L-R:
Assistant Regional Director Eric Ayapana and Region Director
Nerie Bueno during the 9th Regional Monthly Coordination
Meeting. |
SFDEO hosts the
regional monthly coordination meeting
By
MAE ANGELICA R. COMOTA
September 27, 2018
CALBAYOG CITY – The
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Samar First District
Engineering Office (SFDEO) hosts the Regional Coordination Meeting
on September 25 to 26, 2018. In attendance are key officials of DPWH
Regional Office No. 8 and heads of the 13 district engineering
offices of the region.
SFDEO’s District Engineer
(DE) Alvin Ignacio welcomes the newly installed Regional Director
(RD) Nerie Bueno and presents to her an overview of the District as
well as projects implemented and completed for 2018.
During the meeting proper,
RD Bueno’s priority is to improve region-wide performance in terms
of physical accomplishment and absorptive capacity. She also issues
various policy directives that will replace outdated systems and
improve processes.
“We have the potential to
be the best regional office, all we need is to follow the right
direction towards our goal of becoming an effective and efficient
government agency by 2030. I am appealing to you to be obedient in
following instructions because we cannot move forward if there is
resistance,” said RD Bueno.
The planning division of
the regional office also announces the breakdown per district of the
allocation and projects under the 2019 regular infrastructure
program. In line with this, RD Bueno directs the district engineers
to complete all the plans and program of works by November 2018 and
must be bid out before Christmas of this year.
The district engineers
also discuss issues and concerns affecting their respective district
offices.
The meeting concludes with
RD Bueno’s challenge to everyone to go beyond the ordinary call of
duty in order to reach and surpass this year’s targets; “As one
region, let us help one another attain our goals, let us put Region
8 in the map.”