The Cagayan Valley Regional Development Plan (CVRDP) 2017-2022 follows the development agenda of the Philippine Development Plan (PDP). It highlights the role of the region in achieving the national development goals and objectives. Likewise, it defines the regions development direction in the next six years and its contribution is critical to the attainment of the socioeconomic agenda of President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration and to the national long-term vision of the Filipinos in the AmBisyon Natin 2040.
As this medium-term development plan also serves as the first concrete step towards realizing an inclusive growth, a high-trust society, and a globally-competitive economy in the next 25 years, the CVRDP 2017-2022 includes 21 chapters from previously eight (8) chapters in CVRDP 2011-2016. The reason being is that the plan with seven (7) parts comprehensively discusses the strategies grouped under three pillars Malasakit or enhancing the social fabric, Pagbabago or reducing inequality, and Patuloy na Pag-unlad or increasing growth potential.