ASSESSMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
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The document outlines challenges and strategies for infrastructure development in the Philippines, focusing on key subsectors such as transport, energy, and health amidst post-COVID recovery efforts. It emphasizes the need for regulatory reforms, investment in public-private partnerships, and the adoption of sustainable practices to enhance overall infrastructure resilience. The document also highlights legislative agendas aimed at supporting these infrastructure initiatives.
ASSESSMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
- 1. Wenchie V. Artacho MPA 210 ASSESSMENT AND CHALLENGES OF INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT Presented by
- 2. INFRASTRUCTURE SUBSECTORS: (a) National Transport Policy (NTP) and its implementing rules and regulations (IRR); (b) streamlining of regulatory procedures for energy projects; (c) formulation of the framework for use of energy-efficient technologies; (d) enactment of the means to lower electricity costs; (e) adoption of the framework for the Public School of the Future; (f) Philippine Health Facility Development Plan to guide and ensure the rational allocation of investments for public health facilities, upgrading and development, including the Health Facilities Enhancement Program; and (g) government-initiated investments in the enhancement of the digital infrastructure through the National Broadband Program ASSESSMENT
- 3. TARGETS The Plan targets for FY 2020-2022 were revisited and updated considering infrastructure development, as a pivotal strategy to pump-prime the economy and with the strong recognition that each sector of the economy essentially requires infrastructure emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic and transitioning further into the path of recovery and resiliency. STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK
- 4. 01 availability of fiscal space for the target infrastructure program; SERIOUS CHALLENGES 02 conceivable delays in project preparation, procurement, and/ or implementation due to disruption of work of contractors, professionals/experts/engineers, and workers/laborers involved in the projects; 03 possible interruption of importation of construction materials due to disruption to labor and materials supply; and 04change in demand for infrastructure services, which could affect the financial viability and therefore appetite of investors, particularly in public-private partnership (PPP) projects.
- 5. STRATEGIES THE MAJOR STRATEGIES AIMED AT ACCELERATING INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT HAVE BEEN UPDATED AS: (a) re-program activities and projects for the new normal; (b) implement strategic infrastructure for various infrastructure subsectors; (c) ensure asset preservation; and (d) intensify infrastructure-related research and development (R&D) on technologies, including monitoring
- 6. SUSTAINING OPERATIONS AND ACCELERATING INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT RE-PROGRAMMING ACTIVITIES AND PROJECTS FOR THE NEW NORMAL Ø Invest in necessary infrastructure under the new normal. Ø Pursue PPPs in infrastructure development. Ø Continue to push for reforms and convergence programs IMPLEMENTING STRATEGIC INFRASTRUCTURE Ø Transport • Enforce the NTP and strengthen it through legislation • Adopt an integrated approach to transport planning, in line with the NTP and the National Spatial Strategy (NSS) • Develop efficient and resilient national supply chain network system • Ensure the upkeep of existing infrastructure while expanding the transport network. • Ensure the universal accessibility of transport facilities
- 7. SUSTAINING OPERATIONS AND ACCELERATING INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT LAND-BASED TRANSPORT • Prioritize mobility of people and goods over private vehicles by improving land-based transport network through engineering, enforcement, and education • Sustain the expansion and enhancement of strategic corridors • Decongest local and national transport corridors • Expand the rail network and other mass transit systems and ensure their accessibility, affordability, convenience, and reliability. AIR TRANSPORT Ø Transport • Improve the operational efficiency of airports and address constraints to optimal capacity utilization. • Implement an optimal airports system strategy to expand airport capacities at pace with growing demand • Support the role of airports in spurring local tourism development and new growth centers. • Strengthen and rationalize air transport regulations, policies, and protocols and modernize facilities to enhance air passenger experience. • Consider environmental impacts of airport operations.
- 8. SUSTAINING OPERATIONS AND ACCELERATING INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT MARITIME TRANSPORT • Improve port facilities to ensure that inter-island shipping, including a stronger roll-on/roll-off (RORO) network, will remain a viable option for transporting people and cargo. • Sustain the optimal utilization of existing and additional port capacities. • Promote maritime transport as an alternative sustainable mode. • Promote maritime transport as an alternative sustainable mode. SAFETY AND SECURITY • Adopt a universally-accepted security structure to improve safety and security of the public transport system. • Strictly implement road safety measures • Mainstream risk-based health protocols at the country’s gateways.
- 9. SUSTAINING OPERATIONS AND ACCELERATING INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT WATER RESOURCES • Pursue water supply and sanitation (WSS) policies, plans, and programs in accordance with the key reform agenda identified in the Philippine Water Supply and Sanitation Master Plan (PWSSMP). • Pursue initiatives on attaining water security. • Adopt a common/unified framework for resource allocation for WSS and review the National Sewerage and Septage Management Program (NSSMP) to accelerate the provision of WSS • Optimize funds for irrigation development and strengthen technical capacities for the development and maintenance of irrigation facilities guided by the National Irrigation Master Plan (NIMP). • Improve coordination between flood management efforts and undertakings in other sectors
- 10. SUSTAINING OPERATIONS AND ACCELERATING INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT ENERGY • Integrate and enhance the energy plans • Implement policy reforms to promote competition and encourage investment in the energy sector. • Expedite the implementation of remaining policy mechanisms under the Renewable Energy Act of 2008 (RA 9513) to further encourage RE development in the country. • Continue to develop transmission and distribution facilities, and projects that will transmit electricity efficiently to various load centers and interconnect the entire grid and other areas. • Ensure timely implementation of electrification programs, especially for remaining unelectrified off-grid islands, geographically-isolated and depressed areas, and last-mile communities. • Promote the utilization of alternative fuels and new advanced energy technologies to diversify the country’s energy resources and mitigate the adverse impact of energy use on the environment • Implement the Energy Efficiency and Conservation (EE&C) Act (RA 11285) and the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Roadmap • Encourage investments in the upstream energy sector. • Pursue the development of the natural gas industry. • Pursue the establishment of a strategic petroleum reserve • Adoption of the Energy Resiliency Policy
- 11. SUSTAINING OPERATIONS AND ACCELERATING INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT Ø ICT INFRASTRUCTURE • Fast-track the government’s digital connectivity program • Pursue ICT policy reforms to support the digital connectivity agenda. Ø SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE • Adequate basic social services to achieve the human capital development objectives of the country. Ø EDUCATION • Enhance the school building program. Ø HEALTH • Prioritize alternative learning platforms for formal education. • Sustain strategic implementation of health facilities. • Improve epidemiological and surveillance capacities for COVID-19 and other infectious diseases. Ø SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT • Enhance technical and financial capacities of LGUs in implementing solid waste management (SWM) initiatives in compliance with the Ecological SWM Act of 2020 (RA 9003).
- 12. ENSURING ASSET PRESERVATION Ø Strengthen technical and financial capabilities for operations and maintenance Ø Incorporate climate change adaptation and disaster resilience measures and ensure the security of infrastructure facilities INTENSIFYING INFRASTRUCTURE-RELATED R&D Ø Improve the collection, management, and utilization of infrastructure data across all subsectors for planning, programming, and policy-making.
- 13. Legislative Agenda The table below contains the various legislative agenda for the infrastructure sector.
- 14. Legislative Agenda The table below contains the various legislative agenda for the infrastructure sector.
- 15. THANK YOU