The NEDA Regional Office (NRO) in MIMAROPA participated at the third  quarter Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill (NSED) held in Calapan City on September 10.  The activity aimed to assess the efficiency and usefulness of the preparations, responses, recovery plans, systems, and policies developed in the localities and various offices. The activity was spearheaded by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) MIMAROPA through the Office of the Civil Defense (OCD) MIMAROPA. The agency  also graced the Online Ceremonial Pressing […]

The MIMAROPA Regional Development Council (RDC) was adopted as the Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-asa (BP2) Regional Council during its Full Council meeting held on September 4, virtually through Zoom. The adoption of the RDC was one of the highlights of the meeting, which also included the creation of the Special BP2  Committee and BP2  Communication Group. Ar.Marissa B. Maniquis of the National Housing Authority presented the salient features of the Implementing Guidelines of Executive Order    No. 114. The BP2  Program was institutionalized […]

The MIMAROPA Strong Republic Nautical Highway (SRNH) Committee urged Oriental Mindoro to remove barriers on the passage of live pig cargoes. This was made during the Committee’s meeting presided over by its  Chairperson and OIC Regional Director (RD) Susan A. Sumbeling of the NEDA Regional Office in MIMAROPA  through Zoom video conference on August 25. The  Committee extensively discussed the issue on transport of live pig cargoes from Western Visayas.  RD Sumbeling shared that Governor  Humerlito A. Dolor of Oriental Mindoro […]

The MIMAROPA Regional Gender and Development Committee (RGADC) during its joint meeting with the Social Development Committee (SDC) on August 7, through  Zoom video conference, elected its  new RGADC chairperson for the remainder of the 2020-2022 term. Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) MIMAROPA OIC Regional Director (RD) Purificacion R. Arriola replaces the same office’s RD, Floreceli G. Gunio, who retired in February early this year. The joint meeting also produced the RGADC Technical Working Group (TWG) that will facilitate […]

Infrastructure Development Committee (IDC) Chairperson and Marinduque Governor Presbitero Velasco Jr. presided over the MIMAROPA IDC meeting online via Zoom videoconference on August 7. In his message, Governor Velasco shared that the region is still confronted with delicately balancing the need to help economies recover from the impacts of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, and to protect the health of the  people.  He underscored that the best way to prevent the spread of COVID-19 is not to do the […]

The MIMAROPA Regional Development Council (RDC) Executive Committee (ExeCom) reviewed and endorsed the reprioritized fiscal year (FY)  2021 Tier 2 proposals of 24 MIMAROPA regional line agencies (RLAs) and five  state, universities and colleges (SUCs)  amounting to ₱78.21 billion. This was held during the ExeCom’s virtual meeting held last July 3. A total of PhP299.12 million will go to the development administration sector  while  PhP5.18 billion for  the economic development sector, PhP61.86 billion for  infrastructure development sector, and PhP10.87 billion […]

The NEDA MIMAROPA, in partnership with consultants, conducted a capacity building activity  for the formulation of the Master Plan for Sustainable Urban Infrastructure Development (MPSUID) in Calapan City project. The activity was conducted through Zoom video conference  on June 24 and 25.  Philkoei International, Inc.  and TAM Planners Co. are the consultants for the project. In her welcome message, OIC Regional Director Susan A. Sumbeling said that the MPSUID in Calapan City was nearing its completion, as the activity was […]

The MIMAROPA Regional Development Council (RDC) has confirmed the adoption of the region’s Rehabilitation and Recovery Plan (RRP) for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)  during its Full Council meeting held on June 5, virtually through Zoom. The approval of the RRP was one of the highlights of the meeting, which also included a long list of agenda items that addressed issues and concerns regarding the region’s whole-of-government approach to mitigating the effects of COVID-19. The MIMAROPA RRP for COVID-19 contains an […]