba and Tublay (BLISTT) area, and in response to the popular clamor expressed during the BLISTT Action Agenda Workshop conducted in March this year, Baguio City Congressman Mark Go filed a bill seeking to create the BLISTT Development continue reading : Baguio Congressman pushes for the creation of BLISTT Development Authority
RDC Committee bares IP month activities
October is Indigenous Peoples Month, and the Cordillera Region, the only IP-dominated region in the country, has a series of activities lined up for this year’s celebration with the theme “IPs’ Empowerment towards Peace, Unity and Development”. NCIP-CAR Director Roland Calde, during the Kapihan on the State of Regional Development held on Sept. 27, 2016, continue reading : RDC Committee bares IP month activities
DPWH approves road conversion request of CAR RDC
The gap sections at the start and end of Ayaga – Sta. Marcela – Flora – Lasam Road are now declared national roads. The Ayaga-Sta. Marcela segment is the access road of Sta. Marcela, Apayao from Maharlika Hi-Way, connecting the cities of Laoag and Tuguegarao. The conversion of these road segments, about 11.07 kms in continue reading : DPWH approves road conversion request of CAR RDC