EXPANDING transport links and strengthening power supply sharing are at the top of the agenda when the Regional Development Committee (RDCom) for the Visayas meets on Aug. 25 in Iloilo City. The RDCom — composed of the chairpersons, co-chairpersons, and vice-chairpersons of the Regional Development Councils from Western Visayas (Region 6), Central Visayas (7), and Eastern Visayas (8) — is also in the process of reorganization and will be electing a chairman during the meeting, which will be presided by Tacloban City Mayor Cristina Gonzalez-Romualdez, the designated transition chairperson. Among those invited are National Economic and Development Authority Undersecretary Adoracion M. Navarro; officials from the Department of Energy (DoE), Department of Transportation (DoTr), and National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP); and representatives of various air and sea transport companies such as Philippine Airlines, Cebu Pacific, 2GO and Fast Cat. — Louine Hope U. Conserva

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