BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 29 -- The Regional Development Council (RDC) 13 (Caraga Region) is set to seek President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s approval of three priority projects amounting to more than PHP231 billion.

The joint full council advisory committee meeting on Thursday was presided over by RDC-13 chair, Dinagat Islands Governor Nilo Demerey Jr., and attended by the heads of the different line agencies of the government and the local government units.

"The three big-ticket projects will involve connectivity through road networks, upgrading of health facilities, and the implementation of agricultural technologies that will benefit our farmers," Demerey told the Philippine News Agency in an interview on the sidelines of the meeting.

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