President Duterte SONA 2018 Highlights and Accomplishments

"Biyaya ng Pagbabago" Anti-Poverty Programs of the 12 Lead Agencies of the Government under Executive Order No. 1, s. 2016 This video captures the role of the lead agencies of the government to advance development goals and uplift the quality of life of all Filipinos through a holistic, convergent and participatory approach. This requires the efficient, responsive, and just allocation of resources by eliminating duplication or overlapping of common functions, maximizing resource utilization with minimum disruption to operations, coordinating efforts more closely, sharing information and consistently working in a collaborative manner. These agencies primarily evaluate existing poverty reduction programs and formulate a more responsive set of programs complementing existing ones, channeling resources as necessary to reduce both the incidence and magnitude of poverty. They seek to reduce poverty, improve the lives of the most vulnerable sectors of society; promote social education of the people to allow them to participate in effecting real change by keeping watch of the affairs of the government; and listen to people’s feedback. The 12 lead agencies conduct consultations with the LGUs for proper allocation of resources and program implementation and recommend courses of action for the government to adopt achievable and sustainable system of meeting the needs of the people, while ensuring resiliency for vulnerable communities.