Kamara
PASADO na sa ikatlo at huling pagbasa ang panukalang Eastern Visayas Development Authority (EVDA) na makatutulong upang mapa-unlad ang rehiyon.
Nagpasalamat naman sina House Majority Leader Martin Romualdez at misis nitong si Tingog Rep. Yedda Marie Romualdez sa Kamara de Representantes sa pagbibigay ng pansin sa kanilang panukala.
“EVDA will spearhead investment promotion and implement economic development strategies in Region VIII,” saad ng mga Romualdez sa isang pahayag.
“With EVDA, we can ensure that our investment priorities and promotion strategies are in sync with our development needs and our regional strengths such as our geographical location, our skilled human resources, and our immense tourism potentials.”
Kung mayroon umanong investor na may kailangan ng mga datos sa rehiyon hindi na umano nito kailangang pumunta pa sa Eastern Visayas para kumuha ng datos kundi kailangan na lamang itong hingin sa EVDA.
Mahalaga umano ang mga bagong investment sa Region VIII upang mapabuti ang kalagayan ng mga tao roon.
“Even before Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) struck, the incidence of poverty has already been worsening. While the nation’s overall economic situation has been improving on the average, poverty in the region worsened from 2006 to 2012. In 2014, poverty incidence was at 54.9 percent; more than half of the region’s population of 4.10 million is now extremely poor and unable to earn the minimum amount necessary to address their basic needs.”
“The recent typhoon has aggravated this already deplorable situation, with the poor becoming desperately poorer. Following the recent latest Family Income and Expenditure Survey (FIES), four of the six provinces in Eastern Visayas are among the country’s top twenty poorest provinces Leyte (ranked 17 at 46.7% poverty incidence), Western Samar (ranked 14th at 49.5%), Eastern Samar (ranked 11th at 50%) and Northern Samar (ranked 4th at 61.6%).”