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Cebuano solons back creation of Mega Cebu Development Authority
There is a need to create a special body that would coordinate and promote socio-
economic growth and sustainable development within the islands and the Province of
Cebu, lawmakers stressed.
Rep. Raul V. el !ar "#st istrict, Cebu City$ said %ouse &ill '(() to be known as
the *!ega Cebu evelopment +ct of (#, which he authored, is now under deliberation
by the %ouse Committee on /overnment Reorgani0ation chaired by +ntipolo City Rep.
Romeo !. +cop.
Co-authors of the bill are Reps. 1uigi 2uisumbing "'th istrict, Cebu$, 3oseph
urano "th istrict, Cebu$, /erald +nthony /ullas "#st istrict, Cebu$, Rodrigo
+bellanosa "(nd istrict, Cebu City$, +ileen Rada0a "1oneistrict, 1apu-1apu City$,
/wendolyn /arcia "4rd istrict, Cebu$, &enhur 5alimbangon "6th istrict, Cebu$ and
7ilfredo Caminero "(nd istrict, Cebu$.
el !ar said the !C+ shall comprise the core metropolitan area embracing the
highly urbani0ed cities of Cebu, !andaue and 1apu-1apu and the cities of anao, Talisay,
8aga and Carcar as well as the municipalities of Consolacion. 1iloan, Compostela,
Cordova, !inglanilla and 5an 9ernando and such other cities and municipalities that shall be included.
*The proposed bill was drafted by the !etro Cebu evelopment Coordinating
&oard "!CC&$, chaired by Cebu /ov. %ilario avide :::. The proposal will task the
development authority to render services that have metropolitan-wide impact and
transcend local political boundaries, el !ar said.
9oremost of the !C+;s litany of functions is to formulate, coordinate, regulate
and monitor the short, medium, and long-term plans, policies and programs for thesustainable development and integration of !etropolitan Cebu +rea, including investment
programs for the delivery of multi-1/< or metropolitan wide services, land use, spatial
and physical development using strong, coherent governing values and shared visions with
focus on integrated systems for urban development.
The !C+ shall render services that have multi-1/< or metropolitan wide
coverage and impact, transcending local geopolitical boundaries or entailing substantial
e=penditures including, but not limited to, integrated and infrastructure development and
planning> transport and traffic management solid waste disposal and management> water,septage, sewerage and storm water management and disaster risk reduction and
management.
NR # 4040B
DEC 6, 2015
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<nder the measure, the body is tasked to ensure that plans, policies, programs and
services are pursued for the purpose of reali0ing the !ega Cebu ( Vision of a
7holesome, +dvanced, Vibrant, ?@uitable, and 5ustainable "7+V?5$ Cebu, e=ecuting the
!ega Cebu development strategy of competitiveness, livability. !obility and
metropolitan management and implementing the !etropolitan Cebu Roadmap and their
subse@uent and related roadmaps.
The governing and corporate powers of the !C+ shall be vested in and e=ercised
by the !ega Cebu evelopment &oard composed of "a$ /overnor of the Province of
Cebu> "b$ !ayors of the #4 cities and municipalities of !etro Cebu> "c$ President of the
league of municipalities of Cebu and "d$ heads of private sector and civil society
organi0ations, associations and coalitions coming from business, service and investment>
environment and social development and other relevant sectors. "4 ) lvc
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