IBON Philippines' critique on the Aquino "Philippine Development Plan 2011-2016"

Here is IBON Philippines' policy critique on the Aquino administration's development plan. IBON Philippines is one of AidWatch Philippines' convenors.

Philippine Development Plan 2011-2016: A Social Contract With Whom?

The Aquino administration adopted the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2011-2016 in March this year which the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) formally released to the public on May 30, 2011. The PDP is the government’s blueprint for implementing its declared “Social Contract with the Filipino People”. The plan sums up the administration’s chosen economic direction and defines its strategies and programs for the next six years.

The meat of the nearly 400-page document is divided into 10 chapters. The introduction (15 pages) summarizes the state of the economy and the plan’s approach. The key strategies are then outlined in nine chapters on macroeconomic policy (24 pages), industry and services (38), agriculture and fisheries (18), infrastructure (57), financial system (22), good governance (25), social development (56), peace and security (9), and the environment (32).

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