Opening remarks

Good morning.

Thank you to each and every one of you for being here with us today. Before we
get started, I would like to express my sincere appreciation to all of you who
generously helped us make this event a success.

The Provincial Development and Physical Framework Plan (PDPFP) is the primary
technical guide to the development of the province and the key link in the
network of plans covering the national, regional, provincial, and municipal levels.
It serves as the vertical link between local development objectives with regional
and national priorities. The PPAs derived from the PDPFP are the bases for the
multi-year investment programs (PDIP) and the annual investment program
(AIP). In today’s public hearing, we will be reviewing the Nueva Vizcaya
Provincial Development and Physical Framework Plan to inform all sectors and
stakeholders of the plan’s coverage and to firm up the targets.

We are privileged to have in attendance so many distinguished experts and

resource persons, as well as observers. You are all leaders in this field and I am
fully confident that your knowledge, experience and expertise will provide
important insights on today’s discussion.

Thank you.