Output-driven activities. This will be the thrust of the Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP) South Luzon in 2017 to guarantee success on its third year of implementation. This was announced by PRDP South Luzon Director Shandy Hubilla during the South Luzon cluster’s Year-End Assessment and Action Planning Workshop held in Antipolo, Rizal on December 21, 2016.

PRDP-Bicol staff showed their support to the Project’s direction in 2017 as they participated in the breakout sessions per component and unit. They shared their insights and recommendations to the proposed output-driven activities consolidated by the PRDP-South Luzon which provide detailed targets per quarter, responsible unit or person, resources needed, proposed activities and proposed schedule of conduct of activity.

PRDP-South Luzon Project Director Shandy Hubilla presents the format for the proposed output-driven activity which will serve as the team’s guide towards successful project implementation in 2017. (Photo by Annielyn L. Baleza, DA-PRDP RPCO V InfoACE Unit)

At the said meeting, Hubilla underscored the need to set clear, measurable targets in order to determine whether plans were achieved and if not, why did the project fail. During the year-end assessment and action planning, he shared the World Bank Mission findings and recommendations for the project’s planning, infrastructure and enterprise components as well as the Global Environment Facility project implementation. He also discussed the follow-up needed for the request for additional financing and provided updates about the project’s status per component.

Citing PRDP’s ways forward, he urged everyone to “go back to our roots” and “strategize very well.” He reiterated the need to aggressively market enterprise development (I-REAP) across local government units with provincial commodity investment plans. He stressed the necessity to bridge approval and implementation by increasing procurement staff and capacitating them at all levels. He also instructed the PRDP South Luzon team to broaden current demand by encouraging LGUs to avail of other rural infrastructure critical to the commodity value chain.

“It’s about activity versus output. Change the way we do things,” Hubilla added. ### (Annielyn L. Baleza, DA-PRDP RPCO V InfoACE Unit)

PRDP-Bicol Geomapping and Governance Unit (GGU) Specialist Philbert Nebres participates in the breakout session and action planning of the GGU for 2017. (Photo by Annielyn L. Baleza, DA-PRDP RPCO V InfoACE Unit)

PRDP-Bicol Procurement staff Jesti Bergantin (2nd from left) listens to the advice of PRDP-South Luzon PSO Compliance Officer Michael Gregory Vargas (2nd from right) on how to facilitate the procurement process. (Photo by Annielyn L. Baleza, DA-PRDP RPCO V InfoACE Unit)

PRDP-Bicol I-PLAN Project Development Associate Amabel N. Bombase (2nd from right) interacts with her counterparts from PRDP-South Luzon as PSO I-PLAN Component Head Rey Lara (1st from left) shares inputs on how to hit their 2017 targets. (Photo by Annielyn L. Baleza, DA-PRDP RPCO V InfoACE Unit)

PRDP-Bicol Training Specialist Emegene Manondo and Project Development Associate Florance Magalona join the breakout session of the Admin and Finance units. (Photo by Annielyn L. Baleza, DA-PRDP RPCO V InfoACE Unit)

PRDP-Bicol Business Development Officer Victoria Eugene Florece (2nd from right) listens to NPCO I-REAP Alternate Component Head Leny Pecson (5th from left) during the South Luzon cluster’s Year-End Assessment and Action Planning breakout session. (Photo by Annielyn L. Baleza, DA-PRDP RPCO V InfoACE Unit)