The Regional Development
Council of Eastern Visayas
also referred to as RDC
VIII was organized in 1974
through Letter of Implementation
(LOI)No. 22 issued on December
31, 1972. pursuant to the
Integrated Reorganization
Plan of 1972. Its primary
task is to coordinate policy
formulation, development
planning and monitoring
in the region.
To make the RDC more effective
in accelerating administrative
decentralization, it was
reorganized through Executive
Order No. 308 issued on
November 5, 1987. This was
subsequently amended by
EO Nos. 318, 347, 366, 455,
and 505. The latest issuance
was Executive Order 325
issued on April 12, 1996,
which was also called for
the reorganization of the
Regional Development Councils.
Thus, this site was updated
to be consistent with this
amendment and to explain
improvements in procedures.
The passage of Republic
Act No. 7160, otherwise
known as the Local Government
Code on October 11, 1991,
brought added dimension
to the role of the RDC.
While it performed various
tasks like coordinating,
planning and investment
programming activities
of line agencies and local
government units, endorsing
agency and local government
projects, reviewing and
endorsing budgets of selected
agencies, it also performed
an important role in strengthening
the autonomy of the local
governments. In addition,
the Council also coordinated
the development activities
of national government
agencies and pursued the
acceleration of regional
socio-economic development
activities.
The existence of the
RDC is also pursuant to
Section 14, Article X
of the 1987 Constitution
which provides that the
President shall create
Regional Development Councils
(RDCs) and other similar
bodies composed of local
government officials,
regional heads of departments
and other government offices
and representatives from
non-government organizations
within the regions.
The RDC is the primary
institution in the region
which sets the direction
of economic and social
development of the region
and through which regional
development efforts are
coordinated.
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