Streamlining subproject implementation for PRDP Scale-Up With preparations underway for the implementation of subprojects under the PRDP Scale-Up, the DA - Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) Caraga I-BUILD Component held a training workshop on the preparation of technical documents and compliance review on December 19 – 21, 2023, in Butuan City. In pursuit of streamlined subproject
implementation under the Scale Up, PRDP Caraga gathered partner Local Government Units (LGUs) to provide them guidance and assistance on the preparation of technical documents for their proposed subprojects which include the Detailed Engineering Design (DED), Program of Works (POW), and the Economic and Financial Analysis (EFA), among others.
“Gathering LGU partners in one place enables them to immediately address concerns and revisions on the technical documents required for their proposed subprojects. Having an avenue where they can focus and collaborate speeds up the compliance process for the Scale Up,” said Engr. Rene Q. Morales, I-BUILD Component Head. Continued on page 6...
Mainstreaming GGU tools for transparent project implementation To increase transparency and accountability in project implementation, the Regional Project Coordination Office (RPCO) XIII’s Geo-mapping and Governance Unit (GGU) conducted a Mainstreaming of GGU Tools and Guidelines to DA Programs on October 18 – 19, 2023, in Butuan City. GGU, whose main goal is to improve implementation
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processes through the utilization of the latest innovations in information and communication technology (ICT), mainstreamed three innovations to personnel from DA’s regular programs. This included the Enhanced Vulnerability and Suitability Analysis (eVSA), the Applied Geotagging Tool (AGT), and the Rural Road Network Strategic Overlay (IROAD). In line with the Department of
Agriculture’s directive to institutionalize the tools and processes of the Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP) into DA’s regular programs, the activity capacitated personnel from the Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Division (PMED), Agricultural Program Coordinating Office (APCO), Regional Agricultural Engineering Division (RAED), Field Operations Division (FOD), and DA’s Rice program. Continued on page 8...
