The Mindanao Development Authority ( Filipino: ''Pangasiwaang Pangkaunlaran ng Mindanao'', abbreviated MinDA) is a government agency of the

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

created through Republic Act 9996 or the Mindanao Development Authority Act of

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. The office is mandated to promote, coordinate and facilitate the active and extensive participation of all sectors to effect socioeconomic development of

Mindanao Mindanao ( ) ( Jawi: مينداناو) is the second-largest island in the Philippines, after Luzon, and seventh-most populous island in the world. Located in the southern region of the archipelago, the island is part of an island group of t ...

. MinDA is the permanent Philippine Coordinating Office (PCOBE) for the Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area ( BIMP-EAGA), that ensures the active participation of Mindanao and

Palawan Palawan (), officially the Province of Palawan ( cyo, Probinsya i'ang Palawan; tl, Lalawigan ng Palawan), is an archipelagic province of the Philippines that is located in the region of Mimaropa. It is the largest province in the country in ...

in the sub-regional economic cooperation. The agency is currently chaired by Maria Belen "Mabel" S. Acosta.

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* {{Authority control Mindanao Government agencies under the Office of the President of the Philippines