The National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) has pushed back the timetable for the public presentation of the Duterte administration’s socioeconomic blueprint, dubbed as the Philippine Development Plan (PDP).
In a statement, the agency said the PDP 2017-2022 will be submitted to the Neda Board for approval in the second week of February, and will be released to the public soon after.
The PDP was crafted on the basis of the President’s 10-point socioeconomic agenda and the AmBisyon Natin 2040, the government’s long-term vision for the Philippines.
“This PDP fleshes out the President’s priority socioeconomic agenda. Importantly, it is about laying the foundations for AmBisyon Natin 2040, which articulates the Filipino people’s shared aspirations for the country,” Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto M. Pernia said.
“As such, it is about nation-building. And we appreciate the perseverance and patience of all agencies involved in the crafting of our nation’s development plan for the next six years,” he added.
Pernia, who chairs the Plan Steering Committee, said the Neda intends to complete the PDP by January 31 and present it to the Neda Board for final approval within the second week of February.
In its third meeting on January 17, members of the Plan Steering Committee, consisting of several Cabinet members, had a daylong discussion on the draft chapters of the PDP 2017-2022.
Chairmen and representatives of the 11 Planning Committees (PC) presented the strategic frameworks, results matrices and strategies of their respective PDP chapters.
The body was invited to give comments after the presentation, for the discussion and approval of the PSC, which has 16 national government agency members.
Initially, the Neda intended to submit the country’s socioeconomic blueprint to the President by the end of January 2017.
Documents obtained from the Neda showed the country’s PDP will also be submitted to the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council this year.
The plan has seven parts, divided into 22 chapters, which include: Introduction (with Overview and Framework), Enhancing the Social Fabric (Malasakit), Reducing Inequality in Economic Development Opportunities (Pagbabago), Increasing Potential Economic Growth (Kaunlaran), Enabling and Supportive Economic Environment, Foundations for Inclusive and Sustainable Development and Moving Forward.