Release Date :
Reference Number :
2017-082
To monitor the achievements of the economic and social development goals set forth in the Philippine Development Plan
The following are the highlights of the StatDev 2016:
Overall performance across PDP chapters/sectors In terms of overall performance, five out of nine sectors (macroeconomy, industry and services, financial system, social development, and environment and natural resources), had at least | |
Macroeconomy Although the real GDP growth rate was consistently more than six percent over the period, it was below its 7.5 to | |
Competitive industry and services sector Although the country failed to be in the upper third of the Global Competitiveness Index ranking, the jump from | |
Competitive and sustainable agriculture and fisheries sectors The country missed its target for the value of agricultural exports. Although the agriculture sector achieved its hog production target for 2016, the intended levels for chicken and fisheries production were not met. | |
Accelerating infrastructure development Among those indicators with 2016 data, targets for more than | |
Towards a dynamic and resilient financial system The growth of the financial system’s total assets is a “hit” as it recorded more than | |
Good governance and the rule of law Two out of six Worldwide Governance Indicators, namely, political stability and voice and accountability, posed high probabilities of reaching their respective target outcomes by the end of 2016. Effective and transparent governance practices have yet to be strengthened as we lagged behind our regional counterparts based on the World Justice Project rankings. | |
Social development The number of poor households covered by the Conditional Cash Transfer Program and the number of Technical Vocational Education and Training graduates have generally surpassed their respective targets since 2012. However, some of the “misses” of the sector include the enrolment and coverage rates under the National Health Insurance Program and the national passing rate in licensure examinations. | |
Peace and security Since the adoption of the improved methodology in 2013, there was a declining trend in the number of reported crime incidents in the country. In addition, crime solution efficiency exceeded its target of | |
Conservation, protection, and rehabilitation of environment and natural resources Though steadily increasing, the environment sector did not hit its target for the proportion of land area covered by forest, registering around |
1 Please refer to the Technical Notes for StatDev 2016 for the computation of the probabilities.
LISA GRACE S. BERSALES, Ph.D.
Undersecretary
National Statistician and Civil Registrar General
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Icons used:
For indicators with the end-of-plan targets and with 2016 actual data:
Hit - The target was attained | |
Missed - The target was not attained |
For indicators with the end-of-plan targets and but without 2016 actual data:
Good performance - The target is likely to be attained | |
Average performance - The target may or may not be attained | |
Poor performance - The target is not likely to be attained |
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