QuestionsQuestions (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 05)
It cites the 1987 Philippine Constitution (mandating continuing, integrated and coordinated programs/policies for national development after consultations) and Executive Order No. 292 (s. 1987), the Administrative Code of 1987, which requires socio-economic programs to be within consistent long-, medium-, and short-term development plans, with NEDA serving as the independent planning agency primarily responsible for integrated social and economic policies, plans, and programs.
The Executive Order adopts “Ambisyon Natin 2040” as the twenty-five-year long-term vision for the Philippines.
It states that by 2040, the Philippines shall be a prosperous, predominantly middle-class society where no one is poor; people shall live long and healthy lives, be smart and innovative, and live in a high-trust society.
The government aims to triple real per capita incomes and eradicate hunger and poverty by 2040, if not sooner, and to identify appropriate milestones to guide successive medium-term development plans.
Section 3 provides for four (4) medium-term Philippine Development Plans (PDPs) to be crafted and implemented until 2040, anchored on Ambisyon Natin 2040 and the overall goals.
It requires that the PDPs ensure sustainability and consistency of strategies, policies, programs, and projects across political administrations.
All plans of government departments, offices, instrumentalities (including GOCCs) and local government units must be consistent with Ambisyon Natin 2040.
It applies to all plans of departments, offices, instrumentalities—including GOCCs—and to local government units (LGUs).
If any provision is declared invalid or unconstitutional, the remaining provisions not affected stay valid and subsisting.
All issuances, orders, rules and regulations, or parts thereof inconsistent with the Executive Order are repealed or modified accordingly.
It takes effect immediately upon publication in a newspaper of general circulation.
It frames the vision as grounded on nationwide public consultations (focus group discussions and a survey) and aligns this approach with constitutional and administrative requirements for development planning after consultations with appropriate public agencies, private sectors, and LGUs.
The text is framed as a long-term vision to guide development planning and the crafting of medium-term plans, rather than an automatic source of individual rights; the actionable policy direction is implemented through PDPs and consistent government plans under existing planning and budget processes.
Section 4, because it requires all plans of government departments, offices, instrumentalities (including GOCCs) and LGUs to be consistent with Ambisyon Natin 2040.
Section 3 explicitly requires the PDPs to ensure sustainability and consistency of strategies, policies, programs, and projects across political administrations, implying that planning and implementation should not be completely reset per administration.
Section 2 requires that an appropriate set of milestones be identified to guide successive medium-term development plans; thus, PDPs would typically incorporate indicators and targets aligned with the long-term goals.