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Act
Global and Regional Trends and
Prospects
 Economics Trends
 Muted Global Economic
Recovery (based on GDP
growth chart)
 Sluggish International
Trade –technology
 Surge in Foreign
Investments `
 Political Trends
 Populist and Protectionist
Tendencies -> claims to
represent the unified “will
of the people”, tariffs,
subsidies, import quotas
 Maritime Disputes
(Scarborough Shoal)
 Social and Demographic Trends
 Aging Populations
 Inequality May Persist in
Some Nations
 Shift Towards Universities
and Private Funding
 Upcoming Disruptive
Technologies
 Environmental Trends
 Climate Change
Overlay of Economic Growth,
Demographic Trends, and Physical
Characteristics
 Economic and Demographic
Trends
 Regional Shares in GDP
 Trends in Population
Growth
Philippine Development Plan 2017-
2022 Overall Framework
- Strong foundation for more
inclusive growth, a high-trust and
resilient society, and a globally-
competitive knowledge economy
Strategic Outcomes
- Malasakit, Pagbabago, Patuloy na
pag-unlad
- ^^^ strategic policies and
macroeconomic fundamentals
Major strategic outcomes
1. Enhancing the social fabric
(Malasakit)
- Greater trust in public institutions
and across all of society
- Government= people-centred,
clean, and efficient
- Justice= swift and fair
- Greater awareness about and
respect for the diversity of our
cultures
2. Inequality-reducing
transformation (Pagbabago)
- Greater economic opportunities
- Special attention= disadvantaged
subsectors and people groups
3. Increasing growth potential
(Patuloy na pag-unlad)
- Adopt modern technology=
production
- Innovation
 - Accelerate economic growth
Assessment and Challenges
 Country’s gross domestic product
grew
 Unemployment rate
 Reduce poverty
 Expansion of the Pantawid
Pamilyang Pilipino Program
(Pantawid Pamilya)
 Implementation of the SHS
program
 Poor performance of agriculture
& fishery
PDP 2017-2022 Targets
- Upper middle-income country by
2022
- Lower poverty incidence in rural
areas
- High level of human development
- Unemployment rate will decline
- Greater trust in government and
society
- More resilient in terms of
Disaster Risk Preparedness
- Greater drive for innovation
02/01/19 Recitation-
The Concept of Development
- It is a concept that and multi-
facetted phenomena
- There are technological evolution
- Land + Labor + Capital =
Economic Development
- Security, culture, social activities,
political institutions, multi-
dimensional process,
reorganization and reorientation
Physical reality and a state of mind
- Obtaining a better life
Mental and social changes
- Long participatory of social
changes
The New Concept of Development
- Quality of Life
- GNH
- Sustainable Development Goals
1. Quality of Life
- People’s lives > Incomes
- Promotion of growth to
promotion of well being
2. Gross National Happiness
- 2nd fastest growing GDP in the
world, at the same times as
maintaining their environment
and cultural identity (2007,
Kingdom of Bhutan)
- GNH measures people’s quality of
life, and makes sure that
“material and spiritual
development happen together.”
- 8th Happiest Country in the world
according to Business Weekly
3. Sustainable Development Goals
 - Economic, Social, Environmental
cultural aspects
- Intergenerational well-being
- Millennium Development Goals
(MDGs)
 done during 2000-2015
Observations after 2015:
- Progress was uneven.
- Millions of people were not
reached by the MDGs.
- Although income poverty was
greatly reduced, roughly 1 billion
people still live below the poverty
line (under $1.25 a day)
- Still, many face daily challenges of
discrimination and exclusion,
denying them access to basic
resources, services, and
opportunity.
Q: What is Sustainable Development?
A: Meets the needs of the present
WITHOUT compromising the ability of
future generations to meet their own
needs
MDGs vs. SDGs
- Universal (whether you are a first,
second, or third world country)
- Integrated (integration of social,
cultural, and environmental)
- Inclusive
- “Leaving NO ONE behind.”
Q: Why do the SDGs matter?
A: A unified and unifying plan of action,
holding governments accountable,
bringing the World together,
Universality`
Recitation for 2/8/19-I
Recitation for 2/9/19-III
No Poverty, Life on Land, Quality
Education, Decent Work and Economic
Growth, Peace, Justice, and Strong
Institutions
UNDP’s Strategic Plan (2018-2021)
1. Eradicate Poverty in all forms
and dimensions
- DIGNITY. OPPORTUNITY.
2. Accelerate structural
transformations
3. Build resilience to shocks and
crises
Importance of the 3 stages
- It will be able to show that we
need to give priority to one
stage first before the other so
that we be able to have a better
world
Assessment and Comments
- We would be able to achieve
these goals thru the developed
countries and developing
 countries to their respective
partnerships.

Six Signature Solutions

- Keeping people out of POVERTY
- GOVERNANCE for peaceful, just,
and inclusive societies
- Crisis prevention and increased
RESILIENCE
- ENVIRONMENT: nature-based
solutions for development
- Clean, affordable ENERGY
- Women’s empowerment and
GENDER equality