BAGUIO CITY– The Cordillera Regional Development Council (RDC-CAR), in its meeting last December 9,2021, endorsed the request to National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) Commissioner Gamaliel A. Cordoba to waive the registration and license fees for handheld radios that will be utilized in the conduct of the distance learning modality in schools in the Cordillera region. Due… Read more »
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG-CAR) Regional Director Araceli San Jose, Co-Chairperson of the Cordillera Regional Committee on Devolution updated the members of the Regional Development Council (RDC-CAR) during the December 9 RDC meeting on the status of submission of the Devolution Transition Plans (DTPs) and activities in preparation for the implementation of… Read more »
The House Committee on Local Government (CLG) chaired by Congressman Noel Villanueva approved the substitute bill establishing the Cordillera Autonomous Region in its virtual meeting on August 24. The substitute bill reconciled HB 5687 filed by Cong. Joseph Bernos, Cong. Elias Bulut, Jr., Cong Mark Go, Cong. Solomon Chungalao, and Cong. Maximo Dalog, Jr. and… Read more »
The Philippine Legislative Liaison Office (PLLO) and the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA-CAR) gathered local, regional and national officials along with Cordillera autonomy advocates, regional line agencies (RLAs) and private sector representatives (PSRs) to discuss the status of the proposed organic act for Cordillera Autonomy and other legislative initiatives affecting the Cordillera Administrative Region… Read more »
On May 11, Cordillera Autonomy advocates met for a plenary session to discuss issues raised from the two meetings of the House Committee on Local Government-Technical Working Group (TWG) for House Bill 5687 and House Bill 7778. Said TWG is chaired by Cong. Mark Go of Baguio City and co-chaired by Cong. Maximo Dalog, Jr.… Read more »
Cordillera Autonomy gained greater support as representatives of different national and regional offices joined the consultation meeting of the Committee on Local Government Technical Working Group (TWG) in discussing provisions of the proposed Autonomy bill in a virtual meeting of the TWG, chaired by Cong. Mark Go. Department of Trade and Industry (DTI-CAR) Regional Director… Read more »
BAGUIO CITY – The Cordillera Regional Development Council ended the year with a capacity building activity on parliamentary rules and procedures. Senate Director and chief counselor on Senate parliamentary law, Atty. Amado Maralit, discussed the different applications of parliamentary procedure and protocol during the half-day activity on December 23. “It is not necessary for you… Read more »
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)… Read more »
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… Read more »
