plan implementation

Review, Approval and Adoption

 

   The RPFP acquired legitimacy as the result of a formal process of endorsement and adoption.  As such, government agencies, local government and the private sector acknowledge its significance.  It becomes an integrating factor in various development activities in the Region.

 

   The RPFP will guide detailed land use planning and development at the provincial, city and municipal levels through the various legal and political controls operating at those levels.  Under present conditions, the main leverage of the national and regional agencies relate to their public investment functions.  The LGUs through their planning and zoning powers, as well as their capital improvement programs, will carry out the RPFP provisions which pertain to them.  At both levels, through positive and negative measures, government seeks to influence private investment.

 

   The plan implementation process started with the official endorsement by the Regional Land Use Committee (RLUC) of the “draft” RPFP after the completion of the first draft RPFP by the RLUC.  It was submitted to the RDC for approval and adoption as the “final” RPFP. 

 

   The steps in this process were as follows:

Interregional Consultations. Two interregional consultations were attended by NEDA personne.  The first inter-regional consultation group was with the Visayas and Mindanao regions, i.e. regions IV-B, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X and XIII.  The second group was composed of Regions III, IV-A, IV-B and V.   These consultations aimed to identify and resolve inter-regional issues; to agree on possible areas for integration and complementation of development strategies, especially among regions with strong trade and transportation linkages and those sharing common boundaries; and to establish substantive linkages among regions. 

 

Review of the draft RPFP by the Regional Land Use committee, which is composed of agencies concerned with the plan components, i.e. settlements, production, protection and infrastructure. The overall responsibility for orchestrating the review process was  with NEDA.

 

Provincial Consultations.  The RLUC-TWG presented the draft RPFP to the Provincial Development Councils (PDCs)/ Provincial Land Use Committees (PLUCs) for their comments and suggestions.  This also familiarized them with those provisions of the RPFP that affect the province.

 

Revision of Draft.  The RLUC-TWG made revisions on the draft RPFP based on results of the inter-regional consultations and the provincial consultations. 

 

Review and Endorsement by the RLUC.  The RLUC reviewed again the RPFP, the revised draft incorporated results of the series of consultation meetings.  The revised draft was endorsed for presentation to the RDC for approval and adoption.

 

RDC Approval and Adoption.  The RDC approved and adopted the RPFP during its meeting on April 25, 2006 through an appropriate resolution.

Plan Phasing

   The 30-year period programs and projects is divided into three phases, Phase 1 from 2000-2010, Phase 2 from 2011-2020 and Phase 3 from 2021-2030. To have a disagregation of financial costing and to synchronize the RPFP with the tenure of political officials and the medium term and short-term planning cycles at the different levels.

Organizational Structure for Plan Implementation

   The Regional Development Council, through its Regional Land Use Committee (RLUC) is the over-all lead in the implementation of this plan. This entity is the counterpart of the National Land Use Committee (NLUC) which is responsible for the coordinative functions tasked to oversee physical planning activities in the region.  The RLUC shall likewise perform deliberative functions on purely land use policy issues and conflicts. Policy recommendations shall be elevated to the Regional Development Council for final deliberation and decision. Operational and technical issues/conflicts shall be decided upon by the RLUC and based on the nature of the concern may no longer be raised to the RDC.

 

   The RLUC shall be backstopped by a Regional Core Group with NEDA V staff as the lead.  The RCG shall be supervised by the RLUC and supported by lead staff on concerns related to production land use, protection land use, settlements and infrastructure.  These lead sector staff shall provide the necessary sector/technical inputs and give preliminary recommendations on issues related to their particular sector.  The Regional Core Group shall serve as the integrating body of the sector inputs and shall likewise act as the technical secretariat of the RLUC.

 

   The existing structure of the Regional Land Use Committee (RLUC) as a special/affiliate committee under the Regional Development Council (RDC) shall be maintained.  It is chaired by the Regional Director of NEDA and Co-chaired by the Regional Coordinator of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council; and the members are the Regional Directors of the following agencies: Department of Agriculture, Agrarian Reform, Tourism, Interior and Local Government, Environment and Natural Resources, Transportation and Communication, Public Works and Highways, Trade and Industry, Science and Technology and the Regional Administrator of the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board  and three regular RDC members representing the Private Sector. 

 

   The Regional Core Group (RCG) shall be composed of senior technical staff from the selected RLUC member agencies, namely: DENR, DAR, DA, DPWH, HLURB, DOT, DOST, HUDCC, DILG,  DOTC and NEDA. Overall coordination of all physical planning activities shall be the responsibility of the NEDA Regional Office specifically the Macro Intersectoral Coordination and Assistance Division (MICAD).

 

   At the Provincial Level, a Provincial Land Use Committee (PLUC) is the counterpart of the Regional Land Use Committee (RLUC), which is also tasked to coordinate and supervise the physical planning activities in the Province.