𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐑 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐊𝐎𝐈𝐂𝐀 𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐍𝐑𝐈𝐒 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐧

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘇𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗼 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗹𝗮 — 𝟮𝟰 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), representing the Philippine Government, and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) Philippines formally signed the Record of Discussions (RD) today for the project “𝘌𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘐𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮 (𝘌𝘕𝘙𝘐𝘚) 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘗𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘯 𝘛𝘰𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘚𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘊𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦.”

With the signing of the RD, the ENRIS Project is officially set to begin implementation, which will run until 2028. The initiative will cover six major catchments across eight municipalities in Palawan—Aborlan-Narra, Quezon-Rizal, Brooke’s Point, Roxas, Taytay, and El Nido—and will be implemented by the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff (PCSDS).

The ENRIS Project aims to strengthen the province of Palawan, a UNESCO Man and Biosphere Reserve (MaB), capacity for food security and climate resilience by establishing an integrated, digital platform for water resources, climate, and agricultural information management. It also seeks to advance cooperation between the Republic of the Philippines and the Republic of Korea, reinforcing long-standing bilateral ties through sustainable development initiatives.

Present during the signing ceremony were senior officials from KOICA, DENR, and PCSDS, including:

• 𝗠𝗿. 𝗝𝗨𝗡𝗚 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴𝘀𝘂𝗻, Country Director, KOICA Philippines

• 𝗠𝘀. 𝗬𝗢𝗢 𝗝𝗶𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴, Deputy Country Director, KOICA Philippines

• 𝗠𝘀. 𝗟𝗘𝗘 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗺𝗶, Assistant Country Director, KOICA Philippines

• 𝗛𝗼𝗻. 𝗥𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗣. 𝗠. 𝗟𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮, Secretary, DENR

• 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝘆. 𝗝𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘀 𝗥. 𝗟𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀, Undersecretary for Policy, Planning, and International Affairs, DENR

• 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝘆. 𝗧𝗲𝗼𝗱𝗼𝗿𝗼 𝗝𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗦. 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗮, Executive Director, PCSDS

They were joined by KOICA staff 𝗠𝗿. 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝘀 𝗔𝗳𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲, Senior Program Manager, and 𝗠𝘀. 𝗝𝗢 𝗛𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗴, Program Manager; DENR staff 𝗠𝗿. 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗼 𝗔. 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲 𝗝𝗿., Chief of Project Preparation Division, Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Services; PCSD Staff 𝗘𝗻𝗣 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼 𝗔𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗴 𝗣𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝘀, Chief, ECAN Policy Research and Planning Division, 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗿. 𝗠𝗮𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗼 𝗣. 𝗖𝗮𝗯𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲 𝗝𝗿., Chief, ECAN Monitoring and Evaluation Division, and 𝗘𝗻𝗣 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝗟𝘆𝗻 𝗦. 𝗝𝗮𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿-𝗣𝗮𝗿, Head, Project Development and Resource Mobilization Section.

This collaboration highlights the commitment of both governments to harness technology and international partnerships in addressing climate challenges and promoting sustainable development in Palawan.