RPCO CAR I-BUILD Component Head Engr. Gaston Cael welcomes the PPMIUs of Benguet, Ifugao and Kalinga during the Joint Technical Review for I-BUILD subprojects held on July 21-22 at Baguio City Joint technical review of proposed PRDP IBUILD SPs conducted
To prepare the proponent provinces for the RPAB endorsement and to ensure the consistency of data and completeness of required documents of the proposed sub-projects under the Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP), a Joint Technical Review was conducted on July 21-22, 2015 at the Highland Villa Hotel and Restaurant, Baguio City.
Technical experts from the PRDP National Project Coordination Office (NPCO), Project Support Office (PSO) and Regional Project Coordination Office (RPCO), simultaneously reviewed the documents of the Provincial Project Management and Implementing Units (PPMIUs) of the provinces of Benguet, Ifugao, and Kalinga in the Cordillera Administrative Region.
Among the I-BUILD subprojects that were presented and reviewed include the Improvement along Jose Mencio FMR and the Improvement of Km 49 – Ambakian FMR in Benguet, the Improvement of Pula – Camandag FMR in Ifugao, and the Improvement of Catabbogan – Wagud FMR in Kalinga.
I-BUILD Component Head Engr. Gaston Cael assured the PPMIUs that the RPCO together with the PSO and NPCO technical experts will constantly assist them to ensure that requirements are properly complied with.
Moreover, Engr. Danilo P. Daguio, PRDP Deputy Project Director anticipates that the four subprojects that were presented will be included in the list of 2016 subprojects.
Expressing the same sentiments, Department of Agriculture Regional Executive Director Atty. Cipriano Santiago encouraged the PPMIUs to involve their municipal governments to fast track the processing and preparation of documents in time for review and eventually for implementation in 2016.
Meanwhile, it was agreed that the Regional Project Advisory Board (RPAB) meeting will be on August 7, 2015.
The PRDP is a six-year project of the Department of Agriculture designed to establish the government platform for a modern, climate-smart and market oriented agri-fishery sector. (Elvy Taquio, InfoACE RPCO CAR)
DA-CAR’s Regional Executive Director and PRDP Project Director gives his message to the PPMIUs and encourages them to involve their municipal governments to fast track the processing and preparation of documents in time for review and eventually for implementation in 2016.
