21/08/2025
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Cotabato City โ The Rural Agro-Enterprise Partnership for Inclusive Development and Growth (RAPID Growth) Project, under the Ministry of Trade, Investments, and Tourism (MTIT), conducted a Comprehensive Drone Technology Training on August 19โ20, 2025, at Pagana By The Bay in Timako, Cotabato City, to equip staff with practical skills for improved field operations.
Seventeen (17) participants from MTITโs regional office, Maguindanano provincial office, and RAPID Growth personnel, took part in the sessions covering basic operations, troubleshooting, and hands-on flight exercises.
In her opening message, Regional Project Coordinator (RPC) designate and Senior Technical Industry Development Specialist Nishreen Hashim emphasized that the training goes beyond modernizing methods โ it promotes accuracy, efficiency, and accountability in delivering services to community partners.
The sessions were facilitated by Mr. Mansur Panalangin, MSIT, Senior Science Research Specialist at the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST). Drawing on his expertise in drone systems and remote sensing, he provided both theoretical insights and practical demonstrations.
This initiative supports RAPID Growthโs goal of integrating modern technology in agricultural development and project implementation, particularly in remote monitoring and data gathering activities.
This latest effort also reflects MTITโs broader mission of promoting innovation and inclusive, tech-enabled development across the Bangsamoro region. (๐๐ฃ๐๐ค & ๐พ๐ค๐ข๐ข๐จ ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ)