The Office of the President issued Executive Order No. 09 reinstating the Cabinet Assistance System (CAS) which shall be responsible for handling priority areas or subjects that require special and immediate attention as identified and recommended by the Department Secretaries.
During the 35th CAS meeting, it was recommended and proposed that the Cabinet Meetings will be held outside Metro Manila. To facilitate the regional discussions, the NEDA and DILG were tasked to identify strategic and priority local issues for discussions of the CAS and for eventual elevations to the Cabinet.