The review and updating of the Region XII EPPI, 2006-2008 was conducted on 17 March 2005. at the RDC Coference Hall, RDC-NEDA XII Bldg, Regional Government Center,  Cotabato City in preparation for the CY 2006 budgetary exercises. The updated EPPI was later approved by the Council on 5 May 2005 and was considered during the Review/Consultation on the FY 2006 Budget Proposals of Agency Regional Offices (AROs), State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) and Government-Owned and Controlled Corporations (GOCCs) on 10-11 May 2005 in Tacurong City. Out of 35 agencies that were required to submit EPPI, only 32 agencies have responded.

1. DAR XII
2. DTI XII
3. DA XII
4. DENR XII
5. DOST XII
6. DOT XII
7. BFAR XII
8. EMB XII
9. MGB XII

1. DOLE XII
2. DOH XII
3. DSWD XII
4. NCIP XII
5. NHA XII
6. DepEd XII
7. TESDA XII
8. DOST XII
9. CHED XII
10. CFCST
11. CCSPC
12. SKPSC
13. USM

1. DPWH XII
2. PPA XII
3. NIA XII

1. BLGF
2. BIR
3. DILG XII
4. PNP XII
5. CSC XII
6. BFP XII
7. Parole and Probation Aministration XII

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Livelihood: Increasing Infrastructure, Investments and Exports to Create Jobs

• The programs, projects and activities in the economic sector are geared towards increasing investments and exports to create jobs
   
• The upgrading and application of technology, the provision of marketing, packaging and labeling services for agriculture, fishery and small/medium enterprises are expected to increase productivity and income.

• Lands shall be developed and credit facilities are to be made available for cash crops like banana, mango, durian, rubber, coffee, oil palm, tropical fruits and vegetables.

Specific projects:
- Production and Support Services
- Credit Facilitation
- Quality brook/fingerling production
- Infrastructure support to include farm-to-market roads
- Technology acquisition and upgrading for SMEs
- ICT cluster development program
- Financing for Micro- and Small enterprises, and etc.

• Interventions have been lined intensify reforestation, watershed, biodiversity conservation and environmental management and pollution control for greater productivity in agriculture, fishery, mining and tourism

Specific programs/projects:
- Survey and delineation of areas for plantation development
- Forest plantation and tree farm development, urban forestry along
  roadside/island
- Community-based forestry
- Soil conservation and watershed management,
- Environmental management and pollution control
- Solid waste management, etc.

• Other support projects for productive areas includes basic infrastructure support like farm-to-market road, water supply, irrigation, agricultural productivity and enterprise development, and solar power technology support
   
• The development and promotion of tourism spokes shall be pursued with the improvement of new tourism products and services. Among major activities include the Formulation of new Region XII Tourism Master Plan and Establishment of provincial endangered and indigenous resources conservation and mangrove Ecotourism Park

Fiscal Strength

• Most of the programs and projects in the EPPI proposed to be implemented in CY 2006-2008 are programmed by the agency’s central office
  
  For BIR, there are programs and projects in the EPPI proposed to be funded under supplemental budget but only for the year 2006

Infrastructure and Decentralized Development

• Of the 21 road and bridge projects included in the MTRDP 2004-2010, 11 corresponds to the projects included in DPWH’s EPPI – Core Budget. While 2 road and bridge projects also corresponds in DPWH’s EPPI – Supplemental Budget
   
• 2 Projects in the MTRDP are not included in the EPPI, viz:
  
  1. Rehab of Pres. Quirino – Buluan – Datu Paglas – Bagontapay – Matalam section of Tacurong –
      Matalam Road
  2. Rehab of Bagontapay – Makilala section of Tacurong – Makilala Road
   
• All projects of the DPWH are in the nature of capital outlays. Substantial manpower for labor is a basic requirement to carry-out these infrastructure projects. Hence, these projects contribute significantly in the creation of ten (10) million jobs. (PGMA Agenda #1)
   
• All projects involving construction and improvement of national roads and bridges of DPWH are directly supportive of decentralization of progress and development through the development of transportation networks, thereby connecting the country. (PGMA Agenda #2)

• The programs and projects prioritized for funding within the next three years of the plan period (2006-2008) shall be implemented by the following key agencies:
  - Department of Health – CHD
  - Department of Labor and Employment
  - Department of Land Reform
  - Department of Social Welfare and Development
  - National Commission for Indigenous People
  - National Housing Authority
   
• The total funding required for the proposed programs/project amounts to PhP 1.4 billion of which more than 59 percent are proposed under the indicative budgets of these agencies, while 41 percent fall under supplemental funding, broken down as follows:
  - Health and Nutrition (60%)
  - Access to Land/Land Rights (19%)
  - Housing for the Poor (9%)
  - Protection and Empowerment of the Vulnerable Sectors (9%)
  - Livelihood and Employment for the Poor (3%)
   
• The proposed public investments for attaining social justice and basic needs of the region’s populace indicate greater need for the delivery of health, nutrition and population management services, particularly in the implementation of the Health Sector Reform Agenda (HSRA) such as the following:
  
  - Improvement/upgrading of the Cotabato Regional Medical Center, South Cotabato Provincial Hospital and
    Cotabato Sanitarium
  - Construction of Psychiatric Ward in Gen. Santos City Hospital
  - Construction of Drug Rehabilitation Center in Alabel, Sarangani
  - FS for the Construction of the Sarangani Provincial Hospital in Alabel
   
• Other public investment proposals are likewise responsive to the 10-point legacy program such as the following:
  Providing access to land/land rights through DLR’s Land Tenure Improvement, Agrarian Justice Delivery and Legal Assistance for Land Reform Beneficiaries;
  - Providing housing for the poor through the NHA programs on Resettlement Assistance, Slum Upgrading, and -
    Development of Sites and Services for Socialized Housing;
  - Providing protection and empowerment of vulnerable sectors thru DSWD’s proposals for the establishment of -
    Rehabilitation Center for Youthful Offenders, Substitute Home for Girls, Home for the Aged, and implementation
    of Innovative Livelihood Project for Poor Communities; and
  - Providing assistance for the poor on livelihood and employment thru DOLE’s Promotion of Rural & Emergency -
    Employment Program and Job Placement Services.

• The proposals for funding under the EPPI 2006-2008 to attain Education-for- All and greater youth opportunity in Region XII shall be implemented by the following agencies:
  - Department of Education;
  - Technical Education and Skills Development Authority;
  - Department of Science and Technology;
  - Commission on Higher Education; and State Universities and Colleges (CFCST, CCSPC, USM and SKPSC)
   
• Total public investments required to attain this development outcome amount to PhP 1.35 billion
   
• The bulk of the investments are for programs and projects for basic education (27%), higher education (17%) and technical education (4%).
   
• Public investments for mobilizing science and technology/knowledge management account for 8 percent of the total proposals.
   
• The SUCs contribution to attain the region’s education targets for productivity and youth development also account for 44 percent of total public investments.
   
• In response to the 10-point Legacy program and implementation of the MTRDP goals/objectives/targets for the period 2006-2008, the following programs are proposed:
   
• Basic Education (School building Program to address the classroom gap, modernization of high schools by providing computers, and strengthening of the Madaris)
  - Tertiary education (provision of scholarships to poor but deserving students)
  - Technical education (construction of Regional and Provincial Training Centers, among others)
  - Mobilization of S & T/knowledge management (S & T scholarships, SUC programs on relevant education,
    research and development and community extension)

• Almost all of the programs/projects/activities in the EPPI proposed to be implemented in CY 2006-2008 are programmed by the respective agency’s central office.
   
• For PNP RO XII, programs/projects/ activities support implementation of peace and order campaign in the region, all PPAs (2006-2007) in the EPPI are contained in the MTRIDP. For 2008, all PAPs are continuing program.
   
• For BFP, all PAPs are contained in the RDIP. For indicative budget, the total project cost for 2007 increased by P1,003 M. The increase is due to the annual increment of P1M for the establishment of a fire station in every municipality
   

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