Gov’t to boost dev’t cooperation

THE government has adopted the Philippine Action Plan for Effective Development Cooperation, which seeks to boost coordination and improve results of development cooperation in the country, the Department of Economy, Planning, and Development (DEPDev) said.

The plan was formalized at a high‑level forum on Jan. 20, which marked the conclusion of the Philippines’ participation in the Fourth Monitoring Round of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Co‑operation (GPEDC), it said in a statement on Thursday.

At the forum, participants reviewed monitoring results and agreed on a set of practical, time‑bound actions anchored in existing mandates, policies, and systems.

“The proposed GPEDC Action Plan brings together areas of convergence from these consultations and translates them into a coherent set of actions, with indicative responsibilities and timelines,” DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan said. — Aubrey Rose A. Inosante