SOCCSKSARGEN RDP 2017 2022 Midterm Update

Earlier this year, we launched the
Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2017-
2022 through the initiative of the National
Economic and Development Authority
(NEDA). The PDP serves as our medium-
term blueprint towards attaining a better
and more secure life for our people in the
next 25 years.
To complement the PDP, we are now
launching the Regional Development
Plans (RDPs) 2017-2022. This will provide
direction in policy formulation for the next
six years as we steer private and public
investments to the regions.
We intend to place regional development
at the center of our socioeconomic
development strategy. By creating more
jobs, improving social services, encouraging
innovation and connecting the countryside
growth centers, we will reduce poverty and
accelerate development in rural areas.
The RDPs will also prioritize accelerating infrastructure development, protecting
our natural resources, addressing criminality and illegal drugs, and ensure peace and
security in the regions.
I commend the Regional Development Councils for aligning their respective
regional plans to our PDP through fruitful collaboration with local government units and
the private sector. I am confident that through the RDPs, we can realize our goal of laying
a solid foundation for stronger and more resilient nation for future generations.
Foreword
RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE
President
Republic of the Philippines
MANILA
May 2017

With regional and local development
being one of the main thrusts of President
Rodrigo R. Duterte’s socioeconomic
development agenda, the Philippine
Development Plan (PDP) 2017-2022, the
first medium-term plan anchored on a long-
term vision (AmBisyon Natin 2040), was
specifically designed to cultivate growth and
reduce inequality between the regions. This
can be achieved by directing development
to key areas throughout the country and
connecting these growth centers to rural
areas.
As such, the Regional Development Plans
(RDPs), as accompanying documents to the
PDP, will be an important tool in guiding
both public and private investments that
will catalyze growth in the regions. It will
also serve as our blueprint in laying down the three main pillars of Malasakit, Pagbabago, at
Patuloy na Pag-unlad that will help us build a secure, comfortable, and strongly rooted life
for all Filipinos by 2040.
I would like to express my gratitude to the Regional Development Councils (RDCs)
for their leadership in the crafting of the RDPs, and in coordinating various development
efforts in the regions. Finally, we seek the support of our local government units, regional
institutions, and private institutions to support the realization of our plans as we venture
towards the creation of prosperous, peaceful and resilient communities.
Message
NATIONAL ECONOMIC AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
ERNESTO M. PERNIA
Secretary of Socioeconomic Planning

The Regional Development
Plan (RDP), 2017-2022, translates the
0 to 10 Socioeconomic Agenda of the
Duterte Administration into specific
regional strategies that shall guide
SOCCSKSARGEN’s development
directions in the next six (6) years. The
RDP also espouses the pillars of the
Philippine Development Plan (PDP), 2017-
2022 which are Malasakit (Enhancing the
Social Fabric), Pagbabago (Inequality-
Reducing Transformation) and Patuloy na
Pag-unlad (Increasing Growth Potential).
The SOCCSKSARGEN RDP likewise serves
as a foundation plan for the next three (3)
administrations (e.g. 2023-2028, 2029-
2034, 2035-2040) towards the fulfillment of
AmBisyon Natin 2040.
The plan formulation process commenced upon the approval of the RDP Guidelines
through RDC XII Resolution No. 66, Series of 2016. This was followed by the designation
of the RDC XII Sectoral Committees as Regional Planning Committees (RPC), responsible
for drafting, refining and endorsing specific chapters assigned to these bodies. Thereafter,
several workshops were conducted to come-up with the draft RDP for the RDC XII Full
Council’s approval. During its 54th Regular Meeting, RDC XII passed Resolution No. 77,
Series of 2016, approving the SOCCSKSARGEN RDP, 2017-2022. On 20 January 2017,
the four (4) RPC Chairpersons convened to further ensure internal consistency among the
plan’s 21 chapters. Similarly, the RDP underwent a peer review process to check
The Regional Development Plan (RDP), 2017-2022, translates the 0 to 10
Socioeconomic Agenda of the Duterte Administration into specific regional strategies that
shall guide SOCCSKSARGEN’s development directions in the next six (6) years. The RDP
also espouses the pillars of the Philippine Development Plan (PDP), 2017-2022 which are
Malasakit (Enhancing the Social Fabric), Pagbabago (Inequality-Reducing Transformation)
and Patuloy na Pag-unlad (Increasing Growth Potential). The SOCCSKSARGEN RDP
likewise serves as a foundation plan for the next three (3) administrations (e.g. 2023-2028,
2029-2034, 2035-2040) towards the fulfillment of AmBisyon Natin 2040.
SOCCSKSARGEN Region
Message

RONNEL C. RIVERA
Chairperson, RDC XII and
Mayor, General Santos City
15 March 2017
The plan formulation process commenced upon the approval of the RDP Guidelines
through RDC XII Resolution No. 66, Series of 2016. This was followed by the designation
of the RDC XII Sectoral Committees as Regional Planning Committees (RPC), responsible
for drafting, refining and endorsing specific chapters assigned to these bodies. Thereafter,
several workshops were conducted to come-up with the draft RDP for the RDC XII Full
Council’s approval. During its 54th Regular Meeting, RDC XII passed Resolution No. 77,
Series of 2016, approving the SOCCSKSARGEN RDP, 2017-2022. On 20 January 2017,
the four (4) RPC Chairpersons convened to further ensure internal consistency among the
plan’s 21 chapters. Similarly, the RDP underwent a peer review process to check Region XII’s
role vis-à-vis the development of Mindanao, as well as SOCCKSARGEN’s contribution to
national development goals.
From the assessment phase to its finalization, the RDP is a development blueprint
fostered by stakeholders’ participation and ownership, transparency, and relevance to pro-
actively address development issues and challenges through its dynamic outcomes to attain
poverty reduction with inclusive growth by the end of the planning period.
In behalf of the RDC XII, let me express our gratitude to all development partners
for tirelessly participating in all planning activities. It is expected that all government
entities, the private sector, civil society organizations, academe and the general public shall
promote the RDP’s strategies to achieve the potentials of the SOCCSKSARGEN Region.

SOCCSKSARGEN Region
Foreword
The SOCCSKSARGEN Regional
Development Plan (RDP) 2017-2022 served
as the region’s blueprint for development
towards achieving the goal of: “Laying
Down the Foundation for Inclusive
Growth, a High-Trust and Resilient Society,
and a Globally-Competitive Knowledge
Economy” by 2022. The SOCCSKSARGEN
RDP is also Region XII’s contribution
to the foundation plan, the Philippine
Development Plan (PDP) 2017-2022,
towards the country’s journey to AmBisyon
Natin 2040.
The Regional Development Council
(RDC) XII passed Resolution Nos. 7, 8 and
43, series of 2019, to commence, direct and
guide the midterm updating process of the
SOCCSKSARGEN RDP 2017-2022. The Council’s four (4) Sectoral Committees, namely:
a) Macro-Economy, Development Administration, and Finance Committee-MEDAFC; b)
Economic Development Committee-EDC; c) Regional Social Development Committee-
RSDC; and d) Infrastructure and Utilities Development Committee (InfraCom) were
constituted as Regional Planning Committees (RPCs) responsible for undertaking the
assessment, identifying the challenges, revalidating the strategies, harmonizing the targets
with the development outcomes, and coming-up with the priority legislative agenda of
assigned plan chapters.
The SOCCSKSARGEN RDP 2017-2022 Midterm Update underwent a long and
conscientious participative process until its approval and endorsement through RDC XII
Resolution No. __, series of 2019. It is patterned after the PDP wherein the plan is organized
into seven (7) parts with 22 chapters.

Part 1 provides for the long-term vision, global and regional trends, economic
growth, demographic and physical characteristics, regional spatial strategy, the roles of
provinces, cities and municipalities in regional development, and the Regional Strategic
Framework.

Part 2 covers the “Malasakit” pillar which is to build the foundations for a high-
trust society and promoting Philippine culture and values.
Part 3 is devoted to “Pagbabago” pillar or inequality reducing transformation by
increasing access to economic opportunities, investing in human capital, and reducing
vulnerability of the disadvantaged sectors.
Part 4 deals with the “Patuloy na Pag-unlad” pillar which is increasing growth
potential through science, technology and innovation (STI) and maximizing the region’s
demographic dividend.
Part 5 seeks to continue a supportive environment that will enable the economy
to sustain growth, while Part 6 are the bedrock or foundation strategies of ensuring peace,
security, safety, accelerating strategic infrastructure development, building resiliency,
ensuring ecological integrity, a green and healthy environment, and migration which
tackles the plight of overseas Filipinos.
Part 7 contains the RDC XII-shepherded sectoral priority programs and projects,
as well as institutional arrangements for implementation and monitoring of the plan. Also,
we have to underscore that the SOCCSKSARGEN RDP 2017-2022 Midterm Update has
adhered to Executive Order 70, series of 2018, which directs a Whole-of-Nation approach
to end the 50-year local communist armed conflict.
With the RDP updating and legitimization process now completed, the focus shifts
to implementing the strategies laid therein for the remaining three (3) years of the Duterte
Administration. Henceforth, all development partners from the region down to the local
levels, including national and sub-national stakeholders are enjoined to remain committed
and fully supportive of the development strategies and legislative agenda for the attainment
of the regional development goal by 2022.
From his assumption into office at noontime of June 30, 2016, President Rodrigo
Roa Duterte has provided the transition and implemented the necessary change, let us seize
the momentum of the continued development of our country including the transformation
of SOCCSKSARGEN Region as the Agri-industrial Hub and Eco-Tourism Center in
Southern Philippines.
On behalf of the RDC XII members, and the officials and personnel of NEDA
Regional Office XII who comprise the RDC XII Secretariat, may we extend our heartfelt
gratitude and sincere appreciation to all parties that were directly and indirectly involved in
the entire process of plan updating.

Mabuhay!
TERESITA SOCORRO C. RAMOS
Acting Chairperson, RDC XII, and
Regional Director, NEDA XII
September 2019

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Table of Contents
CHAPTER NO. TITLE PAGE
1 The Long View 3
2 Global and Regional Trends and Prospects 7
3 Overlay of Economic Growth, Demographic Trends and Physical Characteristics 19
4 The Regional Strategic Framework 2017-2022 29
5 Ensuring People-Centered, Clean, and Efficient Governance 37
6 Pursuing Swift and Fair Administration of Justice 47
7 Promoting Philippine Culture and Values 55
8 Expanding Economic Opportunities in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery 67
9 Expanding Economic Opportunities in Industry and Service through Trabaho at Negosyo 77
10 Accelerating Human Capital Development 91
11 Reducing Vulnerabilities of Individuals and Families 109
12 Building Safe and Secure Communities 117
13 Reaching for the Demographic Dividend 125
14 Vigorously Advancing Science, Technology, and Innovation 133
15 Ensuring Sound Macroeconomic Policy 143
16 Levelling the Playing Field through a Regional Competition Policy 157
17 Attaining Just and Lasting Peace 167
18 Ensuring Security, Public Order and Safety 175
19 Accelerated Infrastructure Development 199
20 Ensuring Ecological Integrity, Clean and Healthy Environment 227
21 Migration and Development 243
22 Plan Implementation and Monitoring 251

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List of Tables
TABLE
NO.
TITLE
PAGE
NO.
2.1 GRDP and GVA Growth Projections, Region XII, 2019-2022 (in percent) 11
2.2 List of the Newly-elected Governors/City Mayors and Congresspersons Region XII, May 2019 12
2.3 LGUs Transferred to BARMM as a Result of the 2019 BOL Plebiscite 13
2.4 Region XII Population Transferred to BARMM 15
2.5 SOCCSKSARGEN Poverty Incidence among Families, 2012, 2015 and 2018 (1st Sem), and Target 2022 15
2.6 SOCCSKSARGEN Poverty Incidence among Population, 2012-2018 and Target 2022 16
2.7 First Semester Per Capita Poverty Threshold, Region XII, 2018 16
2.8 Labor and Employment, Region XII, 2017 and 2018 17
2.9 Total Damages and Number of Farmers Affected due to El Nino, Region XII, 2016 and 2018 18
5.1 SGLG Awardees in Region XII, 2017-2018 38
5.2 Harmonized PDP-RDP Results Matrix Indicators 43
6.1 Jail Facilities under the Administration and Management of BJMP XII, 2017-2018 48
6.2 Harmonized PDP-RDP Indicators 51
7.1 Number of activities on Filipino Culture conducted, Region XII, 2016-2018 55
7.2 Number of SOV Nominees, Region XII, 2016-2018 57
7.3 Number of Culture and Arts Festivals conducted, Region XII, 2016-2018 57
7.4 Functional LCAC in SOCCSKSARGEN, 2018 58
7.5 Mandatory Representatives of IPs/ICCs in Local Legislative Councils, 2016-2018 59
8.1
Total Production (in metric tons) and Growth Rate (in percent) of Palay by Area Type, Region XII, 2016
to 2018 (in metric tons)
66
8.2
Area Harvested for Palay (in hectares) and Growth Rate (in percent) by Area Type, Region XII, 2016 to
2018
66
8.3
Total Production (in metric tons) and Growth Rate (in percent) by Type of Corn, Region XII, 2016 to
2018
66
8.4
Area Harvested in Hectares (in hectares) and Growth Rate (in percent) by Corn Type, Region XII, 2016 to
2018
67
8.5 Top 10 Major Crop Production (in metric tons) and Growth Rate (in percent), Region XII, 2017 and 2018 67
8.6
Livestock and Poultry Inventory (in number of heads) and Growth Rate (in percent, Region XII, 2016 to
2018
68
8.7
Fish Production (in metric tons) and Growth Rate (in percent) by Fishery Source, Region XII, 2017 and
2018
69
8.8 PDP-RDP Harmonized Indicators 72
9.1 Number of Major Investments, Region XII, 2017 76
9.2 Approved Filipino and Foreign Investments Region XII, 2016-2018 77
9.3 Value of Exports, Region XII, 2016-2018 77
9.4 List of Operating Economic Zones, Region XII, as of November 2017 78
9.5 List of Economic Zones Being Developed, Region XII, as of November 2017 78
9.6 Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises Development, Region XII, 2016-2018 79
9.7 Selected Indicators on Cooperatives, Region XII, 2016-2018 83
9.8 Tourist Arrivals, Region XII, 2017-2018 85
9.9 Average Occupancy and Accredited Establishments, Region XII 85
10.2.1 Distribution of Higher Education Institutions by Province/City, Region XII, 2018 92
10.2.2 Number of Enrollees Across Discipline, Region XII, CY 2016- CY 93
10.2.3 Number of Enrollment by Province/City, by Sex, Region XII, AY 2018-2019 93
10.2.4 Number of Faculty Staff, Region XII, AY 2017-2018 and AY 2018-2019 94
10.2.5 Number of Graduates Across Discipline, 2016-2018, Region XII 95
10.2.6 Number of Scholarship Grants, Region XII, AY 2016-2017 to AY 2018-2019 96
10.3.1 Selected Indicators on Basic Education, Region XII, 2016-2018 97-98
10.3.2 Selected K to 12 Program Indicators, Region XII, SY 2017-2018 (in percent) 99
10.3.3 Results Matrix for Education Sub-sector 100
10.4.1 Health Accomplishment, Region XII, CY 2016 to CY 2018 102
10.4.2 Results Matrix Health Sub-sector 104
11.1.1 Beneficiaries of Social Services, Region XII, 2016-2018 108
11.2.1 Results Matrix for Social Protection Indicators 111
12.1 Results Matrix for Social Protection Indicators 116
13.1
Population Size by Province, Region XII, Actual Census in 2010 and 2015, and Projected Population in
2018
122
13.2 Population by Age Group and Sex (In Percent) and Dependency Ratio, Region XII, 2010 and 2015 122
13.3 Distribution of Employed Persons by Major Occupation Group, Region XII, 2016-2018 123
13.4 Selected Health and Population Indicators, Region XII, 2016-2018 123
13.5 Results Matrix 125
14.1 SOCCSKSARGEN R&D Agenda for 2020-2022 134

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List of Tables
TABLE
NO.
TITLE
PAGE
NO.
13.1
Population Size by Province, Region XII, Actual Census in 2010 and 2015, and Projected Population in
2018
122
13.2 Population by Age Group and Sex (In Percent) and Dependency Ratio, Region XII, 2010 and 2015 122
13.3 Distribution of Employed Persons by Major Occupation Group, Region XII, 2016-2018 123
13.4 Selected Health and Population Indicators, Region XII, 2016-2018 123
13.5 Results Matrix 125
14.1 SOCCSKSARGEN R&D Agenda for 2020-2022 134
15.1.1 LGUs Revenue Collection, Region XII, 2016-2018 137
15.1.2 BIR and BOC Revenue Collection of Region XII, 2017-2018 138
15.1.3 Statement LGU Expenditures, Region XII, 2016-2018 140
15.2.1 Inflation Rate in Region XII, 2016-2018 (constant 2012=100) 140
15.5 Banking and Financial Sector Performance of Region XII, 2016-2018 (in percent) 141
15.2.3 Banking and Financial Institutions Presence in Region XII, 2016-2018 142
16.1
Percentage of LGUs with BPLS Compliant Firms and Businesses, Philippines, 2016 Baseline, 2017
Actual, and 2019-2022 Plan Targets
152
16.2 Most Competitive Provinces, Philippines, 2018 153
16.3 Most Competitive Highly Urbanized Cities, 2018 153
16.4 Most Competitive Component Cities, 2018 154
16.5 Top 20 Most Competitive 1st to 2nd Class Municipalities, 2018 155
17.1 Results Matrix on Selected Peace Indicators 164
18.3.1 Crime Statistics, Region XII, CY 2016-2018 171
18.3.2 Trafficking-in-Person Cases in Region XII as of October 2019 172
18.4 Harmonized PDP-RDP Indicators 186
19.1.1 Road and Bridge Projects Accomplishments, Region XII, CY 2016-2018 189
19.1.2 National Road Length by Surface Type, Region XII, as of 15 October 2018 190
19.1.3 National Bridges, Region XII, as of 15 October 2018 190
19.1.4 National Road Length by Surface Type and Condition, Region XII, as of 15 October 2018 191
19.1.5 Summary of National Bridge Condition, Region XII, as of 15 October 2018 191
19.1.6 Bypass Roads, Region XII, CY 2018
191-
192
19.2.1 Airport Accomplishment by Major Indicator, Region XII, CY 2016-2018 195
19.3.1 Port Accomplishment by Major Indicator, Region XII, CY 2016-2018 196
19.3.2 List and Status of CY 2018 Port Improvement Projects, Region XII, as of March 2019 197
19.4.1 NIA XII Accomplishments on Selected Output Indicators, Region XII, CY 2017-2018 200
19.4.2 SALINTUBIG Program Beneficiaries, by Province/Municipality, Region XII, CY 2019 201
19.5.1 Mindanao Power Generation Capacity Mix, 2017-2018 207
19.5.2 Energization of Sitios and Households, Region XII, CY 2017 and CY 2018 209
19.5.3 Status of NIHE Implementation by Power Utility, Region XII, CY 2015 and CY 2016 210
20.1.1 Forest Development, Rehabilitation, and Protection, Region XII 2017 and 2018 219
20.2.1 Environmental Quality Indicators, Region XII, 2017 and 2018 225
20.3.1 Ecosystem Resiliency Indicators, Region XII, CYs 2017 and 2018 225
22.1 Top 10 Priority Programs and Projects by Sector, Region XII
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List of Figures
FIGURE
NO.
TITLE
PAGE
NO.
2.1 New Administrative Map of Region XII 9
2.2 GRDP Growth Rate, Region XII, 2015-2018 10
2.3 Map Showing the Administrative Area of Region XII Affected per RA 11054 14
2.4
Rank of Region XII in the Country in terms of Poverty Incidence Among Population, First Semester
2018
17
2.5 Map Showing the Strategic Location of Region XII in the BIMP-EAGA 18
3.1 The Regional Spatial Development Strategy, 2015-2045 23
4.1 Regional Strategic Framework 2017-2022 Midterm Update 32
9.1 Growth Rate of Industry Gross Value Added (in Percent), 2016-2018 75
9.2 RAPID Growth Implementation Approach 81
9.3
GRDP by Industrial Origin, Services Sector, Region XII, 2016-2018
Growth Rates (%) At Constant 2000 Prices
82
10.1.1 Number of TVET Enrollees, Region XII, 2016-2018 89
10.1.2 Number of TVET Graduates, Region XII, 2016-2018 90
10.1.3 Number of Skilled Persons Assessed and Certified per Province, Region XII, 2016-2018 90
10.1.4 Total Number of Assessed and Certified Skilled Workers, Region XII, 2016-2018 91
10.2.1 Enrolment by Province/City, AY 2018-2019 94
10.2.2
Graduates by Cluster of Discipline and By Sex
AY 2017-2018
95
11.2.1 Number of Students Placed under the SPES Program 108
11.2.2 Total Number of DOLE Integrated Livelihood Program (DILP) Beneficiaries, Region XII, 2016-2018 109
11.2.3 Number of Beneficiaries Under the TUPAD Program, Region XII, 2017-2018 109
14.1 R&D Expenditures by Sector (P’000), Region XII, 2002-2013 130
14.2 R&D Personnel by Sector, Region XII, 2002-2013 131
16.1
Strategic Framework for Leveling the Playing Field through a National Competition Policy, Region
XII
158
17.1 Design Template of the CARHRIHL Banner in Government Projects in Region XII 162
18.1.1 Coastline of Region XII 168
19.4.1 Developed Area and Potential Area for Irrigation, Region XII, CY 2017 199
19.4.2
Number of Households with Access to Level I Improved or Safe Water Supply, Region XII, CY 2017
and 2018
201
19.4.3
Number of Households with Access to Level II Improved or Safe Water Supply, Region XII, CY
2017 and 2018
201
19.4.4
Number of Households with Access to Level III Improved or Safe Water Supply, Region XII, CY
2017 and 2018
201
19.5.1 Mindanao Installed Capacity by Fuel Type, 2018 207
19.5.2 Maximum Energy Delivery (MWh), Mindanao and Region XII, CY 2017-2018 208

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4 Ps Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program
µg/Ncm Microgram per normal cubic meter
AAGR Average Annual Growth Rate
ADB Asian Development Bank
ADSDPP Ancestral Domains Sustainable Development and Protection Plans
AEC ASEAN Economic Community
AEW Agricultural Extension Worker
AFP Armed Forces of the Philippines
AHD Adolescent Health and Development
AHFF Agriculture, Hunting, Fishery and Forestry
AHJAG Ad-hoc Joint Advisory Group
AHMP Accelerated Hunger Mitigation Program
AIP Annual Investment Program
ALS Alternative Learning System
AO Administrative Order
AOR Area of Responsibility
ARMM Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
ARTA Anti-Red Tape Act
ASEAN Association of South East Asian Nations
BAS Bureau of Agricultural Statistics
BBL Bangsamoro Basic Law
BESRA Basic Education Sector Reform Agenda
BFAR Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
BFP Bureau of Fire Protection
BIMP-EAGA Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines-East ASEAN Growth Area
BIR Bureau of Internal Revenue
BJMP Bureau of Jail Management and Penology
BOC Bureau of Customs
BOD Biochemical Oxygen Demand
BPAT Barangay Peacekeeping Action Teams
BPLS Business Permits and Licensing System
BPO Business Process Outsourcing
BSP Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
BuB Bottom Up Budgeting
CAAP Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines
CAB Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro
CADT Certificate of Ancestral Domain Title
CALT Certificate of Land Title
CAPE Consultancy for Agricultural Productivity Enhancement Program
CARHRIHL Comprehensive Agreement on Respect for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law
CARP Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program
CARPER Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program Extension with Reforms
CASS-OTS Civil Aviation Security Service- Office for Transportation Security
CBFM Community-based Forest Management
CBMS Community-Based Monitoring System
CCA Climate Change Adaptation
CCB Contact Center ng Bayan
CCCH Ceasefire Committee on the Cessation of Hostilities
CCPO Cotabato City Police Office
CCSPC Cotabato City State Polytechnic College
CCT Conditional Cash Transfer
CDD Community Driven Development
CDF Control Dump Facility
CDP Comprehensive Development Plan
CEP Certified Establishment Program
CFCST Cotabato Foundation College for Science and Technology
CFL Compact Fluorescent Lamps
CHED Commission on Higher Education
CIS Communal Irrigation System
Acronyms

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Acronyms
CFL Compact Fluorescent Lamps
CHED Commission on Higher Education
CIS Communal Irrigation System
CK Cotabato City-Kidapawan
CLUP Comprehensive Land Use Plan
CMTS Cellular Mobile Telephone System
COA Commission on Audit
COP Culture of Peace
COTELCO Cotabato Electric Cooperative
CPPO Cotabato Provincial Police Office
CPT Cleaner Production Technology
CSC Civil Service Commission
CSEE Career Service Executive Examination
CSO Civil Society Organization
CURE Comprehensive and Unified Response to Eliminate Red Tape
CY Calendar Year
DA Department of Agriculture
DAR Department of Agrarian Reform
DBM Department of Budget and Management
DENR Department of Environment and Natural Resources
DepED Department of Education
DFS Diversified Farming System
DICT Department of Information and Communications Technology
DILG Department of the Interior and Local Government
DO Dissolved Oxygen
DOE Department of Energy
DOF-BLGF Department of Finance – Bureau of Local Government Finance
DOH Department of Health
DOJ Department of Justice
DOLE Department of Labor and Employment
DOST Department of Science and Technology
DOT Department of Tourism
DOTC Department of Transportation and Communications
DPWH Department of Public Works and Highways
DRR Disaster Risk Reduction
DRRM Disaster Risk Reduction Management
DRRMCs Disaster Risk Reduction Management Councils/Committees
DRRMO Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office
DSWD Department of Social Welfare Development
DTI Department of Trade and Industry
DU Distribution Unit
EC Electric Cooperative
ECB Engineering Construction Battalion
ECC Environmental Compliance Certificate
ELA Executive Legislative Agenda
EMPs Ecotourism Management Plans
EMS Emergency Medical Service
EO Executive Order
EOD Explosive and Ordnance Division
EPIRA Electric Power Industry Reform Act
EPP Export Pathways Program
FAB Framework Agreement on Bangsamoro
FAPs Foreign Assisted Projects
FLUPs Forest Land Use Plans
FMS Force Multiplier System
FPIC Free Prior and Informed Consent
FS Feasibility Study
GAA General Appropriations Act
GAD Gender and Equality

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Acronyms
FLUPs Forest Land Use Plans
FMS Force Multiplier System
FPIC Free Prior and Informed Consent
FS Feasibility Study
GAA General Appropriations Act
GAD Gender and Equality
GAP Good Agricultural Practices
G-EPS Government Electronic Procurement System
GFI Government Financing Institution
GHG Greenhouse Gas
GID Governance and Institutions Development
GIS Geographic Information System
GOCC Government-Owned and Controlled Corporation
GPH Government of the Philippines
GRDP Gross Regional Domestic Product
GSCPO General Santos City Police Office
GVA Gross Value Added
ha Hectare
HD-CCTV High Definition Closed Circuit Television
HDMF Home Development Mutual Fund
HFEP Health Facilities Enhancement Program
HH Household
HLURB Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board
HR Human Resource
HRDC Health Research and Development Consortium
HRDMP Human Resource Development Management Plan
HUC Highly Urbanized City
HUDCC Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council
HVCCs High Value Commercial Crops
IAs Irrigators’ Associations
ICC Independent Chartered City
ICC Indigenous Cultural Community
ICERD International Covention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
ICON Information Coordinating Network
ICRC International Committee of the Red Cross
ICT Information and Communication Technology
IDPs Internally Displaced Persons
IEC Information, Education and Communication
IFC International Finance Corporation
IFMA Integrated Forest Management Agreement
IGS Isulan-General Santos
IHL International Human Rights Law
IMR Infant Mortality Rate
IPMR Indigenous Peoples Mandatory Representative
IPRA Indigenous People’s Rights Act
IPs Indigenous Peoples
IPS Indigenous Political Structure
IPSP Internal Peace and Security Plan
IRA Internal Revenue Allotment
ISO International Standard Organization
ISP Internet Service Provider
ISPF International Ship and Port Facility
IWMP Integrated Watershed Management Plan
JAGS-CT Jose Abad Santos-Glan-Sarangani Cooperation Triangle
KALAHI-CIDSS Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive Integrated Delivery of Social Services
kg Kilogram
km Kilometer
KRA Key Result Area
kV kilo Volt

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Acronyms
JAGS-CT Jose Abad Santos-Glan-Sarangani Cooperation Triangle
KALAHI-CIDSS Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive Integrated Delivery of Social Services
kg Kilogram
km Kilometer
KRA Key Result Area
kV kilo Volt
LCCAP Local Climate Change Action Plan
LCMS Legal Case Monitoring System
LDRRMPs Local Disaster Risk Reduction Management Plans
LED Light Emitting Diode
LGPMS Local Government Performance Monitoring System
LGU Local Government Unit
LHB Local Housing Board
lm Linear meter
LMAG Lebak-Maasim-Alabel-Glan
LPRAT Local Poverty Reduction Action Team
LRA Land Registration Authority
LSDP Local Shelter Development Plan
LSPs Local Shelter Plans
LTO Land Transportation Office
MALMAR Malitubog-Maridagao
MASA MASID Mamamayang Ayaw sa Anomalya, Mamamayang Ayaw sa Illigal na Droga
MBLT Marine Battalion Landing Team
MCLET Municipal Coastal Law Enforcement Team
MCTC Municipal Circuit Trial Court
MDG Millennium Development Goal
MFI Micro Finance Institution
MFPC Multi-sectoral Forest Protection Committee
MGB Mines and Geo-sciences Bureau
MILF Moro Islamic Liberation Front
MinDA Mindanao Development Authority
MMIP Malitubog-Maridagao Irrigation Project
MMR Maternal Mortality Rate
MOA Memorandum of Agreement
MPEX Manufacturing Productivity Extension Program
MPN Most probable number
MPS Municipal Police Stations
MRB Mindanao River Basin
MRBDMP Mindanao River Basin Development Master Plan
MRF Material Recovery Facility
MSMEs Micro Small and Medium Enterprises
MT Metric Ton
MTC Municipal Trial Court
MTCCs Municipal Trial Court in Cities
MTEF Medium-Term Expenditure Framework
MVA Mega Volt Ampere
MVUC Motor Vehicle Users’ Charge
MW Mega Watt
NAPOLCOM National Police Commission
NAT National Achievement Test
NC National Certificate
NCD Newcastle Disease
NCIP National Commission on Indigenous Peoples
NCPW National Crime Prevention Week
NCSPC North Cotabato Seed Production Center
ND No data

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NCPW National Crime Prevention Week
NCSPC North Cotabato Seed Production Center
ND No data
NDHS National Demographic and Health Survey
NEDA National Economic and Development Authority
NGAs National Government Agencies
NGCP National Grip Corporation of the Philippines
NGOs Non-Government Organizations
NGP National Greening Program
NHA National Housing Authority
NHTS-PR National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction
NIA National Irrigation Administration
NIPAS National Integrated Protected Areas
NIS National Irrigation System
NNC National Nutrition Council
NOC Notice of Coverage
NREP National Renewable Energy Program
NRIP National Road Improvement Project
NSCB National Statistical Coordination Board
NSO National Statistics Office
NTC National Telecommunications Commission
OD Open Dump
ODA Official Development Assistance
OFW Overseas Filipino Workers
OPAPP Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process
OPI Overall Performance Indicator
PA Philippine Army
PA Protected Area
PAG-IBIG Pagtutulungan sa Kinabukasan: Ikaw, Bangko, Industriya at Gobyerno
PAMANA Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan
PAMB Protected Area Management Board
PAO Public Attorney’s Office
PBIS Performance-Based Incentive System
PCA Philippine Coconut Authority
PCCP Portland Cement Concrete Pavement
PCJS Philippine Criminal Justice System
PCT Provincial Core Team
PD Presidential Decree
PDEA Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency
PDOP Peace and Development Outreach Program
PDP Philippine Development Plan
PDPFP Provincial Development and Physical Framework Plan
PDTs Peace and Development Teams
PEM Public Expenditure Management
PESFA Private Education Student Financial Assistance
PESO Public Employment Service Office
PETCs Private Emission Testing Centers
PFM Public Financial Management
PFMAT Public Financial Management Assessment Tool
pH Potential of hydrogen
PHIC Philippine Health Insurance Corporation
PhilGEPS Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System
Php Philippine Pesos

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Acronyms
PIA Philippine Information Agency
PLPEM Provincial/Local Planning and Expenditure Management
PM10
Particulate Matter less than 10 microns in diameter
PNP Philippine National Police
PNP-SAF Philippine National Police-Special Action Force
POPCEN Census of Population
POPDEV Population Development
POs People’s Organizations
PPA Philippine Ports Authority
PPA-DOJ Parole and Probation Administration-Department of Justice
PPDCI Philippine Palm Oil Development Council, Inc.
PPE Personal Protective Equipment
PPP Public-Private Partnership
PRAISE Program on Awards and Incentives for Service Excellence
PRAT Poverty Reduction Action Team
PRC Professional Regulation Commission
PRIME-HRM Program to Institutionalize Meritocracy and Excellence in Human Resources Management
PRO Police Regional Office
PSA Philippine Statistics Authority
PSR Private Sector Representative
PSS Problem-Solving Session
PWD Person With Disability
RA Republic Act
RAP-LGU Resettlement Assistance Program to LGUs
RATE Run After Tax Evader
RBPMS Result-Based Performance Management System
RCS Report Card Survey
RDC Regional Development Council
RDI Research and Development Institute
RDP Regional Development Plan
RE Renewable Energy
RGC Regional Government Center
RoRo Roll on-Roll off
RPFP Responsible Parenthood and Family Planning
RPMC Regional Project Monitoring Committee
RPMES Regional Project Monitoring and Evaluation System
RPRH Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health
RPTC Real Property Tax Collection
RSDF Regional Spatial Development Strategy
RTC Regional Trials Court
SAIDS Sustainable Agri-Industrial Development
SALN Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Networth
SCPC Student Crime Prevention Committee
SCPPO South Cotabato Provincial Police Office
SDEP Service Delivery Excellence Program
SETUP Small Enterprises Technology Upgrading System
SGLG Seal of Good Local Governance
SIFMA Socialized Integrated Forest Management Agreement
SKPPO Sultan Kudarat Provincial Police Office
SKSU Sultan Kudarat State University
SLF Sanitary Landfill
SLGR State of Local Governance Report
SME Small and Medium Enterprise

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SMERA SME Roving Academy
SMI Sagittarius Mines Incorporated
SOCCSKSARGEN South Cotabato, Cotabato Province, Cotabato City Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani, General Santos
SOCOTECO South Cotabato Electric Cooperative
SOV Search for Outstanding Volunteers
SPES Special Program for the Employment of Students
SPMS Strategic Performance Monitoring System
SPPO Sarangani Provincial Police Office
SRIP Small River Impounding Project
SSF Shared Service Facility
SSL Salary Standardization Law
SUCs State Universities and Colleges
SUKELCO Sultan Kudarat Electric Cooperative
SWM Solid Waste Management
TB Tuberculosis
TC Therapeutic Community
TCLP Therapeutic Community Ladderized Program
TESDA Technical Education and Skills Development Authority
TGPOs TVET Guidance and Placemant Offices
TICK Technology of Information and Communication in Koronadal
TIEZA Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority
TOT Training for Trainors
TSS Total Suspended Solids
TVET Technical-Vocational Education and Training
TWSP Training for Work Scholarship Program
UHC-AHA Universal Health Care - Aquino Health Agenda
UNDRIP United Nations Declaration on the Rights of the IPs
USM
University of Southern Mindanao
VA Vulnerability Assessment
VIILPs Various Infra Including Local Projects
VPA Volunteer Probation Aide
WDP Wastewater Discharge Permit
WQMA Water Quality Management Area

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Chapter 1 The Long View | 5
Chapter 1
The Long View
The SOCCSKSARGEN Region stakeholders
intends to contribute to the realization
of the long-term vision (LTV), thus, in
order to make this aspiration a reality, the
Regional Development Council (RDC) XII
passed the following resolutions during the
period:
• Resolution No. 37, series of 2016,
“Enjoining All LGUs and RLAs in
Region XII to Align their Programs
and Projects with the AmBisyon Natin
2040.”
• In 2017-2018 as a prelude to the
planning activities and workshops
of different regional line agencies
(RLAs) and local government units
(LGUs), the AmBisyon Natin 2040
was presented to create awareness
and orient the participants about
the LTV for the country and every
Filipino.
• Resolution No. 108, series of 2016,
“Adopting the SOCCSKSARGEN
AmBisyon Natin 2040 Song to Advocate
the Country’s Long-Term Vision.”
• The song was composed and
arranged by Mr. Ryan Gazo and
sang by the National Economic
and Development Authority
(NEDA) XII chorale. Mr. Gazo is
a local musical talent hailing from
Koronadal City, South Cotabato.
Through RDC XII Resolution 108,
series of 2016, all government
entities in the region were enjoined
to regularly play and passionately
singduringtheweeklyconvocations
and preliminary activities of its
meetings or workshops.
Cascading AmBisyon Natin 2040 in SOCCSKSARGEN
through the Regional Development Plan (RDP) 2017-
2022
The aspiration of the Filipinos to become prosperous and a pre-dominantly middle
class society where no one is poor is challenging yet inspiring. The challenge
is how every Filipino can afford to have a “matatag, maginhawa at panatag na
buhay by 2040.” However, the vision is an inspiration every citizen should aspire
for because the development objective is having people who are healthy and
living long lives, educated, smart and innovative, settling in a high-trust society
where families flourish in culturally diverse, vibrant, and resilient communities in
the journey towards 2040.
Assessment

Strategies
1. An Act Institutionalizing the AmBisyon
Natin 2040 as the Long-Term Vision of
Challenges
Despite the passage of such resolutions and
the advocacy efforts of both RDC XII and
NEDA XII, the awareness of the region’s
Priority Legislative Agenda
1. To address the challenges, there is a
need to undertake the following:
2. Conduct a massive, aggressive, and
intensified advocacy on AmBisyon
Natin 2040 through quad-media and
collaboration between private and
government entities.
3. Expand the implementation of
NEDA XII staff rendered resource person
services and conducted information,
communication and education (IEC)
campaigns to advocate the AmBisyon Natin
2040, SDGs, PDP, RDP in several fora,
workshops, and capability building program
spearheaded by various agencies in the
region. The IEC campaigns aim to localize
the AmBisyon Natin 2040, the SDGs, the
regional and national plans, and to provide
local planners the bases and references in
crafting their respective thematic plans.
stakeholders on the AmBisyon Natin 2040
is quite low due to the very limited reach-
out.
Executive Order 570, series of 2006 by
integrating the long-term-vision in the
school curriculum of Basic Education
together with the peace education.
4. Advocate for the issuance of
a Presidential Proclamation
institutionalizing the AmBisyon Natin
2040 month Celebration.
the Philippines

Chapter 2 Global and Regional Trends and Prospects | 7

Chapter 2
Global and Regional Trends and
Prospects
SOCCSKSARGEN (Region XII) is located in the south-central part of Mindanao
and endowed with natural and human resources which are essential elements
to could propel the region to attain higher economic growth levels. Figure 2.1
below is the new administrative map of Region XII showing where it is located
in Mindanao and the Philippines. The new regional configuration is a result of
the 2019 plebiscite of the Bangsamoro Organic Law wherein Cotabato City and
63 barangays in Cotabato Province has been transferred to the Bangsamoro
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).
Figure 2.1: New Administrative Map of SOCCSKSARGEN Region
Source of Data and Map: DENR XII, RLUC XII

For the second half of the term of the
Duterte Administration, the region shall
continue to strive for poverty eradication,
people-centered, clean, efficient governance,
construct vital and resilient infrastructure
facilities, ensure a stable peace and security
situation, and continually promote a
clean and healthy environment in order
to increase the prospects for attracting
more investments and opportunities for
quality employment towards over-all socio-
economic development.
Assessment
The GRDP is the aggregate of gross value
added (GVA) of all resident-producer units
in the region. Figure 2.2 shows the erratic
growth or “boom and bust trend” of the
region’s economic performance. In 2016,
the region’s economic growth was pegged
I. Economic Trends
Gross Regional Domestic Products (GRDP)
at 4.9 percent and significantly improved in
2017 at 8.3 percent but slowed down in 2018
at 6.9 percent. The contraction of growth
in 2016 was due to the effects of the severe
drought in 2015 wherein the performance
agriculture sector was vastly affected.
Figure 2.1.1 GRDP Growth Rate (%), Region XII 2015-2018
Figure 2.2 shows the GRDP growth targets
for the remaining plan period. The region
shall continuously aim to improve and
expect that economic growth will be
ushered by the industry and service sectors
while the agriculture sector remains on its
supporting role as the provider of essential
raw materials.
Source of data: NEDA XII
GRDP Agriculture Industry Service
2015-2016 4.9 -9.5 13.1 7.6
2016-2017 8.3 8.7 8.4 7.6
2017-2018 6.9 2.5 8 8.4
-15
-10
-5
0
5
10
15
2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018

Table 2.1.1 GRDP Growth Projections (%), 2019-2022, SOCCSKSARGEN
GVA/SECTOR 2019 2020 2021 2022
LOW HIGH LOW HIGH LOW HIGH LOW HIGH
GRDP 7.2 7.7 7.8 8.3 8.3 8.8 8.9 9.4
Agriculture 3.0 3.5 3.5 4.0 4.0 4.5 4.5 5.0
Industry 8.5 9.0 9.0 9.5 9.5 10.0 10.0 10.5
Service 8.5 9.0 9.0 9.5 9.5 10.0 10.0 10.5
In 2018, several investment schemes
engaging in foreign exchange and crypto
currency trading with potentially high
return on investment have circulated in the
region. These schemes attracted interested
individuals from the different segments of
society especially luring the poor with the
promise of additional income. However, by
Proliferation of investment schemes engaged in forex and crypto currency
June 2019, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte
ordered concerned law enforcement
agencies such as the Department of Justice
(DOJ), the National Bureau of Investigation
(NBI), and the Philippine National Police
(PNP) to stop the operations of such
organizations because these were engaged
in Ponzi-scheme type of investment.
The result of the May 2019 synchronized
national and local elections changed the
political landscape of the region. Three
provinces (Cotabato, South Cotabato, and
Sultan Kudarat) and two cities (Koronadal
II. Political Trends
National and Local Elections
and Tacurong) have new local chief
executives (LCEs). Table 2.2 provides the
list of the newly elected chief executives
and congressional representatives of
SOCCSKSARGEN.

Table 2.2.1 List of the Newly-elected Governors/City Mayors and Congresspersons,
Region XII, May 2019
Source of data: www.comelec.gov.ph
Moreover,three(3)additionalCongressional
representative in the persons of Alberto
D. Pacquaio, Raymond Democrito C.
Mendoza, and Sonny L. Lagon, is expected
to support the region’s development as party
list representatives of OFW Family, Trade
Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP),
and Ako Bisaya, respectively.
OnMarch11,2019,PresidentDutertesigned
the law creating the third congressional
district of South Cotabato which shall
cover the City of General Santos. The new
congressional district will further usher
Passage of Republic Act (RA) 11243
the development of the city being the only
highly urbanized city (HUC) in the region
as programs and projects will not be shared
with the first congressional district.
The implementation of the RA 11054
or the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL)
creating the BARMM affected the territorial
and administrative jurisdiction of the
region. Before the creation of BARMM,
SOCCSKSARGEN Region covered a total
land area of 19,035.39 square kilometers
or 16.6 percent of the total land area of
Implementation of Republic Act (RA) 11054
Mindanao, but with the result of the January
21andFebruary06,2019plebiscite,Cotabato
City and sixty-three (63) barangays under
the Province of Cotabato is now part of the
BARMM. The specific barangays affected
by the passage of the aforementioned law
are shown in Table 2.3.
PROVINCE/CITY LOCAL CHIEF EXECUTIVES
REPRESENTATIVE/S TO
LOWER HOUSE OF CONGRESS
Cotabato Province Nancy A. Catamco
Joselito S. Sacdalan-1st District
Rudy S. Caoagdan-2nd District
Jose I. Tejada-3rd District
South Cotabato Reynaldo S. Tamayo, Jr.
Shirlyn Bañas Nograles-1st District
Ferdinand L. Hernandez-2nd District
Sultan Kudarat Suharto T. Mangudadatu
Bai Rihan M. Sakaluran-1st District
Horacio P. Suansing, Jr.-2nd District
Sarangani Steve C. Solon Rogelio D. Pacquiao-Lone District
General Santos
City
Ronnel C. Rivera
Representative for the newly created 3rd District of South Cotabato will
be elected in 2022.
Koronadal City Eliordo U. Ogena Ferdinand L. Hernandez-2nd District, South Cotabato
Tacurong City Angelo O. Montilla Bai Rihan M. Sakaluran-1st District, Sultan Kudarat
Kidapawan City Joseph A. Evangelista Rudy S. Caoagdan-2nd District, Cotabato Province

Table 2.2.2 LGUs Transferred to BARMM as a Result of the 2019 BOL Plebiscite
Source of data: COMELEC, DENR XII
The implementation of the RA 11054
or the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL)
creating the BARMM affected the territorial
and administrative jurisdiction of the
region. Before the creation of BARMM,
SOCCSKSARGEN Region covered a total
land area of 19,035.39 square kilometers
or 16.6 percent of the total land area of
Mindanao, but with the result of the January
21andFebruary06,2019plebiscite,Cotabato
City and sixty-three (63) barangays under
the Province of Cotabato is now part of the
BARMM. The specific barangays affected
by the passage of the aforementioned law
are shown in Table 2.
LGUS
TOTAL
NUMBER OF
BARANGAYS
NUMBER OF
AFFECTED
BARANGAYS
NAME OF BARANGAYS
Cotabato City 37 37 Bagua Proper, Bagua I, Bagua II, Bagua III, Kalanganan, Kalanganan I,
Kalanganan II, Poblacion Proper, Poblacion I, Poblacion II, Poblacion
III, Poblacion IV, Poblacion V, Poblacion VI, Poblacion VII, Poblacion
VIII, Poblacion IX, Rosary Heights Proper, Rosary Heights I, Rosary
Heights II, Rosary Heights III, Rosary Heights IV, Rosary Heights V,
Rosary Heights VI, Rosary Heights VII, Rosary Heights VIII, Rosary
Heights IX, Rosary Heights X, Rosary Heights XI, Rosary Heights XII,
Rosary Heights XIII, Tamontaka Proper, Tamontaka I, Tamontaka II,
Tamontaka III, Tamontaka IV, Tamontaka V
Aleosan 19 2 Dunguan and Tapodoc
Carmen 28 7 Kibayao, Kitulaan, Langogan, Manarapan, Nasapian, Pebpoloan, and
Tupig
Kabacan 24 7 Buluan, Nanga-an, Pedtad, Sanggadong, Simbuhay, Simone, and
Tamped
Midsayap 57 13 Damatulan, Kadigasan, Kadingilan, Kapinpilan, Kudarangan, Central
Labas, Malingao, Mudseng, Nabalawag, Olandang, Sambulawan,
Tugal, and Tumbras
Pigcawayan 40 12 Lower Baguer, Balacayon, Buricain, Datu Binasing, Datu Mantil,
Kadingilan, Libungan Torreta, Matilac, Lower Pangangkalan, Upper
Pangangkalan, Patot, and Simsiman
Pikit 42 22 Bagoinged, S. Balong, S. Balongis, Barungis, Batulawan, Bualan,
Buliok, Bulol, Fort Pikit, Gli-Gli, Gokotan, Kabasalan, Lagunde,
Macabual, Makasended, Manaulanan, Nabundas, Nalapaan, Nunguan,
Pamalian, Panicupan, and Rajamuda

Figure 2.2.1 Map Showing the Administrative Area of Region XII Affected per RA 11054
Source of data: DENR XII
The regions’ population will likewise
decreased from the 2015 Census of
4,545,276 to 4,050,556 due to the transfer
of 1.88 percent of the region’s land area
and about 10.88 percent of the region’s
population to the newly created region.
Table 2.4 shows the population of the
affected municipalities to be reassigned
to BARMM and its percentage to the total
population.
III. Demographic Trends

Table 2.3.1 Region XII Population Transferred to BARMM
Source of data: PSA XII
CITY/MUNICIPALITY
POPULATION AFFECTED
(2015 CENSUS)
PERCENTAGE OF
CITY / PROVINCIAL/ MUNICIPAL / REGIONAL
POPULATION
Cotabato City 299,438 100
Cotabato Province 195,282 15.75
Pikit 92,083 59.62
Midsayap 39,965 26.35
Carmen 24,645 25.69
Pigcawayan 19,079 28.50
Kabacan 14,450 16.20
Aleosan 5,060 12.84
Total 494,720 10.88
For the next three (3) years, the eradication
of poverty remains the greatest challenge
that confronts the SOCCSKSARGEN
Region. Poverty incidence among families
and among population decreased in 2018
from 37.4 percent to 27.2 percent and from
44.4 percent to 33.7 percent respectively,
compared with that of 2015 as shown in
Tables 2.6 and 2.7 below.
The reduction recorded within the 3-year
High Poverty Incidecence
interval is attributed to the various
programs and projects implemented by
the national and local government from
2015 to 2018. However, in spite of the
improvement in the poverty situation in
most of the provinces of the region, the
province of Sarangani continued to post
high poverty incidence at 40.5% incidence
among families. Historically, Sarangani has
constantly been clustered among provinces
with high poverty incidence.
IV. Social Trends
Table 2.4.1 SOCCSKSARGEN Poverty Incidence among Families, 2012, 2015 and 2018
(1st Sem), and Target 2022
REGION/PROVINCE
POVERTY INCIDENCE AMONG FAMILIES (%)
(1ST SEMESTER)
TARGET
2012 2015 2018 2022
Region XII (SOCCSKSARGEN) 37.1 37.4 27.2 15.25
Cotabato Province 44.8 42.3 25.6 17.25
Sarangani 46.0 53.0 40.5 23.65
South Cotabato 25.8 23.6 21.3 9.9
General Santos City 15.2
Sultan Kudarat 40.44 49.0 32.4 19.6

Table 2.4.2 SOCCSKSARGEN Poverty Incidence among Population, 2012-2018 and
Target 2022
Source of data: PSA XII and NEDA XII
REGION/PROVINCE
POVERTY INCIDENCE AMONG POPULATION (%)
(1ST SEMESTER)
TARGET
2012 2015 2018 2022
Region XII (SOCCSKSARGEN) 44.7 44.4 33.7 22.20
North Cotabato 52.4 49.5 32.0 24.75
Sarangani 53.2 59.5 47.0 29.75
South Cotabato 32.0 28.6 27.1 14.30
General Santos City 20.6
Sultan Kudarat 48.5 57.7 38.9 28.85
Table 2.8 shows the region’s per capita
poverty threshold is pegged at PhP 12,
067.00. South Cotabato and General Santos
City has the highest per capita poverty
threshold at PhP 12,504.00 higher than the
regions per capita poverty threshold.
Table 2.4.3 First Semester Per Capita Poverty Threshold, Region XII, 2018
Despite the improvement in the GRDP and
poverty incidence, Figure 2.4 below shows
that in 2018, SOCCSKSARGEN is the fifth
poorest region in the country with a poverty
incidence among population pegged at 33.7
percent. Given such circumstance, there is a
need to sustain economic growth to ensure
that the marginal groups shall share the
gains.
REGION/PROVINCE
FIRST SEMESTER PER CAPITA POVERTY THRESHOLD
(IN PHP)
Region XII (SOCCSKSARGEN) 12,067.00
Cotabato Province 11,773.00
Sarangani 11,043.00
South Cotabato 12,504.00
General Santos City 12,504.00
Sultan Kudarat 11,555.00

Figure 2.4.1 Rank of Region XII in the Country in terms of Poverty Incidence Among
Population, First Semester 2018
The region’s population of 15 years old
and above grew by 2.05 percent in 2018 as
compared to the 2017 population. Labor
force participation rate in 2018 was placed
at 61.70% which is 0.50 % lower than of the
previous year.
Labor and Employment
Employment rate slightly increased from
96% in 2017 to 96.10% in 2018. On the
other hand, the unemployment and
underemployment rates improved in 2018
as compared with the previous year at 3.9%
and 17.0%, respectively.
Table 2.4.4 Labor and Employment, Region XII, 2017 and 2018
INDICATOR 2017 2018
% CHANGE
(YEAR-ON-YEAR)
Population 15 years Old and Over
(in thousands)
3,086 3,150 2.05
Labor Force Participation Rate 62.2 61.70 -0.50
Employment Rate 96.00 96.10 0.10
Unemployment Rate 4.00 3.90 -0.10
Underemployment Rate 17.9 17.0 -0.9

Effects of El Niño Phenomenon
The 2016 and 2018 drought affected the
field crops, poultry, and livestock which
ultimately distresses the availability and
distribution of food supply in the region
particularly in the urban areas. Table
2.10 shows the total damage incurred in
agriculture and environment sector during
the 2016 and 2018 drought.
Table 2.5.1 Total Damages and Number of Farmers Affected due to El Nino, Region XII,
2016 and 2018
SECTOR AFFECTED
DAMAGE INCURRED (PHP) NUMBER OF HECTARES AFFECTED
2016 2018 2016 2018
Agriculture
Rice, Corn, HVCC 1.1 Billion 342.64 Million 88,126 21,146
Livestock and poultry 4.517 Million
Environment
Forest/grass fire 3.995 Million 623
Source of data: DA XII and SOCCSKSARGEN Recovery and Rehabilitation Plan for El Nino
Flooding has been a perennial problem in
the region due to the dwindling forest cover
and continuing environmental degradation.
Illegal cutting of trees especially in the
upstream areas for commercial purposes,
fuel wood demand, and charcoal making
is still a problem. In fact in 2017, the
authorities confiscated about 72,251.18
board feet of illegally cut trees. Likewise,
the encroachment of illegal settlements and
cultivation in the riparian and protected
Flooding due to Environmental Degradation
zones also contribute to this problem.
These activities continue to proliferate
because some LGUs failed to formulate
and implement their Forest Land Use
Plans (FLUPs). As of 2018, 23 LGUs have
yet to formulate their FLUPs that is 51.11
percent of Region XII cities/municipalities.
Also, there are eight (8) LGUs that need to
urgently implement their approved FLUPs
through the allocation funds for programs/
projects/activities.
The region is vulnerable to the effects of the
extreme weather condition. Annually, there
are recorded flooding incidents due to heavy
rainfall and different areas across the region
experienced severe increase in temperature
or the El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO)
in 2016 and 2018-2019.
V. Environmental Trends

Flooding has been a perennial problem in
the region due to the dwindling forest cover
and continuing environmental degradation.
Illegal cutting of trees especially in the
upstream areas for commercial purposes,
fuel wood demand, and charcoal making
is still a problem. In fact in 2017, the
authorities confiscated about 72,251.18
board feet of illegally cut trees. Likewise,
the encroachment of illegal settlements and
cultivation in the riparian and protected
Flooding due to Environmental Degradation
zones also contribute to this problem.
These activities continue to proliferate
because some LGUs failed to formulate
and implement their Forest Land Use
Plans (FLUPs). As of 2018, 23 LGUs have
yet to formulate their FLUPs that is 51.11
percent of Region XII cities/municipalities.
Also, there are eight (8) LGUs that need to
urgently implement their approved FLUPs
through the allocation funds for programs/
projects/activities.
The proximity of Region XII to Brunei,
Indonesia, and Malaysia, the country’s
neighbors that composes the BIMP-EAGA
offers opportunities to increase the trading
and investments. Also, to take advantage
of the region’s integration in the BIMP-
EAGA and ASEAN economy, infrastructure
facilities and logistics support shall be
established to boost trading in electronics,
garments, food, beverages, livestock
materials, tourism and cultural exchanges.
The region’s agricultural sector would
drive the growth of the Industry and
Service sectors as it provides the raw
materials for the manufacturing and
excess labor for the services sector.
Moreover, the region’s direction towards
technology adoption and enhancement
Global Growth Prospects
provides opportunities for employment
and job diversification. The ICT/BPO
industry provides opportunities for
global competitiveness in terms of
software development, data processing
and database services, human resource
services, e-commerce, enterprise
security, medical transcription,
application development, and
manufacturing engineering among
others. Being an industry that cuts
across the other Industry sectors of the
region, integration of technology in
the Services sector allows the creation
of opportunities for the human capital
needed to participate in the value chain
of these industries.

Figure 2.5.1 Map Showing the Strategic Location of Region XII in the BIMP-EAGA

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Chapter 3
Overlay of Economic Growth,
Demographic Trends and
Physical Characteristics
The SOCCSKSARGEN Regional Spatial Development Framework (RSDF) 2015-
2045 defines the region’s desired spatial structure based on trends on population,
economic activities, and services. It recognizes the increasing roles of cities,
particularly the urban areas, as drivers and venues for growth and poverty
reduction, e.g. General Santos City, the only Highly Urbanized City (HUC) in Region
XII.
On July 2018, General Santos City was identified as among major cities in the
country which would be a recipient of a project on the formulation of Sustainable
Urban Infrastructure Development (SUID) Master Plan (MP) under the Project
Development and Related Studies (PDRS) being implemented by NEDA
Infrastructure Staff.
On November 2018, the contract on the Consulting Services on the GSC-SUID-
MP was awarded to the Joint Venture (JV) composed of Orient Integrated
Development Consultants, Incorportated (OIDCI), Engineering and Development
Corporation of the Philippines (EDCOP), Prime Exponent (PRIMEX) Corporation,
and Council of Filipino Consultants (CEST), Incorporated. NEDA Infrastructure
Staff was identified as the Executive Agency and NEDA Regional Office XII as the
Implementating Agency and LGU-General Santos as the beneficiary of the GSC-
SUID-MP Project.
The RSDF, anchored on the National Spatial Strategy (NSS), promotes spatial
integration through a well-connected network of settlements and service
centers. Region XII continues to adopt the Sustainable Agri-Industrial
Development Strategy (SAIDS) to realize its vision as tje Agri-Industrial Hub and
Ecotourism Center in Southern Philippines. The spatial strategy would propel
the establishment of ecozones that will support the region’s industry clusters.
Specifically, the spatial strategy focuses on Tri-Corridor Development that shall
develop the main and potential corridors involving the establishment of small- to
medium-scale processing centers, agriculture and commercial hubs, ecotourism
spokes, centers for social opportunities, housing connected by infrastructure
support facilities and made resilient by mainstreaming disaster risk reduction
and climate change adaptation at all stages of the planning process. The three
(3) main corridors are as follows:
The Regional Spatial Strategy

The first corridor is the Midsayap-
Kidapawan City (CK) Agri-Industrial and
Eco-Tourism Corridor. This was previously
named as Cotabato City-Kidapawan City
(CK) corridor but due to the passage of
the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) that
created the Bangsamoro Autonomous
Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)
and mandated the transfer of Cotabato City
and the 63 barangays in Cotabato Province,
Midsayap being the intermediate urban
center became a primary growth node of
the corridor with Kidapawan City. The
major industries that is being promoted
in this corridor are agri-industrial and
eco-tourism development. The economic
activities in this corridor is influenced by
the development of Regions XI, X, and
BARMM.
I. TheMidsayap-KidapawanCity(MK)Agri-Industrial
and Eco-Tourism Corridor
The second corridor is the Isulan-General
Santos (IGS) Agri-Industrial and Eco-
Tourism Corridor. General Santos City
shall be the primary growth node in this
corridor with the cities of Koronadal, Isulan
and Tacurong as intermediate urban centers.
II. The Isulan-General Santos (IGS) Agri-Industrial
and Eco-Tourism Corridor
The third corridor shall be along the coastal
area of the region called the Lebak-Maasim-
Alabel-Glan (LMAG) Coastal Development
Zone. The primary growth nodes in this
corridor are Lebak, Kalamansig, Alabel
and Glan with Kiamba and Maasim as the
intermediate urban centers. Maitum shall
be an ecotourism destination.
III. The Lebak-Maasim-Alabel-Glan (LMAG) Coastal
Development Zone

Figure 3.1: The Regional Spatial Development Strategy, RegionXII, 2015-2045

Roles of Local Government Units (LGUs) in
Regional Development
Provinces
Sarangani
• The fishery, aquaculture and integrated upland development center of
the region.
• It is a source of energy (coal-fired power plants).
• It is a growing ecotourism destination with its nature, dive, sun, and
beach tourism.
South Cotabato
• The agro-industrial center in the southern part of the region processing
high-value crops like pineapple, banana and the prime agricultural
producer of rice, corn and other food crops.
• It is also an emerging eco-tourism capital of the region.
• A high potential for mineral development in a sustainable and
responsible manner.
Cotabato
• The agro-industrial center in the northern part of the region producing
organic rice, exotic fruits, and processing industrial crops like rubber
and sugar.
• It is a major source of energy (e.g. Mt. Apo Geothermal Power Plant)
which connects to the Mindanao Grid.
Sultan Kudarat
• The oil palm and coffee production and processing center of the region
and producer of organic muscovado sugar, aquamarine and seaweeds.

Cities
General Santos City
• The metropolitan center of the region being a highly urbanized city.
• It is envisioned as the Green and Smart City of the South.
• The Tuna Capital of the Philippines owing to the presence of canning
factories including the volume of tuna landings and transactions at the
General Santos Fishport.
• The prime business, banking, financial, and services center of the region.
• Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions (MICE) destination in
SOCCSKSARGEN.
• It is the trans-shipment hub of the region to other parts of the country
and the rest of the world due to the presence of the international standard
port and airport.
• The implementation of the General Santos Aerotropolis and the
Sustainable Urban Infrastructure Development (SUID) Master Plan will
serve as catalysts in the over-all development of the city and the entire
region.
Kidapawan City
• The major service-market and distribution center in the Province of
Cotabato.
• The fruit capital of the region, agri-processing center for rubber, sugar
and tropical fruits.
Koronadal City
• The Administrative Center of SOCCSKSARGEN region.
• It positions itself as the region’s convention hub.
• Envisions the Bagong Koronadal: A safe, garbage-free, and beautifully
landscaped green city with highly competitive, resilient, and empowered
communities.
Tacurong City
• The processing center for African oil palm, cereals and grains, meat,
poultry.
• The provincial market and distribution center of Sultan Kudarat Province.
• The bird capital of SOCCSKSARGEN being the host and the home of
migratory birds such as Heron and Egret.
• The convergence city in the south being the crossroads to the rest of the
municipalities in Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao, and Cotabato Province.

Strategic Municipalities
South Cotabato
Isulan
• One of the alternate urban centers in the IGS Agri-Industrial and Eco-
tourism Corridor.
• It is the provincial capital and the administrative center of Sultan
Kudarat Province
• Financial, commercial and investment center of Sultan Kudarat.
• Envisioned to become a component city of the province.
Kalamansig
• The banner LGU of the northern part of the LMAG Coastal Development
Zone.
• The prime producer of coffee in the region.
• The Kalamansig port serves as the gateway of the people and the
products of the coastal municipalities to Balut Island and other parts of
the Country.
Sultan Kudarat
Polomolok
• The major urban and economic center in the province of South Cotabato.
• A highly agri-industrialized center for high value crops.
• Envisions to become a component city of the Province of South
Cotabato.
Tampakan
• Potential growth center given its huge (world-class) mineral resource for
development in a sustainable manner.
Surallah
• The alternate urban and trading center of South Cotabato.
• Host to the newly established SOCCSKSARGEN General Hospital and the
South Cotabato State College.

Midsayap
• Serves as commercial center of the Pikit-Pigcawayan-Alamada-
Libungan-Midsayap-Aleosan (PALMA + PB) LGU Alliance.
• It is expected to assume the role of Cotabato City in the Cotabato-
Kidapawan (CK) Corridor.
• It aspires to become a component city of Cotabato Province.
M’lang
• The host municipality of the Central Mindanao Airport.
• The stretch of the national road that traverses the municipality
serves as a vital link between the northern and southern areas of the
region.
Carmen
• Region XII’s gateway to Northern Mindanao/Region X.
• Proximate to the location of one of the region’s major priority
projects which is the Malitubog-Maridagao Irrigation Project (MMIP).
Cotabato

Alabel
• Its long stretch of coastline makes it ideal for aquaculture venture
while its vast plains and rolling hills are suited for housing, eco-
tourism and agri-industrial opportunities.
• The home of the world-renowned Sarangani Bay Prime Bangus.
Malungon
• The only inland municipality of Sarangani.
• One of the gateway to the Davao Region.
• It has the potential for business ventures particularly HVCC such as
banana, mango, sugarcane and palm oil.
• Its vast mountain ranges and rolling hills is ideal for eco-tourism
activities.
• The municipality is expected to traversed by the Davao-GenSan
segment of the Mindanao Railway System (MRS) once realized.
Glan
• The banner LGU of the southern part of the LMAG-CDZ.
• It is an integral part of the Jose Abad Santos-Glan, Sarangani Island
Cooperation Triangle (JAGS-CT).
• Among the top tourist destination in the region.
• Leading producer of copra in the region and has survived the ups and
down of the coconut industry.
• It’s geographical location makes it an ideal spot for investments
especially for the Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East
ASEAN Growth Area markets.
• Oldest town in Region XII and aspires for Cityhood.
Sarangani

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Chapter 4
The Regional Strategic
Framework 2017-2022
The SOCCSKSARGEN RDP 2017-2022 Midterm Update supports the country’s
long-term vision that is anchored on AmBisyon Natin 2040, President Duterte’s
0 to 10-Point Socioeconomic Agenda, the objectives of the 2030 Sustainable
Development Goals and Executive Order 70, series of 2018, Institutionalizing the
Whole-of-Nation Approach in Attaining Inclusive and Sustainable Peace, Creating
a National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict, and Directing the
Adoption of a National Peace Framework. The 12 Lines of Efforts espoused by EO
70 are:
1) Situational Awareness and Knowledge Management (SAKM);
2) Local Government Empowerment (LGE);
3) Strategic Communication (SC);
4) Legal Cooperation-Class (LCC);
5) International Engagement (IE);
6) Localized Peace Engagement (LPE);
7) E-CLIP and Amnesty Program (EAP);
8) Basic Services (BS);
9) Livelihood, Poverty Reduction, Employment (LPRE);
10) Infrastructure, Resource Management (IRM);
11) Peace Law Enforcement and Development Support (PLEDS); and,
12) Sectoral Unification, Capacity Building, Empowerment & Mobilization
(SUCBEM)
By 2022, SOCCSKSARGEN Region seeks to create a strong foundation for a more
inclusive growth, a high-trust and resilient society and a globally competitive
knowledge economy. This development goal will be achieved by adopting the
key strategies of enhancing the social fabric (Malasakit), reducing inequality
(Pagbabago), increasing growth potential (Kaunlaran) of the economy. These
strategies will be sustained by a strong foundation in regional security and growth
that will sustain peace, accelerate strategic infrastructure build-up, maintain a
clean and healthy environment towards ecological integrity, and build resiliency
from calamity and deprivation.

Figure 4.1: Regional Strategic Framework 2017-2022 Midterm Update
EO 70 12 Lines of Efforts:
• Situational Awareness and
Knowledge Management
(SAKM)
• Local Government
Empowerment (LGE)
• Strategic Communication (SC)
• Legal Cooperation-Class (LCC)
• International Engagement (IE)
• Localized Peace Engagement
(LPE)
• E-CLIP & Amnesty Program
(EAP)
• Basic Services (BS)
• Livelihood, Poverty Reduction,
Employment (LPRE)
• Infrastructure, Resource
Management (IRM)
• Peace Law Enforcement and
Development Support (PLEDS)
• Sectoral Unification, Capacity
Building, Empowerment &
Mobilization (SUCBEM)
In support of the country’s AmBisyon
Natin 2040, the SOCCSKSARGEN RDP
2017-2022 Midterm Update will focus on
translating President Duterte’s 0 to 10-Point
Socioeconomic Agenda and the realizing
the directive of EO 70 which is to end the
50-year local communist armed conflict
by implementing the strategies, policies,
programs and activities for the remaining
period of the plan.
Assessment
The SOCCSKSARGEN RDP 2017-2022 (RDP) Midterm
Update
Six Guiding Principles
As the Duterte Adminstration is on its half-
way point of the six-year Constitutionally-
mandated term, the RDP is assessed and
updated to ensure that strategies are fine-
tuned towards the remaining years of the
planning period. These strategies and
desired outcomes shall be consistent with
the plan’s six (6) guiding principles which
are: Strategic Partnership Building and
Convergence, Sustainable Development,
Gender and Development (GAD),
Population and Development (PopDev),
Volunteerism, and Resiliency. The Plan
shall also adhere to the government’s
commitment to promote human rights
and equal access to services for all. All the
strategies shall drive the SOCCSKSARGEN
Region to achieve its main goals of poverty
eradication and inclusive growth.
1. Strategic Partnership Building and
Convergence involves the sustainable
engagement, complementation and
convergence of efforts and resources

by government, the private sector, civil
society and development stakeholders
towards paving the way to Ambisyon
Natin 2040.
2. Sustainable Development is the
organizing principle for meeting
human development goals, and at the
same time, sustaining the ability of
natural systems to provide the natural
resources and ecosystem services upon
which the economy and society depend.
SD promotes socio-economic growth
and development that is to manage
natural, produced, and social capital
for the welfare of the present generation
without comprising the ability of future
generations to meet their own needs.
3. Gender and Development (GAD) is the
development perspective and process
that is participatory and empowering,
equitable, sustainable, free from
violence, respectful of human rights,
supportive of self-determination, and
actualization of human potentials.
4. PopulationandDevelopment(PopDev)
analyzes the patterns of population
growth that are linked to challenges
faced by the people including poverty
reduction and the immediate actions
that can be undertaken to deal with
growth while ensuring a sustainable
future for the region’s populace.
5. Volunteerism shall be the core modality
in harnessing citizen engagement
to increase public participation in
government affairs and promote a
consultative process in policy and
decision-making.
6. Resiliency of the SOCCSKSARGEN
region (e.g. people, resources, economic
activities, critical lifelines and vital
infrastructure) shall be aggressively
promoted, mainstreamed and practiced
throughout the development planning
process. The objective is to prevent
and reduce hazard exposures and
vulnerability to disaster and increase
adaptive capacities of the people and
their communities. Following the
Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk
Reduction, the four (4) priorities
for action include: understanding
disaster risk; strengthening disaster
risk governance to manage disaster
risk; investing in disaster risk reduction
for resilience; and enhancing disaster
preparedness for effective response
and to adopt the “Build Forward Better
Principle” in recovery, rehabilitation
and reconstruction.
These six guiding principles are at the core of
the strategies in addressing the development
issues and concerns.
Regional Development Goal
It is within the context of the poverty
situation of the region that the RDP shall
continue to pursue the goal: “To lay down
the foundation for inclusive growth, a high-
trust and resilient society, and a globally
competitive knowledge economy” by 2022.
This will be achieved by adopting the key
strategies of enhancing the social fabric,
reducing inequality, and increasing the
potential growth of the economy. Inclusive
growth is built upon the SDG principle of
“leaving no one behind” and the strategies
for development are laid down in the seven
(7) parts and 21 chapters of the RDP, as
follows:
• Part 1 describes the long-term vision,
global and regional trends, economic
growth, demographic and physical
characteristics, regional spatial strategy,
and the regional strategic framework.
• Part 2 covers the “Malasakit” pillar,
which is building the foundation for
a high-trust society and promoting
Philippine culture and values.

• Part 3 is devoted to “pagbabago” pillar
or inequality reducing transformation
by increasing access to economic
opportunities, investing in human
capital, reducing vulnerability of the
disadvantaged sectors and building safe
and secure communities.
• Part 4 deals with the “patuloy na pag-
unlad” pillar which is increasing growth
potential through science, technology
and innovation and maximizing
demographic dividend.
• Part 5 seeks to continue a supportive
environment that will enable the
economy to sustain growth.
• Part 6 comprises the bedrock strategies
of ensuring peace, security, safety,
accelerating strategic infrastructure
development,buildingresiliencyagainst
disasters, ensuring ecological integrity,
clean and healthy environment. These
strategies serve as the foundation
and support the pillars of “Malasakit,
Pagbabago and Patuloy na Pag-unlad.”
• Part 7 contains the sectoral priority
programs and projects, as well
as institutional arrangements for
implementation and monitoring of the
plan.

Part II
ENHANCING
THE SOCIAL
FABRIC
(“MALASAKIT”)

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Chapter 5
Ensuring People-Centered,
Clean, and Efficient
Governance
Ensuring a people-centered, clean, and efficient governance is a precursor for
a high-trust society that broadens the opportunities for inclusive development.
It also facilitates and ensures smooth and cohesive relationships between the
clients and the public service providers. Trust is prevalent in this relationship as
both parties obey the laws of the land, trust the government that it will efficiently
manage its limited resources, and equitably provide the needs of its citizens. A
high-trust society is a precondition for inclusive development and empowered
institutions and people.
Assessment
Good governance is a way of measuring how
public institutions conduct public affairs
and manage public resources. One way of
measuring the level of good governance
in the country, especially on the level of
local governance is the Seal of Good Local
Governance (SGLG).
The SGLG award recognizes the
performance of the local government
units in several sectors, such as financial
administration, disaster preparedness,
social protection, peace and order,
business-friendliness and competitiveness,
environmental management and tourism,
culture and the arts. It is geared towards
the institutionalization of a culture of
evidence-based actions and interventions
among LGUs to strengthen their
performances and to bring investment and
employment through a business-friendly
and competitive environment protect
the constituents from threats to life and
security, and in safeguarding the integrity of
the environment.
Table 5.1.1 below reflects the provinces,
cities, and municipalities in the region that
received the aforementioned award. As
reflected in the table, only the Province of
Cotabato and the City of Kidapawan were
able to sustain the said recognition over a
period of three years.
I. Good Governance

The sustainability of the LGUs in receiving
the said recognition is a big challenge
to the oversight agencies in the region.
Thus, the regional line agencies considers
II. Anti-Corruption Initiatives
Table 5.1.1 SGLG Awardees in Region XII, 2017-2018
Source of data: www.dilg.gov.ph
the strengthening and sustaining the
capability of the LGUs to comply with the
SGLG indicators among its interventions/
programs.
In ensuring public access to information,
the full disclosure policy required all
national government agencies, LGUs,
and government-owned and controlled
corporations (GOCCs) to register in
the Philippine Government Electronic
Procurement System (PhilGEPS) being
overseen by the Department of Budget and
Management (DBM) XII. All invitations
to bid and awards of a contract entered
into by the government must be posted
in the system so the public can access
the information online in the respective
government websites.
Likewise, the Civil Service Commission
(CSC) XII as human resource manager in
the public sector continuously ensured the
strict enforcement and monitoring of anti-
corruption laws and policies concerning
the delivery of frontline services, such as
the anti-graft and corrupt practices, ease
of doing business, and the code of conduct
and ethical standards for public officials
and employees. CSC XII sustained the
validation of the agencies Citizen’s Charter
enrolled under the Performance-Based
Bonus (PBB). Similarly, the public was
also encouraged to continue the reporting
of graft and corruption cases to 8888 and
the Contact Center ng Bayan (CCB) lodged
under CSC XII.
CSC XII also sustained its monitoring
functionsonthepreparationandsubmission
of the Statement of Assets, Liabilities
and Networth (SALN) of all government
employees and officials in the region to
warrant that the wealth they gained is from
legitimate sources and not otherwise.
Furthermore, the government Full
Disclosure Policy that requires LGUs to
CATEGORY
LGU AWARDEES
2016 2017 2018
Provinces Cotabato
Cotabato
South Cotabato
Cotabato
Cities
Kidapawan
Tacurong
Kidapawan
Tacurong
Kidapawan
Municipalities
Kabacan
Mlang
Kiamba
Maitum
Banga
Polomolok
Sto.Nino
Surallah
Tupi
Bagumbayan
Columbio
Kabacan
Mlang
Pigcawayan
Kiamba
Malungon
Surallah
Tupi
Bagumbayan
Columbio
Magpet
Midsayap
Polomolok
Surallah
Columbio Esperanza
Lambayong

fully disclose the particulars in the financial
transactions and keep their constituents
informed on how the budget is being
managed, disbursed, and used is among
the essential components of the policy that
contributed in the prevention of corruption
in the bureaucracy. In 2018, 100 percent
of the provinces, cities, and municipalities
and about 87.62 percent of the barangays in
the region comply with the Full Disclosure
Policy.
III. MainstreamingDRR-CCA,GenderandDevelopment
(GAD), Values and the Arts in the Local Development
Plans
In 2018, the 54 LGUs in the region had
initiated the mainstreaming of the DRR-
CCA in their respective Comprehensive
Development Plans (CDPs) and had
formulated their GAD plan. Moreover,
eight (8) LGUs have undertaken the
coaching for the formulation of their Local
Climate Change Action Plan (LCCAP)
and the Climate Disaster Risk Assessment
which is a precursor in the preparation
of the Comprehensive Land Use Plans
(CLUPs). The delay in the updating
of the DRR-CCA enhanced CLUP resulted
to several problems such as the conversion
of agricultural areas.
IV. Business-Friendliness and Competitiveness
On May 28, 2018, Republic Act (RA)
No. 11302: “Ease of Doing Business and
Efficient Government Service Delivery
Act of 2018 (EODB - EGSD)” was signed
into law. The law provides a program for
the adoption of simplified requirements
and procedures that will reduce red tape
and expedite business and nonbusiness
related transactions in the government.
The law is highly expected to address the
perennial problem of bureaucratic red tape
in government and improve the delivery of
public service. With the promulgation of
this new law, the RLAs and LGUs shall fully
comply with the provisions of this Act.
Electronic Business Permit and Licensing System (e-BPLS)
The Department of the Interior and Local
Government (DILG) in cooperation with
the Department of Communication and
Technology (DICT) launched the Electronic
Business Permit and Licensing System
(e-BPLS) on 18 July 2018. The e-BPLS aims
to equip the target LGUs with the necessary
knowledge on the revised BPLS standards
and to develop their technical skills on
automating/computerizing their BPLS
using the e-BPLS software developed by
DICT. In 2018, eight (8) LGUs in the region
had streamlined the e-BPLS.

Compliance to Executive Order 304, series of 2004: Designating Koronadal
City as the Regional Center and Seat of SOCCSKSARGEN
Section 2 of the aforementioned EO directs
the transfer of the regional offices for Region
XIIofalldepartments,bureaus,andofficesof
the national government to Koronadal City.
As of 2018, four (4) regional line agencies
were still based outside Koronadal City and
the other 30 agencies that transferred earlier
are still in the process of lobbying funds for
the construction and completion of their
office buildings.
Human Resource Quality Management Systems
Relative to the implementation of RA 11302,
CSC XII conducted massive information
drive to 171 agencies in the region,
particularly those who deliver frontline
services. The agencies that are compliant
with the said law will find complementation
for their application to ISO 9001 Quality
Management System certification.
Moreover, the Results-Based Performance
Management (RBFM) program was
also intensified by CSC XII through
refining performance measurements
and strengthening the monitoring and
evaluation systems of performance
targets of the government personnel. The
performance-based incentives system of
government focused on the achievement
of desired sectoral/ societal outcomes and
results that matter to ordinary citizens.
The agency also ensured the sustained
functionality of the Strategic Performance
Management System (SPMS).
Cityhood Aspiration of Economically-developed and Competitive LGUs
The municipalities of Polomolok, Midsayap,
and Isulan play important roles in the
delivery of people-centered and efficient
governance in their respective provinces.
Their roles and objectives to meet the
current demands of increasing economic
activities, technological advances, growing
population, and rapid urbanization are often
hampered by their municipality status.
The conversion of Polomolok, Midsayap,
and Isulan into component cities will
further enrich their economic activities,
trade and commerce, investment potentials;
develop their institutional and social
infrastructures, roads and bridges, markets,
education and health services; and the
general living conditions of their residents
and business communities, as well as that of
their adjacent municipalities.
Additionally, their conversion into cities will
contribute to the over-all socioeconomic
development of the provinces of Cotabato,
South Cotabato, and Sultan Kudarat, and of
the SOCCSKSARGEN Region, in general.

Philippine Identification System
Moreover, Republic Act No. 11055 or the
Philippine Identification System (PhilSys)
signed into law on 25 August 2018 and
mandatedthePhilippineStatisticsAuthority
(PSA) to carry out the provisions of the said
Act.
The PhilSys Act aims to provide the Filipino
citizens, as well as foreigners residing in
the Philippines, a single and unified proof
of identity and will ease public and private
transactions, which will subsequently deter
criminality and corrupt practices.
Challenges
• The series of consultation workshops
conducted pointed out that the
government procurement system
results in inefficiency due to the failure
in government bidding. However, an
in-depth analysis attributed the failure
of government bidding to the low
capability of the personnel handling the
procurement system resulting to poor
planning and subsequently to the delay
in procurement.
• Poor mainstreaming of gender, culture,
values, arts, and peace sensitivity
component and initiatives in local
development plans.
• Relentless conversion of productive
prime agricultural lands to other uses.
• Local plans and investment programs
that are not compliant to climate
disaster risk assessment.
• Low competence of LGUs to deliver
redevolved functions that hamper the
seamless delivery of public services and
in advancing good governance.
• “Municipality Status” of urbanizing
LGUs that averts their potential for
development.
• Delay in the funding support
or budgetary allocation for the
construction of the regional office
buildings of 30 national government
agencies that have transferred to
Koronadal City but still renting office
spaces in the city.
• Lack of an alternative space to
accommodate the government offices
operating outside the Prime Regional
Government Center.
• Insufficient public human resource
eligible and logistics to deliver the
desired quality of government services.
Strategies
• Strengthen/intensified the coaching/
mentoring of LGU focals on e-BPLS
system operation to ensure its efficient
implementation in facilitating
electronic transactions in filing for new
or renewal of business permits.
• Prioritize the conduct of massive
advocacy and capability building on
RA 9184 and its Implementing Rules
and Regulations (IRRs) at all levels of

Priority Legislative Agenda
1. Review of RA 9184 (Government
Procurement Reform Act)
2. An Act Converting the Municipality of
Polomolok into a Component City of
the Province of South Cotabato to be
known as the “City of Polomolok.”
3. An Act Converting the Municipality
of Isulan into a Component City of the
Province of Sultan Kudarat to be known
as the “City of Isulan.”
4. An Act Converting the Municipality of
Midsayap into a Component City of the
Province of Cotabato to be known as
the “City of Midsayap.”
5. An Act Rightsizing the National
Government to Improve Public Service
Delivery;
government.
• Conduct relentless drive/advocacy
on anti-corruption measures in the
bureaucracy by:
• Supporting the “Bantay-Korupsyon
Program of DILG XII”;
• Implementing the full disclosure policy
for the LGUs at all levels; and
• Strengthening the CCB to ensure
that responses and feedbacks are
systematically processed and tracked.
• Enjoin the LGUs to mainstream
gender, culture, values, arts and peace
sensitivity concerns in their respective
local development plans;
• Enjoin LGUs to strictly implement their
respective zoning ordinances;
• Build-up the capacity of the LGUs in
Community-based Monitoring System
(CBMS);
• Enhance LGUs capability and
competence in linking development
plans and budget;
• Enjoin P/C/MLGUs to fast track the
completion of their updated DRR-CCA
enhanced Provincial Development and
Physical Framework Plan (PDPFP)
and CLUP and comply with the 2013
HLURB guidebook.
• Conduct capability building activities to
LGUs to prepare them in undertaking
the redevolved functions.
• Support the cityhood aspiration of
concerned LGUs.
• Compel the regional offices operating
outside Koronadal City to transfer in
the government center.
• Lobby for funds and budgetary support
for the continuation or completion
of the office buildings and other
expenditures resulting from Continue
the enhancement of government
workforce skills to adapt to the new
system and processes in the delivery
of public services is important. The
public sector entities shall maintain
an efficient and talented bureaucracy
wherein innovation, teamwork, reform
orientation, and outcome focus will
be the common denominator among
government personnel. Besides, the
RLAs and LGUs shall be encouraged
to undertake the latest International
Standards Operation/Quality
Management Services (ISO/QMS)
certification.

Table 5.2 Harmonized PDP-RDP Results Matrix Indicators
INDICATORS
BASELINE TARGET
2019 2020 2021 2022
People-centered, innovative, clean, efficient, effective and inclusive delivery of public goods and services ensured
Score in National Government Index (NGI) improved
Sub-chapter Outcome 1.1: Anti-corruption initiatives improved
Percentile rank in the worldwide governance indicator (WGI)
control of corruption indicator improved
Percentile rank in Corruption Perception Index (CPI) improved
Sub-chapter Outcome 1.2: Seamless Service Delivery Achieved
Improved percentile ranking in the cities and municipalities
index
Sub-chapter Outcome 1:3: Administrative Governance enhanced
Percentile rank in WGI-Government Effectiveness Indicator
improved
Sub-chapter Outcome 1.4: Citizenry fully engaged and empowered
Percentage of LGUs that are complying with the 25% or more
NGO representation in LDCs
Compliance to the transparency seal
Compliance to the Full Disclosure Policy
Sub-chapter Outcome 1.5: Civil service accountability and performance management enhanced
Proportions of positions (sex, age, person with disabilities,
population groups) in public institutions (national and local
legislatures, public service, and judiciary) compared to
national distribution increased (%)
Results Matirx

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Chapter 6 Pursuing Swift and Fair Administration of Justice | 49
Chapter 6
Pursuing Swift and Fair
Administration of Justice
Assessment
I. Operationalization of the Prosecution System
The region has expressed high backlogs
in resolving the cases and delays in the
prosecution process as attributed to the
shortage in the number of court-sala and
the absence of courts in some strategic areas
in the region. As reported, there were trial
court branches that are sharing a court-
sala, which impedes their productivity and
efficiency as it takes long period of time to
litigate docketed cases.
Moreover, the approved Regional Trial
Court (RTC) Branch 25, which is supposed
to serve in the coastal towns of Sultan
Kudarat specifically in the municipalities
of Kalamansig, Palimbang, and Lebak, is
operating in the capital town of Isulan in the
Province of Sultan Kudarat. The absence of
the RTC Branch 25 in the said coastal towns
causes the delays in trial due to accessibility,
as it takes about 3 to 4 hours of travel from
the coastal town to the capital town.
Swift and fair administration of justice is a crucial element in enhancing the
social fabric. It is deterrent to those who violate the law since they will be facing
the consequences of their actions but provides recompense and closure to
the victims. Providing swift and fair justice is the role of government and one
of the factors that would regain the peoples’ trust to the commitments of the
government.
During this planning period, the traditional institutions-based method of justice
administration will shift to a sector-based approach. The new approach highlights
the coordination among the institutions under the Philippine Criminal Justice
System so that it will be more responsive to the demand of its constituents.
The administration of justice in the region remains to be challenging. Reforms
introduced in one institution usually affects the others. Equally, the impact of
reforms in one institution weakened by the absence of reforms in another justice
sector agency.

Table 6.3.1 Jail Facilities under the Administration and Management of BJMP XII,
2017-2018
Source of data: DOJ-BJMP XII
III. Jail Management
There were 13 jails managed by the Bureau
of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP)
XII in the region and are located as follows:
PROVINCE NAME/LOCATION OF JAIL
Cotabato Province (5)
• North Cotabato District Jail
• Pigcawayan District Jail
• Kabacan District Jail
• Makilala District Jail
• Kidapawan City District Jail
Sarangani (2)
• Alabel District Jail
• Malapatan District Jail
South Cotabato (2)
• Polomolok District Jail
• Koronadal City District Jail
Sultan Kudarat (2)
• Sultan Kudarat District Jail
• Tacurong City Jail
General Santos City (2)
• General Santos City Jail Male Dorm
• General Santos City Female Dorm
The penal facilities in the region are still
highly occupied way beyond their capacities
as congestion rate in the region especially
for the jails managed by BJMP XII reached
600 percent congestion rate in 2017 and
decreased a bit to 557% in 2018. The BJMP
focused their interventions in uplifting
the quality of services rendered for the
benefit and welfare of the persons deprived
with liberty (PDLs). Currently, the meal
II. Parole and Probation
Parole and probation promotes the
reformation of the PDLs and reduction of
the incidence of recidivism. It also provides
cheaper alternative to the institutional
confinement of first-time offenders who
are likely to respond to individualized and
community based treatment programs.
In the region, the Parole and Probation
Administration-Department of Justice
(PPA-DOJ) XII intensively promotes the
advocacy of “Redeeming Lives, Restoring
Relationships.”
The region has successfully implemented
the 3-pronged harmonized rehabilitation
programs namely: Therapeutic Community
(TC)TreatmentModality,RestorativeJustice
and Volunteer Probation Aides (VPAs)
Program in view of the reformation and
reintegration into the mainstream of society
of probationers, parolees, and conditional
pardonees.Inviewoftransformingitsclients
to have well-integrated personality and to
be able to make appropriate adjustment
to the environment, the officers, staff, and
VPAs work hand-in-hand in integrating all
the rehabilitation programs.

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