Regional Development Council 11 (RDC 11) co-chair Arturo Milan said that with Davao Oriental Governor Niño Sotero L. Uy at the helm of the regional body, the dream of the late former RDC chair Governor Cora Malanyaon for a strong, resilient, and progressive Davao Region will become a reality.
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. on Wednesday appointed Uy as the new chairperson of RDC 11 replacing Malanyaon.
“This is a very much welcome appointment for RDC 11. Gov. Sotero Uy is a very capable leader, a young and development-minded person,” Milan told Edge Davao.
Meanwhile, Uy led the signing of the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the RDC 11 for the implementation of several livelihood projects across Davao Oriental that will be funded under the Energy Regulations (ER) No. 1-94 Program issued by the Department of Energy (DOE), as per Department Circular (DC) Nos. 2018-08-0021 and its Supplemental Policy Issuances on January 4, 2024.
RDC 11 shared on the Facebook page of the Provincial Government of Davao Oriental that these projects will be funded under the Energy Regulations (ER) No. 1-94 Program issued by the Department of Energy (DOE), as per Department Circular (DC) Nos. 2018-08-0021 and its Supplemental Policy Issuances.
A total of nine approved projects for the province will be funded under the region’s share of the ER 1-94 Development and Livelihood Fund (DLF) from the Aboitiz Power Subsidiaries with mostly farmers and members of different cooperatives as beneficiaries.
Among the projects that qualified for funding under DOE ER 1-94 policy guidelines include the Food Production and Processing Project, Cultivation of Financial Literacy: Empowering Farmers for Sustainable Prosperity, Lamiay na Buco Pie Davao Oriental, Choco Ku-Kay-Oh: Chocolate Production in the Cacao-Rich Province of Davao Oriental Series 1 and 2, Backyard Swine Raising, Handicraft Project: Romblon, Fossilized Cacao Leaves and Abaca Scrunch, Tara! Buko Pie Ta!, and Procurement of Diesel Fishing Engine Project.
Uy also emphasized that these projects will provide financial support to the province during these difficult times and allow Provincial Local Government Unit (PLGU) to focus on development projects that will benefit many people and communities.
