The 21st City Council, during its regular session Monday, presided over by Vice Mayor Bebot Rodriguez, enacted an ordinance authorizing City Mayor Rolando A. Uy to enter into and sign a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Center for Educational Measurement, Inc. (CEM) for the administration of the Readiness Test for Colleges and Universities (RCTU).
Under the agreement, CEM will provide and administer the standardized assessment, ensure the security and confidentiality of test materials, process answer sheets, and generate accurate test results in coordination with the CDO City Scholarship Committee.
The city government, for its part, will recruit scholarship applicants, prepare the list of examinees, and provide the testing venue and other logistical requirements.
The RCTU will serve as a screening and selection tool for students applying to specific academic programs and for evaluating eligibility for scholarship programs and educational grants offered by the city government.
The initiative aims to promote a more objective, transparent, and merit-based scholarship selection process.
Through the partnership, the city government seeks to strengthen educational support services, expand opportunities for deserving students, and uphold its commitment to quality education by utilizing reliable assessment measures that foster academic excellence and informed career choices.
The legislation was certified urgent by City Mayor Rolando A. Uy and approved by the members of the City Council. (JAO/SP)
Councilor Jonjon Rodriguez participated in the KAMI Creatives Three-Day Creative Economy Learning, Market Exposure, and Market Sensing Mission in Metro Manila with representatives from various creative sectors, tourism offices, and partner agencies.
The delegation visited IFEX Philippines 2026 at the World Trade Center in Pasay City, the Likhang Filipino Showcase at Philtrade, and the Bagong Pilipinas MSME Hub in Makati City to gain new insights, explore opportunities, and learn innovative strategies that can help strengthen the creative economy of Cagayan de Oro City and Misamis Oriental.
The learning mission served as an avenue for participants to observe emerging market trends, build networks, and discover best practices that may be adapted to support local creatives, entrepreneurs, and tourism stakeholders in the region.
Rodriguez, chairperson of the committee on consumer protection, continues to express his support for initiatives that create more opportunities for local creatives and businesses while promoting collaboration, innovation, and sustainable growth for the benefit of the community. (JDO/SP)
Mayor Rolando “Klarex” Uy, Vice Mayor Bebot Rodriguez, Councilor Jonjon Rodriguez, Councilor Kenneth Sacala, and City DILG Director Ellaine Josephine Depaur reaffirmed their commitment to responsive and people-centered governance during the 1st Local Governance Reform Convention on the Review and Amendment Program for the Local Government Code of 1991.
The convention, spearheaded by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) under the leadership of Regional Director Bruce A. Colao and Assistant Regional Director Yvette Tolentino-Sunga, gathered local officials and stakeholders from across the region to discuss vital reforms aimed at strengthening local government systems.
Dr. Alan Aladano, senior researcher of the Center for Inclusive Development Studies, presented an overview of priority reform areas and emerging issues gathered from regional consultations.
Key discussions also focused on major reform areas under the Local Government Code of 1991, including local autonomy and good governance discussed by Prof. Edmund Tayao, President and CEO of Political Economic Elemental Researchers and Strategies and Chairman of LOGODEF; fiscal and financial reforms by DBM-10 Regional Director Nonito H. Dela Cruz; service delivery and devolution by DepDev-X Regional Director Mylah Faye Aurora Cariño; and administrative and institutional reforms by Director III Atty. Cosette Maglasang-Mundo representing CSC-X Regional Director Noemi Rabe-Torres.
The convention also featured discussions on major reform areas under the Local Government Code, including local autonomy and good governance, fiscal and financial reforms, service delivery and devolution, and administrative and institutional reforms.
The gathering served as a platform to advance policy reforms that aim to improve public service delivery and build more responsive, accountable, and effective local government institutions.
The convention served as a platform for advancing meaningful policy reforms that aim to improve public service delivery, and build more responsive and accountable local government institutions for the Filipino people. (JDO/SP)
