RPMA Feeding Program Activity

RPMA, ARMM- To drum off the week long celebration of the 2013 National Maritime Week,  RPMA hosted the feeding program last September 26 at the Philipine Ports Authority Office Cotabato City. This is one of the highlights of this years maritime celebration. The said activity is in collaboration with other partner agencies in the maritime sector.

 
At least five hundred (500) children from Poblacion 5 and 7 around ages 3 to 10 years from a day care center benefited in the said program here in Cotabato City. The children were accompanied by their parents and barangay officials from the two barangay beneficiaries.

The said activity served also as a venue for the children to enjoy and show off their talents in an intermission number.

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Feeding Items

ABS-CBN Interview with RPMA staff

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The Benificiaries

RPMA ON 2013 NATIONAL FAMILY WEEK

COTABATO CITY- Last September 25, 2013 Jump-Started the 2013 National Family Week Celebration in ARMM with the theme “Unity across Generation: A Strong Family, a Strong Society” The Regional Ports Management Authority - ARMM with the other Line Agencies, Bureaus and Offices and its employees joined this celebration and participated in a kick-off parade followed by program at SKCC. DSWD-ARMM spearheads the family week celebration here in ARMM.  

The Family Week Celebration is pursuant to Section 1, Article XV of the 1987 Philippine Constitution which recognizes Family as the foundation of the nation and is regarded as the most important institution of society, further, Proclamation No. 6, declared every last week of September of every year as Family Week in the country which was then issued by Pres. Fidel V. Ramos to give emphasis of strengthening the family. 

The said proclamation was further supported by Presidential Proclamation No. 846, declaring the fourth Sunday of September as Family Thanksgiving Day, a special day for the family to get together.

RPMA-NATIONAL MARITIME WEEK HIGHLIGHTS 'GO GREEN FOR A BLUER SEA!'

Cotabato City- The National Maritime Week is a week-long celebration which culminated on September 23, 2013. The principal objective of celebrating the day is bringing the public closer to the shipping industry and promoting the contribution of the maritime sector and a fitting tribute to the country’s seafarers. The Regional Ports Management Authority –ARMM participated in this year’s celebration of National Maritime Week (NMW) with this year’s celebration evolves on the theme “Sustainable Development: IMO’s Contribution beyond Rio+20, The RPMA-ARMM, however, as its own sub-theme,”   Let us work together for a bluer Sea and Green environment”.    

The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) hosts this year’s celebration of National Maritime Week. Aside from RPMA, major players in the week-long celebration (Sept. 23-29, 2013) nationwide include the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA), major maritime attached agencies to the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC and Shipping Lines Industries. 

On early morning of September 23, 2013, the event started off with the motorcade which was participated by of all partner agencies and short program was conducted at Philippine Ports Authority Office-Cotabato City headed by the PPA- OIC Port Manager.

The observance of the National Maritime day has served as an avenue to the maritime industry to engage in dynamic interaction and serves as an excellent avenue to raise the level of people’s consciousness on issues and concerns in the maritime industry and its role on maritime sector in nation building.

Planned Activities includes: Clean-up drive within the respective Offices, planting of Ornamental plants within respective Offices, Feeding, Tree planting, and Sports activities.

On the second day of celebration, RPMA-ARMM initiated the clean-up drive within the RPMA premises. RPMA took the initiative of inviting other agencies such as, DENR-ARMM, General Services-ORG, ISS-ARMM, PNP, TESDA, Brgy. Captain of RH 7 and Residence residing near the RPMA vicinity to ensure the cleanliness, proper disposal of the garbage must be observed within the RPMA premises and to gain  the cooperation and helps of every stakeholder in resolving the unpleasant environment or of  “Throwing of the Garbage near the RPMA Office “ be addressed.

The clean-up drive at the RPMA premises on September 27, 2013 was successfully concluded with the help of other agencies and with some residents who were invited.

The activity highlighting the importance of having a clean environment aimed to foster the individual sense of responsibility in the preservation of green environment.