The Bicol Regional Project Monitoring Committee (RPMC), during its first quarter meeting on January 25, approved the CY 2023 work program and field monitoring plan. Among the major activities that will be undertaken during the year are field monitoring activities in the six provinces of the region, project facilitation sessions, post-evaluation of a completed project, continue reading : Bicol RPMC approves CY 2023 work program and field monitoring plan

Members of the four RDP Planning Committees (PC) and other stakeholders gathered during the RDP 2023-2028 Inter-PC Integration Workshop and Results Matrix (RM) Preparation on January 10, 2023, at NEDA Region 5, Legazpi City. The activity aims to ensure that critical and cross-cutting issues in the region are properly addressed in the Plan, and to continue reading : Bicol RDC conducts RDP 2023-2028 Inter-PC Integration Workshop

Engr. Luis G. Banua is formally and officially welcomed as the new Regional Director (RD) of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Region 5 in a ceremonial turn-over activity held on January 9, 2023, at NEDA Region 5, Legazpi City. Before the symbolic gesture of handing over the helm of leadership to RD Banua, continue reading : NEDA Region 5 welcomes Engr. Luis G. Banua as its new Regional Director

In celebration of the 33rd National Statistics Month, the NEDA Region 5 conducted the 1st NEDA Region 5 Statistics Quiz Bee on October 5, 2022 at the RDC Hall, NEDA Region 5, Legazpi City. Ms. Grace C. Torres, Senior Economic Development Specialist of the Project Monitoring and Evaluation Division, emerged as the Champion. She will continue reading : NEDA Region 5 conducts 1st NEDA Region 5 Statistics Quiz Bee

The Bicol Regional Gender and Development Committee (RGADC), in its meeting held on October 3, 2022, approved the guidelines on the Certification of the Regional Pool of Gender and Development Resource Persons (RPGRP).  Creating the RPGRP is a strategy to respond to the increasing demand for technical assistance on gender and development (GAD) in the continue reading : Bicol RGADC approves Guidelines on the Certification of the GAD Resource Pool

Bicol Region eyes a wider and better network for project development and evaluation, and resource generation as more development planners build proficiency in project concept note preparation during the Training/Workshop on Project Concept Note (PCN) Preparation held on June 28 to 29, 2022 at the NEDA Regional Office 5 in Legazpi City. The endeavor is continue reading : Bicol Eyes a Wider Network for Project Development

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