RLUC XII REORGANIZES FOLLOWING ISSUANCE OF EO 770       July 28, 2009

The Regional Land Use Committee (RLUC) of Region XII was reorganized on July 28, 2009 in compliance with Section 6 of Executive Order No. 770 issued by Her Excellency President Gloria M. Arroyo on December 1, 2008. EO 770 amends Letter of Instruction (LOI) No. 1350 otherwise known as “Providing the Institutional Framework for National Physical Planning” and strengthens the National Land Use Committee (NLUC) by elevating it as one of the Committees of the NEDA Board. The NLUC-NB advises the President on all matters concerning land use and physical planning; and decides and resolves land use policy conflicts between and among national government agencies.

The reorganized RLUC XII is composed of the Regional Directors/Heads of Offices of Departments of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR); Agriculture (DA); Agrarian Reform (DAR); Trade and Industry (DTI); Public Works and Highways (DPWH); Transportation and Communication (DOTC); Tourism (DOT); Interior and Local Government (DILG); Justice (DOJ); Science and Technology (DOST); Energy (DOE); Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC)/Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLRB), and the National Commission on Indigenous People (NCIP). Two (2) Private Sector Representatives (PSRs) are also members , preferably land use planning experts, who shall be nominated and selected based on an eligibility criteria; as well as, the Presidents of the League of Municipalities of the region. The NEDA Regional Director serves as Chairperson of RLUC XII.

NEDA XII OIC RD Teresita Socorro C. Ramos, Acting RLUC XII Chairperson, presided the Reorganization Meeting that tackled the Status Report on the Formulation of the Provincial Development and Physical Framework Plans (PDPFPs) and the Report on the Provincial Readiness To Institutionalize and Mainstream Risk Reduction (PRIMRR) Through Best Practices Replication of a Permanent Disaster Risk Management Office (DRMO). To prepare for the 1st regular meeting, the Technical Working Group (TWG) shall be conducting a planning workshop in September 2009 to identify concerns that need to be addressed by the reorganized RLUC considering its new function on land use issues,, as well as, new activities in line with its other mandates.

 

 
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