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  (L-R) NEDA-7 Regional Director Jennifer Bretaña, Co-chair of RDC-7 and Chairman of the Infrastructure Development Committee Kenneth Cobonpue, Presidential Management Staff Undersecretary for Regional and International Concerns and Service Continuity Mark Cristeo Roa Gimenez, Undersecretary of the NEDA Regional Development Group Carlos Bernardo Abad Santos, RDC-7 Chair and Bohol Gov. Erico Aristotle Aumentado, Mayor Junard Chan of Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu Provincial Board Member Glenn Soco, and Siquijor Gov. Jake Vincent Villa receives a hard copy of the CVRDP 2023-2028 on Aug. 8, 2023. (HBZ/PIA7 Cebu) The Central Visayas Regional Development Council (RDC-7) together with the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) launched the Central Visayas Regional Development Plan (RDP) 2023-2038 on Aug. 8, 2023 at Mezzo Hotel, Mabolo. The RDP is anchored in the AmBisyon Natin 2040, a collective long-term vision of having a  Matatag  (strongly rooted),  Maginhawa  (...

Regional Development Council 7 Chairperson Kenneth Cobonpue (far left) leads the oath-taking ceremony of the 2022 officers of the Association of Regional Executives in Region 7, with PIA-7 Regional Head Fayette Riñen (extreme right) as the new Public Relations Officer. (PIA7) CEBU CITY, Cebu, May 25 (PIA) -- The new set of officers for CY 2022-2023 of the Association of Regional Executives of National Agencies (ARENA) in Central Visayas were sworn in on May 20 by businessman Kenneth Cobonpue, the chairperson of the Regional Development Council (RDC-7). Cobonpue told the newly-elected officials and members present that as heads of their respective agencies, they play a vital role in the development of the region. “I ask you to personally and actively be involved in the next RDC-7 in meetings and discussions, in planning and budgeting to project implementation, monitoring and evaluation,” urged Cobonpue, as he expressed his gratitude for their support to the RDC-7 under his chairmanship ...

During the May 12 episode of the Kapihan sa PIA, NEDA-7 Policy Formulation and Planning Division Chief Maria Teresa Alambra (far left) gives updates on the Full Devolution Transition as part of the implementation of the Supreme Court Mandanas-Garcia ruling. (PIA-7) CEBU CITY, Cebu, May 16 (PIA) – As of March 2022, there are 18 national government agencies (NGAs) that have already submitted their Devolution Transition Plans (DTP) to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) as mandated by Executive Order No. 138 or the “Full Devolution of Certain Functions of the Executive Branch." This is to support the implementation of the Supreme Court Mandanas-Garcia Ruling. Based on the data from the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA), the said NGAs are the Department of Finance, Population Commission, Department of Heath,  Department of Tourism, National Irrigation Administration, Department of Interior and Local Government, Department of Trade and Industry, Department of...

  NEDA 7 Regional Director Efren B. Carreon delivers his speech during the opening of the 2021 "Economic and Financial Literacy Week" held via zoom on Monday, Nov. 8, 2021. (Screenshot from Zoom) CEBU CITY, Cebu, Nov.8 (PIA) - The National Economic Development Authority Central Visayas (NEDA-7) encouraged the public to engage and utilize the advantage of digital transactions and other online financial services in the middle of the pandemic on Monday during the opening of the 2021 Economic and Financial Literacy (EFLC) Week. The NEDA-7 in collaboration with the Bankgo Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) promoted the relevance of financial technology in this current situation and urged everyone to embrace financial technology in bringing more Filipinos into the financial loop by using digital payment methods and other online payment transactions. Through digital transformation in the financial sector, NEDA aspires to help Filipinos in having strong family and community ties ("Matat...