One of the essential addition to the Department of Health’s (DOH) medical and health service delivery in MIMAROPA is the sea ambulance donated to the DOH – Culion Sanitarium and General Hospital (DOH-CGSH). The donation was funded by the Sasakawa Memorial Medical Health Foundation (SMHF) and the Association of Professional Motor Boat Racers of Japan (APMBRJ). It was through the determination of Dr. Arturo C. Cunanan, Jr. that the sea ambulance materialized. In 2009, after being appointed as the new […]

The Philippine National Volunteer Service Coordinating Agency (PNVSCA) recognized the country’s modern day heroes in the 2016 Search for Outstanding Volunteers (SOV) awarding ceremony on 13 December 2016 at the Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria, Ortigas Center, Quezon City. PNVSCA received eighty one (81) nominations and conferred the awards to eighteen (18) outstanding volunteers and volunteer service organizations. The Palawan Geographic Society (PGS) from the MIMAROPA region, was hailed as one of the regional awardees in the non-profit organization category. PGS […]

The provincial government of Marinduque hosted the 57th RDC full council meeting held on 13 December 2016 in Boac. MIMAROPA RDC Chairman and Palawan Governor Jose C. Alvarez presided the meeting which was attended by Marinduque Governor Carmencita O. Reyes, Marinduque Vice Governor Romulo A. Bacorro, Jr., Mayor Roberto Madla of Boac, Marinduque, Mayor Marissa Martinez of Sta. Cruz, Marinduque, directors and representatives of regional line agencies, local government units, private sector representatives, and state universities and colleges. The provision […]

The MIMAROPA Regional Development Council (RDC) conducted FY 2018 budget review during the first quarter sectoral committee meetings on 31 January – 03 February at the Golden Phoenix Hotel Manila in Pasay City. The RDC is mandated under Presidential Executive Order No. 325 (S.1996) to review and endorse to the national government the proposed budgets of agency regional offices (AROs) and state universities and colleges (SUCs). The RDC MIMAROPA budget review was undertaken to ensure that the programs, projects, and […]

Sustaining its mandate to provide technical assistance in the conduct of small scale mining within the MIMAROPA region, the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) MIMAROPA Regional Office successfully staged the 6th Regional Small Scale Mining Summit on October 19, 2016 at the Bayview Park Hotel, Manila. Serving as an assembly for exchange and updating of information, the activity provided presentations on Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Administrative Order No. 2015-03 or the revised implementing rules and regulations of […]