The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) thru the Regional Planning and Development Office (RPDO) BARMM, conducted their Regional Consultation on the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2017-2022 Midterm Update with Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) on July 30, 2019 at Em Manor Convention Hall, Cotabato City.
Members of the Planning Committee of NEDA headed by Under Secretary Adoracion Navarro met with the different BARMM ministries, offices, and agencies, as well as members of the civil service organization, non-government organization, academe, and business sectors to do the consultation for the mid-term updates on the Philippine Development Plan 2017-2022.
Formulated every six (6) years with mid-term updates conducted every three (3) years, the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) serves as the governmentโs overall guide in development planning, setting out goals and strategies to achieve them, as well as indicators to monitor them.Under Secretary Navarro said that during the midpoint of the Plan period it is important to take stock and review the strategies, policies, targets, programs and projects and to update the same to ensure that the goals of the PDP are achieved.
Present also during the consultation were planning team from National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) XII who served as the facilitator during the consultation, and the Regional Planning and Development Office (RPDO) BARMM served as the overall secretariat for the said event.