bicol regional development plan

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Chapter One

Introduction

The Bicol Regional Development Plan (2011-2016) was prepared in 2010. Halfway through plan implementation is a need to assess the achievement of the desired outcomes of the plan so that alternative strategies and additional programs and projects are identified to ensure that the objectives are achieved. The updated RDP was prepared through a series of consultations with the different stakeholders in the region. The RDC secretariat drafted the initial assessment of the RDP, the strategies and programs and projects. These were presented to the agencies and LGUs to get their inputs. Consultations at the provincial level were conducted to validate the assessment and strategies, and identify new PPAs that are doable in the next three (3) years. All the inputs gathered from the provincial consultations were integrated, and were validated with the agencies and LGUs during the validation workshop. The outputs of the validation workshop were consolidated in coming up with the 2nd draft updated RDP. Prior to presentation to the RDC sectoral committees for review, a regional consultation was again conducted to further enhance the Plan and also gain the support of the stakeholders in terms of funding the programs and projects in the plan. The updated RDP (2011-2016) was recommended by the four (4) sectoral committees of the RDC during its meetings on 21 and 22 November 2013 and subsequently approved by the RDC during its meeting on 06 December 2013 per Resolution No. 53 (S 2013). The updating of the RDP was guided by Memo Circular No. 43 issued by the President and Memo Circular No. 3 series of 2012 issued by the RDC. It was done parallel with the updating of the Philippine Development Plan (PDP). The updated RDP (2011-2016) contains: Chapter One – Introduction; Chapter Two – the Development Vision and Desired Outcomes; Chapter Three – the Midterm Assessment on the achievement of the development outcomes and major final outputs, and the challenges that should be addressed in the remaining plan period; Chapter Four – The Plan describing the development objectives, strategies, action plans, and priority programs, projects and activities, and Chapter Five – Implementing the Plan.

Chapter Two

Development Vision and Desired Outcomes

The Regional Development Plan 2011-2016 envisions Bicol to be the most livable region in the country. This means that poverty is significantly reduced; adequate high paying jobs are available; livelihood opportunities are available; facilities, products, and services are globally competitive, and people

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are safe and secured. Given this situation, Bicolanos need not go out of the region to have more decent lives, and those who are outside will be encouraged to return.

The desired regional development outcome is that majority of the

population in the region, especially the poor and marginalized, enjoy the benefits of social development and economic growth. This means that the average annual family income in the region is increased to a level more than the national average and income inequality is reduced. The regional development framework is shown in Figure 1.

To attain the regional development outcome, the plan aims to achieve

the following sectoral outcomes: Productive activities engaged by more people. It means that a vibrant

Bicol economy is present, sustainably producing goods and services, and generating adequate high paying jobs and livelihood opportunities for the labor force population. The plan targets an increased employment rate from 94.7 percent in October 2011, declined underemployment from 35.9 percent in Oct. 2011, improved labor productivity from P105,027 in 2009, and an increased gross regional domestic product (GRDP) growth from 2.6 percent in 2011 to 7-8 percent in 2016.

Adequate and quality social services availed by more people. It means

that more people in the region are healthier, are equipped with productive skills, live in safe and decent houses, and are provided with social protection to enable them to actively participate in the development of the region. The plan targets an improved functional literacy rate from 79.9 percent to 83.1 percent and an increased life expectancy from 66 to 71 years (male) and 71 to 77 years (female).

Reliable infrastructure facilities and services used by the people. It

means that transport systems are integrated, efficient, and able to handle increased volume of passengers and cargo. The communication facilities and services are efficient. The region enjoys sufficient, stable and low cost power supply. The supply of irrigation water is provided in sufficient quantity and delivered on time. The plan targets increased number of passengers and cargo in air, water and land transportation and increased number of telecommunication and internet subscribers.

Good governance and sustainable development practiced in the region.

It means that a conducive environment is provided for private investments, the communities are prepared for disasters, and the natural environment is able to sustain the needs of future generations. The plan targets increased private investments, increased forest cover, reduced water and air pollution, and zero casualties from natural and man-made calamities.

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Chapter Three

Midterm Assessment

A. Ensuring Economic Growth

The RDP aims to achieve the sectoral outcome of productive activit ies engaged by more people. This means that a vibrant Bicol economy is present, sustainably producing goods and services, and generating adequate high paying jobs and livel ihood opportunit ies for the labor force population. This objective was part ial ly attained as indicated by GRDP growth rates, employment and underemployment rates, and labor productivity.

The GRDP expanded by 7.1 percent, four t imes faster than the

1.9 percent growth in 2011, and higher than the country’s 6.8 percent growth rate. The region ranked 9 t h in terms of GRDP growth rate and 12 t h in value among 17 regions of the country. GRDP in 2012 amounted to P124.49 bil l ion, an increase from P 114.11 bil l ion in 2010. However, per capita GRDP amounted to only P22,312.00 in 2012, the 2nd lowest among the country’s regions.

The high GRDP growth did not create enough employment for the

region’s labor force as employment rate slight ly went up from 94.2 percent in October 2010 to 95.1 percent in October 2012, or an increase of 0.9 percentage point over the two-year period. Underemployment rate (or the proportion of employed persons who expressed the desire to have addit ional hours of work in their present jobs, or to have addit ional jobs, or to have new jobs with longer working hours to total employed persons) slight ly went down from 35.0 percent in October 2010 to 34.6 percent in October 2012. This accounted for an increase of 0.4 percentage point over a period of two years. Bicol region sti l l has the highest underemployment rate among regions of the country with ARMM having the lowest at 11.8 percent. The region’s underemployment rate was way below the national average of 19 percent.

Labor productivity increased sl ight ly by 1.6 percent from

P56,029.00 in 2010 to P56,932.00 in 2011. Bicol labor productivity is way below the national average of P158,758.00 and is the second lowest next to ARMM. Labor productivity is the rat io of the GRDP to the number of employed persons. Major Output 1: Adequate and quality technical assistance, extension services, agricultural inputs, and infrastructure support faci l it ies provided to farmers and f ishermen.

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The GVA in agriculture, hunting, f ishery and forestry (AHFF) grew by 2.9 percent from 0.8 percent in 2011. Agriculture and Forestry grew by 3.1 percent from a 1.2 percent growth in 2011, while f ishing grew by 2.5 percent from a negative 0.5 percent in 2011.

The growth in AHFF sector was brought about by increased

production of crops and l ivestock through the implementation of the agri-pinoy program for key commodit ies that include rice, corn, high value crops, coconut, abaca, l ivestock, and f isheries. The program focused on the distr ibution of quality seeds and plant ing materials, community-based seed banking, pest monitoring, promotion of soil nutrient management, fry and f ingerlings distribution, art if icial insemination services, market development, provision of irrigat ion facil it ies, farm-to-market roads, post harvest facil it ies, extension support, training, research and development. Specif ic to coconut and abaca, massive planting and replanting of old and unproductive plantations were conducted.

For forestry, the National Greening Program (NGP) was sustained

with a total of 5.949 mill ion forest and fruit trees, ornamental and mangrove seedlings planted in 8,643.05 hectares of community–managed forest lands, protected areas, watershed areas and urban areas. In consonance with the government’s poverty reduction and hunger mit igation program, 7,287 hectares of establ ished plantat ions were maintained and protected, of which 1,703 hectares were planted and established in 2010 and 5,584 hectares in 2011. This major anti-poverty program provided upland farmers addit ional income from the maintenance and protect ion contracts with the DENR.

Major Output 2: Adequate and quality technical assistance, promotion services and infrastructure support facilities provided to MSMEs and exporters.

The growth in gross value added (GVA) from Manufacturing

decelerated from 24.4 percent in 2011 to 5 percent in 2012. Manufacturing industries in the region are mostly small scale. These include food preservat ion, furniture making, f iber craft, shell craft, pottery, pi l i confectionery, coco-based products, minerals, and marine products. The only large scale manufacturing venture in Bicol is the cement plant in Albay that uses local non-metall ic mineral.

The growth in GVA from Trade increased from 3.3 percent in

2011 to 9.7 percent in 2012. The factor that contributed to this increase was the improved performance of the export sector as total export sale of the region increased by 15 percent from US$22 mill ion in 2010 to US$25 in 2012. However, the share of the region to total exports of the country was only 3.17 percent.

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Major Output 3: Adequate and quality tourism promotion services and tourism infrastructure facil it ies provided.

Tourist arrivals increased at an average rate of 9 percent from

3.12 mill ion in 2010 to 3.69 mill ion in 2012. Foreign tourists totaled to 772,886 in 2012, an increase by 7 percent from 681,134 in 2010 while the number of domestic tourists increased at an average rate of 9 percent from 2.41 mill ion in 2010 to 2.9 mill ion in 2012.

Factors that contributed to the increase in tourist arrivals is

attributed to the aggressive tourism promotion, development of new tourism products, capability building of LGUs and communities, upgrading of tourism establishments and improvement of connectivity of tourist destinat ions through the Department of Tourism (DOT) - Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Convergence Program. In 2012, there were six tourism road projects implemented with total project cost of P579.46 mill ion.

Major Output 4: Mining and quarrying pol icies, regulations and standards enforced.

The enforcement of mining and quarrying pol icies, regulat ions

and standards resulted to an increase in the GVA from mining and quarrying sector. GVA in mining posted an 11.8 percent growth from a negative 4 percent in 2011. Metall ic mineral production value rose by 46.78 percent, from PhP14.51 bil l ion in 2011 to PhP21.30 bil l ion in 2012. The impressive performance of gold was the prime mover for the growth accounting to 83.26 percent of the total value.

Challenges

a. The need for more high quali ty jobs.

b. The need for more investments in agribusiness, manufacturing (MSMEs), export industries, and tourism-related businesses.

c. The need for addit ional government programs and projects and investments in infrastructure.

d. The need to reduce the cost of doing business.

B. Providing for Basic Needs

The RDP aims to achieve the sectoral outcome of adequate and quality social services availed by more people. This means that more people in the region are healthier, are equipped with productive skil ls, l ive in safe and decent houses, and are provided with social protect ion to enable them to part icipate in the development process. The plan

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targets an improved functional l iteracy rate from 79.9 percent to 83.1 percent and increased l ife expectancy at birth from 66 to 71 years (male) and 71 to 77 years (female).

Halfway through plan implementation, the sector faced the major

challenge of achieving the Mil lennium Development Goal (MDG) targets on education, health, and sanitat ion. At the end of 2012, only the targets on gender equality in basic education, underweight children under f ive years old, under f ive mortality rate, and access to safe water have been achieved. Although the other outcome indicators on school enrolment and completion rates, maternal mortali ty and sanitation improved, they are sti l l far from the MDG and RDP targets.

Although more households and individuals from the poor and

marginal ized sectors benefited from services on education, health, housing, social welfare, and labor protect ion, the high poverty incidence in the region underscores the need for a wider reach of services to ensure inclusive growth and signif icant poverty reduction.

Sub-Sector Outcomes

a) Adequate and quality education services are availed by more people.

Net enrolment rat io in primary education increased from 88.7 percent in 2011 to 92.3 percent in 2012. This is higher than the national rat io of 83 percent but lower than the MDG target of 100 percent. The Pantawid Pamilyang Pil ipino Program or 4Ps contributed to the increase in enrolment rat io by providing assistance to poor families with chi ldren under 0-14 years of age on the condition that the children are enrolled in primary schools. However, primary completion rate decreased from 67.4 percent in SY 2010-2011 to 57.7 percent in SY 2011-2012. This is because of the prevalent pract ice of some parents who require their chi ldren to help in the farm or take care of younger sibl ings. b) Adequate and quali ty health services are availed by more people.

Infant mortality rate decreased from 10.22 per 1,000 l ive births in

2010 to 8.8 per 1,000 live births in 2012, sti l l h igher than the MDG and RDP target of 8.4 per 1,000 live births. The slow decline in the IMR can be attributed to the high incidence of teenage pregnancy and lack of human resources for health for the preventive care of infants and pregnant mothers.

Maternal mortality rate decreased from 96.49 per 100,000 live

births in 2010 to 76.9 per 100,000 live births in 2012, sti l l higher than the MDG and RDP target of 31.6 per 100,000 l ive births. The slow

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decline in the MMR can be attributed to the lack of human resources for health especial ly rural health midwives at RHUs/BHS. More birthing facil it ies should be establ ished in communities with the assistance and support of the LGUs.

c) Affordable, decent, and safe housing services are availed by more people.

The number of families al located with social ized housing increased from 722 in 2010 to 3,531 in 2012. Although there is an increase in the number of families covered, the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) identif ied the following issues that hampered the implementation of socialized housing projects: (a) incomplete submission of requirements by project stakeholders; (b) dif f iculty of some LGUs in complying with some requirements; (c) dif ferences in the procedural processes of government agencies in coming up with supporting documents; and (d) lack of regular technical personnel to oversee projects.

d) Adequate and quality social welfare and labor protect ion services availed by the poor and marginal ized.

F rom 2008-2012 , a to ta l o f 308 ,493 househo lds in the reg ion benef i ted f rom the cond i t iona l cash t ransfer p rogram. The in i t ia l in 2008 benef ic ia r ies o f the 4Ps were 32,515 . Th is ba l looned to 148,725 in 2011 , the h ighes t number o f reg is te red benef ic ia r ies so fa r . The p rogram had add i t iona l househo ld benef ic iar ies o f 52 ,737 in 2012 due to the expans ion o f the p rogram cover ing 100 percent o f the barangays .

Major Output 1: Quality basic, technical-vocational, and higher education services provided. The implementation of the “no collect ion” pol icy, condit ional cash transfer program, alternative learning system, learner information system, and other programs and projects of concerned agencies and educational inst itut ions resulted to improved performance of most of the following education indicators:

Elementary participation rate increased from 88.7 percent in SY 2010-2011 to 92.3 percent in SY 2011-2012, higher than the national rate of 83 percent but lower than the target of 98.5 percent in 2016. For the same period, secondary participation rate increased from 47.4 percent to 49.5 percent, still lower than the target of 60 percent in 2016. Elementary completion rate is 57.5 percent in SY 2011-2012, lower than the national f igure of 67.4 percent and the target of 72.9 percent in 2016.

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Secondary completion rate increased from 60.7 percent to 67.9 percent, lower than the national f igure of 68.2 percent and the target of 73.4 percent. Elementary retention rate decreased from 92.4 percent in SY 2010-2011 to 91.9 percent in SY 2011-2012, sti l l lower than the target of 99.4 percent in 2016. Secondary retention rate increased from 88.6 percent in SY 2010-2011 to 89.1 percent in SY 2011-2012, lower than the target of 96.4 percent. Elementary achievement scores improved from 66.2 percent in SY 2010-2011 to 66.6 percent in SY 2011-2012, but lower than the target of 80.16 percent in 2016. Secondary achievement scores improved from 46 percent in SY 2010-2011 to 47.8 percent in SY 2011-2012, lower than the target of 66.29 percent in 2016.

Number of applicat ions for merit/RA7687 scholarships increased from 1,891 in 2010 to 1,971 in 2012. The number of graduates through these programs increased from 74 in 2010 to 130 in 2012. The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) provides these scholarships to indigent but deserving students in the region.

Major Output 2: Classrooms, chairs, textbooks and teacher items provided.

Elementary teacher-pupil ratio is 1:36, the same as the national ratio but better than the standard of 1:45. This was attained through the creation of more teacher plant il la posit ions and the provision of addit ional funding from the national government.

Elementary classroom-pupil ratio decreased from 1:37 in SY 2010-

2011 to 1:45 in SY 2011-2012. This is due to the increase in total elementary enrolment which was an effect of the 4Ps program. The decrease in the availability of classrooms is, however, being addressed by the construction of school buildings through the public-private partnership (PPP) and allocation of additional classrooms from private donors.

Major Output 3: Quality health, nutrition, and family planning services provided.

The proportion of facil ity-based deliveries increased from 39.36 percent in 2010 to 57.24 percent in 2012. This is due to the increase in the presence and functionality of birthing facil it ies at the local level and deployment of community health teams to assist in birth planning of pregnant women in the communit ies.

The proportion of fully immunized chi ldren decreased from 79.13

percent in 2011 to 73.86 percent in 2012. This is due to the lack of LGU support to health programs, such as the expanded program on immunization which adopts the strategy of “reaching every barangay”.

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Malnutrit ion prevalence rate among 0-71 months old slight ly decreased from 15.9 percent in 2010 to 14.9 percent in 2012. This is sti l l far from the MDG target of 10 percent in 2015. The improvement in the nutrit ional status can be attributed to the nutrit ion programs of LGUs, provision of planting materials for vegetables and other food products in the communities particularly for the 4Ps beneficiaries, improvement in health faci l it ies, and provision of weighing scales to schools and barangays.

Contraceptive prevalence rate decreased from 41.4 percent in

2011 to 32.5 percent in 2012 against the target of 60 percent in 2016. The low performance is attributed to fear of side effects by females and low participat ion rate of males in the family planning program.

Philhealth enrolment rate increased from 86 percent in 2011 to 92

percent in 2012 against the target of 100 percent in 2016. This is due to the wil l ingness of LGUs and sponsors to enroll members to the Philhealth programs.

Major Output 4: Safe water supply and sanitat ion facil it ies provided.

Households with access to safe water decreased from 87.55 percent in 2010 to 78.54 percent in 2012. Although this is sti l l above the MDG target of 67.5 percent in 2015, it is a concern having implications on the health of the population especial ly chi ldren.

Households with access to sanitary toi let faci l it ies increased from

67.8 percent in 2010 to 68.15 percent in 2012; sti l l lower than the MDG target of 79.2 percent in 2015.

Major Output 5: Housing services provided.

The number of families provided with end user f inancing

increased from 1,554 in 2010 to 4,187 in 2012. This is due to the increased capacity of the prospective borrowers to pay. However, there is no substantial increase in the number of Pag-IBIG members from 2010 to 2012.

The number of families provided with security of tenure increased

from 1,031 in 2010 to 1,993 in 2012. The following issues and concerns hampered the implementation of the programs: (a) absence of registered Community Mortgage Program mobil izer in the region; (b) str ingent criteria in the qualif icat ion of mobilizers; (c) incomplete submission of requirements by project stakeholders; (d) dif f iculty of some LGUs in complying with some requirements such as clearances, permits, etc.; (d) polit ical interventions; (e) LGU priorit ies; and (f) dif ferences in the procedural processes of other government agencies in coming up with the required/supporting documents, i.e., DENR -

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ECC, geohazard clearance, survey approval; LGU – resolutions, development permit, plan alterat ions, MOA; Phivolcs – clearance; Registry of Deeds – cert if ication, TCT; DAR - conversion clearance.

Major Output 6: Social welfare and labor protection services provided.

The number of workers benefited by labor protect ion services with a sett lement rate of 75 percent in 2010 increased to 85 percent in 2012. This is due to the advocacy on the Single Entry Approach where cases filed with DOLE must be settled within a 30-day mandatory period.

The number of senior cit izens covered by social pension

increased from 47,741 in 2011 to 61,920 in 2012. This is due to the aggressive advocacy and implementation of the Senior Cit izens’ Law. Aside from the benefits being provided by the Department of Social Welfare and Development, most LGUs gave addit ional benefits l ike bonuses and pensions to senior cit izens.

The number of jobseekers placed in local employment increased

by 10 percent in 2012 with a target of 22,000 in 2016. The increase in the labor placement can be attributed to the wider dissemination of labor market information through the conduct of job fairs, radio programs, and entry of local employment agencies at the local level.

The disposit ion rate of labor standard cases increased from 90

percent in 2012 to 96 percent in 2016.

The number of overseas Fil ip ino workers (OFWs) provided with death and burial assistance decreased from 53 in 2010 to 42 in 2012. The decrease can be attr ibuted to the non-availment of some OFWs of their benefits due to late f i l ing of applicat ion of benefits and ignorance of beneficiaries of the benefits due them.

Challenges a. Attaining the MDG targets on education, health, and sanitation. b. Enhancing the education and ski l ls of the labor force. c. Improving access to education, health, and housing services. d. Widening social welfare and labor protection services to the poor

and marginal ized. e. Upgrading education and health facil it ies in the rural areas.

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C. Improving Infrastructure

The RDP aims for reliable infrastructure facil it ies and services used by the people. This means that all modes of transportat ion are integrated; eff icient communication facil it ies and services, suff icient and stable power supply, and adequate and safe water supply and irrigat ion faci l it ies are provided to the people.

The partial achievement of the plan targets for the transportation sector resulted to an increase in the volume of air passengers by 14.12 percent, from 729,909 in 2010 to 832,938 in 2012. Incoming and outgoing cargo also increased by 14.89 and 20.91 percent, respectively. Addit ional f l ights in Naga and Legazpi airports, the offering of promotional fares, and the intensive promotion of tourist destinations in the region contributed to these increases.

Inc reases in the vo lume of passengers us ing wa ter

t ranspor ta t ion by 3 .5 percent f rom 3 ,801,564 in 2010 to 3 ,934,436 in 2012 and cargo th roughpu t by 13.13 percent were recorded. The open ing o f the P ioduran Por t in 2011 cont r ibuted to the sector outcome of an in tegra ted t ranspor ta t ion sys tem. New RORO routes were opened such as the Na to Por t to Gu i ja lo , Sagnay to Gu i ja lo . Batangas-Masbate -Cebu , Masbate -Romblon-Man i la , P ioduran-Claver ia , P ioduran-Masbate , and P ioduran-Aro roy. Codon por t was a lso modern ized.

These developments in the water and air transport resulted to an

increase in the annual average daily traff ic (AADT) by 10.61 percent, from 530,340 in 2010 to 586,646 in 2012.

Major Output 1: Integrated transportat ion system establ ished. A negligible increase in the national road density was noted because the focus of works was on the rehabil itation and improvement of strategic national roads. The increase is attributed to the road openings of 1.730 kilometers in the GUICADALE road network in Albay and the 0.87 kilometer in the Basud-Mercedes coastal/bypass road in Camarines Norte.

From 2010 to 2012, 14 permanent bridges along national roads were constructed, representing a 2.37 percent increase in the number of permanent bridges along national roads. Among these bridges are the San Fernando Bridge and Dorongan bridges in Masbate.

Train service from Manila to Polangui was restored in December 2011. This was made possible through the completion of projects such as the instal lat ion of temporary steel bridge to remedy the sinking embankment at Sipocot; rectif icat ion of track defects, Travesia Bridge,

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and the protect ion dikes in Maipon, Guinobatan and Bongalon in Daraga, both in Albay. However, there is no train service to date for the Manila-Legazpi route pending clearance from a third party being required by DOTC. The RDC 5 proposed a rai lway development summit to push the revival, expansion and modernizat ion of the railway system. The init iat ive was supported by the other Luzon RDCs,

Major Output 2: Efficient communication facilities and services provided.

Telephone density (landline) remained at 1.86 from 2010 to 2012. Most people preferred the used of cellular phones. Because of the increasing demand, the number of cellular sites increased to 503 in 2012. As of 2012, 503 LGUs has internet access. The number of registered internet subscribers increased to 8,552 in 2012.

The sector is dominated by private companies that provide more

eff icient services and facil it ies and offer not only landline and mobile telephone but also internet services. Government service providers such as Information and Communicat ion and Technology Off ice (formerly TELOF) and the Philippine Postal Corporation focused their services in areas not served by the private sector.

Major Output 3: Suff icient and stable power supply provided.

The Sit io Energizat ion Program of National Electrif icat ion Administration brought a 2 percent increase in sit io energization, from 40 percent in 2011 to 42 percent in 2012. Barangay energizat ion is maintained at 99 percent level. There are two potential barangays for energizat ion in Albay. System loss was sl ight ly reduced from 16.90 percent in 2010 to 16.18 percent in 2012. TGPP and BGPP were rehabilitated, with TGPP having a gross generat ion of 48,192 GWh. BGPP wil l fully operationalize its Units 1 and 2 in February 2013.

Major Output 4 : Adequate and safe water supp ly and i r r iga t ion fac i l i t ies provided.

The various projects of the National Irrigation Administration

resulted to an increase in irrigated areas by 1.79 percent of the potentially irrigable areas or 4,286 hectares. As a result, there was a 4.5 percent increase in yield from 3.36 mt/ha in 2011 to 3.51 mt/ha in 2012. Irrigation development focused on rehabilitation and restoration to ensure adequate supply of water. Of the targeted 90,000 hectares (by 2016) for rehabilitation, 14,418 hectares were rehabilitated since 2010.

Challenges

a. The need for more infrastructure that wil l support economic

activit ies and provision of basic services.

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b. Encourage private investments in public infrastructure. c. Interconnectivity of all modes of transportation. d. Ensure the safety of passengers and cargoes. e. The need to ensure security of crit ical infrastructure faci l i t ies.

D. Sustaining Development The RDP aims to achieve the sectoral outcome of good governance and sustainable development practiced in the region. This means that a conducive environment is provided for private investments, the communities are prepared for disasters, the natural environment is able to sustain the needs of future generations, and both the government and private sectors are globally competitive. The objective of the plan was partially achieved as indicated by increased private investments, increased forest cover, reduced water and air pollution, and reduced casualties from natural and man-made calamities.

Data on private investments were generated from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Securit ies and Exchange Commission (SEC). Investments through DTI’s implementation of programs and projects grew at an average rate 49 percent from P3.91 bil l ion in 2010 to P8.35 bil l ion in 2012. Investments generated through SEC registration increased at an average rate of 47 percent from P103.43 mill ion in 2010 to 212.73 mill ion in 2012.

The increase in forest cover from 173,495 hectares in 2010 to

235,266 hectares in 2012 was attr ibuted to the National Greening Program, and the convergence of law enforcement agencies, LGUs and communities on forest protection.

Water and air quality were assessed to be in good condition.

Good air quali ty in major urban centers was maintained because of str ict implementation of anti-smoke belching law.

Efforts on disaster risk reduction management and climate

change adaptation resulted to a reduced number of casualties from natural disasters from 34 in 2010 to 11 in 2012. There was a notable increased in awareness and participation of the communities on DRR through the implementation of the disaster r isk reduction management plans of the dif ferent local DRRM councils.

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Major Output 1: Transparency, accountabil ity, and productivity improvement systems establ ished in government off ices. The number of LGUs who had complied to the full disclosure policy (FDP) decreased from 113 to 86 result ing to a compliance rate of 72 percent in 2012. Failure to fully implement the FDP by some LGUs were due to lack of adequate personnel to prepare FDP reports and no focal person to collate the reports, no internet connections in remote municipal it ies while some LGUs have no budget for the maintenance of website domain or web portal. LGUs compliance to the Anti-Red Tape Act (ARTA) was 97.5 percent or 117 LGUs out of the total 120 LGUs in the region. Of the 117 LGUs, 30 percent (35 LGUs) were rated excellent, 62 percent (73 LGUs) good, 3 percent (3 LGUs) acceptable, and 5 percent (6 LGUs) received a fail ing grade. Delay in the delivery of frontline services due to lack of manpower was usually the reason of non-compliant LGUs. As of December 2012, 80 percent of the agency regional off ices, SUCs and GOCCs or 74 out of 92 agencies fully complied to the ARTA. The LGUs were also assessed on its participat ion to local governance performance management system (LGPMS). In 2012, all 120 LGUs participated in LGPMS compared to 99 in 2011.

Five cit ies in Bicol were in the top ten cit ies in governance eff iciency based on the competit iveness ranking by the National Competit iveness Council (NCC). Daet, Camarines Norte ranked 4 t h as the most competit ive LGU among 163 part icipating municipalit ies nationwide. Five cit ies were included in the top 50 competit ive cit ies in the country out of 122 that participated in the competit iveness ranking by the NCC.

There were 105 LGUs trained on the business permit l icensing system (BPLS). Al l seven cit ies completed the training. The reforms are: reduced processing t ime, reduced number of steps, reduced number of signatories, established one-stop-shop, and one-time assessment and payment. Major Output 2: Peace, security and public safety services provided to the public. Police to population ratio improved from 1:816 in 2010 to 1:759 in 2012. The f igure however fel l below the standard of 1:500. In spite of the lack of uniformed personnel, crime rate reduced from 26.3 percent in 2010 to 15.5 percent and crime solution eff iciency improved from 17.31 percent in 2010 to 25.9 percent.

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Record from the Armed Forces of the Phil ippines showed that there are sti l l 320 barangays affected by insurgency which is way below the zero target by 2016.

Major Output 3: Capabili ty bui lding and technical assistance services provided to LGUs on land use management.

Among the six provinces in the region, only Albay, Camarines

Norte and Catanduanes have Sangguniang Panlalawigan approved Provincial Development and Physical Framework Plans (PDPFPs). The PDPFPs of Camarines Sur, Masbate and Sorsogon are yet to be approved by their respective Sangguniang Panlalawigan.

Only 7 percent or 8 of the 114 cit ies/municipal it ies have updated

CLUPs, nine LGUs with CLUPs for review and approval, 37 LGUs are currently preparing their CLUPs, and 60 LGUs have CLUPs which are already due for updating.

Major Output 4: Forecast and warning environmental services provided.

All LGUs have created their local disaster risk reduction and management councils (LDRRMCs) and have designated LDRRM off icers. However, LDRRM off ices are yet to be established in 47 LGUs. The creation of LDRRM off ices is constrained by the budget ceil ing for personal services of LGUs as provided in 1991 Local Government Code.

Challenges

a. The need to have better governance, more transparent and accountable public servants.

b. The need to improve public and private sectors competit iveness. c . The need to strengthen LGUs capabi l i ty in the areas of local

legis lat ion, revenue generat ion, resource a l locat ion and ut i l izat ion, support to agr icul ture and f ishery, and urban ecosystems management.

d. The need to lower the cost of doing business. e. The need to improve land use management practices of LGUs. f . The need to improve disaster preparedness and cl imate change

adaptation of LGUs and the communities. g. The need to relocate families in high risk areas.

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Chapter Four

The Plan

A. Ensuring Economic Growth

At the end of the plan period, the benefits of economic growth are distributed equitably among Bicolanos. Economic act ivi t ies produced suff icient goods and services for home consumption and export. The region’s economy generates enough jobs to increase family incomes.

Every Bicolano’s r ight to adequate food is satisf ied. Food and

other basic commodities are available and affordable. Sustainable use of agriculture, f ishery, forestry, and mineral resources is maintained. There is suff icient supply of raw materials and other production inputs for manufacturing and other economic activit ies. Crop production systems are resi l ient to changes in weather patterns.

Outputs from research and development are widely disseminated to entrepreneurs. Quali ty Bicol products are sold locally and internationally. Bicol is a primary tourist destinat ion for ecological, agricultural, educational, and medical tourism in the country. Meetings, incentives, conferences and events are held in the region.

1. Agriculture, Fishery and Forestry

Agricultural production is increased. Rice suff iciency is attained

with the surplus exported to other countries. Each province has a commodity champion that leads to agribusiness expansion. Organic and natural farming are adopted by farmers. Farmers transform their produce into products and by-products with added values.

Object ive: To increase GVA from agriculture, f ishery and forestry. Key Strategy: Provision of adequate and quality technical assistance, extension services, agricultural inputs, and infrastructure facilities to farmers and fishermen. Action Plans: a. Increase production of provincial commodity champions b. Promote organic and natural farming c. Develop cl imate change tolerant varieties d. Train farmers as agripreneurs e. Promote agro-processing f . Promote an integrated water resources management g. Provide agriculture facil it ies and services

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Programs, Projects and Activit ies

Title Duty Bearer(s)

a. Agri-Pinoy Program DA, DAR, PCA, FIDA, BFAR, LGUs

b. Irrigation Development Program NIA, DA, DAR, LGUs c. Organic Agriculture Program DA, DAR, PCA, FIDA,

LGUs, farmers d. Mariculture and Aquaculture BFAR, LGUs,

private sector e. National Greening Program DENR, LGUs, SUCs,

private sector, DepED f. Phil. Rural Development Program DA, PCA, LGUs g. Agrarian Reform Community Cluster

Economic Support Services (ARCCESS) DAR, LGUs

h. Agrarian Production Credit Program LBP, DAR, DA i. Livestock Disease & Diagnostic Laboratory DA, LGUs j. Semen Processing Center DA, LGUs k. Establishment of Fish Hatcheries & Nursery BFAR l. KAANIB Enterprise Development Project DA, PCA, private sectors m. Multi-Commodity Trading Post /Processing

Center/Cold Storage DA, LGUs, private sector

n. Farm Assistance Center DA, LGUs o. BCARRD R&D Programs & projects BCARRD Consortium Policy Act ions a. Review the laws on il legal f ishing b. Review pasture lease agreement c. Enforce idle land taxation d. Amend FAO No. 193 e. Integrate organic agriculture in all agri-related programs 2. Manufacturing and Trade

Employment in manufacturing and trade sectors is increased. The cost of doing business is reduced. The share of industry to the regional output is increased.

Object ive: To increase GVAs from manufacturing and trade sectors. Key Strategy: Provis ion of adequate and qua l i ty techn ica l ass is tance, promot ion services, and inf ra support fac i l i t ies to MSMEs and exporters .

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Action Plans a. Reduce cost of doing business b. Provide TA on industry clustering and productivity enhancement c. Enhance R&D on manufactured products d. Improve access to f inancing e. Intensify investment promotion



a. Training Programs and Technical Consultancy for MSMEs and exporters

DTI, DOST, DOLE, RTWPB

b. Industry Cluster Program DTI, c. Financing Program for MSMEs and exporters DTI, DOST d. Common service facil it ies vi l lage level

processing plants LGUs, DTI, DOST, DOLE

e. Special Economic Zone-Cam. Sur Food Terminal LGU f. One Stop Shop Resource Center with BRCDC CBSUA g. Small Enterprise Technology Upgrading Program DOST h. One Stop Action Center in each LGU LGU i. Industry Clusters and Special Economic Zones DTI, PEZA, LGU j. One Town One Product Program LGU, DTI k. Trainings on productivity & quality improvement DOLE, TESDA,

DTI, DOST l. BCIERD R&D Programs/Projects BCIERD Consortium

3. Tourism

Tourism support services and facil it ies are in place and

supported by the private sector. New and emerging destinat ions are developed. Bicol is a major tourism destinat ion with annual arrivals of 1.2 mill ion foreign and local tourists.

Object ive: To increase GVA from services/tourism sector. Key Strategy: Provision of adequate and quality tourism promotion services, and tourism infrastructure facil it ies. Action Plans

a. Reduce cost of doing business b. Strengthen LGUs on tourism promotion c. Promote investments in tourism products d. Improve tourism manpower ski l ls e. Promote Bicol as a venue for MICE

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a. DOT-DPWH Convergence Program DOT, DPWH, LGUs b. BUB Projects LGUs c. Financing for development of new tourism

products, sites and destinations LGUs, DOT, private sector

d . Cons t ruct ion /Upgrad ing o f tou r ism in f rast ructu re fac i l i t ies

LGUs, DPWH, DOT, private sector

e. Tourism Promotion Programs/Packages for ALMASOR, CCTL and CTC

DOT, LGUs

f. Ecotourism Development in Protected Areas DENR, DOT, LGUs g. Training programs for LGUs on tourism promotion DOT h. Training Program for tourism service providers DOT, TESDA,

DOLE, LGUs i. Development of competitive tourism packages DOT, LGUs,

private sector 4. Mining and Quarrying

Mining operat ions follow internationally accepted standards.

Responsible mining is practiced by companies. The contribution of mining and quarrying to the regional economy in terms of employment and tax payments is increased. Object ive: To increase GVA from mining and quarrying. Key Strategy: Enforcement of mining and quarrying pol icies, regulat ions and standards. Action Plans a. Promote responsible mining b. Strengthen provincial mining regulatory boards c. Enforce small scale mining law

Programs, Projects and Activit ies (PPAs)


a. Mineral Industry Development Program DENR-MGB b. Rehabil itat ion for Rapu-Rapu

mined areas DENR-MGB, LGU, Rapu-Rapu Processing, Inc.

c. Masbate Gold DENR-MGB, Filminera Resources Corporation, Phil. Gold Processing and Refining, Corp.

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d. Paracale Gold Project DENR-MGB, Johnson Gold Mining Corp.

e. Palanog Cement Plant DENR-MGB, Ibalong Resources Development Corporation

f. Social Development & Management Program Mining companies, DENR-MGB

g. Exploration of Mineral Deposits DENR-MGB, private sector h. Small Scale Mining Development Program DENR-MGB, LGUs,

private sectors Policy Act ion a. Review of the mining tax sharing schemes

B. Providing For Basic Needs

Adequate and quality basic social services shall continue to be

provided for the remaining plan period, especial ly to the poor and

marginal ized sectors of the populat ion. This is to ensure that nobody is

left behind and that most, if not al l Bicolanos are able to part icipate in

the development process.

These basic social services are education, health, housing, social

welfare and labor protect ion. Achieving the MDG targets on education

and health shall be the focus until 2015. Education services shall also

be enhanced to address the mismatch between jobs and ski l ls. The

provision of affordable and safe housing to the homeless and resett led

families shall remain a priori ty for the next three years. Social welfare

and labor protect ion services shall continue to be expanded to reach a

wider base of poor households and marginalized workers.

5. Education

Object ives:

a. To improve access to quali ty education services to include technical-vocational education.

b. To improve education outcomes at al l levels. Key Strategy: Provision of adequate and quali ty education services to

more people.

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Action Plans

a. Sustain basic education reforms. b. Implement a private sector-led and market-driven technical-

vocational education and training program with emphasis on pro-active job and ski l ls matching.

c. Strengthen or revive technical-vocational education in all SUCs. d. Priorit ize program offerings of higher education institutions. e. Make senior high school and higher education responsive to

industry needs. f . Strengthen alternat ive del ivery modes in partnership with LGUs.



a. Early Childhood Care and Development DepED b. Basic Literacy Program DepED c. Adopt a School Project DepED d. Private Education Student Financial

Assistance Program Private sector, TESDA, CHED

e. Training for Work Scholarship Program LGUs, TESDA f. Ladderized Education Program TESDA,

Private sector g. Government Assistance to Students and

Teachers in Private Education (GASTPE) DepED

h. Expanded Tertiary Education Equivalency/ Accreditation Program

CHED

i. Centers of Development & Centers of Excellence CHED j. Social Infrastructure Program DepED k. Merit Scholarship Program / RA 7687

Scholarship Program CHED, DOST

l. Philippine Science High School System DOST m. Dual Training System TESDA n. Career Guidance Convergence Program DOLE, TESDA,

DOST, PRC, CHED o. Modernization of public and private schools All public and

private schools p. Albay Higher Education System LGU Albay q. Top sa NAT LGUs r. Educational assistance to children at risk DepED

s. Provision of facilities and instructional materials DepED t. Alternative Delivery Mode DepED u. Career Guidance and Advocacy Program DOLE

v. Cooperative Resource Center SUC/CBSUA w. Integration of DRR-CCA in the school curriculum DepED

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6. Health

Object ives:

a. To ensure access to equitable, quality and adequately f inanced health services.

b. To improve health, nutrit ion and population management outcomes.

Key Strategy: Provision of adequate and quality health services to

more people.

Action Plans

a . Loca l ize hea l th laws that respond to spec i f ic hea l th issues in the area.

b. Continue to expand the national health insurance program among LGUs and IPP group and sustain membership among other sectors to social health insurance.

c. Upgrade facil it ies of rural health units to the level of accreditation by health maintenance organizations and PhilHealth.

d. Emphasize preventive health services and promote integrated programs for the prevention of communicable diseases.

e. Ensure the availabil ity of low priced quality medicines and drug packages in hospitals and Botika ng Barangay.

f . Intensify campaign on health, nutrit ion and population management through quad media.

g. Encourage LGUs to susta in operat ion of b i r th ing and other hea l th fac i l i t ies .

h. Provide adequate manpower (population off icers) and deploy human resources for health to augment LGU health personnel.

i . P ro v i d e t e c h n i c a l a n d l o g i s t i c s a s s i s t a n c e f o r h e a l t h p ro g ra m im p le m e n t a t i o n .

j. Establ ish geriatric fund. k. Enhance research and development on health through PCHRD.



a. Universal Health Care Program DOH b. Maternal and Child Health Program DOH c. Communicable/Non- Communicable Disease

Control Program DOH

d. National Health Insurance Program PhilHealth

e. Nutrition PPAN Interventions Program NNC

f. Responsible Parenthood Movement POPCOM

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g. Adolescent Health and Youth Development Program POPCOM

h. Population and Development Integration/ Education (POPDEVED)

POPCOM

i. Capability building for LGU health implementers DOH/LGUs

j . Provis ion of comple te t reatment package to nat iona l household target ing system fami l ies

DOH

k. Parent Educat ion on Adolescent Reproduct ive Health

POPCOM

l. Establishment of provincial homes for the aged DOH/LGUs

m. Establishment of septic and hospital waste treatment facility

DOH/LGUs

n. Responsible Parenthood Movement POPCOM

o. Bicol Consortium for Health Research and Development (BCHRD) Programs and Projects

BU

7. Housing

Objective: To provide affordable, decent, and safe houses to the homeless.

Key Strategy: Provision of affordable, decent and safe housing to

more people.

Action Plans

a . S t rengthen coopera t ion among she l te r agenc ies , government f inanc ing ins t i tu t ions , and p r iva te deve lopers to invest in hous ing de l ive ry .

b . Re locate fami l ies in h igh d isaster r isk areas to safe communi t ies wi th c l imate-res i l ient houses, adequate services and l ive l ihood oppor tun i t ies .

c. Provide an integrated approach to program and social delivery d. Promote new technologies to lower construction cost such as

standardized housing components. e. Encourage investments in water supply and sanitation facil i t ies

through public-private partnerships. f . In tegra te sma l l and med ium sca le wa te r u t i l i t ie s to imp rove

the i r v iab i l i t y . g. Provide technical assistance and institut ional support to water

uti l i t ies and water service providers. h. Construct typhoon and climate-proof social ized housing units on

exist ing resett lement project sites. i. Adopt integrated approach to programs and services del ivery. j. Enforce compliance to 20 percent balance housing.

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a. Resettlement Programs of NHA and LGUs NHA, LGUs

b. Community-Based Housing Program NHA, private sector

c. Core Shelter Assistance Program DSWD

d. Settlement Upgrading Program LGUs

e. Housing Materials Assistance Program Private sector

f. Medium House Rising Private sector

g. Abot Kaya Pabahay Private sector

h. Community Mortgage Program/Localized Community Mortgage Program

Socialized Housing Finance Corporation

i. Pag-IBIG Housing Loan Program HDMF(Pag-IBIG)

j. AFP-PNP Housing Program NHA, Private sector k. Local Housing Program NHA, congressmen,

private sector

8. Social Welfare

Object ives:

a. To provide social welfare services to the poor, vulnerable and disadvantaged groups.

b. To provide labor protection services to the workers. Key Strategy: Provision of adequate and quality social welfare and

protect ion services to the poor and marginalized.

Action Plans

a. Enhance the capacity of LGUs along partnership bui lding and accessing resources with NGOs and international organizat ions for the implementation social protect ion interventions.

b. Adopt community-based or center-based approach in implementing social protection interventions.

c. Strengthen community based support for families of overseas Fi l ip ino workers

d. Faci l itate the re-integration of returning OFWs through favorable terms of investment, tax incentives, and other benefits that are offered to foreign investors.

e. Provide adequate access to productive resources through asset reform. f . Include employment generat ion for all income classes and

geographic dimension. g. Create an eff icient “one-stop-shop” for processing applications for

overseas work and seeking redress for grievance.

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h. Fac i l i ta te enro lment of l ive l ihood benef ic iar ies to soc ia l p ro tect ion schemes.

i. Provide l ivel ihood assistance to informal sectors. j. Provide skills-related trainings preparatory to livelihood assistance.



a. Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program DSWD b. Disaster Relief and Rehabilitation Programs DSWD c. Self-Employment Assistance Kaunlaran Program DOLE d. OFW Re-integration Programs OWWA e. DOLE Integrated Livelihood Program DOLE f. Establishment of Employment Protection

Capability Development Center DOLE

g. Microfinance Projects MFIs C. Improving Infrastructure

Reliable infrastructure faci l it ies must be available to the population for equitable distribut ion of the benefits of economic growth among Bicolanos. Reliable transportation and communication facil it ies will provide people greater access to basic services and markets. Reliable power supply wil l encourage more investments in rural enterprises. Reliable irrigat ion facil i t ies wil l promote more activit ies in agriculture to increase yield that wil l contribute to food security and increase income of farmers.

The focus of the plan is to interconnect al l modes of

transportation to reduce travel t ime and cost, and promote more movement of people and goods. Railway transport wil l be revived, expanded and modernized. More investments in communication including interconnection of service providers wil l be encouraged to make communication services more affordable and far reaching. National and communal irrigat ion systems wil l be rehabil itated. Power supply wil l be available to al l barangays and sit ios.

9. Transportation

Objective: To provide reliable infrastructure facilities to be used by the people.

Key Strategy: Establishment of an integrated transportat ion system.

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Action Plans

a. Preventive maintenance on national roads. b. Rehabil itate/reconstruct damaged paved national roads. c. Const/rehabilitate drainage/protect ion works along national roads. d. Reconstruct crit ical sections along national roads (e.g. road slips,

emergencies and protect ion works). e. Widen national roads including drainage. f . Construct bypass/diversion roads. g. Construct missing gaps and new roads. h. Construct f lyovers/ interchanges. i. Improve off-carriageways. j. Upgrade road (gravel to paved). k. Construct and maintain bridges along national roads.

� Replace bridges (temporary to permanent) � Rehabil itate/replace/retrof it existing permanent bridges � Maintain bridges � Widen permanent bridges � Construct new bridges

l. Construct/ improve roads leading to airports and seaports. m. Construct/ improve roads leading to declared tourism destinations. n. Construct various infrastructure including local projects. o. Implement BOT projects on mass transport system. p. Revive, expand, and modernize the PNR main south. q. Partner with the private sector in railway and port development. r. Implement RORO port projects and develop new ports. s. Enforce marit ime safety. t. Upgrade domestic airports to international standards. Programs, Projects and Activit ies


a. Projects under Asset Preservation and Highway Development and Management

DPWH

� Albay West Coast Road DPWH � Pioduran-Buenavista-Donsol Road DPWH � Pantao-Balatan Coastal Road DPWH � Bacon-Manito Road DPWH � Claveria-San Pascual Road DPWH � San Vicente-Guijalo Road DPWH � Daang Maharlika DPWH � Andaya Highway DPWH � Cam Sur/Albay Diversion Road DPWH

b. Projects for the Construction and Maintenance of other infrastructure

DPWH, DAR, DA, LGU

� GUICADALE road projects DPWH, LGU � DOT-DPWH Convergence Program DPWH,DOT

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c. Network Development Projects DPWH d. Legazpi-Naga Freeway DPWH e. Road Upgrading Projects (gravel to paved) DPWH f. Construction and maintenance of bridges along

national roads projects DPWH

g. PNR Main Line South PNR h. Ports and port terminal buildings and other

facilities development program PPA

i. Bicol International Airport DOTC, CAAP j. Naga Airport Runway Re-orientation Project CAAP k. Relocation of Masbate Airport CAAP, LGU l. Old Legazpi Airport Re-development Project CAAP m. Improvement of airport terminasl & navigational facilities CAAP n. Amphibian Air Terminal System CAAP o. Conduct study on the use of idle airports CAAP

Policy Act ions

a. Privatize PNR b. Convert Quir ino Highway into a tol l road c. Conversion of strategic local roads to national roads d. Adopt national road standards in the construction of all types of roads

10. Communications

Objective: To provide effective and efficient communication facilities and services that are universally accessible, interconnected and affordable.

Key Strategy: Provision of eff icient communication faci l it ies. Action Plans

a. Encourage investments on physical infrastructure for high-speed connectivity, high capacity and secured services.

b. Support the initiatives of the private service providers in safeguarding their facilities against man-made and natural calamities.

c. Upgrade exist ing communication facil i t ies including internet. d. Strengthen parcel delivery of PPC. e. Promote private investments in postal delivery services. Programs, Projects and Activit ies


a. National Standards Cert i f icat ion System for ICT professionals

ICTO

b. Development of typhoon-proof telecommunicat ion faci l i t ies

ICTO, private service providers

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11. Energy Object ive: To provide suff icient, stable and low cost power supply to

all domestic and industrial users.

Key Strategy: Provision of sufficient, stable and low cost power supply. Action Plans

a. Promote private investments in energy development. b. Develop a l ternat ive and renewable energy sources and

innovat ive technologies. c. Develop non-power applicat ions of geothermal energy resources. d. Strengthen advocacy on energy conservat ion measures. e. Improve the eff iciency of local electr ic cooperat ives. f. Strengthen coordination between government and private companies.



a. Development of renewable energy sources DOE, private sector b. Barangay and Sit io Energization Program DOE, NEA, ECs c . Upgrad ing o f power d is t r ibu t ion l ines

and subs ta t ions NGCP, ECs

d. Missionary Electr if ication NPC SPUG

Policy Act ions

a. Amend the EPIRA Law b. Review ER 1-94 on royalty benefits c. Impose no limit on bilateral contracts d. Stop charging systems loss to consumers e. Study the privatization of power distribut ion and interconnection

of island provinces to the Luzon Grid f . Use pre-paid cards for paying electr ic bil ls 12. Water Resources

Object ives: a. To provide adequate irrigat ion faci l it ies to farmers. b. To increase the number of hectares of irrigated areas.

Key Strategy: Provision of adequate irrigat ion facil it ies.

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Action Plans

a. Repair, rehabil itate, and restore irrigat ion systems b. Construct new irr igation facil it ies c. Promote integrated water resources management

Programs, Projects and Activities


a. Irrigation Development Program NIA b. Communal Irrigation Systems NIA/LGU/DA c. National Irrigation Systems NIA d. Balikatan-Sagip sa Patubig Program NIA

Policy Act ion

a. Adopt volumetric water pricing in irr igation systems

D. Sustaining Development

The availabi l i ty and quality of government services are important factors that wil l attract people to l ive, and to engage in business in Bicol. Peace and security must be improved for the safety of the population and security of key businesses and installat ions. The public and private sectors must be competit ive to increase productivity for a sustained growth. The region sti l l benefits from a relatively "clean" environment. The priority is to maintain these key assets for the benefit of the future generations. To do this, proper land use management pract ices must be implemented in the region. Economic growth can be attained while the natural environment is carefully managed and preserved. Local government units have to implement their land use plans with the cooperation of the national government agencies, private sector and the communities. Disaster r isk reduction and management and cl imate change adaptation strategies must be integrated in the local land use plans to mit igate the damage that may be caused by natural hazards. For the next three years, the Plan wil l ensure that good governance is practiced in the region, competit iveness in the public and private sectors is improved and sustained, there is peace, order and security, proper allocation of land is ensured for development and environmental protection, and achieve zero casualty and minimum damage to property during emergencies and disasters.

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13. Good Governance and Peace and Security

Object ives:

a. To practice good governance in the region. b. To ensure peace, order and security in the region.

Key Strategies:

a. Establ ish transparency, accountabil ity, and productivity improvement systems in government off ices.

b. Provide peace, security, and public safety services.

Action Plans a. Promote transparency in all government and private transactions b. Enforce anti-red tape measures c. Make on-line all government processes and transactions, i .e.

business l icensing and registrat ion d. Assist LGUs in formulating investment incentive code and creating

an investment promotion center e. Improve the capability of LGUs in HR and organizational

development, investment promotion, monitoring and evaluation, urban and rural ecosystem management, entrepreneurship, revenue generation, resource allocation and utilization, f iscal management, local legislation, support to f ishery, agriculture and housing

f . Provide trainings on participative leadership, community-based resource management, basic social service del ivery, tourism and investment promotion, and disaster risk management.

g. Implement continuing productivity improvement programs and aim for international standards certif ication.

h. Strengthen the linkages among the f ive pil lars of the just ice system i. Strengthen the management of peace and order in terms of

manpower, inst itut ions development, and equipment. j. Provide trainings and continuous upgrading of qualif icat ion

standards for law enforcement off icers. k. Protect vital installat ions, places of convergence, tourism and

business areas



a. Local Governance Performance Mgt System DILG

b. Honor Awards Program CSC

c. Community based management system DILG d. Electronic New Government Accounting System COA e. Electronic Treasury Operations Management System LGUs

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f. Seal of Good Housekeeping DILG g. Strategic Performance Management System DBM h. National website for all NGAs and LGUs i. ARTA Interventions – report card survey, ARTA

Watch, citizens’ satisfaction seal of excellence award, and service delivery excellence program

CSC

j. Performance Based Bonus DBM k. Receipts issuance campaign BIR l. Advocacy of procurement system m. Public financial management DBM, COA n. Police integrated patrol system PNP o. Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan (PAMANA) DILG, PNP, AFP,

NAPC, OPPAP p. Salintubig – Waterless LGUs DILG

Policy Act ion a. Review policies on share of LGUs from national wealth.

14. Land Use

Object ive: To ensure sustainable al location of land for development and environmental protect ion . Key Strategy: Provide assistance to LGUs on land use planning. Action Plans a. Provide technical assistance to LGUs in the preparat ion of CLUPs

and PDPFPs. b. Ensure that CLUPs and PDPFPs are consistent with the RPFPs

and national land use policies. c. Monitor the implementation of policies and strategies contained in

all land use and physical framework plans



a. Capability building program for LGUs � DRR-CCA enhanced CLUPs and PDPFPs � CLUP/Zoning Ordinances � Zero Backlog project

NEDA DILG HLURB

b. Trainers training on CLUP preparation PASUC c. Land surveys DENR-LMS d. Foreshore land management DENR-LMS e. Forest land use planning DENR-FMS

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15. DRR and CCA

Object ive: To achieve zero casualty and minimum damage to property during emergencies and disasters. Key Strategy: Provision of forecast, warning and environmental services. Action Plans a. Provide technical assistance and trainings to LGUs in

mainstreaming DRR and CCA in local development planning b. Maximize the use of information technology tools in hazard

mapping, risk identif ication, and vulnerabil ity assessment. c. Provide cl imate f ield school and cl imate information system to

farmers l inked with DRRMO and PAGASA. d . Es tab l i sh DR R and CCA t ra in in g in s t i t u t i ons an d inc lude

d i sas te r p repa red ness and c l ima te change adap ta t i on in t he schoo l cu r r i cu lum .

e. Increase public awareness on DRR/CCA measures. f . Provide safe, well equipped and gender sensit ive evacuation

shelters with programs and services responsive to the psycho-social needs of the internally displaced persons. Ensure that hospitals can effectively del iver health services during disasters.

g. Conduct massive tree parenting.



a. Establishment of DRMO in all LGUs LGUs

b. BRBW MP f lood mi t igat ion & watershed pro jects DPWH, DENR, DENR-EMB

c. Emergency and Educational Preparedness Program DepEd, OCD d. Integrated Naga River Revitalization Project DPWH, LGU

e. Geo-hazard mapping MGB f. National Greening Program DENR, LGUs g. Quinali “A” Watershed Management Program DENR h. Bicol River Basin Flood Forecasting and

Warning System PAGASA

i. Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) RDRRMC/OCD j. Project NOAH PAGASA k. Legazpi Urban Flood Control and Mitigation Project DPWH l. Updating of barangay risk maps & contingency plans LGUs m. Technical assistance on LGU 10-year solid waste

management plan preparation DENR-EMB

n. Technical assistance on the establishment of sanitary landfill (regionwide)

DENR-EMB

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Policy Act ions a. Exempt LGUs on personnel requirements so that DRRM posit ions

are created per RA 10121. b. Devolve forest protection. c. Review the design of f lood control structures and other

engineering mitigating measures to meet the changes in the intensit ies and occurrences of natural hazards.

d. Review the National Structural Code for Buildings.

16. Competitiveness Object ive: To improve and sustain competit iveness in the public and private sectors. Key Strategy: Creation of an environment that wil l increase productivity of individual businesses. Action Plans a. Improve LGUs competit iveness b. Promote investments in competit ive cit ies and municipal it ies c. Increase productivity of the business enterprises d. Advocate for ISO certif icat ion of LGUs, LAs, and business sector



a. Training programs for LGUs on:

� Business permits and licensing system (BPLS) DILG, DTI � Investment promotion DTI, DILG

b. Establishment of investment promotion unit LGUs, DILG c. BPLS automation DILG, DTI, LGUs

d. Investment promotion activities LGUs, DTI e. Productivity and manpower development programs

at the company-level DOLE, DTI, RTWPB, DOT

Policy Act ion

a. LGUs to enact local investment incentive code.

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Chapter Five

Implementing the Plan

A. Implementation Arrangements

The RDC shall coordinate the implementation of the plan. The plan shall be translated into a regional development investment program consisting of public sector programs, projects, and activit ies (PPAs). The RDIP shall be the basis for preparing the annual budget proposals of RLAs and SUCs. Given the l imited resources of the government, the most feasible projects shall be priorit ized for funding and implementation during the plan period. The Bicol Project Development Committee shall provide technical assistance to LGUs in project development.

B. Financing

Funds for the implementation of PPAs shall be sourced mainly from the generated funds of the national government. Other sources of funds are off icial development assistance, corporate funds of government owned and control led corporations (GOCCs) government f inancial institut ions (GFIs) and local government revenues. The private sector shall also be tapped for public private partnership projects. The implementation of the strategies and PPAs in the plan shall be undertaken by the RLAs, GOCCs, GFIs, LGUs, SUCs, and other concerned agencies. An annual regional development report shall be prepared to assess plan implementation.

C. Monitoring

The implementation of the updated regional development plan shall be monitored using the plan implementation monitoring system.

The PIMS is a new system that combines the Regional Project

Monitoring and Evaluation System (RPMES) a formal system created by EO 93 (S. 1993), and the assessment of plan implementation system. This system standardizes the gathering, processing, and organizing of information into the regional development report (RDR).

From the usual RPMES process, the status of implementation

of programs and projects shall be determined. Inputs shall be from the national project monitoring committee/RPMC/RDC list, reports from the local project monitoring committees, PSO/CSO, SUC and agency which shall be based on the RDP results framework. Annex 1 presents the

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r e g i o n a l r e s u l t s m a t r i x a n d A n n e x 2 p re s e n t s t h e s e c t o ra l r e s u l t s m a t r i c e s .

The reports shall be reviewed to determine which projects

shall be subjected to f ield monitoring, problem-solving session and post and impact evaluation. The participat ion of the civi l society in monitoring PPAs is a new feature of the PIMS. The quarterly monitoring reports shall not only focus on physical and f inancial accomplishments but wil l discuss their contribut ion to the attainment of sectoral outcomes which lead to the attainment of the planned regional development outcome. In this way, projects wil l be given importance as determinants to the effectiveness of the regional development plan.

Other sources of information are the Bicol Development

Updates, agency/LGU annual reports, the Quarterly Regional Economic Situationer and other reports which may contain information on programs, projects, and act ivit ies which have regional impact.

Focused group discussions (FGDs) and/or sectoral and

regional integration workshops shall be conducted with stakeholders in government, private sector and civil society organization. These activit ies shall process the RPMES outputs and other reports to determine the extent in which the PPAs have contributed in achieving the RDP objectives, identify the success and hindering factors and what could be done to facil itate RDP implementation and can be used to f ine tune project implementation.

The output of the PIMS is an RDR that can be used by policy

makers, executives, business and civil society stakeholders in making decisions with regard their plans, programs, and projects in the context of achieving planned regional development results. Figure 2 presents the PIMS.

D. Advocacy

The plan shall be communicated and advocated to various stakeholders within and outside the region to encourage them to participate in plan implementation. A strong and continuous advocacy of the plan shall raise the level of awareness of leaders and other major key players in regional development.

The Regional Information and Advocacy Committee (RIAC) of

the RDC shall take the lead in the information dissemination and advocacy activit ies of the plan. It shall formulate a social marketing plan that wil l serve as guide and provide the directions in advocating and promoting the RDP. The social marketing plan shall build on the

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exist ing col laborat ion and partnership among the government and private sectors and civil society organizat ions.

The proposed advocacy act ivi t ies include preparat ion of

in format ion mater ia ls and audio visual presentat ion, conduct of br ief ings and informat ion caravan, establ ishment of socia l media network, and other act ivi t ies a imed at increasing the level of appreciat ion of the RDP by the publ ic.

Information and advocacy act ivit ies shall ensure the active

participat ion of various stakeholders in the region to make them not only beneficiaries of the plan but partners in development.

E. Linkage with other Plans The f igure below shows the hierarchy of development plans

prepared at dif ferent levels. At the national level, the National Framework for Physical Planning (NFPP) provides long term policies on the allocation, use, and management of the country’s land and other physical resources. The Philippine Development Plan (PDP) is prepared every six years to coincide with the term of the President. The medium term public investment program (MTPIP) is an accompanying document of the PDP.

The Regional Physical Framework Plan (RPFP) is in

accordance with the NFPP. Likewise, the regional development plan (RDP) is consistent with the PDP and in l ine with the direction of the RPFP. The RDIP is an accompanying document of the RDP. I t translates the development goals, objectives, and strategies of the plan into viable PPAs. It is prepared and updated regularly by the RDC pursuant to EO 325 and based on the comprehensive investment programming guidelines (CIPG) that was approved by the RDC. The RDIP should be included in the MTPIP.

The Provincial Development and Physical Framework Plan

(PDPFP) should also be consistent with the RDP and the RPFP. The PDPFP shall be the basis for the Comprehensive Development Plans (CDPs) and Comprehensive Land Use Plans (CLUPs) of component cit ies and municipalit ies. The CDP is a multi-sectoral plan of the LGU which includes the sectoral goals, objectives, strategies, programs, projects and legislative measures. The CLUP is a policy guide for the regulat ion of land uses embracing the LGU’s ent ire terri torial jurisdict ion. The accompanying document of the CDP is the municipal or city development investment program which includes priority PPAs of the LGU and serves as the principal instrument in implementing the CDP and to some extent, certain aspects of the CLUP.

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INVESTMENT

PLANS PROGRAMS

National Level Regional level Provincial Level City/Municipal Level

NFPP/PDP MTPIP

RPFP/RDP RDIP

PDPFP PDIP

CDP/MDP/CLUP MDIP/CDIP

bicol regional development plan

Documents

development outcomes

development vision

development objectives

regional development

plan implementation

desired outcomes chapter

remaining plan period

introduction chapter