Provincial Planning and Development Office
By: EDCOM Stakeholders and investors affirmed viability of the Bohol Bulk Water and Sanitation Project. This was revealed in an interim report to Gov. Edgar Chatto on the feasibility study being conducted by project consultant Engineering and Development Corporation of the Philippines (EDCOP). A two-day market sounding activity was held here in the province, EDCOP … Read more
By Ven Rebo Arigo Keen investors, including foreign and multi-national, have been attracted to Bohol’s clear and aggressive energy development plan that in long term will address a major suppressant of growth—unreliable or lack of power. The grand plan likewise gives premium to cheaper electricity as the province, in unison with the country, is heading … Read more
U.S. Ambassador H.E. Philip S. Goldberg visited the Province of Bohol on February 5, 2015 for the Signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) of Cities Development Initiative (CDI) with the City of Tagbilaran. The “Memorandum of Understanding launches the Cities Development Initiative. The partnership of the City Government and USAID is seen to complement development … Read more
The Bohol Provincial Development Council (PDC) Executive Committee held its first meeting for the year 2015 last 14th of January at the Bohol Tropics Resort, Tagbilaran City. Led by Governor Edgar M. Chatto, all national government agencies (NGA) stationed in Bohol attended the meeting to present their priority development programs, activities and projects (PAP) for … Read more
(Reported by Janet Villarojo of EDCom Bohol) http://edcom.bohol.gov.ph/pdc-approves-pushes-for-nias-2-srips TUESDAY’S MEETING of the Provincial Development Council (PDC) saw the en masse motion for the approval of the National Irrigation Administration’s (NIA) proposal for two Small Reservoir Irrigation Projects (SRIPs) in Bohol. Namely the Bonotbonot SRIP and the Mabini-Cayacay SRIP, respectively, both projects aim to cause a total … Read more
Australia’s leading university has chosen Bohol as one of the recipients of the project “Capacity Strengthening of Five (5) Provincial Governments and State Universities in Integrating Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in the Philippines”. The other provinces are Albay, Quezon, Lanao del Norte and Misamis Oriental. The Australian National University (ANU), … Read more