TACLOBAN CITY– The Regional Development Council (RDC) chairman for Eastern Visayas Lucy Marie Torres-Gomez presented the top three priority programs and projects (PAPs) of the region to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. during a meeting with all RDC chairs of the country.
In a statement released by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) regional office, said that the top PAPs from the region are the tuna development program, basic education facilities, and the completion of the road heightening and tide embankment project in Leyte.
Although still subject to a feasibility study and targeted to start in 2026, the RDC VIII chairperson also presented the Eastern Visayas Railway System as one of the region’s priorities.
Also discussed during the April 30 meeting were proposed amendments to Executive Order 325, aimed at strengthening the roles of the RDCs in shaping the development directions of the regions.
The meeting was part of a series of activities on the President’s instructions for concerned national agencies and the Department of Budget and Management to include the RDCs’ priority PAPs in the FY 2025 or 2026 budget.
(LIZBETH ANN A. ABELLA)
