Representatives from the Southern Luzon State University (SLSU) - Oscar F. Santos Institute of Environmental Governance (IEG) Center Management Committee (ManCom) attended the Joint Management Committee Meeting for the Environmental Justice Sector Reform Project 3 (EJSRP 3), held from October 8 to 11 at Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte.
Present during this conference are the SLSU IEG Center Management Committee members, composed of Dr. Felino J. Gutierrez, Jr., Director of Extension Services, and EnP Richard M. Veluz, both SLSU faculty members; and Engr. Lourdes A. Quevada, Tanggol Kalikasan member and former SLSU Extension Services Director; and EnP Julieta Aparicio, the Lucena City Planning and Development Officer and TK-Member. Also part of the delegation is Ms. Arceli R. Obmerga, the SLSU-IEG Center Coordinator.
As EJSRP 3, funded by the United State Department of Interior – International Technical Assistance Program, reaches the end of its implementation, the IEG centers from the five provinces of Aurora, Cagayan, Camarines Norte, Isabela, and Quezon convened for updates on the project implementation as well as to strengthen each center through collaboration and strategic planning. On the part of Quezon Province, Ms. Obmerga delivered a comprehensive presentation detailing the SLSU-IEG Center’s accomplishments over the preceding two years. Her report highlighted that major project deliverables for EJSRP 3 in Quezon province were already 90% completed. Likewise, she shared the learnings gained and challenges faced during the project implementation from November 2023.
On the other hand, as part of the 3-day activity, the SLSU-IEG Management Committee convened and provided its insights regarding the project’s implementation and ways forward. Similarly, the ManCom members, through EnP Veluz, presented the Center’s strategic directions on sustaining this initiative and the operations of the SLSU-IEG in its environmental governance and sustainability endeavors.
Article: FJGutierrez, JDMerjudio
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Photos: ARObmerga