2014 Caraga Regional Development Council Accomplishment Report

1. FY 2015 Caraga RDC
Endorsed Budget
The Caraga RDC In Numbers
4 - Full Council Meetings
1 - Special Council Meeting
2 - Executive Committee Meeting
4 - Development Administration Committee Meetings
4 - Economic Development Committee Meetings
4 - Infrastructure Development Committee Meetings
4 - Social Development Committee Meetings

2. related concerns of the
region which need the
action of the Secretary were
also presented to during the
meeting.
During the 78th RDC
Full Council Meeting on
March 20, 2014, the Council
endorsed the Fiscal Year
2015 proposed budgets of
regional line agencies
(RLAs) and state
universities and colleges
(SUCs) amounting to PhP
55.9 billion. The RDC
endorsed proposed budget is
for the 23 RLAs, 12
attached agencies/bureaus
and four SUCs. The budgets
underwent a rigorous
process of consultation with
different stakeholders
including civil society
before securing the
The Caraga Regional
Development Council
(RDC) started the year 2014
with the launching of the
Revised Caraga Regional
Development Plan (RDP)
2013-2016 on January 15,
2014 in Butuan City. It was
followed by the ASEAN
Economic Community 2015
Integration Forum on
January 24, 2014 also in
Butuan City.
A Special RDC Meeting
with Sec. Florencio Abad of
the Department of Budget
and Management was held
on February 28, 2014 in
Butuan City. In the said
meeting, the RDC apprised
the Secretary on the recent
developments in Caraga
three years after his first
visit to the region. Budget
endorsement of the RDC.
The selection of Mayor
Dale Corvera (Cabadbaran
City) as the new RDC-
Development
Administration Committee
(DAC) Chairperson and
Mayor Shiela Mae Cebedo
as the new Local Chief
Executives’ (LCE)
representative to the RDC-
Executive Committee
(ExeCom) were confirmed
by the Council.
To chart the direction
and priorities of the Council
in the next three years, the
RDC’s Direction for 2014-
2016 was formulated.
During the 3rd quarter RDC
Meeting, the Council shifted
from paper to digital agenda
kits as an initiative to
further improve the
Caraga Regional Development Council
reports 2014 accomplishments
by Michelle P. Dela Calzada, NEDA-Caraga
Launching of the
Revised Caraga
Regional
Development Plan
2013-2016
ASEAN Economic
Community 2015
Integration Forum

3. • Endorsing the Regional Ecotourism Committee
Resolution No. 2013-20, “A Resolution Requesting the
Regional Development Council to Pass a Resolution
Requesting the Department of Education to Develop a
Specialized Information, Education and Communication
Module Integrating Tourism Concepts and Highlighting
Local Ecotourism Destinations in Caraga Region, in
Order to Promote a Culture of Tourism Especially Among
the Youth
• Endorsing to the RDC the Results Matrices of the Good
Governance and the Rule of Law and Peace and
Security Chapters of the Revised RDP 2013-2016
• Endorsing to the RDC the Communication Plan for the
Revised Caraga Regional Development Plan 2013-2016
• Endorsing to the RDC the Election of Mayor Dale B.
Corvera of Cabadbaran City as the New RDC-DAC
Chairperson
• Endorsing to the RDC the Request for the Philippine
National Police (PNP) to Equip the Surigao City PNP
with Additional Three Mobile Vehicle for Operations
• Endorsing to the RDC the Request for the Philippine
Statistics Authority (PSA) to Disaggregate Data of
Province of Dinagat Islands from Surigao del Norte
• Endorsing to the RDC the Proposed Institutionalization
of the Regional Development Budgeting Process
Framework to the Office of the President, DBM, NEDA
Board – Regional Development Committee (RDCom),
and other RDCs
• Requesting the RDC to request the Office of the
President through the Permanent Committee (DOF,
DFA, DBM) to adopt the Constitutional Fiscal Autonomy
Group (CFAG) and Commission on Audit (COA)
Resolutions Providing for the Increase of Government
Personnel Daily Travel Allowance for Local Travels from
P800 to P1,500
Development Administration Committee
Economic Development Committee
Resolutions passed

4. region. This document
serves as a reference of the
Council in evaluating the
FY 2015 proposed budgets
of the RLAs and SUCs.
To ensure that there is
horizontal and vertical
linkage of targets, the
Results Matrices (RM), one
of the companion
documents of the Revised
Caraga RDP 2013-2016 was
adopted. The RM
establishes the desired
development results that the
region intends to achieve by
the end of the plan
implementation period. To
ensure that the targets set in
the RM are realistic,
attainable and vertically
linked to the programs and
projects of various
stakeholders, the RDC
Secretariat validated with
the stakeholders the
indicators and targets
identified in the RM then
these were presented and
endorsed by the concerned
Sectoral Committees. The
adoption of the RMs by the
Council is a concrete move
to ensure that government
deliver results.
The Caraga RDC
conducted four Full Council
efficiency of RDC meetings.
This initiative is the first
among RDCs nationwide.
As part of the region’s
effort to fast track the
rehabilitation of Tropical
Depression Agaton affected
areas, the RDC endorsed the
Reconstruction Intervention
for Socioeconomic
Enhancement (RISE) for
Tropical Depression Agaton
-Affected Areas. This paved
the way for securing the
budget for the
implementation of the
needed rehabilitation and
reconstruction projects.
Moreover, the inclusion of
rehabilitation and
reconstruction projects in
the RLAs’ proposed budgets
was a requirement in
securing RDC endorsement.
The Revalidated
Regional Development
Investment Program 2013-
2016 which contains the
priority programs, projects
and activities (PPAs) of the
agencies, LGUs, state
colleges and universities
and the private sector was
also updated. This is to
ensure that the priority
PPAs are responsive to the
needs and priorities of the
meetings and passed 68
resolutions. During these
meetings, a total of 40
projects/programs were
endorsed by the Council to
the appropriate agencies/
funding institutions. A
number of these projects
have been funded for
implementation.
Endorsement of projects
that support tourism
development, improve
access to tourism
destinations and production
areas and mainstream DRR-
CCA measures in the region
has been a key agenda of the
Council in 2014. The
Council also supported 13
policy reforms including the
proposal to institutionalize
the regional development
budgeting process
framework into the existing
Philippine budgeting
process. Another policy
reform endorsed by the
Council is the adoption of
the Constitutional Fiscal
Autonomy Group (CFAG)
and COA Resolutions
Providing for the Increase of
Government Personnel
Daily Travel Allowance for
Local Travels from Php
800.00 to Php 1,500.00.
Special Caraga RDC
Meeting with Sec.
Florencio Abad
Second Quarter 2014
Caraga RDC Meeting
and Oath Taking
Ceremony of Gov. Sol
Matugas as Caraga
RDC Chair

5. • Endorsing to the Caraga RDC the Proposed Strategic Road
Links of Surigao Del Norte
• Endorsing to the Caraga RDC the projects for Feasibility Studies
and Detailed Engineering Proposals for NEDA Funding
• Endorsing to the Caraga RDC the Unfunded Tourism-Related
Road projects of Agusan Del Norte, Butuan City and Agusan Del
Sur
• Endorsing to the Caraga RDC the Proposed Butuan City Flood
Control Project and Construction of Drainage System Along
national Roads
• Resolution Endorsing to the Caraga RDC the Three FSDE
Proposals of Surigao Del Sue namely; Sedimentation and
Flooding Control of Cantilan Irrigation System, Completion of
Tago River Irrigation System and Flood Protection Works, Slope
Stabilization of Tandag Riverbank and Diversion Dam of Sta.
Felomina CIS
Infrastructure Development Committee
Resolutions passed
• Endorsing to the RDC the Proposed Priority Courses
Representing 3% of the Total Number of Scholarships for
Caraga Region
• Endorsing to the Regional Development Council the request to
strongly urge the Local Government Units (LGUs) to Create
Persons with Disability Affairs Office (PDAO) in the provincial,
municipal and city levels of Caraga Region
• Endorsing to the RDC the request for LGUs to include a
Person with Disability as a regular member of the City/
Municipal Building Inspectorate Team in monitoring the
compliance of government and business establishments with
Accessibility Law
• Endorsing to the RDC the request for the inclusion of Municipal
Population Officers (MPOs) in the Municipal Development
Councils (MDC)’s Sectoral Committees
• Endorsing to the RDC the request for the Department of
Education to Develop a Specialized IEC Module Integrating
Tourism Concepts and Highlighting Local Eco-Tourism
Destinations in Caraga Region to Promote a Culture of Tourism
Especially Among the Youth
• Endorsing to the RDC the request to encourage the LGUs to
pass an ordinance requiring boarding house operators to
secure business permits
• Endorsing to the RDC the request to encourage the LGUs to
pass an ordinance regulating access of teenagers to motels,
hotels and beach cottages
Social Development Committee

6. of the International Men’s
Day in Caraga Region.”
Thus, on November 19, the
region celebrated for the
first time International
Men’s Day making Caraga
Region the first to celebrate
the event. The celebration is
aimed at improving gender
relations, highlighting
positive male role models
and celebrating men’s
achievement and
contributions, particularly to
the community, family and
child care.
The Multi-Sectoral
Forest Protection
Committee met twice in
2014. A milestone
resolution passed by the
Committee is the resolution
supporting the reactivation
and strengthening of the
Ports Integrated Clearance
Office (PICO) at Nasipit
Port which resulted in the
activation of PICO and
allocation of budget for its
Office. With the
enforcement of EO 23, the
Committee participated in
the conduct of anti-illegal
logging operations and
apprehended/seized/
confiscated a total of
1931303.84 board feet of
The Regional Project
Monitoring Committee
conducted a total of six
monitoring activities
including two special
monitoring activities of
rehabilitation and
reconstruction projects in
areas affected by Tropical
Depression Pablo and
Agaton. The Committee was
able to monitor a total of
262 projects. The monitored
projects include roads and
bridges, slope and river
bank protection, irrigation,
school building projects,
and health facilities
enhancement.
Since the organization
of the Caraga RPMC, the
region hosted for the first
time a National Project
Monitoring Committee
(NPMC) Meeting on May
14-15, 2014 in Tandag City.
All the RPMCs all over the
country were represented
during the said meeting.
The RDC Executive
Committee (ExeCom)
conducted two meetings and
passed 11 resolutions. A
milestone resolution passed
by the RDC ExeCom is
Resolution No. 6, S. 2014
“Supporting the Celebration
forest products.
The Council also closely
monitored the advance
implementation of the
Senior High School in the
region and provided
avenues such as Technical
Working Group (TWG)
meeting on April 8, 2014
and a Forum on Senior High
School Advance
Implementation to discuss
operational issues and gaps
and come up with
appropriate actions.
The Regional Land Use
Committee geared up for the
updating of the Regional
Physical Framework Plan.
Thus, series of training-
workshops were conducted
to capacitate the RLUC and
the technical working group
members in physical
planning. Among these
training-workshops are:
1. Orientation on Land
Administration and
Management Policies in
the Physical Framework
Planning Process (July
17-18, 2014);
2. Integrating Conflict
Sensitivity in the
Regional Physical
Framework Planning
Process (Aug 4-6);
Simulation of the
Digital Caraga RDC
Meeting during the
Second Quarter
Caraga RDC-Social
Development
Committee Meeting
Agent of Change
Forum

7. Major outputs and activities
of RDC Sectoral Committees
The Sectoral Committees updated the
Results Matrices of the Revised Caraga
Regional Development Plan (RDP) 2013-
2016 and was approved by the Council.
Endorsed to the Caraga RDC the Mindanao
Spatial Strategy/Development Framework.
Endorsed to the Caraga RDC the
Communication Plan (ComPlan) of the
Revised Caraga RDP 2013-2016 was
approved.
Endorsed to the Caraga RDC the
Reconstruction Intervention for
Socioeconomic Enhancement (RISE) for
Tropical Depression Agaton-Affected Areas.
Planning Investment Programming
Budgeting
The Caraga RDC Sectoral Committees
updated the Regional Development
Investment Program 2013-2016.
The Caraga RDC endorsed 40 projects/
programs. These projects would help boost
the tourism industry, improve access to
tourism sites and production areas in the
region and Disaster Risk Reduction-Climate
Change Adaptation (DRR-CCA) projects.
The Caraga RDC Sectoral Committees
conducted Regional Budget Consultation
and consultation with Civil Society
Organizations (CSOs) on the proposed
agencies and State Universities and
Colleges (SUCs) budgets. The Caraga
RDC endorsed the FY 2015 Agency and
SUCs Budget Proposals.
Monitoring and Evaluation
The Regional Project Monitoring Committee
(RPMC) conducted quarterly monitoring of
programs and projects in the region. Two
special monitoring activities for
rehabilitation and reconstruction projects
were also conducted.
Advocacy
To engender support for the implementation
of the Revised Caraga RDP Plan 2013-
2016, the following activities were
conducted:
• Agents of Change Forum;
• Be the Agent of Change Photography,
Canvas Painting and Jingle Making
Contests;
• Corporate Partners Forum; and
• 2014 Agents of Change Awards
Other RDC Initiatives
The Caraga RDC is the first to prepare a
Communication Plan for the Revised
Caraga RDP 2013-2016 and the first to
implement a paperless RDC meeting.

8. GADCC conducted a Forum
on Reproductive Health
Bill, jail visitation and
Kalandrakas X. The
region’s call to end violence
was highlighted with the
conduct of the 18 day
campaign to end violence
against women where
various activities were
conducted.
The successful
implementation of the
Revised RDP relies on the
effective communication of
the Revised RDP’s vision,
goals, objectives and targets
and the support and
participation of the regional
stakeholders. During the
79th RDC Full Council
Meeting on June 29, 2014,
the Communication Plan for
the Revised RDP 2013-2016
(ComPlan) was approved.
The ComPlan contains
communication strategies
and various activities to
communicate and advocate
the Revised Caraga
Regional Development Plan
2013-2016 (Plan) to the
different stakeholders. The
call to action message of the
Communication Plan is “Be
the agent of change” – a call
for everyone to do relevant
3. Integrating Gender and
Development Concerns
in the Regional Physical
Framework Planning
Process (Aug 18-20);
4. Training on Geographic
Information System for
Beginners (Oct 13-17);
5. Training Workshop on
the Integrated
Ecosystem Management
in the Sub-National
Physical Planning
Processes cum Training
on Map Generation
(Sept 29-Oct 3, 2014);
and
6. Training Workshop on
the Regional Physical
Framework Planning
(Dec 1-5, 2014).
As a result, the Planning
Environment Chapter of
Gender and Conflict
Sensitive, DRR-CCA-
Enhanced Caraga Regional
Physical Framework Plan
has been drawn.
The Gender and
Development Coordinating
Committee (GADCC)
continues to take the lead in
implementing gender and
development initiatives in
the region. During the
Women’s Month
Celebration, the RDC-
and strategic actions for the
region and become agents of
positive change.
As contained in the
ComPlan, the RDC
conducted the Agents of
Change Forum, Corporate
Partners Forum, Agents of
Change Photography,
Canvass Painting and Jingle
Making Competitions and
2014 Agents of Change
Awards. All these initiatives
are aimed at engendering
support for the
implementation of the RDP
and popularizing the call for
everyone to be agents of
positive change.
With these
accomplishments in 2014,
the RDC remains true to its
commitment to forge strong
partnership and be a
hallmark of unity and
cooperation. The Caraga
RDC will continue to blaze
trails that will bring into
fruition a development that
is high and sustainable,
generates mass employment
that draws the majority of
Caraganons into the
economic and social
mainstream and facilitates
the reduction of poverty.
Geographic
Information System
Training for Beginners