The PDP 2023-2028 is a plan for deep economic and social transformation to reinvigorate job creation and accelerate poverty reduction by steering the economy back on a high-growth path. This growth must be inclusive, building an environment that provides equal opportunities to all Filipinos, and equipping them with skills to participate fully in an innovative and globally competitive economy.
The SER 2021 highlights the need for more reforms to further increase the country’s potential for economic growth and greater inclusivity.
With this year’s theme, “Beyond the Pandemic: Charting the Path Towards Full Economic Growth and Recovery,” the country now needs to look beyond the pandemic and prepare for the emerging challenges ahead.
This document starts with an assessment of previous and current initiatives and attempts to institutionalize NCA since the 1990s. It also presents the overarching policy frameworks and plans as a basis in the crafting of priority activities. The Roadmap has six components: (a) compilation of natural capital accounts; (b) estimation of natural capital – adjusted macroeconomic indicators; (c) policy use and applications; (d) data management systems; (e) capacity development; and (f) dissemination. Budgetary support should be secured to facilitate the target activities under each component.
This paper is designed to present the technical perspective of mining based on the results of the MICC review, particularly on the legal, technical, social, economic, and environmental aspects. It also highlights the good mining industry practices and those that need improvement. The Policy Note, on the other hand, provides an overview of the Philippine mining sector from a policy perspective, highlighting key challenges and reforms necessary to develop and better regulate the sector.
The Results Matrix (RM) is an instrument designed to provide results orientation to the PDP. It is anchored on results-based management (RbM), which is a strategy that focuses on performance by highlighting achievements of outcomes and impacts.
The Philippines was on track to becoming an upper middle-income economy, until the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic disrupted the country’s economic growth momentum and development trajectory. The unprecedented challenges brought by the pandemic prompted a shift in sourcing and utilizing Official Development Assistance (ODA) financing in the new normal, from project-specific to quick-disbursing program loans.
The Philippine Water Supply and Sanitation Master Plan (PWSSMP) serves as the national action plan to achieve universal access to safe, sufficient, affordable, and sustainable water supply, hygiene, and sanitation by 2030. Linked to the national water supply and sanitation (WSS) targets, the PWSSMP is grounded on the realities of every region, with insights from over 1,000 representatives across the country.
The year 2020 brought enormous challenges for the country and around the world. The COVID-19 pandemic caused an unprecedented health crisis on a global scale that endangered lives and crippled the economy.
The total ODA portfolio as of December 2019 amounted to USD21.62 billion, consisting of 84 loans worth USD19.98 billion (92% of the total portfolio), and 268 grants worth USD1.64 billion (8% of the total portfolio).
Japan provided the bulk of ODA assistance to the country accounting for 39 percent share (USD 8.51 billion for 41 loans/grants) of the active ODA portfolio, followed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) with 26 percent (USD5.70 billion for 44 loans/grants) and the World Bank (WB) with 20 percent (USD4.31 billion for 25 loans/grants).
The theme “Connecting Minds, Charting NEDA’s Directions,” speaks of NEDA’s commitment to ensuring that a whole-of-government and whole-of-society approach is in place through a well-coordinated development planning cycle in the country — from planning, investment programming, budgeting, and monitoring and evaluation; and in the process, pursuing the continuous development of the institution for it to better serve the people.
The Disaster Rehabilitation and Recovery Planning Guide provides an overall framework and planning reference for the national, regional, and local levels to simplify post-disaster rehabilitation planning. It proposes a more general rather than specific approach to recovery planning so that it can be applied to any type of disaster and adapted to
disasters of varying magnitudes.
It contains recommendations to rebuild confidence and adjust to the “new normal” that will arise from the country’s response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The report features three major parts, which correspond to the specific objectives of the TWG-AFP: reduce the people’s feeling of uncertainty through making information available to respond to some of the pressing questions of various stakeholders; recommend programs and strategies to mitigate the economic impact of the crisis on consumers and business; and recommend policies and programs to enable the country and the people to adapt to the “new normal” state of economic activities.
Presently, the epicenter of the Coronavirus Disease (2019) COVID-19 infection in the Philippines is the National Capital Region (NCR). This could be hugely attributed to the region’s major international airports and high population density. Before the implementation of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), people from across the country and the world have been moving in and out of NCR and this has contributed to the spread of COVID-19. Eventually, the pandemic has also reached other parts of the country and at this time, many local government units (LGUs) outside NCR can be better prepared to fight COVID-19.