Calabarzon Rdra 2014 2016 Final

FOREWORD
I doff my hat to the Regional Research

Committee for coming up with the Regional
Development Research Agenda (RDRA) for
2014-2016. I could say that this is one big
step of the Regional Research Committee
IV-A after its creation because we have been
able to identify the research needs of the
region which guided us in the crafting of the
RDRA that would be beneficial to the various
sectors, both public and private, in
CALABARZON region.
The RDRA covers the CALABARZON regions growth drivers
such as agriculture and fisheries, manufacturing and services, Information
Technology-Business Process Management, tourism development,
migration and development, energy and environmental protection and
natural resources management. It also serves as the blueprint for regional
development which will guide the research institutions, academe, private
sector and government agencies for fund sourcing as well as in the
conduct of research activities.
I therefore take this opportunity to encourage all researchers in the
region to focus all their efforts in the promotion of research in the region
by conducting researches and studies that are aligned with the research
agenda in order to propel CALABARZON into becoming a tiger in
research, thereby contributing in the economic progress of the region.
EMMYLOU B. YANGA, Ed. D.

Director IV and
RRC Chairperson
MESSAGE
The Calabarzon Regional Development
Research Agenda (RDRA) 2014-2016 was
crafted to support the achievement of the goals
and objectives of the Calabarzon Regional
Development Plan (RDP) 2011-2016.
Through the RDRA, research institutions,
consortium, academe, private sector and
government agencies in the region will be
provided with a list of priority research areas
directed towards enhancing the implementation
of development strategies embodied in the RDP. Further, policy
recommendations and innovations arising from researches will strengthen
the regions comparative advantage as well as its ability to meet the
demands of economic integration and inclusive growth.
We look forward to the active participation of all development
partners to support the implementation of the Calabarzon RDRA.
LUIS G. BANUA
RDC Vice Chairperson
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
Part I. Priority Research Areas
Agriculture and Fishery
Manufacturing and Services
Information Technology and Business Process

Management
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Tourism Development
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Migration and Development
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Energy
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Environmental Protection, Natural Resource, and

Disaster Risk Reduction Management
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Other Related Development Researches
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Part II. Implementation
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Communicating the RDRA
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Implementing Strategy
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Monitoring Implementation
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ACRONYMS
AFMA
ASEAN
Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act

Association of Southeast Asian Nations
BPLS
CAAP
Calabarzon
DA
DOTC
Business Permit and Licensing System

Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines
Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon provinces
Department of Agriculture
Department of Transportation and Communication
GRDP
HEI
ICT
IT-BPM
Gross Regional Domestic Product
LCPC
LTFRB
LTO
MRFs
Local Council for the Protection of Children

Local government unit
Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board
Land Transportation Office
Material Recovery Facilities
NEDA
NGA
NWCs
OFs
National Economic and Development Authority

National Government Agency
Next wave cities
Overseas Filipinos
PNR
PPA
PPDO
PSA
PWD
Philippine National Railways

Philippine Ports Authority
Provincial Planning and Development Office
Philippine Statistics Authority
People with Disability
RDC
RDIP
RDRA
RDP
RLA
RM
RRC
Regional Development Council

Regional Development Investment Program
Regional Development Research Agenda
Regional Development Plan
Regional Line Agency
Result Matrix
Regional Research Committee
SLFs
Sanitary Landfills
LGU
higher education institution
Information and Communications Technology
Information Technology and Business Process

Management
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SUCs
State Universities and Colleges
TMD
VAW
Traffic Management Department

Violence Against Women
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Government Agencies
Commission on Higher Education IV-A
Department of Agriculture IV-A
DA-Bureau of Agricultural Research
DA-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
Department of Education IV-A
Department of Environment and Natural Resources IV-A
Department of Interior and Local Government IV-A
Department of Health IV-A
Department of Labor and Employment IV-A
Department of Science and Technology IV-A
Department of Public Works and Highways IV-A
Department of Social Welfare and Development IV-A
Department of Trade and Industry IV-A
Environment Research and Development Bureau
National Economic and Development Authority IV-A
PSA-Bureau of Agricultural Statistics
PSA-National Statistics Office IV-A
Sothern Tagalog Agricultural Resource Research and Development
Consortium
State Universities and Colleges
Batangas State University
Cavite State University
Laguna State Polytechnic University
Southern Luzon State University
University of the Philippines at Los Baos
University of Rizal System
Local Government Units

PPDO Batangas
PPDO Cavite
PPDO Quezon
Private Sector
Manuel S. Enverga University Foundation
Private Sector Representatives
Engr. Ladislao L. Andal
Mr. Eduardo R. Nicolas III
Ms. Josephine Parilla
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CALABARZON REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT

RESEARCH AGENDA 2014-2016
INTRODUCTION
Calabarzon plays a key role in the national economy as destination
of investments for major industries, provider of human capital and source
of export products. The regions comparative advantage is, however, faced
with challenges as its economy is vulnerable to adverse external factors
and climate change affecting employment and production. Likewise, the
region has to implement reforms to facilitate integration to the Asean
Economic Community by 2015, given its potentials as supplier in the
demand chain for the manufacturing and source of talents for the
information
technology
and
business
process
management
(IT-BPM) industries.
The Calabarzon Regional Development Plan (RDP) 2011-2016,
provides the strategic development direction of the region in addressing the
challenges to attain inclusive growth. The accompanying documents of the
RDP that translate into specific target outcomes, programs and projects,
and innovations/researches are the Regional Result Matrix (RM), Regional
Development Investment Program (RDIP) and the Regional Development
Research Agenda (RDRA), respectively.
To define the research gaps identified in the RDP, the Calabazon
Regional Development Council (RDC) through the Regional Research
Committee (RRC) initiated the preparation of the RDRA. The document
aims to guide various research institutions and partners on the priority
researchable areas to address development issues and challenges, further
spur sustainable development and innovations towards improving the
productivity, competitiveness and inclusive growth of the region. The
RDRA is anchored on achieving the goals and objectives contained in the
RDP, to wit: (a) enhancing regional competitiveness as a global business
hub; (b) adoption of knowledge-based industries and information
exchange; (c) tying up human resource development to industry and
research and development priorities; (d) reduce socio-economic disparity;
(e) harmonization of regional development objectives and environmental
protection; and (f) sustaining capacities in local governance.
Figure 1. Calabarzon RDRA 2014-2016 Framework.
The RDRA framework supports the overarching goals and

objectives of the Calabarzon Regional Development Plan (RDP) 20112016. The RDRA tries to focus the research activities of the region to its
priority areas and improve the access to funding and collaborations of
research institutions to achieve increased income, address development
issues, generate more jobs and innovations, attain rapid and sustained
growth, and reduce poverty. The overall framework of the Calabarzon
RDRA 2014-2016 is shown in Figure 1.
The RDRA is composed of two parts. The first part contains the
research areas/subject matter relating to the regions growth drivers in
which both public and private research institutions and development
partners may consider for their research activities. It consists of broad
topics of researches that need urgent convergent or individual actions
from research institutions, and are critical in attaining inclusive growth
and in enhancing the regions role as economic and business hub. The
RDRA may serve as basis for sourcing funds from local and international
research funding agencies for research proposals.
The second part is the implementation mechanisms of the RDRA.
The successful implementation of the RDRA is anchored on three major
activities: 1) inventory of research studies of research agencies and
consortiums; 2) advocacy of the RDRA; and 3) implementation
and monitoring.
PART I
PRIORITY RESEARCH AREAS
The regional priority research agenda focuses on the development
challenges, and opportunities of the regions growth drivers geared towards
enhancing the regions competitiveness and productivity. The priority
research areas are: agriculture and fisheries; manufacturing and services;
information technology and business process management (IT-BPM);
tourism; energy; and international migration. Areas for research also look
at the capacity of the region to address environmental pressure on natural
resources and heighten resiliency to disaster and climate change.
Generally, the research outputs aim to develop strategies and
facilitate acquisition of new knowledge and techniques that will improve
the regions comparative advantage in the local and international markets.
The researchable areas are catergorized into three levels: 1) urgent priority
(UP); 2) high priority (HP); and 3) priority (P). The researchable areas
classified as urgent are those critical to the development and are requiring
immediate interventions. Those categorized as high priorities are vital
researchable areas addressing two (2) or more development issues. Priority
research areas are neither critical nor urgent, however are relevant to the
regions growth drivers.
Agriculture and Fisheries. The Calabarzons agriculture and fishery
productions place second behind Region III or Central Luzon, with an
average of 9.9 percent share to the overall national outputs of the sector. Its
products include rice, corn, coconut, coffee, pineapple, banana, vegetables,
fisheries, livestock and poultry, among others. The sector is currently faced
with numerous challenges in ensuring food security such as pressures

brought about by declining production area, disasters and climate change,
existence of pests and diseases, low income of farmers, supply and
demand, and weak policy
implementation.
It is imperative that the
region, through the research
institutions has to give priority to
conduct studies as well as share
completed researches with the
government and private sector on
the innovative practices in the
production
of
vegetable,
aquaculture and high value commercial crops such as use of cost effective,
efficient, modern and intensified technology based and integrated multifarming system; appropriate farming techniques/system towards adaptation
to climate change; and market researches that will respond to the
challenges of the sector. The extent of the researches intend to assess the
impact of the practices and existing enabling laws and policies in the
production and processing of major agricultural products. Researches on
the supply and value chain of agricultural or locally grown products for
exports by understanding its behavior in the market would further benefit
the sector.
The research outputs aim to
formulate
policies,
introduce
innovations and new technologies,
climate change adaptations as well
as share the best practices to enhance
the regions products and services
and ensure sustainability of food
production for local and global
markets. Specifically, the research
areas are shown in Table 1.
Table 1. Priority research areas for Agriculture and Fisheries.

Development Challenges
Existence of pests and
diseases
Category/Research Area
I. Crop Protection
a. Existence/effects/control and
eradication of pests and diseases
of crops, livestock, poultry and
fisheries
Rationale/ Objective/Purpose
b.
Low income of farmers
To find ecological ways to control/eradicate

crop and livestock pests and diseases.
HP
II. Crop Science

a.
Control/Eradication of pests
To determine and evaluate the magnitude of

the effects of pests and diseases (including
scale insects and those related to climate
change) and come up with recommendations
to arrest recurrence and address the negative
impacts of the pests and diseases to the
industry.
Improvement of farming and aquaculture
systems and management to include
integrated pest management.
Priority
Level
Integrated farming system

approaches or models
To determine the most viable techniques and

evaluate the effectiveness of existing
integrated farming systems for agricultural
products such as rice, coconut, coffee, green
corn, adlai grain, sugar apple, peanut, and
other major crops to increase production
and eventually, to introduce agri-based
products for development.
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Negative effects of
disaster and climate
change
Priority
Level
To identify energy savings technologies to

replace intensive mechanical pulping, drying
and treatment systems.
Development of climate change-adaptive
farming technologies.
b.
Technology improvement and

adoption of high value crops and
vegetables production
To study agricultural diversification from

traditional agricultural products to high
value crops such as fruits and vegetables
and other commercial crops.
c.
Drought resistant/flood tolerant

plant varieties
To identify conservation and utilize

extreme climate-condition-resilient plants
(variety traits).
Development/promotion and
marketing of organic agricultural
products
To determine relevant technologies/practices

to promote organic farming.
To study the linkages between farm
production vis--vis agricultural services,
inputs and processing.
Supply chain and marketmatching analysis
To assess accessibility of markets and

support services provided by the government
and private led initiatives to farm growers to
meet the demands of the local and foreign
III. Agricultural Economics/Agri-Business

Supply and demand
a.
b.
markets.
To determine the potential for expansion of
the existing and potential industries as
suppliers and manufacturers to form a
network of producers.
Technology production,
commercialization and
development of new product
lines from agricultural
commodities
d.
Agriculture commodity-based
product engineering (alternative
food products, materials)/
processing and product
development
New alternative products thru value-adding.
e.
Dimensions on the low income

situations of farmers
To come up with statistics of low income

farmers, and to identify the missing
dimensions.
f.
Innovative agri-products
packaging technologies
Value adding and increasing shelf life of

products.
c.
Priority
Level
Aims to commercialize production

technologies of agricultural products such as
arrowroot, rubber, bamboo, etc., particularly
in the development of new product lines.
To determine cost effective and environment
friendly production practices.
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Policy implementation
IV.
Policy Review/Analysis and Evaluation

a. Food safety
Identification of food safety nets,

development of product traceability systems .
Improve and ensure safety of food products
in the market (local and foreign).
Priority
Level
P
b. Assessment on the
implementation of the
Agriculture and Fisheries
Modernization Act and other
agriculture related laws
To assess the effectiveness of the different

components of the AFMA.
c. Review of local agricultural

policies
Assess the implementation of local policies

and evaluate impact on target beneficiaries.
Legend:
UP (Urgent Priority) research areas that address urgent or critical issues of the region
HP (High Priority) highly vital research areas that address two or more development challenges
P (Priority) research areas relevant to the regions growth drivers
Manufacturing and Services. Calabarzons economy is mainly driven

by the industry and services sectors. The industry sector contributes an
average of 60 percent of the Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP)
mainly coming from the manufacturing subsector, while the service sector
contributes to more than 30 percent.
To achieve the
goal of the region of a
globally competitive and
innovative manufacturing
and services sectors that
contribute to inclusive
growth and employment
generation, the researches
relate to the practices in
scaling up to the higher
end of value chain
particularly
processing
and
production
of
electronics, semi-conductors, car assembly, garments and transportation
equipment commodities. Studies include new techniques and technology
to produce quality and competitive products by the small and medium
enterprises (SMEs) and explore other potential food and non-food
commodities to supply the increasing demand in and outside of the region.
Equally important is to assess the efficiency on the utilization of physical
assets, available manpower and use of land resources for industrial space
to affirm the necessity for establishing additional ecozones and industrial
estates in the region.
The outcomes of the researches aim to expand production and
diversify value chains leading towards improved productivity and
competitiveness of the services and manufacturing industry as well as
maximize the use of land converted for industrial development. The
research areas relate to but not limited to researches contained in Table 2.
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Table 2. Priority research areas for Manufacturing and Services.
Improve techniques and
technology to produce
quality and competitive
products and services
Research Area
Product Development, Technology Improvement

Contribution
I. Product development and
promotion of value-adding
technologies for food and non-food
products for local and international
markets needs
II. Technology improvement and

utilization of innovative
interventions
Priority
Level
and Assessment of the Industries

Aims to research and evaluate modern
technologies in the production,
processing and preservation of
products for both local and foreign
markets.
To explore other potential food and
non-food commodities as supplier to
the demand chain.
To assess the impacts of the value
chain such as packaging systems
that are eco-friendly.
To upgrade current manufacturing

technologies of assist Micro, Small
and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) for
better productivity, products and
services.
To provide laboratory analysis needed
by industries to MSMEs to comply
with standards and regulatory
requirements.
Research Area
III. Developing forecasting model of
employment needs of industries
Scaling up to higher end of

value chain
IV.
Supply and value chain and

market-matching
Analysis of the accessibility of

markets and support services provided
to local and foreign markets.
To promote effective distribution and
transportation system in support to
efficient supply chain.
The study aims to assess the long term

benefits of grants of fiscal incentives
to industrial locators in terms of
employment opportunities and income
generation for local government
units (LGUs.)
To determine how formal and informal

enterprises contributed and created
impact to the economic growth of the
region.
V. Tax Incentives / Tax Holidays for

Industrial Locators
Efficiency on the utilization

of physical assets, available
manpower and use of land
resources for industrial
space
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VI.
Contribution/Impact of SMEs to
the Economic Growth of
Calabarzon Region
Intends to develop a methodology to

identify and assess the educational and
/or technical skills requirements of the
industry sector in Calabarzon.
Priority
Level
P
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Research Area
VII. Land utilization for industrial space
The study aims to assess the efficiency

on the utilization of land for industrial
space as bases for establishing
additional ecozones and industrial
estates and to determine the physical
and manpower resources needs of the
industries as source of employment
and economic activities.
The study aims to explore the
possibility of adopting the Green
Technology approach in developing
additional ecozones.
Legend:
Priority
Level
P
Information Technology and Business Process Management (ITBPM). The regions proximity to the Metro Manila and availability of
skilled workforce, educational institutions, infrastructure support and
facilities needed by the industries put the region among the top
destinations for ICT-BPM developers and investors. The fast pace of
growth of the IT-BPM in the region poses a challenge to LGUs
and stakeholders.
In 2012, the Calabarzon region was identified as among the top
10 next wave cities (NWCs) in the Philippines. The NWCs include Lipa
City, Metro Cavite (Bacoor, Dasmarias and Imus), Metro Laguna
(Calamba, Los Baos and Sta. Rosa and Metro Rizal (Antipolo, Cainta
and Taytay).
To keep pace with the growing demand for IT-BPM development
and sustain the regions position as the NWCs, researches focusing on
skills development, talent supply and demand trends and analyses, and
support requirements of the industries, such as quality infrastructure, low
cost of business operation and business-friendly environment, are among
the research priorities.
The studies/researches aim to stimulate and enable innovations to
improve the regions competitiveness and potentials of IT-BPM
industries. The priority researches are shown in Table 3.
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Table 3. Priority research areas for IT-BPM.
Increasing demand for ITBPM development
Research Area
I.
Talent Development
II.
III.
Priority
Level
Analysis of the talent supply and IT-BPM

industries demand analysis that would
clearly define what aspects of the existing
educational system needs to improve and to
increase employability of graduates vis -vis the right skills to qualify for an IT-BPM
job.
Evaluate the ICT readiness of schools and
teachers in higher education.
Assessment of the training needs to
determine the level of students readiness to
qualify for a career in IT-BPM.
ICT-BPM industries contributions

to inclusive growth
To assess the contribution of the ICT-BPM

industries to the local economy in terms of
employment and services.
IT-BPM Business Development
Intends to determine which strategies will

be most effective to encourage more ITBPM industries to set up operations in the
Research Area
IV.
ICT Infrastructure Development
Calabarzon region, such as talent,

infrastructure, business cost and business
environment.
To assess integration of ICT-BPM
industries in the ecozone parks.
The proposed research seeks to undertake
feasibility study of enhancing ICT
infrastructure thru Public-Private
Partnership in support to the successful
implementation of the Smarter Philippines
program.
Legend:
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Priority
Level
Tourism Development. The

region is home to natural wonders,
cultural sites, and man-made
facilities that attract millions of
tourists annually. It has one of the
highest same-day tourist arrivals
in the country. However, while
the region offers diverse tourist
attractions, the absence of a global
promotional strategy, clear safetynets to mitigate environmental degradation, due to misuse and
exploitation of natural resources for tourism activities, high costs for
tourists compared to other neighboring countries, and poor accessibility
pose challenges to the sector.
Researches intend to assess the potential impact of tourism to the
environment and local economy, as well as help design and promote
tourism circuits. Further, the absence of database and indicators for the
tourism sector makes it difficult for planners to come-up with sound plans
and policies to develop the sector in the region. Appropriate methodology
to generate major tourism indicators/data could be explored to address the
perennial issue on the unavailability of tourism statistics for development
planning and policy formulation.
The results of the
studies/researches are expected
to strengthen the development,
and increase investments of
tourism
facilities,
and
improved
products
and
services. Further, studies for
exploration of
sustainable
tourist attractions are also
needed to introduce or develop
new destinations to potential
clients. The priority researches
for Tourism Development are shown in table 4.
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Table 4. Priority research areas for Tourism Development.

Clear safety-nets to mitigate
environmental degradation
Research Area
I.
Conservation and management of

protected areas for ecotourism
Unavailability of tourism
statistics for development
planning and policy
formulation
II.
III.
Establishment of data indicators

and tourism management
information system on local
tourism facilities, historical writeups of significant places
To establish management information system

of tourism areas.
Data generation system for the

tourism industry
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To determine the carrying capacity of

ecotourism areas in the region.
Assessment of the social, economic and
environmental impacts of agro and
ecotourism.
To share environment-friendly and cost
effective tourism management practices.
To study the effects of water intensive
recreational facilities to water resources.
Priority
Level
P
To develop a methodology or database

system for the generation, integration and
feedback mechanism related to tourism.
Researches include development of a
registry system to monitor tourist arrival.
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Absence of a global
promotional strategy
Research Area
IV.
Tourism promotion and

development
The research seeks to develop products,

services and tour packages for local and
foreign tourists. Outputs of research
would institutionalize and promote
tourism circuit as a strategy to increase
tourist arrival.
To determine comparative cost and
analysis of local vis--vis ASEAN region
tourism, including mode of transport.
Legend:
Priority
Level
HP
Migration and Development. Calabarzon is one of the biggest source of

international migration or Overseas Filipinos (OFs) and consequently the
major contributor of remittances to the national economy. Despite of the
benefits derived from remittances, there are social costs and challenges
that needs to be addressed to sustain the gains of migration. Migration
and development related researches will validate/assess the major
contributions of OFs remittances to economic and social growth of the
region particularly those areas with high concentration of migrants.
The outputs of the researches will serve as bases for the policymakers and implementers in crafting policies and interventions to
maximize the utilization of remittances for investments, minimize the
social cost for the families of OFs and provide safety nets to protect the
rights of OFs, and ensure reintegration upon return to their families. The
priority researches for Migration and Development are shown in table 5.
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Table 5. Priority research areas for Migration and Development.
Research Area
Maximze benefits and
minimize social costs of
migration
Impact assessment of
international migration to
economic and social
development of the region
Psycho-social impact of
international migration in the
families of OFs
Utilization of OFs remittances
Assess the major contributions of international

migration to economic and social growth of the
families and the locality.
To determine the social costs of international
migration such as family alienation and break-up
and over-dependency on migrant earnings, among
others.
Priority
Level
P
To determine the effects/outcome of the

feminization of migration and the effects of
reversal of roles between husbands and wives.
Analysis of the OF families spending pattern

specifically for consumption and investments.
Legend:
Energy. Calabarzon hosts the majority of the power plants in the Luzon
Grid. Considering that the regions major economic contributors belong to
the manufacturing and services sectors, it is therefore imperative that the
region has a steady power supply to meet the increasing demand of the
industries and services sector, as well as commercial and household
requirements. Sustained development, implementation and adoption of
cost-efficient power, using renewable energy, and unregulated or
inadequate information on known standards for alternative sources, remain
to be a challenge for the energy sector.
Related
researches
include
analysis on ways for a
sustainable, reliable, affordable
and clean energy for the
Calabarzon region. Extent of
research covers topics on the
exploration of potential energy
resources,
prototyping
of
renewable energy technologies,
and development of cost and
energy efficient technologies for
household, commercial and industrial consumption. The research findings
seek to ensure sustainable and low cost of energy source and power supply.
The priority researches identified for the energy sector include but not
limited to are shown in table 6.
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Table 6. Priority research areas for Energy.
Steady and cheap power
supply to meet increasing
demand of the industrial,
commercial and household
requirements
Research Area
Alternative and
Renewable Energy
Resources in Calabarzon
Region
Energy efficiency audit

(accounting)
Development of standards
for alternative modes of
energy including
regulatory mechanisms
Data profiling of energy resources, viability, and supply demand analysis to identify, design and develop
unconventional and new technologies source of energy
such as alcogas, bio-fuel, bio-diesel, solar, mini/microhydro power and wind power.
Researches include assessment of the factors that affects
varying electricity costs of the cities and municipalities.
Priority
Level
UP
Recommend measures for energy utilization efficiency.
UP
Recommend measures to publicize known standards and

regulatory mechanisms.
UP
Legend:
Environmental
Protection,
Natural Resource, and Disaster
Risk Reduction Management. Air
quality in urban areas of the region
posed alarming threats and immediate
health hazards to its population.
Excessive ground water extraction has
also been noted in urban areas.
Flooding and stagnated water due to
heavy rains, typhoons, lack or poor
drainage systems also pose challenges in the sector. The Laguna Lake
Region has experienced changes in the ecological setting due to economic
activities, urbanization, and settlements that led to its deterioration and
poor water quality. Increased sedimentation from denuded uplands,
contaminants from agricultural activities, domestic wastes, industrial
discharges, effluents from dumpsites, and large scale commercial fishing
contribute to the deterioration and water quality of lakes. The Laguna Lake
Region is also the location of the high risk areas for flooding.
Accessible and sustainable water supply is necessary to keep pace
with the increasing demand for sufficient water in the region, due to
growing population and rapid urbanization, increasing requirements for
industrial operations and increased cropping intensity. It is also vital in
achieving the regions target to attain the Millennium Development Goal 7
or reduction by half the proportion of people without sustainable access to
safe drinking water.
Researches and studies needed are those that will measure/evaluate
the impact of different policies and initiatives of the government and the
private sector in addressing challenges to the sector. Furthermore,
researches/ studies on the practices/ methodology/ technology that utilize,
manage and develop land, coastal, marine, energy and water resources,
including biodiversity conservation and climate change adaptation are also
imperative for the sector. The priority researches for Environmental
protection, natural resources management, and resiliency to disasters and
climate change are shown in table 7.
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Table 7. Priority research areas for Environmental Protection, Natural Resource, and Disaster Risk Reduction Management.
Priority
Level
Pollution
I. Environment Protection and Conservation
a. Technologies and science-based
P
To assess the impacts of Greenhouse Gas
information system for
emissions emitted by vehicles, industries,
environmental management
livestock and dumpsites and Material
Recovery Facilities (MRFs) in relation to
health.
To determine the cost and benefits of
Green Architecture Adoption in
Calabarzon.
b.
Marine and freshwater

biodiversity
Assess status of lakes, rivers, streams,

etc. (flora and fauna) ensuring
sustainability of freshwater/saltwater
resources.
c.
Tools on air quality monitoring

system
Quantify air quality parameters.
d.
Green technology on urban areas
Design system/mechanisms for pollutant

sequestration.
Effective implementation of
environmental laws, policies
for environmental
management, compliance of
LGUs in environmental law
implementation
Pollution
e.
LGU compliance to
environmental laws
Assessment of LGU compliance to

environmental laws.
f.
Policy review/analysis
Policy review/analysis of environmental

laws.
MRFs and Sanitary Landfills (SLFs) are

the common facilities used by most
LGUs in the region for solid waste
management. However, sustaining the
efficient operation of such facilities is
costly, hence, are not sus tainable. The
research aims to study other affordable
and feasible alternative methods for
efficient disposal and recycling of solid
wastes aside from MRFs and SLFs.
Other researches are related to
management of waste disposed by
residential, agricultural, commercial and
II. Solid Waste Management

a. Alternative Method for Solid
Waste Management
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Priority
Level
P
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Priority
Level
industrial areas. The extent of research

covers proper handling and storage,
collection and transportation as well as
sorting, processing and disposal of
wastes.
Excessive ground water

extraction
III. Water Resource Management and Conservation

a. Water harvesting technology in
Pilot testing of water harvesting
urban communities and relocation
technology to prevent flooding.
sites of informal settlers
b.
Integrated Water Resource and

Management
The proposed study aims to identify other

potential water resources in the region and
integrating it with other vital natural
resources to be equally distributed
throughout the region, while ensuring its
sustainability especially in areas where
water is scarce.
To study the existing policies and come up
with analysis and recommendations to
standardize prices for groundwater.
Changes of major lakes in the

ecological setting,
deterioration and poor water
quality
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To identify and develop standards/criteria

to enhance consumers (industries,
households and stakeholders) willingness
to pay for the water sourced from
watersheds.
c.
Techniques/ tools on water quality

monitoring
Provide real-time data/information on

changes on water quality to various
levels.
HP
d.
Conservation of bodies of water

(major lakes and rivers)
Develop protocols on introduction of

invasive plant and animal species .
HP
Aims to assess the structural integrity of

the existing critical infrastructures against
the natural hazards present in the region,
namely: (a) ground shaking; (b)
liquefaction; (c) earthquake induced
landslide; (d) tsunami; (e) volcanic
activities; (f) flood; (g) rain induced
HP
IV.
Flooding and stagnated
water/ Disaster risk reduction
and management
Priority
Level
a.
Disaster Risk Reduction Management

Vulnerability Assessment of
Existing Infrastructures to Natural

Disasters/Hazards
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Priority
Level
landslide; and (h) storm surge.

Disaster risk reduction and
management
b.
Assessment of local community

protocols in disaster management
To determine the effectiveness of local

community protocols and resources
sharing in times of disasters.
To assess the effectiveness of early
warning systems.
To study and share existing best practices
on Disaster Risk Management.
Legend:
HP
Other Related Development Researches . Development research topics in support to the challenges of other sectors
identified in the Calabarzon RDP are shown in Table 8.
Table 8. Other Related Development Researches.
Research Area
I.
a.
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Social Protection
Gender issues in recruitment, hiring and
promotion of employees
Priority
Level
To determine gender issues in the current practices of private

companies in the recruitment, hiring and promotion of
employees.
b.
Compliance of barangays in the installation and

operation of barangay violence against women
(VAW) desk (RA 9710)
To determine the extent of effectiveness of the implementation

of barangay VAW desk.
c.
Functionality of Local Council for the Protection

of Children (LCPC)
To assess the functionality of the LCPCs and consolidate best

practices of LCPCs in the region for replication.
d.
LGUs and commercial establishments'

compliance to People with Disability (PWD)
Law
To determine the level of LGUs compliance to PWD laws such

as Accessibility Law and Magna Carta for PWDs.
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Research Area
Priority
Level
P
e.
Labor market analysis for graduates of higher

education institutions (HEIs) in the Calabarzon
Region
To investigate the labor market needs, job opportunities and

employability of the graduates of HEIs in the region.
f.
Data generation system/methodology
Aims to develop a database management system to generate

data for the following indicators: a) OFs, b) permanent and
undocumented international migrants, c) OFs remittances with
regional and provincial disaggregation, d) local migration, and
e) children.
To assess the level of readiness of schools in the region in the

implementation of gender and development vis --vis K-12
Curriculum.
HP
To determine the number of Grade 9 students who will take

each of the four tracks of Senior High School such as
academics, sports, arts and design in addition to techn ical and
vocational education.
HP
II.
a.
b.
Education
Readiness of schools in Calabarzon Region in
the implementation of K-12 program
Study on the competency requirements and

preferred tracks of the first batch of the Grade 9
(School Year 2014-2015) students
Research Area
III.
a.
Health and Nutrition

Effectiveness of supplementary feeding program
for malnourished children under 5 years old
b.
Introduction of additional health service delivery

for post discharge
To know the basic and post discharge needs of patients to

formulate a service delivery guidelines and come up with a
package rate incorporated to existing PhilHealth case rates.
c.
Study on the health and social status of retirees
To determine the social and economic status of retirees to

develop post retirement programs.
d.
Occupational Safety and Health Hazard
To identify gaps in the implementation and compliance of

companies on the policies related to occupational health
hazard.
Develop traffic efficiency and safety for the transport of goods,
IV. Infrastructure
a. Policy review of transport agency regulators and
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To identify implementation gaps in supplementary

feeding programs strategies to facilitate/provide food
access to children under 5 years old who are not enrolled
in Day Care Center.
To assess the impact of supplementary feeding program in
the reduction of malnutrition in the Calabarzon.
Priority
Level
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Research Area
b.
V.
a.
b.
management (LTO, LTFRB, LGU-TMD,

CAAP, DOTC, Marina PNR, PPA, etc.)
resources and services.
Research on intermodal transport system
To come up with other modes of transport and develop linkage

of interconnectivity of tourism areas.
HP
To institutionalize the implementation of BPLS by all LGUs in

Calabarzon region to ensure the establishment of database on
MSMEs through the application for Business Name
Registration.
Governance
Institutionalization of Business Permit and
Licensing System (BPLS) in all Calabarzon
Region LGUs
De-synchronization of government and private

working hours
c.
Priority
Level
Assessment of functionality of the different local

bodies
To determine the effects of de-synchronization of

government and private working hours on traffic system
in Calabarzon and identify policy for the traffic system.
Assessment on the implementation of the BPLS and
ensure LGU compliance to the BPLS standards .
To assess the functionality of local development bodies and

consolidate the best practices of LCPCs in the region for
replication.
Research Area
d.
Private sector participation in the local and

regional bodies
e.
Development of planning, investment

programming and monitoring and evaluation
guidelines
To develop guidelines that will further strengthen and

synchronize regional and local planning, investment
programming and project monitoring and evaluation systems.
f.
Development of data generation methodologies
To develop or enhance existing data generation/survey

and census methodologies.
To develop or assess practical applications of new or
existing methods in analyzing data and to share studies
which present best practices and experiences on data
collection and processing, among others.
To assess the efficiency of micro-insurance and micro-lending

services to improve resiliency of rural and urban communities
VI.
a.
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To assess the impact of private sector participation in the

local and regional bodies.
To assess the effectiveness of private and public
partnership in the development process.
To assess efficiency and share the best practices of private
led development programs and projects .
Priority
Level
P
Banking and Finance

Assessment of efficiency of micro-insurance and
micro lending services
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Research Area
Priority
Level
to economic shocks and emergencies.

b.
Livelihood and microfinancing programs of the

poor and the vulnerable sector
To assess the efficiency and effectiveness of livelihood and

microfinancing programs designed for the poor and vulnerable
sector.
Legend:
PART II
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
Communicating the RDRA
The RDC through the RRC will take the lead in the advocacy of
the RDRA. Massive advocacy campaign of the RDRA yearn to further
strengthen the collaboration and innovative efforts of the research
institutions, academe, private sector and the government agencies in the
region for fund sourcing and the conduct of research activities in the
attainment of the Calabarzon RDP goals and objectives. Furthermore, the
academe and the SUC students may choose from the research areas
identified in the RDRA for their undergraduate and/or graduate
research proposals.
Implementation Strategy
The implementation of the RDRA needs to come-up with the
inventory of research studies to guide research institutions of the completed
and on-going researches for the region. It aims to avoid duplication of
researches, thereby promote complementation and possible sharing and
mobilization of available resources. The inventory of research study
papers will be housed by its respective research agency concerned. The
NEDA IV-A website under the RDC-RRC page will provide the link to the
inventory posted by the research institutions in their respective websites.
Strategic implementation mechanisms such as partnership with the
private and national research institutions for the research funding and
commercialization of the outputs will facilitate realization of the proposed
priority researches and studies contained in the RDRA. Establishment of
institutional mechanisms, identification of areas of convergence, linkages
and collaborations among SUCs, Consortiums, NGAs and private sector
will also be conducted through the RRC.
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Monitoring implementation
The monitoring of the RDRA will involve the establishment of an
on-line database system of research studies, which will help facilitate
sharing and analysis of research studies, and assessment of the researches
by various institutions that are aligned with the RDRA priority research
areas. Furthermore, the conduct of Research Utilization Forum as a
strategy to showcase the findings of the researches conducted by research
institutions will also serve as a monitoring mechanism of the RDRA. The
implementation framework of the RDRA is shown in Figure 2.
Figure 2. RDRA Implementation Framework.
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FOREWORD

I doff my hat to the Regional Research

EMMYLOU B. YANGA, Ed. D.

Part I. Priority Research Areas

Agriculture and Fishery

Manufacturing and Services

Information Technology and Business Process

Migration and Development

Environmental Protection, Natural Resource, and

Other Related Development Researches

Part II. Implementation

Communicating the RDRA

Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act

Business Permit and Licensing System

Gross Regional Domestic Product

Local Council for the Protection of Children

National Economic and Development Authority

Philippine National Railways

Regional Development Council

higher education institution

Information and Communications Technology

Information Technology and Business Process

State Universities and Colleges

Traffic Management Department

Local Government Units

CALABARZON REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Figure 1. Calabarzon RDRA 2014-2016 Framework.

The RDRA framework supports the overarching goals and

with numerous challenges in ensuring food security such as pressures

Table 1. Priority research areas for Agriculture and Fisheries.

Low income of farmers

To find ecological ways to control/eradicate

II. Crop Science

To determine and evaluate the magnitude of

Integrated farming system

To determine the most viable techniques and

To identify energy savings technologies to

Technology improvement and

To study agricultural diversification from

Drought resistant/flood tolerant

To identify conservation and utilize

To determine relevant technologies/practices

Supply chain and marketmatching analysis

To assess accessibility of markets and

III. Agricultural Economics/Agri-Business

New alternative products thru value-adding.

Dimensions on the low income

To come up with statistics of low income

Value adding and increasing shelf life of

Aims to commercialize production

Policy Review/Analysis and Evaluation

Identification of food safety nets,

To assess the effectiveness of the different

c. Review of local agricultural

Assess the implementation of local policies

Manufacturing and Services. Calabarzons economy is mainly driven

Product Development, Technology Improvement

II. Technology improvement and

and Assessment of the Industries

To upgrade current manufacturing

Scaling up to higher end of

Supply and value chain and

Analysis of the accessibility of

The study aims to assess the long term