TESDA pushes for further expansion of services in Soccsksargen
TESDA
News Release
January 13, 2019
TESDA pushes for further expansion of services in Soccsksargen
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority is pushing to make its programs and services more accessible to those in the lower strata of society and those in remote areas to help raise their standard of living through skills training.
This after TESDA formally received the donation of a 1,027 square meter lot by the City Government of Koronadal on which the new TESDA Regional Office XII will be built. The lot is within the Prime Regional Center on which several other government agencies are either already holding their regional offices or are planned to be located.
TESDA Director General, Secretary Isidro S. Lapeña, and Koronadal City Mayor, Dr. Peter B. Miguel, formally signed the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) and Deed of Donation (DOD) for the lot in Brgy. Carpenter Hill, Koronadal City in South Cotabato, for the mentioned project.
The signing ceremony was held at the FB Hotel in Koronadal City last January 10, 2019.
The project is worth some Php 50M and will be completed within 18 months from the time the MOA and DOD had been signed.
“The establishment of this Prime Regional Center of Region Xll will be a testament to the continuing cooperation between national and local government agencies and units, as well as to the trust of the Duterte Administration for a government that is truly for the people. This will likewise strengthen partnerships between public entities and private companies,” said Lapeña in his message during the ceremony.
According to Lapeña, once the facility has been constructed and becomes fully-operational, TESDA will have a better chance to provide services to those who most need them, specially to those coming from communities in Mindanao.
The signing of the MOA and DOD was done as the Koronadal City was also celebrating the 19th “Hinugyaw Festival” and the city’s 79th founding anniversary. The singing ceremony was witnessed by TESDA Regional Director Rafael Abrogar ll and Koronadal City Administrator Cyrus Jose Urbano.
Lapeña also thanked the people and the City of Koronadal represented by its Mayor Miguel.
The Secretary also mentioned that the construction of the Regional Office 12 is part of the projects that will be undertaken by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) for 2019.
The TESDA chief likewise mentioned that he personally requested, during an earlier cabinet meeting in Malacañang, DPWH Secretary Mark Villar to include in 2019 the construction of the mentioned Regional Office who immediately approved the project.
According to Lapeña, Villar agreed that the Regional Office, once completed, would bring TESDA’s programs and services even closer to those who wish to avail them.
“Kung walang pamasahe ang iba nating mga kababayan, maiisip pa ba nila ang mag-training o mag-aral para maiangat ang kanilang sarili?” asked Lapeña during his message.
In the meantime, two more world class TESDA training centers are expected to be built in Soccsksargen within 2019, specifically in Sarangani and South Cotabato.
These training centers will benefit some 20,000 trainees in the next 5 years.
Serbisyo ng TESDA mas mapapalawak!
Higit pang mapapalawak ng Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) ang paghahatid ng serbisyo para maiangat ang pamumuhay ng mga mahihirap at ng mga nasa malalayong lugar sa pamamagitan ng skills training.
Ito ay matapos na pormal nang tinanggap ng TESDA ang 1,027 square meter na lupang ibinigay na donasyon ng City Government of Koronadal na pagtatayuan ng gusali ng TESDA Regional Office Xll. Ang lote ay nasa loob ng tinatawag na Prime Regional Center kung saan may nakatayo nang o magtatayo pa ng ibang tanggapan ng iba’t-ibang ahensya ng gubyerno.
Nilagdaan nina TESDA Director General, Secretary Isidro S. Lapeña, at Koronadal City Mayor, Dr. Peter B. Miguel, ang Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) at Deed of Donation (DOD) para sa pormal na pagkakaloob sa donasyong lupa na matatagpuan sa Brgy. Carpenter Hill, City of Koronadal, South Cotabato para sa nasabing proyekto.
Ang signing ceremony ay ginanap sa FB Hotel sa nabanggit na siyudad nitong ika-10 ng Enero 2019.
Ang nasabing proyekto ay nagkakahalaga ng P50 milyon at ito’y itatayo sa loob ng 18 buwan matapos na malagdaan ang MOA at DOD.
“The establishment of this Prime Regional Center of Region Xll will be a testament to the continuing cooperation between national and local government agencies and units, as well as to the trust of the Duterte Administration for a government that is truly for the people. This will likewise strengthen partnerships between public entities and private companies,” ani Lapeña sa kanyang mensahe sa nasabing signing ceremony.
Ayon kay Lapeña, oras na maitayo na ang nasabing pasilidad at maging fully-operational, magkakaroon na ng magandang pagkakataon ang ahensiya na mapagsilbihan ang mga miyembro ng lipunan na higit na nangangailangan lalo na ang mga taga-Mindanao.
Ang paglagda ay itinaon sa pagdiriwang ng ika-19th “Hinugway Festival” at 79th founding anniversary ng Koronadal City. Ang signing ceremony ay sinaksihan nina TESDA Regional Director Rafael Abrogar ll at City Administrator Cyrus Jose Urbano.
Pinasalamatan ni Lapeña ang City Government of Koronadal sa pangunguna ni Mayor Miguel at mga mamayan para sa nasabing donasyon.
Nauna rito, sinabi ni Lapeña na ang nabanggit na proyekto ay kasama na sa mga programa ng Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) para sa taong 2019.
Ipinakiusap umano niya kay DPWH Secretary Mark Villar na isama sa kanilang proyekto para taong 2019 ang TESDA Regional Office 12 na agad naman umanong inaprubahan ng kalihim nang magkita sila sa idinaos na cabinet meeting sa Malacañang.
Aniya, kung maitatayo na ang nasabing Regional Office ay mapapalapit na ito sa mga kababayan nating gustong mag-avail ng iba’t ibang serbisyo at programa ng ahensiya.
“Kung walang pamasahe ang iba nating mga kababayan, maiisip pa ba nila ang mag-training o mag-aral para maiangat ang kanilang sarili?” pahayag ni Lapeña.
Kaugnay nito, dalawa pang world class training centers sa rehiyon ang inaasahang maitatayo ngayong 2019, ito ay sa Sarangani at South Cotabato.
Inaasahang pakikinabangan ang dalawang training centers ng may 20,000 beneficiaries sa susunod na limang taon.(END)