MISSION AND VISION


LONG-TERM VISION:

DAPITAN CITY will be progressive as the Dr. Jose P. Rizal Heritage Center and Eco-tourism Paradise of Southern Philippines

SECTORAL VISION:

	Economic:
		Full development and an enhanced
		competitive position of Dapitan City as a major eco-tourism destination in Region IX so that by Year 2020 the City shall be able to have an increased share of the regional foreign tourist arrivals by 50% from East Asia and Europe; 25% from North America and Oceania and 20% from the Asean countries and a maximized local tourist arrivals.

		Maximized productivity in agriculture and fishery so that by Year 2020 volume of production shall exceed at least 20% of the population requirements.

	Social:
		By Year 2020, a better quality of life of the Dapitanon shall have been attained through an improved delivery of basic services more than the minimum basic needs.

		Also, that the Rizalian values of integrity, honesty and resourcefulness shall have been promoted and preserved.

	Institutional:
		By Year 2020, the City shall have an efficient and effective governance.

	Environment:
		By Year 2020, the City shall have established a sustainable ecological balance.

The immediate vision of the City is the NEW DAPITAN, which is an acronym for the development thrusts of the present dispensation, viz:

N	utrition and Food Security
E	ducation and Empowerment
W	ork and Livelihood Opportunities and Water
	.
D	evelopment of the Youth and/of Sports
A	gri-based Industrialization
P	eace, Progress and Unity
I	ntegrated Health, Housing and other Social Services
T	ourism and Heritage Development and
A	lleviation of Poverty and Social Change
N	ovel and Innovative Leadership for the Third Millennium

MISSION:
		To achieve socio-economic upliftment and a better quality of life of the Dapitanons through people empowerment, steadfastly striving for a balance growth between modernity and tradition.

CITY OF DAPITAN YEAR 2020 PROJECTION MAP

DAPITAN CITY POBLACION AT YEAR 2020