The
preparation
of the
Regional
Development
Agenda (RDA)
2010-2020 is
among the
legacies of
Secretary
Ralph G.
Recto as
carried out
by the NEDA
Regional
Development
Office. This
departs from
the usual
consultative
process
adopted in
the
formulation
of the
Medium-Term
Regional
Development
Plan (MTRDP),
as the RDA
is ourely a
NEDA output.
This
document
aims to
provide the
succeeding
Administration
with a
starting
document to
guide the
formulation
of the
Successor
Regional
Development
Plans.
Guided by
principles
of
sustainable
development,
economic
integration,
decentralization,
public-private
partnership,
interplay of
market
forces,
social
equity and
justice, and
cultural
diversity,
the RDAs
takes off
from
existing
planning
documents
such as the
National
Framework
for Regional
Development,
the National
Framework
for Physical
Planning,
the Regional
Development
Plans, and
Regional
Physical
Framework
Plans.,
The RDA
articulates
the region’s
highest
priorities
based on an
intersectoral
and
interarea
analysis of
the region
and guided
by the
desired
development
scenario.
The
essential
ingredients
which
include the
development
strategies,
challenges
and
preconditions
tom achieve
the regional
development
agenda are
highlighted.
Technical
Notes are
appended to
the RDA,
containing
the detailed
analysis of
the planning
environment
and the
issues at
hand.
Secretary
Recto’s
HEARTS
concept
(Health,
Education.
Agriculture
and
Environment,
Roads/Bridges/Railroads,
Trade and
Investment/Tourism/
Technology,
Security)
served as
inspiration
for the
identification
of regional
development
themes. Each
region was
given the
flexibility
to
incorporate
the HEARTS
in relevant
sections of
their
respective
RDA.
We encourage
all partners
in
government,
the private
sector and
civil
society to
use the RDA
as their
guide for
future
development
policies,
programs and
projects in
the regions.
