Section 6December 9, 1992, Sec./Art. 6

Priority Concerns. – The Council shall give special attention to measures which will:

a) involve concerned private sector, relevant non-government groups and people's organizations in the processes of economic planning by national agencies and by regional, provincial, and other local development councils, as well as in monitoring the implementation of development projects.

b) bring about effective integration of the priority development programs and projects proposed by regional, provincial and other local development councils into the national development plan, within the constraints of the national budget;

c) accelerate the study and formulation of projects and programs, which will answer priority needs of the people for livelihood and social services, and which may be funded from national revenues and/or grants and concessional loans from external sources;

d) hasten the utilization of grants and concessional loans for priority development projects and programs, while also improving the efficiency of project implementation; and

e) recommend measures that would strengthen mechanism for monitoring the implementation of development projects and programs, and for promoting efficiency of execution and timeliness of completion.