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Eastern Visayas Regional Development Plan 2017 - 2022

Midterm Update
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Table of Contents
List of Tables and Figures vii
RDC VIII Resolution No. 102, Series of 2016 xiii
RDC VIII Resolution No. 52, Series of 2019 xv
Message of the Secretary of Socioeconomic Planning xvii
Preface xix
Part I Introduction
Chapter 1 The Long View 3
Chapter 2 Global and Regional Trends and Prospects 11
Chapter 3 Overlay of Economic Growth, Demographic Trends, and 21

Physical Characteristics
Chapter 4 RDP 2017-2022 Overall Framework 31
Part II Enhancing the Social Fabric (Malasakit)
Chapter 5 Ensuring People-Centered, Clean, and Efficient Governance 41
Chapter 6 Pursuing Swift and Fair Administration of Justice 57
Chapter 7 Promoting Philippine Culture and Values 67
Part III Inequality-Reducing Transformation (Pagbabago)
Chapter 8 Expanding Economic Opportunities in Agriculture, 85

Forestry, and Fisheries
Chapter 9 Expanding Economic Opportunities in Industry and 99

Services through Trabaho at Negosyo
Chapter 10 Accelerating Human Capital Development 125
Chapter 11 Reducing Vulnerability of Individuals and Families 147
Chapter 12 Building Safe and Secure Communities 159
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Part IV Increasing Growth Potential (Patuloy na Pag-unlad)
Chapter 13 Reaching for the Demographic Dividend 171
Chapter 14 Vigorously Advancing Science, Technology, and Innovation 185
Part IV Enabling and Supportive Economic Environment
Chapter 15 Ensuring Sound Macroeconomic Policy 201
Chapter 16 Leveling the Playing Field through a National Competition 213

Policy
Part VI Foundations for Sustainable Development
Chapter 17 Attaining Just and Lasting Peace 229
Chapter 18 Ensuring Security, Public Order, and Safety 239
Chapter 19 Accelerating Infrastructure Development 251
Chapter 20 Ensuring Ecological Integrity, Clean and Healthy 273

Environment
Part VII From Plan to Action
Chapter 21 Plan Implementation and Monitoring 301
List of Abbreviations and Acronyms 309
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List of Tables and Figures
Chapter 4 The RDP 2017-2022 Framework
Table 4.1 Overall Accomplishments of Eastern Visayas, 2017-2018 34
Figure 4.1 Regional Strategic Framework 35
Chapter 5 Ensuring People-Centered, Clean, and Efficient Governance
Table 5.1 Internal Revenue Allotment Dependency of Provinces of Eastern Visayas, 44

In Percent, FY 2009 – 2018 (Preliminary)
Table 5.2 Internal Revenue Allotment Dependency of Cities of 45
Eastern Visayas, In Percent, FY 2009 – 2018 (Preliminary)
Table 5.3 LGUs in Eastern Visayas Awarded with the 47
DILG’s SGLG, 2017-2019
Table 5.4 Targets to Ensure People-Centered, Clean, 51
and Efficient Governance
Table 5.5 Legislative Agenda to Ensure People-Centered, Clean, 55
Figure 5.1 Status of LGUs’ PFMIP Implementation (Regional Level), 45

As of June 30, 2017
Figure 5.2 Overall State of the PFM Systems of 149 LGUs in 46
Region VIII, 2015
Figure 5.3 Strategic Framework to Ensure People-Centered, 50
Clean, and Efficient Governance
Chapter 6 Pursuing Swift and Fair Administration of Justice
Table 6.1 Core Targets to Pursue Swift and Fair Administration of Justice 63
Table 6.2 Legislative Agenda to Pursue Swift and Fair Administration of Justice 66
Figure 6.1 Strategic Framework to Pursue Swift and Fair 62

Administration of Justice
Chapter 7 Promoting Philippine Culture and Values
Table 7.1 Household Population by Ethnicity, Eastern Visayas, 2010 70

Table 7.2 Population by Religious Affiliation, Eastern Visayas, 2010 71
Table 7.3 Core Targets to Promote Philippine Culture and Values 78
Table 7.4 Legislative Agenda to Promote Philippine Culture and Values 81
Figure 7.1 Heritage Sites in the Philippine Heritage Map, 2019 74
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Figure 7.2 Strategic Framework to Promote Philippine Culture and Values 77
Chapter 8 Expanding Economic Opportunities in Agriculture, Forestry, and

Fisheries
Table 8.1 Performance of Select AFF indicators, Eastern Visayas, 89

2017-2018
Table 8.2 Core Targets to Expand Economic Opportunities in Agriculture, 93
Table 8.3 Legislative Agenda to Expand Economic Opportunities in 98
Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries
Figure 8.1 Strategic Framework to Expand Economic Opportunities in 92
Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries
Chapter 9 Expanding Economic Opportunities in Industry and Services

through Trabaho at Negosyo
Table 9.1 List of Established SSF Projects in Eastern Visayas 104

and Philippines, April 2019
Table 9.2 Tourism Development Areas (TDAs) in Eastern Visayas 106
Table 9.3 Core Targets to Expand Economic Opportunities in 111
Industry and Services through Trabaho at Negosyo
Table 9.4 Legislative Agenda to Expand Economic Opportunities in 122
Industry and Services through Trabaho at Negosyo
Figure 9.1 Industry and Services GVA Growth Rates at Constant 2000 Prices, 101
Actual vs Target, Eastern Visayas, 2016-2018
Figure 9.2 Total Approved Investments of Foreign and Filipino 102
Nationals at Constant 2000 Prices by Regions, 2018
Figure 9.3 Tourist Arrivals and Receipts, Actual vs Target, 104
Eastern Visayas, 2016-2018
Figure 9.4 Strategic Framework to Expand Economic Opportunities 110
in Industry and Services through Trabaho at Negosyo
Chapter 10 Accelerating Human Capital Development
Table 10.1 Expanded National Nutrition Survey (ENNS) Results for the 129
Provinces of Samar, Eastern Samar, Northern Samar and
the City of Tacloban, 2018
Table 10.2 Primary and Secondary Education Performance Indicators, 131
Eastern Visayas, 2018
Table 10.3 Mean Percentage Score in the National Achievement Test among 132
Grade VI and High School Students, Eastern Visayas
Table 10.4 Locations of SPED Schools in Eastern Visayas, As of June 2019 132
Table 10.5 Selected Performance Indicators in Higher Education, 134
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Table 10.6 Licensure Examination Results of Selected Disciplines 136
among State Universities and Colleges in Eastern Visayas
Table 10.7 Core Targets to Accelerate Human Capital 139
Development
Table 10.8 Legislative Agenda to Accelerate Human Capital 146
Development
Figure 10.1 Strategic Framework to Accelerate Human Capital 138
Development
Chapter 11 Reducing Vulnerability of Individuals and Families
Table 11.1 Number of Child Laborers, by Province, 150

Table 11.2 Social Pension Coverage vis-à-vis Payout, by Province, 151
Table 11.3 Levels of Well-Being of 4Ps Household (HH) Beneficiaries, 152
by Province, Eastern Visayas, 2017
Table 11.4 Core Targets to Reduce Vulnerability of Individuals 155
and Families
Table 11.5 Legislative Agenda to Reduce Vulnerability of 158
Individuals and Families
Figure 11.1 Strategic Framework to Reduce Vulnerability of Individuals 154

and Families
Chapter 12 Building Safe and Secure Communities
Table 12.1 Number of Occupied Housing Units and Ratio of 163

Households (HH) and HH Population to Occupied Housing
Units by Type of Building and City/Municipality,
Table 12.2 Number of Households by Tenure Status of the 163
Housing Unit/Lot and City/Municipality,
Table 12.3 Average Family Income Per Income Decile, 163
Table 12.4 Core Targets to Build Safe and Secure Communities 165
Table 12.5 Legislative Agenda to Build Safe and Secure Communities 167
Figure 12.1 Strategic Framework to Build Safe and Secure Communities 164
Chapter 13 Reaching for the Demographic Dividend
Table 13.1 Population by Provinces and Cities, Eastern Visayas, 174

2000-2015
Table 13.2 Total Fertility Rate by Region, Philippines, 1998-2017 176
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Table 13.3 Core Targets to Reach for the Demographic Dividend 180
Table 13.4 Legislative Agenda to Reach for the Demographic Dividend 183
Figure 13.1 Population Pyramid of Eastern Visayas, 2010 and 2015 175
Figure 13.2 Proportion of the Population by Employment Status, 175
Figure 13.3 Population Projections by Sex and Age, 178

Figure 13.6 Strategic Framework to Reach for the Demographic Dividend 179
Chapter 14 Vigorously Advancing Science, Technology, and Innovation
Table 14.1 Accomplishments on Vigorously Advancing Science, 188

Technology, and Innovation, Eastern Visayas, 2017-2018
Table 14.2 Core Targets to Vigorously Advance Science, Technology, 193
and Innovation
Table 14.3 Legislative Agenda to Vigorously Advance Science, 197
Technology, and Innovation
Figure 14.1 Higher Education Enrollment in Government and Private 189

Schools by Discipline, 2014-2018
Figure 14.2 Higher Education Graduates in Government and Private 189
Schools by Discipline, 2016-2017
Figure 14.3 Location of Senior High Schools Offering STEM Strand in 190
Eastern Visayas, As of May 2018
Figure 14.4 Strategic Framework to Vigorously Advance Science, 192
Chapter 15 Ensuring Sound Macroeconomic Policy
Table 15.1 Employment Data, Eastern Visayas, 2015-2018 205

Table 15.2 Gini Coefficient, Philippines and Visayas Regions, 206
2006-2015
Table 15.3 Core Targets to Ensure Sound Macroeconomic Policy 209
Table 15.4 Legislative Agenda to Ensure Sound Macroeconomic Policy 212
Figure 15.1 GRDP Growth Targets at Constant 2000 Prices, 203

Actual vs Target, Eastern Visayas, 2016-2018
Figure 15.2 Poverty Incidence among Population by Province, 205
Eastern Visayas, 1st Semester 2015 vs 1st Semester 2018
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Figure 15.3 Average Annual Income of Families, Visayas Regions, 206
2006-2015 (in PhP at current prices)
Figure 15.4 Strategic Framework to Ensure Sound Macroeconomic Policy 208
Chapter 16 Leveling the Playing Field through a National

Competition Policy
Table 16.1 Accomplishments on Leveling the Playing Field through a 217

National Competition Policy, Eastern Visayas, 2017-2018
Table 16.2 Core Targets to Level the Playing Field through a 221
National Competition Policy
Table 16.3 Legislative Agenda to Level the Playing Field through a 225
Figure 16.1 CMCI Rankings of Provinces and Cities in 216

Figure 16.2 Strategic Framework to Level the Playing Field through a 220
Chapter 17 Attaining Just and Lasting Peace
Table 17.1 Core Targets to Attain Just and Lasting Peace 236
Table 17.2 Legislative Agenda to Attain Just and Lasting Peace 238
Figure 17.1 Strategic Framework to Attain Just and Lasting Peace 235
Chapter 18 Ensuring Security, Public Order, and Safety
Table 18.1 Core Targets to Ensure Security, Public Order, 246

and Safety
Table 18.2 Legislative Agenda to Ensure Security, Public Order, 249
and Safety
Figure 18.1 Strategic Framework to Ensure Security, Public Order, 245

and Safety
Chapter 18 Accelerating Infrastructure Development
Table 19.1 Accomplishments on National Roads and Bridges, 254

Table 19.2 Accomplishments on Motor Vehicle Registration, 254
Table 19.3 Accomplishments on Air Transport, 255
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Table 19.4 Accomplishments on Sea Transport, 255
Table 19.5 Accomplishments on Water Supply and Sanitation, 256
Table 19.6 Accomplishments on Irrigation, Eastern Visayas, 2017-2018 257
Table 19.7 Public Schools with Internet Access, 259
Table 19.8 Status of Health Care Facilities, Eastern Visayas, 2017-2018 261
Table 19.9 Core Targets to Accelerate Infrastructure Development 264
Table 19.10 Legislative Agenda to Accelerate Infrastructure Development 270
Figure 19.1 Potential Energy Sources, Eastern Visayas, As of 2018 258

Figure 19.2 Strategic Framework to Accelerate Infrastructure Development 263
Chapter 20 Ensuring Ecological Integrity,

Clean and Healthy Environment
Table 20.1 Core Targets to Ensure Ecological Integrity, 286

Table 20.2 Legislative Agenda to Ensure Ecological Integrity, 298
Figure 20.1 National Greening Program, Eastern Visayas, 2011-2018 276

Figure 20.2 Location of Protected Areas, Eastern Visayas, 2018 279
Figure 20.3 Strategic Framework to Ensure Ecological Integrity, 285
Chapter 21 Plan Implementation and Monitoring
Table 21.1 Chapter Assignments of the Different Bodies and Entities 307
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MESSAGE
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ERNESTO M. PERNIA
Secretary of Socioeconomic Planning
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PREFACE
MEYLENE C. ROSALES
Acting Vice-Chairperson, RDC VIII and
OIC-Regional Director, NEDA VIII
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PART I
INTRODUCTION
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Chapter 1
The Long View

Realizing AmBisyon Natin 2040: The Vision, Our Ambition
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Moving Forward
The Regional Development

Plan 2017-2022

Chapter 2
Global and Regional Trends and

Prospects
The socioeconomic outlook of Eastern Visayas remains firm, with growth
anticipated to gradually spur in the remaining years of the Regional Development
Plan (RDP) 2017-2022 implementation. The positive growth of the Gross Regional
Domestic Product (GRDP) during the first two (2) years of the Plan implementation
augur well in the realization of the twin regional goals of a robust and sustained
economic growth and reduced poverty and inequality in all dimensions.
To sustain this vigor, it is critical to properly plan-out for the forthcoming years by
recognizing interrelated trends, both at the international and regional levels, that will
provide opportunities, as well as uncertainties to regional development.
Expanded Export Portfolio

Economic Trends through the Leyte Ecological
Predominantly Services-based Industrial Zone (LEIZ)
Economy
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Flourishing Tourism Industry
Upbeat Infrastructure
Development
Expanding the Agriculture

Sector

Healthier Citizens through
Universal Health Care (UHC)
Political Trends
Change in Political Leadership
Technological Trends
Social Trends Harnessing the Fourth
Sustaining inequality and Industrial Revolution (FIRe)
poverty reduction

Implementation of the National
Broadband Plan (NBP)

Environmental Trends
Implementation of the Action
Plan on Sustainable
Consumption and Production
(SCP)
Increased Frequency and

Intensity of Calamities

“Just Share” of LGUs in the
National Taxes
New Legislations
Implementation of the Rice
Tariffication Law
TRABAHO Bill Investment

Opportunities

Implementation of Executive
Order (EO) No. 70-2018
“Institutionalizing the Whole-of
-Nation Approach in Attaining
Inclusive and Sustainable
Peace, Creating a National
Task Force to End Local
Communist Armed Conflict,
and Directing the Adoption of a
National Peace Framework
Implementation of the
Philippine Innovation Act

Chapter 3
Overlay of Economic Growth,

Demographic Trends, and
The regional spatial strategy is anchored on the National Spatial Strategy (NSS),
which provides the basis for policies on urban development, infrastructure
development, disaster risk reduction (DRR), and environmental resource protection
and conservation. It directs the growth of the region based on economic and
population trends. Since both economic development and population growth put
pressure on the physical resource of the region, it is essential to discuss both
component in this Eastern Visayas Regional Development Plan (RDP) 2017-2022
Midterm Update. This chapter discusses the role of growth centers as engines of
economic growth and poverty reduction, supported by efficient infrastructure and
utilities, and connected networks of sustainable communities.
Assessment and Challenges

Demographic Trends
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Concentration

Connectivity
Vulnerability Reduction

Moving Forward
Concentration

Connectivity

Vulnerability Reduction

Chapter 4
The Eastern Visayas Regional

Development Plan 2017-2022
Overall Framework
Parallel to the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2017-2022, the Eastern Visayas
Regional Development Plan (RDP) 2017-2022 is the first concrete step towards the
attainment of the country’s long-term vision of a Matatag, Maginhawa at Panatag
na Buhay para sa Lahat. It defines the regional vision, goals, and desired outcomes
expressed in targets, the key priority thrusts, broad strategies, and the core
interventions, as well as the needed legislative agenda.
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INDICATOR BASELINE TARGET ACCOMPLISHMENT END-OF-PLAN
(In Percent) YEAR VALUE 2017 2018 2017 2018 TARGET
GRDP growth rate at
2016 12.0 5.2-5.7 5.8-5.9 1.8 5.9 6.8-7.0
constant 2000 prices
AFF GVA growth rate at constant
2016 2.4 2.5-3.4 3.1-3.5 0.1 -0.5 4.4-5.0
2000 prices
Industry GVA growth rate at

2016 20.2 5.0-5.5 5.6-5.7 -1.8 3.5 6.6-6.7
Services GVA growth rate at
2016 8.6 6.5-6.9 7.0-7.1 6.2 10.5 7.8-8.0
Employment rate 2016 95.5 95.5 96.0 95.6 95.8 98.0
Underemployment rate 2016 29.7 21.4 20.5 22.6 21.4 17.5

Poverty incidence among
2015 38.7 32.68 28.78 - - 22.26
population
Strategic Framework

Long-Term
National Vision
MATATAG, MAGINHAWA AT PANATAG NA BUHAY
A resilient and prosperous region where people enjoy equitable

Regional Vision socioeconomic opportunities for and benefits of sustainable human 2040
development
Medium-Term TO LAY DOWN THE FOUNDATION FOR INCLUSIVE GROWTH, A HIGH-TRUST

National Societal AND RESILIENT SOCIETY, AND A GLOBALLY-COMPETITIVE KNOWLEDGE 2022
Goal ECONOMY
MALASAKIT PAGBABAGO PATULOY NA PAG-UNLAD

National Pillars Enhancing the Reducing Increasing Growth
Social Fabric Inequality Potential
Robust and Sustained Reduced Poverty and

Regional Goals
Economic Growth Inequality in All Dimensions
Key Priority Resilient, Competitive, and Expanded and Diversified Vibrant Tourism
Thrusts Sustainable Agriculture, Manufacturing Subsector Subsector
Sector
 Accelerating Human Capital  Reaching for the Demographic

Development Dividend
Major Strategies
 Reducing Vulnerability of Individuals  Accelerating Infrastructure
and Families Development
 Building Safe and Secure  Vigorously Advancing Science,
Communities
 Ensuring People-Centered, Clean, and

 Ensuring Security, Public Order, and
Safety
Foundations Efficient Governance
 Pusuing Swift and Fair Administration
 Ensuring Ecological Integrity, Clean
and Healthy Environment
of Justice
 Attaining Just and Lasting Peace
 Promoting Philippine Culture and
Values
Core Targets Strategies

Chapter 5
Ensuring People-Centered, Clean,

During the first three years of the Plan, significant legislations were passed to
ensure a more people-centered, clean, and efficient governance. These include the
Ease of Doing Business (EODB) and Efficient Government Service Delivery (EGSD)
Act, and the Philippine Identification System Act (PhilSys) Act, to name a few.
These reforms are seen to further simplify processes, thus improve access to
public services and quality of service delivery.
Efforts towards further strengthening of government institutions, engaging and

empowering citizens, and providing enabling mechanisms will be the focus for the
remaining Plan period to facilitate smooth implementation of development
interventions, which would ultimately result in improved delivery of public goods
and services.
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REGION VIII 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Biliran 95 94 95 93 93 90 85 87 88 91
Eastern Samar 97 94 97 95 94 95 94 94 95 93
Leyte 87 86 89 87 0 78 77 75 78 77
Northern Samar 96 95 95 91 90 88 85 86 89 92
Southern Leyte 91 82 74 71 72 86 72 69 70 70
Samar 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99

REGION VIII 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Baybay City 91 - - 91 91 92 92 91 89 89
Borongan City 92 - - 93 94 94 94 93 94 94
Calbayog City 92 93 92 92 93 92 93 92 92 91
Catbalogan City 83 75 76 90 89 89 89 87 88 88
Maasin City 88 89 87 85 83 84 84 84 84 85
Ormoc City 58 79 68 72 73 75 75 73 75 75
Tacloban City 64 65 63 53 61 69 67 64 64 62

2017 2018 2019
Total No. of LGUs 26 7 21

Provinces Samar
Baybay City Baybay City Baybay City
Cities Maasin City Maasin City Maasin City
Tacloban City Tacloban City
Municipalities 23 5 17
Alangalang San Isidro Barugo Barugo
Leyte Barugo Tabango
Leyte
Liloan Saint Bernard Padre Burgos Liloan
Macrohon San Ricardo Macrohon
Southern Leyte
Padre Burgos Sogod Padre Burgos
Sogod
Basey Gandara Basey
Calbiga Motiong Calbiga
Samar
Daram Villareal Gandra
Paranas
Guiuan Salcedo Arteche
Oras Sulat Can-avid
Eastern Samar Salcedo Oras
Sulat Salcedo
Sulat
Lapinig Gamay Gamay
Northern Samar Lavezares Lavezares
San Roque

Strategic Framework

Long-term
National Vision

development

Goal ECONOMY


Regional Goals
PEOPLE-CENTERED, CLEAN, AND EFFICIENT DELIVERY OF PUBLIC

Sector Outcome GOODS AND SERVICES ENSURED
Subsector Corrupt-free Seamless Administrative Citizenry fully Civil service

Outcomes governance service delivery governance engaged and strengthened
achieved achieved enhanced empowered
 Improve transparency, participation, and accountability in government institutions

Major Strategies and processes through good housekeeping
 Strengthen monitoring mechanisms
 Implement a whole-of-government approach in delivery of key services
 Enhance local policy formulation strategy
 Pursue service excellence strategy
 Undertake automation of frontline services
 Ensure timely implementation and full utilization of government funds for
operations and programs/projects
 Right-size effective government bureaucracy
 Enhance LGU revenue generation
 Engage citizens in all aspects of governance
 Encourage volunteerism
 Promote shared public service values

Core Targets
BASELINE END-OF-
INDICATOR PLAN
YEAR VALUE TARGET
Corrupt-free governance achieved
LGU passers of the Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) - Financial
2015 9 39
Sustainability increased (number)
LGU passers in Public Financial Management Assessment Tool (PFMAT) - Internal
2016 6 17
and External Audit increased (number)
LGU passers in PFMAT - Predictability and Control in Budget Execution increased
2016 21 39
(number)
LGU passers in PFMAT - Comprehensiveness and Transparency increased
2016 91 149
(number)
Seamless service delivery achieved
RLA and LGU passers of the Performance Based Bonus (PBB) increased (number) 2017 7 11
LGU passers of SGLG increased (number) 2016 12 29

Administrative governance enhanced
LGU passers in overall PFMAT dimensions increased (number) 2016 25 75
RLAs and LGUs with budget utilization rate ≥80% increased (number) 2016 98 202
Public institutions with Quality Management System/ISO certification increased
2016 22 42
(number)
Citizenry fully engaged and empowered
LGU passers in PFMAT - Citizens’ Participation increased (number) 2015 47 149
Civil service strengthened

Public institutions recognized as Bronze Awardees in the Program to
Institutionalize Meritocracy and Excellence in Human Resource Management 2015 2 10
(PRIME-HRM) Maturity Level 2 increased (number)
Public institutions with PRIME-HRM Process-Defined Level 2 certification
2015 1 10
increased (number)

Main Strategies
Corrupt-free governance
achieved
Seamless service delivery

achieved

Administrative governance
enhanced

Citizenry fully engaged and
empowered
Civil service strengthened

Legislative Agenda
PROPOSED AGENDA RATIONALE
Passage of the E-Governance Act Enable interoperability of government data and processes to
increase efficiency and economy in the delivery of services
Passage of the Budget Modernization Act Incorporate the necessary ingredients of a modern budget
system: (a) shift from obligation-basis to cash-basis, (b) reduce
the two-year appropriation shelf life to one-year, (c) sustain a
results-based approach, (d) introduce an Office of the
Comptroller General; and (e) strengthen the Congressional
power of the purse.
Enactment of a law insisting a culture of planning in the Institutionalize a truly independent department that will
government implement long-term, continuing, integrated, and coordinated
programs and policies for national development
Enactment of a law regulating campaign contributions Implement finance reforms in campaign expenditures, sources
of funds, and management of such to minimize corruption, and
promote transparency and informed decision-making
Passage of the Party Development Act Strengthen the political party system to develop genuine
political development and democratization
Creation of Human Resource Management Office in LGUs Create a Human Resource Management Office in all LGUs to
ensure adequate capacities for public service delivery at the
local level
Enhanced Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Amend Code of Conduct of Ethical Standards for Public Officials
Servants of 2016 and Employees (RA 6713) to promote shared public value in
civil servants
Passage of the Salary Standardization Ensure that the compensation structure of government
Law 5 personnel is comparable with the prevailing rates in the private
sector, thereby attracting and retaining competent and
committed civil servants

Chapter 6
Pursuing Swift and Fair

Administration of Justice
Ensuring the provision of swift and fair justice administration, especially for the
poor and marginalized, is essential in regaining the people’s trust towards the
justice system and the government as a whole. Continued efforts to pursue swift
and fair administration of justice is critical in the realization of the country’s long
term vision of a matatag, maginhawa, at panatag na buhay for every Filipino.
Three (3) years into the implementation of the Plan, the government has undertaken
significant strides towards the achievement of this goal through various initiatives.
The participation of the communities in justice administration was strengthened
through the adoption of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) in the barangay justice
systems, implementation of capacity-building activities for the lupong
tagapamayapa, and strengthening of the People’s Law Enforcement Boards (PLEBs),
among others.
Despite these efforts, several challenges hampered the region towards achieving a
faster and more responsive justice system. To overcome these challenges in the
remaining Plan period, the government will focus on the implementation of
strategic reforms to enhance the interdependence among the pillars of the justice
system. Efforts to upgrade manpower capabilities, improve supervision, enhance
administrative and operational systems, and enhance assets and infrastructure will
also be prioritized.
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Strategic Framework

Long-term
National Vision

development

Goal ECONOMY


Regional Goals
Sector Outcome
SWIFT AND FAIR ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE ENSURED
Subsector Civil, criminal, commercial, and Justice system efficiency and

Outcomes administrative justice systems accountability improved
enhanced
 Improve access to legal and victim  Ensure expeditious resolution of both

assistance criminal and civil cases
 Strengthen and institutionalize justice  Enhance citizens’ engagement in
Major Strategies sector coordination justice administration
 Pursue jail decongestion and  Enhance justice system efficiency
correction reforms

Core Targets
BASELINE
INDICATOR END-OF-PLAN
YEAR VALUE
Civil, criminal, commercial, and administrative justice systems enhanced
Capacitated Lupong Tagapamayapa increased (number) 2015 4,386 4,390
Functional Lupong Tagapamayapa increased (number) 2015 4,386 4,390
Cities and municipalities with strengthened People’s Law Enforcement Board 2015 4 143
Lower court judges increased (number) 2015 81 136
Lower courts (regional and municipal trial courts) increased (number) 2015 80 136
Prosecutors increased (number) 2015 102 161
Maintained drug rehabilitation facilities (half-way homes) increased (number) 2015 2 10

LGUs with high drug-related incidence installed with fully-equipped rehabilitation
2015 2 10
centers increased (number)
Decent correctional facilities increased (number) 2015 2 10
Justice system efficiency and accountability improved
Preliminary investigation resolved cases increased (number) 2015 64 368

Main Strategies

Legislative Agenda
LEGISLATIVE AGENDA RATIONALE

Emerging RP-PROC Treaty on Transfer of This will provide opportunities for the country to take care of its people
Sentenced Persons including those that have disobeyed international laws. The proposed treaty
demand for more rehabilitation support.
Restorative Justice Bill Craft a clear policy which will be visibly identified by law, providing a humane
process through which remorseful offenders accept responsibility for their
misconduct, particularly to their victims and to the community.

Chapter 7
Promoting Philippine Culture

and Values
Awareness and appreciation of culture, coupled with values reformation, is a
requisite of a high-trust society. It is the thread that binds together the social fabric,
thus, has been identified by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization (UNESCO) as one pillar to achieve inclusive, sustainable, and human-
centered development.
This Plan considers culture and positive values as requirements for the attainment
of the region's twin goals of robust and sustained economic growth and poverty
reduction and inequality in all dimensions.
With the goal of strengthening a culture-based and values-ridden regional

development, the priority strategic areas of the Eastern Visayas cultural agenda are
to: 1) deepen appreciation of cultural diversity in the region; 2) enhance and
maintain cultural assets to foster creativity and innovation for socioeconomic
growth; 3) reform the prevailing values system in the region to get rid of the
negative ones posing as hindrances to development; and (4) uphold the positive
ones as motivators for people to take positive actions that will catalyze progress.
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OTHER
CITY/PROVINCE POPULATION WARAY BISAYA
LANGUAGES
Tacloban City 219,314 201,130 11,823 6,361
Biliran 161,250 62,958 93,764 4,528
Leyte 1,563,364 685,940 855,456 21,968
Southern Leyte 398,577 1,815 390,700 6,026
Samar 731,669 678,171 43,868 9,630
Eastern Samar 427,974 418,235 4,026 5,713
Northern Samar 587,586 566,873 14,319 32,186
TOTAL 4,089,734 2,615,122 1,413,956 60,656

CITY/PROVINCE POPULATION ROMAN CATHOLIC OTHER RELIGION
Tacloban City 219,314 207,913 11,401
Biliran 161,250 139,582 21,668
Leyte 1,563,364 1,464,181 99,183
Southern Leyte 398,577 349,705 48,872
Samar 731,669 686,037 45,632
Eastern Samar 427,974 411,788 16,186
Northern Samar 587,586 555,400 32,186
TOTAL 4,089,734 3,814,606 275,128

Strategic Framework

Long-term National
MATATAG, MAGINHAWA AT PANATAG NA BUHAY 2040
Vision
Regional Vision
A resilient and prosperous region where people enjoy equitable socioeconomic
opportunities for and benefits of sustainable human development
Medium-Term
TO LAY DOWN THE FOUNDATION FOR INCLUSIVE GROWTH, A HIGH-TRUST AND RE- 2022
National Societal SILIENT SOCIETY, AND A GLOBALLY-COMPETITIVE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY
Goal
National Pillars Enhancing the Reducing Increasing Growth Potential

Social Fabric Inequality
Robust and Sustained Reduced Poverty and Inequality

Regional Goals Economic Growth in All Dimensions
Sector Outcome CULTURE AND VALUES REFORMATION STRENGTHENED
Appreciation of the Cultural assets for Positive values upheld

Subsector various cultures in Eastern socioeconomic growth
Outcomes Visayas deepened enhanced and maintained
 Pool resources for the conduct of socio-linguistic studies on Waray, Bisaya, and
Major Strategies Abaknon
 Advocate the inclusion of Abaknon in the MTB-MLE to ensure the language is
passed on to the next generation
 Advocate the rectification of the negative label attached to Warays
 Establish data and information on the cultural assets of the region
 Advocate and monitor the implementation of RA No. 10066 or the National
Heritage Act
 Advocate and monitor the implementation of DILG MC No. 2017-133, “Creation
of Local Culture and Arts Councils (LCACs)”
 Formulate and advocate the Cultural Heritage Preservation Plan
 Mainstream cultural heritage mapping in the Tourism Development Plan and the
Provincial Development and Physical Framework Plans (PDPFPs)
 Intensify values education drive to inculcate positive values through the church,
media, and other fora
 Retrofit historical infrastructures to withstand the effects of natural disasters/
calamities

Core Targets
BASELINE
END-OF-PLAN
INDICATOR
YEAR VALUE TARGET
LGUs with functional Local Culture and Arts Councils (LCACs) increased 2016 0 22
(number)
LGUs with validated LCACs increased (number) 2016 0 91
LGUs with Cultural Maps completed (number) 2016 0 6
Identification/setting-up of markers for Heritage Sites 2016 0 3
Heritage Zones declared in Samar 2016 0 3
Advocacy activities on cultural heritage appreciation conducted (number) 2016 0 3
LGUs with mainstreamed Culture in the Local Development Plans increased 2016 0 increasing
(number)
Information materials to rectify the negative label attached to Warays 2016 0 1
developed and disseminated (set)
Intercultural symposium/forum on Eastern Visayas Cultural Heritage 2016 0 1
conducted (number)
Research on Leyte’s traditional songs and dances conducted (number) 2016 0 3
Regional Culture and Arts Network and Information System established 2016 0 2
(number)
Socio-linguistic studies for any of the three (3) languages spoken in Eastern 2016 0 3
Visayas conducted (number)

Main Strategies

Legislative Agenda
Mandatory allocation of funds for the Local Culture and Arts Councils should be established, with funding allocation
establishment of Local Culture and Arts similar to Gender and Development (GAD) funds wherein all government
Council instrumentalities are required to earmark the mandatory five percent of their
annual budget. This will ensure budget for the conduct of culture-related
activities such as cultural mapping, development and publication of advocacy
materials, and conduct of studies.
Conduct socio-linguistic studies on Waray, The RDC VIII-Regional Research Development and Innovation Committee
Cebuano, and Abaknon (RRDIC) can advocate and tap SUCs to conduct socio-linguistic studies on the
three (3) native languages in Eastern Visayas as a way of documenting and
preserving one of the region’s cultural assets.

Chapter 8
Expanding Economic
Opportunities in Agriculture,
The agriculture, forestry, and fisheries (AFF) sector is crucial in addressing food
security, generating employment for a third of the region’s workforce, and providing
raw materials to the manufacturing subsector. Thus, the Plan puts premium in the
sector by identifying it as the first of the three (3) priority thrusts in the medium-term.
However, the sector has been struggling as seen in its gross value added (GVA).
Significant decreases in productivity, high production costs, and some flawed
policies, among other things, have led to the sector’s underperformance.
It is a stylized fact that as economies progress through structural transformation, the

AFF share to the regional economy continues to wane. Nonetheless, effectively
addressing the challenges faced by the sector would enable farmers and fishers to
be agri-entrepreneurs earning higher incomes, subsequently reducing poverty.
This chapter presents the institutional framework that would lead to a resilient, high-
earning, and sustainable AFF sector (Figure 8.1). For the remaining period of the
Plan, the target is to increase AFF GVA growth from the baseline value of -3.5 percent
to 4.4-5.0 percent by 2022. Likewise, the Plan aims for a reversal of the negative
growth of fisheries production. The strategies are anchored on three (3) outcomes,
namely: the growth of the sector is increased and sustained, competitiveness is
enhanced, and DRR/CCA strengthened. A legislative agenda has also been
formulated to support this framework (Table 8.3).
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BASELINE ACCOMPLISHMENT END-OF-PLAN
INDICATOR
TARGETS
YEAR VALUE 2017 2018
Growth in AFF sector increased and sustained
AFF GVA growth rate at
constant 2000 prices increased 2015 -3.5 0.1 -0.5 4.4-5.0
(percent)
Labor productivity at constant 2013 37,309 41,899 41,372 43,875
2000 prices increased (PhP)
AFF competitiveness enhanced
Rice self-sufficiency increased 2015
94 102 101 101
(percent)
Yield of priority commodities increased (MT/ha)
Palay 2015 3.56 3.47 3.51 3.88
Coconut (with husks) 2015 3.62 3.31 3.32 4.40
Abaca 2015 0.42 0.41 0.41 0.67
Banana Saba 2015 11.25 11.45 11.62 4.50
Banana Lakatan 2015 9.15 8.41 8.25 10.58
Sugarcane 2015 24.05 36.57 30.88 58.00
Corn 2015 1.48 1.37 1.39 2.08
Cassava 2015 5.33 5.58 5.88 6.68
Pineapple 2015 12.08 12.29 12.31 15.15
Pili Nut 2015 7.45 7.48 8.01 8.66
Industrial Crops
Cacao 2015 0.30 0.27 0.26 1.00
Coffee (Robusta) 2015 0.35 0.36 0.25 1.12
Volume of priority commodities increased (MT)
Palay 2015 955,709 945,565 946,877 1,098,535
Coconut (with husks) 2015 1,165,867 1,087,566 1,095,947 1,452,221
Abaca 2015 12,753 12,671 12,549 29,786
Banana Saba 2015 153,545 158,738 160,408 227,981
Banana Lakatan 2015 12,592 11,739 11,457 18,692
Sugarcane 2015 179,363 373,162 315,150 240,363
Corn 2015 91,145 73,481 74,197 136,128
Cassava 2015 84,215 85,901 84,829 123,100
Livestock and Poultry
Hog 2015 76,502 76,448 77,972 203,281
Carabao 2015 11,180 10,457 10,602 17,367
Cattle 2015 2,252 2,182 2,141 3,115
Goat 2015 780 737 722 1,671
Chicken 2015 28,347 49,319 55,000 75,324
Fishery
Bangus 2015 5,659 6,848 6,791 9,697
Seaweeds
Leyte 2015 18,085 30,437 17,277 30,995
Northern Samar 2015 355 280 43 608
Mussels 2015 4,367 4,389 7,240 7,485
DRR and CCA strengthened
Disaster and/or climate change-
related losses reduced (nominal 2013 18.44 billion 43.25 million 273.7 million Decreasing
PhP)

Strategic Framework

Long-term
National Vision

development

Goal ECONOMY


Regional Goals
Sector Outcome
RESILIENT, HIGH-EARNING, AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE,
FORESTRY, AND FISHERIES (AFF) SECTOR
Growth in AFF sector AFF competitiveness Disaster risk reduction and

Subsector increased and sustained enhanced climate change adaptation
Outcomes strengthened
 Improve productivity and production efficiency

 Expand market linkages and strengthen value-adding activities
 Improve governance and enabling environment
Major Strategies
 Ensure climate resilience of AFF systems

Core Targets
BASELINE
INDICATOR END-OF-PLAN TARGETS
YEAR VALUE
Growth in AFF sector increased and sustained
AFF GVA growth rate at constant 2000 prices increased (percent) 2016 2.4 4.4-5.0
Labor productivity growth rate at constant 2000 prices increased 2013 PhP37,354 3.5-4.0
(percent)
AFF competitiveness enhanced
Rice self-sufficiency increased (percent) 2015 94.0 100.0
Yield of priority commodities increased (MT/ha)
Palay 2015 3.5 3.9
Corn 2015 1.4 2.0
Coconut (with husks) 2015 3.6 4.4
Abaca 2015 0.4 0.6
Banana Saba 2015 11.2 16.4
Banana Lakatan 2015 9.1 10.5
Sugarcane 2015 24.0 37.2
Cassava 2015 5.3 6.6
Pineapple 2015 12.0 15.1
Pili Nut 2015 7.4 8.6
Ginger 2015 7.1 9.7
Industrial Crops
Cacao 2015 0.3 1.0
Coffee (Robusta) 2015 0.3 1.1
Volume of priority commodities increased (MT)
Palay 2015 955,709 1,099,000
Corn 2015 91,145 136,128
Coconut (with husks) 2015 1,165,867 1,452,000
Abaca 2015 12,753 29,777
Banana Saba 2015 153,545 227,981
Banana Lakatan 2015 12,592 18,692
Sugarcane 2015 179,363 240,363
Cassava 2015 86,091 127,171
Livestock and Poultry
Hog 2015 76,502 203,281
Carabao 2015 11,180 17,368
Cattle 2015 2,252 3,115
Goat 2015 780 1,671
Chicken 2015 28,347 75,324
Fishery
Commercial 2016 24,613 24,700
Municipal 2016 83,443 83,735
Aquaculture 2016 32,219 32,332
Bangus 2015 5,766 9,500
Mussel 2015 18,085 30,000
Seaweeds 2016 18,410 21,833
Volume of forest products increased (m3) 2016 49,707 51,217
Value of fisheries production increased (real PhP) 2016 9,534,296 10,379,792
DRR and CCA strengthened
Disaster and/or climate change-related losses reduced
2013 18.44 billion Decreasing
(nominal PhP)
Farmers and fishers with risk insurances increased (number) 2015 73,510 164,959

Main Strategies

Legislative Agenda
Diversify DA’s budget by eliminating Instead of too much focus on rice, the budget of DA shall be reallocated to
commodity bias and promoting commodity activities that promote non-traditional and high-value commodities in
diversification consideration of the crops most suitable to the region.
Pass the National Land Use Act (NaLUA) Protect prime agricultural lands to ensure the viability and sustainability of on-
farm employment and overall rural development. The definition of prime
agricultural lands in the NaLUA should represent a socially acceptable
minimum agricultural land requirement that would maintain a certain level of
agricultural industry in a given spatial context at a given time.
Review the devolution of agricultural extension Regular AFF extension workers are aging and their replacements do not
function to LGUs under R.A. 7160 necessarily hold plantilla positions. On top of being an agri/fishery extension
worker at the local level, some of them also have responsibilities in other
sectors, i.e., health, DRRM. This would most often take their time away from
actual extension work. Hence, there is a need to standardize their duties and
responsibilities, as well as the emoluments that they receive.
Unify municipal fisheries ordinances (especially It has been observed that most municipal fisheries ordinances in adjacent
in support of the bay wide fishery municipalities straddling common water bodies are not in sync with each
management) other, i.e., different penalties. Thus, there is a need to harmonize and unify
these ordinances.
Re-brand the farmer and fisher’s image In books, movies, and songs, farmers and fishers are projected as poor
members of our society with laborious work that make them weary and old.
This image is quite unappealing to the youth, thus only a few students choose
AFF in colleges. Worse, even AFF graduates land in non-AFF jobs. To
encourage the youth to venture into agribusiness, there must be a rebranding
of the farmer and fisher’s image.
Quantify AFF’s forward linkage to the To appreciate the forward linkage of AFF to the manufacturing, particularly the
manufacturing subsector agribusiness and agro-industry subsector, the PSA may develop a statistical
methodology that quantifies the contribution of AFF and have the results
published quarterly.
Strict enforcement of laws to ensure available The enforcement of pertinent laws, especially down to the local level, will
supply of coconut as raw material for the support the coconut industry as one major source of livelihood in the primary
coconut industry, viz: sector.
 RA 10593 or the Coconut Preservation

Act of 1995 prohibits the cutting of
coconut trees except in some cases
 Laws against smuggling of mature

coconuts (e.g., EO 1016, PD 930)

Chapter 9
Expanding Economic Opportunities in

Industry and Services through
Trabaho at Negosyo
Expanding the number of and access to economic opportunities in Industry and
Services (I&S) is pivotal to reduce inequality and poverty. This is considering the
sectors’ strong linkage to the primary and resource-based Agriculture, Forestry and
Fisheries (AFF) that employs majority of the poor population. As such, the region
will continue to enhance the competitiveness and productivity of its I&S sector to
create more jobs (Trabaho) and increase micro, small, and medium enterprises
(MSMEs) (Negosyo).
I&S remained as the major drivers of economic growth in the first half of the Plan
period. On the average, it comprised 85 percent of the regional economy. Moving
forward, key strategies geared towards improving the business climate, enhancing
the productive and innovative capacity of I&S, and improving market access will be
pursued, among others, to sustain growth and make it more inclusive and broad-
based.
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AMOUNT
INDUSTRY CLUSTER NUMBER DISBURSED
(IN MILLLION PHP)
Cacao 3 1.75
Coconut/Coco coir 68 10.96
Coffee 1 0.99
Dairy 2 1.40
Furniture and Furnishings 1 0.93
Gifts, Décor and Housewares 2 1.03
Handicrafts 1 0.20
Meat, Fresh and Processed 2 0.53
Organic Fertilizer 4 2.02
Other Support Services 10 18.04
Processed Food 45 47.06
Total 139 84.89
Philippines 2,443 1,450.10

TDA/Sub-TDA TOURISM PRODUCT SITES/LOCALITY
Central Philippines 6A- Leyte-Biliran-Southern Leyte (CP6A)
Sub TDA 1- Primary: MICE and Events Tourism Hotels, Conference Facilities, Golf Course, Urban
Northeast Leyte Amenities
Secondary: History, Heritage and Cultural Tourism Tacloban City, Palo, Babatngon
Primary: Nature / Adventure Tourism Mahagnao Volcano Natural Park
Secondary: History, Heritage and Cultural Tourism Burauen and La Paz

Primary: Nature Tourism & Agri-Educational Farm Tours
Tourism Villa Conzoilo, Jaro & Villa Corazon, Burauen, Leyte
Primary: History, Heritage, Culture and World War II Memorial, Pope Francis Trail & Yolanda
Remembrance Tourism Memorial
Secondary: Surfing, Skim-boarding, Nature Tourism Palo, Tanauan, Tolosa, Dulag, Tacloban City
Sub TDA 2- Primary: Nature and Sun & Beach Tourism Lake Danao in Ormoc City, Palompon Terrestrial Eco-
Northwest Secondary: Education Tourism, Cruise Tourism Adventure, LIDE in Isabel, EDC Geothermal Steamfields
Leyte in Kananga & Ormoc, Leyte
Primary: MICE and Events Tourism Hotels, Conference Facilities, Urban Amenities
Secondary: Nature Tourism Ormoc City, Albuera, VSU-Baybay City

Primary: Nature - Environment – Industrial - Linta-on Peak/Site & Mount Pangasugan Nature Park,
Educational Tourism Visayas State University, Manufacturing Concerns,
Pomponan Pilgrimage site, Heritage Homes/Structures
Secondary: Heritage - Religious Tourism Baybay City

Primary : Sun and Beach Tourism Kalanggaman Island In Palompon, Cuatro Islas In
Secondary: Cruise Tourism Inopacan & Hindang, Canigao Island in Matalom
Sub TDA 3- Primary: Nature Tourism Tinago Falls in Caibiran, Iyusan Rice Terraces and Ulan-
Biliran Secondary: Farm Tourism Ulan-Recoletos Waterfalls Eco-Park in Almeria, Mt.
Panamao & Tres Marias Mountain Range in Almeria
Canaan Hills Farm & Honey Garden in Caibiran, NARAVIL
Mangrove Boardwalk in Cabucgayan
Primary: Sun and Beach Tourism Higatangan In Naval and Sambawan Island in Maripipi,
Secondary: Diving and Marine Sports Tourism Capinahan Island and Dalutan Island in Almeria, Talahid
Beaches in Almeria
Primary: Mangrove River Cruise Naval Eco-Adventure Circuit
Secondary: Sun & Beach Caraycaray River & Banderahan Mangrove and Beach
Sub TDA 4- Primary: Dive and Marine Sports Tourism Sogod Bay Dive Sites (Southern Leyte)
Southern Leyte
Secondary: Historical, Heritage and Liloan, Padre Burgos, Macrohon, San Ricardo, Malitbog,
Cultural Tourism San Francisco, Pintuyan, Limasawa Island
Primary: Sun & Beach Pacific Towns Beach Tours
Silago, Hinunangan, Hinundayan, St. Bernard, San Juan
Primary: Nature & Adventure Tourism Uwan-Uwanan Gorge in Libagon, Cabalian Mountain
Range in San Juan
Central Philippines 6B- NEW-Samar (North Samar, East Samar, West Samar) (CP6-B)
Sub TDA 5- Primary: MICE, Adventure and Eco-Tourism, Leyte-Samar Interface
West Samar Heritage, Historical, Remembrance, Cultural Tacloban-Palo-Sta. Rita-Marabut-Basey
Tourism
Secondary: Sun & Beach Tourism, Farm Tourism, Tacloban City, Palo, Leyte, Sohoton Caves & Natural
Urban Amenities Bridge in Basey, Marabut Land and Seascapes, San
Juan by the Bay in Sta. Rita, Samar

TDA/Sub-TDA TOURISM PRODUCT SITES/LOCALITY
Sub TDA 5- Primary: Nature (Adventure) Tourism Ulot Watershed Ecotourism Loop
West Samar Secondary: Historical, Heritage and Paranas
(continuation) Cultural Tourism
Primary: Culinary, Heritage & Culture Tourism Secret Kitchens of Samar
Calbayog-Sta. Margarita-Gandara-Catbalogan-Calbiga-
Tacloban
Primary: Diving and Marine Sports Tourism Samar Island-Municipalities Loop
Secondary: Sun and Beach Tourism Heritage & Daram, Zumarraga, Almagro
Culture Tourism
Primary: High Adventure Tourism, Caving Langon-Gubingob Caves and Lulugayan Falls
Secondary: White Water Rafting, Tubing Calbiga, Samar
Primary: Nature Trek and Zip Malajog Beach, Ridge and Zipline
Secondary: Sun & Beach, Religious Tourism Calbayog City
Primary: Nature & Adventure Tourism Bangon and Tarangban Falls and Rapids
Secondary: History, Heritage and Cultural Calbayog City
Tourism
Sub TDA 6- Primary: Sun and Beach – Marine Sports Ando and Divinubo Garden Islands
East Samar Tourism Borongan City
Secondary: Historical, Heritage and Culture
Tourism
Primary: Nature Tourism Minasangay Island Marine Eco-Park and Resort
Secondary: Sun and Beach Balangkayan, Eastern Samar
Primary: Nature Tourism Amandaraga, Amanjuray, Ban-awan Falls
Lawaan, Eastern Samar
Primary: Nature (Adventure) Tourism Borongan – Llorente Closed Canopy Forest
Borongan, Maydolong, Llorente
Primary: Nature Tourism Philippine Eagle Sanctuary, Maharlika Falls & Nature Park
Secondary: Historical, Heritage & Culture Taft, Eastern Samar
Tourism
Primary: Sun & Beach Canhugas Nature Park in Hernani, Locsoon Cave & Beach
Secondary: Nature Tourism in Salcedo, Eastern Samar
Primary : Surf Calicoan Island in Guiuan, Surf Sites in Hernani, Llorente,
Borongon, Maydolong, Eastern Samar
Secondary: Religious/Pilgrimage Tourism Tubabao & Sulangan Islands in Guiuan, Eastern Samar
Sub TDA 6- Primary: Nature Tourism Biri Rock Formation In Biri, Lalaguna Mangrove Forest in
North Samar Lavezares
Secondary: Diving and Marine Sport Tourism
Primary: History, Heritage and Cultural Faro de Capul, St. Ignatius de Loyola Church & Fortress,
Tourism Sun and Beach Tourism Watch Tower Ruins, Banadero, Beach Areas in Capul
Secondary: Nature Tourism Island, Buhay na Bato, Gabaldon Ruins, World War II
Cannons in Allen
Primary: Sun and Beach Tourism San Antonio Beach Areas, Lagbangan Lake, Brgy. Pilar
Fish Sanctuary In San Antonio, Bangon Rapids, Mawo
Secondary: Nature Tourism River, San Abner Falls in Victoria
Primary: ILOG River Cruise Catubig River (Las Navas, Catubig & Lao-ang, Northern
Samar)
Secondary: Sun & Beach, History, Heritage & Pacific Towns Circuit
Culture Lao-ang, Palapag, Mapanas, Gamay & Lapinig
Strategic Framework
Long-term
National Vision

development

Goal ECONOMY


Regional Goals
Sector TRABAHO: NEGOSYO:

Outcomes Economic opportunities in I&S Access to economic opportunities in
expanded I&S for MSMEs, cooperatives, and
overseas Filipinos increased
Subsector Business climate Productive and innovative Market access expanded

Outcomes improved capacity enhanced
 Conduct aggressive investment promotion

 Promote rural industrialization that fosters strong global value chain linkages
 Promote and ensure enabling environment for doing business
Major Strategies  Promote industry-responsive human resource development
 Promote green growth in the context of industrial development
 Increase access to and adoption of technology and facilities
 Promote research and innovation in the context of industrial development
 Develop and market competitive tourism products and destinations
 Widen access to market
 Improve access to finance
 Develop ICT infrastructure and human resource capacity responsive to industry
needs
 Strengthen resiliency of industries to risks

Core Targets
Targets have been set for selected key indicators to monitor the attainment of the sector and
subsector outcome/s covered in this chapter. The core targets are reflected in Table 9.3. A
complete and more detailed presentation of the targets are found in the Results Matrices (RM)
2017-2022, a companion document of this RDP.
BASELINE END-OF-PLAN
INDICATOR
YEAR VALUE TARGET
Business climate improved

Business name registration increased (number) 2016 11,294 33,533
Business Permit and Licensing System (BPLS)-compliant LGUs increased

2016 47.0 87.0
(percent) 1
LGUs with updated Local Investment Incentives Code (LIIC) increased
2016 - 50.0
(percent) 2
Total tourist receipts increased (billion PhP)
2016 0.5 2.0
Foreign tourists
2016 11.2 79.3
Local tourists
Visitor/tourist arrivals increased (number)
2016 50,547 81,936
Foreign tourists
2016 1,179,051 3,150,658
Local tourists
Productive and innovative capacity enhanced
Industry GVA growth rate at constant 2000 prices increased (percent) 2016 20.2 6.6-6.7
Services GVA growth rate at constant 2000 prices increased (percent) 2016 8.6 7.8-8.0
3
Manufacturing GVA as a proportion of GRDP increased (percent) 2016 18.5 22.5
Manufacturing employment as a proportion to total employment increased
2015 3.9 6.1
(percent) 4
Employment generated by the Industry sector increased (number) 2015 122,331 163,935
Employment generated by the Services sector increased (number) 2015 446,862 598,838
5
MSMEs increased (number) 2015 27,199 31,998
Total approved investments increased (million PhP) 6 2016 2.6 264
Market access expanded
Merchandise exports increased (million USD) 2016 310 1,964
LGUs with risk financing programs increased (percent) 2016 - 100.0
Business establishments with natural catastrophic insurances coverage in-

2016 - 100.0
creased (percent)
Main Strategies

Legislative Agenda
1. Passage of RDC resolutions that support the:

a. Passage of the National Land Use Act To have a unified legal framework on land use
b. Formulation and implementation of a National The NCP will be a guiding framework on understanding the
Competition Policy (NCP) benefits of increased market competition, as well as a clear
policy framework for implementation in the various branches of
government
c. Full implementation of the Ease of Doing To promote integrity and accountability in government service,
Business and Efficient Service Delivery Act of foster proper management of public affairs and public property,
2018, Philippine Business Registry and and establish for the efficient delivery of government service
Business Permit Licensing System
To simplify rules and regulations to facilitate doing business
and encourage more investments
2. Support to liberalize the incentive regime by removing To remove restriction in order to entice job-creating
nationality and export-biases investments
3. Support the passage of the 2nd package of the To reduce corporate income taxes and rationalize fiscal
Comprehensive Tax Reform Program-Comprehensive incentives
Income Tax and Incentive Rationalization Act
(CITIRA)
4. Establishment and adoption of the National Quality To have the necessary institutions and practices that will allow
Infrastructure (NQI) System the different stakeholders to develop and show compliance with
technical requirements and strive for increasingly higher levels
of quality beyond the mandatory accepted level set out in
technical regulations
5. Promotion and adoption of inclusive business (IB) models To encourage participation of domestic suppliers and MSMEs in
that link micro and small suppliers to medium and large global value chains
companies that are part of global value chains
6. Adoption and implementation of Executive Order No. 79 or To ensure environmental protection in the utilization of mineral
the Philippine Mining Act of 1995 resources
7. Strict enforcement of laws to ensure available supply of To support the coconut industry as one major source of
coconut as raw material for the coconut industry, viz: livelihood in the primary sector
a. RA 10593 or the Coconut Preservation Act of

1995, especially provisions that prohibit the
cutting of coconut trees except in some cases
b. Laws against smuggling of matured coconuts
(e.g. EO 1016, PD 930)
8. Enforcement of the revised Cabotage Law To foster competition in the local shipping industry, which could
bring down domestic shipping costs
9. Adoption and implementation of the successor National To enhance the competitiveness of the tourism sector, both at
Tourism Development Plan and the Eastern Visayas the national and local level
Regional Tourism Roadmap
10. Passage of ordinances regulating transport fares and To have a standard rates for tourist transport region wide
enjoining the compliance of tourism establishment
owners and/or operators to the accreditation To increase the number of DOT-accredited establishments
requirements of the DOT
11. Adoption and implementation of a localized National ICT To address the gap/limitation of the ICT industry at the local
Development Agenda level through the provision of efficient and reliable ICT services

12. Formulation and adoption of Local Investment Incentives To provide enabling environment conducive for investment
Codes (LIICs)
13. Formulation and/or updating of Comprehensive Land Use

Plans (CLUPs)
14. Enforcement of the Magna Carta of Women, especially To promote the rights of women to improved socio-economic
provisions that recognize women’s rights, increase condition, among others.
participation of women in economic activities, and
empower the marginalized sector in particular
Chapter 10
Accelerating Human Capital

Development
The Eastern Visayas Regional Development Plan (RDP) 2017-2022 recognizes the
importance of building human capital to promote inclusive and sustainable
economic growth. Reforms along health, nutrition, education, and skills
enhancement were pursued in the first half of the Plan period. These include the
passage of the First 1000 Days Act, the Masustansyang Pagkain Para sa Batang
Pilipino Act, the Philippine Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired
Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Policy Act, the National Integrated Cancer
Control Act, the Mental Health Act, K to 12 Program, and the Universal Access to
Quality Tertiary Education, among others.
Going forward, accelerated efforts will be directed at ensuring that all Filipinos,
especially the poor and underserved, will have long, healthy, and productive lives.
The government will build on the gains and work on the challenges hampering full
realization of Filipinos’ full potential, such as malnutrition, increasing cases of HIV
infections and other diseases, early pregnancy, and low quality of education.
Nutrition and Health
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CATEGORY/PROVINCE/CITY NUTRITIONAL STATUS
A. Preschool-age children Under Weight (%) Stunting (%) Thinness/Wasting (%) Over Weight (%)
Samar 24.1 42.0 4.8 2.7
Eastern Samar 13.7 32.1 3.3 3.1
Northern Samar 22.9 32.2 6.8 2.9
Tacloban City 21.6 33.5 5.9 3.0
B. School-age children
Samar 34.8 36.3 8.8 5.0
Eastern Samar 27.7 28.7 5.4 6.7
Northern Samar 36.9 31.5 11.6 4.0
Tacloban City 28.7 28.6 6.7 11.9
Chronic Energy
Pregnant women
C. Women of Reproductive Age Deficiency Overweight(Lactating Obese(Lactating
nutritionally at-risk
(15-49 years old) (Lactating mothers) mothers)
(%)
mothers)
Samar 17.4 8.5 19.6 2.3
Eastern Samar 24.3 7.1 29.2 3.1
Northern Samar 26.8 9.2 20.5 1.1
Tacloban City 28.4 5.3 25.4 4.7
D. Food Security Severely Food Moderately Mildly Food Insecure Food Secure
Insecure Food Insecure
Samar 17.2 41.7 11.5 29.5
Eastern Samar 20.5 39.2 12.2 28.0
Northern Samar 16.4 43.4 15.3 24.9
Tacloban City 18.1 27.1 13.5 41.3

Education
BASELINE 2018
END-OF-PLAN
INDICATOR
TARGET
YEAR VALUE TARGET ACTUAL*
Net Enrolment Rate

Kindergarten 2015-2016 78.90 87.00 85.10 97.90
Elementary 2015-2016 89.57 93.20 92.64 96.97
Junior High School 2015-2016 65.21 71.89 74.21 87.39
Cohort Survival Rate
Elementary 2015-2016 90.61 94.30 94.27 98.13
Completion Rate
Elementary 2015-2016 87.40 91.49 93.32 96.15
Dropout Rate
Elementary 2015-2016 0.79 0.51 0.61 0.21

LOCATION/ SUBJECT AREA SY 2006-2007 SY 2007-2008 SY 2016-2017
Score Rank Score Rank Score
Philippines (National Average) for Grade 6 59.9 64.8 40.0
Eastern Visayas (Region Average) for Grade 6 69.2 2 74.7 2 38.7
Philippines (National Average) for High School 46.6 49.3 44.1
Eastern Visayas (Region Average) for High School 63.4 1 65.5 1 44.4
ELEMENTARY HIGH SCHOOL

PROVINCE
PUBLIC PRIVATE PUBLIC PRIVATE
Biliran Caibiran (1), Naval (1) - - -
Eastern Samar - - - -
Leyte Baybay City (1), Dulag (1) - Dulag (1) Tacloban City (1)
Ormoc City (1), Palo (1) Tacloban City (1)
Tacloban City (1)
Northern Samar Catarman (1) - - -
Southern Leyte Bontoc (1), Maasin City (1) - - -

San Juan (1), Sogod (1)
Western Samar Calbayog City (2) - Calbayog City (2) -
Catbalogan (1)

BASELINE TARGET ACTUAL
END-OF-PLAN
INDICATOR
TARGET
YEAR VALUE 2017 2018 2016-17 2017-18
Enrollees in Higher Education AY 2015 148,610 129,677 132,21 107,823 107,823 133,965
increased (no.) -2016 5
State Universities and Colleges AY 2015 109,511 92,751 95,439 77,504 88,704 96,719
-2016
Graduates in Higher Education AY 2015 25,048 22,497 22,722 27,859 - 23,644
increased (number) -2016
Faculty in Higher Education with AY 2016 40.0 40.0 45.0 36.08 37.14 50.0
Master’s increased (%) -2017
SUCs 36.90 38.64
Private HEIs 34.34 33.87
Faculty in Higher Education with AY 2016 15.0 17.0 18.0 14.67 15.45 18.0
Doctorate Degree increased (%) -2017
SUCs 16.51 17.33
Private HEIs 10.79 11.36
Student Financial Assistance AY 2015 80.0 80.0 85.0 108.3 91.2 85.0
Program (StuFAP) Grantees -2016
increased (%)
Cohort Survival Rate of StuFAP AY 2015 60.0 60.0 65.0 73.6 83.6 85.0
Grantees increased (%) -2016
Agri-fishery-related scholarship
programs maintained or
increased (%)
Bureau of Fisheries and AY 2015 80.0 83.0 86.0 56.0 60.0 86.0
Aquatic Resources (BFAR) -2016
RA 7687 (S&T Scholarship AY 2015 80.0 80.0 80.0 14.0 60.0 80.0
Program for the -2016
Underprivileged)
RA 10612 (Expanded Science AY 2015 80.0 80.0 80.0 21.0 80.0 80.0
& Technology Scholarship -2016
Program)

LET Agricultural Civil Mechanical
LET Agriculture
SUCs (Secondary) Engineering Engineering Engineering
(Primary) (Jun. ’18)
(Mar. ‘19) (Aug. ’18) (May ’19) (Aug. ’19)
National 27.28 25.95 38.14 56.66 38.08 59.28
BiPSU 26.69 12.85 28.57 - 60.87 66.67
ESSU 29.88 19.60 12.50 36.36 31.82 -
EVSU 38.10 13.45 0.00 - 30.95 36.96
LNU 27.19** 33.33** - - - -
NSSU 29.27 11.41 15.38 11.11 31.71 0.00
PIT 24.00 17.76 - - - 47.62
SSU 34.31 15.25 - - 35.29 -
SLSU 22.76** 23.64** 19.15 - 58.82 -
UEP 28.32 12.47 25.00 33.33 26.92 16.67
VSU 36.49 35.66 51.76* 67.74* 77.78 68.42

Strategic Framework

Long-term
National Vision

development

National Societal AND RESILIENT SOCIETY, AND A GLOBALLY-COMPETITIVE 2022
Goal KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY


Regional Goals
Sector Outcome HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT ACCELERATED
Subsector Nutrition and health for all Life-long learning opportunities

Outcome improved for all improved
 Fully implement the Universal Health Care (UHC) Act and accelerate the
implementation of the RPRH Law
 Improve health literacy
 Ensure functional and efficient networks of health care providers
 Continuously upgrade and equip health facilities and improve human resource
Major Strategies for health (HRH)
 Provide quality care for first 1,000 days of life
 Enhance multi-sectoral and muti-stakeholder support for health and nutrition to
address social determinants of health
 Complement actions of national, subnational, and local governments.
 Provide equitable opportunity for continuing education and capacity
development for all teachers in basic education
 Continue curricular reforms in education
 Improve access to special education (SPED) and provide facilities for PWDs to
access higher education
 Provide access to quality and relevant TVET opportunities and ensure globally
competitive TVET programs responsive to the demands of the FIRe
 Encourage capacity building and skills development and retooling through
continuing education and training
 Increase the ratio of HEI instructors with graduate degrees and improve access
to and availability of quality graduate programs through distance learning and
open university system
 Strengthen employment facilitation services
 Link research, extension, and policy formulation

Core Targets
INDICATOR
TARGET
Year Value
Nutrition and health for all improved
Life expectancy at birth increased (years)
Male 2010-2015 68.2 70.0
Female 2010-2015 72.8 74.0
Total fertility rate reduced (average number of children per woman) 2015 - 2.2
Prevalence of stunting among children under 5 years of age decreased 2015 16.5 10.8
(percent)
Maternal mortality rate per 100,000 live births decreased 2015 98.9 80.0
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births decreased 2015 6.9 5.0
Under-five mortality rate per 1,000 live births decreased 2015 - 7.5
Neonatal mortality rate per 1,000 live births kept low 2016 6.3 ≤11.0
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) prevalence among 15-22 years old 2015 89 0
decreased (number)
TB case detection rate per 100,000 population reduced (number) 2015 652 0
Proportion of fully immunized children increased (percent) 2016 70.3 83.0
Lifelong learning opportunities for all improved
Faculty in higher education with master’s degree increased (percent) SY 2015-2016 40.0 50.0
Graduates in higher education increased (number) SY 2015-2016 22,274 92,444
Certification rate of TVET graduates maintained (percent) SY 2015-2016 85.0 85.0
Net enrollment increased (percent)
Kindergarten level SY 2015-2016 78.9 97.9
Elementary level SY 2015-2016 89.6 97.0
Junior high school level SY 2015-2016 65.2 87.4
Completion rate increased (percent)
Elementary students SY 2015-2016 87.9 96.2
Junior high school students SY 2015-2016 70.1 81.3
Alternative Learning System (ALS) graduates increased (percent)
Elementary level SY 2015-2016 43.4 74.3
Secondary level SY 2015-2016 66.4 91.9
Literacy rate of household population increased (percent) 2015 97.2 100.0
Male 2015 96.6 100.0
Female 2015 97.9 100.0

Main Strategies
Nutrition and health for all

improved

Lifelong learning opportunities
for all improved

Legislative Agenda
Prevention of Adolescent Pregnancy This will facilitate the development of a National Program of Action and
Investment Plan for the prevention of teenage pregnancy. The program of
action will serve as a national framework for inter-agency and inter-sectoral
collaboration at all levels to address the various health, cultural, socio-
economic, and institutional determinants of teenage pregnancy. The policy
may be issued in the form of either an Executive Order or a Republic Act.
Creation of nutritionist dietician position for This will assist /ensure implementation of nutrition interventions at the local
every LGU level. Currently, majority of the LGUs have only designated nutrition action
officers.
Amendment to the law on the Barangay This is to upgrade the incentive and benefits and ensure security of tenure of
Nutrition Scholar (BNS) Program BNS. This is essential in the provision of continuous frontline nutrition
services to the community.
DOH Hospital Bed Capacity and Service This aims to rationalize the distribution of capacity and capability of health
Capability Rationalization Act facilities. Key features of the proposed legislation include: (a) DOH to adjust
and approve the authorized bed capacities and corresponding service
capabilities of its retained hospitals; (b) adjustment in bed capacity and
service capability of each DOH hospital shall be in accordance with the
Philippine Health Facility Development Plan.
Inclusion and prioritization of infrastructure Prioritize the development of infrastructure responsive to the demands of the
that promotes the development of skills and FIRe, especially in SUCs, while at the same time build the skills necessary to
education responsive to the FIRe adapt to this. With the internet of things and cloud computing, local residents
in the region need not anymore go abroad in order to earn the salary/wage
rates in first world countries.
With the right infrastructure support, rural development can be effectively
realized as the workforce will not need to be in an urban center just to increase
their chance of being employed. This is in consideration of the fact that
infrastructure required to support the said FIRe technologies is a lot less
expensive compared to establishing traditional infrastructure projects.

Chapter 11
Reducing Vulnerability of
Individuals and Families
The Eastern Visayas Regional Development Plan (RDP) 2017-2022 highlights the
need of the Filipino people to be more resilient to both natural and man-made
shocks. During the first half of the Plan period, various interventions in reducing
vulnerability of individuals and families in the region were implemented. Social
protection programs facilitated improvements in the living condition of the
beneficiaries. The institutionalization of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program
(4Ps) will serve as a stepping stone in further improving the social assistance,
especially to the poor.
To build on these gains, Region VIII will focus on the attainment of the end-of-plan
targets by proactively mitigating risks of the populace and increasing their adaptive
capacities to manage external shocks.
Children
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NO. OF PROFILED CHILD LABORER
PROVINCE
MALE FEMALE
Biliran 595 209
Leyte 3,426 1,646
Southern Leyte 693 233
Samar 616 205
Eastern Samar 485 204
Northern Samar 1,042 361
TOTAL 6,857 2,858
Youth
Persons with Disabilities

Women (PWDs)

Senior Citizens
NO. OF INDIGENT
PROVINCE NO. OF COVERED AMOUNT OF PAYOUT (PhP)
SENIOR CITIZENS
Biliran 15,858 14,173 45,153,000.00
Leyte 147,697 99,399 422,646,000.00
Southern Leyte 42,661 26,419 113,998,500.00
Samar 40,520 34,815 133,215,000.00
Eastern Samar 30,727 29,826 122,940,000.00
Northern Samar 33,924 30,164 122,724,000.00
TOTAL 311,387 234,796 960,676,500.00

PROVINCE L1 to L2 L1 to L3 L2 to L3
Biliran 74 10 66
Leyte 930 39 426
Southern Leyte 348 11 131
Samar 568 36 343
Eastern Samar 920 9 80
Northern Samar 477 55 581
TOTAL 3,317 160 1,627

Strategic Framework

Long-term MATATAG, MAGINHAWA AT PANATAG NA BUHAY 2040
National Vision

Regional Vision opportunities for and benefits of sustainable human development
Medium-Term
TO LAY DOWN THE FOUNDATION FOR INCLUSIVE GROWTH, A HIGH-TRUST AND 2022
National Societal RESILIENT SOCIETY, AND A GLOBALLY-COMPETITIVE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY
Goal
MALASAKIT PAGBABAGO
PATULOY NA PAG-UNLAD
National Pillars
Enhancing the Reducing
Increasing Growth Potential

VULNERABILITY OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES REDUCED

Sector Outcome
Subsector Universal and transformative social protection for all achieved

Outcome
 Strengthen convergence to help the poor and vulnerable become self-sufficient

and self-reliant
 Ensure regular assessment of levels of well-being of 4Ps beneficiaries through
Major Strategies the Social Welfare and Development Indicators (SWDI)
 Review existing SLP Implementation Guidelines
 Ensure mandatory establishment of evacuation centers
 Advocate the Regional Plan of Action for Children (RPAC)
 Improve social pension validation system
 Adopt proactive approach in conducting community-based dialogues,
programs, and projects
 Formulate a roadmap for a PWD-inclusive society
 Expand PhilHealth packages
 Provide adequate mental health/psychosocial support services

Core Targets
INDICATOR
YEAR VALUE TARGET
Poverty incidence for basic sectors reduced (percent)
Women 2015 38.9 Decreasing
Youth 2015 33.9 Decreasing
Children 2015 49.3 Decreasing
Senior Citizens 2015 24.7 Decreasing
Urban Poor 2015 23.3 Decreasing
Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) HHs elevated to self-sufficiency level 2015 5.1 40.0
increased (percent)
Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) utilization rate increased (percent) 2018 24.7 100.0
Indigent senior citizens covered by the Social Pension Program increased 2015 44.0 100.0
(percent)
Government offices compliant to Accessibility Law increased (percent) 2016 39.0 100.0
Rape cases and other forms of violence against children decreased (number) 2016 1,093 Decreasing
Cases of violence against women decreased (number) 2018 997 Decreasing
Families affected by natural and human-induced calamities provided with 2016 100.0 100.0
relief assistance sustained (percent)
Families affected by natural and human-induced calamities provided with 2016 99.0 100.0
Emergency Shelter Assistance (ESA) sustained (percent)
Cases of child labor decreased (percent) 2018 9,715 30.0
(number)
Deaths due to disaster averted (number) 2013 5,894 0
Missing persons due to disaster prevented (number) 2013 983 0

Main Strategies

Legislative Agenda
Inclusion of formulation of Sustainability Plan Put in place continuing support system through strengthened convergent efforts
in the IRR of RA 11310 or the of various government agencies and institutions, including specific plan of
Institutionalization of 4Ps actions, to prevent beneficiaries who graduated from the program in reverting
back to poverty.
Philippine Adoption Act for Abandoned and Improve the quality of foster care for abandoned and neglected children,
Neglected Children and for Children with particularly those with special needs.
Special Needs
Amendment of the Expanded Senior Citizens Ensure full coverage of indigent senior citizens and increase their pension to
Act of 2010 consider inflation.
Anti-Senior Citizen Abuse Act Protect senior citizens from all forms of abuse.
An Act Establishing a Disability Support Trust Support PWDs in terms of rehabilitation services, appropriate assistive devices,
Fund technology, education, employment, and other disability support services. It will
also involve capacity-building of LGUs in the provision of services for PWDs and
in building their own trust funds.
Amendment of the Accessibility Law (BP 344) The amendment shall include provisions regarding information, communications,
and technology.
Unemployment insurance or involuntary Provide meaningful jobs, guarantee income security during sudden
separation benefit system. unemployment, and provide financial assistance linked to active labor market
programs

Chapter 12
Building Safe and Secure

Communities
As a basic human need, decent and safe housing is essential to individuals and
families. Thus, this Eastern Visayas Regional Development Plan (RDP) 2017-2022
Midterm Update aims to address the housing needs of the region, especially of the
vulnerable population, by expanding access to affordable, adequate, and secure
shelter. This is consistent with the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2017-2022
emphasis on addressing the need of the Filipino people for safe and secure shelter.
This also supports Ambisyon Natin 2040 and the Sustainable Development Goal
(SDG) on making cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and
sustainable.
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RATIO OF
RATIO OF
OCCUPIED AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD
NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLD HOUSEHOLD TO
TYPE OF BUILDING HOUSING HOUSEHOLD POPULATION TO
HOUSEHOLDS POPULATION OCCUPIED
UNITS SIZE OCCUPIED
HOUSING UNITS
HOUSING UNITS
Single house 916,776 925,677 4,172,223 5 1.01 5
Duplex 40,056 40,604 171,413 4 1.01 4
Multi-unit residential 16,644 16,865 70,053 4 1.01 4
Commercial/ Industrial/ 1,188 1,220 4,945 4 1.03 4

Agricultural
Institutional living 165 168 616 4 1.02 4

quarter
Others 143 143 465 3 1.00 3
Not reported 653 741 3,153 4 1.13 5
TOTAL 975,625 985,418 4,422,868 4 1.01 5
TENURE STATUS OF THE NUMBER OF AVERAGE FAMILY AVERAGE FAMILY

HOUSING UNIT AND LOT HOUSEHOLDS DECILE INCOME (ANNUAL INCOME (MONTHLY
PhP) PhP)
Own or owner like possession of 458,941
house and lot First Decile 74,000.00 6,166.67
Rent house/room including lot 22,316 Second Decile 95,000.00 7,916.67

Own house rent lot 63,993 Third Decile 101,000.00 8,416.67
Own house rent-free lot with 376,308 Fourth Decile 115,000.00 9,583.33
consent of owner
Fifith Decile 125,000.00 10,416.67
Own house rent-free lot without 14,532
consent of owner Sixth Decile 134,000.00 11,166.67
Rent-free house and lot with 47,472 Seventh Decile 160,000.00 13,333.33
consent of owner
Eight Decile 190,000.00 15,833.33
Rent-free house and lot without 1,839 Ninth Decile 286,000.00 23,833.33
consent of owner
TOTAL 197,000.00 16,416.67
Not Applicable 14
Not Reported 3
TOTAL 985,418

Strategic Framework
Long-term MATATAG, MAGINHAWA AT PANATAG NA BUHAY 2040

National Vision

Regional Vision opportunities for and benefits of sustainable human development
Medium-Term
TO LAY DOWN THE FOUNDATION FOR INCLUSIVE GROWTH, A HIGH-TRUST AND 2022
National Societal RESILIENT SOCIETY, AND A GLOBALLY-COMPETITIVE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY
Goal
MALASAKIT PAGBABAGO
PATULOY NA PAG-UNLAD
National Pillars
Enhancing the Reducing
Increasing Growth Potential

SOCIOECONOMIC RESILIENCY OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES BUILT

Sector Outcome
Subsector Access to affordable, adequate, safe, and secure shelter in well-planned

Outcome communities expanded
 Adopt viable land acquisition approaches (e.g., land banking) and fast-track the
inventory of lands for socialized housing development
 Intensify implementation of alternative and innovative solutions in addressing
Major Strategies the housing needs of the lower income classes and vulnerable sector (e.g.,
housing microfinance initiatives)
 Ensure resiliency in housing through building of resettlement sites in safe areas
and inclusion of basic utilities, social services, and livelihood opportunities
 Enhance local institutional capacities in local shelter planning and
implementation
 Streamline regulatory procedures

Core Targets
INDICATOR
YEAR VALUE TARGET
Access to affordable, adequate, safe, and secure shelter in well-planned communities expanded
Completion of the Yolanda Permanent Housing Program (percent) 2016 36.0 100.0
Proportion of Yolanda Resettlement Housing Programs provided with basic 2015 10.0 100.0
utilities and social services increased (percent)
Occupancy rate in Yolanda Resettlement Housing Projects increased 2015 36.0 100.0
(percent)
Proportion of household population living in own house and rent free lot and 2015 16,371 Decreasing
rent-free house and lot without consent of owner decreased (percent) (number)
LGUs with Local Shelter Plans increased (number) 2016 - Increasing
LGUs with DRR/CCAM-enhanced CLUPs/CDPs increased (percent) See Chapter 20
Housing Loan Take-Outs increased (number) 2016 - Increasing
Main Strategies

Legislative Agenda
Review of the Urban Development and Housing There is a need for possible enhancements and/or amendments in keeping with
Act (UDHA) and its Implementing Rules and current and emerging housing concerns.
Regulations (IRR)
Updating of the CLUP and CDP Guidelines This entails emphasis on the implementation of inclusive and integrated housing,
as well as socially inclusive and interconnected cities with improved mobility.
Updating of the National Building Code and This necessitates the inclusion of climate change adaptive design and
Structural Code construction methods, tools and materials, and updated standards for housing
unit size requirements based on local context.
Inventory and utilization of available Utilization of idle government lands as well as lands foreclosed by government
government lands for socialized housing. will increase supply and address the physical and artificial shortage of land for
housing development.
Land pooling/readjustment, betterment levies, Provision of a policy on land pooling/readjustment, betterment levies land value
land value sharing, and other land sharing, and other land management approaches will also address the physical
management approaches and artificial shortage of lands for housing.
Continuation of the Comprehensive Integrated Enact the continuation of CISFA or RA 7835 to increase budget appropriation for
Shelter Financing Act (CISFA) the socialized housing program of the government, and significantly increase the
provision of housing and tenure security to poor informal settlers in order to
attain the SDGs.
Moreover, the Home Development Mutual Fund contribution system should be

restructured to allow for a better match between the age-earning profile of
members and the required payment stream.
Passage of the National Land Use Act (NALUA) The passage of the NALUA Bill will address agrarian-reform issues, climate
change, national database completion and geo-hazard mapping and disaster-risk
reduction and management, land boundary conflicts, and the needed
adjustments in the local government units’ internal revenue allotments.

Chapter 13
Reaching for the Demographic

Dividend
Demographic dividend, otherwise known as the demographic sweet spot, is the
economic growth potential that can result from shifts in a population's age
structure, mainly when the share of the working-age population (15-64 years) is
larger than the non-working-age share of the population (14 years and younger, and
65 years and older).1 It is the economic opportunity that will arise from a declining
fertility and increasing segment of young and consumption-driven working
population.
Since the start of the Plan period, Eastern Visayas recorded achievements in
accelerating the demographic transition in the region, albeit modest. Total fertility
rate (TFR) went down, the use of modern family planning methods increased, and
health and nutrition status of children improved. In addition, the region has already
took off in the full implementation of the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive
Health (RPRH) Law and other key policies and programs relative to health, nutrition,
and education. Thus, this chapter will reassess how soon the region will be able to
reap it and the preconditions for its realization.2
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POPULATION GROWTH RATES
GEOGRAPHIC AREA
2000 2010 2015 2000-2010 2010-2015
Region VIII (Eastern Visayas) 3,610,355 4,101,322 4,440,150 1.28 1.52
Biliran 140,274 161,760 171,612 1.44 1.13
Naval (Capital) 37,974 48,799 54,692 2.54 2.20
Leyte 1,592,336 1,789,158 1,966,768 1.17 1.82
Baybay City 95,630 102,841 109,432 0.73 1.19
Ormoc City 154,297 191,200 215,031 2.17 2.26
Tacloban City (Capital) 178,639 221,174 242,089 2.16 1.74
Southern Leyte 360,160 399,137 421,750 1.03 1.06
Maasin City (Capital) 71,163 81,250 85,560 1.33 0.99
Samar 641,124 733,377 780,481 1.35 1.19
Calbayog City 147,187 172,778 183,851 1.62 1.19
Catbalogan City (Capital) 84,180 94,317 103,879 1.14 1.86
Eastern Samar 375,822 428,877 467,160 1.33 1.64
Borongan City (Capital) 55,141 64,457 69,297 1.57 1.39
Northern Samar 500,639 589,013 632,379 1.64 1.36
Catarman (Capital) 67,671 84,833 94,037 2.29 1.98

REGION 1998 2003 2013 2017
Philippines 3.7 3.5 3.0 2.7
National Capital Region (NCR) 2.5 2.8 2.3 1.9
Cordillera Adminsitrative Region 4.8 3.8 2.9 2.5

(CAR)
I—Ilocos 3.4 3.8 2.8 2.6
II—Cagayan Valley 3.6 3.4 3.2 3.1
III—Central Luzon
IVA—CALABARZON 3.7 3.2 2.7 2.6
IVB—MIMAROPA - 5.0 3.7 2.9
V—Bicol 5.5 4.3 4.1 3.2
VI—Western Visayas 4.0 4.0 3.8 3.0
VII—Central Visayas 3.7 3.6 3.2 2.5
VIII—Eastern Visayas 5.9 4.6 3.5 3.1
IX—Zamboanga Peninsula 3.9 4.2 3.5 3.6
X—Northern Mindanao 4.8 3.8 3.5 3.1
XI—Davao 3.7 3.1 2.9 2.7
XII—SOCCSKSARGEN 4.2 4.2 3.2 3.4
XIII—CARAGA 4.6 4.1 3.6 3.0
ARMM 4.7 4.2 4.2 3.1

Strategic Framework

Long-term
National Vision

Regional Vision socioeconomic opportunities for and benefits of sustainable human
development
Medium-Term TO LAY DOWN THE FOUNDATION FOR INCLUSIVE GROWTH, A HIGH-TRUST 2022
National Societal AND RESILIENT SOCIETY, AND A GLOBALLY-COMPETITIVE KNOWLEDGE
Goal ECONOMY


Regional Goals
Sector Outcome DEMOGRAPHIC DIVIDEND REACHED
Subsector Population growth Health and education status Employability among

Outcomes managed of children improved young workers
increased
 Manage population growth by promoting responsible parenthood and family

planning
Major Strategies
 Improve health for all by scaling up nutrition interventions, primary health care,
and ensure access to and quality health services and facilities
 Ensure lifelong learning opportunities for all
 Ensure employability through relevant skills development

Core Targets
BASELINE
END-OF-PLAN
INDICATOR
YEAR VALUE TARGET
Population growth managed
Population growth rate lowered (percent) 2010-2015 1.5 1.1
Life expectancy at birth increased (years)
Male
Female See Chapter 10
Total fertility rate reduced (average number of children per woman)
Adolescent fertility rate decreased (number of births to women of adolescent 2016 - Decreasing
age group)
Proportion of women of reproductive age (15-49 years old) with met family 2016 - 59.1
planning needs for modern methods increased (percent)
Health and education status improved (See related indicators in Chapter 10)
Employability among young workers increased
Employment rate among workers age 15-24 increased (percent) 2013 89.5 93.5
Proportion of youth not in employment, education, and training (NEET) 2016 - Decreasing
decreased (percent)

Main Strategies

Legislative Agenda
Institutionalization of Local Population and This will provide for the establishment and operation of population offices to
Development Policy ensure the effective implementation of population management strategies and
measures at the local level.
Prevention of Adolescent Pregnancy This will facilitate the development of a National Program of Action and
Investment Plan for the prevention of teenage pregnancy. The program of action
will serve as a national framework for inter-agency and inter-sectoral
collaboration at all levels to address the various health, cultural, socio-economic,
and institutional determinants of teenage pregnancy. The policy may be issued in
the form of either an Executive Order or a Republic Act.

Chapter 14
Vigorously Advancing Science,

Translating Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) outputs into increased
productivity in the economic sector remains to be a big challenge. While the region
recorded increases in the number of Research and Development (R&D) human
resource and investments, the difficulty lies in the commercialization and utilization
of the STI outputs, especially in the identified priority sectors of the region.
With the Fourth Industrial Revolution (FIRe), there is an added challenge to take
advantage of the possibilities and opportunities it offers and avoid the risk of being
left behind. Thus, for the remaining Plan period, the region will accelerate efforts to
strengthen STI as an important element in harnessing the region's potentials to
contribute towards a globally competitive knowledge economy. Among others,
stronger collaboration among the key players, namely: the government, academe,
R&D institutions (RDIs) and industries, will be necessary to advance STI in Region
VIII.
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BASELINE ACCOMPLISHMENTS
END-OF-PLAN
INDICATOR
TARGET
Sector Outcome: Technology adoption promoted and accelerated, and innovation stimulated
Sub-sector Outcome 1: Institutional and human resource capacity on STI improved
Number of Researchers, Scientists and Engineers 2015 158 No data No data 207
(RSEs) per million population increased
(cumulative)
R&D expenditure as a proportion of GRDP 2015 0.08 No data No data 0.12

increased (in percent, cumulative)
Total number of Filipino patents registered 2016 1 0 0 5

increased (number)
Total number of Filipino utility model registered 2016 21 23 107 242
Total number of Filipino industrial design 2016 1 0 0 5

Strategic Framework

Long-term
National Vision

development
Medium-Term
2022
TO LAY DOWN THE FOUNDATION FOR INCLUSIVE GROWTH, A HIGH-TRUST
Goal ECONOMY


Regional Goals
TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION
Sector Outcome PROMOTED AND INNOVATION
ACCELERATED STIMULATED
Subsector Institutional and human STI utilization in Integration of STI in

Outcomes resource capacity on STI economic sectors enterprise
improved strengthened development improved
 Develop STI culture

 Enhance human resource capacity for STI
 Foster STI investment culture
Major Strategies
 Fortify institutional collaboration
 Improve STI infrastructure
 Strengthen technology transfer and adoption

Core Targets
BASELINE
END-OF-PLAN
INDICATOR
TARGET
YEAR VALUE
Institutional and human resource capacity on STI improved
R&D personnel per million population increased (number) 2015 158 207
Proportion of research and development expenditures (RDE) to GRDP 2015 0.08 0.10
increased (percent)
Registered Filipino patents increased (number) 2016 1 4
Registered Filipino utility models increased (number) 2016 21 112
Registered Filipino industrial designs increased (number) 2016 1 4
STI utilization in economic sectors strengthened
R&D proposals funded increased (number) 2015 25 197
Rate of adoption and commercialization of technologies increased (percent) 2014 6.3 4.4
RDI technologies commercialized increased (number) 2014 23 163
Integration of STI in enterprise development improved
Firms assisted on technology trainings increased (number) 2015 144 2,738
Firms assisted on technology investment increased (number) 2014 229 1,271
Firms assisted on innovation system support increased (number)
SETUP 2015 147 987
Non-SETUP 2015 116 1,782
Main Strategies

Legislative Agenda
Science for Change Program (S4CP) The S4CP aims to achieve a higher standard of S&T by prescribing the basic
policy requirements for the systematic promotion and progress of S&T.
Advocate the passage of the National Quality STI will play a vital role in the implementation of the NQI, especially in the pillar
Infrastructure (NQI) Act of industry development and competitiveness. NQI, as defined by the United
Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), is the totality of the policy,
legal, regulatory, and administrative frameworks and the institutional
arrangements required to establish and implement standardization, metrology,
accreditation and conformity assessment services necessary to provide
acceptable evidence that products and services meet defined requirements,
demanded either by authorities or the marketplace.
Provincial Science and Technology Office Act The proposed measure seeks to strengthen the existing Provincial Centers for
Science and Technology (PCST) under Republic Act 6959 by converting them
into an Office so that development and transfer of technologies in the rural areas
can be vigorously pursued and implemented

Chapter 15
Ensuring Sound
Macroeconomic Policy
Eastern Visayas continued to gain traction after the devastation of Yolanda in 2013.
The Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) expanded in two (2) consecutive
years. Poverty incidence among population recorded substantial reduction with
favorable labor market condition. The region’s financial sector remains stable with
higher value of exports, as well as deposit liabilities and loan portfolio. Upward
pressures on prices spiked inflation rate, although just a bit over than the target.
However, much remains to be done to keep the growth momentum and ensure
inclusivity. Thus, for the remaining Plan period, Eastern Visayas will pursue reforms
that will usher the region to higher and sustained development trajectory.
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INDICATOR 2015 2016 2017 2018
Labor Force Participation Rate 62.85 62.33 60.32 61.24
Employment Rate 94.57 95.53 95.57 95.79
Unemployment Rate 5.43 4.47 4.43 4.21
Underemployment Rate 31.75 28.54 22.64 21.41

COUNTRY/REGION 2006 2009 2012 2015
Philippines 0.4580 0.4641 0.4605 0.4439
Western Visayas 0.4326 0.4309 0.4754 0.4362
Central Visayas 0.4639 0.4711 0.4712 0.4647
Eastern Visayas 0.4828 0.5008 0.4834 0.4649

Strategic Framework

Long-term
National Vision

development
Goal ECONOMY


Regional Goals
Sector DECENT AND

PRODUCTIVITY AND FAMILY INCOMES
Outcomes PRODUCTIVE
COMPETITIVENESS INCREASED
EMPLOYMENT
INCREASED ACHIEVED
Key Priority Resilient, High-Earning, and

Expanded and Diversified Vibrant Tourism
Thrusts Sustainable Agriculture, Subsector
Manufacturing Subsector
Forestry, and Fisheries Sector
 Modernize AFF  Adopt green growth for sustainable
 Ramp up rural industrialization development

Major Strategies
 Generate job-creating investments  Enhance disaster risk reduction and
climate change adaptation and
 Improve business climate
mitigation
 Accelerate implementation of
 Sustain investment on human capital,
infrastructure programs and projects
with emphasis on values formation
 Adopt economic dispersion through
 Manage population growth
regional agglomeration

Core Targets
INDICATOR
YEAR VALUE TARGET
Productivity and competitiveness increased
GRDP growth rate at constant 2000 prices increased (percent) 2016 12.0 6.8-7.0
Gross Capital Formation (GCF) share increased (percent) 2016 22.7 59.0-64.0
Average real per capita GRDP at constant 2000 prices increased (PhP) 2016 37,144 44,724
AFF GVA growth rate at constant 2000 prices increased (percent) 2016 2.4 4.4-5.0
Industry GVA growth rate at constant 2000 prices increased (percent) 2016 20.2 6.6-6.7
Services GVA growth rate at constant 2000 prices increased (percent) 2016 8.6 7.8-8.0
Value of exports increased (million USD) 2016 310 1,964
Value of deposit liabilities increased (billion PhP) 2016 94.3 213.4
Total loan portfolio increased (billion PhP) 2016 23.4 42
Decent and productive employment achieved
Employment rate increased (percent) 2016 95.5 98.0
Underemployment rate reduced (percent) 2016 29.7 17.5
Labor productivity at constant 2000 prices increased (PhP) 2016 95,872 126,899
Family incomes increased
Poverty incidence among population in Eastern Visayas reduced (percent) 2015 38.7 22.3
Biliran 2015 21.3 15.9
Leyte 2015 31.0 13.2
Southern Leyte 2015 38.0 25.9
Samar 2015 46.9 28.1
Eastern Samar 2015 46.3 27.8
Northern Samar 2015 56.2 33.7
Poverty incidence among farmers reduced (percent) 2015 46.4 22.7
Poverty incidence among fishermen reduced (percent) 2015 40.0 21.7

INDICATOR
YEAR VALUE TARGET
Annual family income increased (PhP) 2015 197,000 383,897
Gini coefficient lowered 2015 0.4649 0.3932-0.3956
Low and stable inflation rate achieved (percent) 2015 1.8 2.0-4.0
Low and stable food inflation rate achieved (percent) 2015 2.6 2.0-4.0
Main Strategies

Legislative Agenda
Support to liberalize the incentive regime by Said proposal shall remove restriction in order to entice job-creating
removing nationality and export-biases investments.
Support the passage of the 2nd package of the The 2nd package of the tax reform aims to reduce corporate income taxes and
Comprehensive Tax Reform Program- rationalize fiscal incentives.
Corporate Income Tax and Incentive
Rationalization Act (CITIRA)
Senate Bill 1826, also known as “Security of This is envisaged to provide laborers secure sources of income and improve
Tenure and End of Endo Act of 2018” worker’s welfare.
Senate Bill No. 1156, an act amending the The amendment will enhance promotion of foreign investments.
Foreign Investment Act of 1991.

Chapter 16
Leveling the Playing Field

through a National Competition
Policy
The Eastern Visayas Regional Development Plan (RDP) 2017-2022 emphasizes the
importance of competition to encourage producers to reduce costs, and innovate
and widen the range of goods and services for the consumers. Competition creates
a level playing field where micro, small, and medium entrepreneurs (MSMEs) and
larger players operate and grow. Likewise, it raises productivity, expands economic
opportunities, increases people’s real incomes, and improves overall welfare.
Consumers benefit from competition through: 1) job creation realized by means of
entry and expansion of firms; and 2) lower prices resulting from greater variety and
higher quality of goods and services.
The foundation for a unified competition policy has been firmed up with the
enactment of the Philippine Competition Act (PCA), where one of its provisions
mandates the creation of the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) vested
with the authority to implement the said law. Other landmark developments in line
with fostering healthy market competition, and removing barriers for such, include
the amendment of the Cabotage Law, and modernizing the Tariff and Customs
Administration, among others.
While most efforts for the promotion and implementation of a competition policy
are directed at the national level, this Chapter nonetheless provides an overview of
the region’s competitiveness as an essential element in leveling the playing field.
Competitiveness is assessed based on the performance of the local government
units (LGUs) and the economic sector, particularly in the first half of the Plan
period. In 2018, 24 percent of the LGUs had improved overall Cities and
Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMCI) rankings, benchmarked from the
performance in 2016. Compared with other regions, Eastern Visayas needs to catch
up. As such, improvements along the four (4) pillars of competitiveness, namely:
economic dynamism, government efficiency, infrastructure development, and
resiliency, as well as in the data generation efficiency, will be an utmost priority.
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BASELINE TARGETS ACCOMPLISHMENTS
END-OF-PLAN
INDICATOR
2017 2018 TARGET
Sector Outcome: Regional Competitiveness Enhanced
Subsector Outcome 1: Competitiveness of LGUs enhanced
LGUs with improved overall CMCI 2016 22 (new indicator) 38 24 42

Ranking increased (%)
LGUs with improved CMCI 2016 26 (new indicator) 52 12 46

Ranking on Economic Dynamism
increased (%)
LGUs compliant with BPLS 2016 47 (new indicator) 30 n/a 87

Standards improved (%)
Sub-sector Outcome 2: Competitiveness of economic sectors enhanced
AHFF GVA growth rate at constant 2016 2.4 2.5-3.4 3.1-3.5 0.1 (0.5) 4.4-5.0
2000 prices improved (%)
Industry GVA growth rate at 2016 20.2 5.0-5.5 5.6-5.7 (1.8) 3.5 6.6-6.7
constant 2000 prices improved
(%)
Services GVA growth rate at 2016 8.6 6.5-6.9 7.0-7.1 6.2 10.5 7.8-8.0
constant 2000 prices improved
(%)
Strategic Framework
Long-term
National Vision

development
Goal ECONOMY


Regional Goals
Sector Outcome REGIONAL COMPETITIVENESS ENHANCED
Subsector Competitiveness of LGUs Competitiveness of economic

Outcomes enhanced sectors enhanced
 Improve the capacities for good governance and multi-sectoral partnerships

 Support the localization and enforcement of all national competition-related
policies at the regional level
Major Strategies  Harness the priority thrusts of the region
 Promote business-friendly environment
 Accelerate infrastructure development
 Promote and invest in STI
 Increase investments in human capital development
 Strengthen socioeconomic resiliency
 Sustain peace-keeping efforts and initiative
 Ensure efficient and effective data collection for the CMCI survey

Core Targets
BASELINE
END-OF-PLAN
INDICATOR
TARGET
YEAR VALUE
Competitiveness of LGUs enhanced

LGUs with improved overall CMCI Ranking increased (percent) 2016 22.0 42.0
LGUs with improved CMCI Ranking on Economic Dynamism increased 2016 26.0 46.0
(percent)
Business Permit and Licensing System (BPLS)-compliant LGUs increaseda
(percent)
See Chapter 9
LGUs with updated Local Investment Incentives Code (LIIC) increased
(percent)
Competitiveness of economic sectors enhanced
AHFF GVA growth rate at constant 2000 prices improved (percent)
Industry GVA growth rate at constant 2000 prices improved (percent) See Chapter 15
Services GVA growth rate at constant 2000 price improved (percent)
Main Strategies
Legislative Agenda
Adoption of the National Competition Policy The NCP directs all national government agencies, offices and instrumentalities,
(NCP) government-owned or controlled corporations (GOCCs), and LGUs to adopt the
three pillars or elements of competition: (a) pro-competition regulations, policies,
and government interventions; (b) competitive neutrality and non-distortive
public aid support; and (c) effective competition law and anti-trust enforcement.2
The NCP shall identify and issue alternative policies to promote market
competition.
Adoption of RA 11293 (Philippine Innovation The Philippine Innovation Act will promote innovation among the MSMEs and use
Act) the same in advancing into the international market. This will ensure the private
sector that the government will strengthen the position of the MSMEs in the
innovation system.3
Passage of RDC VIII resolutions supporting Fostering a culture of competition in the region will need a multi-agency, cross-
policies, programs, projects, and activities cutting approach in the collaboration efforts of the national and local
fostering competition practices and leveling government, along with its regulatory arms and the development partners in the
the playing field; and RDC support to policies region.
promoting market entry of start-up businesses
Local ordinances and processes need to be reviewed and rationalized in order to
RDC endorsement of best practices in eliminate the restriction to investors and remove burdensome administrative
abolishing anti-competition regulation and processes for business to facilitate market entry.
policies
At the national level, the National Competitiveness Council initiated the Project
RDC support to Project Repeal Repeal to reform regulatory processes. The project aims to review irrelevant,
burdensome, and unnecessary laws and issuances imposed on businesses and
citizens, including those that affect the country’s global competitiveness ranking
and investment climate. The same process can also be adopted by the local
government units and regional line agencies.
In 2018, the DTI and the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) also launched the
Project Repeal Guidebook and the Philippine Business Regulations Information
System, a web-based database of all government-issued rules and regulations.
Full implementation of RA 11032 [Ease of The EODB and EGSD Act of 2018, amending the Anti-Red Tape Act of 2007, aims
Doing Business (EODB) and Efficient to enhance business competitiveness by reducing unnecessary regulatory
Government Service Delivery (EGSD) Act of burdens, correcting usual bureaucratic problems in government institutions, and
2018] reducing opportunities for corruption.
Existing businesses and new entrants will be guided accordingly with the
standardized procedures and timelines in the processing of all types of
government transactions. Business efficiency and cost-effectiveness will hinge
on the successful implementation of this law, among others.
Compliance with Executive Order No. 65, s. The 11th RFINL promoted market competition through opening up the market by
2018, providing for the 11th Regular Foreign facilitating restrictions on foreign participation in certain investment areas and
Investment Negative List (RFINL) activities. It will also help reduce barriers to entry of businesses.
The new RFINL allows full foreign participation in the areas such as internet
businesses, teaching at higher education levels, training centers that are
engaged in short-term high-level skills development that do not form part of the
formal education system, adjustment companies, lending companies, financing
companies, and investment houses.
Create a level playing field for competition through the implementation of the respective sector-specific legislative actions
enumerated in the following chapters:
a. Chapter 8: Expanding Economic Opportunities in Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries;
b. Chapter 9: Expanding Economic Opportunities in Industry and Services through Trabaho at Negosyo;
c. Chapter 14: Vigorously Advancing Science, Technology, and Innovation;
d. Chapter 15: Ensuring Sound Macroeconomic Policy;
e. Chapter 17: Attaining Just and Lasting Peace;
f. Chapter 18: Ensuring Security, Public Order, and Safety; and
g. Chapter 19: Accelerating Infrastructure Development

Chapter 17
Attaining Just and Lasting

Peace
Peace and security is an important requisite to ensure preservation of regional
sovereignty and attain inclusive economic growth and development. Peace and
sustainable development go hand-in-hand. Communities living and coexisting
peacefully can efficiently harness the results of growth, such as access to social
services and financial and economic opportunities, without fear or threat to their
lives and livelihoods. Similarly, espousing inclusive and sustainable interventions in
conflict-affected and vulnerable areas will likely lessen the presence of insurgents
and communist terrorist groups (CTGs).
Region VIII remains as one of the last major rebel strongholds of the country. The
existence and activities of CTGs continue to hamper the development and security
efforts of the region. In the first half of the Plan implementation, the government
pushed forward several programs and projects resulting in significant feats
towards ending local armed conflict in the region. Major ones include the: 1)
monitoring of local government unit (LGU)-passers of the Peace and Order
Component of the Seal of Good Local Governance1 (SGLG); 2) advocacy on the use
of Conflict-Sensitive Peace Promotion (CSPP) approaches in planning; 3) conduct
of peace talks, local peace-building efforts, and Community Support Program2
(CSP) in conflict-affected areas3 (CAAs) and vulnerable communities4; and 4)
programs to encourage rebels to surrender. Despite these efforts, the region still
needs to strengthen and sustain its peace-building initiatives to protect
marginalized and vulnerable communities from insurgency and other forms of
armed conflict. To do this, the government will adopt more comprehensive
strategies centered on harmonizing efforts and involving all sectors of society in
the peace process.
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Strategic Framework

Long-term
National Vision
A resilient and prosperous region where people enjoy equitable 2040

development
Goal ECONOMY


Regional Goals
Sector Outcome JUST AND LASTING PEACE ATTAINED
Subsector Sector efficiency and Insurgency and terrorism

Outcomes accountability improved prevented
End local communist Strengthen peace accords Strengthen resilience of

armed conflict conflict-affected and
 Implement the national vulnerable areas
 Institutionalize the action plan to prevent/
Major Strategies whole-of-nation counter violent  Push for efforts towards
approach extremism (NAP PCVE) community conflict-
sensitive and peace
 Strengthen multi-  Implement the national promotion
cluster ending local action plan on women,
communist armed peace, and security
conflict institutions (NAP WPS)
 Pursue two-pronged
localized peace
engagements

Core Targets
BASELINE
END-OF-PLAN
INDICATOR
YEAR VALUE TARGET
Sector efficiency and accountability improved
LGU passers of the Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) - Safety, Peace, 2015 12 106
and Order increased (number)
Insurgency and terrorism prevented
Functional peace and order councils (POCs) increased (number) 2015 67 135
LGUs with Conflict-Sensitive Peace Promotion-Comprehensive Development 2015 0 100.0

Plans (CSPP-CDPs) increased (percent)
Provinces with insurgency-vulnerable barangays reduced (number) 2015 4 0
Municipalities with insurgency-vulnerable barangays reduced (number) 2015 48 0
Main Strategies

Legislative Agenda
Amnesty proclamation for the release of Amnesty and pardon are part of the confidence-building measures that will be
alleged political offenders undertaken in the peace tables with the armed rebel groups.
Government-Prescribed Localized Peace These agreements are essential in institutionalizing effective and sustainable
Treaties local legal peace deals.

Chapter 18
Ensuring Security, Public Order,

and Safety
Achieving a matatag, maginhawa at panatag na buhay is hinged on a secure,
orderly, and safe environment. Thus, law enforcement is pivotal in ensuring that
Eastern Visayas is a safe place to live, work, and do business.
Midway into the Plan implementation, efforts towards this resulted in lowering of
criminality. Overall, the peace and order situation of Eastern Visayas has been
stable. However, there are still lingering and new challenges that need to be
addressed. Some of these are cybercrimes, holistic rehabilitation of drug
surrenderees, and timely emergency response.
For the remaining half of the Plan period, the government shall remain steadfast in
fighting criminality and illegal drugs by continuously building the capability of its
law enforcement agencies and engaging the communities in this endeavor. In
addition, continuing investments in the security sector’s capacity to provide
humanitarian assistance and disaster response will be pursued.
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Strategic Framework

Long-term
National Vision

development
Goal ECONOMY


Regional Goals
Sector Outcome ALL FORMS OF CRIMINALITY AND ILLEGAL DRUGS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED
Subsector
Outcomes Criminality reduced Drug abuse curtailed
 Intensify police and other law enforcement agencies’ operations

 Launch a holistic program to combat illegal drugs
 Strengthen capacity of law enforcement in addressing emerging threats such as
Major Strategies cybersecurity/cyberhacking
 Institutionalize ICT-based police operations
 Undertake aggressive promotion of youth-centered activities, particularly in
sports, civic action, culture, and the arts
 Institutionalize Community-Based Rehabilitation Program
 Uphold human rights

Core Targets
BASELINE
END-OF-PLAN
INDICATOR
TARGET
YEAR VALUE
Criminality reduced
Average monthly crime rate per 100,000 population reduced (percent) 2016 21.4 15.0
Average monthly index crime rate per 100,000 population reduced (percent) 2016 7.0 4.8
Crime solution efficiency improved (percent) 2016 54.1 72.1
Crime clearance efficiency improved (percent) 2016 62.0 80.0
Crime volume reduced (number) 2016 11,782 8,248
Index crimes 2016 3,842 2,690
Non-index crimes 2016 7,940 5,558

a
Police to Population Ratio improved(ratio) 2016 1:1,000 1:500
Municipal, City and Provincial Police Stations/Offices with ICT-based services 2016 50 155
increased (number)a
Drug abuse curtailed
Law enforcement agencies (LEAs) including local POCs with websites 2015 4 9
increased (number)
LGUs with institutionalized Community-Based Rehabilitation Program (CBRP) 2016 30 80

increased (number)a
Functional City /Municipal Anti Drug Abuse Council (C/MADAC) increased 2016 80 143
(number)a
LGUs with institutionalized Monitoring System for Drug Surrenderees 2016 0 149
increased (number)a

Main Strategies

Legislative Agenda
PNP PATROL Plan 2030 (PNP Peace and Order This endeavors for real and lasting police transformation by adopting the
Agenda for Transformation and Upholding of Balanced Scorecard as a management and measurement tool in attaining the
the Rule of Law) agency’s vision of becoming a highly capable, effective, and credible police
service.
The periodic monitoring and validation of the performance indicators would

reflect the current public order and security situation in the region.
The regional version of the Patrol Plan 2030 will be crafted.
Mandatory Reserve Officers' Training Corps This initiative is anchored on the Constitutional provisions empowering the
(ROTC) among college students government to call upon its citizens to defend the state and render personal
military service. Moreover, mandatory ROTC among college students will
inculcate patriotism and nationalism, and encourage youth involvement in public
and civic affairs.
In addition, the program of the government to end local communist armed

conflict can be injected in the ROTC program to deter the recruitment of CPP-
NPA.
Human Rights Law Implementation of RA 9201 (Human Rights) and the United Nation's International
Bill of Human Rights necessitate a responsive regional framework and local level
ordinances.
Enactment of a Sim Card Registration Law This proposed law will facilitate the identification of the SIM card owner and is
envisioned to discourage would-be terrorists or criminals.
Amendments to the Cybercrime Law The amendments are needed to authorize, without prior judicial intervention/
court order, the blocking of any internet site or source of pre-identified/
confirmed terrorists, terrorist organizations, or others propagandizing, inviting,
inducing, recruiting for terrorism, including terrorist financing for timely
immediate action. The amendments could include provision of guidelines and
detailed description of the crimes.
Amendments to the Quick Response Fund The QRF or Calamity Fund is a lump sum fund appropriated under the General
(QRF) Appropriations Act (GAA) to cover aid, relief, and rehabilitation services to
communities/areas affected by man-made and natural calamities, repair and
reconstruction of permanent structures, including capital expenditures for pre-
disaster operations, rehabilitation and other related activities.
There is a need to expand the coverage of the QRF to include law enforcement
agencies acting as first responders during emergencies and calamities.
Institutionalization of the use of body cameras PNP’s protocol on the use of body cameras has to be institutionalized especially
in police operations in the conduct of buy-bust operations, raid, and seizure of illegal drugs.

Chapter 19
Accelerating Infrastructure
Development
Infrastructure development continues to be a priority of the government to
effectively ease the flow of people, goods, services, and information by establishing
the physical and digital linkages to help decongest urban areas, interconnect
growth hubs, provide basic services, and create inclusive opportunities for
everyone. Massive infrastructure undertakings, spread all over the region, were
seen in the first half of the Plan implementation. These include construction/
improvements of roads, bridges, school buildings and health facilities, airports
rehabilitation, resettlement housing projects, and other rehabilitation projects on
buildings and structures damaged by Supertyphoon Yolanda. Despite these
accomplishments, there are still lingering issues, as well as emerging ones that
need to be addressed.
For the remaining Plan period, infrastructure priorities will focus on the construction
of an international airport, as well as upgrading of existing ones; establishment of
a regional transshipment hub; construction and maintenance of roads and bridges,
particularly in isolated and conflict-affected areas; implementation of flood
mitigation projects; and improvement of ICT infrastructure, among others.

Land Transport
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BASELINE RDP TARGETS ACCOMPLISHMENTS END-OF-PLAN
INDICATOR/UNIT
YEAR VALUE 2017 2018 2017 2018 TARGET
Total length of national roads 2016 2,537 2,530 2,474 2,560 2,560 2,536
(kilometer)
Total length of paved national roads 2015 2,437 2,530 2,539 2,534 2,544 2,539
(kilometer)
Total length of permanent bridges along 2016 34,994 34,089 34,931 35,135 35,417 34,931
national roads (meter)
Total number of permanent bridges in 2016 886 888 886 888 872 886
good condition along national roads
BASELINE RDP TARGETS ACCOMPLISHMENTS END OF PLAN

INDICATOR/UNIT
For-hire vehicles (number) 2015 18,154 19,969 20,968 21,916 23,574 25,478
Private vehicles (number) 2015 170,819 187,901 197,296 215,980 260,234 239,814

Air Transport
Sea Transport

INDICATOR/UNIT
Air flights for commercial and general 2015 30,612 36,734 40,408 58,033 74,669 49,116
aviation (number)
Air passenger traffic (million) 2015 1.15 1.37 1.51 1.261 1.57 2.21
Air cargo traffic (MT) 2015 6,386 7,663 8,430 9,139 11,113 12,342
Airports rated capable of operating 2015 4 5 5 4 8 7

commercial flights (number)
Night rated airports increased (number) 2015 1 3 4 1 1 7

INDICATOR/UNIT
Cargo throughput (MT) 2015 3.97 4.20 4.43 4.68 6.70 5.55
Passenger traffic (number in million) 2015 6.72 7.06 7.41 5.84 6.69 9.01
Shipcalls (number) 2015 30,353 30,651 30,802 35,979 38,127 31,410

Water Supply and Sanitation
Irrigation
BASELINE RDP TARGETS ACCOMPLISHMENTS

END OF PLAN
INDICATOR/UNIT
TARGET
YEAR VALUE 2017 2018 2017 2018
Households with access to safe water 2014 87 91.1 92.5 85.03 87.27 98.00
supply (percent)
Households water service connections 2016 34.06 40 45.00 36.63 37.67 47.00
increased (percent)
Human open-defecation in barangays 2015 3,395 2,838 2,280 3,737 2,838 50

decreased (number)

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INDICATOR/UNIT
TARGET
YEAR VALUE 2017 2018 2017 2018
Ratio of irrigated farmlands to total 2015 60.20 66.00 71.80 62.06 63.74 95.00
potential irrigable farmlands increased
(percent)
Cropping intensity increased, NIS 2015 144 160 168 170 174 200
Cropping intensity increased, CIS 2015 121 139 148 124 125 184
Coverage area of irrigation facilities 2015 71,264 67,793 70,433 64,451 66,192 83,633
increased (hectares)
Power and Energy

ICT

END OF PLAN
INDICATOR/UNIT
TARGET
YEAR VALUE 2017 2018 2017 2018
Public schools with internet access (number)
Elementary 2015 662 733 829 749 836 1,212
Secondary 2015 129 177 200 177 478 293

Social Infrastructure

END OF PLAN
INDICATOR/UNIT
TARGET
YEAR VALUE 2017 2018 2017 2018
Hospital bed to population ratio 2016 1:1,532 1:1,000 1:1,000 1:1,591 1:1,618 1:1,000
RHU to population ratio 2016 1:26,000 1:20,000 1:20,000 1:28,005 1:26,787 1:20,000
BHS to population ratio 2016 1:5,200 1:5,000 1:5,000 1:5,738 1:5,639 1,5,000

Strategic Framework

Long-term
National Vision

development
Medium-Term 2022
TO LAY DOWN THE FOUNDATION FOR INCLUSIVE GROWTH, A HIGH-TRUST AND
National Societal
RESILIENT SOCIETY, AND A GLOBALLY-COMPETITIVE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY
Goal


Regional Goals
Sector Outcome INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT ACCELERATED
Subsector Improved adequacy, quality, and accessibility of infrastructure facilities and

Outcomes services in the land, sea and air transport, water resources, power/ energy,
information and communications technology (ICT), and social infrastructure
 Improve the connectivity, enhance the mobility, and ensure the safety and
security of passengers and cargoes through land, sea, and air transport
Major Strategies  Develop and implement a regional integrated infrastructure master plan for
water resources
 Provide power and reliable, sustainable, and affordable energy
 Improve the accessibility, affordability, availability, reliability, efficiency, and
security of ICT services
 Ensure access to social services through the effective implementation of social
infrastructure projects and the necessary auxiliary facilities

Core Targets
BASELINE
END-OF-PLAN
INDICATOR
TARGET
YEAR VALUE
Improved adequacy, quality, and accessibility of infrastructure facilities and services
Land, sea, and air transport
Average travel time via road from regional center to key urban corridors decreased (hour)
Tacloban City-Ormoc City 2016 2.4 1.8
Tacloban City-Baybay City 2016 2.3 1.8
Tacloban City-Maasin City 2016 4.1 3.1
Tacloban City-Calbayog City 2016 3.9 3.0
Tacloban City-Catbalogan City 2016 2.4 1.8
Tacloban City-Borongan City 2016 4.3 3.2
Tacloban City-Naval, Biliran 2016 2.7 2.1
Tacloban City-Catarman, Northern Samar 2016 5.7 4.3
Tacloban City-San Isidro Ferry Terminal, Northern Samar (Jump-off point 2016 5.1 3.9
to Matnog, Sorsogon)
Tacloban City-Allen Ferry Terminal, Northern Samar (Jump-off point to 2016 5.6 4.2
Matnog, Sorsogon)
Tacloban City-Liloan Ferry Terminal, Southern Leyte (Jump-off point to 2016 3.4 2.6
Lipata, Surigao City)
Tacloban City-San Ricardo Ferry Terminal, Southern Leyte (Jump-off point 2016 4.4 3.3
to Lipata, Surigao City)
Tacloban City-Palompon Port (Jump-off point to Bogo City, Cebu) 2016 3.0 2.3
Tacloban City-Isabel Port (Jump-off point to Danao City, Cebu) 2016 3.9 2.9
Tacloban City-Bato Port (Jump-off point to Ubay, Bohol) 2016 3.4 2.6
Average international road roughness index decreased 2016 4.1 3.8
Air passenger traffic increased (million passenger) 2016 1.1 2.2
Air cargo traffic increased (MT) 2016 6,386 12,760
Domestic air flights for general aviation/commercial flights increased 2016 30,612 49,116
(number)
Shipcalls increased (number) 2016 30,353 46,300

BASELINE
END-OF-PLAN
INDICATOR
TARGET
YEAR VALUE
Passenger traffic increased (number in million) 2016 6.7 9.0
Domestic cargo throughput increased (million MT) 2016 4.0 8.1
Water resources
HHs with access to safe water supply increased (percent) 2016 72.8 95.0
HHs with water service connections increased (percent) 2016 34.1 47.0
HHs with access to basic sanitation increased (percent) 2016 56.5 100.0
Ratio of irrigated farmlands to total potential irrigable areas increased 2016 62.1 70.0
(percent)
Cropping intensity increased (percent)
National Irrigation System (NIS) 2016 170.0 190.0
Communal Irrigation System (CIS) 2016 124.0 150.0
Power and Energy
HHs with electricity increased (percent) 2016 87.0 100.0
Regional energy consumption increased (gigawatt hours) 2016 180 204
Renewable energy increased (percent) 2016 82.9 100.0
Renewable energy capacities installed (megawatt) 2016 658.8 795
ICT
Public schools with internet access increased (number)
Elementary 2017 749 1,212
Secondary 2017 177 293
Social infrastructure
Classroom to pupil ratio improved
Kindergarten 2016-2017 1:25 1:25
Grades 1-3 2016-2017 1:25 1:30
Grades 4-6 2016-2017 1:25 1:30
Junior High School 2016-2017 1:44 1:40
Senior High School 2016-2017 1:42 1:40
Access to health care facilities improved
Hospital bed to population ratio 2016 1:1,532 1:1,000
RHU to population ratio 2016 1:26,000 1:20,000
BHS to population ratio 2016 1:5,200 1:5,000

Main Strategies
Transport

Water Resources

Power/Energy 

ICT

g.
h.
i.
Legislative Agenda
Water Resources
Establishment of the Department of Water This will address the fragmented approach on all programs and projects of the
Resources water resources sector. The Department of Water Resources will strengthen and
coordinate water resource planning and policy-making to ensure sustainable and
fair allocation and efficient use of water resources among competing water uses,
including but not limited to domestic and municipal use, irrigation, power
generation, farming, fisheries, and commercial and industrial use.
Empowerment of NIA in restricting and or This will mitigate and prevent deterioration and damage to said structures,
regulating the extraction of river materials minimizing disruptions in irrigation operations and saving funds for repair and
(e.g., gravels, sand), and in the collection, maintenance.
recording, and maintenance of hydro-
metrological stations
Directive to the NIA to protect the catchment NIA’s enhanced ability to maintain hydro-metrological stations will
areas where dams or irrigation water are correspondingly improve their planning and design works for irrigation projects.
sourced out
Creation of a bureau to oversee, manage, To unify, harmonize, standardize and properly monitor and evaluate flood
regulate, control and implement projects on protection/mitigation projects
flood protection, control, and mitigation
Strict imposition of the separation of drainage To mitigate/prevent pollution of water bodies at the surface and under the
and sewerage as a requirement in all drainage ground
and sewerage projects especially in human
settlements projects

Establishment of a treatment plant, device or

mechanism as a requirement in all sewerage
system or conduits to prevent the pollution of
underground waters, coastal resources, rivers,
lakes and other water bodies
Replacement of the financial viability major To properly direct the regional/provincial/

final output (MFO) of NIA with technical systems/offices motivation and strategies in implementing and operating
viability (measured in terms of the extent of irrigation projects
farm areas irrigated)
Power/Energy
Lobby for the immediate approval of a Power To reduce high power rates
Supply Agreement (PSA) on re-negotiation of
competitive selection process (CSP)
generation rate between the generation
companies and distribution utilities, i.e.,
electric cooperatives
MOA on re-negotiation of competitive
selection process (CSP) generation rate
between generation companies
Reduction or removal of VAT on power rates
Policy directive to LGUs to support anti- LGUs to implement measure against electric pilferage in support of the campaign
pilferage campaign
ICT
Formulate a modernized ICT policy and To improve efficiency, reliability, and affordability of internet services
regulatory framework
Enact a universal access and service fund out

of the collections of NTC from TelCos
Support passage of the Convergence Law that

w ill allow t he c onve rg en ce of
telecommunications, broadcast media and
broadband facilities, among others
Lobby for funding support through GAA on off

grid submarine cabling Islands
Request existing internet service providers

(ISPs), including the incoming 3rd TelCo to
provide high speed connectivity through DICT
and NTC
Execution of Memorandum of Agreement
(MOA) between the government and private
sector on the cost of access on the backbone/
NBN
Execution of MOA between NEA and DICT on
the fiber optic links
Redefine broadband definition to be at par with

international standards (at 25 mbps)

Revision/amendment of the Constitution on

TelCos’ ownership (foreign majority control)
and strict enforcement of the regulatory
policies
Policy issuances to resolve institutional and This aims to improve the overall quality and accessibility of basic social
governance issues that affect planning, infrastructure facilities.
programming, and budgeting for and
implementation of basic social infrastructure
Implementation of a policy reform that will Income retention is important to sustain operation and expand coverage of
allow income retention of government-owned health services.
Amendments to RA 9003 (Ecological Solid This addresses the weak administrative, organizational, and institutional
Waste Management Act) dynamics of LGUs in implementing SWM programs or projects.
The proposed amendments may include, among others, the mandatory creation
of a local Environment and Natural Resources offices and identification of
dedicated focal SWM units with corresponding organization structure, powers,
and functions.

Chapter 20
Ensuring Ecological Integrity,

The environment and natural resources (ENR) provide ecosystem services critical
for sustainable development. These include: a) provisioning (e.g., food, raw
materials, freshwater); b) regulating (e.g., local climate and air quality, carbon
sequestration and storage, erosion prevention); c) supporting (e.g., habitats for
species, maintenance of genetic diversity); and d) cultural (e.g., recreation,
tourism).
Midway in the implementation of the Eastern Visayas Regional Development Plan

(RDP) 2017-2022, the region has made significant strides in ensuring ecological
integrity and a clean and healthy environment. However, economic development
and population growth inceasingly put pressure on the natural environment brought
about by resource mismanagement, misuse and exploitation, and the slow onset
effects of climate change.
Therefore, aggressive efforts to rehabilitate and restore degraded natural resources

and protect the fragile ecosystems while improving the welfare of resource-
dependent communities will be pursued in the remaining Plan period.

Forestry and Watershed
Chapter 20 Ensuring Ecological Integrity, Clean and Healthy Environment | 275

Land Administration and
Management

Coastal and Marine Resources,
Biodiversity Conservation, and
Protected Areas

Air and Water Quality, and
Solid Waste Management
(SWM)

Mineral Resource Management

Disaster Risk Reduction and
Climate Change Adaptation
and Mitigation (DRR/CCAM)

Strategic Framework

Long-term
National Vision

development
Goal ECONOMY

National Pillars Enhancing the Reducing Inequality Increasing Growth
Social Fabric Potential

Regional Goals
ECOLOGICAL INTEGRITY ENSURED AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC

Sector Outcome
CONDITIONS OF RESOURCE-BASED COMMUNITIES IMPROVED
Subsector Adaptive capacities and

Biodiversity and
Outcomes Environmental quality resilience of
functioning ecosystems
improved ecosystems and
services sustained
communities increased
 Intensify sustainable management of natural resources

 Expand development of resource-based enterprises/industries
 Mainstream ecosystems values into national and local development planning
Major Strategies  Strengthen enforcement of environmental laws
 Promote sustainable consumption and production (SCP)
 Strengthen the implementation of DRR/CCAM at the local level across sectors
 Strengthen the implementation of response, recovery, and rehabilitation efforts
 Strengthen the monitoring and evaluation of effectiveness of DRR/CCAM actions

Core Targets
BASELINE
END-OF-PLAN
INDICATOR
TARGET
YEAR VALUE
Biodiversity and functioning ecosystems services sustained
Forest cover increased (ha) 2015 511,962 Increasing
Developed integrated watershed area increased (number) 2015 0 19
Patents issued increased (number) 2015 13,108 30,270
Employment from ecotourism and sustainable community resource-based 2016 85 1,636

enterprises increased (number)
Environmental quality improved
Highly Urbanized City (Tacloban City) within ambient air quality guideline 2015 100.0 100.0
value (i.e., PM10 and PM2.5) sustained (percent)
Six (6) priority water bodies within water quality standard sustained (percent) - - 100.0
Adaptive capacities and resilience of ecosystems and communities increased
Fully functional DRRM Operations Center (percent) 2015 75.0 100.0
LGUs with DRR/CCAM-enhanced plans increased (percent)
Provincial Development and Physical Framework Plans (PDPFPs) 2016 16.7 100.0
Local DRRM Plans (LDRRMPs) 2016 - 100.0
Comprehensive Land Use Plans (CLUPs) 2016 7.7 100.0
Comprehensive Development Plans (CDPs) 2016 3.5 100.0
Local Climate Change Action Plans (LCCAPs) 2016 - 100.0

Main Strategies
Forestry and Watershed
Biodiversity and functioning

ecosystems services
sustained

Land Administration and
Management

Coastal and Marine Resources,
Wetlands and Caves, Biodiversity,
and Protected Areas

Mineral Resources

Environmental quality
improved






 



Adaptive capacities and
resilience of ecosystems and
communities increased



Legislative Agenda
Biodiversity and functioning ecosystems services sustained
National Land Use Act (NaLUA) The law shall address the urgency to provide a rationalized land use planning in
the country, consolidate national laws on land uses, and address long-standing
land-use conflicts.
Delineation of Specific Forest Limits or the This will provide a clear and solid basis on the limits of the forestland.
Forestland Limits Act
Revision or Amendment of the Forestry Code The revision is necessary for sustainable and rational development of forestland
resources, as well as the protection of existing forest resources and conservation
of biodiversity.
National Coastal Greenbelt Law The establishment of science-based coastal greenbelts is expected to protect
biodiversity, improve fisheries productivity, and enhance the tourism and
livelihood potential of the area.
Integrated Coastal Management (ICM) Strategy This will institutionalize ICM as a strategy for the sustainable development of
Framework Act coastal and marine areas.
Land Reform Administration Act This aims to streamline standards, processes, and regulations for property rights,
valuation, and taxation.
Amendment to certain provisions of the The amendments will address the high cost of registration of titles at the DOJ-
Cadastral Act ROD.
Creation of a Department of Water Resources See Chapter 19
Environmental quality improved

Electronic waste (e-waste) recycling This will address improper disposal of e-waste and facilitate the advancement of
existing efforts to strengthen solid waste management.
Amendment to RA 6969 (Toxic Substances This will address the emerging toxic and hazardous wastes which are not
and Hazardous and Nuclear Waste Control Act) covered by the current provisions of the law.
Devolution at the regional level of the approval This will support the immediate preparation and approval process of the local
process of SWM plans SWM plans.
Amendments to RA 9003 (Ecological Solid See Chapter 19
Waste Management Act)
Adaptive capacities and resilience of ecosystems and communities increased
Further strengthening the Philippine DRRM This will create an authority or separate department that will integrate new
system policies on disaster preparedness, response, mitigation and prevention, and
rehabilitation and recovery to address existing implementing gaps and
challenges.

Chapter 21
Plan Implementation and

Monitoring
Effectively implementing the Eastern Visayas Regional Development Plan (RDP)
2017-2022 Midterm Update calls for efficient coordination among government
agencies at all levels, the private sector, civil society, and development partners. In
the course of the implementation period, the efficiency and effectiveness of the
various strategies and programs discussed throughout the Plan will be regularly
monitored. Hence, necessary institutional arrangements and mechanisms have
been laid out to ascertain that the Plan will be implemented, and in the course of its
implementation, its progress in attaining the goals and objectives be monitored.
The region shall continue to tap the following bodies/entities seen to take the
cudgels for the implementation and monitoring of the RDP based on their
respective mandates:
Regional Development Council (RDC) VIII
Sectoral Committees
(SecComs) of the RDC VIII
Chapter 21 Plan Implementation and Monitoring | 303

Affiliate Committees of the
RDC VIII and Other Entities
RDC VIII Advisory Committee

(AdCom)

Regional Line Agencies (RLAs)
RDC VIII Project Development

Assistance Center (PDAC)

The Private Sector
National Economic and

Development Authority (NEDA)
VIII
Local Government Units

(LGUs)

Coordination Mechanism for Plan
Implementation and Monitoring
RDC CHAPTER COORDINATING BODY NEDA VIII SECRETARIAT

Chapter 3:
RDC VIII Full Council and Policy Formulation and
Overlay of Economic Growth, Demographic Trends, and
RLUC VIII Planning Division (PFPD)
Chapter 5: Project Development,
Ensuring People-Centered, Clean, and Efficient Governance RDC VIII-DAC Investment Programming, and
Budgeting Division (PDIPBD)
Chapter 6:
Pursuing Swift and Fair Administration of Justice RDC VIII-DAC PDIPBD
Chapter 7:
Promoting Philippine Culture and Values Development Research Division
RDC VIII-SDC
(DRD)
Chapter 8:
Expanding Economic Opportunities in Agriculture, Forestry, RDC VIII-EDC PFPD
and Fisheries
Chapter 9:
Expanding Economic Opportunities in Industry and Services RDC VIII-EDC PFPD
through Trabaho at Negosyo
Chapter 10:
Accelerating Human Capital Development RDC VIII-SDC DRD
Chapter 11: RDC VIII-SDC and

Reducing Vulnerability of Individuals and Families DRD
RDRRMC VIII
Chapter 12: RDC VIII-SDC and
Building Safe and Secure Communities DRD
RDRRMC VIII
Chapter 13:
Reaching for the Demographic Dividend RDC VIII-SDC DRD
Chapter 14: RDC VIII-EDC and RRDIC

Vigorously Advancing Science, Technology, and Innovation PFPD
VIII
Chapter 15:
Ensuring Sound Macroeconomic Policy RDC VIII-EDC PFPD
Chapter 16:
Leveling the Playing Field through a National Competition RDC VIII-EDC PFPD
Policy
Chapter 17: RDC VIII-DAC and RPOC
Attaining Just and Lasting Peace PDIPBD
VIII
Chapter 18:
Ensuring Security, Public Order, and Safety RDC VIII-DAC and RPOC
PDIPBD
VIII
Chapter 19:
Accelerating Infrastructure Development Project Monitoring and
RDC VIII-IUDC
Evaluation Division (PMED)
Chapter 20:
Ensuring Ecological Integrity, Clean and Healthy RDC VII-EDC PFPD
Environment

List of Abbreviations and Acronyms
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Eastern Visayas Regional Development Plan 2017 - 2022

RDC VIII Resolution No. 102, Series of 2016 xiii

RDC VIII Resolution No. 52, Series of 2019 xv

Message of the Secretary of Socioeconomic Planning xvii

Chapter 1 The Long View 3

Chapter 2 Global and Regional Trends and Prospects 11

Chapter 3 Overlay of Economic Growth, Demographic Trends, and 21

Chapter 4 RDP 2017-2022 Overall Framework 31

Part II Enhancing the Social Fabric (Malasakit)

Chapter 5 Ensuring People-Centered, Clean, and Efficient Governance 41

Chapter 6 Pursuing Swift and Fair Administration of Justice 57

Chapter 7 Promoting Philippine Culture and Values 67

Part III Inequality-Reducing Transformation (Pagbabago)

Chapter 8 Expanding Economic Opportunities in Agriculture, 85

Chapter 9 Expanding Economic Opportunities in Industry and 99

Chapter 10 Accelerating Human Capital Development 125

Chapter 11 Reducing Vulnerability of Individuals and Families 147

Chapter 12 Building Safe and Secure Communities 159

Eastern Visayas Regional Development Plan 2017-2022 Midterm Update | v

Chapter 13 Reaching for the Demographic Dividend 171

Chapter 14 Vigorously Advancing Science, Technology, and Innovation 185

Part IV Enabling and Supportive Economic Environment

Chapter 15 Ensuring Sound Macroeconomic Policy 201

Chapter 16 Leveling the Playing Field through a National Competition 213

Part VI Foundations for Sustainable Development

Chapter 17 Attaining Just and Lasting Peace 229

Chapter 18 Ensuring Security, Public Order, and Safety 239

Chapter 19 Accelerating Infrastructure Development 251

Chapter 20 Ensuring Ecological Integrity, Clean and Healthy 273

Part VII From Plan to Action

Chapter 21 Plan Implementation and Monitoring 301

List of Abbreviations and Acronyms 309

vi | Eastern Visayas Regional Development Plan 2017-2022 Midterm Update

Table 4.1 Overall Accomplishments of Eastern Visayas, 2017-2018 34

Figure 4.1 Regional Strategic Framework 35

Chapter 5 Ensuring People-Centered, Clean, and Efficient Governance

Table 5.1 Internal Revenue Allotment Dependency of Provinces of Eastern Visayas, 44

Figure 5.1 Status of LGUs’ PFMIP Implementation (Regional Level), 45

Chapter 6 Pursuing Swift and Fair Administration of Justice

Figure 6.1 Strategic Framework to Pursue Swift and Fair 62

Chapter 7 Promoting Philippine Culture and Values

Table 7.1 Household Population by Ethnicity, Eastern Visayas, 2010 70

Figure 7.1 Heritage Sites in the Philippine Heritage Map, 2019 74

Eastern Visayas Regional Development Plan 2017-2022 Midterm Update | vii

Chapter 8 Expanding Economic Opportunities in Agriculture, Forestry, and

Table 8.1 Performance of Select AFF indicators, Eastern Visayas, 89

Chapter 9 Expanding Economic Opportunities in Industry and Services

Table 9.1 List of Established SSF Projects in Eastern Visayas 104

Chapter 10 Accelerating Human Capital Development

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Chapter 11 Reducing Vulnerability of Individuals and Families

Table 11.1 Number of Child Laborers, by Province, 150

Figure 11.1 Strategic Framework to Reduce Vulnerability of Individuals 154

Chapter 12 Building Safe and Secure Communities

Table 12.1 Number of Occupied Housing Units and Ratio of 163

Chapter 13 Reaching for the Demographic Dividend

Table 13.1 Population by Provinces and Cities, Eastern Visayas, 174

Eastern Visayas Regional Development Plan 2017-2022 Midterm Update | ix

Figure 13.3 Population Projections by Sex and Age, 178

Chapter 14 Vigorously Advancing Science, Technology, and Innovation

Table 14.1 Accomplishments on Vigorously Advancing Science, 188

Figure 14.1 Higher Education Enrollment in Government and Private 189