DEPDev Caraga

02/09/2026

In observance of National Su***de Prevention Month this September 2026, the Department of Health (DOH) – Center for Health Development (CHD) CALABARZON, through the Mental Health Program (MHP), in coordination with the Human Resource Development Section (HRDS), and in partnership with the Ateneo de Manila University – Institute of Philippine Culture (Ateneo–IPC), warmly invites you to another session of 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝟒𝐀 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬: 𝐞𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐎𝐇 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐀𝐁𝐀𝐑𝐙𝐎𝐍: 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐎𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡: 𝐓𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫, 𝐖𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐇𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞

📅 September 9, 2026 (Wednesday)
⏰ 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Register here: bit.ly/chd4aWeStandForHopeAndLife

This webinar is OPEN and FREE for ALL!

We encourage everyone to share this invitation with your family, friends, colleagues, and professional networks. Your participation can help amplify an important message: mental health matters, reaching out matters, and every life matters.

Let us build workplaces and communities where compassion is strengthened, conversations about mental health are welcomed, and seeking help is met with understanding—not stigma.

Together, let us stand for hope, stand for life, and strengthen a culture of care across CALABARZON.

💚 You are not alone. Help is available. Hope is possible.

See you online!



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24/08/2026

𝐍𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐃𝐄𝐏𝐃𝐞𝐯 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐚 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐍𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

On July 30, 2026, the Department of Economy, Planning, and Development (DEPDev) Regional Office Caraga turned policy into practice at the DEPDev Caraga Conference Hall in Butuan City. Celebrating the 52nd National Nutrition Month (NNM), the agency hosted a learning session and sustainable cooking challenge under the national theme: “𝑺𝒂 𝑷𝑷𝑨𝑵: 𝑺𝒂𝒎𝒂-𝒔𝒂𝒎𝒂 𝒔𝒂 𝑵𝒖𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝑺𝒂𝒑𝒂𝒕 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒂 𝒔𝒂 𝑳𝒂𝒉𝒂𝒕! 𝑵𝒖𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒚𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒕 𝑲𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒂𝒔𝒂𝒏, 𝑨𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑷𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒂𝒏.”

The event gathered 42 participants, including officials, technical personnel, and administrative staff of the agency, to explore how human health, food security, and environmental stewardship intersect.

The day kicked off with an opening remarks delivered by Chief Economic Development Specialist Graziella C. Cultura on behalf of Regional Director Gemima A. Olam. Resource speaker Leah Vina P. Vargas, Nutrition Officer III from the National Nutrition Council (NNC) Caraga, delivered a thematic talk highlighting how climate change, agricultural sustainability, and nutrition-sensitive food systems are mutually reinforcing concepts within the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition (PPAN) 2023–2028.

To seal the commitment to individual and institutional change, participants concluded the talk by reciting the Official 2026 NNM Pledge.

Translating theoretical understanding into a hands-on experience, the staff participated in the Sustainable Cooking Challenge. Nine teams competed in a multi-round cook-off involving menu planning, strategizing, and zero-waste preparation techniques using locally sourced ingredients.

Beyond an internal wellness and capacity-building initiative, DEPDev Caraga's 2026 NNM Learning Session directly supports several key chapters and priority strategies outlined in the Caraga Regional Development Plan 2023–2028 Midterm Update. Among them is the activity’s contribution to Chapter 6.1: Ensure Food Security and Proper Nutrition & Chapter 4.1: Boost Health.

By deepening planners' understanding of nutrition-sensitive interventions and climate-resilient food systems under the PPAN 2023–2028 framework, the activity equips regional development planners to design interventions aimed at reducing malnutrition and strengthening health outcomes across Caraga. The activity also supports Chapter 16: Accelerate Climate Action and Strengthen Disaster Resilience with emphasis on sustainable food consumption, waste minimization, and natural resource conservation which highlights the direct impact of environmental conditions on food availability and community resilience.

Caraga’s overall development strategy, i2FAME (Industrialize and Innovate Fishery, Agri-Forestry, Mining, and Eco-Tourism), relies heavily on sustainable agriculture and food value chains. Educating development workers on sustainable food preparation models reinforces the regional drive toward sustainable agribusiness and resource management.

20/08/2026

20/08/2026

🔔 The countdown begins!

The Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) is gearing up for the 24th Development Policy Research Month (DPRM) this September 2026. 🏛️

This year's theme is "Building Strong Institutions, Unlocking Human Capital Potential" ("Matatag na Institusyon, Maunlad na Yamang Tao") which will explore how fragmented governance, regulatory uncertainty, and weak public-private coordination hold back investment in education, health, and other services that build the country's human capital.

𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 — 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝟮𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗣𝗥𝗠 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗻𝗼𝘄!

💡 Visit dprm.pids.gov.ph for more information or stay tuned to PIDS' social media channels as we roll out our lineup of activities, what the theme is about, and how you can participate in promoting the importance of research and knowledge-sharing in policymaking, Philippine development, and economic transformation.

13/08/2026

DEPDev Caraga trains staff, agencies, LGUs on impact evaluation to strengthen evidence-based policymaking

The Department of Economy, Planning, and Development (DEPDev) Caraga staff, with representatives from the regional line agencies and local government units (LGUs), recently strengthened their capacity to assess whether public programs and projects are delivering their intended results during a four-day Impact Evaluation Training-Workshop organized by DEPDev Caraga on August 4–7, 2026, in Butuan City.

Organized by DEPDev Caraga, the workshop focused on using impact evaluation as a tool for evidence-based decision-making to help policymakers determine whether programs and projects should be continued, scaled up, redesigned, or phased out based on credible data.

Participants were introduced to key evaluation frameworks, including the National Evaluation Policy Framework (NEPF), theory of change, causal inference, ethical requirements, and various impact evaluation methodologies.

Leading the discussions were experts from DEPDev and the academe, including OIC-Assistant Director Maria Sherinna Ysabel S. Jose of the DEPDev Monitoring and Evaluation Staff; Dr. Roperto S. Deluna, Jr.; Dr. Michael L. Ayala; and Ms. Rizamae S. P***n of the Socio-Economic Research and Data Analytics Center (SERDAC) Mindanao and the College of Applied Economics (CAEc) of the University of Southeastern Philippines.

Beyond lectures, participants gained hands-on experience in applying impact evaluation concepts through practical exercises using R software. They also worked on developing impact evaluation proposals for selected government programs and projects, allowing them to identify appropriate evaluation methods and key components of an evaluation design.

The workshop forms part of DEPDev Caraga’s continuing efforts to build the impact evaluation capacity of government institutions in the Region and promote evidence-based development planning, policymaking, and investment programming.