Duterte appoints Pamintuan as RDC Central Luzon head

• Source: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/pampanga/local-news/2016/12/27/duterte-appoints-pamintuan-rdc-central-luzon-head-517029
• Thursday, December 29, 2016

By Reynaldo G. Navales

ANGELES CITY --- President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed Angeles City Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan the new chairperson of the Regional Development Council in Region III.

This was gleaned in the President’s letter to Pamintuan dated December 12, 2016 which stated “Pursuant to the provisions of existing laws, you are hereby appointed Chairperson, Regional Development Council, Region III, National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA).

Duterte also stated that the RDC chairperson shall serve for a term of three years which shall coincide with his regular term as local elective official.

Pamintuan replaced former Bulacan Governor Wilhelmino M. SY-Alvarado, who was appointed RDC Region III chairman by former President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino in May 2014.

Pamintuan is also the president of the League of Cities of Philippines (LCP) and adviser of the Philippine Government (GRP) peace panel.

Angeles City Communications Officer Jay Pelayo said that Pamintuan’s appointment as RDC Central Luzon chairperson “adds laurel to Angelenos and Kapampangans.”

One of Pamintuan’s aims is to provide the mayors in the region representation in the development council, Pelayo said. “According to the LCP President, his aim is to make the mayors ‘have a say’ in coordination with their respective governors in Central Luzon,” Pelayo said.

“The mayors are the front liners in the community and they know the needs of their respective jurisdictions and they are also the ones who should convey to their governors what projects should be prioritized,” Pelayo added.