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The 2014 Sona Technical Report THE 2014 SONA TECHNICAL REPORT Prepared by: The Office of the President of the Philippines CONTENTS I. Institutionalized Good Governance to Achieve Results A. Strengthened and Sustained Good Governance Reforms 1. Institutionalized Public Accountability .............................................................. 1 2. Improved Doing Business and Public Sector Service Delivery ........................ 7 3. Pursued a Just and Lasting Peace ................................................................ 10 B. Inspired Investor Confidence 1. Investment Grade Ratings and Enhanced Investments ................................ 12 2. Resilient Philippine Economy ........................................................................ 15 II. Investing in People A. Targeting Economic Vulnerability 1. Empowering the Poor towards Self-Reliance ................................................ 17 2. Investing in Expanded Access to Health Care .............................................. 22 3. Enhancing Education and Training for a Skilled and Productive Workforce .. 28 4. Employment Facilitation ................................................................................ 33 5. Protection of Workers’ Rights and Welfare.................................................... 33 6. Promoting Growth Across Sectors for More Employment Opportunities ....... 40 B. Promoting Economic and Physical Mobility 1. Investing in Transport Infrastructure for Greater Mobility .............................. 50 2. Sustaining Wider and Long-Term Access to Energy and Water Supply ....... 55 C. Ensured a Safe and Peaceful Nation 1. Ensured Safer Communities ......................................................................... 58 2. Upheld Internal Security ................................................................................ 62 3. Protected Territorial Integrity through the Promotion of the Rule of Law ....... 64 D. Building Resilient Communities 1. Build Back Better: Government Response to Disasters ................................ 65 2. Reinforcing Disaster Risk Reduction and Management ................................ 79 LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Quarterly GDP Growth Rate ............................................................................ 15 Table 2: National Government Cash Operations Report ............................................... 16 Table 3: Total Loan Portfolio and Gross Non-Performing Loans Ratio ......................... 16 Table 4: Social Services Budget Allocation ................................................................... 17 Table 5: APIS 2013 First Semester Major Findings ...................................................... 18 Table 6: Pantawid Pamilya Annual Budget Allocation and Accomplishments ............... 19 Table 7: Initial Findings of the 2nd Wave of Impact Evaluation of Pantawid Pamilya ..... 20 Table 8: Budget for the Premium Contributions of National Government-Sponsored Members ........................................................................................................ 23 Table 9: Annual Accomplishments on the Number of Health Professionals Deployed .. 26 Table 10: Number of HFEP-Funded Projects and Health Facilities that Benefited ....... 27 Table 11: Continued Provision of Basic Education Inputs ............................................. 30 Table 12: Jobs Placement through PESOs ................................................................... 33 Table 13: Programs for OFWs ...................................................................................... 37 Table 14: Employment Status ....................................................................................... 40 Table 15: Agriculture, Fishery, and Forestry Contribution to GDP and Employment ..... 41 Table 16: Annual Palay Target and Actual Production .................................................. 41 Table 17: CARP Targets ............................................................................................... 44 Table 18: Manufacturing’s Contribution to GDP and Employment ................................ 47 Table 19: IT-BPM Revenues and Employment ............................................................. 48 Table 20: Construction’s Contribution to GDP and Employment ................................... 48 Table 21: Financing Provided by the People’s Credit and Finance Corporation ........... 49 Table 22: Paving of the National Road Network ............................................................ 51 Table 23: National Roads Accomplishment ................................................................... 51 Table 24: High-Standard Highways ............................................................................... 52 Table 25: Major Public Transport Projects .................................................................... 54 Table 26: National Crime Situation ................................................................................ 58 Table 27: Status of the AFP/PNP Housing Program ..................................................... 59 Table 28: Fund Releases for the AFPM/CUP ................................................................ 63 Table 29: Number of Individuals/Families Served ......................................................... 78 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: RIPS, RATS, and RATE Cases Filed during the Aquino Administration .......... 7 Figure 2: Credit Ratings History .................................................................................... 13 Figure 3: Share of PEZA-Approved Investments per Administration ............................. 13 Figure 4: Average Monthly PEZA-Approved Investments per Administration ............... 13 Figure 5: Share of BOI-Approved Investments per Administration ................................ 14 Figure 6: Average Monthly BOI-Approved Investments per Administration ................... 14 Figure 7: Number of TIP Convictions and Persons Convicted ...................................... 38 Figure 8: Rice Importation (2010–2014) ........................................................................ 43 LIST OF ACRONYMS A&D Alienable and Disposable ADB Asian Development Bank ADMATEL Advanced Device and Materials Testing Laboratory AFPM/CUP AFP Modernization/Capability Upgrade Program ALAGA KA Program ALAmin at GAmitin APIS Annual Poverty Indicators Survey ARBO ARB Organization ARG Automated Rain Gauges ASEM Asia-Europe Meeting BBL Bangsamoro Basic Law BD-FT Board-Feet BEEP Bohol Emergency Employment Program BHS Barangay Health Station BMC Bicol Medical Center BOC Bureau of Customs BPLS Business Permits and Licensing System BSP Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas BTA Bangsamoro Transition Authority CAB Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro CARP Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program CBLA Cash for Building Livelihood Assets CEP Cadet Engineering Program CFW Cash-for-Work CGC Coast Guard Cutters CHT Community Health Team CIRS Crime Incident Recording System CLOA Certificate of Land Ownership Award CPI Corruption Perceptions Index CPRO Customs Policy Research Office CRMC Cotabato Regional and Medical Center CRRP Comprehensive Rehabilitation and Recovery Plan CSAP Core Shelter Assistance Program CSF Common Service Facility CSO Civil Society Organization CVMC Cagayan Valley Medical Center DIWATA Development of the Philippine Scientific Earth Observation Micro-Satellite DJFMH Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital DREAM-LiDAR Disaster Risk Exposure Assessment for Mitigation - Light Detection and Ranging DRRM Disaster Risk Reduction and Management DTTB Doctors to the Barrios EC Evacuation Center ECCT Expanded Conditional Cash Transfer eTAILS Electronic Transparency and Accountability Initiative for Lump Sum Funds ESA Emergency Shelter Assistance EVRMC Eastern Visayas Regional Medical Center FAiTH Foreign Aid Transparency Hub FFP Family Food Pack FIES Family Income and Expenditure Survey FloodNET Flood Information Network FY Fiscal Year FWB Farmworker-Beneficiary GAARD General Appropriations Act-as-Release-Document GCG Governance Commission for GOCCs GEC General Education Curriculum GMMA Greater Metro Manila Area GOCC Government-Owned and Controlled Corporation GPBP Grassroots Participatory Budgeting Process GRDP Gross Regional Domestic Product HA Hectares HEI Higher Education Institution HFEP Health Facilities Enhancement Program HOMA Home Materials Assistance IAC Inter-Agency Committee IACAT Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking IBPAP Information Technology and Business Process Association of the Philippines ICT Information and Communications Technology IDP Internally Displaced Person IED Improvised Explosive Device IES Impact Evaluation Study IG Intelligence Group IPR Intellectual Property Rights ISF Informal Settler Family IT Information Technology ITR Income Tax Return JFESC Joaquin F. Enriquez Jr. Sports Complex JHS Junior High School JICA Japan International Cooperation Agency KALAHI-CIDSS Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services LAD Land Acquisition and Distribution LAF Legal Assistance Fund LGU Local Government Unit LLCO Labor Law Compliance Officer LLEDP Laguna Lakeshore Expressway-Dike Project LM Lineal Meter LOI Letter of Intent LPRAP Local Poverty Reduction Action Plan LRRP LGU Rehabilitation and Recovery Plan LRT Light Rail Transit MERS-CoV Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus MILF Moro Islamic Liberation Front MLD Million Liters per Day MMEX Metro Manila Expressway MNLF Moro National Liberation Front MW Megawatts MWOFRC Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Resource
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