The NEDA Regional Office MIMAROPA provided technical assistance to higher education institutions (HEIs) in the region on the preparation of project concept paper for the institutional development and innovation grants (IDIG) of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on March 28-29, 2017 at Mindoro State College of Agriculture and Technology (MinSCAT) in Calapan City. The training was participated by 15 HEIs from MIMAROPA region. The training aims to increase the number of project proposals approved by CHED under the grant, […]

To instill the importance of the role of tourists receptionists and professionalize the provision for basic guiding services to tourists, the Department of Tourism (DOT) MIMAROPA conducted the Seminar on Tourist Reception and Guiding Techniques for 27 participants from San Jose, Occidental Mindoro last January 23 to 25, 2017. Values Formation, Effective Customer Service and Practical Guiding Techniques were among the topics taken up during the 3-day seminar by Mentors Alvin Dexter Tan and Carlos Garcia. A modest number of […]

The MIMAROPA Regional Development Council (RDC) during its full council meeting held on 03 March, endorsed the FY 2018 priority programs, projects and activities (PPAs) of the thirty six (36) agency regional offices (AROs) and six (6) state universities and colleges (SUCs) amounting to P88 billion. MIMAROPA RDC Chairman and Palawan Governor Jose C. Alvarez presided the meeting which was attended by Oriental Mindoro Governor Alfonso V. Umali, Jr., Occidental Mindoro Governor Mario Gene J. Mendiola, Romblon Governor Eduardo C. […]

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 […]