The Regional
Development
Agenda shall
serve as the
primary
guide to
realize the
vision of
making Bicol
as the most
livable
region in
the country.
The region
will no
longer be
seen as a
backward and
poor
appendage to
southern
Luzon. Bicol
will be seen
as a modern,
progressive,
green, and
well planned
region.
Bicolanos
will live in
a region
that is
economically
progressive,
globally
competitive,
healthy and
safe, clean
and green,
socially
responsive,
and
culturally
alive and
dynamic.
Bicolanos
will live in
a region
that
provides
them
sufficient
means of
livelihood,
adequate
basic social
services,
world class
educational
and cultural
centers,
family
oriented
recreational
and sports
facilities.
Bicolanos
will live in
urban
centers that
are healthy,
safe, clean,
and provided
with
efficient
means of
transportation,
communications,
and
sanitation
services.
Energy and
water
utilities
provide
sufficient
and
affordable
service.
Bicolanos
will live in
rural areas
that are
productive,
accessible,
secure, and
provided
with
adequate
social
amenities
and
services.
Rural areas
are fully
linked to
urban
centers.
Bicolanos
will be
connected to
the rest of
the country
and to the
rest of the
world
through
world class
transportation
and
communication
systems
regardless
of their
economic
status and
where they
live in the
region.
Bicolanos
will live in
a region
where good
governance
is the norm
in both the
public and
private
sectors,
where the
people take
part in
democratic
processes
and in
charting
their
destiny.
Bicolanos
will live in
a region
where people
can
withstand
all
calamities
by working
together to
prepare for
natural and
manmade
disasters
and to
overcome the
effects of
disasters.
Bicolanos
would want
to stay and
live in the
region. They
would not
have to
migrate to
have more
decent
lives. Those
who are
living in
other
regions and
in other
countries
will be
inspired and
encouraged
to relocate
to Bicol.
It is hoped
that this
document
will inspire
and
encourage
Bicolanos to
work
together in
making Bicol
a
prosperous,
healthy,
safe,
beautiful,
dynamic,
modern, and
happy
region. It
is hoped
that this
document
will
initiate
more
discussions,
consultations,
generation
of more
ideas,
technical
planning,
and
generation
of resources
to achieve
the
foregoing
development
scenario.
