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Table of Contents Regional Development Council Resolution IV-A-155-2016 v Message from the President vii Message from the Secretary of Socioeconomic Planning ix Message from the RDC Calabarzon Chairperson xi Foreword from the NEDA Regional Director xiii Acknowledgement xv List of Tables and Figures xvii Part I: Introduction Chapter 1: The Long View 5 Chapter 2: Global and Regional Trends and Prospects 13 Chapter 3: Overlay of Economic Growth, Demographic Trends, and 19 Physical Characteristics Chapter 4: Regional Development Plan 2017-2022 Overall Framework 37 Part II: Enhancing the Social Fabric (“Malasakit”) Chapter 5: Ensuring People-Centered, Clean, and Efficient Governance 43 Chapter 6: Pursuing Swift and Fair Administration of Justice 53 Chapter 7: Promoting Philippine Culture and Values 59 Part III: Inequality-Reducing Transformation (“Pagbabago”) Chapter 8: Expanding Economic Opportunities in Agriculture, 73 Forestry, and Fisheries Chapter 9: Expanding Economic Opportunities in Industry and 91 Services Chapter 10: Accelerating Human Capital Development 113 Chapter 11: Reducing Vulnerability of Individuals and Families 137 Chapter 12: Building Safe and Secure Communities 147 Part IV: Increasing Growth Potential (“Patuloy na Pag-unlad”) Chapter 13: Reaching for the Demographic Dividend 155 Chapter 14: Vigorously Advancing Science, Technology, and 165 Innovation Part V: Enabling and Supportive Economic Development Chapter 15: Ensuring Sound Macroeconomic Policy 179 Chapter 16: Leveling the Playing Field 205 Part VI: Foundations for Sustainable Development Chapter 17: Attaining Just and Lasting Peace 215 Chapter 18: Ensuring Regional Security, Public Order, and Safety 221 Chapter 19: Accelerating Infrastructure Development 229 Chapter 20: Ensuring Ecological Integrity, Clean and Healthy 259 Environment Part VII: Plan Implementation and Monitoring Chapter 21: Plan Implementation and Monitoring 283 List of Acronyms 287 References 293 RDP 2017-2022 Planning Committees 295 Regional Development Plan 2017-2022 | v vi Regional Development Plan 2017-2022 Message Earlier this year, we launched the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2017-2022 through the initiative of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). The PDP serves as our medium-term blueprint towards attaiining a better and more secure life for our people in the next 25 years. To complement the PDP, we are now launching the Regional Development Plans (RDPs) 2017- 2022. This will provide direction in policy formulation for the next six years as we steer public and private investments to the regions. We iintend to place regional development at the centeer of our socioeconomic development strategy. By creating more jobs, improving social services, encouraging innovation and connecting the countryside to growth centers, we will reduce poverty and acceleerate development in rural areas. The RDPs will also prioritize accelerating infrastructure development, protecting our natural resources, addressing criminality and illegal drugs, and ensuring peacce and securitty in the regions. I commend the Regional Development Councils for aligning their respective regional plans to our PDP through fruitful collaboration with local government units and the private sector. I am confident that through the RDPs, we can realize our goal of laying a solid foundation for a stronger and more resilient nation for future generations. RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE President Republic of the Philippines Regiional Development Plan 2017-2022 | vii viii Regional Development Plan 2017-2022 Message With regional and local development being one of the main thrusts of President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s socioeconomic development agenda, the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2017-2022, the first medium-term plan anchored on a long- term vision (AmBisyon Natin 2040), was specifically designed to cultivate growth and reduce inequality between the regions. This can be achieved by directing development to key areas throuughout the country and connecting these growth centers to rural areas. As such, the Regional Development Plans (RDPs), as accompanying documents to the PDP, will be an immportant tool in guiding both public and private investments that will catalyze growth in the regions. It will also serve as our blueprint in laying dowwn the three main pillars of Malasakit, Pagbabago, at Patuloy na Pag-unlad that will help us build a secure, comfortable, and strongly rooted life for all Filipinos by 2040. I would like to express my gratitude to the Regional Development Councils (RDCs) for their leadership in the crafting of the RDPs, and in coordinating various development efforts in the regions. Finally, we seek the support of our local government units, regional institutions, and private institutions to support the realization of our pplans as we venture towards the creation of prossperous, peaceful and resilient communities. ERNESTO M. PERNIA Secretary of Socioeconomic Planning Regional Development Plan 2017-2022 | ix x Regional Development Plan 2017-2022 Message The CALABARZON Regional Development Plan (RDP) 2017-2022 is the first step towards the attainment of the long-term vision of a liveable and a globally competitive industrial region. The RDP is a shared output of the Regional Line Agencies (RLAs), Local Government Units (LGUs), Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), the private sector, civil society organizations, and other regional stakeholders that spell out the priority interventions and strategies of our region as anchored on human rights, President Duterte’s 0 to 10 socio-economic agenda, and Ambisyon Natin 2040. The RDC, as the link between national and local government, champions the importance of convergence and participatory governance in attaining the desired outcomes. It also recognizes the role of the private sector as partners and movers of reegional development. The Plan will serve as a guide to all stakeholders in the preparation and harmonization of all plans which will lead to the achievement of this. Through its completion, the RDC calls for a collective action in its implementation through policies, programs and projects, monitoring, and counts for the relentless support of all stakeholders. HERMILANDO I. MANDANAS RDC Chairperson Regional Development Plan 2017-2022| xi xii Regional Development Plan 2017-2022 Foreword As the industrial hub of the country, Calabarzon continues to be the second biggest contributor to the national economy, next to National Capital Region. In the past six years (2011-2015), the region has met and even exceeded growth targets fofor the industry sector and also managed to post positive increases in services and agriculture and fisheries. Having the biggest population size and with population growth rate increasing rapidly, Calabarzon ranked second in terms of per capita gross regional domestic product. Notwithstanding these gains, the greater challenge is to ensure that the growth is sustainable and make growth inclusive to benefit communities with persistent poverty in the region. Thus, the Regional Development Plan, 2017-2022 outlines major strategies and priority programs and projects that will propel the region to an even higher growth trajectory and ensure that everyone benefits from the fruits of development. The Calabarzon Regional Development Plan (RDP) 2017-2022 is guided by the country’s long term vision or Ambisyon Natin 2040 adopted through Executive Order No. 5 (s.2016) which states that “By 2040, the Philippines shall be a prosperous, predominantly middle-class society where no one is poor. Our peoples will enjoy long and healthy lives, are smart and innovative, and will live in a high-trust society”. The RDP is aligned with the Philippine Development Plan and operationalizes President Duterte’s 0 to 10 Socioeconomic Agenda that is centered on ensuring law and order, attracting more foreign and local direct investments, pursuing agricultural development, promotion of science and technology and valuing culture, among others. Regional Development Plan 2017-2022 | xiii The RDP has twenty-one chapters which plan is needs responsive, takes iinto consist of strategic interventions on account the region’s endowments and reducing inequality by expansion and potentials, and has a strong sense of increased access to economic opportunities stakeholder ownership and accountability (“Pagbabago”); increasing potential growth to work within a common (“Kaunlaran”); and enhancing the social development framework. fabric by good governance and justice (“Malasakit”). The plan also includes new As the blueprint for regional development, chapters on technology adoption and partners in government, the private sector maximizing the demographic dividend to and civil society are enjoined to use the support the transition towards a Calarbazon RDP 2017-20022 as a guide for sustainable knowledge economy and a development endeavours and initiatives. section on promoting awareness and The monitoring and evaluation of the valuing cultural diversity to enhance a chievement of plan targets will be done social cohesion. annually and shall be published in the Annual Development Reports while the The RDC led the formulation of the RDP monitoring of projects will be undertaken through a series of consultations with through the Regional Project Monitoring various sectors of society to ensure that the and Evaluation System. LUIS G. BANUA NEDA IV-A Regional Diirector and RDC Vice-Chairperson xiv Regional Development Plan 2017-2022 Acknowledgement The completion