Transcript Thanks to Professor Cielito Habito

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
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Philippine Economy: PiTiK Test
Presyo, Trabaho, Kita
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Economic Development
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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
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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!