CITY OF SAN FERNANDO -- The Pampanga Provincial Development Council (PDC) Executive Committee has elected its heads and members during the council’s first meeting to accelerate the socio-economic development of the province.

The council was reconstituted in the province under the Executive Order (EO) No. 22, series of 2019, last August 6, 2019 to update the council’s composition before discharging its mandate duties.

The PDC is composed of Governor Dennis Pineda as chairperson, First District Congressman Carmelo Lazatin II, Second District Congressman Juan Miguel Macapagal-Arroyo, Third District Congressman Aurelio Gonzales, Jr., and Fourth District Congressman Juan Pablo Bondoc as members.

Also included as members of the council are Committee on Appropriations Chairperson Board Member Mylyn Pineda-Cayabyab, Provincial Association of Barangay Council President Renato Mutuc, and city and municipal mayors.

Pineda issued the EO 41 series of 2019, which mandated the addition of civil society organization (CSO) representatives as members which constituted not less than 25 percent of the total number of PDC members, to further strengthen the council,

The Pampanga Furniture Industries Foundation, Inc. (PFIF) was elected as the non-government organization (NGO) representative for the executive committee.

The PDC sectoral committee heads were also elected to act on specific matters required on them during the meeting.

Concurrent Pampanga Mayors League (PML) President and Minalin Mayor Edgardo Flores was elected as the institutional administrative committee head, Lubao Mayor Esmeralda Pineda as social development committee head, Guagua Mayor Dante Flores as economic development committee head, Arayat Mayor Bon Alejandrino as environmental management committee head, and San Luis Mayor Jayson Sagum as infrastructure management committee head.

It was agreed that the PDC shall meet at least once every six months or as often as necessary at the call of the chairperson or most of its members.

The executive committee shall first convene in the first quarter of 2020.

The Provincial School Board and Provincial Health Board also convened in the meeting to reorganize their respective committees. (PR)