PSO Mindanao is Hiring!

We are looking for the following to be part of the PSO Mindanao Team. Click the links below to download the terms of reference (TOR) for each position: I-REAP Component Head: TOR – IREAP COMPONENT HEAD Finance Analyst II : TOR – FAII Administrative Officer I: TOR – AOI Business Development Officer: TOR-BDO Project Development Associate (IBUILD & IREAP): TOR- … read more »

Stirring Up the Milk Production in the Davao Region

Through the support of DA-PRDP, the Nabunturan Farmers Multipurpose Cooperative is stirring up milk production to meet the growing demand for milk in the Davao Region. More than a year after the turnover of the “Cow’s Milk Processing and Marketing Enterprise” subproject to the Nabunturan Farmers Multipurpose Cooperative or NAFAMCO, the coop has expanded their … read more »

IPLAN MATTER: JULY 2023

IPLAN MATTERS: JANUARY-JUNE 2023

PRDP Mindanao Meets for Strategy Setting, Consultation with World Bank

With the fourth quarter of 2023 coming in the horizon and two big ticket projects on the way, PRDP Mindanao’s Regional Project Coordination Offices (RPCOs) led by their project directors, deputy project directors and component and unit heads together with the Project Support Office Mindanao converged in Davao City for their coordination meeting and consultation … read more »

DA-PRDP Holds Subproject Appraisal Review For Camiguin FMR Project Proposal

DA-PRDP Holds Subproject Appraisal Review For Camiguin FMR Project Proposal MAMBAJAO, CAMIGUIN – Two Farm-to-Market Roads (FMRs) project proposals in the province of Camiguin underwent a Subproject Appraisal Review (SPAR) of the DA-Philippine Rural Development Project on August 15-16, 2023. The two FMR proposals under the PRDP scale up include the 1.68 KM Rehabilitation and … read more »

Embracing New Tools in data management

The volume of data gathered by the I-PLAN Component necessitates a more streamlined approach for collecting, processing, and presenting information. To enhance the capacity of planning officers in handling and effectively communicating project outcomes, the I-PLAN Component organized a two-day “Basic Data and Information Management Training for Planners” on August 9-10, 2023, in Davao City. … read more »

Seaweeds Producers Cooperative Undergoes First EOMs in BARMM

TAWI-TAWI – In preparation for the conduct of the Rapid Appraisal for Emerging Benefits (RAEB) for I-REAP subprojects in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, the Balimbing Seaweeds Producers Cooperative undergo with Enterprise Operations Monitoring System (EOMS) using a Data Capture Form (DCF) on July 16-23 at Barangay Balimbing, Panglima Sugala. The EOMS-DCF activity … read more »

Mindanao Cacao Stakeholders Revisit Constraints, Gear Up for Convergence

here is strength in convergence as the cacao stakeholders gathered to identify the gaps and the role they can play to address it. The “Mainstreaming of PRDP Tools: Updated Cacao VCA Presentation and Convergence Consultation”, which was conducted on July 20, 2023 in Davao City, provided a convenient platform for the cacao key players from … read more »

Six LGUs in Region XII eye access to PRDP Scale-UP infra subprojects

GENERAL SANTOS CITY- With the new funding opportunities brought by the Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP) Scale-Up, six local government units (LGU) in Region XII hoped to access financing for infrastructure subprojects from the said World Bank-assisted project. These LGUs were new to proposing subprojects under the infrastructure development component of PRDP Scale-Up. The LGUs … read more »