The Bicol Regional Development Council (RDC) conducted the End-of-Term Address on June 20, 2022 at The Marison Hotel, Legazpi City. It is the first time to hold the special event which was spearheaded by the NEDA 5, as the RDC secretariat. The activity raised public awareness of the RDC as the highest policy-making body in continue reading : BICOL RDC holds its first end-of-term address, celebrates key milestones
NEDA Bicol conducted the second quarter Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill (NSED) on June 9, 2022 at 9:00am. This is pursuant to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council and Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council Memorandum Nos. 21, and 29, s. 2022, respectively. The drill was conducted based on the hypothetical scenario of continue reading : Report on the NEDA Bicol 2nd QUARTER NATIONWIDE SIMULTANEOUS EARTHQUAKE DRILL
NEDA Bicol got a hundred percent rating in the spot-checking conducted by the Department of Energy (DOE) on May 26, 2022 following the issuance of the Inter-Agency Energy Efficiency and Conservation Committee (IAEECC) Advisory on the “Mandatory Implementation of Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programs, and the Strict Observance of the Government Energy Management Program (GEMP) continue reading : NEDA BICOL EXCELS IN THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY AUDIT
The Bicol region’s economy starts to recover from the adverse effect of the pandemic with 4.2 percent growth rate from a contraction of 8.3 percent in 2020 as reported by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) during a simultaneous nationwide press conference on the country’s economic performance on April 28, 2022. “This sounds a lot of continue reading : Bicol’s economy starts to recover in 2021
As a culminating activity of the CY 2022 National Women’s Month Celebration (NWMC), the Ladies’ Choice Cook-Off Competition held on March 28 allowed the men to cook lunch for the ladies who judged the dishes based on presentation and taste. Two male representatives each from the six divisions/units cooked Beef Pares, Beef Caldereta, Binutong na continue reading : NEDA BICOL GENTLEMEN SHOWCASE COOKING TALENTS
The Special Regional Committee on the Sustainable Development Goals (SRC-SDGs) in the Bicol Region conducted a refresher session on the SDGs and the Community-Based Monitoring System (CBMS) for 54 provincial and city planning and development officers, statisticians, SDG focal persons, and the NEDA Region 5 staff. Held on February 22, 2022 via Zoom platform, the continue reading : Bicol SDG Committee Conducts Refresher on SDGs and CBMS
Pursuant to its mandate, the Bicol Regional Development Council conducted an online technical review of the FY 2023 agency budget proposals last January 27 and 28, 2022. The review ensured that programs, activities, and projects (PAPs) that are proposed for national government funding in FY 2023 are consistent with the development objectives of the region continue reading : Bicol RDC Reviews FY 2023 Budget Proposals
The Bicol Regional Project Monitoring Committee (RPMC), during its first quarter meeting last January 26, approved its CY 2022 work program. Major activities to be conducted include: (1) preparation and submission of quarterly project status reports; (2) field inspection of priority and problematic projects; (3) project facilitation sessions; (4) post evaluation of a completed project; continue reading : Bicol RPMC Approves CY 2022 Work Program
The Bicol Regional Project Monitoring Committee (RPMC) conducted a project facilitation session (PFS) for the Bicol International Airport Development Project on January 12, 2022 via video conference, to discuss pending issues with regard to the operations of the airport. The airport was inaugurated by President Rodrigo Duterte on October 7, 2021 and started domestic flight continue reading : Bicol RPMC Conducts Project Facilitation Session of Bicol International Airport
The Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-asa (BP2) Committee for Bicol Region convened for its 4th quarter CY 2021 regional committee meeting on November 25, 2021 via videoconference. National Security Adviser Sec. Hermogenes C. Esperon Jr., the newly assigned Cabinet Officer for Regional Development and Security (CORDS) and BP2 chairperson for Bicol region presided over the meeting. continue reading : Bicol BP2 New Leadership Stresses on Developing Barangays to Implement the BP2 Program
