ASSESSMENT PUBLIC REFORMS PHILIPPINES

MPA 210:
ASSESSMENT OF PUBLIC REFORMS INSTITUTED UNDER DUTERTE ADMINISTRATION

1. ASSESSMENT OF PUBLIC REFORMS INSTITUTED UNDER DUTERTE ADMINISTRATION EARLYN AMOR P. CASERO MPA 210 – Strategic Planning Management 1 st Semester, S. Y. 2023-2024 Professor: Josefina Bitonio , DPA

2. DUTERTE ADMINISTRATION Rodrigo Roa Duterte is a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the 16 th president of the Philippines from 2016 – 2022. Duterte administration started on June 30, 2016 with promises of real change (“ tunay na pagbabago ”) in the political system that even included a complete constitutional overhaul. Drawing from the public’s latent anxiety about crime and frustration with corrupt elites, President Duterte’s campaign highlighted the urgency of reforming the government and framed Duterte as the only leader who is decisive enough to achieve it rapidly.

3. “ The Duterte administration accomplished several reforms that took decades to be enacted that helped the country attain its lowest poverty rate in 2018 and will pave the way for the achievement of its 2040 vision” -National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA)  

4. a strong economic growth performance averaging 6.6 percent from 2016 to 2019 the lowest unemployment (5.3 percent), and underemployment (14.8 percent) rates in January 2020 In 2018, recorded the lowest poverty rate (16.7 percent) in the country’s history.   Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick Chua (2021), t he NEDA chief said that in the first four years of the administration, the Philippines recorded the following milestone :

5. reforms

6. PHILIPPINE IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM The national ID program was first attempted in 1973 and was finally enacted 45 years later in August 2018. Signed into law by President Rodrigo R. Duterte in August 6, 2018, Republic Act 11055, or the Philippine Identification System Act , aims to establish a single national ID for all Filipinos and resident aliens.

7. PHILIPPINE IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM Main Goal of ID System: streamlined transactions lower the cost government- related ID applications ease & convenience for all transactions single ID for everything No need for other “valid ID s” faster ID ver ification

8. Rice tariffication law

9. Rice tariffication law Republic Act No. 11203 or the RTL replaced the quantitative restrictions on imported rice with tariffs of 35 to 40 percent and established the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) funded by the tariff revenues. - Chua said on May 12, 2022, at the press conference on the Philippine economic performance for the first quarter of 2022. By removing quantitative restrictions, we are able to address both the needs of consumers for a lower retail price of rice and use the tariff revenues to fund the RCEF and provide even more assistance to farmers with excess tariff revenues, “ ”

10. Rice tariffication law Last year, we collected 18.9 billion pesos from rice tariff collections. We gave all that back to rice farmers. Those calling for the removal of the RTL risk taking away what we are giving to farmers to improve their productivity. Further lowering the price of rice for all Filipinos is really possible if we help farmers improve productivity. That is exactly what the RTL is doing by providing them with mechanization, seeds, and other support, “ ” Contrary to the claims of some critics of the reform, the increase in importation did not hurt local rice production. In 2021, palay production increased to 20.0 million metric tons (MMT), 3.5 percent higher compared to 2020. This was in spite of the increase in rice imports in 2021 to 2.9 MMT. Chua emphasized that RTL benefits 2 million farmers, 110 million consumers, and tens of thousands of retailers, wholesalers, millers, and those in the warehousing and transport businesses. He also recommended for the next administration to continue its implementation and use it as a model for other reforms in the agriculture sector. - NEDA

11. The train law On December 19, 2017, President Rodrigo R. Duterte has signed into law the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) also known as RA No. 10963 . The law took effect on January 1, 2018.

12. The TRAIN Law aims to make the Philippine Tax System simpler, fairer, and more efficient to promote investments, create jobs and reduce poverty. Along with this objective, it aims to raise revenues that will fund the President’s Build, Build, Build Project that will sustain high and inclusive growth of the country; and finance investments in our people through enhanced education, health and social services.

13. Lower Income Tax

14. The train law Higher taxes on certain goods & services

15. Vat based expansion

16. Estate tax, donor’s tax

17. Passive income & other taxes

18. “The implementation of the TRAIN Law provided significant relief to taxpayers while generating necessary revenues that fund the country’s infrastructure program, “ -D iokno (2023) Finance Chief Benjamin Diokno maintained that the TRAIN Act supports the country’s economic growth as he welcomed a court decision on the law’s constitutionally. The Supreme Court (SC) recently affirmed the constitutionality of the TRAIN Law was passed under the Duterte Administration . This was despite the petition seeking its nullification for being anti-poor. The SC also emphasized that the imposition of regression taxes is not prohibited by the Constitution.

19. Diokno also added that game-changing tax reforms such as TRAIN and CREATE (Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises) Act, paved the way for country’s continued economic growth and fiscal sustainability Through TRAIN, the government has basically given out a 14 th month pay every year to wage earners as it exempted workers with gross annual income of P250,000.00 and below from paying personal income taxes.

20. The ease of doing business and efficient service delivery act

21. Republic Act No. 11032 or the Ease of Doing Business and Efficient Government Service Delivery Act of 2018   is an act that aims to streamline the current systems and procedures of government services. It is the landmark law of the Duterte administration that addresses priority number 3 of its 0+10 Point Socio-economic Agenda. This particular agenda pertains to improving the competitiveness of and ease of doing business in the Philippines. Signed into law on 28 May 2018, the law effectively amends Republic Act 9485 or the Anti-Red Tape Act of 2007.

22. The strengthened version of the law is poised to facilitate prompt actions or resolution of all government transactions with efficiency. It applies to all government offices and agencies in the Executive Department including local government units (LGUs), government-owned or -controlled corporations, and other government instrumentalities, located in the Philippines or abroad, that provide services covering business-related and non-business transactions as defined in the Implementing Rules and Regu lation .

23. As per Rule XI Section 4 (b) of the Implementing Rules and Regulations of R.A. 11032, or the Ease of Doing Business and Efficient Government Service Delivery Act of 2018, the Anti-Red Tape Authority is mandated to implement various ease of doing business and anti-red tape reform initiatives aimed at improving the ranking of the Philippines, among other functions . With the implementation of the Ease of Doing Business and Efficient Government Service Delivery Act of 2018, the Philippines’ global ranking in ease of doing business improved by 29 notches from 2019 to 2020, the largest improvement in recent history.  For the 2020 DB Report, the Philippines ranked 95 out of 190 economies with the score of 62.80.  

24. Highlights of the Duterte administration ROAD COMPLETION A report from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) showed that under the Duterte administration, a total of 40,080 kilometers of roads were constructed, maintained, widened, upgraded and rehabilitated. These comprise of 3,101 km of tourism roads; 999 km of completed roads leading to industries and trade corridors; 573 km of access roads that would enhance linkages toward seaports, airports and railway stations to further augment the logistics, transport and economic activities in these key transport hubs; and 2,712 km of completed farm-to-market roads.

25. ACCESSIBILITY Projects were also undertaken to further improve accessibility within cities and across provinces. In the capital region, completed projects include Estrella-Pantaleon Bridge, Bonifacio Global City-Ortigas Center Link Road Project and the Binondo-Intramuros Bridge—all of which form part of a bigger undertaking—the Metro Manila Logistics Infrastructure Network, which was aimed at reducing the congestion on major highways in this region. In Luzon, completed big-ticket projects include the final section of Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway, Plaridel Bypass Road Phase II, North Luzon Expressway Harbor Link Segment 10 and C3-10 Section, Skyway Stage 3 and Alabang- Sucat Skyway Extension. Significant portions of planned projects such as the Cavite-Laguna Expressway and Central Luzon Link Expressway were completed over the past few years. Highways and expressways were being expanded as well. One key project that is currently under construction is the Davao City-Bypass Road, which features the country’s longest road mountain tunnel.

26. MEGA BRIDGES A total of 6,854 bridges were constructed, widened, upgraded, rehabilitated and strengthened, while 13,917 flood control projects have been completed as of March. The DPWH is reportedly fast-tracking the construction of Panguil Bay Bridge that will connect Tangub , Misamis Occidental, and Tubod , Lanao del Norte, along with the detailed engineering design of other various mega bridges.

27. SOCIAL SERVICES Infrastructure projects also provide basic social services, such as the 259 projects under the Center and Residential Care Facility program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development; 245 projects that will enhance the capability and readiness of the military and police; 157,383 classrooms and 2,315 school workshop buildings; 302 evacuation centers; 7,369 projects under the Health Facilities Enhancement Program; 901 facilities equivalent to 33,236-bed capacity in We Heal As One Centers in response to COVID-19.

28. CONNECTIVITY To improve inter-island shipping and connectivity, ports were upgraded and modernized. Capacities of existing airports were improved while new airports were constructed. As of March 2022, 579 commercial and social tourism ports were completed and 248 airport projects were completed. A National Broadband Program was also implemented to provide faster, efficient and equitable broadband connectivity nationwide, including in geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas. As of March, the overall accomplishment rate of its first phase is 73.5 percent. There were 7,977 operational WiFi sites in public areas established nationwide under the Free WiFi for All program, as mandated by Republic Act No. 10929 or the Free Internet Access in Public Places Act signed in 2017.

29. HOUSING ASSISTANCE For its part, the National Housing Authority was able to provide 336,493 housing assistance and resettlement nationwide, covering informal settler families, those affected by the calamities, housing for government employees, settlements upgrade and assistance provided under the Emergency Housing Assistance Program of NHA. Around 118 housing projects for indigenous peoples were also implemented by the Duterte administration, the NHA reported. According to the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development, the annual average number of housing units built under the Duterte administration reached 195,687

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