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2013 PHILIPPINES DEVELOPMENT FORUM February 4-5, 2013 Marco Polo Hotel, Davao City. Highlights of the 2013 Philippines Development Forum. Mr. Motoo Konishi Co-Chair Philippines Development Forum. PiTiK Test Presyo , Trabaho , Kita (Thanks to Professor Cielito Habito ).
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2013 PHILIPPINES DEVELOPMENT FORUM February 4-5,2013 Marco Polo Hotel, Davao City Highlights of the 2013 Philippines Development Forum Mr. MotooKonishi Co-Chair Philippines Development Forum
PiTiK Test Presyo, Trabaho, Kita (Thanks to Professor CielitoHabito) Source: http://urbanext.illinois.edu/veggies/watermelon.cfm
Philippine Economy: PiTiK Test Presyo, Trabaho, Kita (Thanks to Professor CielitoHabito) Source: Data from NSCB, and put together by Professor Ciel Habito
Economic Development • Focus on Agriculture and Tourism for jobs • Simplify business regulation and processes • Reduce barriers to entry (e.g. inter-island shipping) • Enact/revisit critical laws • Improve infrastructure including in Mindanao, especially power • Pass Fiscal Incentives Bill
Human Development and Poverty Reduction • Expand and improve flagship programs on health, education, livelihoods, and social protection • Conduct impact evaluations of flagship programs • Integrate the programs and converge at all levels • Focus on disadvantaged groups, e.g. out-of-school youth, indigenous peoples, and Persons with disabilities (PWD) • Strengthen PPPs to address skills mismatch
Justice and Peace • Restore trust in the justice system • Reduce case backlogs • Support community-based traditional systems of justice • Support Shari’a justice system
Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation • Fast track vulnerability and risks assessment • Continue to improve disaster risk management • Mindanao: Adopt “Reef to ridge” approach
Governance and Anti-Corruption • Build and strengthen constituencies for reform • Strengthen monitoring and evaluation mechanisms (e.g. PFM and PMS) • Focus on governance reform in Mindanao
2013 PHILIPPINES DEVELOPMENT FORUM February 4-5,2013 Marco Polo Hotel, Davao City Maraming salamat po!