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SARANGANI GOV.
MIGS DOMINGUEZ PREPARES TO ASSUME RDC XII LEADERSHIP
March 12,
2009
In
preparation for his assumption as Chairperson of
Regional Development Council (RDC) XII, Sarangani
Governor Migs Domiguez was given a full briefing by
the RDC XII Secretariat led by the OIC
Vice-Chairperson Teresita Socorro C. Ramos, OIC
Regional Director of NEDA XII on 05 March 2009.
Governor Dominguez was appointed by Her Excellency
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on February 17,
2009. Prior to his appointment as acting
Chairperson, Gov. Dominguez ably presided the last
meeting of the Council on December 15, 2009 upon
unanimous approval of the body. He also convened a
special meeting of the Council on 13 January 2009 at
Intramuros, as part of the opening of the Wow
Philippines Kuyog Tanu Ko Kalilintad hosted by the
Department of Tourism.
OIC Vice-Chairperson Ramos provided Gov. Dominguez
an overview of the mandates, functions, structure
and composition of the Council, as well as, on
operational concerns particularly those that need
the review and approval of the Chairperson. She also
shared with the Governor some issues regarding the
pending organization of the Advisory Committee (AdCom)
which is composed of the members of the Region XII
House of Representatives and of the Executive
Committee. Gov. Dominguez also conveyed the need to
be assisted by a Co-Chairperson who would come from
the Private Sector to forge stronger partnership and
collaboration for regional development.
As RDC XII Chairperson he also expressed his concern
over the relevance of the RDC on the lives of the
people in the region, particularly in responding to
the real issues of armed conflict, disaster and
poverty. He pointed out that RDC XII needs to “sell”
itself to its stakeholders, and re-invent itself, if
necessary. Thus on this note, Gov. Dominguez shall
be calling for a consultative meeting with the
Regional Directors of key government agencies and
Private Sector Representatives on March 20, 2009 in
Koronadal City. The meeting hopes to generate
valuable inputs for the crafting of the
Chairperson’s development agenda which he will
deliver when he is inducted to the post on March 31,
2009 during the 26th Regular Meeting of RDC XII.
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