DAVAO CITY, PHILIPPINES—The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) partners with Jose Maria College Foundation, Inc. (JMCFI) for the creation of its Information System in aid of the digitalization and automation of the operations of NEDA in Region XI through the signing of the Memorandum of Agreement entered into by and between both parties on August 24, 2022.
With a strong recommendation from the Commission on Higher Education, JMCFI will deploy interns from its Information and Communication Technology Department to work on the systems development of NEDA XI Information Systems. Upon its completion, this project will streamline the processes of NEDA to ensure efficiency in its operations.
According to Director Maria Lourdes D. Lim of NEDA XI, “JMC has been renowned for its ICT program and this comes with a very strong endorsement coming from the Commission on Higher Education Regional Office XI through Regional Director Maricar Casquejo.”
Through this project, the students of JMCFI-ICT will be able to apply and enhance the teachings of the institution in the real-world setting.
“The students of JMCFI will be engaged in the development of the information systems and we are offering them real world setting to apply their learnings under the tutelage of the CITE,” Lim stated.
In attendance from the NEDA are the following: NEDA XI Regional Director Maria Lourdes D. Lim, NEDA XI Chief Economic Development Specialist Lalaine M. Sajelan, NEDA XI Sr. Economic Development Specialist Meg B. Manayan, and NEDA XI Sr. Information System Analyst II Angelo Alfonso M. Tesoro III.
NEDA representatives and JMCFI personnel alike are grateful to the Founding President of the academe for his unwavering support in this historic and auspicious ceremony.
“For the reverend Pastor Quiboloy, sir, we are really thankful for your support and the institution’s acceptance of this undertaking. May your activities, the accomplishments and the programs, and the other undertakings of the institution that you would like to implement may be more fruitful,” Chief Economic Development Specialist Lalaine M. Sajelan remarked.
“To our Founding President, Pastor Apollo C. Quiboloy, we have just inked a partnership with NEDA. Pastor, you have always been our inspiration in the academe and I’m very happy that nowadays, JMC is soaring high and we always aim to get the excellent level that you deserve. And with this partnership we have with NEDA, I believe that in a way, we are helping with your advocacy of nation building,” Dean Aaron Jess Vergara expressed.
In its mission to become a leading world-class educational institution, JMCFI seeks to deliver only the best and quality learning experience to its students. More projects, partnerships, and collaborations are to be expected in the near future.