3RD Quarter 2013 RDC Newsletter Final
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November 2013 The Official Newsletter of the Regional Development Council IV-A Calabarzon RDC holds reorganizational meeting RDC members strike a pose with Laguna Gov. Jeorge ‘E.R.’ Ejercito (seated, middle), Sta. Rosa City Mayor Arlene Arcillas (seated, mid- dle), and Bacoor City Mayor Strike Revilla. he Calabarzon Regional Develop- IV-A Acting Chairperson and NEDA IV- The fully constituted RDC is composed ment Council (RDC IV-A) con- A OIC-Regional Director Agnes M. Espi- of the LCEs of the provinces and cities, T ducted its Reorganizational Meet- nas. directors of the regional line agencies, ing on September 26, 2013 at the Tech- presidents of the state universities and nopark Hotel, Sta. Rosa City, Laguna. Guided by Executive Order No. 325, the colleges SUCs, and private sector repre- The meeting was hosted by the City Gov- reorganization of the RDC is being done sentatives (PSRs). ernment of Sta. Rosa through Mayor Ar- every three (3) years, following the elec- lene Arcillas and, was presided by RDC tion of the local chief executives (LCEs). Next page please Top 50 Most Competitive include Calabarzon Pilot LGUs ased from the Overall Cities and nections; travel time Municipalities Competitiveness to airports and sea- Ranking released by the National ports; percentage of households with (18th); Lucena City, Quezon (19th); Sta. B st Competitiveness Council this year, 10 landline and Internet connections; num- Rosa City, Laguna (21 ); Lipa City, out of 15 pilot municipalities and 5 out of ber of hotel rooms, cell sites, hospital Batangas (24th); and Batangas City, 6 pilot cities from Calabarzon made it to beds, among others; and the ease of busi- Batangas (34th). the Top 50. ness permits and licensing systems in a particular area. The result was presented to the pilot The Regional Competitiveness Councils LGUs during the 3rd quarter Calabarzon (RCC) identified from among the 122 The pilot LGUs from Calabarzon that RCC meeting held last September 16, cities and 163 first class municipalities made it in the Top 50 competitive mu- 2013. nationwide the most competitive LGUs. nicipalities were: Carmona, Cavite (3rd); The selection was based on 30 weighted General Trias, Cavite (5th) ; Taytay, Rizal According to the DTI IV-A, some pilot indicators measuring: (a) economic dyna- (9th); San Mateo, Rizal (16th); Rosario, LGUs that were not included in the rank- mism; (b) government efficiency; and (c) Cavite (17th); Sta. Cruz, Laguna (22nd); ing either submitted incomplete informa- infrastructure. San Pedro, Laguna (31st); Gumaca, Que- tion or did not submit any data at all. The zon (37th); Candelaria, Quezon (39th); and top municipalities and cities in Calabar- Specifically, these indicators included Cainta, Rizal (46th). zon will be recognized during the RDC rankings on the number of business regis- Full Council Meeting to be held Decem- trations; power and water rates and con- For the city level: Antipolo City, Rizal ber 19, 2013. Calabarzon There is knowledge in news 1 Calabarzon RDC elects Private Sector Representatives Oathtaking of the newly-elected PSRs. (From L-R) Bacoor City Mayor Strike Revilla, Sta. Rosa City Mayor Arlene Arcillas, Laguna Governor Jeorge ‘E.R.’ Ejercito Estregan, NEDA Director Agnes M. Espinas, Ms. Teresita M. Leabres, Ms. Josephine C. Parilla, Ms. Aileen Constantino- Peñas, Mr. Emerson B. Atanacio, Ms. Jocelyn Rosemarie Cris C. Garcia, Mr. Joselito B. Rodriguez, Jr., Mr. Rodrigo M. Camia, Mr. Eduardo R. Nico- las III, Ms. Gillian Joyce G. Virata, Ms. Victoria V. Wieneke, Dr. Felino SM. Angeles, Jr., Mr. Victor S. Marasigan, Ms. Remedios Baclea-An, Engr. Ladislao L. Andal. dherence to Executive Order No. socio economic activities, regional opera- 325 which is the Reorganization tion, and is registered as a Filipino A of the Regional Development organization. are the Private Sector Representatives Council (RDC) and with the guidelines to the RDC? approved and prescribed by the NEDA The election for provincial/geographic j{É Board, the RDC Secretariat conducted the representatives is underway in coordina- election of the Private Sector Representa- tion with the respective Provincial Devel- Sectoral Committee on Economic Development tives (PSRs) to the Council. The EO pro- opment Councils (PDCs) of the Calabar- Ms. Jocelyn Rosemarie Cris C. Garcia vides that twenty five percent (25%) of zon provinces. The PSRs whose PSOs are Tahanang Walang Hagdanan, Inc. the fully constituted RDC shall be com- duly accredited by the Sangguniang Ms. Teresita M. Leabres Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) posed of PSRs. For Calabarzon RDC, a Panlalawigan and are members of the South Luzon total of twenty one (21) PSRs is required PDC are qualified to vie for geographic Ms. Aileen Constantino-Peñas to represent the social, economic, devel- representation. The election shall be held Atikha Overseas Workers & Communities Initiative, Inc. opment administration, and infrastructure in the respective provinces upon the or- Mr. Joselito B. Rodriguez, Jr. sectors (15), geographic/provincial (5), ganization of the PDCs. Meanwhile, for Enrique Zobel Foundation Ms. Gillian Joyce G. Virata and labor sector (1). the labor sector, the representative shall Information Technology and Business Process be endorsed by the Department of Labor Association of the Philippines The election for the sectoral representa- and Employment subject to the compli- tives was held last September 19, 2013 at ance of requirements prescribed in the Sectoral Committee on Infrastructure TESDA Women’s Center, Taguig City. selection guidelines. The provincial and Development The PSRs who participated in the election labor sector representatives shall also be Engr. Ladislao L. Andal were nominated by their respective Pri- confirmed by the RDC. Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers-Batangas Chapter Mr. Emerson B. Atanacio vate Sector Organizations (PSOs) that Cavite Technical Vocational Educators, Inc. qualified based on the legal personality, Mr. Victor S. Marasigan First Cavite Industrial Estate Association, Inc. Calabarzon RDC … from p. 1 Project NOAH (Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards). The project is Sectoral Committee on Macroeconomy and The newly elected PSRs took their oath part of the efforts of the government to Development Administration of office before Dir. Espinas, witnessed prevent and mitigate the effects of natural Dr. Felino SM. Angeles, Jr. by Gov. Jeorge “E.R.” Ejercito Estregan Rural Bankers Association of the Philippines of Laguna, Mayor Arlene Arcillas of disasters and risks associated with it. The Mr. Rodrigo M. Camia project NOAH also aims to help people Cavite Metro Credit Cooperative Santa Rosa City, and Mayor Strike Re- Mr. Eduardo R. Nicolas III villa of Bacoor City. The RDC also con- by working with various warning agen- Employers Confederation of the Philippines firmed its members and selected the cies and disseminating disaster-related South Luzon nominees for the positions of Chairperson information as early as possible. It con- and Co-Chairperson. The names will be tains the following information: weather Sectoral Committee on Social Development submitted to the Office of the President Ms. Remedios Baclea-An outlook (probability of rain in a particular for his official appointment. Also during Shoreline Kabalikat sa Kaunlaran, Inc. area); flood map (location or areas prone Ms. Hyacinth T. Oblea the meeting, the terms and reference of Sinag Kalinga Foundation, Inc. the RDC was revisited to further to flood, including flood height); and Ms. Josephine C. Parilla strengthen the RDC. weather stations (amount of rainfall, tem- PATAMABA-Workers in the Informal perature, wind speed and direction, air Sector Enterprise (WISE) Ms. Victoria V. Wieneke Another matter taken up during the meet- pressure, and humidity in an area). The Kabisig ng Kalahi, Inc. ing was the Department of Science and Project NOAH website can be accessed Technology (DOST)’s presentation of the through www.noah.dost.gov.ph. 2 Calabarzon There is knowledge in news Calabarzon- RSCC launches Regional Social and Economic Trends n time for the celebration of the 24th She added, “we wish that through the Post. National Statistics Month, the Re- RSET, we would effectively achieve the I gional Development Council (RDC), development goals of the Calabarzon Other presentations through the Regional Statistical Coordi- Region by providing vital statistics as we during the said nation Committee (RSCC), launched the march towards the attainment of inclu- event include the Regional Social and Economic Trends sive growth”. following: 2012 (RSET) for 2007 to 2013. It was held last Input-Output Sur- October 29, 2013 at the TESDA Looking back, the latest publication of vey of Philippine Women’s Center, Taguig City. Other the RSET was in 2007, thus, Director Business and Industry by NSO IV-A Di- selected statistical products from various Candido J. Astrologo, Jr. of the NSCB rector Rosalinda P. Bautista; the 2012 other agencies were also launched at the mentioned that the revival of the RSET List of Establishments and Selected Sta- event. 2007-2013 is special since it is an initia- tistics by Ms. Maria Agnes B. Lindo; and tive of the RSCC. the statistics available at the BSP website RSET is a publication of the National presented by Ms. Melanie M. Condes of. Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) Driven by the call for evidence-based BSP. containing data from various sectors with decision-making, the RSCC Technical annual series that captures the social and Working