09/10/2026
The four-day Training on Materials Testing and Quality Control of Farm-to-Market Roads has successfully concluded. This training was facilitated by the PRDP RPCO-XI I-BUILD Component and participated by the technical engineers (ABEs/CEs) from the DA RAED, PEOs, and P/C/MAGROs.
The training consisted of a three-day lecture and one-day laboratory exposure at the DPWH RXI MTQC Laboratory, providing participants with both theoretical knowledge and practical insights into materials testing procedures.
Through this activity, the participants gained/developed valuable knowledge and skills on the essential testing procedures, standards, best practices, sample defects usually encountered during the implementation of FMR projects, and its recommended corrective measures. These topics were discussed by the resource speakers from the DPWH namely: Engr. Alexander D. Turingan, Engr. Chito G. Cabo, Engr. Maria Nenita P. Atencio, Engr. Mae Grace Argallon, and Mr. Andre Gerard S. Atienza.
