The Regional Development Council (RDC) VIII, through the National Economic and Development Authority Regional Office (NRO) VIII as its secretariat, spearheaded the final stretch in the formulation of the Eastern Visayas Regional Development Plan (EV RDP) 2023-2028. This was in a workshop series on strategies and legislative agenda formulation and investment programming on 10, 11, continue reading : RDC VIII concludes technical planning group workshops for the preparation of Eastern Visayas Regional Development Plan 2023-2028

The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), the secretariat of the Regional Development Council (RDC) VIII, conducted a blended meeting with the RDC VIII Chairperson and Co-Chairperson on 04 November 2022 via Zoom. The meeting was held following the recent appointment of Ormoc City Mayor Lucy Marie Torres-Gomez as Chairperson and the Private Sector Representative continue reading : NEDA VIII orients new RDC VIII Chairperson and Co-Chairperson

Further to the ongoing reorganization of the Council, a face-to-face orientation on the RDC VIII was conducted on 23 September 2022 at the Felipina Hall, NEDA Regional Office VIII, Palo, Leyte. The orientation was conducted following the confirmation of the 15 Private Sector Representatives (PSRs) and the nomination of the RDC VIII Chairperson and Co-Chairperson continue reading : RDC VIII conducts face-to-face orientation for Council members