Tuesday, June 10, 2008 Lao is new Mindanao rep to Neda board
VICENTE T. Lao, of the Regional Development Council (RDC)-Southern Mindanao has been appointed to represent Mindanao to the National Economic Development Authority (Neda) Board-Regional Development Committee (RDCom), in a consensus among RDC heads in Mindanao and the Regional Planning Development Board of Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Armm).
Neda Southern Mindanao regional director Nicasio Angelo Agustin said, adding that RDCom is one of the committees of the Neda Board created by Executive Order 257 issued on December 15, 2003.
"RDCom's basic function is to monitor and formulate the implementation of policies that reduce regional growth disparities," Agustin told Sun.Star Davao. RDCom also promotes equitable allocation of resources among regions.
The RDCom is chaired by Neda's director general and has the following members: Secretaries of Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and DILG, three RDC chairs representing Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao, and four regional development experts from the private sector and academe.
Agustin said Lao's tasks include the articulation of Mindanao's concerns in the RDCom, harmonization of differences among various agencies in Mindanao, and coordination of efforts involving inter-regional concerns and development.
Lao, who is on his first term as RDC-Southern Mindanao chair, is a private sector representative to RDC. He also chairs the Mindanao Business Council (MinBC) and concurrently serves as Country Director of the Bimp-Eaga Business Council. (JGRS with Press release)
