The 6^th Luzon Cluster Conference was successfully conducted on March 30 – 31, 2017 at the Villa Caceres Hotel, Naga City hosted by Ateneo de Naga University. Day 1 was the accomplishment updates per SUC/HEI and UPD’s per component while day 2 was the Turnover Ceremony to 75 LGUs from Bicol Region and 10 from local government agencies such as Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Forest Management Bureau, and Bicol Consortium for Agriculture and Resources Research and Development (BCARRD). Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development (PCIEERD) as the project-monitoring agency headed by Ms. Clarinda Reyes was also present. The cluster conference is considered to be the last leg for Luzon as the program officially closes this year with some partner State University Colleges (SUCs) and Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) have closed already.

The Mapua Phil-LiDAR 1 Program recently held its Maps Turnover Ceremony at The Bayleaf Hotel, Intramuros, Manila last March 16, 2017. Flood Hazard Maps and other LiDAR data were
distributed to 35 municipalities in the provinces of Cavite, Batangas, Quezon, and Camarines Norte with the event having 68 LGU representatives.