Regional Development Council IX

Regional Development Council IX Highest policy-making body in Zamboanga Peninsula

๐ˆ๐ง ๐๐ก๐จ๐ญ๐จ๐ฌ: ๐ˆ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ซ๐š๐‚๐จ๐ฆ ๐ˆ๐— ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฌ ๐…๐จ๐ซ ๐ˆ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐‚๐˜ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐“๐ก๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐Œ๐ž๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ Well-planned and well-coordinated projects are key ...
24/08/2026

๐ˆ๐ง ๐๐ก๐จ๐ญ๐จ๐ฌ: ๐ˆ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ซ๐š๐‚๐จ๐ฆ ๐ˆ๐— ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฌ ๐…๐จ๐ซ ๐ˆ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐‚๐˜ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐“๐ก๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐Œ๐ž๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ 

Well-planned and well-coordinated projects are key drivers of regional growth and development. The Infrastructure Development Committee (InfraCom) IX of the Regional Development Council (RDC) IX convened its Third Quarter Meeting via hybrid teleconference on August 18, 2026, at DEPDev IX, Pagadian City. The body approved key resolutions to advance Region IX's infrastructure agenda.

โœ…Key actions taken by the Committee:
โ€ข Endorsed the Top 30 Agency Regional-National Investment Projects (ARNIPs) for the 4th RNIP Dialogue (Res. No. 22, s. 2026)
โ€ข Supported the resolutions of the 17th RDC-Private Sector Representative National Convention held in Davao City (Res. No. 23, s. 2026)
โ€ข Endorsed additional DPWH IX projects for the First District of Zamboanga Sibugay for inclusion in the FY 2028 Annual Infrastructure Program (Res. No. 24, s. 2026)
The Committee likewise reviewed updates on major bridge projects across the region and finalized guidelines for the 2026 RDC Week Celebration.

๐Ÿ—๏ธ Better infrastructure planning leads to a more connected, competitive, and inclusive Region IX.

๐Ÿ’ฌ Which infrastructure project has made the biggest impact in your community? Share your thoughts in the comments below!

The Regional Social Development Committee (RSDC) IX successfully convened its CY 2026 3rd quarter meeting on August 10, ...
12/08/2026

The Regional Social Development Committee (RSDC) IX successfully convened its CY 2026 3rd quarter meeting on August 10, 2026, at DEPDev IX, Regional Government Center, Balintawak, Pagadian City, and via Zoom videoconference.
Highlights include the presentation of the PhilHealth Yaman ng Kalusugan Program (YAKAP), offering free primary care, diagnostics, cancer screenings, and up to PHP20 thousand in outpatient medications through the GAMOT package, alongside the endorsement of nine social development sector resolutions from the 17th Regional Development Council โ€“ Private Sector Representatives National Convention.
Read more: https://dro9.depdev.gov.ph/3rd-quarter-2026-rsdc-meeting/

๐—ฅ๐——๐—– ๐—œ๐—ซ ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐˜€ ๐—ญ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฎ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—ก๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—Ÿ๐—–๐—˜๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ž๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—๐˜‚๐—น๐˜† ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฎ, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ โ€“ The Regional Development ...
24/07/2026

๐—ฅ๐——๐—– ๐—œ๐—ซ ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐˜€ ๐—ญ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฎ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—ก๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—Ÿ๐—–๐—˜๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ž๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€

๐—๐˜‚๐—น๐˜† ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฎ, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ โ€“ The Regional Development Council (RDC) IX Secretariat, led by RDC IX Vice-Chairperson and DEPDev IX Regional Director ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐—™๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—ฅ. ๐—š๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ผ, conducted an RDC briefing for Zamboanga del Norte Governor ๐—›๐—ผ๐—ป. ๐——๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜…๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ง. ๐—จ๐˜† and PLGU department heads.

The discussions focused on key development challenges and interventions towards poverty alleviation of the province of Zamboanga del Norte and the whole of Zamboanga Peninsula.

Together, we are building a stronger region!

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐’๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‘๐ƒ๐‚ ๐ˆ๐— ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž!The issue features the First President of the Sulu Stat...
16/07/2026

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐’๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‘๐ƒ๐‚ ๐ˆ๐— ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž!

The issue features the First President of the Sulu State University, an in-depth look at the Zamboanga Peninsula's 2025 Economic Performance, and regional development news.

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๐—ญ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฅ๐——๐—– ๐— ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ: ๐—”๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ฝ ๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ท๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—™๐—ฌ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿด ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐˜€ ๐—ฃ๐—ฆ๐—ฅ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜‚ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒT...
26/06/2026

๐—ญ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฅ๐——๐—– ๐— ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ: ๐—”๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ฝ ๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ท๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—™๐—ฌ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿด ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐˜€ ๐—ฃ๐—ฆ๐—ฅ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜‚ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ

The Regional Development Council IX successfully convened its 191st meeting on June 25, 2026, at the DEPDev Regional Office IX in Pagadian City, with members joining both on-site and via Zoom videoconference.

The meeting highlighted the approval of the Top 40 Priority Programs and Projects (PAPs) for the Zamboanga Peninsula for FY 2028, prudently identified using the RDC IX-approved prioritization criteria. These strategic initiatives reflect the regionโ€™s shared vision and commitment to advancing impactful programs that promote inclusive growth, sustainable development, and improved opportunities for the VIBRANT Zamboanga Peninsula! Also, Engr. Abdel T. Jalani took his oath of office as the Private Sector Representative for the Province of Sulu for FY 2025-2028.

26/06/2026

RDC IX Chairperson and Governor of Sulu province, ๐‡๐จ๐ง. ๐€๐›๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐š๐ค๐ฎ๐ซ ๐€. ๐“๐š๐ง ๐ˆ๐ˆ, delivering the ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐€๐๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ (๐’๐Ž๐‘๐€) during the 191st Regional Development Council IX meeting on June 25, 2026.

The SORA highlighted the regionโ€™s development gains, ongoing initiatives, and collective efforts toward an improved Zamboanga Peninsula.

๐ˆ๐ ๐๐‡๐Ž๐“๐Ž๐’: ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฏ๐€๐๐‚๐จ๐ฆ ๐ˆ๐— ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐‘๐“๐€ ๐ญ๐จ ๐›๐จ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ž๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ฒ The Development Administration Committee (DevAd...
28/05/2026

๐ˆ๐ ๐๐‡๐Ž๐“๐Ž๐’: ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฏ๐€๐๐‚๐จ๐ฆ ๐ˆ๐— ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐‘๐“๐€ ๐ญ๐จ ๐›๐จ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ž๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ฒ

The Development Administration Committee (DevAdCom) of RDC IX welcomed ARTA IX as its newest member, during its second quarter meeting on May 26, 2026. This milestone marks a significant step toward promoting efficient governance and improved public service delivery in Zamboanga Peninsula.

DevAdCom IX deliberated the FY 2028 Annual Investment Program of its member-agencies, and approved the priority initiatives: construction of fire stations for BFP IX, upgrading of jail facilities for BJMP IX, and the ZamPen-LEAD Program of OCD IX focusing on logistics modernization, early warning, agile response, and district-level disaster preparedness.

Among key policy and development matters tackled included: HB No. 4018 on equitable regional budget allocation, activities for the 2026 RDC IX Week, updates on responses to the national energy emergency, ZamPenโ€™s 2025 economic performance, and the municipal-level poverty estimates using Small Area Estimation.

The meeting, attended by 26 members, was presided over by DevAdCom IX Chairperson, Atty. Ruel S. Halanes, Regional Director of OCD IX, continues to steer the Committee toward effective governance. See less

๐ˆ๐ ๐๐‡๐Ž๐“๐Ž๐’: โ€œ๐‘๐‹๐”๐‚ ๐ˆ๐— ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ง ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ˆ๐—โ€The Regional Land Use Committee IX discussed policy ...
23/05/2026

๐ˆ๐ ๐๐‡๐Ž๐“๐Ž๐’: โ€œ๐‘๐‹๐”๐‚ ๐ˆ๐— ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ง ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ˆ๐—โ€
The Regional Land Use Committee IX discussed policy updates during its first semester meeting on May 26, 2026, via videoconference. Among these are the: DENR Administrative Order No. 2021-07, which reinforces environmental management and regulatory compliance; DA Circular Number 01, series of 2026, which imposes a temporary moratorium on land-use reclassification applications; and updates on the Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP) preparation by DHSUD IX. The DENR IX also presented updates on boundary conflict cases filed in courts.
RLUC IX welcomed its newest member, the Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA), to further strengthen collaboration in the management of coastal and marine resources.
The meeting was presided over by DEPDev IX Regional Director and RLUC IX Chairperson Maria Felicidad R. Guerrero, with 14 RLUC members in attendance.

๐Ÿšง๐—œ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—œ๐—ซ ๐—ค๐Ÿฎ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ: ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ญ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฎ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฎMustered InfraCom IX members onsite and via Zoom to deliberate and act on...
13/05/2026

๐Ÿšง๐—œ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—œ๐—ซ ๐—ค๐Ÿฎ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ: ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ญ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฎ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ

Mustered InfraCom IX members onsite and via Zoom to deliberate and act on priority infrastructure concerns and development initiatives in the Zamboanga Peninsula on May 6, 2026, at DEPDev IX in Balintawak, Pagadian City,

Key actions:
- Endorsed MinDA as a Special Non-Voting Member of InfraCom IX and RDC IX for CY 2025-2028
- Approved the 2026 RDC Week Celebration Activity Design

Tackled transport, airport, energy, land issues, road-widening, and electric pole relocations โ€“ pushing inter-agency coordination. Supported inter-RDC resolutions for better policies.

Onward to sustainable growth! ๐Ÿ’ช๐ŸŒ‰

๐—ฅ๐——๐—– ๐—œ๐—ซ ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐˜€ ๐—ญ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฎ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—Ÿ๐—–๐—˜๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ž๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿณ, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ โ€“ The Regional...
11/05/2026

๐—ฅ๐——๐—– ๐—œ๐—ซ ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐˜€ ๐—ญ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฎ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—Ÿ๐—–๐—˜๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ž๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€

๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿณ, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ โ€“ The Regional Development Council (RDC) IX Secretariat, led by RDC IX Vice-Chairperson and DEPDev IX Regional Director Maria Felicidad R. Guerrero, conducted back-to-back RDC briefings for Zamboanga del Sur Second Congressional District Representative ๐—›๐—ผ๐—ป. ๐—๐—ฒ๐˜†๐˜‡๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐—–. ๐—ฌ๐˜‚ with the municipality of Labangan Mayor ๐—›๐—ผ๐—ป. ๐—๐—ผ๐—ต๐—ป ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—–. ๐—ฌ๐˜‚, and Pagadian City Mayor ๐—›๐—ผ๐—ป. ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—ฆ. ๐—–๐—ผ.

Hosted at their respective offices, the sessions highlighted trends in poverty incidence, LGU socioeconomic updates, and strategies for collaborative poverty reduction, inclusive growth, and sustainable development in the Zamboanga Peninsula.

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