The President declared in the 2014 Budget Message that the proposed national budget supports the agenda for Inclusive Development and is focused on fulfilling the President’s Social Contract with the Filipino People in five priority areas: (i) transparent, accountable and participatory governance; (ii) poverty reduction and empowerment of the poor and vulnerable; (iii) rapid, inclusive and sustained economic growth; (iv) just and lasting peace and the rule of law; and (v) integrity of the environment and climate change adaptation and mitigation. This is also in line with the objective of achieving inclusive growth as enunciated in the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2011-16. >>read complete document
