REGIONAL OFFICES of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) are launching their respective Regional Development Plans (RDP) 2017 — 2022 beginning this month as NEDA takes the national development blueprint on a road show around the country. The Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2017-2022, launched in June, is anchored on the Duterte administration’s 0-10-point socioeconomic agenda and is the first medium-term development plan geared towards the country’s long-term vision, AmBisyon Natin 2040. “These regional road shows are part of the agency’s efforts to vigorously promote the implementation of the PDP… The RDPs complement the PDP in promoting inclusive growth, as these focus on regional challenges while being aligned with the national plan,” Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto M. Pernia said in a statement yesterday. The road show’s first stop was in Davao last July 7, and was held yesterday in the South Cotabato-Cotabato-Sultan Kudarat-Sarangani-General Santos City Region. Other regions lined up are: Western Visayas (July 14), Northern Mindanao (July 18), Cagayan Valley (July 26), Zamboanga Peninsula (July 27), Central Visayas (July 31), and Caraga (August 1). Meanwhile, the launch of the Cordillera Administrative Region’s RDP is ongoing with a traditional gong relay around the region until July 14.

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