Project Overview

1
The Philippine Millennium Development Goals
Where Are We Now?
Presented by DIRECTOR ERLINDA M. CAPONES Social
Development Staff National Economic and
Development Authority
2
Philippine Millennium Development Goals Are We
On Track?

• Where are we in terms of achieving the MDGs?
• How do we accelerate the attainment of the MDGs?
• How do we assess our statistical database system?
• How do we improve MDG monitoring?

3
Population Size 76.Million (2000)
Estimated Population 88.7 Million (2007)
Land area 300,000 square kilometers
Islands 7,107
Regions 17
4

• Where are we in terms of achieving the MDGs?

5
TRACKING METHODOLOGY
Ratio of required annual rate of change to reach
the target to actual annual rate of change where
Actual Annual Rate of Change Current
Baseline No. of yrs.
from baseline to current year Required Annual
Rate of Change Target Current
No. of yrs. from current year to target year
Ratio Required Annual Rate of Change
Actual Annual Rate of Change
6
How do we assess whether MDG targets will be met?
7
Rate of Progress Philippines MDG Targets
8
Rate of Progress Philippines MDG Targets
9
Rate of Progress Philippines MDG Targets
10
Rate of Progress Sub-National MDG Targets
11
Rate of Progress Sub-National MDG Targets
Rate of Progress Sub-National MDG Targets
12
II. How do we accelerate the attainment of the
MDGs?
13
MEETING THE 2015 CHALLENGE

• Addressing wide disparities across regions
• Curbing the high population growth rate
• Accelerating the implementation of basic
  education and health reforms

14
MEETING THE 2015 CHALLENGE

• Ensuring strict enforcement of laws pertinent to
  the achievement of the MDGs
• Strengthening the capacity of LGUs to deliver
  basic services and manage programs and projects
• Ensuring transparency and accountability in
  government transactions

15
MEETING THE 2015 CHALLENGE

• Generating and mobilizing increased resources for
  MDG-related programs and projects
• Strengthening partnership with NGOs, business
  sector and ODA community

16
III. How do we assess our statistical database
system?
17
What are the indicators used in monitoring the
MDGs?
18
Total MDG Indicators 48
19
Available Indicators 30
Source NSCB
20
Not Available 7
Source NSCB
21
Not Applicable 11
Source NSCB
22
Additional Indicators
23
Major MDG Data Sources
24
What are the problems in tracking the MDG
progress?

• Infrequent conduct of surveys
• Unavailability of data at the sub-national
• level
• Incomparability of data
• Need to improve methodology in
• determining probability of meeting the
• MDG targets

25
IV. How do we improve MDG monitoring?
26
MEETING THE 2015 CHALLENGE

• Regular conduct of censuses and
• surveys
• Nationwide adoption of Community-
• Based Monitoring System (CBMS)
• Adoption of small area estimates

27
MEETING THE 2015 CHALLENGE

• Explore possibility of adopting a
• standard international methodology
• for determining the probability of
• meeting the MDG targets
• Capacity-building for data
• generation, analysis, and monitoring

28
THANK YOU!