The City of Calapan today is not just known for its thriving industries in trade and commerce, but in various sectors as well. Education, for one, has been undergoing reforms and continued to receive support from the city government. Being one of its flagship programs, this social sector has been given much attention and priority by the administration with the philosophy that education serves as the key to poverty alleviation and social mobility. This is implemented by espousing different strategies […]

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION To ensure wider participation in the selection of private sector representatives (PSRs) to the MIMAROPA Regional Development Council (RDC), the NEDA MIMAROPA announces that the accreditation of private sector organizations (PSOs) for the selection of PSRs to the RDC for CY 2019-2022 is now open. Private sector representation in the RDC has its legal basis in Executive Order No. 308 issued by President Corazon C. Aquino on November 5, 1987. It reorganized and strengthened the RDCs by […]

The NEDA Regional Office (NRO) in MIMAROPA conducted an activity on gendere and development (GAD) with the theme “Promoting Gener Equality and Women Empowerment in the Workplace” recently at Piña Colina Resort in Tagytay City. The activity was participated in by NRO MIMAROPA officials and staff. OIC Regional Director Susan A. Sumbeling, in her opening remarks, shared the NEDA GAD Agenda 2019-2025. She discussed the GAD strategic framework and GAD strategic plan 2019-2025. Sumbeling stated that the NEDA GAD Agenda […]

The usufruct agreement by and between the Provincial Government of Oriental Mindoro, represented by Governor  Alfonso V. Umali, Jr.  and the MIMAROPA Regional Development Council (RDC), represented by Governor  Jose Ch. Alvarez of Palawan, for the establishment of the MIMAROPA Regional Government Center (RGC) in Calapan City was signed last December 6 during the 65th RDC Full Council meeting in Puerto Princesa City. Under the agreement, the 5.11 hectare lot located in  Barangay Sta. Isabel, Calapan City shall be used […]

The MIMAROPA Regional Project Monitoring Team (RPMT) conducted a project  monitoring in Palawan on December 3-7. The team monitored a total of twenty  ongoing and completed projects located in the municipalities of Aborlan, Roxas, Taytay, San Vicente and Puerto Princesa City. The monitoring team is composed of representatives from the Presidential Management Staff-Office for Regional Concerns (PMS-ORC),  Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), Department of Budget and Management (DBM), National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA),  private sector representative, […]

The NEDA Regional Office (NRO) in  MIMAROPA received the 2018 Gawad Listahanan Most Supportive National Government Agency (NGA) during the 3rd Regional Gawad Listahanan awarding ceremonies of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) MIMAROPA held on November 27 at the Lynn’s Fern Garden in Odiongan, Romblon. The awarding ceremony was attended by partners and stakeholders of DSWD MIMAROPA from local government units (LGUs), national government agencies (NGAs), state colleges and universities, and media partners who support the Listahanan and other initiatives of the department. The […]

MIMAROPA’s Keep Hope Alive (KHA), an organization based in Mansalay, Oriental Mindoro, receives the 2018 National Outstanding Volunteer Award under the Organization (Not for profit) category during the Search for Outstanding Volunteers (SOV) awarding ceremony held on December 3  at the Sequioa Hotel, Quezon City. The SOV is an annual search which highlights the exemplary performance and dedication to service of Filipino volunteers in helping people and communities and recognize the role of volunteerism in development and nation-building. It is also  […]

The NEDA Regional Office (NRO) in  MIMAROPA conducted the Economic and Financial Literacy (EFL) Forum on November 16 at  Occidental Mindoro State College (OMSC) Mamburao Campus Conference Room in Occidental Mindoro. The event is in line with the celebration of the 2018 Economic and Financial Literacy Week (EFLW). The annual celebration of the EFLW  is pursuant to Republic Act No. 10922 or  Economic and Financial Literacy Act which declares the second week of November of every year as EFLW. This […]

The draft  final  report  of the study to evaluate the effectiveness of private sector representatives (PSRs)  in Regional Development Councils (RDCs) was presented by the  Brain Trust, Inc. (BTI),  commissioned by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). The presentation of the draft final report was attended by RDC members composed of representatives from regional line agencies (RLAs), local government units and PSRs. The activity  aimed  to solicit additional inputs and comments on the conclusions and recommendations emanated during the […]