The 15th Sangguniang Panlungsod approved Resolution 24-18, a resolution sponsored by Hon. Odysseus C. Glovasa which grants authority to City Mayor Jane Yap to enter into a MOA and other legally binding documents relative to the implementation of the Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP) Scale-Up.
The PRDP Scale-Up is a poverty-reduction and agriculture and fisheries development program of the Department of Agriculture which aims to increase rural incomes and enhance farm and fishery productivity in the targeted areas in the Philippines.
Through the partnership of the City Government and the Department of Agriculture in implementing PRDP Scale-up, more rural communities shall be engaged in planning, designing, and implementing rural development projects. It is hoped that the agriculture sector will be strengthened and lead to the modernization of the agri-fishery industry and improvement in the income and food security level of households.