The Infrastructure Development Committees (IDCs) of CALABARZON and MIMAROPA conducted a joint meeting on June 16 through Zoom teleconference. MIMAROPA IDC Chairperson and Marinduque Governor Presbitero J. Velasco, Jr. and CALABARZON IDC Chairperson Engr. Ladislao Andal presided over the meeting which was attended by directors and representatives from regional line agencies, local government units, and private continue reading : CALABARZON, MIMAROPA IDCs tackle inter-regional infra development projects

The MIMAROPA Special Committee on Culture (SCC) conducted its first semester meeting recently and approved the membership of National Youth Commission (NYC) and the partnership with National Book Development Board (NBDB). National Commission on Culture and the Arts (NCCA) Executive Director Oscar G. Casaysay presided over the meeting, which was participated in by representatives from continue reading : MIMAROPA SCC approves NYC membership, NBDB partnership

The 79th Regional Development Council (RDC) Full Council Meeting  was held last  June 3 in Pasay City. MIMAROPA RDC Chairperson and Romblon Governor Jose R. Riano presided over the meeting and delivered the state of the region address or SORA. ​​​​​​​The event  was attended by Cabinet Officer for Regional Development and Security-Technical Working Group (CORDS-TWG) Head continue reading : MIMAROPA RDC chairperson delivers SORA

As part of the 2022 National Heritage Month bearing the theme “Pamanang Lokal: Binhi ng Kulturang Pilipino,” the MIMAROPA Special Committee on Culture (SCC) conducted a webinar focusing on the preservation and promotion of cultural heritage on May 30 through  Zoom video conference. MIMAROPA Regional Development Council Chairperson and Romblon Governor Jose R. Riano, in his continue reading : MIMAROPA SCC holds webinar on preservation, promotion of cultural heritage

The NEDA Regional Office (NRO) MIMAROPA participated in the Workshop on the Formulation of the National Volunteerism Research Agenda (NVRA) held in Taguig City on May 18-20. As representatives from the region, NRO MIMAROPA helped identify existing data and researches, research gaps, and opportunities for collaboration. Another output from the workshop was a list of continue reading : NEDA MIMAROPA participates in volunteerism research agenda workshop

The MIMAROPA Regional Project Monitoring Team (RPMT) conducted a field monitoring visit in Marinduque on May 23-27. The RPMT is composed of private sector representatives (PSRs), representatives from the Presidential Management Staff-Office for Regional Concerns (PMS-ORC), Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), the provincial project monitoring committee of Marinduque, continue reading : MIMAROPA RPMT monitors projects in Marinduque

The Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) commended the Regional Gender and Development Committee (RGADC) MIMAROPA for its development and continuous administration of the GAD mechanisms profiling and inventory of GAD policies form during the RGADC’s second quarter meeting held through video conference on May 20. PCW mentioned that RGADC MIMAROPA was the first among the continue reading : PCW commends RGADC MIMAROPA for its GAD mechanisms profiling, inventory of GAD policies form

The NEDA Regional Office (NRO)  in MIMAROPA led the conduct of a consultation meeting with the local government units (LGUs) hosting airports and the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP)  on the draft Comprehensive Airport Safety Ordinance for  MIMAROPA  on May 16,  through video conference. Regional Director (RD) Agustin Mendoza of NRO MIMAROPA extended continue reading : NEDA MIMAROPA facilitates consultation meeting with LGUs on the Comprehensive Airport Safety Ordinance

Two resolutions of the MIMAROPA Regional Nutrition Committee (RNC) were recommended for Regional Development Council (RDC)  support during the Social Development Committee (SDC) second quarter meeting on May 6 through videoconference. ​​​​​​​ These  resolutions were RNC Resolution  4, s. 2021, adopting the Scaling-Up Nutrition (SUN) 3.0 Strategy and Organization of SUN Movement Networks in MIMAROPA region, and continue reading : SDC MIMAROPA recommends RDC support for two nutrition projects in the region

The MIMAROPA Infrastructure Development Committee (IDC) convened its second quarter sectoral committee meeting through video conference on May 11. MIMAROPA IDC Chairperson and the re-elected Marinduque Governor, Presbitero Velasco Jr. presided over the meeting. In his opening remarks, Governor Velasco encouraged the members to actively engage and use the meeting as opportunity to share knowledge continue reading : NEDA presents PWSSMP to MIMAROPA IDC

Eleven private sector representatives (PSRs) of the MIMAROPA Regional Development Council (RDC) participated in the 13th RDC-PSR National Convention hosted by RDC Ilocos  on April 28-29 through Zoom. ​​​​​​​ The region was led by Ms. Marvi R. Trudeau of Pilipinas Shell Foundation, Inc., as lead convenor while the RDC was represented by Vice-Chairperson and Regional Director continue reading : MIMAROPA participates in the 13th RDC-PSRs National Convention

The MIMAROPA Regional Gender and Development Committee (RGADC) held a candle lighting ceremony at the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Regional Office or NRO in MIMAROPA, Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro, and through video conference on March 30. The event was  the  culminating activity for the 2022 National Women’s Month (NWM) celebration. The candle lighting activity served continue reading : RGADC MIMAROPA concludes Women’s Month celebration with candle lighting activity

The NEDA Regional Office (NRO) MIMAROPA spearheaded the conduct of a consultation meeting with the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) and the Department of Transportation (DOTr) regarding the formulation of a comprehensive airport safety ordinance for  MIMAROPA  on March 30  through video conference. In his opening remarks, Regional Director (RD) Agustin Mendoza of continue reading : NEDA MIMAROPA conducts consultation meeting on comprehensive airport safety ordinance

The MIMAROPA Regional Gender and Development Committee (RGADC), in partnership with the Philippine Commission on Women, held the Spoken Word Poetry Session 2.0: Agenda ng Kababaihan, Tungo sa Kaunlaran on March 24, 2021, through  Zoom and Facebook Live, as part of its 2022 National Women’s Month celebration. This was the second year of the RGADC MIMAROPA to continue reading : MIMAROPA RGADC holds Spoken Word Poetry Session 2.0 in celebration of National Women’s Month

The NEDA Regional Office (NRO) MIMAROPA conducted the webinar Engineering for Non-Engineers on March 22 and 23 through Zoom vide oconference. The training is a rerun of the first session of the webinar series focusing on roads and bridges construction. It was attended by 99 participants, consisting of 51 men and 48 women, from various continue reading : NEDA MIMAROPA conducts engineering for non-engineers webinar on roads and bridges construction