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88-640: In 2017, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) reduced the number of metropolitan areas in the Philippines from 12 to 3. The reclassification removed the metropolitan status of Metro Naga. Naga's surrounding towns make up the Urban Metro Naga . It comprises Magarao, Canaman, Camaligan, Gainza, and Milaor. Urban Metro Naga was created on June 11, 2009, by Mayor Jesse Robredo in order to have stronger relationships with other town mayors. It

176-489: A district hospital is located in the municipality of Ocampo with a 24-hour emergency service. Furthermore, Metro Naga has over 800 private dental and medical clinics and excellent laboratory facilities. Health care is of a high standard with experienced and well-trained medical practitioners and hospital support services. Computer literacy in Metro Naga begins at an early age when for the first time most children are exposed to

264-524: A government reorganization plan which included a National Economic Development Authority and submitted it to Congress for their approval. In 1972, the National Economic Development Authority (without the conjunction “and”) was created as the government's central planning body. The first major thrust of the government-wide reorganization effected through Presidential Decree (P.D.) No. 1 issued on September 24, 1972, otherwise known as

352-710: A smarter and more innovative Philippines. The primary functions of the NIC are in the formulation and development of the National Innovation Agenda and Strategy Document (NIASD), the management of the Innovation Fund, the oversight over Innovation Credit and Financing programs through the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas , and in monitoring the Global Innovation Index (GII) ranking of the country. Moreover,

440-625: A unicameral National Assembly as the Legislature. One of the first acts of Quezon administration was to call for a special session of Congress to enact certain laws needed by the government. Under Commonwealth Act No. 2, enacted on December 23, 1935, an advisory body for economic concerns of the Philippines called the National Economic Council was tasked with advising the government on economic and financial matters, and formulate an economic program based on national independence. The president

528-526: A variety of computer-based technologies. Aside from the availability of PCs in most schools, desktop computers and leisure games such as PlayStations are popular in many households. Internet use by households is increasing because of high telephone-to-household density and the affordability of connection costs. The biodiversity of the landscape is a popular lure for the domestic and international adventure tourism markets. Eco-tourism locations, diving, mountain climbing and trekking , complemented with some of

616-486: A wide variety of activities including hiking, scuba diving, bungee jumping and even fruit-picking in a rural environment. National Economic and Development Authority The National Economic and Development Authority ( NEDA ; Filipino : Pambansang Pangasiwaan sa Kabuhayan at Pagpapaunlad ) is an independent cabinet-level agency of the Philippine government responsible for economic development and planning. It

704-461: Is also located there which operates daily from Naga City to areas such as Iriga City , Legazpi City , Gumaca , Quezon Province . Up next is the nightlife center of Camarines Sur . Magsaysay ave. where bars and restaurants are located. The Peñafrancia church is located there. The first condominium in Naga City, UMA Residences is located there and will operate late this 2022. Naga City, however

792-590: Is also the most heavily industrialized part of Camarines Sur . Urban Metro Naga 's latest population according to the 2020 census is 342,768 people. When there came a world oil crisis in 1991 as a result of the Gulf War , developmental planners in Naga and its surrounding municipalities had to rethink their goal and direction. They had to address more of their commonality rather than their diversity and focus on resource sharing rather than politicking. Inasmuch as almost all of

880-690: Is connected to the Southern Tagalog Arterial Road in Batangas, through the Toll Road 3 project (Calamba–Santo Tomas) that was constructed from 2007 to 2010, inaugurated on June 15, 2010, and opened to the traffic six months after its inauguration in December 15, 2010. The South Luzon Expressway cuts southwards from Metro Manila up to the provinces in Calabarzon. The expressway consists of two sections:

968-768: Is designed initially with two lanes per direction, with potential for future expansion to 3–4 lanes. The expressway is expected to partially open in 2025. The South Luzon Expressway Toll Road 5 , also referred to as Toll Road 5 ( TR5 ), will be the extension of South Luzon Expressway from Mayao, Lucena to the vicinity of Port of Matnog in Matnog , Sorsogon . The total length of the extension would be approximately 417 kilometers (259 mi). It will be four-lane divided toll road with 28 interchanges and eight segments. It aims to decongest Andaya Highway and Pan-Philippine Highway , cut travel time from Manila to Naga by two to three hours, and to Matnog by six hours. On June 29, 2020,

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1056-536: Is done upon exit at either SLEX, STAR Tollway , or MCX, or at Skyway Main toll plaza in Muntinlupa, as part of San Miguel Corporation 's Seamless Southern Tollways program. Access between two of the three exits on the Canlubang–Calamba segment and on the northernmost segment between Magallanes and Sales interchanges remain toll-free. The expressway fully implements an electronic toll collection (ETC) system,

1144-906: Is headed by the president of the Philippines as chairman of the NEDA board, with the Secretary of Socioeconomic Planning as vice-chairman. A number of Cabinet members, the Governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas , the Chairperson of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority , the Chief Minister of Bangsamoro , the Secretary of Information and Communications Technology , the Chairman of

1232-506: Is not the only urban center in Metro Naga . Pili, Camarines Sur is where new buildings are located. The busiest airport in Bicol is located in the town. Due to rapid urbanization and high population growth Pili, Camarines Sur now hosts housing projects. By 2022 Pili will become a city. Aside from Naga City and Pili, Camarines Sur . Milaor which is now the area for potential development in

1320-574: Is the busiest in the region. Many fishermen get high salary from fishing in the waters of Calabanga . Pasacao which is the gateway to Camarines Sur the second busiest port in Camarines Sur. It serves both as a fishing port and a seaport. Also because of the Bicol River Naga City isn't fully landlocked. Assuring the growth of Metro Naga's economy is the adequate supply of electricity. At present, four electric cooperatives combine to supply

1408-600: The Andaya Highway reducing travel time to only 6 hours and daily rail services to and from Manila are provided by the Philippine National Railways . Metro Naga transport facilities provide as major gateways to Metro Manila, in the north, and to Metro Cebu, in the south. A fleet replacement incentive program for bus operators likewise modernized the buses serving the Bicol-Manila route. Combined, these enhanced

1496-775: The Calabarzon , Mimaropa and Bicol Region on the island of Luzon in the Philippines . The expressway has a length of 49.56 km (30.80 miles), traveling from its northern terminus at the Magallanes Interchange in Makati to its southern terminus at Santo Tomas, Batangas , connecting it to the Southern Tagalog Arterial Road (STAR Tollway). A portion of the expressway from the Magallanes Interchange to

1584-451: The DSL facilities of the landline telephone companies and the cable TV companies. These are complemented by at least eight Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and several internet cafes , which offer connections at affordable rates. Metro Naga has modern and well-equipped medical facilities. Naga alone has four secondary hospitals, one regional medical center and one infirmary. Aside from these,

1672-571: The Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) is attached to the NEDA for policy and program coordination or integration. South Luzon Expressway The South Luzon Expressway ( SLEX ), signed as E2 of the Philippine expressway network and R-3 of the Metro Manila arterial road network , is a controlled-access highway that connects Metro Manila to the provinces in

1760-665: The STAR Tollway . The South Luzon Expressway was originally built during the 1960s as the Manila South Diversion Road, South Superhighway, or Manila South Expressway as newer roads used to travel from and to Manila. Located then in the province of Rizal , the original stretch of the expressway, spanning approximately 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) from EDSA (Highway 54) in Magallanes, Makati to Alabang Exit in Muntinlupa ,

1848-554: The San Miguel Corporation -backed PT Citra Marga Nusaphala Persada Tbk group of Indonesia. SLT/ACTEX is further divided into three phases: The South Luzon Expressway starts as the physical extension of Osmeña Highway past the Magallanes Interchange , where it also meets Circumferential Road 4 , particularly EDSA . The expressway runs through 49.56 km (30.80 miles), spanning the cities of Makati , Pasay , Taguig , Parañaque , and Muntinlupa in Metro Manila and

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1936-698: The Subic–Clark Area Development Corporation , and the National President of the Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines are members of the NEDA Board. The agency is currently headed by Secretary Arsenio Balisacan since June 30, 2022. On November 15, 1935, the Commonwealth of the Philippines was inaugurated with Manuel L. Quezon as president, Sergio Osmeña as vice president, and

2024-528: The 13.43-kilometer (8.35 mi) Skyway At-Grade segment, which runs underneath the Skyway from Magallanes Interchange in Makati to Alabang Exit in Muntinlupa , and the 36.13-kilometer (22.45 mi) South Luzon Tollway (SLT) segment, also called the Alabang–Calamba–Santo Tomas Expressway (ACTEX), from Alabang to Santo Tomas , Batangas . Skyway At-Grade operations are held jointly by

2112-602: The 2019 proposal, which would have been 220 kilometers (140 mi), was supposed to be funded through the General Appropriations Act (GAA). However, the proposal was removed from the priority projects list in 2022. On June 3, 2022, the Department of Transportation and San Miguel Corporation signed a Supplemental Toll Operations Agreement (STOA) for SLEX Toll Road 5, which was approved by President Rodrigo Duterte 24 days later. Other planned expansion projects in

2200-644: The Alabang Viaduct to Skyway Stage 2. In December 2022, the implementation of the Seamless Southern Tollways project began on SLEX to simplify the toll collection process to a single payment upon exit. Additional toll plazas were built at interchanges from Canlubang to Santo Tomas, while the Calamba and Ayala Greenfield Estates toll plazas were converted into pass-through lanes and eventually demolished in 2024. In 2023, an expansion project began to widen

2288-507: The Autosweep RFID, using RFID technology, and the system formerly used "E-Pass", which uses transponder technology. The ETC system is shared by the Skyway, STAR Tollway, NAIAX , MCX and TPLEX. Cash payments are still accepted although ETC is currently being maximized. The toll rates by vehicle class are as follows: The South Luzon Expressway currently has nine service areas, with four on

2376-584: The Ayala Greenfield Interchange in Calamba broke ground on October 14, 2024, and construction is expected to begin in December 2024. The South Luzon Expressway Toll Road 4 , also referred to as Toll Road 4 ( TR4 ), is a 66.74-kilometer (41.47 mi) extension of South Luzon Expressway from Calamba (near its boundary with Santo Tomas, Batangas) to Lucena . Construction is divided into five segments, with one additional extension to Mayao in Lucena on

2464-643: The Calamba Exit is part of Asian Highway 26 of the Asian highway network . It will be the longest expressway in the Philippines starting with the completion of Toll Road 4 surpassing the Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX) as well as providing a gateway to Visayas upon the completion of Toll Road 5. The expressway also serves as a major utility corridor, carrying various high voltage overhead power lines and an oil pipeline . Notable power lines using

2552-487: The February 1986 revolution, Executive Order (EO) No. 5 was issued by President Corazon C. Aquino, directing a government-wide reorganization to promote economy, efficiency and effectiveness in the delivery of public services. On July 22, 1987, EO 230 was issued reorganizing the NEDA. The implementation of this EO was completed on February 16, 1988, when NEDA commenced operations under its reorganized setup. The present form of

2640-634: The First Congress of the Philippines enacted Republic Act No. 51, which allowed the President of the Philippines to reorganize the Executive Branch of Government as he sees fit within one year of its enactment. President Manuel Roxas, subsequently, amended the Administration Code of 1917 by issuing Executive Order No. 94, s. 1947. The Executive Order made the President of the Philippines the head of

2728-503: The Governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (per Section 124 of Republic Act No. 7653, approved June 14, 1993) have since been included in the Board. On April 22, 2006, the NEDA Board was reconstituted through Administrative Order (AO) No. 148, adding eight new members and replacing five original members. Under EO No. 230, s. 1987 (Reorganizing NEDA), the President may revise the membership of

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2816-490: The Integrated Reorganization Plan (IRP), was the provision for an integrated organizational complex for development planning and program implementation to correct the deficiencies of the system then existing. The IRP identified these deficiencies as: (1) the dispersal of planning functions among several economic planning bodies and ad hoc councils; (2) the lack of effective coordination among economic bodies; (3)

2904-668: The MOA approved by their respective legislative councils. This MOA was signed on April 23, 1993, in Naga with then Secretary Rafael Alunan III of the Department of Interior and Local Government as principal witness. Thus was born the Metro Naga Development Council, a cooperative effort necessitated by the stinging side effects of the Gulf War that later evolved into a partnership for the joint development of 15 LGUs. This local initiative

2992-620: The Matnog Ferry Terminal. On August 25, 2020, San Miguel Corporation announced that they will invest the project which will reduce travel time from Lucena to Matnog from 9 hours to 5.5 hours. Another expressway that will serve Metro Naga is the Quezon-Bicol Expressway (QuBEx), which will link between Lucena and San Fernando, Camarines Sur . Naga, Camarines Sur 's economy is usually Commercial, Industrial, Social and tourism. Naga City, Camarines Sur has several CBDs. CBD 1 ore

3080-513: The Metro Naga Development Council — that would address these cross-boundary issues and problems. Another impetus was the enactment of the Local Government Code (LGC) of 1991 which mandated the absorption of devolved personnel, creating chaos in the budgets of many Local government units (LGUs). Again, the mayors of Naga and its neighboring municipalities held informal meetings to share experiences and formulate common strategies to overcome

3168-659: The NEDA Board Executive Committee (ExCom), and reconstituting the ICC. As stated in the said AO, the NEDA Board ExCom shall have the following powers and functions: The Board is assisted by seven (7) Cabinet-level Inter-agency Committees: Further, Section 34, Article VII of Republic Act 11054: Bangsamoro Organic Law, provides that the Chief Minister of the Bangsamoro Region shall be an Ex-Officio Member of

3256-462: The NEDA Board on matters concerning the Bangsamoro Region. The National Innovation Council (NIC; Filipino : Pambansang Konseho sa Inobasyon ) is the Philippine government's highest policy-making body for national innovation development. It was established to develop the country's innovation goals, priorities, and long-term national strategy established by virtue of Republic Act No. 11293 or

3344-486: The NEDA Board whenever necessary through an administrative or memorandum order for the Board to effectively perform its functions. Pursuant to said EO and to streamline the decision-making process in the bureaucracy, including the NEDA Board and the Investment Coordination Committee (ICC), the President issued Administrative Order (AO) 8, s. 2017 reconstituting the NEDA Board, reactivating and reorganizing

3432-526: The NEDA Board. Previous members of the Board included: the Secretaries of Health, Foreign Affairs, and Agrarian Reform (per Memorandum Order No. 164, dated March 21, 1988); the Secretary of Science and Technology (per Memorandum Order No. 235, dated May 19, 1989); and the Secretary of Transportation and Communications (per Memorandum Order No. 321, dated September 26, 1990). However, the Secretary of Energy (per Republic Act No. 7638, approved December 9, 1992) and

3520-505: The NEDA was organized by President Corazon C. Aquino on July 22, 1987, through EO 230. It defined the composition of the NEDA Board and the Secretariat and its powers and functions, the powers and functions of the Authority and its committees. On July 26, 1994, President Fidel V. Ramos signed Memorandum Order No. 222 which reactivated the NEDA Board Executive Committee and mandating that

3608-611: The National Economic Council. During his administration, President Carlos P. Garcia saw the need to create a new office in charge of the supervision of government corporations, which he called the National Development Authority. President Garcia asked Congress to enact such a law during his 1958 State of the Nation Address. When Congress finally passed the law creating the National Development Authority, President Garcia disagreed with its limited powers, thus vetoing

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3696-424: The Pasig River Expressway with a cost of ₱122 billion in order to boost the economy in Luzon. The original plan for the expressway's extension was the Quezon-Bicol Expressway (QBEX or QUBEX), which was supposed to be an extension of the SLEX from Pagbilao to San Fernando , Camarines Sur . The 2017 proposal would have been a public-private partnership (PPP), with a total length of 180 kilometers (110 mi), and

3784-463: The Philippine Innovation Act of 2018. It is headed by the president of the Philippines as chairman of the NIC, with the Secretary of Socioeconomic Planning as vice-chairman. The NIC is operationalized by an Executive Director who also leads the National Innovation Council Secretariat which is housed under the National Economic and Development Authority. It provides strategic foresight, funding, capacity building, and policy coordination initiatives for

3872-633: The Philippine National Bank, the President of the National Development Company, the President of the Manila Railroad Company, Mr. Joaquin M. Elizalde, Hon. R.J. Fernandez, Mr. Wenceslao Trinidad, Mr. Vicente Madrigal, Hon. Francisco Varona, Mr. Ramon Soriano, Hon. Vicente Singson Encarnacion, Hon. Rafael R. Alunan and Hon. Manuel Roxas. The council was organized into eight committees: (1) Committee on agriculture and natural resources, (2) industry, (3) foreign trade and tariff, (4) domestic trade, (5) transportation and communication, (6) taxation, (7) labor and immigration, and (8) banking and finance. The first act of

3960-537: The Philippines' most famous historical landmarks including the Shrine of the Virgin of Peñafrancia and other Spanish architecture of archaeological importance. A number of resorts exist in and around Naga and local guest houses are found in the municipal towns of the surrounding areas. Day and evening entertainment facilities are numerous and the availability of local artists offers unlimited opportunities for establishing jazz lounges and coffee bars. There are opportunities to establish tourism niche market packages offering

4048-485: The SMC–PNCC joint venture pipeline with connections to either SLEX and the Skyway system include: Previously employing closed and barrier toll systems , the South Luzon Expressway fully employs a closed road system, wherein the toll fee is charged based on vehicle class and the distance travelled from the entry to exit point. The expressway's toll system is integrated with the South Metro Manila Skyway Project and Muntinlupa–Cavite Expressway (MCX). Toll collection

4136-406: The Skyway Operations and Maintenance Corporation (SOMCO) and SMC Skyway Corporation (formerly Citra Metro Manila Tollways Corporation), while the South Luzon Tollway segment of SLEX is held by SMC SLEX, Inc. (formerly South Luzon Tollway Corporation), a concessionaire operated by Manila Toll Expressway Systems, Inc. (MATES) and a joint venture of the Philippine National Construction Corporation and

4224-447: The Susana Heights Exit connecting it to the Muntinlupa–Cavite Expressway . It continues as a straight roadway lined with billboards and passing through residential and industrial areas. Past the San Pedro Exit, the expressway then curves and ascends past the Petron and Caltex service areas. Past Santa Rosa Exit, SLEX narrows with guard rails as the median divider. At the Calamba Exit, the Pan-Philippine Highway concurrency ends as it leaves

4312-421: The Third Republic until the declaration of Martial Law on September 23, 1972. The need for an office in charge of national development was revived during the administration of President Ferdinand E. Marcos. In his 1970 State of the Nation Address, Marcos said the administrative machinery of government must be restructured and revitalized to meet the challenge of change and development. Marcos, thereafter, crafted

4400-406: The Toll Regulatory Board issued a resolution to declare this project a Toll Road upon the request of, and based on the proposal submitted by the joint venture (JV) of the Philippine National Construction Corporation (PNCC) and San Miguel Holdings Corporation (SMHC). On August 25, 2020, San Miguel Corporation thru South Luzon Toll Road 5 Expressway Inc. announced they will invest this project alongside

4488-400: The Vice-Chair, and the following as members: the Executive Secretary of the Office of the President, and the Secretaries of the Departments of Budget and Management, Finance, Energy, Human Settlements and Urban Development, Public Works and Highways, and Transportation. The Chairperson of the Mindanao Development Authority and Deputy Governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas are also members of

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4576-407: The answer with its grant of expanded powers and prerogatives to LGUs allowing them to pool their efforts and resources for commonly beneficial projects and activities. A task force was formed to study the mechanics for the exercise of such powers. What was left was to forge a memorandum of agreement (MOA) formally detailing the covenants of roles and responsibilities of the different LGUs, and to have

4664-470: The area with stable power from the national grid. The four electric utility firms operating in Metro Naga provide the area with a combined rated capacity of 55 MVA and are still expanding their networks by tapping into other renewable and cost-efficient sources of energy. Metro Naga's lush forests are the main sources of potable water in the area. The major water utility firm in the area, the Metropolitan Naga Water District (MNWD), gets its water mainly from

4752-488: The bill sent to him as he mentioned in his 1959 State of the Nation Address In 1960, Congress passed a law, which changed the composition of the National Economic Council through Republic Act No. 2699 enacted on June 18, 1960. The law increased the council's membership by including the Secretary of Commerce and Industry and granting the minority party representation in the membership of the National Economic Council. The council would continue to perform its functions throughout

4840-452: The bridge piers helped mitigate these disruptions. Rehabilitation work on SLEX Toll Road 2 was finished in June 2009, resulting in the expansion of the Alabang–Santa Rosa section to eight lanes (four lanes per direction), similar to an American Interstate Highway , and the Santa Rosa–Calamba section to six lanes (three lanes per direction). One year and six months after the Alabang Viaduct was rehabilitated and widened and eleven months after

4928-482: The completion of rehabilitation and modernization of the expressway's Alabang–Calamba section, the operation and maintenance of the expressway was transferred from the government-owned Philippine National Construction Corporation (PNCC) to South Luzon Tollways Corporation (SLTC) and Manila Toll Expressway Systems (MATES) on May 2, 2010. The expressway became connected with STAR Tollway when construction works of Toll Road 3 project reached Santo Tomas Exit in 2009, making

5016-425: The composition of the National Economic Development Authority. In 1973, the National Economic Development Authority was dissolved by virtue of Presidential Decree No. 107, s. 1973. The Presidential Decree created the National Economic and Development Authority (now, with the conjunction “and”), which absorbed the National Economic Development Authority as mandated in the 1973 Constitution. On March 12, 1986, after

5104-409: The council was to survey and adopt plans for an effective utilization and conservation of our natural resources. The council also undertook a study, in cooperation with the National Development Company and Metropolitan Water District, on the potential of waterpower resources which eventually led to the enactment of Commonwealth Act No. 120, creating the National Power Corporation. After World War II,

5192-430: The decisions of the NEDA Board Executive Committee shall be final, executory and binding upon the NEDA Board. On July 27, 1992, President Ramos signed Republic Act No. 7640, which constituted the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Committee (LEDAC). The LEDAC serves as a consultative and advisory body to the President as the head of the NEDA and gives advice on certain programs and policies, which are essential to

5280-442: The downtown district has the Naga Public Market located in it. Many shops have opened in Downtown Naga City and food chains such as, McDonald's , Bigg's Diner , Shakey's Pizza and other international and national restaurants in the city. CBD 2 which is where the Iconic mall of Naga City, SM City Naga . IBM Building is also located there IBM announced that Naga City will be the IT center of Bicol Region . The central Bicol station

5368-444: The exit the southern terminus of the expressway since then. The new Calamba Toll Plaza A and B and Ayala Greenfield Estate toll plazas were also commissioned in the same year. Toll Road 3, also known as the SLEX-STAR Tollway link, was then inaugurated on June 15, 2010 by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and opened to the public six months later on December 15, 2010 during the administration of her successor Benigno Aquino III , with

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5456-443: The expressway towards the west as Maharlika Highway. Past such exit, the expressway further narrows without exits and with bridges built with wide shoulders to accommodate future widening. It follows a curved route paralleling the Pan-Philippine Highway (Maharlika Highway) from Calamba to Santo Tomas , Batangas . The expressway then curves as it enters Santo Tomas before it ends at kilometer 57.5, continuing towards Batangas City as

5544-463: The expressway's right of way for most or part of their route are the Sucat–Paco–Araneta–Balintawak transmission line, and the Biñan–Calamba and Calamba–Bay lines. The Magallanes–Alabang section of the expressway was also used to carry the Batangas–Pandacan oil pipeline. The expressway was built in the late 1960s to develop areas adjacent to Metro Manila, particularly the south. Originally spanning from Magallanes, Makati to Alabang , Muntinlupa , it

5632-406: The expressway's segment south of the SLEX Elevated Extension ramps to six (2x6) lanes per direction, necessitating the felling of 8,766 trees along the route. The project also involves the expansion of 20 bridges along SLEX and the demolition of the Calamba and Ayala Greenfield Estates toll plazas, with completion targeted for December 2024. It is expected to be complete by June 2025. In addition,

5720-413: The gasoline stations in Metro Naga are located in Naga, its then city mayor convened the mayors of the adjacent municipalities to map out their needs and priorities in setting the system and procedure for rationing available fuel supply. The resulting scheme kept vital services running and its success paved the way for other cooperative efforts and undertakings, all leading to the creation of an institution —

5808-434: The groundbreaking ceremony was held on March 26, 2019, alongside the beginning of construction. Right of way has been secured for the initial three segments from Calamba to Tiaong, with ongoing efforts to acquire land for the remaining stretch up to Lucena. The expressway's starting point has been relocated near the Ayala Greenfield Golf Course after several alignment adjustments prompted by right-of-way challenges. This section

5896-420: The initial difficulties that accompanied the implementation of the LGC. Then the senior citizens of the neighboring municipalities clamored that they also be granted the same benefits enjoyed by their colleagues in Naga. As early as 1989, Naga has had in place a senior citizens program that granted the elderly various discounts from public institutions and private establishments. The mayors again met, "Metro Naga"

5984-399: The integration of Metro Naga's economy with the rest of the country. In order to spur development in the Metro Naga area, The Toll Regulatory Board declared Toll Road 5 the extension of South Luzon Expressway . A 420-kilometer, four lane expressway starting from the terminal point of the now under construction SLEX Toll Road 4 at Barangay Mayao, Lucena City in Quezon to Matnog, Sorsogon, near

6072-402: The most up-to-date telecommunication facilities. BayanTel and PLDT , the two major telephone companies in the country, have over 138,000 subscribers in the metro area, while three major cellphone companies - Smart Communications , Globe Telecom and Dito Telecommunity - offer wireless communication and Short Message Service (SMS). Broadband internet access is widely available through

6160-409: The name Alabang–Calamba–Santo Tomas Expressway (ACTEX). MTD relinquished its stake in operating and maintaining SLEX to San Miguel Corporation (SMC) in January 2012. To decongest traffic, the SLEX Elevated Extension , originally known as Skyway Extension project, was constructed along the shoulder of the expressway in Muntinlupa from 2019 to 2021 and has connected the expressway's segment south of

6248-541: The northbound and five on the southbound. All existing service areas occupy large land areas and have restaurants and retail space. The service areas also provide ETC reloading for Autosweep RFID users. The South Luzon Expressway also has lay-bys, or emergency parking areas where motorists can stop for safety checks on their vehicles and other emergencies. Exits are numbered by kilometer posts, with Rizal Park in Manila designated as kilometer zero . Exits are mostly named and numbered, but exit numbers appear only after

6336-605: The outermost lane of the toll-free northern section of the expressway, between the Magallanes and Sales Interchanges. At the Alabang Exit, SLEX ascends to the Alabang Viaduct, a 1.242-kilometer (0.772 mi), eight-lane viaduct over the Manila South Road through Alabang , Muntinlupa. After its descent at Filinvest Exit, SLEX mostly parallels the Manila South Road in Muntinlupa and northwestern Laguna , passing through

6424-583: The provinces of Cavite , Laguna , and Batangas . From its northern terminus at Magallanes Interchange, the expressway follows a straight path southeast in parallel to the PNR South Main Line until the Bicutan Exit, where it slightly bends to the south towards the Alabang Exit. Two service roads run on either side of the expressway from Sales Interchange to Alabang Exit, namely: West Service Road and East Service Road. Bicycle lanes are also present on

6512-504: The realization of the goals of national development. The powers and functions of NEDA reside within the NEDA Board. The NEDA Board is the country's premier socioeconomic development planning and policy coordinating body, responsible for developing the social and economic policies, plans, and programs of the government. The Board is composed of the President as the Chair, the NEDA Secretary as

6600-425: The rehabilitation of the 13.43-kilometer (8.35 mi) portion of SLEX from Magallanes to Alabang began as part of South Metro Manila Skyway Project Stage 1 that also includes the construction of the elevated Skyway above it up to Bicutan area. Thus, the Alabang Exit, which was also the expressway's former southern terminus, was designated as the concession boundary as PNCC decided to split SLEX into two concessions –

6688-583: The revised project outline. The extension project is implemented by the Toll Regulatory Board and will be operated by the SMC SLEX, Inc. (formerly South Luzon Tollway Corporation). The extension would decongest the existing national road between Santo Tomas and Lucena, and provide a modern alternate route for travellers from Quezon to the Bicol Region . Right-of-way acquisition is ongoing as of 2019, and

6776-724: The section from Magallanes to Alabang is made part of the Skyway System as the Skyway At-Grade, while the remaining section from Alabang southwards retains the South Luzon Expressway concession branding. In 1996, PNCC entered into a joint venture with Hong Kong-based Hopewell Holdings to modernize and extend the expressway. The JV agreement also proposes the extension of the expressway by about 79 kilometers (49 mi) from Calamba to Pagbilao , Quezon . However, Hopewell Crown Infrastructure Inc. (HCII) would later back out of

6864-431: The three springs of Mount Isarog . Likewise, several mineral water bottling companies source their water from this mountain. MNWD has a combined capacity of 1048.5 liters per second, while household demand is currently pegged at 465 liters per second. Other springs and groundwater are also tapped to supply the increasing demand for potable water for Metro Naga's industries and increasing population. Metro Naga has

6952-464: The undertaking in 2003, thus Hopewell's deal with PNCC was also terminated in 2005. On February 1, 2006, a new agreement was signed between Malaysia-based MTD Berhad and PNCC to rehabilitate, extend, and operate the expressway. Rehabilitation work started in May of that year, with heavy traffic brought by construction work. Prior to its rehabilitation, the South Luzon Expressway section from Alabang to Calamba

7040-536: The upcoming years. Canaman which also hosts housing projects and the future city of Canaman IT park presented by Megaworld Corporation . Camaligan which is the spillover of economic growth from Naga City . Pamplona has a proposed industrial site near the Poblacion area. In terms of body of water, Naga City is landlocked . However, Naga has neighbouring towns with beaches and ports. The port of Sabang in Calabanga

7128-473: The weak link between plan formulation and program execution; (4) the need to improve the capacity for sectoral and regional planning. The decree merged the National Economic Council and the Presidential Economic staff, created by Executive Order No. 8, s. 1966, and renamed it to the National Economic Development Authority. President Marcos subsequently issued Presidential Decree No. 1-A which delineated

7216-399: Was affirmed by then President Ramos himself through Executive Order No. 102 issued on June 18, 1993. (2020 census) Naga is very accessible by air, road and rail transport making the location an easy getaway destination. Philippine Airlines and Cebu Pacific fly twice daily each between Manila and Naga with a flight time of only 50 minutes. By road, the area is connected with Manila by

7304-513: Was authorized to appoint its respective members with the consent of the Commission on Appointments of the National Assembly. The year following its creation, the National Economic Council was organized on February 14, 1936, composed of its inaugural members – the Secretary of Finance (who served as chairman), the Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce, the chairman of the Board of Directors of

7392-484: Was coined, and the Metro Naga Senior Citizens League was subsequently formed to facilitate the grant of discount privileges to Metro Naga elderly. This was the third event. Soon after, requests for the use of the city's heavy equipment came from the municipal mayors bringing to the fore the need for a mechanism to facilitate such sharing of resources between the city and its neighbors. The new LGC gave

7480-607: Was constructed beginning in 1967 and was completed on December 16, 1969. It is the second roadway project completed by the Philippine National Construction Corporation , after North Luzon Expressway . Starting in 1973, the 29-km extension from Alabang to Calamba, Laguna was begun and completed in 1976. It included the 1.2-kilometer-long (0.75 mi) Alabang Viaduct in Alabang and six interchanges. In 1982, South Superhighway from Magallanes to Calamba

7568-634: Was extended southward to Calamba, Laguna in the late 1970s. In 1995, the Magallanes–Alabang section became part of the Skyway System 's at-grade section. Rehabilitation efforts on the expressway followed, lasting from 2006 to 2009. Operations were transferred from Philippine National Construction Corporation (PNCC) to the South Luzon Tollways Corporation (SLTC) and Manila Toll Expressway Systems (MATES) on May 2, 2010. Additionally, it

7656-522: Was mostly an expressway with a grass median and two lanes per direction. The widening of the Alabang Viaduct from three to four lanes per direction, a phase known as the SLEX Toll Road 1, was completed on November 11, 2008. During the construction of Skyway Stage 2 from 2009 to 2011, there were traffic disruptions on the Bicutan–Alabang section. The use of the sosrobahu method to build and position

7744-701: Was renamed to Dr. Jose P. Rizal Highway , after the Philippine national hero Dr. José Rizal , who hailed from Laguna. This renaming was brought about by Batas Pambansa Blg. 264. In 1989, it was renamed to President Sergio Osmeña Sr. Highway , after the Commonwealth President Sergio Osmeña , by virtue of Republic Act No. 6760. The act was amended through Republic Act No. 7625 in 1992 to rename its portion in Laguna from kilometer 28.387 in San Pedro southwards to Dr. Jose P. Rizal Highway . In 1995,

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