Mayor Rama elected co-chairman of Cebu dev’t board
THE first meeting of the Metro Cebu Development and Coordination Board resulted in its renaming and the election of two co-chairmen.
Members of the board passed a motion to rename the board the Metro Cebu Development and Coordinating Board.
Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama was elected as co-chairman representing government units and Bobby Aboitiz was elected co-chairman representing the private sector.
Department of Interior and Local Government in Central Visayas (DILG-7) Director Pedro Noval moved for the dissolution of the Metro Cebu Development Council (MCDC) will be dissolved. The motion was approved.
Last month, Capitol Consultant Rory Jon Sepulveda told Cebu Daily News that MCDCB will take the place of the MCDC. But unlike MCDC, Sepulveda said that MCDCB’s power and authority will come from its members.
MCDCB was created last April 1 by Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia and Metro Cebu mayors except Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes and Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Paz Radaza.
Garcia is ex-officio chairman of the board.
The board approved the creation of two new committees—one for human resource development and another for information and technology. There are now seven MCDCB committees including one each for environment, infrastructure and development, integrated development and urban planning design, peace and public safety and transport.
Member towns and cities except Lapu-Lapu were represented in yesterday’s meeting. Cortes sent City Planning and Development Coordinator Florentino Nimor on his behalf.
