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Updated Philippine Development Plan 2017-2022 Published by: National Economic and Development Authority 12 St. Josemaria Escriva Drive, Ortigas Center, Pasig City 1605 Philippines Telephone: (+632) 8631 0945 to 56 Email: [email protected] Website: www.neda.gov.ph ISSN: 2243-7576 Printed in the Philippines Table of Contents Foreword xii Preface xiv Part I Introduction Chapter 1 Overview 3 Chapter 2 Global and Regional Trends and Prospects 18 Chapter 3 Overlay of Economic Growth, Demographic Trends, and 32 Physical Characteristics Chapter 4 Philippine Development Plan 2017-2022 Overall Framework 51 Part II Building a High-trust Society (“Malasakit”) Chapter 5 Ensuring Responsive, People-centered, Technology-enabled, and 64 Clean Governance Chapter 6 Pursuing Swift, Fair, and Humane Administration of Justice 79 Chapter 7 Promoting Philippine Culture and Values towards Bayanihan 89 Part III Transforming Towards Equity and Resiliency (“Pagbabago”) Chapter 8 Expanding Economic Opportunities in Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries 102 and Ensuring Food Security Chapter 9A Expanding Economic Opportunities in Industry 119 Chapter 9B Expanding Economic Opportunities in Services 136 Chapter 9C Expanding Access to Economic Opportunities in I&S for 148 Startups, MSMEs, and Cooperatives Chapter 10 Human Capital Development Towards Greater Agility 159 Chapter 11 Ensuring Food Resiliency and Reducing Vulnerabilities 193 of Filipinos Chapter 12 Building Safe, Resilient, and Sustainable Communities 209 Part IV Increasing Growth Potential (“Patuloy na Pag-unlad”) Chapter 13 Reaching for the Demographic Dividend Across All Regions 221 Chapter 14 Vigorously Advancing Science, Technology, and Innovation 233 Part V Enabling and Supportive Economic Environment Chapter 15 Ensuring Sound Macroeconomic Policy 252 Chapter 16 Promoting Competition 272 Part VI Foundations for Sustainable Development Chapter 17 Attaining Just and Lasting Peace 284 Chapter 18 Ensuring Security, Public Order, and Safety 295 Chapter 19 Accelerating Infrastructure Development 309 Chapter 20 Ensuring Ecological Integrity, Clean and Healthy Environment 338 Part VII Protecting the Rights, Promoting the Welfare, and Expanding Opportunities for Overseas Filipinos Chapter 21 Protecting the Rights, Promoting the Welfare, and 358 Expanding Opportunities for Overseas Filipinos Lists of Tables and Figures Chapter 1 Overview Figure 1.1 The Philippine Development Plan Framework 7 Figure 1.2 PDP 2017-2022 Reforms Instituted 8 Table 1.1 PDP 2017-2022 Headline Indicators: 12 Targets vs. Accomplishments, 2017-2019 Figure 1.3 Strategic Framework of the Updated PDP 2017-2022 14 Chapter 2 Global and Regional Trends and Prospects Figure 2.1 GDP Growth 23 Figure 2.2 General Government Gross Debt (% of GDP) 25 Figure 2.3 Change in Population (%), 2020-2050 29 Figure 2.4 Total Dependency Ratio 30 Chapter 3 Overlay of Economic Growth, Demographic Trends, and Physical Characteristics Figure 3.1 Average Regional Share in GDP, 2010-2018 36 Table 3.1 GRDP Growth Rate, 2010-2018 37 Table 3.2 Per capita GRDP, 2010-2018 38 Figure 3.2 Population by Region, 2015 39 Figure 3.3 Regional Projected Population, 2015-2025 40 Figure 3.4 Population of Metropolitan Areas: 2000, 2010, and 2015 41 Figure 3.5 Population of Major Cities: 2000, 2010, 2015 42 Figure 3.6 Major Urban Centers 43 Table 3.3 Network of Settlements 44 Chapter 4 Philippine Development Plan 2017-2022 Overall Framework Table 4.1 PDP 2017-2022 Core Indicators and Headline Targets 54 Figure 4.1 Updated Philippine Development Plan 2017-2022 56 Strategic Framework Chapter 5 Ensuring Responsive, People-centered, Technology-enabled, and Clean Governance Table 5.1 Updated Plan Targets to Ensure Responsive, People-centered, 67 Technology-enabled, and Clean Governance Figure 5.1 Strategic Framework to Ensure Responsive, People-centered, 69 Technology-enabled, and Clean Governance Table 5.2 Legislative Agenda to Ensure Responsive, People-centered, 78 Technology-enabled, and Clean Governance Chapter 6 Pursuing Swift, Fair, and Humane Administration of Justice Table 6.1 Updated Plan Targets to Pursue Swift, Fair, and 82 Humane Administration of Justice Figure 6.1 Strategic Framework to Pursue Swift, Fair, and 83 Humane Administration of Justice Table 6.2 Legislative Agenda to Pursue Swift, Fair, and 88 Humane Administration of Justice Chapter 7 Promoting Philippine Culture and Values towards Bayanihan Table 7.1 Updated Plan Targets to Promote Philippine Culture and Values 92 Figure 7.1 Strategic Framework to Promote Philippine Culture and Values 93 towards Bayanihan Table 7.2 Legislative Agenda to Promote Philippine Culture and Values 99 towards Bayanihan Chapter 8 Expanding Economic Opportunities in Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries and Ensuring Food Security Table 8.1 Updated Plan Targets to Expand Economic Opportunities in 106 Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries and Ensure Food Security Figure 8.1 Updated Strategic Framework to Expand Economic Opportunities in 107 Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries and Ensure Food Security Table 8.2 Legislative Agenda to Expand Economic Opportunities in 118 Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries and Ensure Food Security Chapter 9A Expanding Economic Opportunities in Industry Table 9A.1 Updated Plan Targets to Expand Economic Opportunities in Industry 123 Figure 9A.1 Strategic Framework to Expand Economic Opportunities in Industry 124 Table 9A.2 Legislative Agenda to Expand Economic Opportunities in Industry 135 Chapter 9B Expanding Economic Opportunities in Services Table 9B.1 Updated Plan Targets to Expand Economic Opportunities in Services 139 Figure 9B.1 Strategic Framework to Expand Economic Opportunities in Services 140 Table 9B.2 Legislative Agenda to Expand Economic Opportunities in Services 146 Chapter 9C Expanding Access to Economic Opportunities in I&S for Startups, MSMEs, and Cooperatives Table 9C.1 Updated Plan Targets to Expand Economic Opportunities in I&S 151 for Startups, MSMEs, and Cooperatives Figure 9C.1 Strategic Framework to Expand Economic Opportunities in I&S 152 for Startups, MSMEs, and Cooperatives Table 9C.2 Legislative Agenda to Expand Economic Opportunities in I&S 158 for Startups, MSMEs, and Cooperatives Chapter 10 Human Capital Development Towards Greater Agility Table 10.1 Core Health and Nutrition Outcome Indicators: 163 Targets vs Accomplishments Table 10.2 Use of Modern Method of Contraception 164 Table 10.3 Core Education Outcome Indicators: Targets vs Accomplishments, 165 2017-2019 Table 10.4 Core Labor Outcome Indicators: Targets vs Accomplishments 167 Figure 10.1 Strategic Framework to Transform Human Capital Development 169 towards Greater Agility Table 10.5 Updated Plan Targets to Improve Health and Nutrition Outcomes 170 for All Table 10.6 Updated Plan Targets to Ensure Lifelong Learning Opportunities 178 for All Table 10.7 Updated Plan Targets to Increase Income-earning Ability and 184 Enhance Adaptability of Filipinos Table 10.8 Legislative Agenda to Transform Human Capital Development 189 towards Greater Agility Chapter 11 Ensuring Food Resiliency and Reducing Vulnerabilities of Filipinos Table 11.1 Updated Targets to Ensure Food Resiliency and 197 Reduce Vulnerabilities of Filipinos Figure 11.1 Strategic Framework to Ensure Food Resiliency and 200 Reduce Vulnerabilities of Filipinos Table 11.2 Legislative Agenda to Ensure Food Resiliency and 208 Reduce Vulnerabilities of Filipinos Chapter 12 Building Safe, Resilient, and Sustainable Communities Table 12.1 Updated Plan Targets to Build Safe, Resilient, and Sustainable 212 Communities Figure 12.1 Strategic Framework to Build Safe, Resilient, and Sustainable 213 Communities Table 12.2 Legislative Agenda to Build Safe, Resilient, and Sustainable 218 Communities Chapter 13 Reaching for the Demographic Dividend Across All Regions Table 13.1 Updated Plan Targets to Reach for the Demographic Dividend 224 Figure 13.1 Strategic Framework to Reach for the Demographic Dividend 226 Table 13.2 Legislative Agenda to Reach for the Demographic Dividend 232 Chapter 14 Vigorously Advancing Science, Technology, and Innovation Table 14.1 Updated Plan Targets to Vigorously Advance Science, Technology, 237 and Innovation Figure 14.1 Strategic Framework to Vigorously Advance Science, Technology, 239 and Innovation Table 14.2 Legislative Agenda to Vigorously Advance Science, Technology, 249 and Innovation Chapter 15 Ensuring Sound Macroeconomic Policy Table 15.1 Revised Plan Targets to Sustain a Sound, Stable, and 257 Supportive Macroeconomic Environment Figure 15.1 Strategic Framework to Sustain a Sound, Stable, and 260 Supportive Macroeconomic Environment Table 15.2 Updated Legislative Agenda to Sustain a Sound, Stable, and 270 Supportive Macroeconomic Environment Chapter 16 Promoting Competition Table 16.1 Updated Plan Targets to Promote Competition 275 Figure 16.1 Strategic Framework to Promote Competition 277 Table 16.2 Legislative Agenda to Promote Competition 281 Chapter 17 Attaining Just and Lasting Peace Figure 17.1 Strategic Framework to Attain Just and Lasting Peace 288 Table 17.1 Legislative Agenda to Attain Just and Lasting Peace 294 Chapter 18 Ensuring Security, Public Order, and Safety Figure 18.1 Strategic Framework to Ensure Security, Public Order, and Safety 299 Table 18.1 Legislative Agenda to Ensure Security,