Members of the City Development Council (CDC) convened on October 11, 2024 at Malaybalay Air’BnB to approve the Supplemental Annual Investment Plan (AIP) and AIP 2025, 20% Development Fund, Supplemental Budget 2, 20% Annual Budget 2025, 5% Gender and Development and Annual Budget 2025.

In his welcome address, Hon. Jay Warren R. Pabillaran, City Mayor and CDC Chairperson, said that the presentations and review of the said budgets are relevant so as to have a long lasting impact to the constituents of the city. Moreover, the said approval of the budgets of the members of CDC are needed before submission to the 9th Sangguniang Panlungsod of the city.

Aside from the approval of the agenda, a number of punong barangays also raised certain concerns in their respective barangays. Alongside Mayor Pabillaran, Engr. Adrian R. Gamboa, City Planning & Development Coordinator and CDC Secretariat answered the said concerns. Engr. Gamboa also reminded the barangays on the guidelines as to what should be included in their priority projects for 2025.

The CDC meeting, as provided under the Republic Act 7160 or Local Government Code of 1991, shall assist the corresponding Sanggunian in setting the direction of economic and social development, and coordinating development efforts within its territorial jurisdiction.

Further, the said council is composed of all punong barangays of the city/municipality, the Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations of the Sangguniang Panlungsod or Sangguniang Bayan concerned, the Congressman or his representative; and representatives of Non- Governmental Organizations in the city or municipality, as the case may be, who shall constitute not less than one-fourth (1/4th) of the members of the fully organized council.

By: Atty. Kristina Egnar- Blaza, EnP