25 August 2022

CAPTAIN DONALDO A. MENDOZA

Deputy Director General for Operations
and Officer-in-Charge, Flight Standards
and Inspectorate Service Civil Aviation
Authority of the Philippines
Pasay City, Metro Manila

SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION REGARDING RULES, REGULATIONS,

AND REQUIREMENTS IN ACQUIRING AN RPAS PILOT LICENSURE
APPLICATION FOR THE GOVERNMENT AND EMERGENCY
COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM PROJECT MANAGEMENT TEAM.

Dear DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL MENDOZA:

Greetings from the Department of ICT!

This has reference to the Government Emergency Communications System Mobile

Operations Vehicle for Emergency (GECS MOVE), a rapidly deployable communications
systems integrated into specially-engineered vehicles procured by DICT in partnership with
the United Nation - World Food Programme (UN-WFP).

In relation to the GECS capacity building, the undersigned hereby requests assistance from
the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) to provide RPAS Pilot Licensure
Training for a total of eight (8) participants. Our target date of implementation will be on
between 19 September 2022 - 7 October 2022. This Training shall serve as the foundation of
knowledge for the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) Drones in times of emergencies
and/or disasters.

As such, we would like to request for a focal person or a Point-of-Contact whom we could
coordinate with this request. In addition to this, we would like to as for assistance on the
following for our team to prepare any necessary requirements: (a) schedule of available
training dates if the target dates above mentioned is not applicable; (b) maximum number of
participants that can be accommodated if the target number above mentioned is not
allowed; (c) course outline for the training/seminar; (d) requirements for the participants;
and (e) alternative location: field space requirement for training if the target participant does
not meet the requirements set by the concerned office.

DICT Building, C.P. Garcia Avenue Diliman, Quezon City 1101, Philippines Mabans
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+63 (02) 8920-0101 | www.dict.gov.ph Pangani
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As the Philippines is enhancing its Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM)
strategies, GECS MOVE is a technical priority to mobilize advance telecommunications
technologies and emerging ICT frameworks to built resilient communities. With the
training/seminar from CAAP, DICT trust the vulnerable population as well as the respective
emergency relief services to be able to make use of it.

For correspondence, kindly contact Ms. Mary Nicole B. Co through her email at
marynicoleco@gmail.com or number at (+63)9954508520.

Your kind consideration on this request is highly appreciated.

Sincerely yours,

ATTY. PAUL JOSEPH V. MERCADO

Undersecretary for Special Concerns

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION REGARDING RULES, REGULATIONS, AND REQUIREMENTS IN ACQUIRING AN RPAS
PILOT LICENSURE APPLICATION FOR THE GOVERNMENT AND EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM
PROJECT MANAGEMENT TEAM.

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Prepared by:
Mabansag Aleli
Panganiban

ALELI P. MABANSAG
Planning Officer I
Government Emergency Communications System

Noted by:

RAFAEL L. OLIVAR, ECE, MIT

Project Manager
Government Emergency Communications System

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