22/05/2026
| To ensure the success and durability of infrastructure subprojects being implemented under the DA-PRDP Scale-Up, the Regional Project Coordination Office 2 (RPCO 2), through the I-BUILD Component and Institutional Development Unit (IDU), facilitated a four-day Training-Workshop on the ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ (๐๐๐๐) ๐๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ฌ with PRDP Scale-Up subprojects. The activity was held at Balai Carmela, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan, from May 19โ22, 2026.
The activity aimed to equip participants with the knowledge and practical skills needed to effectively conduct material testing and quality control for horizontal and vertical structures, ensuring compliance with standards and specifications for stronger and more sustainable implementation of infrastructure subprojects across the region.
Mainstreaming the MTQC tool into DA regular programs is a strategic step toward institutionalizing quality assurance across all DA-funded infrastructure projects. This ensures consistent compliance with national engineering standards and safeguards government investments through the early detection of material deficiencies and enhances the durability and climate resilience of rural infrastructure.
Engr. Jayson B. Tacazon, Engr. Jeffrey T. Babaran, and Engr. Abelardo D. Camayang Jr. from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Region 2 served as resource persons throughout the training-workshop.
During the first day, Deputy Project Director Kay S. Olivas discussed the DA-PRDP Institutional Strengthening Action Plan (ISAP) to help participants understand strategies and initiatives that enhance organizational capacity, improve project implementation, and strengthen compliance with standards and procedures.
On the third day, participants underwent a laboratory workshop at the DPWH Region 2.
Participants in the training-workshop include representatives from:
โข MLGU Rizal, Cagayan
โข MLGU Camalaniugan, Cagayan
โข MLGU Ramon, Isabela
โข MLGU Quirino, Isabela
โข MLGU Alicia, Isabela
โข CLGU Santiago
โข MLGU Ambaguio, Nueva Vizcaya
โข MLGU Kasibu, Nueva Vizcaya
โข PLGU Isabela
โข PLGU Quirino
โข DA RFO 2 Regional Agricultural Engineering Division
โข DA-PRDP RPCO 2
The awarding ceremony will be held this afternoon.