BBM Sir, With The Philippine Development Plan For 2023-2028, Where Are We Going From Here?
Atlassian says, “A mission statement
defines the organization’s business, its objectives, and how it will reach
these objectives. A vision statement details where the organization aspires to
go” (atlassian.com).
Correspondingly, I look at “Vision” as “Desired Future” and “Mission” as “Way/s
to Get There” for our dear Philippines.
Now then, I ask,
respectfully: “Where is the Vision and the corresponding Mission for my country
under BBM?” From the National Economic
and Development Authority (NEDA), Daphne
Galvez says (31 Jan 2023, “Marcos Jr signs Philippine Development Plan
for 2023-2028” (governance.neda.gov.ph):
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr has signed an executive
order (EO) approving and adopting the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) for the
period 2023-2028. The [plan was announced on Monday, to] serve as the country’s
road map to economic recovery. Under EO No 14 signed January 27, the
development plan [aims to] “bring back the country to a high-growth trajectory
and, more importantly, enable economic and social transformation for a
prosperous, inclusive, and resilient society.”
BBM signed the EO for The Plan as the
ex-officio Chair of NEDA. I am not at all surprised about the nature and
purpose of The Plan, because I know the brain behind is that of Arsenio Balisacan who is the NEDA
Secretary General, and he is a distinguished economist and academician (University
of the Philippines Los Baños, also my alma mater). His being NEDA head is the 2nd
time, the first (2012-2016) having
been appointed by President Noynoy Aquino.
Hereby I note 2 things:
I’m Glad: The primary need addressed by The Plan:
“Economic and social transformation for a prosperous, inclusive, and resilient
society.” Congratulations, NEDA!
I’m Sorry: The overwhelming
need ignored by The Plan: “Agricultural Renaissance for Climate
Change, for healthier food consumers, richer farmers, and more liveable
communities all over the Philippines!”
(“PH Plan” from pdp.neda.gov.ph,
“Climate Change” from World Bank, worldbank.org)
Ladies & Gentlemen, The Climate Crisis should be overall in our
minds and hearts!
By “Agricultural Renaissance,” I mean the
adoption of “Regenerative Agriculture” by all farmers in the Philippines. Regenerative? Here is one way to look at
it, from ECHO, an international non-profit organization (echo community, echocommunity.org):
Regenerative
vs Sustainable Agriculture: What's the Difference?
Sustainable
practices, by definition, seek to maintain the same, whereas regenerative
practices recognize that natural systems are currently impacted and it applies
management techniques to restore the system to improved productivity.
Regenerative and sustainable actions can use essentially the same practices,
the difference is the application and the management of those tools.
That is a description of Climate Change and how we should respond to it:
“Natural systems are currently impacted” and the times call for “management
techniques to restore the system to improved productivity.” Need I say more!?@517
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