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Eastern VisayasUpdated Regional Development Investment Program

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Foreword

This Eastern Visayas Updated Regional Development Investment Program (RDIP) 2014-2016 is a

companion document of the Eastern Visayas Updated Regional Development Plan (RDP) 2014-2016. As it

is, the RDP is just a framework plan, but the clamor for more specicity of the RDP is addressed by this

RDIP. The main RDP document embodies broad strokes on where the region wants to go as described in

the stated development vision, goals and objecves, as well as general strategies on how to get there.This RDIP translates those strategies into specic programs, projects and acvies (PPAs) in order to

realize the vision, goals and objecves. The RDIP is an essenal document as it serves as a guide for

implemenng enes to do what is necessary to put the RDP into a living document.

The set of PPAs is the minimum gamut of intervenons that need to be implemented to aain the

desired results or targets spelled out in the other companion of the Updated RDP, which is the Updated

Results Matrices (RM) 2014-2016. As such, it captures the list of the major PPAs for implementaon in

the remaining half of the Plan period (2014-2016) and the corresponding investment requirements and

funding sources.

The total public investment requirement of Php94.546 billion pegged in this RDIP wasprogrammed before the occurrence of Super Typhoon Yolanda on November 8, 2013. In the light of the

devastaon wrought by the disaster, the priories set in this document and the suciency of the

investments may call for certain adjustments. Although priories in investments will sll be within the

internaonal and naonal framework, at the regional level, investments will have to shi to recovery and

rehabilitaon as provided for in the SULHOG: Eastern Visayas Yolanda Reconstrucon Plan. Likewise, the

inux of investments from internaonal and naonal agencies would greatly aect the whole investment

scenario in the region.

Along with the formulaon of the Updated RDP and RM, this RDIP was mandated by

Memorandum Circular No. 43 issued by the President on February 4, 2014, which directed the midterm

updang of the 2011-

2016 Philippine Development Plan (PDP), the Results Matrices (RMs), and the PublicInvestment Program (PIP). Accordingly, on February 7, 2013 the Regional Development Council (RDC) VIII

issued RDC Resoluon No. 6, series 2013 approving the guidelines on the updang of the Eastern Visayas

Regional Development Plan (RDP). Thereon, planning task forces were created and a series of consultave

workshops among government and private stakeholders was conducted to produce the Updated RDP,

RM, and RDIP. By August 23, 2013, the RDC VIII passed Resoluon No. 44, series 2013, approving the RDP

and the RDIP.

Sincere appreciaon and thanks are hereby extended to all those who have provided valuable

inputs in pung together this document. Your me and eorts will denitely nd way into the

aainment of our common goal of aaining inclusive growth.

ATTY. BONIFACIO G. UY

Regional Director, NEDA VIII and

Vice-Chair, RDC VIII


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Republic of the Philippines

REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL

Eastern Visayas (Region VIII)

Excerpts from the Minutes of the Regional Development Council VIII held on August 23, 2013 at the NEDA

Regional Oce No. VIII, Government Center, Palo, Leyte

RDC VIII Resoluton No. 44, Series of 2013

APPROVING AND ENDORSING THE UPDATED

EASTERN VISAYAS REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN (RDP) 2014-2016 AND

THE REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT PROGRAM (RDIP) 2014-2016

Whereas, the 2011-2016 Regional Development Plan (RDP) was assessed midway of its

implementaon period and, based on such assessment, was updated;

Whereas, the dra Updated RDP is a product of a mul-stakeholder consultave process through

the conduct of a series of Technical Planning Group (TPG) Workshops parcipated in by representaves

of dierent regional line agencies, business groups, private companies, and Private Sector

Representaves of the RDC VIII;

Whereas, the Updated RDP is a geographic slice of the Updated Philippine Development Plan,

which serves as the blueprint for the development of Eastern Visayas and the regions contribuon to the

aainment of the naonal goal of inclusive growth;

Whereas, the dra Updated RDP, together with its two (2) companion documents, namely: a) the

2014-2016 Results Matrices (RM) and b) the 2014-2016 Regional Development Investment Program

(RDIP), was reviewed by the sectoral commiees of the RDC;

Whereas, the dra Updated RDP and RDIP were found to be comprehensive enough, except for a

few suggested improvements.

NOW THEREFORE, be it RESOLVED, as it is hereby RESOLVED, to approve and endorse the

Updated Eastern Visayas Regional Development Plan (RDP) 2014-2016 and the Regional Development

Investment Program (RDIP) 2014-2016, subject to the incorporaon and/or consideraon of

correcons/suggesons raised during the oor as well as addional inputs that may be submied prior to

the target compleon of the Updated RDP.

Approved unanimously, this 23

rd

day of August, Two Thousand and Thirteen, at the NEDA RegionVIII, Government Center, Palo, Leyte, Philippines.

Cerfed true and correct:

MA. VICTORIA C. CUAYZON

Acng Secretary

Aested/Approved:

DIRECTOR BONIFACIO G. UY

Vice-Chairperson and Presiding Ocer


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Foreword 5

RDC VIII Resoluon No. 44, Series of 2013 6

List of Tables and Figures 8

List of Abbreviaons and Acronyms 10

Priority Development Areas 12

Execuve Summary 13

Chapter 1: Progressive Macroeconomy 16

Chapter 2: Compeve and Sustainable Agriculture and Fisheries 19

Chapter 3: Compeve Trade, Industry and Services 25

Chapter 4: Accelerang Infrastructure Development 29

Chapter 5: Creang Producve Human Resources 33

Chapter 6: Good Governance and the Rule of Law

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Chapter 7: Peace and Security 40

Chapter 8: Conservaon, Protecon and Rehabilitaon of the 43

Environment and Natural Resources

Table of Contents


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Chapter 7: Peace and Security

Table 8. 2014-2016 Core Programs and Projects: Peace and Security

Figure 11. Investment Distribuon for Peace and Security by Major Program

Chapter 8: Conservaon, Protecon and Rehabilitaon of the Environment and Natural Resources

Table 9. 2014-2016 Core Programs and Projects: Conservaon, Protecon and Rehabilitaon of the

Environment and Natural Resources

Figure 12. Investment Distribuon for Conservaon, Protecon and Rehabilitaon of Environment and

Natural Resources by Major Program


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List of Abbreviaons and Acronyms

4Ps Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program

ABSNet Area-Based Network

ALS Alternave Learning System

AWS Authomac Weather Staon

ARG Automac Rain Guage

CAPE Comprehensive Agricultural Producvity Enhancement Program

CPAR Community-Based Parcipatory Acon Research

DA Department of Agriculture

DATBED DOST-Academe Technology-Based Enterprise Development Program

DAR Department of Agrarian Reform

DENR Department of Environment and Natural Resources

DepEd Department of Educaon

DILG

Department of Interior and Local Government

DOE Department of Energy

DOH Department of Health

DOLE Department of Labor and Employment

DOST Department of Science and Technology

DOT Department of Tourism

DOTC Department of Transportaon and Communicaon

DPWH Department of Public Works and Highways

DSWD Department of Social Welfare and Development

DTI

Department of Trade and Industry

ECARP Every Child A Reader Program

ENR Environment and Natural Resources

EVFIT Eastern Visayas Federaon for Informaon Technology

GAD Gender and Development

GROWTH Gearing Rural Organizaon for Wealth Creaon Towards Household Income

Improvement Project

HIV/AIDS Human Immuno-Deciency Virus/Acquired Immune Deciency Syndrome

ICT Informaon and Communicaons Technology

IP

Indigeneous People

KRAs Key Result Areas

MPEX Manufacturing Producvity Extension Program

MDGs Millennium Development Goals

MIMOSA Modied In School O School Approach

MW Mega Wa

NEDA Naonal Economic and Development Authority

NHTSPR Naonal Household Targeng System for Poverty Reducon

NIA Naonal Irrigaon Administraon

PDAF Priority Assistance Development Fund

PAMANA PAyapa at MAsayang PamayaNAn

PhP Philippine Peso


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PNP Philippine Naonal Police

PPA Philippine Ports Authority

PPAs Programs, Projects and Acvies

PRISM Philippine Rice Informaon System

PWD Persons with Disabilies

QRF Quick Response Fund

RDIP

Regional Development Investment Program

RDP Regional Development Plan

RM Results Matrices

SBM School-Based Management

SET-UP Small Enterprises Technology Upgrading Program

SFP Supplementary Feeding Program

SPES Special Program for the Employment of Students

SRI Systems for Rice Intensicaon

TESDA Technical Educaon and Skills Development Authority

TULAY 2000

Tulong Alalay Sa Taong May Kapansanan

TWSP Training for Work Scholarship Program

WODP Workers Organizaon and Development Program


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Several priories were considered in the formulaon of this Eastern Visayas Updated RDIP. The

idencaon of the programs, projects, and acvies for implementaon in 2014 to 2016 is anchored on

three sets of priories at the internaonal, naonal and regional levels.

The rst set involves internaonal commitments to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

The second set involves the regions contribuon to His Excellency President Benigno S. Aquino IIIs Social

Contract with the Filipino People. The third set covers intervenons necessary to support the Eastern

Visayas regional thrusts on agri-business, tourism, and ICT as embodied in the Updated RDP.

Specically, these are on:

Priority Development Areas


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Execuve Summary

Introducon

This Eastern Visayas Regional Development Investment Program (RDIP) 2014-2016 is an

accompanying document of the Updated Regional Development Plan (RDP) 2014-2016 and the Updated

Results Matrices (RM) 2014-2016. This spells out the needed programs, projects and acvies (PPAs) that

concreze the broad strategies spelled out in the RDP, which are envisaged to lead to the aainment of

targets reected in the RM. The PPAs are presented here in such a way that the corresponding

investment requirements and fund sources are also specied. Said PPAs all in all have a total investment

requirement of PhP93.3 billion.

This RDIP is a product of a consultave process involving government and private stakeholders in

the region. A series of workshops had been conducted by mul-sectoral and mul-level planning groups,

during which inputs to this document had been generated. The nal RDIP was subsequently approved by

the Regional Development Council VIII.

The preparaon of this RDIP adopted a strategic public investment programming approach. It

veered away from the tradional sectoral planning. It was guided by the principles of parcipaon,

harmonizaon, and implementability. It has also considered results-based planning, which further

ushered the need to improve investment programming. This has resulted to program -based investment

programming, a deviaon from the convenonal sector- and project-based programming. In certain

instances though as manifested in some of the chapters, project-based could not be avoided.

The updang of the RDIP was also anchored on internaonal, naonal and regional priories to

ensure coherence and support thereto. The countrys commitment to the MDGs, the Presidents Social

Contract with the Filipino People, and the Updated RDP provided the overall development direcons in

the preparaon of this investment program. It is the rst me that theRDIP reects an analysis of how the PPAs support these development

priories in terms of programs and projects. Likewise, the equally

signicant agency-proposed budgets reviewed and endorsed by the

RDC VIII were considered in the RDIP formulaon. The acve

parcipaon of the private sector provided value-added to this

document, ensuring that private concerns are also addressed.

Support to Development Investment Priories

The esmated PhP93.3 billion naonal governmentinvestments are programmed to support the countrys internaonal

commitments to the MDG, ve KRAs of the present administraon,

and the three development thrusts of the region. A total of 195

priority programs and projects are lined-up to be implemented for the

next three years.

Internaonally, the programs and projects will support the

aainment of eight MDG goals to: 1) eradicate extreme poverty and

hunger; 2) achieve universal primary educaon; 3) promote gender

equality and empowerment of women; 4) reduce child mortality; 5)Improve maternal health; 6) combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other

diseases; 7) ensure environmental sustainability; and 8) develop a

global partnership for development.

Figure 1. Eastern Visayass Vision

and the Key Development Thrusts


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At the naonal level, the RDIP will support the ve priority KRAs of the naonal government in promong

1) transparent, accountable, and parcipatory governance; 2) poverty reducon and empowerment of

the poor and vulnerable 3) rapid, inclusive, and sustained economic growth, 4) just and lasng peace and

the rule of law, and 5) integrity of the environment and climate change. Consistent with the 2014-2016

PDP, this RDIP will push for economic growth and poverty reducon through increased producvity,

employment and family income.

Corollary to the regions thrusts, the PPAs listed here will support Eastern Visayas vision ofbecoming an agri-business and ICT leader and a tourism haven.

Investments support these main chapters of the RDP: 1) Progressive Macroeconomy; 2)

Compeve and Sustainable Agriculture and Fisheries; 3) Compeve Industry and Services; 4)

Accelerang Infrastructure Development, 5) Creang Producve Human Resources; 6) Good Governance

and the Rule of Law, 7) Peace and Security, and 8) Conservaon, Protecon and Rehabilitaon of the

Environment and Natural Resources.

Figure 2. 2014-2016 Eastern Visayas Regional Development Plan

Regional Development Framework

Investment Distribuon

The bulk of the esmated PhP93.3 billion public investments covers intervenons towards

accelerang infrastructure, consisng of 89% or roughly PhP84 billion. The rest (11%) of the investment

pie is shared by the other chapters. Of this 11% (PhP10.6 billion), 3% (P3.5 billion) is earmarked for

producve human resource development. Three priority development sectors more or less share more

than 2% each. These are on peace and security (PhP2.35 billion); compeve and sustainable agriculture

and sheries (PhP2.06 billion); and conservaon, protecon and rehabilitaon of the environment and

natural resources (PhP2.05 billion). Macroeconomy (PhP292.9 million), compeve industry and services

(PhP130.57 million), and good governance and the rule of law (PhP9.97 million) share less than 1% of the

remaining 2%. Table 1 shows the investment distribuon among the key priories of the RDP.

Annually, of the total PhP93.3 billion investment, 30% or PhP28.8 billion will be invested in 2014,

32% or PhP29.92 billion in 2015, and 38% or PhP35.84 billion in 2016.


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Figure 3. Investment Support to the Dierent Chapters of the RDP

(In Thousand Pesos)

Investment Trends

Although government investment trends vary among the eight chapters, generally, they will be

increasing over the three-year Plan period. Among the eight chapters, three has a total investment of

PhP8.6 billion and another three has a total of PhP7.9 billion, with increasing and errac trends,

respecvely. The two other chapters have a decreasing trend in investments.

For the next three years, the chapters on macroeconomy, accelerang infrastructure

development, and conservaon, protecon and rehabilitaon of the environment and natural resources

will have an increasing trend in investments. Meanwhile, a decreasing trend can be observed in the

chapters on compeve industry and services, and good governance and the rule of law. For compeve

and sustainable agriculture and sheries, producve human resource, and peace and security, the

investment trends will be errac.

Table 1. Public Investment Distribuon and Trendby Chapter

2014-2016 (In Thousand Pesos)


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Introducon

This secon of the Eastern Visayas RDIP lays out the nancial program for intervenons needed to

perk up the regions macroeconomy. The core programs and projects under this chapter are geared

towards achieving high and sustained economic growth, increasing employment, and reducing poverty

among populaon and families.

This is a new secon of the RDIP. Aer several planning terms, this is the rst me that an

exclusive secon on macroeconomy has been made an integral part of the RDIP, complete with the set of

intervenons and detailed informaon on the corresponding annual investment requirements.

Four core programs and projects are listed under the macroeconomic sector, which altogether

require a total funding of PhP292.9 million.

Development Investment Priories

The core programs, along with the specic projects and acvies, are in line with development

thrusts and priories at the internaonal, naonal and regional levels.

Four PPAs are programmed to address ve MDG goals. Four of these are in support of the goalsto eradicate extreme poverty and hunger and promote gender equality and empowerment of women.

One project is lined up to support the goal of reducing child mortality and improving maternal health.

Five PPAs are corollary to the ve KRAs of the present administraon and naonal government

priories. Three will push for transparent, accountable, and parcipatory governance; two will aempt to

reduce poverty and empower the poor and vulnerable; and one will promote rapid and sustained or

inclusive economic growth.

Five programs and projects directly support the regions thrusts on agri-business, tourism and ICT

development. Out of this number, four are geared towards aaining compeve agri-business and highly

developed tourism industry. The other PPA is focused more on ICT development.


Out of the total esmated PhP292.9 million public investments, about 61% or PhP177.3 million is

earmarked for poverty alleviaon. Support to employment generaon takes a share of 17% or PhP49.7

million. The amount of P65.9 million or 22% will be invested for improving development coordinaon and

administraon.

On a year-on-year basis, of the total P292.9 million

investments, PhP89.78 million (31%) is programmed for

ulizaon in 2014, PhP97.3 million (33%) in 2015, and PhP106

million (36%) in 2016.

Poverty alleviaon and employment support projects each has

a 25% share while development administraon projects get all

of the remaining 50%.

Investment Trends

Almost all of the four core programs and projects

show an increasing investment trend, except that of

employment generaon, which shows a steady ow of

investment over the three-year Plan period. Overall,

investments for macroeconomy will be increasing.

Figure 4. Investment Distribuon by

Major Program


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Table 2. 2014-2016 CORE PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS

Macroeconomy


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Introducon

This chapter presents a comprehensive public investment program in support of the regions

objecves of increasing the growth of the agriculture and sheries (A&F) sector, aaining food

suciency, enhancing its disaster resilience, and increasing incomes from the sector. The set of

intervenons laid down under this chapter covers the A&F value chain, including those that will ensure

sucient markeng capacity as well as infrastructure and extension support. The core programs and

projects are along educaon and training intended to enhance the technical capability of workers in the

sector, research and development, and responsive regulatory services. All these intervenons are geared

towards achieving a compeve and sustainable A&F sector of the region.

For the next three years, there will be 10 core programs involving 65 projects and acvies with

an esmated total investment of PhP1.72 billion.


Corollary to the development priories at the internaonal, naonal and regional levels, the

PhP1.72 billion investments for agriculture and shery will contribute to the aainment of four MDG

goals, four KRAs of the present administraon, and the agri-business development thrust of the region.

All of the core programs and projects support the MDG goal of eradicang extreme poverty and

hunger. Around 97% or 63 PPAs promote gender equality and empowerment of women while 14% or

nine PPAs support the goals of reducing child mortality. The remaining 3% or two PPAs are on improving

maternal health.

In connecon with the naonal thrusts, four KRAs of the naonal government will be addressed.

Two projects will support the promoon of a transparent, accountable, and parcipatory governance, and

46 projects the reducon of poverty and empowerment of the poor and vulnerable sectors. Moreover,

56 PPAs will promote rapid and sustained economic growth while 17 are aimed at maintaining theintegrity of the environment and climate change adaptaon.


The PhP1.72 billion worth of investments programmed for this sector is 2% of the total required

investment for the region over the next three years. Of this amount, the largest chunk (25%) will go to

livelihood assistance to Agrarian Reform Communies (ARCs) amounng to roughly PhP429.3 million. This

is followed by the 20% (PhP341.76) million share of the Irrigaon Support Services Program, 17% (PhP342

million) for Disaster Response, 11% (PhP233 million) for Other Infrastructure, and 10% (PhP207 million)

Post-Harvest Development Services.

The rest of the nine major programs in this sector have shares of less than 10%. These are 9%

(PhP179 million) for Extension Support, Educaon and Training Services; 4% (PhP88 million) for Research

and Development Services; and 0.5% (PhP9 million) for Regulatory Services.

Nearly half (46%) of the total investment amounng to PhP948 million will pour in in 2014. The

remaining amounts of PhP529 million (26%) and PhP586 million (28%) will come in by 2015 and 2016,

respecvely.

In terms of number of PPAs supporng compeveness and sustainability of the A&F sector, 51

(78%) and 14 (22%) will promote compeveness and sustainability, respecvely. Leading the programs

are the 20 projects under the Research and Development Program, followed by Other Infrastructure and

Post-Harvest Infrastructure Development Services Program with 10 PPAs.


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Investment Trends

An uneven investment trend over the three-year remaining period of the Updated RDP will be

observed under this chapter. Among the ten major programs, Producon Support Program, Other

Infrastructure and Post-Harvest Infrastructure Development Services Program, Extension Support

Program, Educaon and Training Services Program, Regulatory Services Program, and Research and

Development Program will have increasing trends in investment. This involves PhP611.3 million worth of

investments or 36% of the enre investment for the A&F sector.

On the other hand, PPAs on Disaster Response, Irrigaon Support Services, Market Development

Services, and Plans, Policy, Program Coordinaon, Monitoring and Evaluaon Services involving around

PhP677.8 million, which is 39% of the total investments, will have an errac ow of investments over the

Plan period.

A one-me investment of PhP429 million in 2014 along Livelihood Assistance for Agrarian Reform

Communies is also programmed for 2014.

Figure 5. Investment Distribuon for Compeve and Sustainable

Agriculture and Fisheries by Major Program


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Introducon

This chapter will show the needed public investments that will make the regions trade, industry

and services sector become compeve. These intervenons are on trade and industry, science and

technology, and tourism sectors. As in the other chapters, this poron is also anchored on the countrys

MDG commitments, Social Contract of the President with the Filipino People, and the Updated RDP.

For the three-year Plan period, the investments mostly reect the necessary intervenons from

key government agencies mandated to spearhead development along these sectors. Specically, these

are the Departments of Trade and Industry (DTI), Science and Technology (DOST), and Tourism (DOT).

Three major programs with around thirty-four (34) projects and acvies were packaged to help

realize the development vision and thrusts of the region along these sectors. This totals to an esmated

amount of PhP130.6 million.


The P130.6 million of investments under this chapter is programmed to support the aainment of

the seven MDG commitments, four KRAs of the present administraon, and the three development

thrusts of the region.

The programs and projects will support the aainment of almost all of the MDG goals, except

Goal 6, which is to combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases. The MDGs supported by the PPAs are

to: 1) eradicate extreme poverty and hunger; 2) achieve universal primary educaon; 3) promote gender

equality and empowerment of women; 4) reduce child mortality; 5) improve maternal health; 7) ensure

environmental sustainability; and 8) develop a global partnership for development.

Except for the priority KRA on peace and the rule of law, this chapter supports four KRAs of thenaonal government, namely: 1) transparent, accountable, and parcipatory governance; 2) poverty

reducon and empowerment of the poor and vulnerable; 3) rapid, inclusive, and sustained economic

growth; and 4) integrity of the environment and climate change adaptaon.

Likewise, the PPAs will support the priority thrusts of the region towards compeve agri -

business, highly developed tourism, and viable ICT.

Figure 6. Investment Distribuon for

Compeve Trade Industry and Services by

Major Program


In support to the previous chapter on compeve

agriculture and shery, investments on trade, industry

and services accounts for the biggest share (60%) with an

esmated amount of PhP78.8 million. This is followed by

the PhP49.6 million investments on tourism development

(38%) and the PhP2.2 million for science and technology

development (2%).

Out of the 60% share for trade and investment

program, PhP34 million is alloed for trade and

investment promoon. The next bigger share is for trade

and policy services at PhP23 million. The remaining 21%

of the 60% is shared by the other three PPAs under the

trade and industry core program.


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On tourism promoon, investments in tourism product markeng got a lions share of 81% or PhP40

million. The rest of the 19% or PhP9 million is shared among the three other key tourism programs.

Projects on aqua-marine development, small-scale sheries livelihood, and coral reef restoraon

are esmated to cost PhP1.76 million, which take the biggest share of the 2% earmarked for S&T

investments. What comes next is the amount of PhP175,000 for Small Enterprises Technology Upgrading

Program (SETUP)-Innovaon System Support Project. The rest is shared among the 19 various S&T

projects and acvies.

Over the three-year period, there is a huge investment for 2014 in the amount of PhP190 million.

The sum of PhP10.5 million will be invested in 2015 and another PhP10.5 million for 2016.

In terms of programs and projects, the S&T subsector has a line-up of 30 PPAs, although with the

smallest share of invesments. Out of this number, 21 projects altogether take the share of 70%.

Meanwhile, 17% or ve projects are for trade and industry and 13% or four projects are for tourism

development.

Investment Trends

For the next three years, the investments for this chapter follow a decreasing trend from 2014 to

2016, although the decrease from 2015 to 2016 will be minimal.

By major program, S&T and tourism development shows an errac trend in investments while

trade and industry has a one-me investment for 2014.


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Introducon

Infrastructure is a crical sector in the development of the region. This secon of the RDIP lays

down the enre gamut of infrastructure needs that will boost producvity and increase accessibility to

market and services. Specically, this secon presents the investments necessary to enhance

connecvity, such as roads and bridges, airports and sea ports. It also includes investments to improve

irrigaon facilies that will enhance rice producon as well as investments to increase access to potable

water supply in the region. Likewise, it covers investment requirements for the energy subsector and

social infrastructure intended to increase accessibility to educaon and health services, and ood control

projects as part of the responses to the global quest for disaster migaon and climate change

adaptaon.

The PhP83.5 billion worth of public investments in infrastructure laid down in this secon of the

RDIP comprises the biggest slice of the total investments in the region. The amount is spread to around

six strategic programs covering 29 projects and acvies.


Out of the 16 internaonal, naonal and regional development priories, 13 development

priories will be responded to under this chapter. Seven of the eight MDG commitments, four of the ve

KRAs of the present administraon, and all of the three development thrusts of the region are supported

by this infrastructure investment program.

Both MDG Goal 6, i.e. combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases and MDG Goal 8, i.e. develop

a global partnership for development, and KRA 1 of the naonal government on transparent,

accountable, and parcipatory governance are not responded to by the infrastructure investments

program for the next three years.

The 30 infrastructure programs and projects fully support the MDG on eradicang extreme

poverty and hunger and 97% or 29 PPAs are directly supporng to ensure environmental sustainability.

There are six PPAs or 20% aligned to the goal of achieving universal primary educaon and 20 PPAs (67%)

will promote gender equality and empowerment of women. There are 12 PPAs that will reduce child

mortality and improve maternal health.

On the ve priority KRAs of the naonal government, all of the PPAs are related to poverty

reducon and empowerment of the poor and vulnerable, thus push for rapid, inclusive, and sustained

economic growth. There are six and 28 PPAs that will respond to the just and lasng peace and the rule of

law, and maintain the integrity of the environment and climate change, respecvely.

As to the regional development priories, all the 30 PPAs will push for compeve agri-business,

67% or 20 PPAs for a highly developed tourism sector, and 50% or 15 PPAs for a viable ICT sector.


Fiy percent (50%) or PhP42 billion public investment of the PhP83 billion infrastructure

investment program is for renewable energy development. Meanwhile the transport sector ranked

second at 32% with the proposed investment of PhP26.3 billion. On the other hand, irrigaon has 14%

share and the rest of the major programs have less than 2% share. Social infrastructure with a one -me

investment of PhP700 million has the least share at 0.8%.

There are six major programs under this chapter. In terms of number of projects per program,

70% of the 30 PPAs is shared by transport (12 PPAs) and irrigaon (9 PPAs), or 40% and 30%, respecvely.

There are ve PPAs under energy program and two PPAs on water supply program.


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Figure 7. Investment Distribuon for Accelerang

Infrastructure Development by Major Program

On an annual basis, 2016 will have the

most investments at PhP32.27 billion (39%). For

2014, 30% (PhP26.7 billion) will ow in and for

2015, 32% (PhP25.1 billion).

Investment Trends

A total of PhP45.5 billion public

investments (54%) along the three major

programs shows an increasing trend while two

programs for a total of Php38 billion show an

errac trend. Investments on water supply,

ood control, and energy development

programs will be increasing. On the other hand,

investments on transport and irrigaon

programs are errac. There is a one-me

investment for the social infrastructure program

in 2014.


Accelerang Infrastructure Development


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Figure 8. Map of Energy Projects

Pinipisakan Hydro

Power Project (8 MW)San Isidro Hydro

Power Project

(3 MW)

Bangon Hydro Power

Project (5 MW)

Bugtong Hydro

Power Project

(1 MW)

Bulusao Hydro Power

Project (4 MW)

Amandaraga Hydro

Power Project (4 MW)

Cabalian Geothermal

Power Project (50 MW)

Biliran Geothermal

Power Project

(80 MW)

Ormoc Solar Power

Project (80 MW)

Geothermal Power Plants (700 MW)

Tongonan Power Plant I: 112.5 MW

Unified Leyte Power Plants: 587.5 MW

Mahiao: 125 MW

Malitbog: 232.5 MW

Mahanagdoy: 180 MW

Optimization Plants: 50 MW


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Introducon

This secon of the RDIP presents the public nvestments for intervenons intended to create

human resources needed for the development of Eastern Visayas. These investments will cover educaon

and skills development, health, labor and employment, and social welfare services. The bulk of the value

of investments is along educaon and social welfare.

The PPAs set out in this chapter are actually support intervenons to the development priories

of the region. Thus, it is dicult to segregate the amounts devoted to specic programs or projects as

they may relate to one development priority. Hence, the scenario presented here is in terms of the

number of projects supporng the development priories.

A total of PhP2.61 billion worth of public investments is programmed for this chapter. This total

amount is shared among the four major programs broken down into 39 key projects and acvies.


In support to the governments key development thrusts, the esmated PhP2.61 billion

investments are aligned to the six MDG commitments, four naonal KRAs, and the three development

thrusts of the region.

The MDGs supported are: 1) eradicate extreme poverty and hunger; 2) achieve universal primary

educaon; 3) promote gender equality and empowerment of women; 4) reduce child mortality; 5)

improve maternal health and 6) combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases.

There are 20 PPAs (51% of the total number) that will support MDG Goal 1, 14 PPAs (34%) MDG

Goal 2, and 21 PPAs (54%) MDG Goal 3. MDG Goal 4 is supported by two PPAs. MDG Goals 5 and 6 are

each supported by three PPAs.

On the other hand, the four naonal KRAs that will be supported by the investment program areKRA 1 -promoon of transparent, accountable, and parcipatory governance; KRA 2 -poverty reducon

and empowerment of the poor and vulnerable; KRA 3 -rapid, inclusive, and sustained economic growth,

and KRA 5 -integrity of the environment and climate change adaptaon.

All the PPAs under this chapter support KRA 2. While 29 and 9 PPAs will be pushing for the

achievement of KRAs 1 and 3, respecvely, only one PPA will be supporng KRA 5.

The three regional development thrusts on compeve agri-business, highly developed tourism,

and viable ICT will be supported by 18, 28, and 30 PPAs, respecvely. In percent, out of the total number

of programmed PPAs, the distribuon of PPAs to the three main thrusts is 46%, 72%, and 77%,

respecvely.

Investment Trends

A noteworthy behavior of investments under this chapter can be seen in an errac investment

trend. Despite that investments trends of major programs are either increasing or steady, none of the

specic programs and projects have decreasing investment trends. Three of the major programs have

increasing trends while one program shows a one-me investment in 2014.

Programs on educaon and social welfare, and labor and employment show an increasing

investment trend while health development support program has a one-me investment for 2014.


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Creang Producve Human Resources

Figure 9. Investment Distribuon for Producve Human

Resources by Major Program


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Introducon

This chapter lays out intervenons to further improve governance and the rule of law in the

region. Specically, these public intervenons are geared towards promong compeveness, improving

administraon, and promong social protecon. This chapter also includes intervenons on granng of

incenves to encourage beer performance.

Among the RDIP chapters, this one has the least investment of almost PhP10 million only. This is

0.5% of the total investments for the next three years.

There are ve strategic programs that will be implemented. These are on developing business -

friendliness and compeveness of LGUs, environment protecon, climate change adaptaon and

disaster resiliency, social protecon and safety, accountability, transparency, parcipaon, and eecve

governance.


The esmated PhP10 million programmed for this chapter supports two MDGs and KRAs and RDP

thrusts on agri-business, tourism and ICT.

There are three programs that would support the MDG goal on promong gender equality and

empowerment of women. In terms of the KRAs at the naonal level, there are also programs that back

up the KRA commitment on rapid, inclusive, and sustained economic growth and the KRA on

empowerment of the poor and vulnerable.

In summary, all of the ve major programs support the three RDP thrusts, MDG Goal 1 on

eradicang extreme poverty and hunger, and KRA 1 on promong transparent, accountable, and

parcipatory governance.

Figure 10. Investment Distribuon for Good Governance

and Rule of Law by Major Program


The PhP10 million public investments are almost evenly distributed among the ve major

programs, except the PhP3.88 million investment (39% of the chapters total investment) for the Local

Governance Performance Incenve Program. However, on an annual basis, the investments are consistent

over the three-year period.

The remaining PhP6.2 million is divided among the four other programs. A total of PhP1.7 million

or 17% is alloed for programs on accountable, transparent, parcipave and eecve local governance

and for the development of socially protecve and safe LGUs. The remaining two programs both have a

13% share or PhP1.4 million.

Investment Trends

A rare constant investment trend

can be observed in this chapter. The

amount of investments for the ve major

programs is consistent over the next

three years.


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Peace and Security |41

Introducon

Peace and security eorts are crical in sustaining socio-economic gains and aracng more

public investments in the region. Under this chapter, a comprehensive program covering almost all pillars

of security, i.e. social, economic, polical, and administrave, will be invested upon. The Payapa at

Masayang Pamayanan (PAMANA) is the banner program to unite the enre Filipino people. There are

three PAMANA programs of government agencies presented in this RDIP. Complemenng this program is

the construcon of police staons in dierent areas of the region.

Even with just two major programs, this chapter gets the third largest share of public investments

at PhP2.3 billion. This amount represents 2.5% of the enre RDIP investments.


This chapter, despite having only two programs, is comprehensive as it supports the enre RDP

thrusts on agri-business, tourism and ICT, four KRAs of the naonal government, and three MDG goals.

The MDGs supported are: Goal 1 on eradicaon of extreme poverty and hunger, Goal 3 on

promoon of gender equality and empowerment of women, and Goal 7 on ensuring environmental

sustainability. Three or 75% of the projects support Goals 1 and 3 while one project will help address

Goal 7.

On the other hand, the programs and projects herein proposed are in line with KRAs 1, 2, 3 and 4

of the naonal government. More specically, these KRAs will promote transparent, accountable, and

parcipatory governance; poverty reducon and empowerment of the poor and vulnerable; rapid,

inclusive, and sustained economic growth; and just and lasng peace and the rule of law.

Four projects will push for the aainment of KRA 4, and three projects for KRA 1. The other half of

the projects supports both KRAs 2 and 3.

As to support for the development thrusts of the region, three projects support agri-business and

tourism while 2 projects support ICT.

Figure 11. Investment Distribuon for Peace and

Security by Major Program


Of the PhP2.3 billion public investments,

99% (PhP2.3 billion) is for the governments

PAMANA program while 1% (PhP13 million) is for

the construcon of police staons.

Investment Trends

Although there is a steady amount of

investments over the three-year period under the

PAMANA program, the chapter shows a decreasing

investment trend. This is due to the one-me

investment in the construcon of police staons in

2014. Similarly, on a yearly basis, investments show

a decreasing trend.


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Introducon

The natural disasters that struck the country in recent years paved the way for vigorous

intervenons to take care of the regions environment. This chapter presents intervenons and the

corresponding nancial requirements necessary to promote conservaon, protecon and rehabilitaon

of the regions environment and natural resources (ENR). More specically, this chapter covers programs

and projects on ecosystem, ecological and waste management, polluon control, mineral resources

administraon and geosciences development.

The PhP2.1 billion for ENR is the fourth largest public investment among the eight chapters. This

is 2.2% of the total PhP93.4 billion RDIP investments. Said amount is spread over ten major programs.


Out of the ten programs under this chapter, three are supporve of the MDG goals, another

three of the naonal KRAs, and two of the RDP thrusts. These programs will have an impact on 50% of

the 16 priority criteria. Of these eight priories, ve will be supported by all of the ten programs. These

ve priority criteria are MDG Goal 7 on ensuring environmental sustainability; KRA 1 on the promoon of

transparent, accountable, and parcipatory governance; KRA 4 on just and lasng peace and the rule of

law; and the RDP thrusts on agri-business and tourism.

Two or 25% of the programs will have an impact on the MDG goal on eradicang extreme poverty

and hunger. One program will have an impact on the MDG goal on promong rapid, inclusive, and

sustained economic growth.


Public investments in the ecosystems management project has the largest share at 97%,

amounng to PhP2 billion. The rest of the projects have less than 1% share of the total proposed

investments under this chapter.

Mineral lands administraon and geosciences development projects have PhP7 million and PhP4

million proposed investments, respecvely.

Figure 12. Investment Distribuon for

Conservaon, Protecon and Rehabilitaon of

Environment and Natural Resources by Major

Program

In terms of investments among major

programs, protecon has more projects compared

to conservaon and rehabilitaon of the

environment and natural resources. Although

there are ve ENR protecon-related projects, ENR

conservaon demands more investmentscompared to the two other major programs.

Investment Trends

Generally, there is an increasing

investment trend among individual projects and on

a yearly basis. More investments (49%) are

programmed for 2016 while 27% and 33% are

earmarked for 2014 and 2015, respecvely.


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