RDC XI Vice Chairperson and DEPDev XI Regional Director Priscilla R. Sonido (center) provides a summary of the RDC XI members’ inputs on key development areas that will be prioritized in the implementation of the DRDP 2023-2028 Midterm Update. Also in the photo are RDC XI Chairperson and Davao del Norte Governor Edwin I. Jubahib (left) and Davao de Oro Governor Raul G. Mabanglo (right).

Davao City – The Regional Development Council in Davao (RDC XI) has approved the Davao Regional Development Plan (DRDP) 2023-2028 Midterm Update during its Fourth Quarter Full Council Meeting held on December 3, 2025, at Sotogrande Hotel, Davao City.

The updated Plan contains recalibrated strategies and targets for Davao Region’s socioeconomic transformation towards becoming an international logistics hub in Mindanao. Economic growth in the Provinces will be boosted by prioritizing energization, the generation of more enticing, internationally connected local tourism products/services, and economic transformation from a services-led to a manufacturing-led regional economy that will create better and more sustainable jobs for Davaoeños.

To support the implementation of the DRDP Midterm Update, a total of 5,917 programs, activities and projects (PAPs) with investment requirement amounting to PHP268.9 billion and 5,131 PAPs with an investment target of PPH 198.2 billion were identified in the Regional Development Investment Program (RDIP) for FYs 2027 and 2028, respectively. Around 685 indicators with corresponding annual targets for 2025-2028 were included in the Results Matrices, to track the Region’s progress in implementing the Plan. Meanwhile, the Davao Regional Development Research Agenda (DRDRA) 2023-2028 Midterm Update identified 133 research agenda to support policy reforms and/or plan implementation.

Led by RDC XI Chairperson Governor Edwin I. Jubahib, the Council expressed its full support and commitment towards realizing the DRDP’s strategic goals and outcomes.

RDC XI member-Local Chief Executives, Heads of Regional Line Agencies, and Private Sector Representatives weigh in on key strategies towards accelerated, inclusive and sustainable economic growth throughout the Davao Region

 

Chief Economic Development Specialist Rosendo M. Aya-ay presents the highlights of the Davao Regional Development Plan (DRDP) 2023-2028 Midterm Update and its accompanying Results Matrices (RMs), 2027-2028 Regional Development Investment Program (RDIP), and Development Research Agenda (DRA) during the Fourth Quarter RDC XI Full Council Meeting on December 3, 2025