^{March 16, 2026}

The proposal of Mr. Cloyd Velasco, RDC2 PSR for Trade, Industry and Services Sector, titled: Establishment of a national apprenticeship program as a private-sector led convergence initiative to strengthen the Philippine startup and innovation system was approved for endorsement during the 17th RDC-PSR National Convention held on March 11-13, 2026 in Davao City.
The proposal aims to bridge skills-jobs mismatch and to foster a
stronger culture of innovation. It also seeks to address the absence of structured, standardized, nationwide pathways for talent development and research commercialization across Higher Education Institutions in the region.
A total of 29 proposals nationwide were approved during the RDC-PSR National Convention, an annual platform for advancing policy reforms through multi-sector collaboration. 𝑫𝑬𝑷𝑫𝒆𝒗-𝑫𝑹𝑪𝑨𝑫

𝐏𝐒𝐑 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐂𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐑𝐃𝐂𝟐𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐧 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦