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1 INTRODUCTION

The Long View

Filipinos wish to enjoy a “matatag, maginhawa, at panatag na buhay.” This collective
long-term vision was revealed in a series of focus group discussions and an extensive
nationwide survey that asked about the aspirations of Filipinos by 2040.

Filipinos want to spend time with family, friends, and their community.

They want to enjoy a comfortable lifestyle, including having a decent house with
secure long-term tenure, convenient transport, and being able to travel for vacation.

They want to feel secure about the future, wherever they are and wherever they want
to go. They want to live long and healthy and are looking forward to enjoying their
retirement.

Such is the AmBisyon Natin 2040 – it is our collective ambition. At the same time,
we want it to be the Vision for the country, for which government will formulate
policies and implement programs and projects to enable all Filipinos to attain this
AmBisyon.

On October 11, 2016, President Rodrigo R. Duterte signed Executive Order No. 5, s.
2016 approving and adopting the 25-year long-term vision entitled AmBisyon Natin
2040 as a guide for development planning (Refer to Annex 1 for the EO). It also laid
down four areas for strategic policies, programs, and projects over the next 25 years
that will help realize the AmBisyon Natin 2040. These areas are:

a) Building a prosperous, predominantly middle-class society where no one
is poor;
b) Promoting a long and healthy life;
c) Becoming smarter and more innovative; and
d) Building a high-trust society.

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