President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos met with the local chief executives of Negros Occidental and the heads of regional line agencies including NEDA Western Visayas’ OIC-Regional Director Arecio A. Casing, Jr. last October 23, 2022 in Bacolod City. RD Casing of the National Economic and Development Authority 6 presented an overview of the socioeconomic status of continue reading : PBBM meets with NEDA Western Visayas Chief, other Regional Executives

NEDA Region VI OIC Regional Director and RDC VI Acting Chairperson Arecio A. Casing, Jr. delivered the State of the Region Address (SORA) during the 3rd Quarter Full Council Meeting of the Regional Development Council for CY 2022 on October 13, 2022 at the L’Fisher Hotel in Bacolod City. In his message, Director Casing reported continue reading : State of the Region Address highlights importance of Regional Development Plan

The Regional Development Council (RDC) of Western Visayas has approved the funding and implementation of the long awaited Panay-Guimaras-Negros Bridge Project during the Council’s third quarter meeting on October 13, 2022 at the L’Fisher Hotel in Bacolod City. The 32.47 km PGN Island Bridges Project with a total cost of  PhP 187.53 billion is targeted continue reading : RDC Western Visayas approves funding for Panay-Guimaras-Negros Bridge, Road Projects; tackles other concerns

The Western Visayas Regional Culture, Heritage and the Arts Committee (RCHAC) conducted its reorganizational meeting and election of officers on October 11, 2022 through blended platform. Ms. Joyalita B. Tigres, RCHAC Technical Coordinator and NEDA VI Chief Economic Development Specialist of the Policy Formulation and Planning Division presented the salient points for the creation of continue reading : RDC-VI Regional Culture, Heritage and the Arts Committee conducts Reorganizational Meeting

Researchers of Yeungnam University Medical Center (YUMC), Republic of Korea visited the NEDA Regional Office VI for a courtesy call and brief consultation on the proposed international development cooperation project in Western Visayas. Dr. Hoo Woong Yoo, Visiting Professor of the Department of Saemaul Studies and International Development, Yeungnam University and Researcher of the YUMC continue reading : YUMC Korean researchers consult NEDA-VI on international development cooperation project in Western Visayas

To increase the awareness of the employees on the benefits, claims, and privileges of being a member of the government workforce, the National Economic and Development Authority Regional Office VI conducted an orientation on the Current Policies, Services, Privileges, and Retirement Packages last August 22, 2022. The subject matter experts (SMEs) for this half-day activity continue reading : NEDA VI staff listens to Current Policies, Services, Privileges, and Retirement Packages of HDMF, GSIS and PhilHealth

The National Economic and Development Authority Regional Office VI conducted an orientation on the Omnibus Rules on Appointments and Other Human Resource Actions (ORA-OHRA) on August 17, 2022. This one-day activity was spearheaded by the Finance and Administrative Division with the objective of updating the members of the Human Resource Merit and Personnel Selection Board continue reading : NEDA VI conducts ORA-OHRA Orientation