PARTICIPATION from the various civil society organizations in Tagbilaran City made this year’s Comprehensive Development Planning and Executive Legislative Agenda (CDP-ELA) substantial and inclusive. Thirty-one civil society organizations representing the labor, urban poor, health, academe, business, transport, fisherfolks, women, and Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) attended the two-day workshop. The City Councilors and the City Department Heads completed the roster of participants.
With the elected officers already in place, strategic direction is needed to steer Tagbilaran City in the right path. City Mayor Jane Yap led the two-day planning discussing the priority programs of the City Government.
Mayor Yap’s priority programs focused on health, education, digitalization, youth, and livelihood, while the Legislative Agenda of the 15th Sangguniang Panlungsod as outlined by City Vice-Mayor Adam Relson Jala capitalized on ordinances that promotes the environment, safety, capacity-building, and disaster mitigation.
With this on the plate, the City Planning and Development Office (CPDO) headed by Engr. Estella Margate with technical assistance from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Cities for Enhanced Governance and Engagement (CHANGE) provided the much-needed assistance.
USAID-CHANGE Coordinator Dr. Rosalinda Paredes and Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Regina Bastes lectured about the significance of the mandated plans in local governance.
After the prioritization of the programs and activities of the Social, Infrastructure, Economic, Environment, and Institutional sectors, the Local Development Investment Plan (LDIP) was generated. The LDIP outlined the priority projects for the next three years with the corresponding budgetary allocation. The finalization of the plans were completed on September 8 and 9, 2022. (Jeanette Busano)
