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PHILIPPINE DEVELOPMENT PLAN

RODRIGO R. DUTERTE ADMINISTRATION
2017 - 2022
Contents
PART I: ABOUT THE ADMINISTRATION AND PDP..........................................................3

PART II: PDP PROJECTS..........................................................................................................6

PART III: IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PDP PROJECTS...................................................12

PART IV: BUDGET FOR PDP PROJECTS.............................................................................16

PART V: SOURCE OF FUNDS FOR PDP PROJECTS..........................................................18

PART VI: REMARKS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION

OF THE PDP PROJECTS.......................................................................................21

PART VII: CURRICULUM VITAE ……………………………………………………………….22

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PART I: ABOUT THE ADMINISTRATION AND PDP

On May 10, 2016, Rodrigo Duterte, then seventy-one years old, was elected president,
winning 39 percent of the vote in a five-way race. Charismatic, blunt, and frequently profane,
Duterte combined a Dirty Harry persona with a track record as a successful mayor of Davao City,
Mindanao’s largest city. Although Duterte might appear to be unsophisticated and crude, he is
politically savvy and attuned to the attitudes and concerns of average Filipinos. He ran on his
reputation as an effective, no-nonsense mayor of Davao who prioritized law and order over legal
protections for alleged criminals. The overarching theme of Duterte’s campaign was that his strong
leadership would produce rapid change. During his campaign, he heaped criticism on the Manila-
based elite, vowed to undertake a nationwide assault on illegal drugs and criminality, and promised
to change the government to a federal system. His victory over Mar Roxas, who placed a distant
second, signaled that the promise of change was more compelling than continuity. Even though
Duterte had been popular in Mindanao before he ran for president, his victory showed that his
appeal spanned regions and socioeconomic classes. The 16.6 million Filipinos who voted for him
appeared to believe that he could deliver real change.

Upon assuming office on June 30, 2016, Duterte assembled an eclectic cabinet that included
law school classmates, long-time associates from Davao, ex-military officers, business leaders, and
representatives of the communist left. His diverse coalition came together through personal loyalty,
regional affinity, and political opportunism. It included many political figures who had been
sidelined during the Aquino administration, most notably former president Gloria Macapagal
Arroyo and members of the Marcos, Estrada, and Villar families.

Now seventy-three years old, Duterte’s world view is heavily influenced by nationalist and
leftist thought dating from the 1960s and 1970s, as well as by his twenty-two years of experience as
mayor of Davao City. In Davao, he combined a hardline approach to law and order with socially
progressive and pro-business policies. As mayor he was both a paternalistic patron and a fearsome
boss whose orders had to be followed. As a result, he has little tolerance for scrutiny or challenges
to this authority. He sees the country as beset by existential threats of drugs, crime, and corruption.
As befits Philippine culture, his approach is highly personalistic: he presents himself as the only
leader strong and decisive enough to save the nation. As for his frequently crude and threatening
rhetoric, anthropologist Nicole Curato has called his approach “crass politics” that, though
objectionable to many, communicates multiple messages:
Duterte may be offending the norms of respectful communication when prefaces his remarks with
"mother fucker" but he brings to the surface the collective frustration many feel. He may not offer
the clearest policy, but he puts forward the sincerest discourse of sympathy... Duterte's gutter
language establishes the urgency of saving the republic. Including "kill and death" is essential to the
president's vocabulary for the country is at war and his politics of "I will" demands quick, albeit
painful solutions.

The Duterte government’s top priorities include combating illegal drugs and crime,
promoting rapid infrastructure development, sustaining economic growth and making it more
inclusive, enhancing peace and development in Mindanao, and reorienting the Philippines’ foreign
relations. To support these goals, the government has significantly increased spending on
infrastructure, raised the salaries of government employees, expanded existing social development
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programs, revived the stalled peace process with the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) and
the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), entered into negotiations with the communist
insurgents, and established a closer relationship with China.

Space constraints do not permit a full discussion of the government’s domestic and foreign
policies. Instead, the following sections discuss three policy areas that offer insights into the
Duterte administration—economic policymaking, peace and development in Mindanao, and
constitutional change—and discuss in greater detail the ongoing war on drugs.

Economic policies and performance. As a candidate, Duterte showed little interest in

economic policy issues. To reassure nervous domestic and foreign businesses, his campaign
developed a ten-point economic agenda that largely continued the Aquino government’s economic
policies. Since taking office, Duterte’s two principal economic priorities have been to accelerate
economic growth and make it more inclusive, and to significantly increase spending on much-
needed infrastructure. Key features of the government’s approach to the economy include running a
larger deficit, adopting a more statist approach to infrastructure development, and continuing
increases in social spending.

In 2017, GDP growth was 6.7 percent, and it is projected to be about 6.5 percent in 2018.
The government, under its “Build Build Build” program, has significantly increased spending on
infrastructure and has ambitious plans to build new rail lines, a subway, highways, and bridges in
the coming years. To finance spending on infrastructure and social services, the government has
embarked on a multiphase tax reform program. The first package of reforms was signed into law in
December 2017; the second and more controversial package is with Congress. Inflation has been
increasing, averaging 4.8 percent for January to August and reaching a nine-year high of 6.7
percent in September and October. Higher oil and food prices, excise taxes associated with tax
reform, and the weak peso have all fueled inflation.

Duterte and Mindanao. Duterte is the first president from the southern island of Mindanao,
and his election was a significant political milestone for the Philippines. Home to about 25 percent
of the nation’s population, Mindanao is a promising but vexing mix of economic opportunity and
underdevelopment, ethnic and religious diversity, and multiple forms of armed conflict. Under
Duterte, progress on the political and security front has been mixed. This is in large measure due to
the May 2017 occupation of Marawi City, in Lanao del Sur province, by Islamist extremists
affiliated with the self-proclaimed Islamic State. It took five months of combat operations for the
Philippine military to regain control over the extensively damaged city. In response to the Marawi
crisis Duterte imposed island-wide martial law, which remains in effect. The rehabilitation of the
city is expected to cost more than $1 billion.

But before Marawi exploded, the Duterte government had done little either to revive the
stalled effort to pass legislation providing for greater Muslim autonomy or to adopt federalism, an
approach that many in Mindanao consider important for the island’s future. The government had
entered into a series of on-again, off-again talks with the communist insurgency, which still has a
significant armed presence in eastern Mindanao. Currently, the process has stalled and appears
unlikely to produce a breakthrough.

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The most significant accomplishment pertaining to Mindanao was the passage of the
Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) in July 2018. The BOL translates into law many of the provisions
included in the 2014 peace agreement between the Aquino government and the MILF. Under the
BOL, a new political entity, the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, would
replace the current Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. The BOL is an important step
forward, but multiple challenges remain, including possible objections to its constitutionality, a
forthcoming plebiscite scheduled for late January and early February 2019, and the actual
establishment of the new autonomous entity.

The fading prospects for constitutional change. As a candidate, Duterte ran against the
widely perceived political and economic dominance of “imperial Manila” and promised to change
the Philippines into a federal state. This platform was not unprecedented: since 1992, there have
been recurring initiatives for charter change (or “Cha-Cha,” in the colloquial expression), and all of
them have failed. Duterte’s popularity and political dominance seemed to enhance the prospects for
success this time. But during most of his first two years in office, he showed limited interest in this
complex and contentious issue of federalism. He appointed a twenty-two-member Constitutional
Commission, and received its proposed draft constitution in early July 2018. The commission
suggested eighteen federated regions and kept the directly elected presidency. Cha-Cha is now in
the hands of the Congress. If both houses agree to change the constitution, the revised charter will
be subject to a national plebiscite.

Over the past year, opposition to both the substance and process of Cha-Cha has grown.
Senators are elected in a nationwide constituency, so many of them see federalism as a threat to
their political influence and ambitions. Others criticize the process for being tightly controlled and
nonparticipatory. Several of Duterte’s own economic managers have raised concerns about the
economic costs and uncertainties that would accompany such a fundamental change. A recent Pulse
Asia survey indicated that most Filipinos have little knowledge of the 1987 constitution and 66
percent are against changing it. The same survey also found that 69 percent have little or no
knowledge of federalism and only 28 percent favored changing to a federal system.

SWAs of December 2018 it appears unlikely that Cha-Cha will happen before the May 2019
midterm elections. The outcome of these elections—and particularly, the future composition of the
Senate—may determine whether Cha-Cha will be revived in the next legislative term.

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PART II: PDP PROJECTS

PDP PROJECTS

Improving Pasig River from Delpan to Napindan

The project was part of the Pasig River Channel

improvement project phase III, which was assisted by
the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
JICA and the Philippine government worked together
on the construction and improvement of the revetment
and parapet wall along Pasig River, from Delpan
Bridge to the vicinity of the Napindan Hydraulic
Control Structure in Manila, to reduce vulnerability to
flooding. This project has been ongoing since 2014.

Pulangi 4 Dredging Project

As straightforward as it sounds, this project was

done to remove siltation in select sections of Pulangi
River in Bukidnon, which had affected the
hydroelectric plant’s power generation.

Sangley Airport
In June 2019, President Duterte ordered the Department of Transportation to “transfer” some of the
flights from the Ninoy Aquino International Airport
(NAIA) to Sangley Airport in Cavite, in a bid to
decongest the main gateway. The President gave the
DOTr a November 2019 deadline. From June to
October 2019, the DOTr fast-tracked the rehabilitation
of the Cavite airport, upgrading the runway and
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constructing a new terminal building that can accommodate 160 passengers. An operational dry run
was conducted in October 2019 through a Cebu Pacific cargo flight. Duterte inaugurated the airport
in February 2020. For now, Sangley Airport has general aviation and turboprop operations. This
project was not part of the original Build, Build, Build list and was added in 2021 when it was
tagged as completed Angat Water transmission improvement project A 6.3-kilometer tunnel was
constructed under the Angat Water Transmission improvement project (AWTIP), as part of the
government’s partial rehabilitation of the transmission system from Ipo to La Mesa dams and to
ensure water security in Metro Manila and neighboring provinces.
The fourth tunnel, running from the Ipo to Bigte reservoirs, can accommodate 19 cubic meters per
second of raw water from Angat Dam. It was lined with precast concrete with steel reinforcement
for structural integrity. Construction began in June 2016 and was completed four years later, in June
2020.

Luzon Bypass infrastructure project

The Bases Conversion and Development Authority
(BCDA) built two landing stations in Baler, Aurora,
and Poro Point in San Fernando, La Union, and
connected them through a 250-kilometer cable
network. This is part of the government’s ambitious
National Broadband Plan.

The Bases Conversion and Development Authority

(BCDA) built two landing stations in Baler, Aurora,
and Poro Point in San Fernando, La Union, and
connected them through a 250-kilometer cable
network. This is part of the government’s ambitious
National Broadband Plan.
Under an internet deal with Meta (formerly
Facebook), the 12,800-kilometer Pacific Light Cable Network (PLCN) would connect Los Angeles
to the Philippines. The Taiwan branch would be connected to it. In exchange, Meta will provide the
internet with speeds of up to two terabits per second (Tbps). It was supposed to be powered by
2019, but tech giants Google and Meta failed to get the approval of the United States government to
land in Hong Kong over national security issues. The US Federal Communications Commission
granted the landing license in January 2022 under a new petition that removed the Hong Kong
segment.

New Clark City Phase 1

Phase 1 of the New Clark City project in Capas, Tarlac,

included the construction of the National Government
Administrative Center (NGAC) and mixed-use
industrial development in a partnership with Filinvest
Land Incorporated.
The P15-billion government center will host satellite
offices of all branches of the Philippine government in
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case a disaster affects the capital region. The NGAC also hosts the sports facilities built by
Malaysian contractor MTD Capital Berhad which were used during the 2019 Southeast Asian
Games. The deal was questioned by the Office of the Government Corporate Counsel (OGCC) as it
asserted that the partnership was under a built- operate-transfer scheme – not a joint venture – thus,
public bidding should have happened. In its 2019 report, the Commission on Audit said that the
BCDA gave undue advantage to MTD. The BC’A denied irregularities and maintained that the deal
was aboveboard.

Clark International Airport Expansion Project

Construction of the new Clark International Airport
terminal building began in 2018, and was completed
in September 2020. It was turned over to operator
Luzon International Premiere Airport Development
Corporation in January 2021.
The passenger terminal building is the second aviation
project of Megawide Construction Corporation and
Bangalore-based GMR Infrastructure Limited. The
new terminal is expected to increase the airport’s
passenger capacity to 12.2 million from 4.2 million, in
a bid to decongest the main gateway Ninoy Aquino
International Airport.

LRT2 East Extension

In July 2021, Duterte led the inauguration of the East

extension of the Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT2),
adding Marikina and Antipolo stations to the railway
line. The LRT2 East Extension added four kilometers
to the existing 13.8-kilometer railway from Santolan to
Recto. Travel time between Recto, Manila, to
Antipolo, Rizal, is estimated to be down to 40 minutes
from the usual three to four hours of commute.
The project broke ground in 2015 and was supposed to
be completed by the third quarter of 2017.

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Metro Manila Skyway Stage 3

The Skyway 3 is an 18.83-kilometer elevated

expressway from Buendia, Makati, to Balintawak,
Quezon City. It connects South Luzon Expressway
and the North Luzon Expressway.
It is part of the Metro Manila Skyway System, which
started construction during the
administration of Fidel Ramos. Skyway 3 broke
ground in 2014 with civil works starting in 2015,
under the Benigno Aquino III administration. At the
time, completion was targeted in April 2017, but it
was postponed several times due to delays and right-
of-way (ROW) issues.
In 2019, a portion of Skyway 3 from Buendia to
Paco, Manila, opened to the public. A “soft opening”
was done in December 2020, ahead of the inauguration in January 2021.

BGC-Ortigas Center Link

The Department of Public Works and

Highways (DPWH) opened in June 2021 the
Santa
Monica-Lawton Bridge, a part of the BGC-
Ortigas Center Link that connects the two
business centers. Duterte formally
inaugurated the project in September 2021.

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China grant bridges: Estrella-Pantaleon Bridge, Binondo-Intramuros Bridge

Works for the Estrella-Pantaleon and Binondo-Intramuros bridges were part of a grant from China
when Duterte visited Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2017. The grant allowed China to conduct the
survey, design, and construction of two bridges along the Pasig River, and hire Chinese blue-collar
workers. The Estrella-Pantaleon Bridge, which connects Mandaluyong to Makati, was demolished
in 2019. The reconstruction included widening it to four lanes and increasing its capacity to 50,000
vehicles a day. It was reopened in July 2021, the first China-funded flagship project to be
completed. The upgraded airport was inaugurated in September 2021.

Bicol International Airport

The airport project was first conceptualized in

1996 and should have been the first airport in the
Bicol region. The project encountered several
delays. Three groundbreaking ceremonies later,
the project was slated for completion by 2014,
then by 2016, and then by 2018.
The new Bicol airport offers contactless features
for checking in, baggage handling, and ordering
food. The CAAP said it tapped the service
provider of the new Clark airport for the Bicol
airport’s new features.

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LTO Central Command Center

The Land Transportation Office launched the

Central Command Center of LTO C3 in February
2022, which will serve as the Operations and Law
Enforcement Service unit’s “central nerve” for
surveillance, coordination, and alarm monitoring
for crashes and crime.
It will be a joint operations center with the
Philippine National Police, in compliance with the
anti-carnapping and motorcycle crime prevention
laws. Part of the project was the development of an
incident reporting mobile app called Citisend,
which the DOTr said would give motorists a
“direct line of communication” to the LTO.

MRT3 rehabilitation project

The DOTr completed the rehabilitation of the

MRT3 in March 2022, increasing the railway
system’s operational trains to 22 and speed to 60
kilometers per hour (kph). Headway between trains
was also reduced to 3.5 minutes, and capacity was
expanded to 600,000 passengers per day.

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PART III: IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PDP PROJECTS

Effectively implementing the PDP calls for efficient coordination among government
agencies at all levels, the private sector, civil society, and development partners. During the
implementation period, the efficiency and effectiveness of the various strategies and programs
discussed throughout the plan will be monitored. Efficiency will be determined in terms of how the
activities of the government, the private sector, civil society, and development partners have been
guided by the intended outcomes. Effectiveness will be evaluated in terms of the extent to which the
quality of life of Filipinos, especially the poor and marginalized, has improved.

The NEDA Secretariat will work with various implementing agencies

to prioritize and sequence identified strategies, programs, and policies, including proposed
legislations. The monitoring of outcomes and implementation progress will be reported to the
appropriate NEDA Board Committee, existing Cabinet Clusters, and Inter-Agency Committees (see
Table 21.1). The NEDA Secretariat will also prepare an annual Socioeconomic Report to present the
accomplishments of outputs and outcomes.

The first pillar in the Plan is a commitment to lay the foundation for building a high-trust
society through Malasakit. This will focus on enhancing the social fabric through people-centered,
efficient and clean governance (Chapter 5), swift and fair administration of justice (Chapter 6), and
promoting the country’s diverse cultures and values for the common good (Chapter 7). The Inter-
Agency Committee on Development Administration,1 in coordination with the Good Governance
and Anti-Corruption Council, will oversee the implementation of strategies. The Office of the
Cabinet Secretary, through its Office of Participatory Governance and Strategic Action Response
Office (for institutionalizing response and feedback mechanisms), the Presidential Communications
Office, and the Department of Information and Communication Technology (for ensuring public
access to information) will work together to ensure that citizens are fully engaged and empowered.

Meanwhile, the Office of the Ombudsman will implement strategies to improve anti-
corruption initiatives. The Justice Sector Coordinating Council will be the mechanism for ensuring
that the programs and interventions of the government relating to the swift and fair administration of
justice are well-coordinated. Filipinos will also be made aware of the country's diverse cultures and
will learn about Filipino values that foster the common good. To this end, the National Commission
for Culture and the Arts will spearhead the review and development of related policies and
programs. Furthermore, the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples will provide support,
especially in the implementation of programs to address cultural issues affecting indigenous peoples.
Through the NEDA Secretariat, the progress of implementation will be reported to the Social
Development Committee (SDC) of the NEDA Board, under which a Sub-committee on Culture will
be created.

The second pillar is inequality-reducing transformation that will make ordinary Filipinos feel
Pagbabago across economic sectors. This will expand socioeconomic opportunities in sub
sectors and economic groups that have lagged behind. Inequality will also be reduced by
accelerating human capital development and strongly addressing vulnerability.

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In monitoring the performance of the major production sectors, e.g. agriculture, fishery, and
forestry sector (Chapter 8) and the industry and services sectors (Chapter 9), the NEDA Secretariat
will coordinate with all relevant implementing agencies regarding the preparation of regular progress
reports for submission to the Economic Development Cluster (EDC). The EDC will be the main
coordination mechanism that will oversee the tracking of achievements vis-à-vis the plan targets.
Improvements in human development outcomes will be monitored through the Social Development
Cluster (SDC) (Chapters 10 through 12). In addition, the Commission on Population will be actively
involved in ensuring that policies and programs are implemented so that the country can take
advantage of the demographic dividend (Chapter 13). Regular progress reports will be submitted for
discussion by the NEDA Board's SDC.

The third pillar concerns increasing the country’s potential economic growth -- an imperative
to sustain long-run socioeconomic development or to ensure “Patuloy na Pag-unlad.” To this end,
the Plan will focus on optimizing technology adoption and encouraging innovation (Chapter 14). At
the forefront of carrying out the strategies identified in the Technology and Innovation chapter,
particularly the implementation of technology transfer policies, will be the Department of Science
and Technology (DOST), along with the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines. To ensure
consistency of policies, however, there is a need to strengthen the Science and Technology
Coordinating Council as the coordinating mechanism for monitoring program implementation.

To provide an enabling and supportive economic environment conducive to growth, a

strategic macroeconomic policy (Chapter 15) will be put in place. In ensuring macroeconomic
stability, the Department of Finance, including its attached agencies (Bureau of Treasury, Bureau of
Internal Revenue, Bureau of Customs, and Bureau of Local Government Finance), and the
Department of Budget and Management will be responsible for implementing the government’s
strategies for revenue generation, expenditure and debt management. The Bangko Sentral ng
Pilipinas (BSP) will ensure that the monetary and financial sectors remain stable. The BSP will also
lead the implementation of the country’s financial inclusion agenda. The Development Budget
Coordination Committee of the NEDA Board will monitor the achievement of macroeconomic
targets and the review of strategies identified in the Plan. As regards the attainment of external trade
targets, particularly exports of goods and services, the agency responsible for monitoring and
implementing the strategies will be the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). Updates will be
reported to the EDC and will be reflected in the Philippine Export Development Plan.

The NEDA Board Infrastructure Committee (InfraCom), which serves as the Planning
Committee for Infrastructure Development, will pay close attention to the implementation of
infrastructure strategies and interventions. In monitoring the progress of plan implementation, the
InfraCom, through the NEDA Secretariat, will focus on the five infrastructure areas and coordinate
with the identified lead agency per strategic infrastructure area, namely: (a) transport (Department of
Transportation); (b) water (Department of Public Works and Highways, National Water Resources
Board); (c) energy (Department of Energy); (d) information and communications technology
(Department of Information and Communications Technology); and (e) social infrastructure, which
involves various agencies.

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Statistics play a crucial role in mapping out the country's development agenda. It can clearly spell
out priority programs based on benchmark information as well as thematic areas or planned targets

through the Results Matrix. This matrix indicates the required statistics, indicators, and information
gathering systems that need to be developed to cover new priorities. To respond to these challenges,
the Philippine Statistical System, spearheaded by the PSA, proposes to work with institutions and
other organizations in the government and the private sector to discuss the essential statistical
programs and to craft the Philippine Statistical Development Program (PSDP) 2017-2023. Likewise,
a Medium-Term Expenditure Framework will be developed to specify the corresponding budget
aligned with these priority programs to realize the implementation of the PSDP.

Ultimately, communication and stakeholder engagement will be important to generate

support and cooperation among stakeholders and the general public. The NEDA Secretariat will
spearhead a communication and engagement program, and work with the NEDA regional offices
and communication departments of implementing agencies to inform and actively engage the
stakeholders throughout the plan period.

Table 21.1 Coordination Mechanism for Plan Implementation and Monitoring

PDP CHAPTER COORDINATION NEDA SECRETARIAT

MECHANISM
Chapter 3: Overlay of
Economic Growth, NEDA Board-National Regional Development
Demographic Trends, and Land Use Committee Staff
Physical Characteristics
Office of the
Chapter 4: The NEDA Board Undersecretary for Policy
Framework and Planning
Inter-Agency Committee on
Chapter 5: Ensuring Development
People- Centered, Clean, Administration; Good Governance Staff
and Efficient Governance Governance and Anti-
Corruption Council; Cabinet
Cluster on Participatory
Governance
Chapter 6: Pursuing Swift Justice Sector Coordinating Governance Staff
and Fair Administration of Council
Justice
National Commission for
Chapter 7: Promoting Culture and the Arts;
Development Information
Philippine Culture and NEDA Board-Social
Values Development Committee, Staff
under which a Sub-
Committee on Culture will
be created
Chapter 8: Expanding Agriculture, Natural
Economic Opportunities Economic Development Resources, and
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in Agriculture, Forestry, Cluster Environment Staff

and Fisheries
Chapter 9: Expanding
Economic Opportunities in Economic Development Trade, Services, and
Industry and Services Cluster Industry Staff
through Trabaho at
Negosyo
z
Chapter 10: Accelerating NEDA Board-Social Social Development Staff
Human Capital Development Committee
Development
Chapter 11: Reducing NEDA Board-Social
Vulnerability of Development Committee Social Development Staff
Individuals and Families
Chapter 12: Building NEDA Board-Social
Safe and Secure Development Committee Social Development Staff
Communities
Chapter 13: Reaching for NEDA Board-Social
the Demographic Dividend Development Committee; Social Development Staff
Population Commission
Chapter 14: Vigorously DOST Research Councils or
Advancing Science, the Science and Technology Trade, Services, and
Technology, and Coordinating Council Industry Staff
Innovation
Chapter 15: Ensuring NEDA Board-Development
Sound Macroeconomic Budget Coordination National Policy and
Policy Committee Planning Staff
Chapter 16: Leveling the Economic Development
Playing Field through a Cluster; Philippine Governance Staff
National Competition Competition Commission
Policy
Chapter 17: Attaining Just Cabinet Cluster on
and Lasting Peace Security, Justice and Regional Development
Peace Staff

Chapter 18: Ensuring Cabinet Cluster on

Security, Public Order, Security, Justice and Regional Development
and Safety Peace Staff
Chapter 19:
Accelerating NEDA Board-Infrastructure Infrastructure Staff
Infrastructure Committee
Development
Chapter 20: Ensuring Cabinet Cluster on
Agriculture, Natural
Ecological Integrity, Clean Climate Change
Resources, and
and Healthy Environment Adaptation, Mitigation,
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Environment Staff
and Disaster Risk
Reduction

PART IV: BUDGET FOR PDP PROJECTS

For improving Pasig River from Delpan to Napindan

Completed: March 2018
Cost: P1 billion
Funding source: Japan official development assistance (ODA)

For Pulangi 4 Dredging Project

Completed: August 2018
Cost: P244.88 million
Funding source: Philippine budget

For Sangley Airport

Inaugurated: February 2020
Cost: P1.44 billion
Funding source: Philippine budget

For Angat Water transmission improvement project

Completed: June 2020
Cost: P3.29 billion
Funding source: Asian Development Bank ODA

For Luzon Bypass infrastructure project

Completed:
Cost: P1 billion
Funding source: Philippine budget

For New Clark City Phase 1

Completed: 2019
Cost: P18 billion
Funding source: Private-public partnership (PPP)

For Clark International Airport expansion project

Completed: 2020
Cost: P14.97 billion
Funding source: PPP

For LRT2 East Extension

Completed: 2021
Cost: P9.76 billion
Funding source: Japan ODA
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For Metro Manila Skyway Stage 3

Completed: 2021
Cost: P65.4 billion
Funding source: PPP-Supplemental Toll Operations Agreement (STOA)

For BGC-Ortigas Center Link

Completed: 2021
Cost: P5.72 billion
Funding source: Philippine budget

For China grant bridges: Estrella-Pantaleon Bridge, Binondo-Intramuros Bridge

Completed: 2021 and 2022
Cost: P5.95 billion
Funding source: China grant

For Bicol International Airport

Completed: 2021
Cost: P4.8 billion
Funding source: Philippine budget

For LTO Central Command Center

Completed: 2022
Cost: P950 million
Funding source: Philippine budget

For MRT3 rehabilitation project

Completed: March 2022
Cost: P21.97 billion
Funding source: Japan ODA

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PART V: SOURCE OF FUNDS FOR PDP PROJECTS

Philippine development plan

The PDP 2017-2022 that takes off from the source of fund administration 0+10 point
socioeconomic Agenda is the first medium -term plan anchored am Ambisyon Natin 2040, following
EO.5 2016. It said that the current plan ,target is to reduce poverty incidence from 21.6 %in 2015 to
14.0% 2022 . This is equivalent about 6 million people out of poverty. Poverty Agriculture and
lagging regions with high poverty incidence and Inequality will be targeted . as the PDP 2017-2022
is the first concrete step towards the realization of Ambisyon Natin 2040,the government needs to
make sure that it contributes the collective aspirations of it’s citizens.

A major factor that resulted in the significant decline in poverty rate is the expansion of
Pantawid Pamilya, provided cash transfers to family beneficiaries Conditional on the attendance in
school of child members and in Family Development Sessions Of parent/s and the healthcare
seeking behavior of families. In fact, the decline in poverty Incidence would have been more
pronounced had individuals and families been more resilient, And the economic sectors more
prepared to withstand natural and human-induced shocks, or at Least able to recover quickly from
the shocks. Food inflation, though generally tame throughout The period 2010-2015, rose to at least
7 percent from June to October of 2014 due to the Lingering effects of TY Yolanda, which was
made worse by the decision to restrict rice imports In mid-2013. This situation proved very
detrimental to the poor given that a sizable share of Their budget goes to food, particularly rice.

Viewed from the perspective of the average citizen, however, the recent progress made in the
Economy and governance offers no immediate relief from the grind of daily living. There is a
Prevailing sense among significant sections of the population – the farming communities that Must
deal with drought and typhoons, the rural folk who have no access to health and other Social
services, the urban poor who have the put up with the congestion and the neighborhood Bullies, the
minimum wage earners and middle-level professionals who must spend time in Traffic travelling to
and from work, the fresh college graduates as well as the credit-constrained Small entrepreneurs
whose time and energies are exhausted going through the bureaucratic Maze to obtain clearances,
the aggrieved ordinary citizen with no access to the authorities to Obtain redress for substandard
service – that either too little is being done or they have been Completely bypassed by Government.
This situation, where citizens feel increasingly alienated From their government, cannot be allowed
to persist. Otherwise the door is opened for Opportunists promising quick fixes that could only lead
to far worse outcomes.

That many aspects of people’s welfare are in fact only weakly reflected in earned incomes,
Should underscore the urgency of paying attention to outcomes in gauging the success of
Government actions. Although sustaining the momentum of economic growth must remain a Key
objective, the real measure of achievement is the extent to which people’s lives have been impact.
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The Philippine Development Plan 2017-2022 aims to reduce inequalities in human

Development outcomes. In particular, it aims to improve nutrition and health for all, ensure Lifelong
learning opportunities for all, and increase the income-earning ability of Filipinos.

Decreased percentage of adult not available, for

NEET development
Decreased percentage of 22.7 (2015 15-18
youth Neeta* (%)
Decreased duration of school- 2 years (2008 ADB 6-9 months
to-work transition of high Household Surveys)
school graduate
Decreased percentage of 4 years (2008 ADB 10
discouraged workers Household Surveys)
Increased number of HE 440,000 700,000
graduates

Percentage of female with

advanced degrees

INDICATORS. BASELINE (2015). END OF PLAN TARGET

It indicates that the flow of Philippine development on what outcomes capital in the past
years during the presidential of Rodrigo roa Duterte.
Accelerating Human Capital Development,Equalizing opportunities for human development is an
important part of the Philippine Development Plan (PDP). Under the pillar Pagbabago, the PDP
recognizes human Development not just as a means to an end (i.e., human capital as a factor of
Production) but also an end in itself. Thus, in the next six years, Domestic and global developments,
such as the K to 12 program and the ASEAN

Integration, require strengthening the academe-industry linkage to prepare Filipinos for The
changing world of work. Though the latest enrolment data underscore the strong Preference for the
academic track, SHS graduates in the labor market may be absorbed over the Long-term. The
industry needs to recognize the qualifications of these graduates to ease their Transition to work.
and people Groups will have more options to develop their full potential. Better human development
Outcomes will be attained by reducing inequalities in the Filipinos’ ability to stay Healthy, be well-
nourished, and continue learning throughout their lives. Inclusive Strategies and other interventions
will be directed at ensuring that all Filipinos, Especially the poor and underserved, will have long,
healthy, and productive lives;Lifelong learning opportunities; and improved income-earning ability.
This is consistent With the Filipino people’s aspirations, as articulated in AmBisyon Natin 2040.In
the past several years the government has made large investments in health and education to Address
backlogs accumulated over decades while also trying to meet increasing demand Brought about by
population growth. This proved to be a great challenge for the government;Thus, the outcomes of
such investment in terms of genuine human development have been Uneven at best. The Philippine
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Development Plan 2017-2022 aims to reduce inequalities in human

development outcomes. In particular, it aims to improve nutrition and health for all, ensure lifelong

learning opportunities for all, and increase the income-earning ability of Filipinos.

Targets

The following indicators and corresponding targets for improving human development
outcomes are required to strengthening the particular outcomes of Capital that earned a equality for
the source of fund in Philippine Development plan. To ensure Lifelong learning opportunities, the
PDP seeks to achieve quality, accessible, relevant, and Liberating basic education for all; and
improve the quality of higher and technical education and Research for equity and global
competitiveness. Moreover, to increase the income-earning Ability of Filipinos, the Plan seeks to
improve employability and productivity and enhance labor Mobility and income security.

Media and integrated in school curricula. Personnel in government will also be taught about
these values and how these will be demonstrated in public service. “Pagka-malikhain” for
development is another value that will be advanced under the PDP 2017-2022. This will include
building awareness and appreciation for the arts, and then promoting creative excellence. Inequality-
reducing Transformation: Ordinary Filipinos will feel the “Pagbabago”. For each economic sector,
there will be more opportunities for growth of output and income, and sub-sectors and economic
groups that used to lag behind, like small farmers and fisherfolk and MSMEs, will benefit from these
opportunities.

Opportunities in agriculture will be expanded by fostering linkages with the industry and
service sectors for more efficient value-adding processes and more effective commercialization. For
this to happen, productivity in agriculture will need to be raised. This will be done by first
developing an integrated agricultural map to identify the comparative advantage of particular areas.
Then, collaboration between and among the science, technology and extension systems in agriculture
will be strengthened. Greater farm mechanization and technology adoption will be promoted.
Organized farm management will be encouraged to achieve economies of scale. Climate-resilient
small-scale irrigation systems will be constructed or retrofitted, as necessary.
The governance framework for fisheries management will be improved to make it effective.

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PART 6: REMARKS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PDP PROJECTS

This includes, though is not limited to, undertaking regular inventory, strictly enforcing
measures against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, and regulating fishery structures. As
with agriculture, the fishery subsector will also benefit from stronger linkages with the Industry and
Service sectors for value-adding, packaging, storage, transport, distribution and marketing, and even
financing. The Industry and Service sectors will be globally competitive as the country strengthens
its economic ties with other countries. Domestic suppliers, including MSMEs, will be encouraged to
maximize the benefits of existing free trade agreements and other cooperative arrangements.
Increasing presence in the global market, supply and value chains will be made more efficient with
stronger forward and backward linkages. This will require a dependable supply of raw materials,
adequate labor and technology, and the presence of suitable soft and hard infrastructure.
Inclusive business models and social enterprises will be developed to better engage MSME.

However the Headline indicators will be monitored by the National Economic and
Development Authority (NEDA) Secretariat using data from the Philippine Statistics Authority
(PSA), which consist Of: (a) real gross domestic product growth; (b) real per capita income growth;
(c) poverty and Subsistence rates in both rural and urban areas; and (d) employment outcomes, such
as overall Unemployment rate, youth unemployment rate, and underemployment especially in rural
areas.

The NEDA Secretariat will work with various Implementing agencies to prioritize and
sequence identified strategies, programs, and policies, including proposed legislations. At this is
show how the NEDA identified and Justified what are the possibilities initiative capital
development. However, it said that It can clearly spell out priority programs based on benchmark
information as well as thematic areas or planned targets through the Results Matrix. This matrix
indicates the required statistics, indicators, and information gathering systems that need to be
developed to cover new priorities. To respond to these challenges, the Philippine Statistical System,
spearheaded by the PSA, proposes to work with institutions and other organizations in the
government, so far the implementation of PDP is assuring that it can provide a clearly remarks
implementation of PDP.

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