Chapter 7. Social Development This chapter presents the current situation and challenges in the social sector such as poverty, education, housing, health and sanitation and social protection. Appropriate interventions are discussed in the strategic framework to include policies, programs and projects. Vulnerable societal sectors such as persons with disability, indigenous people, senior citizen and marginal communities were given focus of interventions. Target indicators of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) until 2015 were adopted as end-of-plan targets for the chapter.

I. Assessment Poverty Situation The poverty situation in the region has been improving. The region’s poverty incidence among families declined by 3.6 percentage points from 2009 to 2012 but remained higher than the national average of 19.7 percent in 2012. All provinces declined except Occidental Mindoro which increased by 4.8 percentage points. Occidental Mindoro derives its primary income from agriculture which may not translate into higher income for the people. The Province of Romblon remains the highest with poverty incidence at 30.4 percent (Refer to Table 7.1). Table 7.1 First Semester Per Capita Poverty Threshold and Poverty Incidence Among Families by Region and Province, 2006, 2009 and 2012 Provinces Philippines Region IV-B Marinduque Occidental Mindoro b/ Oriental Mindoro Palawan b/ Romblon

Per Capita Poverty Threshold (PhP) 2006 2009 2012

13,357 12,645 12,909 12,725 13,396 11,521 12,811

16,871 15,613 15,678 15,937 16,710 14,418 15,547

Poverty Incidence among Families (%) 2006 2009 2012

18,935 17,292 17,180 17,412 17,415 16,696 18,464

21.0 32.4 31.9 33.5 35.7 28.2 36.3

20.5 27.2 27.4 25.0 28.8 25.3 32.6

19.7 23.6 23.9 29.8 21.5 20.5 30.4

Source: National Statistical Coordination Board

Persons with Disability (PWD), Senior Citizens and Indigenous Peoples (IP) Group There are 10,263 poor households all over MIMAROPA region with members with disability. At an average, 2,053 households have a member who has any of the following disability, i.e. hearing and visual impairment, speech defect, orthopedic, multiple disabilities, and mentally challenged. (Refer to Table 7.2) Likewise, visual impairment is the highest recorded disability in the region with 2,038 poor households. Per compliance with Republic Act 9442 (Act amending the Magna Carta for Disabled Persons or RA 7277), only LGU of Puerto Princesa City was able to establish the Persons with

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Disability Affairs Office (PDAO) in the Region. PDAO is very critical for the delivery of specific services to persons with disability (PWD), such as opportunity for employment, training and livelihood as well as monitoring of the accessibility features of the law. Table 7.2 Magnitude of Poor Households with Persons with Disability by Type of Disability, MIMAROPA Region, 2011 PROVINCES

Hearing

Visual

Speech

Orthopedic

MIMAROPA

1,064

2,038

1,218

1,614

Multiple Disabilities 1,420

Marinduque Occ. Mindoro

75 136

153 293

98 142

120 183

101 126

Or. Mindoro Palawan Romblon

155 570 128

363 941 288

218 552 208

291 770 250

246 753 194

Mental

Other

876 56 107

2,03 3 204 358

156 410 147

373 772 326

HH Member w/o Disabilities 185,023 13,345 21,955 38,850 91,184 19,689

Source: DSWD IV-B, NHTO

There are about 40,972 senior citizen region-wide belonging to poor households. They are found mostly in the provinces of Palawan, Oriental Mindoro and Romblon. Incidentally, there is also a need to monitor and determine the compliance of the provision of the Section 4.2 of the Joint Circular 2003 01, series of 2003 of the Department of Budget and Management, as prescribed also by Section 29 of the General Appropriations Act (GAA) of 2003. It mandates that all government agencies, departments, bureaus, offices, commissions and state universities and colleges shall allocate at least one percent of their respective budget for the implementation of plans, programs, projects, activities and services for older persons and persons with disabilities. In MIMAROPA, there are 48, 877 poor households belonging to Indigenous People group. They are mostly in the provinces of Palawan, Oriental and Occidental Mindoro. Among the concerns of these communities are limited livelihood opportunities, health and nutrition, access to appropriate educational services and ancestral domain titles/certificates.

Housing and Settlement of Poor Household Almost half of the poor households in MIMAROPA region or 146,234 out of 242,633 poor households have roofs that are made of light materials (cogon, nipa or bamboo). More than 60% of the poor households are considered to be vulnerable to natural/man-made disasters with the use of light construction materials on their dwelling units. Based on “Regional Profile of Poor Households” prepared by DSWD Region IV-B regarding the tenurial status of poor households in MIMAROPA, nearly half (46%) or 112,462 of the poor households in MIMAROPA have their own house and lot while 38 percent do not own the house but occupy rent free with consent of the owner. These poor households can be found in the Provinces of Palawan and Oriental Mindoro with 45 percent and 34 percent respectively.

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Health Situation The region performed well in decreasing maternal deaths in years 2011 and 2012. Compared to mortality ratio of 111.79 in 2010, the ratio declined from 75.48 in 2011 and to 73.35 in 2012. These figures are lower than the national ratio of 169 in 2011 and 221 in 2012. In terms of MDG target, the region has a high probability of meeting the target of 52 by 2015. Across provinces, Palawan posted 152.12 maternal mortality ratio higher than the region’s average in 2011. For year 2012, Palawan posted 125.32, Romblon with 101.32 and Puerto Princesa City with 131.09 which are higher than the region’s maternal mortality ratio. Table 7.3 Health Services, MIMAROPA, 2007-2012 Provinces 2007 2008 Maternal Mortality Ratio MIMAROPA 99.9 82 Phil 63 63.3 Or. Mindoro 58.18 43 Occ. Mindoro 106.5 87 Marinduque 95.03 62 Romblon 35.52 88 Palawan 143.40 132 PP City 141.56 54 Births Attended by Health Professionals MIMAROPA 47.43 49.88 Or. Mindoro 52.74 57.28 Occ. Mindoro 95 92 Marinduque 53.52 58.47 Romblon 68.88 73.6 Palawan 31.91 32.21 PPC 63.86 66.4 Births delivered in Health Facilities MIMAROPA 25.38 30.65 Phil Or. Mindoro 33 34.2 Occ. Mindoro 15 17.3 Marinduque 17 14.8 Romblon 35 49.9 Palawan 9.3 10.7 PPC 43 57 Infant Mortality Rate MIMAROPA 9.85 10 Phil 9.2 9.3 Or. Mindoro 6.98 8 Occ. Mindoro 6.82 8 Marinduque 22.33 18 Romblon 10.3 15 Palawan 10.58 9 PPC 9.81 13 Under 5 Mortality MIMAROPA Note: There is no indicator of under 5 Phil Mortality in the Or. Mindoro

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2009

2010

2011

2012

106.43 64 53.0 77.81 176.68 70.42 189.32 94.5

111.79 64.58 42.06 28.89 124.28 70.88 253.54 65.5

75.48 169 36.12 75.12 17.83 50.03 154.12 21.93

73.35 221 29.13 37.62 21.27 101.32 125.32 131.09

65.18 62.59 43 58.41 81.03 36.91 71.56

70 67 97 57 84 38 75

58.23 69.68 48.59 63.26 84.1 38.34 74.87

68.37 74.28 59.69 84.56 92.5 52.85 81.2

47.4

48.63

50

54.58

51.8 21.07 19 79.47 12.27 41

60 36 41 82 12.8 60

61 39 62 87 22 69

61.63 48.89 71.82 89.78 33.09 64.83

11.4 8.57 8.42 8.36 19.21 18.13 11.07 14.41

9.64 8.69 8.35 5.59 14.29 12.23 10.08 13.76

8.48 8.38 8.25 6.76 8.91 12.01 8.51 8.11

9.21

12.56 11.1 12.13

12.74

10.26 10.7 12.7

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Occ. Mindoro FHSIS report for years 2007 and Marinduque 2008. Romblon Palawan PPC Fully Immunized Children MIMAROPA 80.6 85.3 Or. Mindoro 83 100 Occ. Mindoro 82 82.9 Marinduque 74 87.3 Romblon 74 76.1 Palawan 84 74.9 PPC 87 90 Contraceptive Prevalence Rate (all methods) MIMAROPA 52 47 Phil 35 36 Or. Mindoro 50 57 Occ. Mindoro 58 65 Marinduque 31 40 Romblon 28 33 Palawan 47 40 PPC 92 48

9.53 23.85 11.97 10.05 18.43

10.4 4.14 15.77 10.67 19.65

2.16 4.1 15.51 12.73 11.4

9.22 5.53 13.34 13.35 12.02

88.58 88.39 100 74.55 68.5 87.12 94.35

79.7 89 86.73 67 68.75 76.18 89.5

81 87 87 66.82 77 80 76

69 87 71 75 64 49 68

51.16

48.04

49.98

52.09

50.46 55 20.39 74 51.42 78

55.88 69.81 16.36 36.06 33.92 76.1

59.65 68.5 27.06 38.18 40.1 52.52

66.5 64 31.59 39.51 41.16 52.72

Source: Department of Health

Even with the highest percentage of births attended by health professionals and births delivered in health facilities for the province of Romblon in the succeeding four years these did not translate to reduction of maternal mortality ratio. But for the province of Marinduque, the same intervention was proven effective especially in 2012 where they posted the lowest in maternal mortality. In terms of meeting the MDG target of proportion of births attended by health professionals and births delivered in health facilities, the accomplishments for the years 2011 and 2012 showed that it has a low probability of attaining the target. Infant mortality rate in the region is alarming with increasing trend compared to the national figures which is decreasing. In terms of the MDG target of reducing infant mortality, the region still has a high probability of attaining the target with 23.6 percent and 15.5 percent accomplishment. Across provinces, Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan and the city of Puerto Princesa posted double digit ratios. In 2011, Marinduque reduced its infant mortality rate to a one-digit of 8.91 owing to increased births delivered in health facilities and attended by health professionals. The province of Marinduque also exhibited a better performance of reducing under 5 mortality rate from a double digit in 2009 to a single digit in the succeeding three years. Palawan and Puerto Princesa City will have to work hard in reducing under 5 mortality rate. In terms of meeting the MDG target under infant mortality and under 5 mortality rate, the region had already achieved the target but across provinces it has yet to be achieved, specifically in the provinces of Romblon, Palawan and Puerto Princesa City. The MDG target for the increase in the use of contraceptives in the region is unlikely to be achieved with accomplishment ranging from 48 percent to 52 percent contraceptive prevalence rate from the year 2010 to 2012. (Refer to Table 7.3).

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Table 7.4 Health and Sanitation, MIMAROPA, 2007-2012 Oriental Mindoro

Occidental Mindoro

Marinduque

Romblon

Palawan

HH with Sanitary Toilets 2007 66.24 78 2008 77.2 77

75.58 88.44

68.12 77.22

78.51 76.73

69.05 67.8

71 71

84.47 91.88

2009

74.65

77.04

78.31

80.35

67.79

65.74

88.46

2010

68.93

69.79

79.69

80.87

70.77

52.14

87.75

2011

72.65

80.13

81.33

80.59

70.47

54.08

89.93

2012 75.1 80.22 HH with Basic Sanitation Facilities 2007 42.98 26.14

76.92

84.25

74.59

63.19

84.09

58.52

58.84

66.17

37.23

14.47

2008

62

25.53

62.69

57.97

65.46

37.23

91.88

2009

61.53

63.35

70.18

52.43

63.1

47.63

88.46

2010

49.06

32.94

60.4

80.87

65.44

31.1

87.75

2011

63.02

64.55

72.69

76.93

69.09

42.8

86.89

2012 56.5 HH with Access to Safe Water 2007 70.17 85. 7 2008 83.87 82. 3 2009 88.83 75

68.46

70.83

80.73

69.13

32.82

15.77

81.51

82.08

84.85

85.04

60.97

14.99

89.85

101.13

96.4

85.86

60.97

94.58

99.98

93.84

89.63

86.94

68.23

102.98

2010

85.85

96.83

88.74

88.45

90.64

67.82

97.12

2011

87.67

88.89

95.38

91.26

93.79

50.35

92.29

2012

80.12

95.8

92.43

92.04

92.56

48.79

73.59

Indicators

MIMAROPA

Phil

72

58 59

82

Puerto Princesa City

Source: Department of Health

The MDG target of reducing malaria morbidity rate is unlikely to be achieved with the province of Palawan continuing to post high incidence of malaria. In terms of TB case detection rate and TB cure rate, the region has a high probability of meeting the target with the TB cure rate at 88 percent in 2012 exceeding the target of 85 percent in 2015. The MDG target of population with access to sanitary facilities is likely to be achieved as the accomplishments are steadily increasing. The proportion of households with access to safe water at 80.12 percent in 2012 is below the MDG target of 87 percent in the same year, the province of Palawan at 48.79 percent makes the 90 percent 2015 MDG target unlikely to be achieved (Refer to Table 7.4)

Health Facilities The region has no Regional Hospital but the Department of Health provides direct service delivery in their two (2) retained hospitals located in Palawan; Ospital ng Palawan with 250 beds, tertiary general hospital, and the Culion General Hospital with 20 beds, tertiary general hospital in the Municipality of Culion, Palawan. Each of the region’s provinces had at least one provincial hospital located in the city or in the densely populated municipality of the province. As per the Department of Health accounting in the year 2010, the region had a total number of government health

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professionals of 899 broken down as follows: 82 doctors, 60 dentists, 142 nurses and 615 midwives. These numbers are augmented by health professionals in private practice (Refer to Table 7.5). Table 7.5 Distribution of Hospitals and Other Health Facilities (Government-DOH, NonDOH & Private), by Level of Health Care, MIMAROPA, 2012 GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS

(RETAINED) DOH Level Level 2 1

Level 1

Level 1

Level 3

1

3 2

2 1

1

5

3

Special

Special

General

4 10 4 2 20

Level 2

General

3 7 8 12 8 38

Special

TOTAL Gov't Hospital

General

2 2 1 4 3 12

Special

Marinduque 1 Occ.Mindoro 5 Or. Mindoro 7 Palawan 2 6 Romblon 5 TOTAL 2 24 Source: Department of Health

Level 2

General

Special

General

Special

General

Special

General

PROVINCES/ CITIES

PRIVATE HOSPITALS

NON-DOH TOTAL Private Hospital

GRAND TOTAL

3 11 24 19 10 67

4 16 7 2 29

Nutrition The prevalence of underweight children under 5 years of age in the region registered 26.6% and 24.9%, respectively, based on the 2008 and 2011 National Nutrition Survey of the Food and Nutrition Research Institute-Department of Science and Technology (FNRI-DOST). The survey result reported a decrease of 1.7% suggesting improvement in the nutritional status of children under 5 years of age. However, the 24.9% prevalence rate of underweight preschool children in 2011 which is 24.9% is higher than the national average of 20.2%. Among the five (5) provinces, Marinduque has the highest percentage of malnourished children (0-50 months) which is also higher than the regional average, followed by the province of Palawan (27.6 %). Except for Romblon, all provinces registered higher malnutrition rate than the national average (20.2%) (Refer to Table 7.6). Table 7.6 Prevalence of Underweight Children 5 Years of Age and Below (in %) Provinces Philippines MIMAROPA Occidental Mindoro Oriental Mindoro Marinduque Romblon Palawan

% Underweight of Children Under 5 Years of Age (2008) 26.2 % 26.6 % 26.1 % 25.7 % 27.8 % 30.6 % 27.8 %

% Underweight of Children Under 5 Years of Age (2011) 20.2 % ↓ 24.9 % ↓ 23.9 % ↓ 23.6 % 28.6 % 17.1 % 27.6 %

Target Percent Reduction in 2014 18.4 % 17.6 %

Target Percent Reduction in 2016 17.2 % 12.7 %

↓ ↑ ↓ ↓

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The reduction in prevalence rate in 2016 is targeted to be at 12.7%. This would mean a drastic reduction of 12.2% points in prevalence rate over the next 2 more years. This is unlikely to happen due to the prevailing conditions in the region. Based on the Result Matrix of the Philippine Development Plan the prevalence of underweight children under-5 years of age by the end of the planning period should be 12.7 but given the above figures this target is unlikely to be accomplished in the region. Table 7.7 Malnutrition Prevalence Rate (MPR), MIMAROPA, 2009-2011

10.98 11.23 9.58

% Decrease 2009-2010 2.28 2.42 2.43

% Decrease 2010-2011 0.72 1 0.63

11.54

9.88

1.94

1.66

11.41 17.38

9.62 14.91

10.00 14.01

1.79 2.47

-0.38 0.9

Calapan City

10.21

8.21

6.59

2

1.62

Puerto Princesa City

11.63

8.36

8.78

3.27

-0.42

Region/Province

2009

2010

2011

MIMAROPA Occidental Mindoro Oriental Mindoro

13.98 14.65 12.64

11.7 12.23 10.21

Marinduque

13.48

Romblon Palawan

Source: OPT Results 2009-2011: LGUs / National Nutrition Council IV-B

Based on the 2009 to 2011 Operation Timbang data, the prevalence of malnutrition in the region decreased by 3 percentage points from 2009 to 2011. All the provinces in MIMAROPA, including the cities of Calapan and Puerto Princesa, show decreasing trend in malnutrition rate over the past 3 years. The province of Romblon and Puerto Princesa City registered negative changes in prevalence rate over the past 3 years. (Refer to Table 7.7). Palawan has the highest percentage of malnourished children (0-71 months) from 2009 to 2011, all higher than the regional average. As a whole, MIMAROPA consistently registered a decreasing Malnutrition Prevalence Rate. Among school children, 5-10 years old, 40.4%, or 4 in every 10, are underweight which is higher than the national estimates (32.0%) and is considered a severe public health concern based on the World Health Organization (WHO) standard. Still, the region had a very minimal decrease of 0.5 percent in underweight school children from 2008 to 2011. This is what is happening to all provinces in the region, except for Palawan (Refer to Table 7.8). Table 7.8 Prevalence of Underweight School Children, 5-10 Years Old, MIMAROPA Region, 2008 and 2011 Philippines MIMAROPA Occidental Mindoro Oriental Mindoro Marinduque Romblon Palawan

% Underweight of School Children, 5-10 years old (2008) 32.4% 40.9% 48.5% 37.4% 33.5% 47.0% 40.7%

Source: National Nutrition Survey, 2008 & 2011, FNRI-DOST

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% Underweight of School Children, 5-10 years old (2011) 32.0% ↓ 40.4% ↓ 44.0% ↓ 39.0% 35.9% 33.9% 43.0%

↓ ↓ ↓ ↑

Education Net Enrolment Rate The region posted a positive performance in elementary Net Enrolment Rate (NER). It increased from 88.63 percent in 2010-2011 to 91.07 percent in 2011-2012. Secondary NER is not encouraging. Barely half of the 12-15 years old population or 57.38 percent is in the school for SY 2011-2012, which implies that elementary pupils were unable to proceed to high school. The regional NER is below the national NER from SY 2009-2010 to 2011-2012 in both elementary and secondary levels (Refer to Table 7.9). Table 7.9 Net Enrolment Rate/Participation Rate, Elementary and Secondary, MIMAROPA, 2012-2013 Province/City Marinduque Occidental Mindoro Oriental Mindoro

Elementary Level SY 2009- SY 2010- SY 20112010 2011 2012 88.35 86.67 88.17 93.65 94.4 97.15 84.1 85.06 85.71

Palawan Romblon Calapan City Puerto Princesa City MIMAROPA National

88.01 89.15 91.67 95.88 88.76 89.43

88.22 87.46 86.75 95.4 88.63 89.89

91.46 89.95 92.26 99.42 91.07 97

Secondary Level SY 2009- SY 2010- SY 20112010 2011 2012 61.11 64 63.93 54.06 55.19 54.95 56.47 57.53 57.21 48.81 58.65 79.35 66.04 56.29 59.89

48.77 59.14 69.33 65.32 56.55 61.26

51.23 60.07 78.81 62.7 57.38

Source: DepEd Mimaropa

Among schools divisions, Puerto Princesa City has the highest increase of 1.77 points, followed by Occidental Mindoro with 1.75 and Palawan with 1.72. Transition Rate is the only indicator that has a high probability of achieving its 2015 Education for All (EFA) target of 100 percent. The region has a high elementary and secondary transition rate of 96.89 percent and 97.46 percent respectively.

Completion Rate In 2012-2013, only 74.17 percent of those enrolled in grade one five years ago completed the elementary level of education and 76.63 percent of those enrolled in first year three years ago completed the secondary level of education (Refer to Table 7.10) Among the schools divisions, Calapan City has the highest Completion Rate both in elementary - 88.80 percent and secondary – 83.69 percent levels.

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Table 7.10 Completion Rate, MIMAROPA, SY 2009-2013 Province/City Marinduque Occidental Mindoro Oriental Mindoro Palawan Romblon Calapan City Puerto Princesa City MIMAROPA National

SY 20092010 72.22 64.69

Elementary Level SY SY 201020112011 2012 74.91 82.53 65.27 59.68

SY 20122013 84.23 68.5

SY 20092010 78.93 73.94

Secondary Level SY SY 201020112011 2012 76.34 78.82 69.45 70.16

SY 20122013 80.69 75.45

75.3

77.47

73.59

74.79

77.98

74.43

78.28

78.47

63.23 69.27 81.8 78.91

68.62 78.61 79.37 81.47

72.48 75.27 82.09 81.83

70.63 77.21 88.8 78.52

67.87 73.96 76.37 62.99

60.78 75.35 79.03 70.42

68.66 72.85 75.89 65.19

73.04 79.77 83.69 71.37

69.38 72.18

72.92 72.11

72.38 70.96

74.17

73.13 73.55

70.4 75.06

72.82

76.63

Source: DepEd Mimaropa

Teacher-Pupil/Student Ration Based on the SY 2012-2013 Enhanced Basic Education Information System (EBEIS) Teacher:Pupil/Student analysis, elementary level has a 1:35.65 while secondary has a 1:35.36 TPR. The regional TPR is below the 1:45 standard which means that MIMAROPA’s teacher allocation has been increasing (Refer to Table 7.11). Table 7.11 Teacher-Pupil/Student Ratio, Elementary and Secondary Level, MIMAROPA, SY 2011-2013 Provinces Marinduque Occidental Mindoro Oriental Mindoro Palawan Romblon Calapan City Puerto Princesa City Region IV-B

SY 20102011 1:23.59 1:31.13 1:30.10 1:36.19 1:29.97 1:28.61 1:34.93 1:31.37

Elementary SY 20112012 1:26.68 1:39.21 1:34.84 1:41.92 1:30.35 1:33.29 1:44.51 1:36.44

SY 20122013 1:25.80 1:37.83 1:33.99 1:42.36 1:28.00 1:33.12 1:44.04 1:35.65

SY 20102011 1:33.75 1:43.35 1:41.33 1:40.57 1:37.62 1:34.77 1:37.45 1:39.42

Secondary SY 20112012 1:30.28 1:38.60 1:38.62 1:40.10 1:33.93 1:31.81 1:35.33 1:36.81

SY 20122013 1:29.44 1:34.94 1:35.98 1:40.42 1:33.27 1:30.57 1:33.66 1:35.36

Source: DEPED

Classroom-Pupil/Student Ratio Data on classroom for SY 2012-2013 reveals that the Classroom:Pupil/Student Ratio stands at 1:35.45 for elementary, 1:45.52 for secondary. This could be an indication that classroom shortage is slowly being eliminated (Refer to Table 7.12).

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Table 7.12 Classroom-Pupil/Student Ratio, Elementary and Secondary, MIMAROPA, SY 2009-2013

Province/City Marinduque Occidental Mindoro Oriental Mindoro Palawan Romblon Calapan City Puerto Princesa City MIMAROPA National

SY 20092010 1:25.9 1:38.8

Elementary Level SY SY 201020112011 2012 1:24.6 1:24.7 1:38.1 1:38.6

SY 20122013 1:23.6 1:39.1

SY 20092010 1:37.1 1:47.2

Secondary Level SY SY 201020112011 2012 1:35.9 1:34.2 1:46.1 1:48.0

SY 20122013 1:33.5 1:47.7

1:34.7 1:43.5 1:32.2 1:31.5 1:45.2

1:32.3 1:44.3 1:31.4 1:30.1 1:43.4

1:33.2 1:45.3 1:30.0 1:31.9 1:47.7

1:32.5 1:44.0 1:28.0 1:33.4 1:44.1

1:52.9 1:51.9 1:45.5 1:50.5 1:49.6

1:49.5 1:51.8 1:43.7 1:49.5 1:59.4

1:49.5 1:49.8 1:40.2 1:49.7 1:49.3

1:47.6 1:50.4 1:39.9 1:49.7 1:45.0

1:36.6

1:35.6

1:36.3

1:35.5

1:48.5

1:47.8

1:46.2 1:52.8

1:45.5

Note: National Standard – 1:45 Source: DepEd Mimaropa

Seat-Pupil/Student Ratio DepEd MIMAROPA had a shortage of 169,894 seats for SY 2012-2013, as shown in the statistical compendium. Seat:Pupil Ratio for elementary level was recorded at 1:1.36, short of 125,608; secondary Seat:Student Ratio is 1:1.30 which lacks 44,286 seat to have a comfortable teaching-learning environment (Refer to Table 7.13) Table 7.13 Seat-Pupil/Student Ratio, Elementary and Secondary, MIMAROPA, SY 20092013 Province/City Marinduque Occidental Mindoro Oriental Palawan Mindoro Romblon Calapan City Puerto Princesa City MIMAROPA National

SY 20092010 1:1.01 1:1.34 1:1.16 1:1.38 1:0.98 1:0.95 1:1.52 1:1.22

Elementary SY SY 201020112011 2012 1:0.95 1:1.06 1:1.24 1:1.46 1:1.06 1:1.43 1:1.33 1:1.88 1:1.06 1:1.27 1:0.95 1:1.16 1:1.28 1:1.69 1:1.16 1:1.49

Note: National Standard – 1:1 Source: DepEd Mimaropa

SY 20122013 1:0.98 1:1.38 1:1.29 1:1.73 1:1.12 1:1.06 1:1.56 1:1.36

SY 20092010 1:0.98 1:1.31 1:1.41 1:1.82 1:1.11 1:1.35 1:1.57 1:1.38

Secondary SY SY 201020112011 2012 1:0.93 1:0.93 1:1.22 1:1.29 1:1.18 1:1.08 1:1.70 1:1.87 1:1.16 1:1.12 1:1.28 1:1.28 1:1.25 1:1.43 1:1.27 1:1.29 1:52.8 0

SY 20122013 1:0.97 1:1.25 1:1.17 1:1.73 1:1.06 1:1.22 1:1.66 1:1.30

Toilet Bowl-Pupil/Student Ratio Toilet is as important as the other resources in the classroom. The ideal Toilet:Pupil/Student Ratio is 1:50 for girls and 1:100 for boys. The existing toilet bowl:pupil/student ratio of the region for SY 2012-2013 is 1:18.22 for elementary and 1:38.41 for secondary, but there is still a need for more toilet bowls to serve the school population, to instill in the minds of the learners proper sanitation and cleanliness of oneself (Refer to Table 7.14)

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Table 7.14 Toilet Bowl-Pupil/Student Ratio, Elementary and Secondary Level, MIMAROPA, SY 2009-2013 Province/City Marinduque Occidental Mindoro Oriental Mindoro Palawan Romblon Calapan City Puerto Princesa City MIMAROPA National

SY 20092010 1:26.0 1:39.6

Elementary SY SY 201020112011 2012 1:12.3 1:13.6 1:20.3 1:21.2

SY 20122013 1:12.3 1:19.9

SY 20092010 1:41.8 1:53.7

Secondary SY SY 201020112011 2012 1:21.7 1:20.7 1:28.6 1:28.8

SY 20122013 1:20.8 1:28.8

1:37.3

1:17.5

1:18.7

1:17.8

1:60.7

1:30.2

1:24.5

1:32.0

1:76.5 1:40.9 1:31.6 1:64.0

1:42.8 1:19.7 1:14.7 1:46.0

1:47.4 1:18.4 1:16.1 1:48.4

1:19.4 1:16.4 1:15.0 1:30.3

1:88.3 1:65.9 1:82.9 1:82.5

1:63.6 1:42.0 1:41.1 1:56.3

1:68.1 1:46.3 1:39.0 1:51.0

1:63.5 1:44.6 1:50.5 1:61.6

1:44.1

1:22.2

1:23.7

1:18.2

1:65.1

1:37.1

1:35.1

1:38.4

Note: National Standard – 1:50 Source: DepEd Mimaropa

Achievement Rate Enhancing the quality of education services is of equal importance as bringing the children to school. The need to enhance the quality of learning in MIMAROPA remains a challenge as the region targets an 80 percent score in NAT by 2016. Modest improvement in the achievement scores of both levels can be observed in the recent years. The regional elementary NAT scores remarkably increased from 67.31 percent in SY 2009-2010 to 74.52 percent in SY 2012-2013. On the other hand, significant increase from 41.94 percent in SY 2009-2010 to 54.23 percent in SY 2012-2013 is noted in secondary NAT scores (Refer to Table 7.15). Table 7.15 Achievement Rate, Elementary and Secondary, MIMAROPA (NAT Year 2 and 4, MPS), SY 2009-2013 Province/City Marinduque Occidental Mindoro Oriental Mindoro Palawan Romblon Calapan City Puerto Princesa City MIMAROPA National

SY 20092010 68.63 60.44

Elementary SY SY 201020112011 2012 73.28 78.35 68.06 66.5

SY 20092010 43.39 39.85

Secondary SY SY 201020112011 2012 49.61 50.53 49.18 49.93

SY 20122013 80.03 69.49

SY 20122013 57.67 55.33

66.12

78.64

76.45

78.81

41.53

47.07

47.82

53.04

64.37 83.1 71.77 67.15

67.2 87.15 74.35 60.08

69.67 85.96 77.9 65.97

69.14 83.93 78.97 69.3

41.31 46.8 40.9 40.79

47.46 54.49 46.07 43.25

50.79 58.19 48.66 48.48

52.75 59.5 52.86 49.02

67.31 68.01

72.87 68.15

73.63 66.79

74.52 68.88

41.94 45.56

48.2 47.93

50.46 48.57

54.23

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The highest increase in elementary achievement was registered by the division of Puerto Princesa City (from 65.97 percent to 69.30 percent), at the secondary level, the highest increase was garnered by the division of Occidental Mindoro (from 49.93 percent to 55.33 percent). Further, the highest performance of 83.93 percent in elementary, 59.50 percent in secondary was garnered by the division of Romblon. In both levels, MIMAROPA ranks 3rd at the National Achievement Test.

Technical Education As Technical Vocational Education Training (TVET) adopted the SEEK+FIND+TRAIN+CERTIFY= EMPLOYABILITY (SFTCE) policy to ensure Best-Job-Fit of workers and students, the TVET performance has significantly increased from 2010 to 2012. The implementation of SFTCE which means “seek the jobs, find the people that can fill up the jobs and train them based on the standards of industry, assess and certify the workers as evidence of competence and qualifications of the jobs, and facilitate the employment of the qualified graduate for the jobs available,” ensured the employability of the TVET graduates transforming them to become the 21st Century Filipino skilled workforce. The table below (Table 7.16) shows an increasing trend of TVET enrolment and number of graduates from 2010 to 2012 and accomplished more than the targets. A lot of entrants to TVET sector in the region are the out-of-school youths and new graduates from high schools who are coming from the poor families and are dependent on scholarship grants. The increase of enrolment from 61,330 to 72,968 enrollees can be attributed to Training for Work Scholarship Program (TWSP) that gave an increasing impact on the demand for training towards occupations with assured employment of TVET graduates. Likewise, implementation of scholarship and other financial assistance program such as the Private Education Student Financial Assistance (PESFA) contributed to the increased number of scholars trained. The assessment and certification performance of TVET from 2010 to 2012 showed an upward trend which indicates an increasing pool of competent and skilled workers who are considered to be job-read and meeting the skills standard of the industry. The responsiveness of the TVET programs was determined in terms of employment rate. There is an increasing trend of employed graduates from 2010 to 2012 but the set target from the period under review was not met. The low rate of employment among TVET graduates can be attributed to lack of available job opportunities in the area and the possibility of job mismatch. Likewise, there is lack of financial resources for those who would like to work in other regions or abroad.

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Table 7.16 TVET Performance, MIMAROPA, 2010-2012 Key Performance Indicator No. profiled for TVET Career (P) No. of persons enrolled (E) No. of persons graduated (G) No. of persons assessed (A) No. of persons certified ( C ) No. of persons employed Employment Rate

2010 31,715 51,850 49,611 21,161 16,290 12,494 25%

TARGETS 2011 31,905 60,111 60,000 40,622 27,354 21,948 36%

2012 28,000 61,959 54,377 29,659 27,401 32,873 60%

ACTUAL 2011 22,514 72,380 63,137 35,309 29,798 17,244 27%

2010 20,078 61,330 52,736 25,925 20,174 14,651 28%

2012 27,702 72,968 63,368 47,840 41,396 23,466 37%

Source: TESDA IV-B

Higher Education The performance of Higher Education (HE) is improving with the increase of HE enrollees but does not necessarily translate to the same number of HE graduates. Drop outs are common especially to those who have availed of scholarships in their first years and were not able to continue due to lack of funds or inaccessibility of colleges/universities in the cities or main municipalities. Higher Education should also respond to the needs of the region which is primarily agriculture and tourism and promote courses that will strengthen the region’s competitiveness in these sectors (Refer to Table 7.17) Table 7.17 Higher Education Indicator, MIMAROPA, SY 2008-2014 Indicator Number of HE Enrolles Number of HE Graduates HE Faculty with Doctorate Degree (%) HE Faculty with Masters Degree (%) National/Regional Passing Percentage (across discipline) in Licensure Exams (Partial Data) Number of Graduates of ETEEAP Note: *For Request Source: CHED MIMAROPA

20082009 6,803

20092010 9,027 7,334 59/768 (8%) 358/768 (47%) 53%

20102011 51,333 7,804 70/873 (8%) 335/873 (40%) 65%

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2011-2012 54,189 8,461 117/1,179 (10%) 349/1,179 (30%) 47%

20122013 57,616 11,602 108/1,292 (8%) 334/1,292 (26%) 54%

2013-2014 75,110 n/a 180/1,883 (10%) 539/1,883 (29%) 45%

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Incidentally, the State Universities and Colleges (SUC) in MIMAROPA has been in the process of integrating into single institution called Regional State University System (RSUS) through amalgamation. It is the strategy of CHED to rationalize public higher education for efficiency and effective delivery of educational services. Initially, SUCs in Mindoro, Marinduque and Romblon agreed to amalgamate. The two SUCs in Palawan will have a separate amalgamation.

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Social Protection The Pantawid Pamilya Program or the conditional cash transfer is a poverty reduction strategy of the government that provides cash grants to extremely poor households to allow their family members to meet certain human development goals. The program is continuously implemented in MIMAROPA since 2008 covering all five provinces and seven districts of MIMAROPA. As of December 2012, the program covers 99% of all municipalities and cities in the region. The municipality of Kalayaan, in the province of Palawan is the only municipality which is not covered by the program (Refer to Table 7.18) Table 7.18 Number of Poor Households Covered by Pantawid Pamilya, MIMAROPA, 2010-2012 Province MIMAROPA Or. Mindoro Occ. Mindoro Marinduque Romblon Palawan

Accomplishment (Accumulative) 2010 2011 2012 67,286 129,543 142,794 23,465 41,997 47,939 6,099 15,685 21,936 1,776 3,455 7,173 2,966 13,529 13,369 32,979 54,886 52,877

Source: DSWD IV-B

Based on the survey result of the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) as of July 2011, there are 242,633 poor households in the region which shows that 58% of the poor families were already covered by the program. From 2010 to 2012, the region had served 142,794 poor families all over MIMAROPA with a total cash grant of P1,127,753,199. For the past years, the cash grants have been released to the respective beneficiaries in different modes of payment through the partnership with Landbank of the Philippines with other conduits such as Globe Exchange Inc., Rural Bank of Pola and Rural Bank of Alabang. To ensure that the cash grants will be received by the beneficiaries on time, services of the Philippine Postal Corporation (Philpost) as the newest partner agency has been utilized. In Oriental Mindoro particularly the municipalities of Mansalay, Bulalacao, Bongabong, Bansud, Naujan, and Pola have piloted the governance of existing programs and services of Watching Over Mothers and Babies (WOMB) system of the Department of Health, PhilHealth’s Strengthening and Guaranteeing Insurance for the Poor (SAGIP), and the Sustaining Interventions for Poverty Alleviations and Governance or SIPAG Project of the department in the Implementation of social protection support initiatives to create greater impact of programs to the lives of the Pantawid Pamilya Beneficiaries. This project demonstrates that e-Social Case Management System (e-SCMS) through the use of Social Welfare Indicator (SWI) is adopted as a strategy to assess the improvements in the level of well- being of poor households. The level of well-being is classified into three (3) categories as survival, subsistence and self-sufficiency. The survival and subsistence levels of well-beiong described a set of situations where there is lack of inner and external resources and pattern of resource utilization that is dysfunctional. On the other hand, the self-sufficiency level describes a set of conditions and resource utilization that

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enables a client to function adequately and make full use of opportunities available in the community to improve the situation or resolve problems. The SWI administration started to Set 1 and 2 (1st and 2nd batch of PP beneficiaries) municipalities of Pantawid Pamilya Program. Based on the assessment for the year 2012, there are 33, 803 target HHs beneficiaries coming from the 3 provinces of SET 1 municipalities of Pantawid Pamilya who were administered with SWI. The results showed that from a total of 31,520 HHs administered with SWI, 15,191 HHs are categorized under survival level and 16,319 HHs subsistence level and only 11 HHs fall under the category of self- sufficiency. While, in Palawan which falls under SET 2 showed that from the target HHs of 23,749, 23.62 percent or 5,611 HHs were administered with SWI. Of this number, 2,793 HHs fall under category of survival level, 2,805 HHs fall under subsistence level and 13 HHs were identified to be under self-sufficiency level. In general, the assessment showed that Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries need interventions to graduate from the state of being poor. For 2012, the participation of the National Government Agencies in MIMAROPA played an important role through the implementation of different social programs that benefited the Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries. One of the most significant programs implemented is the coverage of poor household into membership of Philhealth in MIMAROPA. Likewise, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has also implemented the Students Grants in Aid Program for Poverty Reduction wherein some beneficiaries were given scholarship grants for college. Also, some beneficiaries were given a chance to work with the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) through the Trabahong Lansangan ng Pantawid Pamilya Pilipino. This should focus on the beneficiaries identified in the NHTSPR survey result which was used by the Pantawid Pamilya program. The compliance of the beneficiaries to conditionalities for health and education of the program demands for complementation of adequate supply for health and education facilities as well as human resources. The program alone will not fully address the objective of reducing the poverty without the convergence of all programs and services both of the national and local agencies particularly on the economic aspect. To improve the living condition of eligible indigent senior citizens as mandated by RA 9994 or The Expanded Senior Citizen Act, the DSWD IV-B started the provision of P500 monthly allowance to eligible SCs. For 2011 the region has served 4,824 indigent senior citizens, which is almost 80% of the 6,054 target beneficiaries. It disbursed a total amount of P28,944,000 wherein the beneficiaries spent their pension for their food and medicines. Due to geographical location of the region, timely delivery of pension has been a problem. The services of the PhilPost were tapped by the DSWD to address the said concern. The provision of livelihood assistance to poor families is a core program of DSWD IV-B through the implementation of Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) which started 2011. The SLP operates on a two-track system, in which participants are given the option to take either the Micro-enterprise Development track or the Employment Facilitation track after participating in social preparation and capacity-building workshops. Participants are then provided with the corresponding assistance based on their chosen tracks. Further trainings are conducted during the implementation process of the program, as well as monitoring and evaluation.

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As of 2012, there are 3,853 beneficiaries of the program. Priority is given to the conditional cash transfer or the Pantawid Pamilya Pilipino beneficiaries of the agency, also based on the NHTS-PR list. The SLP recognizes the need to converge efforts with other stakeholders. To achieve the best outcome possible, the DSWD IV-B solicited the assistance of the public sector through National Government Agencies (NGAs), Local Government Units (LGUs), and legislators. It also promotes public-private partnerships with development partners, Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), People’s Organizations (POs), the academe, and the business sector. The Community Driven Development Program (CDD), also known as KALAHI-CIDSS (KC) program covers 30 municipalities or 492 barangays of the MIMAROPA region from 2011 to 2012. The targeted beneficiaries were given capability trainings to become empowered to achieve improved access to services and to participate in more inclusive local planning, budgeting and implementation. The program has three (3) modalities: the Makamasang Tugon which is a bonus cycle for old KC projects and good performing municipalities. The second one is the New Guaranteed where poorest municipalities are selected to be the beneficiary and the last one is the Randomly Selected wherein poor municipalities were randomly selected and awarded projects through a raffle. As of December 2012, the region had a total of 160 sub-projects, 74 of which were already completed. Most of the projects that are identified by the community are farm to market roads, school building and water systems. The participation of the LGUs and concern agencies is very significant to make the project sustainable. Once the project was turned over to the community, the LGUs can include in their monitoring activities those KALAHI-CIDSS project to know the condition and status of the project. In Partnership with the LGUs, the region served a total of 79,878 children from 2,599 Day Care Centers under Supplementary Feeding Program (SFP). SFP is a provision of food in addition to the regular meals to enrolled day care children as part of DSWD’s contribution to the Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) program of the government. Every child is provided with hot meals worth PhP 13.00 per day for 120 days. An amount of PhP 124,972,895.00 was utilized for the feeding in 72 LGUs in the region. A significant decrease in the prevalence of malnutrition on day care children was posted in the first cycle of the feeding in 2011 to 2012 which from 22.5 percent, the rate went down to 14.4 percent at the end of the first cycle. Apart from the programs mentioned above, protective services for the vulnerable sectors such as Children in Need of Special Protection (CNSP), Children In Conflict with the Law (CICL), Women in Specially Difficult Circumstances (WEDC), Youth with Special Needs (YSN), Person With Disability (PWD), Senior Citizens and disadvantaged families were also provided services. These include counseling, provision of financial assistance, referrals, psychological evaluation, etc. The CNSP posted decrease in number of reported cases from the year 2011 and 2012 with a total number of 155 and 138 respectively but is still higher than the 106 reported cases in 2010. In the three-year period, cases of sexual abuses involving mostly female

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and minors showed the highest number of reported cases among the types of abuse on children, followed by physical abuse, maltreatment and battery. Male children aged 15 to 18 years old dominated the CICL. In 2010, there were 79 reported cases and 68 in 2011 and deliberately lowered down to 13 reported cases in 2012. The MIMAROPA Youth Center (MYC) served 12 CICL clients in 2010, 18 clients in 2011 and lowered to 12 clients in 2012. While inside the center, these children are being provided with their basic needs and are being case managed. In 2012, crime against property is the highest offense which is obviously due to poverty. Another program of the DSWD is the Alternative Parental Care Program which provides alternative care to abandoned, neglected and surrendered children. In 2010, 55 children placed under alternative parental care, 30 in 2011 and 22 in 2012. In 2012, the DSWD provided assistance to 2,651 youth through the Government Internship Program. Assistance through employment during summer break which utilized a total amount of PhP 4,582,746.68 and capability building in partnership with TESDA gave the opportunity to youth sector to be productive not only during school breaks but also while they are in school. Financial assistance was also provided to Youth in Crisis Situation in the year 2010 and 2012. Reported cases on WEDCs decreased from 48 in 2010 to 31 in 2012. Majority of these women were physically abused, maltreated and battered. The Crisis Intervention unit (CIU) of the region provided assistance to PWDs and Senior Citizens. In 2012, 25 PWDs were provided assistive devices such as hearing aids, and wheelchairs amounting to PhP 136,717.00. It is notable that for the past three years, the assistance extended by CIU to individuals in crisis situation are principally for medical purposes. The services provided to family sector are generally for family victims of disaster. The region has provided assistance through Cash for Work, Food for Work, Emergency Shelter Assistance and provision of food packs to families after disaster. In 2010, 7,729 family victims were assisted, 4,121 in 2011 and 8,754 in 2012. The CIU also provided financial assistance to family heads during crisis situations for medical, transportation and education.

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Meeting the 2015 health-related Millennium Development Goal targets Full access to socially responsive and quality health services Reducing the prevalence rate of underweight preschool children, school children, and pregnant women

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Provision of a holistic, high quality and relevant education, including indigenous people’s communities Achieve excellence in quality teaching and learning outcome Improved access to education facilities Enhance equity and efficiency in education Full implementation of K to 12 Basic Education Program Integration of SUCs in Mindoro, Marinduque and Romblon Overlapping laws on education (e.g. K to 12, RA 1017, RA 10533) Full implementation of ASEAN 2015 Agreement School buildings located in disaster prone areas and the use of school buildings as evacuation centers

Social Protection         

Compliance to the set conditions for health and education of the Pantawid Pamilya program demands for complementation of adequate supply for health and education facilities as well as human resources Continuity of program support for the graduated Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries to achieve the objective of improved quality of life of beneficiaries Due to the geographical location, the timely delivery of pensions to beneficiaries is a concern given that the pensioners are indigent Complementation of livelihood programs of the different agencies as well as partnership with micro-finance institutions for employment of the target beneficiaries Intensify convergence strategy in coordination with LGUs and CSOs Need to strengthen capability of LGUs to deliver social protection services, especially the institutionalization of Person with Disability Affairs Office (PDAO) Limited social protection intervention for the vulnerable sector Adoption of tested and cost-effective safety nets before, during and after calamities and disasters Need to strengthen safety nets for the Indigenous People in implementation of government projects

Housing and Settlements      

Identification and funding of areas for socialized housing Non-availability of settlement plan of LGUs Housing and settlement that will accommodate the migrating workers and their families in urbanizing centers of the region Housing for the families/communities in vulnerable/disaster prone areas Poor access to socialized housing in urban areas Increasing number of informal settlers in urban areas and lack of documentation

Asset Reform   

Land acquisition and distribution Ancestral domain and lands (boundary conflicts, peace and order situation) Overlapping of vested rights over ancestral domains

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Government reservation within ancestral domains Slow process on delineation of titling of ancestral domain/land Formulation of ancestral domain sustainable development and protection plan Implementation of JAO No. 1 series of 2012

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To attain quality standard of health and promote a peaceful, lively and productive life. To accomplish the majority set of regional targets in terms of the Millenium Development Goals. To greatly improve the Health status of all the regional populace and contribute to the poverty alleviation and socio-economic development of the region. To reduce prevalence rate of malnutrition. To achieve full access to socially responsive and quality health services to all the people of MIMAROPA region. To contribute effectively to the social, cultural, economic and technological development and transformation of the region. To enhance and expand education access, equity and efficiency. To continuously increase number of TVET graduates. TVET to generate more employment opportunities. Enhance/raise the quality of TVET service delivery. To provide training institution in critical area. To improve the quality of life of poor families. To deliver the pensions to beneficiaries on time. To provide economic support to Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries to meet their basic needs.

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IV. Strategic Framework Figure 7.1 Objective Tree for Social Development Sector Regional Development Outcome

Increasing number of MIMAROPANS benefitting from productive agriculture supported with efficient infrastructure facilities, adequate social services and favorable economic opportunities; and committed as stewards of the region's natural monuments and cultural heritage.

Social Sector Outcome

Assured access to quality and adequate social services and protection

Intermediate Outcomes

Quality education accessed

Robust employment achieved

Quality health care services availed

Social protection services accessed

Ancestral domain and other tenurial instruments secured

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Community mobilization and capacity building of health workers to identify and refer high-risk pregnancies and complicated deliveries Advocacy and IEC on the importance and availability of reproductive health services and education of mother and father on breastfeeding and home care practices for newborn and increasing coverage of Maternal Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) program interventions in remote rural areas Ensure high quality services in all local health facilities (health center/stations, hospitals) through provision of adequate quality and quantity medical supplies, drugs and medical equipment, adequate staffing and incentives and motivation scheme for health/hospital workers Intensify implementation of health financing programs at the local level that will provide health insurance coverage for the residents and health funds for the community and design, implement alternative health financing and resource allocation mechanisms Increase coverage, access and utilization of health care services through implementation of sector wide approach and providing equitable pro-poor, clientoriented and best quality services Establish and/or strengthen the Barangay Health Team and empower them in participating actively in the health service delivery, health promotion, awareness/advocacy, disease prevention, interface/coordination with POs/CSOs and other health service providers, and monitoring health project interventions

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Provision of medical and dietary management to severely malnourished pre-school children. Promote good nutrition practices through nutrition education classes, multimedia campaign, nutrition counseling and integration in the school curriculum. Continuous partnership with the different stakeholders through mobilization of the available local resources and refocusing/ redirecting programs/projects to mitigate hunger. Continuous monitoring and evaluation of local level plan implementation of nutrition programs. Continuous adoption and implementation of nutrition policies and plans in the local level. Establishment of nutrition offices in the provincial and municipal level with qualified personnel and support staff for the proper implementation of nutrition programs.

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Expand, improve and increase access to a quality and integrated early childhood care and development (ECCD services especially to the poor, most vulnerable and disadvantaged children) Establish mechanisms for a greater community and family involvement and collaboration in the provision of ECCD programs and services Conduct periodic review of basic education curriculum to enhance their practicality, relevance, appropriateness, content and quality Make necessary provisions to avail schooling for all children even children with special needs Improve science and technology teaching practice and curricula and provide S&T teacher training course in all secondary schools in the region Improve the quality of education through modern and up-to-date teaching and learning processes and methods, laboratory/classroom , ICT/facilities/equipment and facilities Advocacy on indigenous peoples education (DEPED Department Order 62) Enhance the quality of public and private colleges and universities through structured curriculum improvement, infrastructure/facility expansion, professional training, development and advance studies Institute academic tie-up with foreign and other HEIs for purposes of academic program improvement, staff training/advance studies, R&D undertakings and professional exchange arrangements Review and formulate technical vocational education training (TVET) programs to make it more responsive to local and regional industry needs and skills development of local labor force for self-employment opportunities Focus the PESFA and TWSP programs to those in line with Key Employment Generators (KEGs) and emerging employment opportunities Sustain the operation of Jobs Bridging Program as one stop center for employment, referral and career guidance services Provide/strengthen job facilitation for employment seekers abroad and in other regions For the government to continue the provision of scholarship programs in the TVET sector Encourage business investment to create jobs for skilled workers To establish training institution in Mamburao

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Strengthen advocacy on Indigenous Peoples Education through various media (print, radio and television) to inculcate awareness to both IP and non IP communities on the need for a viable, culture-sensitive and effective IP education curriculum

Social Protection        

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Convergence of CCT with other social protection programs like job generation, skills training and livelihood opportunities after the Pantawid graduation Implementation of Municipal Transition Plan for the graduated beneficiaries Establish tested safety nets that are easily implementable during calamities and disasters Strengthen the technical know-how of LGUs in social protection Expansion of Pantawid Pamilya household beneficiaries coverage to cover all poor HHs in the region. Utilization of door to door delivery of PhilPost Strengthen advocacy efforts for the organization of Person with Disability Affairs Office (PDAO) in all LGUs Strengthen and monitor the compliance of government agencies and local government units for the allocation of one (1) percent of their respective budget for the implementation of plans, programs, projects, activities and services for older persons and persons with disabilities Provision of employment, livelihood and training opportunities for PWD and senior citizens

Housing and Settlement Institute reforms to respond to the housing needs of the regional population such as: CBMS, for baseline information in identifying housing beneficiaries; LGUs active involvement in identification and provision of land for socialized housing; new systems for housing incentives; PPP on housing projects; and firm policy on informal settlers, resettlement, relocation and housing tax incentives.

Asset Reform     

Review the mechanism on the issuance of government reservation within the ancestral domain Review JAO 1 series of 2012 Fast track the segregation of vested rights within the Ancestral Domain Land acquisition and distribution Passage of Forestland Bill to support the release of alienable and/or disposable lands suitable for agriculture Ancestral domain/lands NCIP shall continue issuing CADTs and CALTs and formulating ADSDPP Conduct support initiatives to facilitate the issuance of CADTs and CALTs

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Programs, Projects and Activities Health and Nutrition      

Kalusugan Pangkalahatan (KP) Policy/plan/guidelines development for nutrition Conduct of Nutrition education and advocacy Conduct of capacity building among health and nutrition workers and other stakeholders Coordination with RLAs, LGUs, NGOs and other stakeholders for nutrition concern Monitoring and evaluation of local level plan implementation of nutrition programs

Education        

Rolling out of K to 12 curriculum Procurement of high school science and math equipment Training of k, grades 1,2,7 and 8 teachers Strengthening Public-Private Partnership for school infrastructure Project (PPPSIP) Continuous implementation of scholarship programs, i.e. Training for Work Scholarship Program (TWSP) and Private Education Student Financial Assistance (PESFA) Strengthen networking with the organized bodies of TESDA, Regional and Provincial TESD to ensure an improved governance in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET). Finalization of the Strategic Development Plan for the Amalgamation of SUCs Implementation of DepEd Department Order No. 62

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Pantawid Pamilya Sustainable Livelihood Program KALAHI-CIDSS Social Pension for Indigent Senior Citizen Supplementary Feeding for Day Care Children Recovery and Reintegration Program for Trafficked Persons Alternative Parental Care Program Regional Rehabilitation Center for the Youth Core Shelter Program Cash for Training/Cash for Work/Food for Work Crisis intervention Emergency Shelter Assistance

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