SDC conducts consultation on budget of NGAs, SUCs

By RODRIGO S. VICTORIA, PIA 8
February 7, 2011

TACLOBAN CITY  –  The Social Development Committee (SDC) of the Regional Development Council (RDC) of Eastern Visayas conducted a consultation on Monday, February 7 on the budget of several national government agencies (NGAs) and State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) in Region 8, in its first committee meeting held at RDC Conference Room of NEDA 8.

The budget consultation is in accordance with the provisions of Section VI of the National Budget Memorandum Circular 107 entailing for the RDC to conduct budget consultations with the NGAs, SUCs and LGUs for the purpose of reconciling program thrusts of the agencies and evaluating existing programs and projects and to secure feedback on the impact of these programs and projects.

NGAs in the region that have submitted their programs and projects’ budget subject for consultation are those which belong to the Social Development Committee. These include DOH, DepEd, DSWD, DOST, TESDA, NHA, CHED, DOLE and DILG.

SUCs in the region that have submitted their programs and projects’ budget subject for consultation are the following: Leyte Normal University (LNU), Naval State University (NSU), Samar State University (SSU), Eastern Samar State University (ESSU), North West Samar State University (NWSSU) and Southern Leyte State University (SLSU).

According to Mr. Manuel Calero, Head of the SDC Secretariat, each member of the committee can give feedback to the programs and projects’ budget of each NGAs and SUCs as long as the member has firsthand knowledge, official reports, perceived importance and has issues to be raised related to the programs and projects.

Calero said that feedback from each member is focused on the on-going programs and projects of NGAs and SUCs in 2011, their programs and projects which require funding allocation for 2012 and their programs and projects to be implemented in 2012-2014.

He explained that each SDC member will fill-up feedback forms, secretariat will summarize the feedback of the programs and projects and the summarized feedback will be presented to the RDC on February 18.

SDC will welcome all comments from each SDC member and each respective NGAs and SUCs will be given a copy of the feedback for their perusal, Calero said.

Meanwhile, DOLE Regional Director Forter Puguon, SDC Chair, hoped for a fruitful and meaningful first meeting of the SDC.