FIRST REGULAR EDCOM MEETING HELD AT THE MAFAR CONFERENCE HALL

The officers and members of the Economic Development Committee (EDCOM) of the BARMM held its first regular meeting at the MAFAR Conference Hall, Bangsamoro Government Center (BGC), Cotabato City on July 21, 2020.

Presided by Minister Dr. Mohammad S. Yacob, Chairman of the Committee with his Co-chairman Engr. Mohajirin T. Ali, Director General of the Bangsamoro Planning and Development Authority (BPDA), the meeting was attended by the committee members from the Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources and Energy (MENRE), Ministry of Trade, Investments, and Tourism (MTIT), Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), Ministry of Labor and Employment (MOLE), Ministry of Social Services and Development (MDDS), and the Ministry of Finance, Budget and Management (MFBM).

Different significant issues and concerns were discussed by the group aimed at ensuring the economic growth of the Bangsamoro people through the Bangsamoro Government.

The agenda discussed during the meeting were the presentation and adoption of the committee House Rules, issues and concerns on the Results Matrices (RM) and Bangsamoro Development Investment Program (BDIP) of the 1st Bangsamoro Development Plan 2020-2022 and the Convergence of programs and projects for FY 2021.

Minister Yacob, thanked all the attendees for sharing their time and active participation in the meeting. He also asked the cooperation of every member to be able to know and resolve the major if not all the issues and concerns to ensure quality outputs.

The committee agreed to undertake meetings at least twice every quarter. The group also agreed that in the succeeding meetings, each ministry should send the same participants or attendees to avoid catching-up for the new members or attendees.