# Regional Development Council

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{{Short description|Philippine regional government agency}}
'''Regional Development Councils''' ('''RDCs''') are the highest policy-making body governing the [administrative regions](/source/Administrative_regions_of_the_Philippines) of the [Philippines](/source/Philippines). They serve as the subnational counterpart of the [Economy and Development Council](/source/Department_of_Economy%2C_Planning%2C_and_Development).<ref name="neda">{{cite web|url=http://www.neda.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/FAQs_Regional-Development-Council.pdf|title=FAQs – The Regional Development Council|date=November 2018|access-date=August 11, 2019|website=[National Economic and Development Authority](/source/National_Economic_and_Development_Authority)|archive-date=August 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190811133532/http://www.neda.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/FAQs_Regional-Development-Council.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> All but two (Metro Manila and Bangsamoro) of the Philippines' 18 regions has a Regional Development Council<ref>{{cite web |title=RDC Officials/Directory |url=http://www.neda.gov.ph/rdc-officialsdirectory/ |publisher=National Economic and Development Authority |accessdate=12 June 2020}}</ref> although Metro Manila has a metropolitan body which serves the same function as an RDC. Bangsamoro, an autonomous region, also has its own equivalent to a RDC.

[Metro Manila](/source/Metro_Manila) is recognized in law as a "special development and administrative region," and was thus given a [metropolitan authority](/source/Metropolitan_Manila_Development_Authority);<ref name="ra7924">{{cite web|url=https://marina.gov.ph:1443/policies/RA/ra7924.pdf|title=Republic Act No. 7924 – An Act Creating Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, Defining Its Powers And Function, Providing Funds Therefor And Other Purposes|date=March 1, 1995|access-date=August 9, 2019|author=Congress of the Philippines|archive-date=August 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190810211616/https://marina.gov.ph:1443/policies/RA/ra7924.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> the Metro Manila Council within the MMDA serves as the National Capital Region's RDC.<ref name="neda"/> The defunct [Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao](/source/Autonomous_Region_in_Muslim_Mindanao)'s (ARMM) equivalent of an RDC was the Regional Economic and Development Planning Board.<ref>{{cite news |title=BARMM to consult LGUs on regional development plan formulation |url=https://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1028101 |agency=Philippine Informationa Agency |date=October 3, 2019|accessdate=June 12, 2020}}</ref> 

Under the [Bangsamoro Organic Law](/source/Bangsamoro_Organic_Law), [Bangsamoro](/source/Bangsamoro) is mandated to maintain the Bangsamoro Economic and Development Council (BEDC) which serves as the autonomous region's equivalent of an RDC.<ref>{{cite news |title=BARMM pushes creation of economic council |url=https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1828149/Zamboanga/Local-News/BARMM-pushes-creation-of-economic-council |accessdate=June 12, 2020 |work=Sun Star Zamboanga |date=October 18, 2019}}</ref>

==List==
===Regional Development Councils (RDCs)===
{|class="wikitable sortable toptextcells" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
|- style="vertical-align:middle;"
! scope="col" style="width:10%;" | Location
! scope="col" | Region<br />{{small|(regional designation)}}
! scope="col" | RDC
! Official site
|-
! scope="row" data-sort-value="11" | frameless|upright=0.5|alt=Map of the Philippines highlighting Cordillera Region
| style="font-weight:bold;" | [Cordillera Administrative Region](/source/Cordillera_Administrative_Region)<br />{{small|(CAR)}}
| Regional Development Council – CAR
| {{Official website|https://car.neda.gov.ph/regional-development-council/}}
|-
! scope="row" data-sort-value="10" | frameless|upright=0.5|alt=Map of the Philippines highlighting the Ilocos Region
| style="font-weight:bold;" | [Ilocos Region](/source/Ilocos_Region)<br />{{small|(Region I)}}
| Regional Development Council – Region 1
| {{Official website|https://ilocos.neda.gov.ph/}}
|-
! scope="row" data-sort-value="13" | frameless|upright=0.5|alt=Map of the Philippines highlighting Cagayan Valley
| style="font-weight:bold;" | [Cagayan Valley](/source/Cagayan_Valley)<br />{{small|(Region II)}}
| Regional Development Council – Region 2
| {{Official website|http://rdc.rdc2.gov.ph/}}
|-
! scope="row" data-sort-value="14" | frameless|upright=0.5|alt=Map of the Philippines highlighting Central Luzon
| style="font-weight:bold;" | [Central Luzon](/source/Central_Luzon)<br />{{small|(Region III)}}
| Regional Development Council – Region 3
| {{Official website|https://nro3.neda.gov.ph/rdc/}}
|-
! scope="row" data-sort-value="16" | frameless|upright=0.5|alt=Map of the Philippines highlighting Calabarzon
| style="font-weight:bold;" | [Calabarzon](/source/Calabarzon)<br />{{small|(Region IV-A)}}
| Regional Development Council – Calabarzon
| {{Official website|https://calabarzon.neda.gov.ph/}}
|-
! scope="row" data-sort-value="18" | frameless|upright=0.5|alt=Map of the Philippines highlighting Mimaropa
| style="font-weight:bold;" | [Mimaropa](/source/Mimaropa)<br />{{small|(Southwestern Tagalog Region)}}{{efn|group=list|Formerly designated as ''Region IV-B'' until 2016.}}
| Regional Development Council – Mimaropa
| {{Official website|http://mimaropa.neda.gov.ph/regions-profile/#}}
|-
! scope="row" data-sort-value="17" | frameless|upright=0.5|alt=Map of the Philippines highlighting the Bicol Region
| style="font-weight:bold;" | [Bicol Region](/source/Bicol_Region)<br />{{small|(Region V)}}
| Regional Development Council – Region 5
| {{Official website|http://nro5.neda.gov.ph/historical-background/}}
|-
! scope="row" data-sort-value="19" | frameless|upright=0.5|alt=Map of the Philippines highlighting Western Visayas
| style="font-weight:bold;" | [Western Visayas](/source/Western_Visayas)<br />{{small|(Region VI)}}
| Regional Development Council – Region 6
| {{Official website|https://nro6.neda.gov.ph/}}
|-
! scope="row" | frameless|upright=0.5|alt=Map of the Philippines highlighting the Negros Island Region
| style="font-weight:bold;" | [Negros Island Region](/source/Negros_Island_Region)<br />{{small|(NIR)}}
|Regional Development Council - NIR
|N/A
|-
! scope="row" data-sort-value="21" | frameless|upright=0.5|alt=Map of the Philippines highlighting Central Visayas
| style="font-weight:bold;" | [Central Visayas](/source/Central_Visayas)<br />{{small|(Region VII)}}
| Regional Development Council – Region 7
| {{Official website|https://nro7.neda.gov.ph/}}
|-
! scope="row" data-sort-value="22" | frameless|upright=0.5|alt=Map of the Philippines highlighting Eastern Visayas
| style="font-weight:bold;" | [Eastern Visayas](/source/Eastern_Visayas)<br />{{small|(Region VIII)}}
| Regional Development Council – Region 8
| {{Official website|https://nro8.neda.gov.ph/}}
|-
! scope="row" data-sort-value="23" | frameless|upright=0.5|alt=Map of the Philippines highlighting Zamboanga Peninsula
| style="font-weight:bold;" | [Zamboanga Peninsula](/source/Zamboanga_Peninsula)<br />{{small|(Region IX)}}
| Regional Development Council – Region 9
| {{Official website|https://nro9.neda.gov.ph/legal-mandate/}}
|-
! scope="row" data-sort-value="24" | frameless|upright=0.5|alt=Map of the Philippines highlighting Northern Mindanao
| style="font-weight:bold;" | [Northern Mindanao](/source/Northern_Mindanao)<br />{{small|(Region X)}}
| Regional Development Council – Region 10
| {{Official website|https://nro10.neda.gov.ph/}}
|-
! scope="row" data-sort-value="27" | frameless|upright=0.5|alt=Map of the Philippines highlighting the Davao Region
| style="font-weight:bold;" | [Davao Region](/source/Davao_Region)<br />{{small|(Region XI)}}
| Regional Development Council – Region 11
| {{Official website|https://nro11.neda.gov.ph/rdc-xi/}}
|-
! scope="row" data-sort-value="26" | frameless|upright=0.5|alt=Map of the Philippines highlighting Soccsksargen
| style="font-weight:bold;" | [Soccsksargen](/source/Soccsksargen)<br />{{small|(Region XII)}}
| Regional Development Council – Region 12
| {{Official website|http://rdc12.neda.gov.ph/}}
|-
! scope="row" data-sort-value="24" | frameless|upright=0.5|alt=Map of the Philippines highlighting Caraga
| style="font-weight:bold;" | [Caraga](/source/Caraga)<br />{{small|(Region XIII)}}
| Regional Development Council – Region 13
| {{Official website|https://nro13.neda.gov.ph/}}
|}
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===RDC-equivalent body in other regions===
{|class="wikitable sortable toptextcells" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
|- style="vertical-align:middle;"
! scope="col" style="width:10%;" | Location
! scope="col" | Region<br />{{small|(regional designation)}}
! scope="col" | RDC-equivalent body
! Official site
|-
! scope="row" data-sort-value="15" | frameless|upright=0.5|alt=Map of the Philippines highlighting the National Capital Region
| style="font-weight:bold;" | [National Capital Region](/source/Metro_Manila)<br />{{small|(NCR)}}
| Metro Manila Council (MMC)
| {{Official website|https://mmda.gov.ph/mm-council.html}}
|-
! scope="row" data-sort-value="25" | frameless|upright=0.5|alt=Map of the Philippines highlighting the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
| style="font-weight:bold;" | [Bangsamoro](/source/Bangsamoro)<br />{{small|(BARMM)}}
| [Bangsamoro Economic and Development Council](/source/Bangsamoro_Economic_and_Development_Council) (BEDC)
| {{Official website|https://bedc.bangsamoro.gov.ph/}}
|-
|}

==References==
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Category:Local government in the Philippines
Category:Regions of the Philippines

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