A regional summit on Poverty Reduction, Livelihood and Employment was held last Deceber 20, 2019 at the Function Hall of the Isabela School of Arts and Trades. The summit was organized by TESDA, the head of the said cluster.

The speakers during the summit are from NEDA, DOLE, DA, Philippine Army and TESDA. The speakers presented the region’s situationer with respect to their work coverage. ARD Demetrio Pascua Anduyan Jr. in his message said that the real enemy is the crippling poverty in the countryside. As a result, he urged that all the agencies to collaborate to come up with relevant and responsive programs to create sustainable and developed communities.

As a response, te PRLEC Members signed a Pledge of Commitment too help create better communities for the people. Meanwhile, Dir. Diosdado Escalante, DDG Michael Velarde’s representative landed te said undertaking and committed the full support of TESDA Central Office in the region’s PRLEC programs and project.