Preparation of the RDC Monitoring Plans
Consultation-Meeting on the Preparation and Finalization of the RDC Project Monitoring Plan for CY 2008
Date: 20 May 2008, 1:30 PM
Venue: Gov. Justo O. Orros Conference Hall, NEDA Regional Office I
Participants: 33 participants (4 provincial LGUs with 6 participants; 5 SUCs with 6 participants; and 15 Regional Line Agencies with 21 participants)
Objectives: The consultation-meeting aimed to:
- Refresh / apprise the participants on the 2008 ARDP, the requirements for mainstreaming GAD, MDG and poverty-reduction as well as the RPMES in the region;
- Discuss / agree on the proposed criteria for selecting projects to be included in the monitoring plan; and,
- Discuss / agree on the final date of submission of the monitoring plan.
Highlights and Agreements
- ARDP Forms / Action Plan
- No changes in the existing forms although there were suggestions to remove some columns (body agreed to use existing forms)
- The project cost requirement under economic sector was agreed to be reduced from > P 300,000 to >P100,000; the group also agreed to lump similar projects to meet cost criterion
- MDG Monitoring Form / Action Plan
- Projects should be identified / listed by goal ( which of the goals they directly support)
- The project cost requirement for MDG was removed
- GAD Monitoring Form / Action Plan
- The GAD Plan and Budget submitted to DBM by the RLAs, LGUs, and SUCs should be the one to be submitted for the monitoring plan
- The project cost requirement for GAD was removed
- There should be no repetition of projects among the 3 component plans—ARDP, GAD and MDG.
- The implementing agency should be the one to report the projects with the proper notation where the funds came from.
- Changes and deviations from the targets / monitoring plan of any entity must be explained in the “Remarks” column during the submission of accomplishment reports.
- The RLAs, LGUs, and SUCs have to submit the required monitoring tools on or before May 27, 2008 (To date 17 RLAs, 3 LGUs and 4 SUCs have submitted their Monitoring Plans).
The 2008 Regional Strategic Plan
Sustainable Agribusiness Development Intervention
- Development of Commodity base for industry with Strategic Commodities
- Market link-up and Shepherding Strategies
- Production and Productivity Improvement
- Infrastructure Support, e. g. farm-to-market roads; irrigation and post –harvest facilities
Sustainable Export Development intervention
- Undertake investment and trade mission
- Streamlining of export application processes and requirements
- Raw material sources production and access
- Financing support and tax incentives
- Product development and packaging support
- Institutional support
- Infrastructure Support, e.g. product site to market roads, airports, seaports, etc.
Sustainable Tourism Development Intervention
- Upgrading of existing tourist attractions and development of new tourism attractions and activities based on time zone strategies
- Upgrading of TOEs and TREs service quality to at least DOT standard
- Synchronize tourism investment and activities of concerned NGAs, RLAs, LGUs, private sector and NGOs
- Sustainable and targeted promotion / marketing
- Infrastructure support particularly in time-zone areas
Productivity Improvement Intervention/ Filipinnovation Intervention
- Undertake productivity improvement in strategic public and private organization for enhanced global competitiveness
- Pursue productivity improvement of factors of production namely: land, labor and capital
- Mainstream verified technologies into industries
- Tap qualified OFWs to share their learning to local industries
- Provide incentives/recognition and IPR protection to local inventors and artists
- Encourage inter-disciplinary fora
- Support the creation of Innovative Quality Circles in media and large organizations
The 2008 Regional Development Plan
Sustainable Agribusiness Development
- Focus of Concerted effort for model agri-industrial cum export development
- Mango
- Bangus
- Biofuel
- Set up pooled or counter-parting funds with LGUs and GFIs for agri-industrial credit and project development which will serve as investment instrument
- Provide the basic production infrastructure support with priority commodities with bright industry potential
- Generation of updated business triggering market information , e.g., volume requirements and prices of buyers outside the region
- Adopt a big-small brother arrangements with big agri-business companies and exporters
- Provide and upgrade market-connecting infrastructure including IT
- Investment promotion through investment mission
- Re-activate / energize existing CSFs based on the needs of strategic commodities and enterprises
Export Development
- Market Linkages and Development particularly mango and bangus
- Assistance in establishing market in other countries
- Provision of credit and export market assistance
- Advertisement of products via the internet
- Formulate and compile specific and simplified export guidelines
- Production of raw materials in areas nearby where these are being processed
- Establishment of raw material buying centers in strategic locations
- Strengthen linkage between exporting and raw material-producing sector and R and D
- Special investment incentives in local investment codes for export investments
- Intensified financing assistance
- Shopping list of packaging machine manufacturers which give lower prices
- Linkaging assistance of producers / exporters to packaging material producers
- Development of other products based on mango and bangus
- Develop other packaging options for bangus and mango
- Work for the funding of key infrastructure support facilities
Tourism Development
- Strengthen partnership with LGUs in attracting tourism investment, e.g. preparation of project studies for tourism supportive projects
- More aggressive tourism promotion and marketing
- Development of package tours particularly for key tourism destinations, e.g. Vigan and Tri-City Tourism program (Alaminos, Dagupan and San Fernando)
- Work for the funding of key infrastructure support project
Productivity Improvement
- Processing of HVCC initially focused on mango, bangus and biofuel
- Updating of the RAAP and continuing Productivity and Quality Program
- Providing technical Assistance to NGAs and LGUs’ Productivity and Quality Journey
- Continue and expand coverage of productivity scorecard
- Productivity improvement of strategic commodities such as mango and bangus
Criteria in the Identification of Projects for Inclusion in the RPMES Monitoring Plan CY 2008
Annual Regional Development Plan (ARDP)
Economic Sector
- Projects are supportive of the thrusts of the region as contained in the Annual Regional Development Plan (ARDP)/ Tactical Plan CY 2008
- Project Cost > P 100,000
- Has assured funding in CY 2008 (included in the GAA / Agency budget)
- Nature of project is not regulatory
- Organizational and operational mechanisms already in place
- All Foreign-Assisted projects (FAPs)
Social / HRD Sector
- High impact in terms of :
- Consistency with development vision and thrust of the region as contained in the Annual Regional Development Plan (ARDP) / Tactical Plan CY 2008
- Project Cost : Infra-->P300,000 ; Non-Infra--- > P100,000
- Social Acceptance : higher multiplier effect / high linkage / high convergence
- Doable and implementable as demonstrated by the following factors:
- Project has assured funding for 2008 and has quarterly / annual breakdown of plan / targets
- Project has no ROW or squatter problems
- Organizational and operational mechanisms are already in place if applicable and available
Infrastructure Sector
- High impact in terms of :
- Consistency with development vision and thrust of the region as contained in the Annual Regional Development Plan (ARDP) / Tactical Plan CY 2008
- Project Cost:
- > P 5M for National Government Agency Projects
- > P300,000 for local or provincial projects
- On-going Projects which do not exceed 50% accomplishment and
- Projects with more than 50% accomplishment but with slippage of > negative 15%
- High / large multiplier effect and high linkage
- Doable and implementable as demonstrated by the following factors:
- Project has assured funding and scheduled for implementation in 2008 and has quarterly / annual breakdown of plan / targets
- Project has no foreseen ROW or squatter problems or if present, there is reasonable confidence that the issues are resolved / surmountable within the year
- Organizational and operational mechanisms are already in place if applicable and available
- All Foreign-Assisted Projects (FAPs)
Millennium Development Goals
- Projects which have direct impact on the achievement of each of the 8 Millennium Development Goals
- Project is doable / implementable
- Project has assured funding for 2008 and has quarterly breakdown of plan / targets
- Not an activity which is regulatory in nature
- Project has no ROW / squatter problems
- Organizational and operational mechanisms are already in place if applicable and available
- Project is not part / not included in the ARDP/ GAD
Gender and Development
- Project is responsive to the identified gender issue / concerns of the agency or LGU
- Project is consistent with the Agency GAD Plan and Budget for 2008 as submitted to the DBM
- Project has assured funding for 2008 from the 5% GAD Budget of the agency / LGU
- Project is not similar / duplicative of / not included in the ARDP / MDG