P-Noy Appoints Salceda as Bicol RDC Chairman

LEGAZPI CITY, Dec. 16– President Benigno Aquino III has appointed Albay Governor Joey Salceda as chairman of the Bicol Regional Development Council (RDC) to ensure continuity of flagship projects that propel countryside economy counting on major infrastructure, education, basic government services and Disaster Risk Reduction ultimately fulfilling the Millennium Development Goal.

Based on a two-page Onmibus Appointment Letter forwarded by Secretary Cayetano Paderanga of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), Salceda leads the maiden list of RDC chiefs appointed by Aquino.

“On behalf of all Bikolanos, I would like to thank P-Noy for the confidence in re-appointing me as RDC chairman of Bicol Region. I humbly accept his challenge to secure economic modernization in prompting real and sustained improvements in the lives of the poor,” Salceda said.

Salceda also was immensely pleased as he counts on the current administration to pursue his dreams for an investor-friendly Albay amidst safety for its people despite the regular typhoons, lahar threats, flash floods, landslides and volcanic eruption because of DRRs that are already in place and are working properly.

One of the flagship projects of Salceda is the Southern Luzon International Airport (SLIA) in Alobo, Daraga, Albay which is envisioned to decongest traffic at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport for overseas Filipino workers and tourists in Bicol, the Eastern and Northern Visayas provinces.

Among others, the appointees were Victor A. Tanko Sr. for Region-6; Agustin Ramon M. Perdices for Region-7; Carlos Jericho L.Petilla for Region-8; Evelyn T. Uy for Region-9; Lawrence LL. Cruz for Region-10; Sara Duterte for Region-11; Darlene Magnolia Antonio-Custodio for Region-12; and Joel Baac for the Cordellera Administrative Region (CAR). (PNA)