First Quarter (March) 2025 issue of OroGayon, the official publication of the Bicol Regional Development Council (RDC), highlights the Bicol Regional Development Plan 2023-2028’s chapter on advancing research and development, technology, and innovation. Furthermore, the issue provides crucial updates on advancing socio-economic development in the Bicol Region, including the actions taken by the Bicol RDC on issues arising from the RDC sectoral committees, reports from the project monitoring and field inspections, and the 2024 Annual Regional Economic Situationer ARES).