The MIMAROPA Regional Development Council (RDC), through its sectoral committees, reviewed the fiscal year (FY) 2022 proposed budgets of the 46 regional line agencies (RLAs), state universities and colleges (SUCs), and government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs) during the RDC sectoral committee special meetings held virtually through Zoom on January 12 to 15. The RDC budget review and consultation aimed  to ensure that the programs, activities, and projects (PAPs) proposed by the agency regional offices (AROs) and SUCs are consistent with […]

The 1st Quarter MIMAROPA Regional Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (RTF-ELCAC) meeting was held on January 8 virtually through Zoom. MIMAROPA Cabinet Officer for Regional Development and Security or CORDS  and Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi presided over the meeting attended by DOE Undersecretary Alexander S. Lopez, MIMAROPA Regional Development Council (RDC) Chairperson and Romblon Governor Jose R. Riano, Marinduque Governor Presbitero J. Velasco, Jr., leads and representatives of the RTF-ELCAC clusters, directors and representatives […]

The NEDA  Regional Office (NRO)  in MIMAROPA, in collaboration with the Philippine National Volunteer Service Coordinating Agency (PNVSCA), conducted the Search for Outstanding COVID-19 Volunteer (SOCV) Regional Recognition Ceremony on December 22 through  Zoom and Facebook Live. In her welcome remarks, OIC Regional Director Susan A. Sumbeling of NRO MIMAROPA emphasized the importance of celebrating the presence of volunteers in the region and their significant role in the government’s response to the various effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Because of […]

As part of NEDA’s 85th Anniversary celebration, our former Secretaries shared through video their fondest memories in the agency, how they contributed to its institutional growth, and gave uplifting and inspirational messages to NEDAns.  

The NEDA Regional Office (NRO) in  MIMAROPA, in partnership with the region’s Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR),  conducted an action planning workshop for the formulation of the MIMAROPA La Niña Action Plan on December 16 through  Zoom video conference platform. The workshop was participated in by the members of the technical working group (TWG) on water resources management from different regional line agencies (RLAs) and state universities and colleges (SUCs), and local government units. The workshop aimed to […]

The NEDA Regional Office (NRO) in MIMAROPA through its reconstituted Project Development Assistance Team conducted a three-day online training on Project Development on November 24 to 26 through zoom platform. The training was participated in by 49 technical staff from the provincial and local government units (LGUs) of Marinduque and four staff from the NRO MIMAROPA. The training aimed to enhance the skills and capabilities of participants in preparing project proposals, increase number of project proposals submitted to national government […]

NEDA MIMAROPA OIC Regional Director Susan A. Sumbeling presented the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economic condition in MIMAROPA in 2020 during the region’s  Dagyaw Town Hall meeting held on December 3 through  Zoom. In her presentation of the initial estimated impact of the enhanced community quarantine on the 2020 gross regional domestic product (GRDP), Sumbeling highlighted the recorded losses in the agriculture sector amounting to PhP1.52 million and in industry and services amounting to PhP12.67 billion corresponding […]

The MIMAROPA Regional Development Council (RDC) Special Regional Sub-Committee on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) conducted its organizational meeting on December 9, virtually through Zoom. MIMAROPA RDC Special Regional Sub-Committee on the SDGs Chairperson and NEDA MIMAROPA OIC-Regional Director (RD) Susan A. Sumbeling presided over the meeting which was attended by directors and representatives of regional line agencies (RLAs), government-owned and/or controlled organizations (GOCCs), provincial planning and development offices, and private sector representatives. In her opening message, Sumbeling welcomed and oriented […]

Acting Regional Project Monitoring Committee (RPMC) Chairperson and OIC-Regional Director Susan A. Sumbeling of the NEDA Regional Office in MIMAROPA presided over the MIMAROPA RPMC meeting online through  zoom videoconference last  December 1. In her message,  Sumbeling expressed her gratitude and recognized the unwavering support of the RPMC members and participants who served   selflessly in the midst of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)  pandemic despite their many responsibilities to the country, community, and their family. She further emphasized the vital […]