NEDA gov board and LEDAC mtg -- end of Jan and to the President early Feb

submission of 2nd draft - to plan steering comm -- next PSC mtg (Jan25)

summary of facilitator : key new words--exclusion, green, integration, gender, human rights, DRR, climate change

financing for CPR to be pushed. use of PPP for financing CPR

push for PES (payment of environmental services)

strong critique on the lack of EIA system in PEZAs (economic zones). environmental cost to be internalized

proposed a green audit of the MTPDP

utilization should not be at the expense of CPR

push priority of CPR (conservation, protection & rehab) - decoupling utilization and conservation

assessment of mining policy (inclding constitutional issue on mining vs local government law conflict)

environment agenda - re-streaming of "Green" agenda across the MTPDP to balance the development strategy

EO to push access to information policy from the President

strategies for local governance accountability, disclosure of performance, etc was adopted

periodic public reporting on govt performance of anti corruption laws was pushed

political reforms target from the previous MTPDP is now non existent in current draft

on good governance agenda - this should be chapter 1 & cross-cutting!

financial inclusion mandate -- make credit available to the poor, non-traditional form of financial transactions (virtual money)

integration with ASEAN 2015 plan -- financial market

in financial market, we are providing 20 year debts from 30-day funds. we need to improve this because the cost becomes higher...

spatial (island-specific) concerns affects the financial market devt plan focus on reducing financial exclusion

"green" products development for exports

the need to prepare for slowing down of exports and leveraging OFW remittance in development. external debt policies should be reviewed

better articulation of monetary policy including the availability of credit

macro economic: lack of general assessment on macro economic assessment & targets. incorporate equity targets

debt management reform - review the automatic appropriations act

"green" ICT policy proposed in the mtpdp infra agenda. we need to clarify this...

climate change actions, DRR, rights to energy integrated in the principles for infra...

peace & security agenda highlights: additional items on increase women involvement, protection of civilian in conflict areas...

In environment, we reached consensus that CPR (conservation, protection & rehabilitation) should be the mode of sustainable devt that ...

official plenary presentation of all MTPDP planning committees will start soon. pls keep in tuning in...

...guides the entire MTPDP; proposing such end-of process clearing mechanisms such as a "green audit" before the MTPDP is approved.

... clean air act. we had this motion set aside until we can validate this claim re: this supposed jurisprudence" We need help help, anyone?

still in infra, we noted the MMDA raising the supposed recent supreme court jurisprudence saying incinerators do not violate the

... public acceptability of nuclear power program in the Phils."

In infrastructure committee, we had the "formulate a national nuclear power program" replace w "a study on the viability, safety and...

... industrial products we need from our ores whch means downstream industries as well!

... against the overly privatized and export-oriented ore mineral industry we have now that is not really using our ore for producing...

im macro economic on mining investment and exports, we pushed the the change from mineral/mining investment to "minerals industry devt"...

was able to attend in the macro economic, infrastructure and environment planning committee of the MTPDP national consultation ongoing now!

The design of the chapter-focus workshops do not provide for comments to be raised in plenary to look at cross-chapter concerns...

The draft will be presented to the NEDA governing board then to LEDAC on Jan 28 and to the President by 1st week of February

Sec Padaranga announced that written comments can still be submitted to the planning committees after this consultation

Sec Padaranga also emphasizes that the MTPDP is a product of multi stakeholder mechanisms and is now composed of 9 chapters

Sec Padaranga of NEDA emphasize that the MTPDP is being developed to respond to President Aquino's 16-point social contract

today i am representing PK in the national consultation of the Medium Term Philippine Development Plan (MPDP 2011-2016) Keep following!