Nine major infrastructure projects in Batanes were inspected jointly during a Field Monitoring Visit (FMV) by the Cagayan Valley Regional Project Monitoring Committee and the Batanes Provincial Project Monitoring Committee on May 11-12, 2023. Prior to the field visits, a pre-FMV meeting was conducted at the DPWH Batanes Engineering Office to review project documents as reference during the actual field visit. This was attended by the members of Batanes PPMC, DWPH Assistant District Engineer, Division Chief and Project Engineers, DOH Batanes Office Chief, DILG Provincial Director and contractors.

During the actual visit, it was observed that time extensions issued for most of the delayed projects were due to lack of local manpower, difficulty in transporting construction materials as these had to be shipped from the mainland, inclement weather, and health restrictions.

The two-day activity concluded with an exit conference. The findings and … Read more »

The Committee has the following functions based on NEDA-PCW JMC No. 2016-01:

• Initiate, coordinate and monitor gender mainstreaming initiatives at the sectoral and regional level;
• Lead in ensuring the integration of gender perspective in regional development plans, investment programs and policies through the conduct of consultations with stakeholders;
• Promote the participation of women, women’s groups and other sectoral groups in the preparation, implementation and monitoring of regional and local development plans, programs and projects;
• Create sub-committees or technical working groups (TWGs) that will review and handle concerns on women’s economic empowerment, social development rights: gender in security. justice and peace, gender in environment and climate change, and gender-responsive governance, among other areas, as necessary. The subcommittees or TWGs shall endorse matters pertaining to their sectoral concern to the RGADC and/or the RDC;
• Recommend policies or actions that may be adopted by the

Three out of the five National Search for Outstanding Volunteers (SOV) awards were given to Region 2 nominees, besting 59 finalists from all over the country. The Philippine National Volunteer Service Coordinating Agency (PNVSCA) revealed this year’s national awardees in an awarding ceremony in Quezon City on December 12, 2022.… Read more »

In its 125^th Regular Business Meeting on December 22, the Cagayan Valley Regional Development Council (RDC2) recognized the region’s national awardees in the 2022 Search for Outstanding Volunteers (SOV) and revisited the status of the release of Philhealth claims in LGU-managed hospitals and other public hospitals in the region.… Read more »