DAVAO ORIENTAL – Development programs and projects focusing on social development, economic growth, agriculture, infrastructure and technology enhancements, and sustainable peace and development initiatives have been set for the province’s Projects, Programs and Activities (PPAs) for the year 2020.
During the recent Provincial Development Council (PDC) meeting at Lane’s Kita-anan, City of Mati on May 21, 2019, PPAs were proposed by different chairpersons of different cluster committees, namely Development Administration, Macro-finance, Environmental Management, Social Development, Infrastructure, and Agriculture and Economic Development.
Governor Nelson L. Dayanghirang expressed his gratitude to the council members, invited guests from national line agencies and heads of key provincial offices who were present, on a welcome message conveyed by his representative Board Member Anacleto Macatabog.
“The pleasure is once again mine, as Presiding Officer, to join you today at this very important meeting which is the very heart of our work and with the recent conclusion of our elections, we begin our journey, yet again, from different starting points, by putting aside our differences and buckle down to work for the common good,” he stated as he congratulated also the present elected mayors who “received affirmation of trust and confidence of their constituents in their leadership.”
The meeting was called to fast-track the preparation of pertinent documents for the Annual Investment Plan (AIP) 2020 to be approved by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan. The AIP, as the basis of next year’s budget must be finalized by the council before the deadline on June 7 set by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM).
“As you can see, development progress has always been particularly challenging for us in the LGU, especially with its complexities, the capacity constraints, the need to respond to the recent poverty updates, the localization of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the need to focus even more on our thrust in agri-industrialization and tourism,” Gov. Dayanghirang stated.
Moreover, these concerns were addressed by the AIP which is a slice of the Provincial Development Investment Program (PDIP) 2017-2022 and with its basis in the Provincial Development and Physical Framework Plan (PDPFP) 2017-2022.
The PDPFP and the PDIP underwent series of consultations with relevant sectors and the council itself that translated the provincial government’s development agendas into actionable plans and investment programs, thus according to the governor, “AIP is not only urgent but also important.” Photos by Rhea Shane Laureano
