The Regional Development Council Region 2 (RDC2) convened the region’s local planners on Wednesday, September 24, 2025, for the Cagayan Valley Regional Planners Convention. The activity coincide with the 2025 RDC Week Celebration with the theme, “𝘈𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘭𝘴.”

The Convention focused mainly on three major topics presented by senior technical staff of the Department of Economy, Planning and Development. Atty. Elaine Joy T. Battung discussed the State of the Economy: Cagayan Valley Regional Development Plan 2023-2028 Midterm Update, which highlights the region’s accomplishments over the past two years as well as the strategies and priority programs to sustain socioeconomic progress in the next three years.

Atty. Mark S. Pagulayan also presented the Regional Physical Framework Plan 2025-2055, a long-term spatial development commitment aimed at identifying growth centers in the region to guide land use, resource allocation, and infrastructure development towards achieving balanced socioeconomic progress and environmental sustainability.

Meanwhile, Atty. Mariel G. Calimag discussed the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Code of the Philippines, the country’s legal framework for PPP projects. The PPP Code provides LGUs with clear guidelines and access to technical assistance in implementing priority projects within their localities. The sharing aimed to empower the Local Government Units (LGUs) to pursue PPPs for local infrastructure and development projects.

Aside from the Planners Convention, several activities are also lined up for the week-long celebration of the RDC founding anniversary. DEPDEv-PFPD