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Status Report on the

Millennium Development Goals

Using CBMS Data

Province of Occidental Mindoro


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Status Report on the Millennium Development Goals Using CBMS Data: Province of Occidental Mindoro

Table of Contents

List of Acronyms ................. .................. .................. ................. .................. .................. ..................vi

List of Maps .................................................................................................................................viii

List of Tables ................ .................. .................. .................. .................. .................. .................. .......x

Foreword ................ .................. .................. .................. .................. .................. .................. .......xiii

Acknowledgments .......................................................................................................................xiv

Message ................ .................. .................. .................. .................. .................. .................. .......xvi

Executive Summary ..................................................................................... xvii

Part I. Provincial Profle ................................................................................. 1

Brief History of Occidental Mindoro................. .................. .................. ...............1

Geo-Physical Environment.......................................................................................1

Population and Social Environment...................................................................4

Infrastructure/Utilities/Facilities ..........................................................................9 Local Economy.............................................................................................................10

Local Institutional Capability ................ ................. .................. .................. .......... 12

Part II. Status Report on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)

Goal 1: Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger......................................14

1. StatusandTrends..... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..14

2. CurrentPoliciesandPrograms...............................................23 3. Challenges......................................................................................... 25

4. PriorityPrograms,ProjectsandActivities(PPAs)...........25

5. FinancingtheMDGs... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 26

6. BestPractice....................................................................................27


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Goal 2: Achieve Universal Primary Education.................. .................. ....... 28

1. StatusandTrends.... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...28

2. CurrentPoliciesandPrograms...............................................34

3. Challenges......................................................................................... 35


5. FinancingtheMDGs..... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .36

6. BestPractice....................................................................................37

Goal 3: Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women..................39



3. Challenges......................................................................................... 45



6. BestPractice....................................................................................47

Goal 4: Reduce Child Mortality............................................................................48



3. Challenges......................................................................................... 53



6. BestPractice....................................................................................54

Goal 5: Improve Maternal Health................ .................. .................. .................. . 55 1. StatusandTrends.... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...55


3. Challenges......................................................................................... 59




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Goal 6: Combat HIV / AIDS, Malaria and Other Diseases .................. 61



3. Challenges......................................................................................... 65



Goal 7: Ensure Environmental Sustainability................. ................. ........... 67



3. Challenges......................................................................................... 74


Goal 8: Develop a Global Partnership for Development................ ...... 76

1.StatusandTrends...............................................................................76

2. CurrentPoliciesandPrograms...............................................81 3. Challenges......................................................................................... 81



Annex A. Summary Table of MDG Indicators, Province of Occidental Mindoro, 2009-2011

Annex B. Explanatory Text

Appendix A. Definition of MDG Indicators Appendix B. Poverty and Food Thresholds

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List of Acronyms

AICS Assistance to Individuals in Crisis SituationAIP Annual Investment ProgramALS Program Alternative Learning System ProgramBEmONC Basic Emergency Obstetrics and Neonatal CareBHS barangay health stationsBHW barangay health workersBnB Botika ng BarangayCBMS Community-Based Monitoring SystemCEmONC Comprehensive Emergency Obstetrics and Neonatal CareCHD Center for Health DevelopmentCMP Community Mortgage ProjectCPR contraceptive prevalence rateDepEd Department of EducationDILG Department of the Interior and Local GovernmentDOH Department of HealthDOLE Department of Labor and EmploymentDOST Department of Science and TechnologyDSWD Department of Social Welfare and Development

DTI Department of Trade and IndustryEASE Project Effective Alternative Secondary Education ProjectEFA Education for AllFICS Analysis Family, Individual, Community and School AnalysisHIV/AIDS Human Immunodeciency Virus / Acquired Immunodeciency SyndromeICT information and communication technologyIMR infant mortality rateIP indigenous peoplesIPC Island Power CorporationIRA internal revenue allotment

KALAHI-CIDSS Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan Comprehensive Integrated Delivery of Social ServicesKALIPI Kalipunan ng Lahing PilipinaLGU local government unitLUBELCO Lubang Electric CooperativeMDG Millennium Development GoalMIMAROPA Mindoro Marinduque Romblon PalawanMMR maternal mortality rateMNCHN maternal neonatal and child health and nutrition


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List of Acronyms

MNCHN maternal newborn child health and nutritionMOA memorandum of agreementMOOE maintenance and other operating expensesNCIP National Commission on Indigenous PeoplesNEDA National Economic and Development AuthorityNGO nongovernment organizationNHA National Housing AuthorityNHIP National Health Insurance ProgramNSCB National Statistics Coordination BoardNSO National Statistics OfceOHSP Open High School ProgramOMECO Occidental Mindoro Electric CooperativeOPB outpatient benet (OPB) packagePEP-CBMS Partnership for Economic PolicyCommunity-Based Monitoring SystemPESO Public Employment Service OfcePHO Provincial Health OfcePIPH Province-wide Investment Plan for HealthPLDT Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company

PPVO Provincial Agriculture and Provincial Veterinary OfceProject TSD Project Tulong, Sulong and DunongPSWDO Provincial Social Welfare and Development OfcePWD persons with disabilitiesRHU Rural Health UnitSAMARICA San Jose, Magsaysay, Rizal and CalintaanSBM School-Based ManagementSEA-K Self Employment and Assistance KaunlaranSEARCA Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in AgricultureSEF School Education Fund

SPES Special Program for the Employment of StudentsTB DOTS TB Directly Observed Treatment Short CourseTESDA Technical Education and Skills Development AuthorityUNDP United Nations Development ProgrammeUNICEF United Nations Childrens FundYAKAP Yugtong Aklas Kahirapan Program


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List of Maps

Map 1. Location of Occidental MindoroMap 2. Map of Occidental MindoroMap 3. Proportion of population living below the poverty threshold, by municipality, Province of Occidental Mindoro,

2009-2011Map 4. Poverty gap ratio, by municipality, Province of Occidental Mindoro, 2009-2011Map 5. Employment rate, by municipality, Province of Occidental Mindoro, 2009-2011Map 6. Proportion of population who experienced food shortage, by municipality, Province of Occidental Mindoro,

2009-2011Map 7. Prevalence of underweight children under 5 years of age, by municipality, Province of Occidental Mindoro,

2009-2011Map 8. Proportion of population living below the food threshold, by municipality, Province of Occidental Mindoro,

2009-2011Map 9. Proportion of children aged 6-11 enrolled in elementary, by municipality, Province of Occidental Mindoro,

2009-2011Map 10. Proportion of children aged 12-15 enrolled in high school, by municipality, Province of Occidental Mindoro,

2009-2011Map 11. Proportion of children aged 6-15 enrolled in school, by municipality, Province of Occidental Mindoro, 2009-2011Map 12. Literacy rate of population 15-24 years old, by municipality, Province of Occidental Mindoro, 2009-2011

Map 13. Ratio of girls to boys in elementary education, 6-11 years old, by municipality, Province of Occidental Mindoro,2009-2011

Map 14. Ratio of girls to boys in secondary education, 12-15 years old, by municipality, Province of Occidental Mindoro,2001-2011

Map 15. Ratio of girls to boys in school, 6-15 years old, by municipality, Province of Occidental Mindoro, 2009-2011Map 16. Ratio of literate females to males, 15-24 years old, by municipality, Province of Occidental Mindoro, 2009-2011Map 17. Proportion of child deaths below 5 years old by municipality, Province of Occidental Mindoro, 2009-2011Map 18. Proportion of infant deaths below one year old, by municipality, Province of Occidental Mindoro, 2009-2011Map. 19. Proportion of child deaths, 1-4 years old, by municipality, by municipality, Province of Occidental Mindoro,

2009-2011

Map 20. Proportion of women deaths due to pregnancy-related causes, by municipality, Province of Occidental Mindoro,2009-2011

Map 21. Contraceptive prevalence rate, by municipality, Province of Occidental Mindoro, 2009-2011Map 22. Proportion of couples using condom among those who are practicing contraception, by municipality, Province of

Occidental Mindoro, 2009-2011Map 23. Prevalence and death rates associated with malaria (per 100,000), by municipality, Province of Occidental

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List of Maps

Map 24. Prevalence and death rates associated with tuberculosis (per 100,000), by municipality, Province of OccidentalMindoro, 2009-2011

Map 25. Proportion of population with access to improved water source, by municipality, Province of Occidental Mindoro,2009-2011

Map 26. Proportion of population with access to sanitary toilet facilities, by municipality, Province of Occidental Mindoro,2009-2011

Map 27. Proportion of population who are informal settlers, by municipality, Province of Occidental Mindoro,2009-2011

Map 28. Proportion of population who live in makeshift housing, by municipality, Province of Occidental Mindoro,2009-2011

Map 29. Proportion of population with inadequate living conditions, by municipality, Province of Occidental Mindoro,2001-2011

Map 30. Proportion of households with access to landlines/telephone lines, by municipality, Province of OccidentalMindoro, 2009-2011

Map 31. Proportion of households with access to cellphones, by municipality, Province of Occidental Mindoro, 2009-2011Map 32. Proportion of households with access to computers, by municipality, Province of Occidental Mindoro, 2009-2011


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List of Tables

Table ES1. Report on the Millennium Development Goals, Province of Occidental Mindoro, 2009-2011Table ES2. Summary of budget allocation for meeting the MDGs, Province of Occidental Mindoro, 2013-2015Table 1. Land area in hectares, no. of barangays, income class per municipality: Province of Occidental Mindoro, 2012Table 2. Status of land classication, Occidental Mindoro, 2003Table 3. 2010 Census of Population and Housing, nal result, Province of Occidental MindoroTable 4. Existing health facilities and manpower, 2011Table 5. Government hospitals, by bed capacity, category and classication, Province of Occidental Mindoro, 2010Table 6. Vital health indices, 2009-2011Table 7. Ten leading causes of mortality/10,000 pop, 2011Table 8. Hospital bed patient ratio, 2011Table 9. Doctor - patient ratio, per hospital, 2011Table 10. Basic education indicators, Occidental MindoroTable 11. Summary of MDG 1 indicators, Province of Occidental Mindoro, 2009-2011Table 12. Top and bottom municipalities, magnitude and proportion of households/population living below the poverty

threshold, Province of Occidental Mindoro, 2009-2011Table 13. Top and bottom municipalities, poverty gap ratio, Province of Occidental Mindoro, 2009-2011Table 14. Top and bottom municipalities, employment rate, Province of Occidental Mindoro, 2009-2011Table 15. Top and bottom municipalities, magnitude and proportion of households/population who experienced food

shortage, Province of Occidental Mindoro, 2009-2011Table 16. Top and bottom municipalities, prevalence of underweight children under 5 years of age, Province of Occidental

Mindoro, 2009-2011Table 17. Top and bottom municipalities, magnitude and proportion of households/population living below the food

threshold, Province of Occidental Mindoro, 2009-2011Table 18. Summary of MDG 2 indicators, Province of Occidental Mindoro, 2009-2011Table 19. Top and bottom municipalities, magnitude and proportion of children aged 6-11 years old enrolled in

elementary, Province of Occidental Mindoro, 2001-2011Table 20. Top and bottom municipalities, magnitude and proportion of children aged 12-15 years old enrolled in high

school, Province of Occidental Mindoro, 2009-2011

Table 21. Top and bottom municipalities, magnitude and proportion of children aged 6-15 years old enrolled in school,Province of Occidental Mindoro, 2009-2011

Table 22. Top and bottom municipalities, literacy rate of 15-24 year old, Province of Occidental Mindoro, 2009-2011Table 23. Summary of MDG 3 indicators, Province of Occidental Mindoro, 2009-2011Table 24. Top and bottom municipalities, ratio of girls to boys in elementary education, Province of Occidental Mindoro,

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List of Tables

Table 25. Top and bottom municipalities, ratio of girls to boys in secondary education, Province of Occidental Mindoro,2009-2011

Table 26. Top and bottom municipalities, ratio of girls to boys in school, Province of Occidental Mindoro, 2009-2011Table 27. Top and bottom municipalities, ratio of literate of females to males (15-24 years old), Province of Occidental

Mindoro, 2009-2011Table 28. Elected seats held by women in the local government of Occidental Mindoro, 2010Table 29. Summary of MDG 4 indicators, Province of Occidental Mindoro, 2009-2011Table 30. Top and bottom municipalities, magnitude and proportion of children aged 0 to less than 5 who died, Province

of Occidental Mindoro, 2009-2011Table 31. Top and bottom municipalities, magnitude and proportion of infants who died, Province of Occidental Mindoro,

2009-2011Table 32. Top and bottom municipalities,magnitude and proportion of children aged 1 to less than 5 who died, Province

of Occidental Mindoro, 2009-2011Table 33. Summary of MDG 5 indicators, Province of Occidental Mindoro, 2009-2011Table 34. Top and bottom municipalities, magnitude and proportion of women deaths due to pregnancy related-causes,

Province of Occidental Mindoro, 2009-2011Table 35. Top and bottom municipalities, magnitude and proportion of couples who use contraception, Province of

Occidental Mindoro, 2009-2011

Table 36. Summary of MDG 6 indicators, Province of Occidental Mindoro, 2009-2011Table 37. Top and bottom municipalities, magnitude and proportion of couples using condom among those who are

practicing contraception, Province of Occidental Mindoro, 2009-2011Table 38. Top and bottom municipalities, prevalence and death rates associated with malaria (per 100, 000), Province of

Occidental Mindoro, 2009-2011Table 39. Top and bottom municipalities, prevalence and death rates associated with tuberculosis (per 100, 000) by sex,

Province of Occidental Mindoro, 2009-2011Table 40. Summary of MDG 7 indicators, Province of Occidental Mindoro, 2009-2011Table 41. Top and bottom municipalities, magnitude and proportion of households/population with access to improved

water source, Province of Occidental Mindoro, 2009-2011

Table 42. Top and bottom municipalities, magnitude and proportion of households/population with access to sanitarytoilet facilities, Province of Occidental Mindoro, 2009-2011

Table 43. Top and bottom municipalities, magnitude and proportion of households/population who are informal settlers,Province of Occidental Mindoro, 2009-2011

Table 44. Top and bottom municipalities, magnitude and proportion of household/population who are living in makeshifthousing, Province of Occidental Mindoro, 2009-2011


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List of Tables

Table 45. Top and bottom municipalities, magnitude and proportion of households/population living in inadequate housingconditions, Province of Occidental Mindoro, 2009-2011

Table 46. Summary of MDG 8 indicators, Province of Occidental Mindoro, 2009-2011Table 47. Ratio of Barangays With Botika ng Barangay, Province of Occidental Mindoro, 2011-2012Table 48. Top and bottom municipalities, proportion of households with access to telephone/landlines, Province of

Occidental Occidental Mindoro, 2009-2011Table 59. Top and bottom municipalities, proportion of households with access to mobile phones, Province of Occidental

Mindoro, 2009-2011Table 50. Top and bottom municipalities, proportion of households with access to mobile phones, Province of Occidental

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TheProvinceofOccidentalMindoro,togetherwiththePartnershipforEconomicPolicy-

Community-BasedMonitoringSystem(PEP-CBMS)NetworkOffice,andwiththesupport

oftheUnitedNationsDevelopmentProgramme(UNDP),preparedthisstatusreporton

theMillenniumDevelopmentGoals(MDG)inordertoprovideaninsightonwherethe

provincestands intermsofaccomplishingtheeightgoalssetbytheUnitedNations

(UN).Thepreparationofthisreportwasfacilitatedbythenationalgovernmentsefforts

tolocalizetheMDGs.

Thisreportprovidesthestatusinachievingthetargetsintheeightgoals:1.)Eradicate

extreme poverty and hunger; 2.) Achieve universal primary education; 3.) Promote

genderequalityandempowerwomen;4.)Reducechildmortality;5.)Improvematernal

health; 6.) Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases; 7.) Ensure environmental

sustainability; and8.)Developa globalpartnership for development. Inaddition, this

reportalsoprovidesreaderswiththeongoingprojects,programsandactivitiesthatare

expectedtocontributetotheattainmentofthegoalsinthedeclaredtargetyearwhich

is2015.

Thedatagathered from theCBMScensuswhichwas conducted in the province in

2009upuntil2011wasthemainsourceofdatainthisreport.Oneofthemanyusesof

CBMSdataisitsabilitytotracktheachievementofMDGsatthelocallevel.TheCBMS

methodologycapturesdetailedsocio-economicdataatthehouseholdandmember-

levelwhichcanbeusedtomonitortheachievementoftheMDGs.

This Status Report on theMDGs using CBMS data evidently presents the situation

acrossthemunicipalitiesthroughmapsandtablesandanalyzestheperformanceofthe

provinceineachoftheindicatorsoftheeightgoals.Italsocontainscurrentpoliciesand

programsoftheprovince,challengesinachievingthegoals,priorityprograms,projects

andactivities in thecourseofthreeyearsuntil the set yearofachievement,and the

correspondingbudgetaryrequirements.

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TheMDGStatusReportoftheProvinceofOccidentalMindorowasputtogetherthrough

thecollaborativeeffortsofdifferentagenciesandindividuals.Wedeeplyappreciatethe

peopleandorganizationsthatcontributedtheirtimeandgavewholeheartedsupportto

turnthisendeavorintoareality.Theyareasfollows:

OurProvincialGovernorJosephineY.Ramirez-Sato,fortakingtheopportunityoffered

byPEPAsia-CBMSNetworkOfficeandtheUnitedNationsDevelopmentProgrammeto

participateinthisprojectandforthetrustshegavetotheMDGTeam,byexpressingher

strongbeliefthattheycanmakeit;

ThePEPAsia-CBMSNetworkTeam,itsteamleader,Dr.CeliaM.Reyes,andthePEP-

CBMS staff, especiallyMs. Steffie JoiCalubayan, for their technical assistance and

guidance in the preparation of this document.Ms. Calubayan, theMDGmentor for

OccidentalMindoro,hadbeenverysupportiveoftheTeam;

The PEP-CBMS-UNDP Project for capacitating the MDG Team through a series of

workshops;

TheMDGteamsofparticipatingLGUs,forsharingtheirexperiencesandbestpractices;

Theagenciesandindividualswhoprovidedthebadlyneededdataforthisundertaking,

suchasthefollowing:theDepartmentofEducation,ProvincialHealthOffice,Provincial

Agricultural Office, Plan International, Provincial Social Welfare and Development,

ProvincialAccountingOffice,andProvincialPlanningandDevelopmentOffice.

Ourlovingfamilies,fortheirunderstandingandboundlesslove,whichprovideduswith

thestrengthtokeepgoing;

Themunicipalmayorsandmunicipalplanninganddevelopmentcoordinatorsofthe11

municipalitieswhogavetheirall-outsupportduringtheCBMSimplementationinthe

province;

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Acknowledgments

ThepeopleofOccidentalMindorowhoinspiredusmostduringthepreparationofthis

report;and

Finally,ourGodAlmighty,fortheblessingsandguidance,andforleadingusthewayas

westrovetoreachourgoalthecompletionofthisMDGStatusReportforOccidental

Mindoro.

Amillionthanks!

TheProvincialCBMS-MDGTeam

CORAZON A. ANGELES Team Leader

LORNA A. ESPAOLA

LEANNE M. ORCAS

GLADYS E. BARILE

ProvincialPlanning&Development

Coordinator


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Message

Republic of the Philippines

PROVINCE OF OCCIDENTAL MINDORO

Mamburao

OFFICE OF THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNOR

ThisStatus Report on the Millennium Development

Goals Using CBMS Data provides readers with

the status of the Province ofOccidental Mindoros

commitment to the accomplishment of MDGs.

Despitetremendousandconcertedeffortsofnational

government agencies and local government units,

theMDGsremainabigchallengetotheprovinceof

OccidentalMindoro.TheEndPoverty2015Millennium

Campaign has helped raise the level of public

awareness onMDGs andoutlined the roadmap to

fasttracktheattainmentofdesiredtargets.Needless

to say, success in these efforts will require a firm

commitmentfromallstakeholders;andtheefficient

andeffectiveutilizationoflimited resources. Thisdocumentservesasa referencein

craftingtheblueprintforthedevelopmentofourprovince.

MyprofoundgratitudegoestothePEP-CBMSNetworkCoordinatingTeamfortheuntiring

supporttothelocalgovernmentunitsthatparticipatedinthepreparationoftheMDG

Report,andto theUnitedNationsDevelopmentProgrammeforfinancialassistancein

thisendeavor.

Mabuhaytayonglahat!

JOSEPHINE Y. RAMIREZ-SATO

Governor


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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1. Overview

Itisbarelytwoyearsawayfrom2015

the deadline for Occidental Mindoro to

achieveitsMillenniumDevelopmentGoals

(MDGs)and the province has mixedperformancewith regard toachieving the

MDGs.Itpostedgoodperformanceinterms

ofreducingchildmortalitywhileitdidnotdo

wellindevelopingaglobalpartnershipfor

developmentandineradicatingthosewho

areincomeandfood-poor.Furthermore,the

provincealsodidnotfarewellinensuring

environmental sustainabili ty. With this,

strategies to accelerate progress towards

the achievement of the MDGs made inplace.

The Community-Based Monitoring

System (CBMS), whichwas implemented

bytheprovincein2009,isthemajorsource

ofdatainpreparingthisreport.TheCBMS

wasusedbytheprovinceintrackingdown

the status of its MDG accomplishments.

Thechallengefacedbytheprovinceishow

toattaintheMDGsintwoyears,andhowto successfully implement itspoliciesand

programs against poverty. Overcoming

povertyisthekeytoattainingmostofthe

targetsintheMDG.

2. Millennium DevelopmentGoals: Status ofAchievements

Eradicating Extreme Poverty and Hunger

Results of the CBMS census in 2009

revealed that 67.8 percent of the people of

Occidental Mindoro were living below the

povertythreshold,thatis,7outof10persons

in the province were income poor. On the

otherhand,theproportionofpopulationliving

below thefoodthresholdwas55.3 percent.

Livingbelowthefoodthresholdmeans that

the income isnotenough tobuy the basic

food needs of the family. Moreover, thepovertygapratiowaspostedat0.4percent.

Theannualpercapitaincomethresholdin

2009wasP16,169,accordingtotheNational

StatisticalCoordinationBoard(NSCB),while

the annual per capita food threshold was

P11,348. These data show that only 32.2

percentoftheprovincesresidentswereliving

above the poverty threshold (or earningan

annualincomeofP16,169ormore)while44.7percentwerelivingabovethefoodthreshold

(earning an annual income of P11,384 or

more).

Employment rate in theprovincein 2009

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of the 115,164members of the labor force

were employed. There were more males

employed (94.5%) than females (87.1%).

Althoughtheemploymentrateishigh,itcan

besaidthatthemajorityofthoseemployed

do not earn enough for the needs of theirhouseholdsasevidencedbythepopulations

poverty threshold and food threshold

profiles. Furthermore, 6.7 percent of the

population experienced hunger during the

lastthreemonthspriortotheCBMScensus.

Meanwhile, thepercentage of underweight

childrenunder5yearsofagewas6.7percent,

or 3,369 children. Thereweremore female

malnourished children (7.1 percent) than

malemalnourishedchildren(6.3percent).

Theprovincehasdeclaredwaronpoverty,

hence,itsprojectsandprogramsaregeared

toward eradicating poverty. The Yugtong

Aklas Kahirapan Program (YAKAP, which

meansembrace)waslaunchedin2008bythe

Provincial SocialWelfareandDevelopment

Office (PSWDO), which extended capital

assistance at very low interest rates to

groups andassociations thathaveexistinglivelihoodprojects.TheProvincialAgriculture

and Provincial Veterinary Office (PPVO)

have programs that aim to improve the

livelihoodof themarginalizedfarmers. The

Agriculture Office continues to provide

agriculture infrastructure to boost the

production capabilities of the farming

sector. The Veterinary Office implements

animaldispersalprogramswith thepoorest

in the community as main beneficiaries.

The provincial government also provides

programs and projects for fishermen. The

foreign-funded SEARCA project, completed

in2011,providedskillstrainingandlivelihood

projects to the fishing sector in covered

municipalities. Skills training for women

and organized groups were conducted in

cooperation with the Department of Trade

and Industry (DTI), Department of Science

and Technology (DOST), and Technical

EducationandSkillsDevelopmentAuthority

(TESDA). The province, through the PublicEmployment Service Office (PESO),

also conducts job fairs for those seeking

employmentabroad.Anotherprogramofthe

province,theKapit-BisigLabansaKahirapan

ComprehensiveIntegratedDeliveryofSocial

Services(KALAHI-CIDSS),providescapitalto

barangay-identified projects with provincial

counterpart. ThewomensgroupKalipunan

ngLipingPilipina(KALIPI),organizedbythe

PSWDO, was provided with trainings andcapital for thechosen economicendeavor.

The province also implements the Special

Program for the Employment of Students

(SPES)incooperationwiththeDepartmentof

LaborandEmployment(DOLE).Thisprogram

providessummerjobsingovernmentoffices

todeservingcollegestudents.

To address the problem of malnutrition

among schoolchildren, the Department

of Education (DepEd) implements

supplementary feeding programs with

financial support from the department, the

schoolcanteen,nongovernmentorganizations

(NGOs),andlocalgovernmentunits(LGUs).

TheDepartmentofHealth(DOH)throughthe

Provincial Health Office (PHO) implements

theGarantisadongPambataandInformation

andEducationCampaignonNutrition.

Theprovincialandmunicipalgovernments

allocated funds in their Annual Investment

Programs (AIP) for implementing various

nutritionprogramstoaddressthemalnutrition

problemamongchildren0-5yearsold.


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Achieving Universal Primary Education

ThePhilippinesandmanyothercountries,

signedacommitmenttoachievetheMDGsby

2015.OneofthegoalsembodiedintheMDG

istoachieveuniversalprimaryeducation.

BasedontheCBMScensusof2009,82.1

percent of children 6-11 years old were

enrolled in public and private elementary

schools; thoseenrolled inhigh school was

only54.2percent.Itistobenotedthat84,183

(86.7%)ofthe140,214childrenintheprovince

whoare6-15yearsoldareenrolledinschool.

Thisdoesnot take intoaccount thosewho

are enrolledin school but donot fall intheofficialschoolageduetolateorearlyentryin

schoolorduetorepetition.

The National Statistics Office (NSO)

defines functional literacy as not only

readingandwritingbutalsonumericaland

comprehension skills. A basically literate

personisonewhocanreadandwrite.There

were64,639 literatepersonsaged15-24 in

the province in 2009, or a literacy rate of

93 percent. Therewere more male literatepersons(93.6%)thanfemaleliteratepersons

(92.4%).

Republic Act 5155, or the Governance

of Basic Education Act, directs the

transformationofbasiceducationpolicyinto

programs, projects, and services that are

adaptedtolocalneeds.Schoolsandlearning

centers now have the authority to decide

whatisbestfortheschoolandthestudents.

Thelawalsogaveschoolteachersandthe

stafftheflexibilitytoinitiateactivitiesforschool

improvement. The DepEd set the School-

Based Management (SBM) in all public

schoolsinthecountrytohelpempowerthe

schools and their communities to advance

studentlearning.

Educationisamajorfactorinupliftingthe

standardoflivingofthecommunity.However,

duetopoverty,childrenseducationisoften

interrupted,especiallyamongdisadvantaged

families.

Oneofthemainthrustsoftheprovinceisto

provideameaningfuleducationforall.Thus,

incollaborationwiththeDepEd,theDivisionof

SchoolsofOccidentalMindorooversees298

publicelementaryand49publicsecondary

schools, and 23private elementary and 14

private secondary schools. Construction of

school buildings and provision of reading

materialsareamongthestrategiestoachieve

universalprimaryeducationby2015.

To address the gaps in attaining 100

percent primary education by 2015, all

stakeholders should prioritize programs/

projects according to the available School

EducationFund(SEF),whichisusuallylimited.

Theyshouldalsoensuretheappropriateuse

ofthisfundthroughdiligentmonitoringand

audit.

The current policies and programs of

DepEd for MDG 2 were Kinder Education

Program, Kindergarten Summer Program,

Alternative Learning System, Continuous

Capability Building (training for teachers),

Scholarship to Persons with Disabilities,

andto promoteglobalcompetenceamong

schoolchildren, the One-Laptop-Per-Child

programwasimplemented.

Promoting Gender Equality and EmpoweringWomen

TheProvince ofOccidentalMindorohas

made a good performance in promoting

genderequality.Ithasreducedthedisparity

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attending elementary education, the ratio

(1.04)betweengirlsandboysaged6-15who

are inschool,andtheratio (0.99)of literate

females to literate males who are in the

agebracket 15-24. However, for secondary

education,thegapbetweenfemaleandmaleremainswideat1.21.

The proportion of elective seats held by

womeninthebarangayuptotheprovincial

levelis30.4percent,butit shouldbenoted

thattheprovincehasaladygovernorandits

lonerepresentativeinthelegislativeisalsoa

woman.

The DepEd, on the other hand, hadlaunchedseveralprogramsaimedatsolving

the dropout and low enrollment problems.

Theprogramsweresuccessfulandsomeof

them,suchastheTripMo,LibreKoSakay

Program,were selectedas a best practice

model.

Furthermore, to ease the problem of

inadequate classrooms, the provincial

governmentandtheDepEdagreed,througha memorandum of agreement, to a 50-50

costsharingintheconstructionof71school

buildings throughout the province. This

projectwascompletedin2012.

Reducing Child Mortality

Based on the Philippine MDG Rate of

ProgressattheSub-NationalLevel,thetarget

ofreducingchildmortalityisoneofthegoals

thathasahighprobabilityofbeingattained

by2015(NSCB2012).

Based on the 2009 CBMS census, the

proportionofinfants(aged0tolessthan1)

whodiedwas0.6percent.Theproportionof

children(aged1tolessthan5)whodiedwas

0.5percent.Theproportionofchildren(aged

5)whodiedduringthecensusperiodwas0.5

percent.Themunicipality of Looc recorded

thehighestproportionofchilddeathsat1.5

percent.

Basedon theLGUscorecard,Occidental

Mindorosinfantmortalityrate(IMR)per1,000

livebirthsin2009was8.4percent,5.6percent

in2010,and6.8percentin2011,indicatinga

seesawtrend.

Theprovinceneedstoexertmoreeffortsin

programsandprojectsthatwouldhelpattain

the MDG targets. Some of the challenges

thatneedtobeaddressedincludethe(i)lownational health insurance program (NHIP)

coverage, (i) increased awareness among

pregnant women on the importance of

usingmaternity facilitiesfordeliveries, (iii)a

more intensifiedmaternal and child health

programs, and (iv) training more Mangyan

ethnicminoritiesasbarangayhealthworkers

to take care of community health and

sanitationneeds.

Some projects and activities undertaken

bytheprovincespecificallytoaddressMDG

4wereasfollows:

immunizationofchildrenandpregnant

women, including awareness

campaign on the importance of

immunizationamonghealthworkers,

parents,andpregnantwomen;and

intensification (with advocacy

campaign component) of the

breastfeeding program by requiring

mothers tobreastfeed their children

one hour after babies are born,

Thus,aninformation,educationand

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theuseofhealthfacilitiesindeliveries

wasalsointensified.

Improving Maternal Health

CBMS data from the 2009 census showthatthematernalmortalityrateintheprovince

was 0.3 percent or 271 maternal deaths

per 100,000 live births. The province has

performedwell in this indicatorconsidering

thatthenationaldatain2010onthenumber

ofdeathsdue topregnancy-relatedcauses

rangedfrom95to163.

Meanwhile,only25.4ofcoupleswereusing

contraception or family planning methods.The 2011 national data for couples using

contraceptionmethodwas48.9(NSCB2012).

OneofthethrustsofthePHOistoincreasethe

numberofcoupleswhousefamilyplanning

methods, hence, an IEC campaign on this

programisbeingintensified.

The Local Action Plan of Occidental

Mindoro to accelerate MDG was prepared

in April 2012 as an output of the activitydubbedFormulationof thePhilippineMDG

Acceleration Plan for Maternal Health

implemented by the National Economic

and Development Authority (NEDA). The

prioritizedinterventionscontainedintheplan

were,amongothers,includethe

upgrading of rural health units and

hospitalstomakethemalwaysready

for Basic Emergency Obstetrics

and NeonatalCare (BEmONC)and

for Comprehensive Emergency

Obstetrics and Neonatal Care

(CEmONC),and

the acquisition of modern hospital

equipment.

Fundingforthehealthinfrastructurecomes

fromtheDOHRegionalOfficewhilefunding

forotherinitiativescomesfromtheLGUs.

To support the achievement of MDG 5,

theprovinceadopted ExecutiveOrderNo.7,seriesof2010fromtheOfficeoftheGovernor.

The order provided for a province-wide

implementationoftheMaternalNeonataland

ChildHealthandNutrition(MNCHN)Strategy.

Combating HIV/AIDS, Malaria andOther Diseases

The PHO has no record of HIV/AIDS

occurrence in the province. However, theDOH,DepEd,andPlanInternationalconduct

IEC on this infectious disease. CBMS data

ontherateofcondomuseamongcouples

practicingfamilyplanningwas1.6percentin

2009.However,PHOdatain2011indicated

a condom use rate of 3.5 percent, or an

increaseby1.9percent.

Tuberculosiscontinuedtobeoneofthe10

leadingcausesofmortality in theprovince.AccordingtotheCBMScensus,thedeathrate

from tuberculosis in2009was 27.4percent

(per100,000population).DatafromthePHO

in2011showedaTBcurerateof92.3percent

andaTBcasedetectionrateof126.5percent.

ThebigchallengeaheadforTBcurelies

inthefactthattheruralhealthunits(RHUs)

intheprovincearenotcertifiedTBDOTS(TB

DirectlyObservedTreatmentShortCourse).

Only one RHU, the San Jose RHU, is TB

DOTS-certified.

Malaria is still endemic in Occidental

Mindoro, hence, the PHO and the DOH

Regional Office continue to monitor this

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ratefrommalaria(per100,000population)in

2009was7.4percentoratotalof28deaths.

TheMalariaControlProgramofthePHO

aimstoreducemalariacasesfrom20percent

to 25 percent. Prevention and treatmentmeasures include insecticide residual

sprayinganddistributionoftreatedmosquito

nets,especiallyinmalaria-riskareas.

Ensuring Environmental Sustainability

To achievegoal 7 of theMDG, which is

ensuringenvironmentalsustainability,much

hasyettobedone.TheCBMSsurveyof2009

revealed that the proportion of populationwith access to improvedwater sourcewas

81.6percentwhilethetargetfor2015is86.5

percent.However,data fromPHO for 2011

indicated92.2percent.Someprojectsbeing

implementedatpresent,aimtoachievethe

targetby2015.TheseprojectsareSALINTUBIG

of theDepartmentofthe InteriorandLocal

Government(DILG),whichprovidedagrant

ofP7millionfortheinstallationofpipedwater

systems in four beneficiary municipalities.At least threebarangays in themunicipality

of Sta. Cruz implemented barangay water

projects with funds from KALAHI-CIDSS

andwith counterpartsfrom thecommunity,

barangay,municipality,andtheprovince.

On the other hand, the proportion of

population with access to sanitary toilet

facilities was 75.6 percent in the CBMS

surveyof2009.Thosewithoutaccesswere

identifiedasthosesituatedincoastalareas,

in some far-flung barangays, and in the

uplandareaswheretheindigenouspeoples

(IPs)lived.TheLGUsatthemunicipallevel

usuallyprovidematerialstoindigentfamilies

for the construction of toilet facilities with

thelabor/labor cost as thecounterpartsof

beneficiaries.

The same survey also indicated that 2.0

percent of the population was classified

as informal settlers while those living inmakeshift housing comprised 2.4 percent.

Furthermore,34.1percentof thepopulation

livedininadequatelivingconditions.

Socialized housing projects and

construction of more water and sanitation

facilities are undertaken to address the

gaps in these indicators.Poverty alleviation

programs of the national, provincial, and

municipal governments are seen to be ofgreathelpinupliftingthelivingconditionsof

thepoorestofthepoor.

Building a Global Partnership forDevelopment

Based on the 2009 CBMS survey, the

proportion of households with landline/

telephone lines was 2.5 percent, those

households with cellphones was 39.7percent, while households with computers

was only 5.4 percent. Considering that

advanced information and communication

technologies (ICTs) currently play an

important role in promoting social and

economicdevelopment,the liberalizationof

the telecommunications sector along with

theadoptionofmajorpoliciesandregulatory

reforms,areexpectedtoenablethepublicto

havemoreaccesstoICTs.

The provincial government, recognizing

the importance of ICT in upgrading tax

collection,hasstartedthecomputerizationof

itsassessmentrecords(ERPTSProgram)for

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more globally competitive. The provincial

government has also launched the One-

Laptop-per-Childprogramincentralschools.

A target under goal 8 of MDG is to

increase the peoples access to affordable

essentialmedicines.ThestrategyofDOHis

toestablishBotika ng Barangay (BnB)or a

BarangayPharmacy.Thetarget isoneBnB

for every two barangays and the province

has 162 barangays. As of December 31,

2012, 125 BnBs were already operational

and28moreareintheprocessofbecoming

operational. Practically, the province has

alreadyexceededthenationaltargetforthis

goal.

2. Conclusion and Recommendations

The Province of Occidental Mindoro

hasmadegoodand not sogoodprogress

in achieving the MDGs according to the

resultsoftheCBMSCensusin2009-2011.It

performed well in childmortality reduction,

maintainedahighemploymentrate,reduced

childrenwhoweremalnourished,minimized

population who have experienced food

shortage,amongothers.Ontheotherhand,

therewerestillsomehouseholdswhowere

food and income-poor. The province alsolagged behind in ensuring environmental

sustainability and in developing a global

partnershipfordevelopment.

3. Financial Requirements

A total of 29 projects, programs and

activitiesamountingtoPhP299.9millionwere

proposed for the three- year period 2013-2015toachievetheMDG(Table2).Thefunds

came from regional agencies, such as the

DOH and Department of Agriculture. Other

projectsincludethepriorityprojectslistedin

theAnnualInvestmentPlan.Thetotalrevenue

oftheprovincein2012wasPhP733.1million

ofwhich94percentcamefromtheinternal

revenueallotment(IRA).


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Table ES 1. Report on the Millennium Development Goals, Province of Occidental Mindoro, 20092011

IndicatorsOccidental

MindoroLatest Regional

Data

Performance ofOccidental Mindoro

vs. Region

Goal 1. Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger

Proportion of population living below poverty threshold1/

67.8 42.1 (2011)

Employment rate 3/ 92.4 95.7 (Oct. 2012)

Prevalence of underweight children under 5 years of age4/ 6.7 8.9 (2011)

Proportion of population who experienced hungerdue to food shortage 5/

6.7 12.7 (Dec. 2012)

Proportion of population with income below food threshold1/ 55.3 20.0 (2011)

Goal 2. Achieve Universal Primary Education

Proportion of children aged 611 years old enrolled inelementary2/

82.2 88.6 (2010)

Proportion of children aged 1215 years old enrolled in

high school 2/ 54.2 56.6 (2010)

Proportion of children aged 615 enrolled in school 1/ 86.7 95.3 (2011)

Literacy rate of 1524 year-olds 2/ 93.0 95.1 (2008)

Goal 3. Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women

Ratio of female primary participation rate to male primaryparticipation rate (611 years old) 2/

1.02 1.01 (2010)

Ratio of female secondary participation rate to malesecondary participation rate (1215 years old) 2/

1.21 1.08 (2010)

Ratio of female tertiary participation rate to male tertiaryparticipation rate 6/

1.43 1.2 (2010)

Ratio of literate females to literate males aged 1524 yearsold2/ 0.99 1.02 (2008)

Proportion of seats held by women in the province7/ 30.4 21.4 (2010)

Goal 4. Reduce Child Mortality

Proportion of children aged 0 to less than 5 years old whodied

0.5

Child mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) 8/ 5 50 (2010)

Proportion of infants who died (0 to less than 1 year old) 0.6

Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) 8/ 6 39 (2011)

Goal 5. Improve Maternal Health

Proportion of women who died due to pregnancy-relatedcauses

0.3

Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) 9/ 300

Proportion of couples who use contraception 9/ 25.4 55.8 (2011)

Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel 9/ 50.5 (2008)


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IndicatorsOccidental

MindoroLatest Regional

Data

Performance ofOccidental Mindoro

vs. Region

Goal 6. Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Other Diseases

Number of reported cases of HIV/AIDS (20082011) 10/ 47 (2007-2012)

Death rates associated with tuberculosis (per 100,000) 10/ 27.4 29.7(2006)

Death rates associated with dengue (case fatality ratio) 10/ 1.04 (2012)

Goal 7. Ensure Environmental Sustainability

Proportion of population with access to improved watersource

81.6 80.1 (2011)

Proportion of population with access to sanitary toiletfacilities 1/

75.6 84.7 (2011)

Proportion of population who are informal settlers 1/ 2.0 4.0 (2011)

Proportion population who are living in makeshift housing 1/ 2.4 0.8 (2011)

Proportion of population who are living in inadequatehousing conditions 1/

34.1 31.9 (2011)

Goal 8. Develop a Global Partnership for Development

Proportion of households with access to landlines/telephone lines 1/

2.5 2.7 (2011)

Proportion of households with access to mobile phone 1/ 39.7 66.6 (2011)

Proportion of the households with access to computers 1/ 5.4 9.6 (2011)

Proportion of barangays with Botika ng Barangay

Table ES 1 continued...


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Table 2. Summary of budget allocation for meeting the MDGs, Province of Occidental Mindoro, 2013-2015

MillenniumDevelopment

Goals

No. ofProjects

Budgetary Allocation

2013 2014 2015 TOTAL

Goal 1 5 45,000,000 33,000,000 33,000,000 111,000,000

Goal 2 6 31,000,000 15,500,000 15,500,000 62,000,000

Goal 3 3 2,500,000 3,500,000 3,500,000 9,500,000

Goal 4 4 8,675,000 8,675,000 8,675,000 26,025,000

Goal 5 4 15,224,639 6,195,640 6,195,640 27,615,910

Goal 6 2 12,040,660 12,040,660 12,040,660 36,121,980

Goal 7 3 14,700,000 5,700,000 5,700,000 26,100,000

Goal 8 2 544,000 500,000 500,000 1,544,000

TOTAL 29 129,686,312 85,113,314 85,113,315 299,906,890


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Brief History of OccidentalMindoro

ThewordMindoroisacontractionofthe

SpanishphraseMinadeOro,meaninggold

mine. It was called Mai by early Chinese

traders.

The significance of Mindoro dates back

topre-Spanishtimes.Duetoitsgeographic

location, it served as an important trading

center of Chinese goods. As early as 872

AD,MindorohadagoodtradewithCanton

because of their proximity to each other.

A Chinese chronicle of 1125 AD gave the

first documentary account of the island of

Mindoro. Following the sea routes during

ancienttime,tradingshipssailedtoMindoros

north and west coasts, which were then

densely populated urban centers. For local

products like beeswax, pearl, sandalwood,

and tortoise shells, the Chinese traders

barteredporcelain,silk,andtea.

In1591,whentheSpanishconquistadores

divided the Philippines into 11 provinces,

Mindoro was grouped together with

Calilaya,Lubang,Batangas,theCalamianes

Group of Islands, and Marinduque. Thethird ecclesiastical district of the Philippine

archipelagowasestablished inCalaviteby

theRocolletoFriarsonJune18,1677.

When the Americans occupied Mindoro

in 1899, they set up a military government

ontheislanduntiltheinaugurationofacivil

governmentonJuly4,1901.

DuringtheWorldWarII,Mindorogallantly

fought against the Japanese. From Leyte,

Gen. Douglas McArthurs forces staged its

second landing in the southern part of

MindoroonDecember15,1944aspartofthe

campaign to fully liberate the country from

Japaneseinvasion.

On November 15, 1950, Republic Act

No. 505, dividedMindoro in two provinces:

Oriental Mindoro and Occidental Mindoro.

SanJosewasmadetheprovisionalcapitalof

thelatteruntilJanuary1,1951,whentheseat

ofgovernmentwastransferredtoMamburao.

From the original eight towns, Occidental

Mindoronowhas11municipalities.

2. Geo-Physical Environment

Location and Boundaries

Mindoroistheseventhlargestislandinthe

Philippines. It iscontained ina quadrangle

1209and13054northlatitudeand12001east

longitude.OccidentalMindorois located45

kilometers(km)southofBatangasprovince

and north of Visayas. The entire eastern

portionoftheprovinceisboundedbyOriental

MindoroandthewesternportionbytheApo

East Passage. On the north, it is bounded

by the Calaviteand Verde Island Passages

and on the south by Mindoro Strait. The

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southernmosttipofOccidentalMindorolies

intheareaofSibuyanSea.

Land Area

The province is composed of 11

municipalities, including the municipalities

ofLubangandLooconLubangislandinthe

northerntipoftheprovince.AsseeninTable3,

theSablayan,withanareaof2,1880.80square

kilometers(km2)isthelargestmunicipalityin

termsoflandarea.Almosttwicethesizeof

Caviteprovince,Sta.Cruz,thesecondlargest

municipality,hasanareaof681km2or11.59

percentoftheprovinceslandmass.Lubang,

withanareaof113.10sqkm,or1.92percentoftheprovince,isthesmallestmunicipality.

Land Classifcation

Occidental Mindoros physical feature

is characterized by successive mountain

ranges, valleys, and plateaus with rolling

grazinglandsalongthecoast.Ithasavery

fertilesoil and rich fishinggrounds. Itswild

mountains are covered with inaccessiblejungles, which has protected its wildlife,

amongthem,thefamousTamaraw.

Of Occidental Mindoros land area of

587,985ha,thenon-forestareaorthecertified

alienableanddisposableareais156,000ha,

oralittleoverone-fourth(26.5percent)ofthe

province(Table4).

On the other hand, more than 73

percent of its total land area is forest land

comprising 431,981 ha, ofwhich26,949 ha

is unclassified forest area. The provinces

classified forest region covers an area of

405,032hacomprising192,811ha(45%)of

nationalparksandwildernessareas;101,365

ha (23%) of established timberland; 91,270

Map 1. Location of Occidental Mindoro

Map 2. Map of Occidental Mindoro


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ha(21%)ofestablishedforestreserves;and

19,586ha(5%)ofmilitaryandnavalreserve,

civilreserve,andfishpond.Moreover,26,949

ha(6%)oftotalforestlandisunclassified.

Topography

Occidental Mindoro is generally rugged,

with successive mountain ranges, valleys,

andelongatedplateaus,withnarrowstripsof

rollinglowlandsalongthecoast.

Mostpartsoftheprovincearemountains

fringed with foothills and coastal plains

rangingfrom1to20kmwide.Theplainsare

narrowandmostlyconfinedalongtheWest

PhilippineSeaboards.Onthisstripsofland

arethemunicipalities,barangaysandsitios,

manyofthemarelocatedalongthehighway

that traverses the province from north to

south.

Physiography and Geology

Occidental Mindoro is separated from

Oriental Mindoro by a mountain running

northwesttosouthonthecentralportionof

Table 1. Land area in hectares, no. of barangays, income class, per municipality, Province of OccidentalMindoro, 2012

Municipality Land Area No. of Barangays Income Class Income (PhP)

Abra de Ilog 53,370 9 2nd 77,929,130

Calintaan 38,250 7 3rd 66,934,640

Looc 13,230 9 5th 36,119,650

Lubang 11,310 16 4th 48,758,790

Magsaysay 29,675 12 3rd 64,760,260

Mamburao 29,760 15 2nd 66,997,160

Paluan 56,450 12 3rd 69,376,490

Rizal 24,250 11 3rd 60,737,660

Sablayan 218,880 22 1st 241,653,300

San Jose 44,670 38 1st 151,185,614

Sta. Cruz 68,140 11 1st 89,994,430

Occidental Mindoro 587, 985 162 2nd 737,568,406

Source: National Mapping and Resources Authority (NAMRIA) & Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF)

Table 4. Status of land classication,

Occidental Mindoro, 2003

Classication Area (ha)

Total Land Area 587,985

Certied Alienable and Disposable 156,004

Forest Land 431,981

Unclassied 26,949

ClassiedEstablishment Forest ReserveEstablished TimberlandNational Parks/GRBS1//WA2/

Military and Naval Reserve

Civil ReserveFishpond

405,03291,270

101,365192,811

147

16,1903,249

Notes:

1/ Game Refuge and Bird Sanctuary

2/ Wilderness Areas

Source: Forest Management Bureau, DENR IV-B


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theisland.Volcanicterrainislimitedtoareas

nearMt.Calaviteinthenortherncoast,and

Mt.Halconinthecentralpart.Widerlowlands

existalongthesouthwestcoast,whilesmall

patchesofalluvialflatlandsarefoundalong

the west coast, principally where the riversmeetthesea.

The provinces eastern portion has two

major highland systems that serve as

boundaries for Occidental Mindoro. On

the northern portion of the two systems is

Mt. Halcon,which forms the corewhileon

the central part is Mt. Baco around which

the second highlandsystem is located.Mt.

CalaviteandAbradeIlogarenearthenorthcoast of the island. The second system is

accessibleonlythroughmountaintrails.

Climate

The province has two pronounced

seasons, dry season from November to

April,andwetseasonduringtherestofthe

year.FromJunetoOctober,theeasternpart

is rainy, low-altitude areas and the coastalplainssufferfromexcessheatandhumidity,

while the extensive mountain ranges have

coolclimate.Duringthenorthwestmonsoon,

most air coming from the northwest side

becomes dryafter crossing themountains.

Thisaccountsforthedryclimateduringthe

months of northeast monsoon. Also, from

June to October, the province is affected

by the southeast monsoon. The average

annualvolumeofrainfallis2,000millimeters(mm). Temperature ranges from 30.70C to

160C. Humidity ranges from 63 percent to

87percentwith anannual average of 75.4

percent.

3. Population and SocialEnvironment

Population Distribution Per MunicipalityTotal population of Occidental Mindoro

based on the 2010 census of theNational

StatisticsOffice is452,971 (Table 5), with a

growth rate of 1.76 percent over a 10-year

period (2000-2010). The most populated is

San Jose with 131,188 residents; followed

by Sablayan with 76,153 residents; and

Mamburao,thecapitaltown,is3rdwith39,237

inhabitants.TheleastpopulatedisLoocwith

7,037people.

Health Services

The health care system of the province

follows the mandate of Republic Act 7160,

knownasLocalGovernmentCodeof1991.

Inthissetup,allpublichospitals(1provincial,

3districts,and4communityhospitals)andthe

PHOwereplacedundertheadministrationof

theprovincialgovernment,hence,thebudget

and funding support of both public healthandhospitaloperationscomefromthelocal

government.

Health Facilities

Occidental Mindoro has 7 government

hospitals,5privatehospitals,12ruralhealth

units,and131barangayhealthstations(BHS).

Ofthe162barangays,996or80percenthave

BHS. As frontliners in rural health delivery,

especiallyincatchmentareas,themidwives

and barangay health workers (BHWs)

comprise the largest number of health

workersintheprovince.

The Occidental Mindoro Provincial

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Table 3. 2010 Census of Population and Housing, nal result, Province of Occidental Mindoro

MunicipalityTotal Population Population Growth Rate

May 1, 1990 May 1, 2000 May 1, 2010 1990-2000 2000-2010 1900-2010

Abra de Ilog 13,609 22,212 29,225 5.02 2.78 3.89

Calintaan 18,117 23,503 28,148 2.63 1.82 2.23

Looc 7,037 9,132 9,758 2.64 0.66 1.65

Lubang 18,800 22,896 23,068 1.99 0.07 1.03

Magsaysay 21,580 28,740 31,969 2.90 1.07 1.98

Mamburao 21,781 30,378 39,237 3.38 2.59 2.98

Paluan 7,549 12,023 15,223 4.76 2.39 3.57

Rizal 23,379 29,785 34,458 2.45 1.47 1.96

Sablayan 46,546 63,685 76,153 3.18 1.80 2.49

San Jose 87,520 111,009 131,188 2.40 1.68 2.04

Sta. Cruz 16,675 26,887 34,544 4.89 2.54 3.71

TOTAL 282,593 380,250 452,971 3.01 1.76 2.39

Source: National Statistics Ofce, 2010

Table 4. Existing health facilities and manpower, 2011

Municipality

No. of Health Workers in LGUs

No ofRHUs

No. ofBarangays

No. ofBHSs

Doctors Dent ists Nurses Midwives Nutr it ionistsEngrs./

SanitaryInspectors

MedicalTechnologists

ActiveBHWs

DentalAides

Calintaan 1 7 7 1 1 1 3-Jun 1 0/1 1 174 0

Looc 1 9 2 1 0 2 2 0 0/1 0 63 0

Lubang 1 16 14 1 1 1 9 0 0/1 0 154 0

Magsaysay 1 12 12 1 1 1 6 1 0/1 0 131 0

Mamburao 1 15 7 1 1 3 4 0 0/2 1 114 0

Paluan 1 12 5 1 0 0 4 0 0/1 0 90 0

Rizal 1 11 11 1 1 1 7 0 0/1 1 208 0

Sablayan 2 22 23 1 1 7-Jan 23-Oct 1 0/1 1 281 0

San Jose 1 38 29 2 2 2 17 1 0/4 1 589 0

Sta. Cruz 1 11 18 1 1 1 6 0 0/1 1 243 0

Province 12 160 136 12 9 13 55 5 0 7 2185 0

Source: Provincial Health Ofce, 2011

in Mamburao and considered the most

advancedhospitalintheprovinceBasedon

2010data,theprovincehadadoctor-patient

ratioof1:125onaveragepermonthwhilethe

hospitalbed-patientratiowas1:5onaverage

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Vital Health Indices

Infantmortalityrateforthelastthreeyears

showedadecreasingtrendfrom8.36percent

per1,000livebirthsin2009to6.76percentper

1,000livebirthsin2011.Maternalmortalityrate

alsodecreasedduringthesameperiod(2009-

2011).Meanwhile,crudebirthratedecreasedfrom 21.00/1,000 in 2009 to 19.21/1,000 in

2012butwentupto23.5/1,000in2011.The

same is true with crude death rate, which

decreasedfrom3.52/1,000populationin2009

to2.66/1,000in2012butincreasedin2011to

3.61/1,000population.

Data fromPHO in2011showed that the

leading cause of mortality among adults

was hypertensive vascular disorder (Table

9).Thehospitalbed-patientratiointheseven

governmenthospitals,onaverage,was,1:57

(Table 10), which was below the national

standardratioof1:1,000.

Thedoctor-patientratios(perhospital)are

showninTable11.Thenationalstandardset

bytheDepartmentofHealth(DOH)is1:1,000

(thatis,1doctorforevery1,000patient.).

Table 5. Government hospitals, by bed capacity, category and classication, Province of Occidental Mindoro,2010

Hospital Bed Capacity Category Classication Service Areas

Occidental MindoroProvincial Hospital

125 Level 2 Provincial Mamburao, Abra de Ilog,

StaCruz, Paluan

San Jose District Hospital 75 Level 2 District San Jose, Magsaysay,Calintaan, Rizal

San Sebastian DistrictHospital

50 Level 1 District Sablayan

Lubang District Hospital 25 Level 1 District Lubang, Looc

Sta. Cruz CommunityHospital

10 Level 1 Municipal Sta. Cruz

Paluan Medicare Hospital 10 Level 1 Medicare Paluan

Abra de Ilog MunicipalHospital

10 Level 1 Municipal Abra de Ilog

Source: Provincial Health Ofce, 2010

Table 6. Vital health indices, 2009-2011

Data 2009 2010 2011

Infant Mortality Rate 8.36/1,000 LB 5.60/1,000 LB 6.76/1,000 LB

Maternal Mortality Rate 0.78/1,000 LB 0.29/1,000 LB 0.75/1,000 LB

Crude Birth Rate 21.00/1,000 pop 19.21/1,000 pop 23.51/1,000 pop

Crude Death Rate 3.52/1,000 pop 2.66/1,000 pop 3.61/1,000 pop

Source: PHO, 2009-2011


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Table 7. Ten leading causes of mortality/10,000 pop, 2011

Causes Rate

Hypertensive Vascular Disorder 3.58

Cardiovascular Disease 3.04

Undetermined/Unknown 2.72

Cancer 2.52

Pneumonia 2.50

Accidents 2.14

TB 2.05

Senility 1.72

Sepsis/Septicemia 0.90

COPD 0.84

Source: PHO, 2011

Table 8. Hospital bed patient ratio, 2011

Hospital Number of Beds No. of In-Patients Ratio

OMPH 100 6600 1:66

SJDH 50 4753 1:95

SSDH 25 1157 1:46

LDH 25 1154 1:46

ADICH 10 564 1:56

PCH 10 333 1:33

STCCH 10 587 1:59

Source: PHO, 2011

Table 9. Doctor-patient ratio, per hospital, 2011

Hospital No. of Doctors No. of Patients Ratio (per month)

OMPH 27 41,328 1:1,531

SJDH 28 22,290 1:796

SSDH 25 18,778 1:751

LDH 25 7,373 1:294ADICH 3 10,806 1:3,602

PCH 4 3,509 1:877

STCCH 2 6,113 1:3,056

Source: PHO, 2011


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Education

Literacy Rate

NSOdefinesfunctionalliteracyasahigher

level of literacy, which includes not only

readingandwritingskillsbutalsonumerical

andcomprehensionskills.Abasicallyliterate

person is one who can read andwrite. In

Occidental Mindoro, the functional literacy

ratein2010-2011was83.2percentwhilethe

basic literacy ratewas 95.5 percent. These

figures showed that the province was way

belowthePhilippineliteracyrateof97percent

(among1524-year-oldmale)and98percent

(amongfemale)in2005-2010.

School Participation and Dropout Rate

Therewas a small improvement in the

participationrateofschool-agechildrenat

theelementarylevelinSY2009-2010toSY

2010-2011.Participationrateinelementary

was higher compared to the rate in

secondary/level, whichwas 45.9 percent

inSY2010-2011.More than 50percent of

children in secondary school-age level of

thepopulationfailedtoattendschoolintwo

succeedingschoolyears(SY2009-2010,SY

2010-2011).

Sending children to elementary school

requiresveryminimalexpensesbecausemost

oftheschoolsarejustwithintheirbarangays.

Secondary schools, on the other hand, are

usually found in the town proper, requiring

costsintransportation,meals,andotherrelatedexpenses.Thisisalsooneofthemanyreasons

forthe5percentdropoutrateamongsecondary

school students. Poverty eradication remains

astrongfactorinensuringthatallschool-age

childrencompletethebasiceducation.

Cohort Survival Rate

There was a slight decline (2%) in

elementary survival rate, from 59.7 percentinSY2009-2010and57.7percentinSY2010-

2011.Atthesecondarylevel,thesurvivalrate

also decreased by 3.7 percent inSY 2010-

2011.Thisdecreasingtrendisanissuethat

educationandlocalofficialshavetolookinto.

Classroom-Pupil/Student Ratio

Theclassroom-pupil/studentratioatpublic

elementaryschoolswas1:39inSY2009-2010,and1:38forbothSY2010-2011andSY2011-

2012.OccidentalMindoroisthethirdhighest

inMIMAROPAregionintermsofnumberof

pupilsperclassroomatelementarylevel.

Table 10. Basic education indicators, Province of Occidental Mindoro

IndicatorsElementary High School

SY 2009-2010 SY 2010-2011 SY 2009-2010 SY 2010-2011

Literacy Rate(functional) 83.2

Simple or Basic Literacy Rate 95.5

Participation Rate 88.1 89.7 46.8 45.9

Dropout Rate 0.5 0.4 5.5 5.3

Cohort-Survival Rate 59.6 57.7 73.2 69.6

Classroom-Pupil/Student Ratio 1:34 1:4 1:5 1:5

Teacher-Pupil/Student Ratio 1:4 1:4 1:4 1:4

Source: DepEd


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At high school level, the ratio was 1:47

inSY2009-2010, 1:48 inSY2010-2011, and

1:47.98 inSY2011-2012. The ratio iswithin

MIMAROPAsaverage.

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

MIMAROPAs pupil-teacher ratio in 2011-

2012was,onaverage,1:36.WhileOccidental

Mindorohas a 1:39 average ratio, thiswas

consideredacceptableorsatisfactory.

4. Infrastructure/Utilities/ Facilities

Roads and Bridges

Theprovincesroadarteriestotal2,000km,

concentratedmostlyalongthecoastalareas

wherepopulationcentersarelocatedinthe

WestCoastArterialRoad.About200bridges,

made mostly of concrete and steel and

totaling6,305linearmeters,spanthevarious

creeks and rivers along the road. National

roadstotal313km(19.8%)ofthetotalroad

network,provincial road is329 km(20.9%),municipal road is 142 km (29.0%), while

barangayroadtotals794km(50.4%).

Transport Facilities

Theprovincehasfiveportsofentrylocated

in Matabang, Abra de Ilog; Tayamaan in

Mamburao; Sablayan; Tilik in Lubang; and

CaminawitinSanJose.TheportofAbrade

Ilog could accommodate medium-sized

roll-on-roll-off (RORO) passenger cargo

ships. It is two hours away by ship from

Batangasand31.4kmfromthecapitaltown

of Mamburao. All other mentioned ports,

excepttheTayamaanportinMamburao,are

serviced by RORO vessels. There is also a

fishingportinBarangay6,Mamburao.Land

transportwithintheprovinceisfacilitatedby

public utility vehicles (buses, cargo trucks,

jeepneys, and tricycles, or motorbikeswith

sidecars).Anumberofjeepneysofferdoor-

to-door direct transport and cargo service

fromdifferentmunicipalitiestoManilaandto

neighboringprovinces.

Airport

Occidental Mindoro is the only province

that hasmore than one airport. It has two

domesticairports,oneinMamburaoandone

inSanJoseandamilitaryairportonLubang

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The airport in San Jose has the longest

runway among the three. Regular flight

is scheduled daily by Asian Spirit and

Air Philippines, alternately. At present in

Mamburao,smallprivateaircraftsandmilitary

planesusetheairport.Duringbadweather,

flights are usually cancelled because the

airports are not equipped with modern

navigationalfacilities.

Communication

In key municipalities, the direct dial

telephone system is in place, providing

communication access to other provinces

and countries. The use of two-way radiosand cellular phones is common among

businesses operating in the interior of the

province. Globe Telecom, RCPI, PT&T and

Digiteloffertelephoneandfaxservices.The

provincialgovernmenthasalsoinstalledinter-

municipalitytelephoneandradiosystemsin

ninetownsoftheprovince.

Power Supply

ElectricpowerissuppliedbytheNational

Power Corporation and the Island Power

Corporation (IPC) through the Occidental

Mindoro Electric Cooperative (OMECO),

while the island municipalities of Lubang

andLoocaresuppliedbytheLubangElectric

Cooperative(LUBELCO).Thepowersupplyis

still inadequate,andplansareunderwayto

increase the supply through private capital

intervention.

5. Local Economy

Agriculture

OccidentalMindoroisrichinmarineand

mineral resources. Its varied topography is

dominatedbyruggedmountainranges,fertile

valleys,andrichfishinggrounds.Itisamong

thecountrystopagriculturalproducers,one

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It has a contiguous fertile landof 75,851

ha, which is fully farmed and is producing

riceofvariousvarieties,corn,tobacco,garlic,

andworld-classmango.Ithasavastgrazing

groundforqualitycattle,with89,889hectares

ofgrasslandsuitedforlarge-scaleranching,areboundingindustry.

Occidental Mindoro is the highest palay

producer inRegion IV,accounting formore

than25percentoftotalpalayharvestinthe

region.Itenjoysahighvolumeofyielddespite

thefactthatonly50percentofitsagricultural

landisservicedbyirrigationsystems.

The municipality of Magsaysay in thesouth has more than 2,000 hectares of

saltbeds.Thus,itisamajorproducerofsalt.

Itsupplies40percentofthecountrysiodized

saltrequirements.

Theprovinceisamajorsourceofmilkfish

(bangus).Ityieldssome30,000metrictonsof

milkfishyearly.Theprovincesmilkfishisnoted

foritsfinetexture,thickbellyfat,andtastiness.

Thefish isexported toAustralia, theMiddleEast,andEurope,amongotherdestinations.

Hundredsoftonsofmilkfisharealsoregularly

exportedtotheUnitedStates(US)westcoast

andUSnavalfacilitiesinthePacificRim.

ThetigerprawnfromOccidentalMindoro

is a favorite in Japanese, Chinese, and

Americanmarkets.Theindustryisaboonto

fishpond owners looking formore lucrative

productsandmarkets.

The West Philippine Sea in west of the

provinceteemswithtuna,grouper,mackerel,

andherring.Theprovinceisamajorsupplier

ofmarineproductsforexportersinLuzonand

MetroManila.

Eco-Tourism

The island of Mindoro is internationally

recognized as an area for bio-diversity

conservation. Ithasgreat potential foreco-

tourism. It has two well-known nationalparksthe Apo Reef Marine National Park

and the Mt. Iglit-Baco National Park, both

foundinOccidentalMindoro.

TheApoReefMarineNationalParkisthe

largestreefinthecountryandsecondlargest

in the world. This paradise for divers can

be reached from Sablayan in two or three

hoursbymotorizedbanca.Itscrystallineblue

water covering an area of 35 km2

of coralreef teeming withwide varieties ofmarine

life offers good drift-diving opportunities.

This atoll-like reef is divided by a narrow

lagoon that runs from east to west with

depthsrangingfrom1.8to27meters.Itsfine

white sand bottom, numerous patches of

branchingcorals,andthesmoothcurrentof

itschannelprovidedelightstobothneophyte

andadvanceddivers.

The Apo Reef is aworldwithin aworld,

with its population of some 385 species of

colorful fishes, including families of sharks,

stingrays,andmantas,schoolsofjacksand

snappers, tropical aquarium fishes and the

crevice-dwelling moray eels, blemish, and

gobi.Ithasnolessthan500speciesofcorals

with spectacular underwater scopes and

challengingterrainsthatareidealfordivers.

The Mt. Iglit-Baco National Park, on the

otherhand,wasproclaimedasaTamaraw

ReservationandBirdSanctuaryinNovember

1970.ItcoversthemunicipalitiesofSablayan,

Calintaan, Rizal and San Jose, all in

Occidental Mindoro and the municipalities

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andMansalay,inOrientalMindoro.Itishere

whereone can find endemic flora suchas

theMindoroBagto,Litok,Duguan,Kalimug,

Lanutan Mangyan, and fauna such as

the famous tamaraw, Mindoro imperial

pigeon, bleeding heart pigeon,scoopsowl,black-hooded coucal, and scarlet-collared

flowerpecker. Thepark isalso awatershed

area.

Thereisalotofplacestogoformountain

climbingand hiking suchas theMalatong-

tong River and Falls and the Cabacungan

LakeandFalls,bothfoundinSablayanand

bothofferingscenicverdantforestbackdrops

and crystal clear waters. Another spot isthe Calawagan Mountain River and Falls,

awarded in 1996and 1997astheCleanest

InlandBodyofWaterbytheDILGsNational

CleanandGreenProgram. Located1.5 km

from the town proper of Paluan, it offers

a picturesque rock formation and an air

of mountain serenity. Its cold refreshing

springwater,toweringtrees,miniforestand

a collection of endemic animals are but

someofitsfeatures.OnemayalsovisittheTamarawGenePoollocatedinRizal.Itishere

where thefewremaining tamaraws, oneof

theworldsrarestanimalspeciesfoundonly

inMindoro,arebredincaptivity.

Formountainclimbers,Mindorooffersthe

DevilsMountain,Mt.BacoandMt.Iglit,and

Mt.Halconthethirdhighestmountaininthe

Philippines. For cave enthusiasts, there are

thePurnagaCavesofMagsaysayandmany

othersinthemunicipalitiesofSablayan,Sta.

Cruz,and AbradeIlog. The ones foundon

IlingIslandcontainancientcoffinsindicating

that thesecavesservedasburialplaces in

prehistoric era. Many of these caves also

containlargedepositsofbatmanure(guano).

White sand beaches abound in the

numerous islets of the province. TheWhite

Island of San Jose and the Pandan Grace

IslandinSablayanareonlytwoofthebest.

Lakes and forests in the area are in their

pristine state. The Libuao and TabtabanLakesofSablayan,andtheLanasLakeofSta.

Cruzhavebeendevelopedintofishpondsfor

tilapia, carp andother fish varieties. Libuao

Lake is considered the cleanest lake inthe

province.

The largest tract of lowland forest

remaining in Mindoro, the Siburan Forest

isadjacenttoLibuaoLake.Mt.Siburanhas

5,000haofoldgrowth(primaryforest),whichsupports a diverse and unique range of

plantsandanimalssomewhichareendemic

toMindoro.Around80speciesofplantsare

foundinSiburan,30ofwhicharefoundonly

inthePhilippines.

For the history buff,Mindoro has Parola

Park, a historic watchtower built in 1861

against pirates and intruders. Lumang

Simbahan,a16

th

centurylegacyofSpanishmissionaries,islocatedatthefootofBundok

Bayan,acentennialforestinthemiddlethe

townproper.

The provinces indigenous culture is

showcasedby theMangyanVillage inSitio

Nalbuan, San Jose about an hour-and-a-

halfbyjeepneyfromtheairport.Thevillage

is home to some 400 Hanunuos. Every

Saturday, the Mangyans sell harvests and

native weavings and trinkets at the village

store.

6. Local Institutional Capability

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legislation, fiscal administration and

development planning. These local

governmentfunctionsareofkeyimportance

inthedeliveryofbasicservicestothepeople.

In2011theprovincewasawardedtheSealof

GoodHousekeeping.

The provincial government had a total

workforceof1,378inCY2012.Thereare278

males and171 femalesholdingpermanent

first-levelpositionswhilethereare81males

and162femalesholdingpermanentsecond-

level positions. There are 2 males holding

co-terminus positions with the appointing

official.Thereis1maleoncontractualbasis,

and449malesand234femalesonjoborderbasis.

For its budget, the province depends

mainly on internal revenue allotment (IRA).

The actual amount of IRA transferred by

the national government to the provincial

government was PhP625.3 million in 2009;

PhP670.1millionin2010;andPhP724.5millionin2011.Ontheotherhand,realpropertytax

collectionwasPhP7.7millionin2009;PhP6.6

millionin2010;andPhP5.3millionin2011.

The 20 percent Development Fund

allocation for development projects and

programsin2009wasP117.4millionin2009;

P133.2millionin2010;andP144.0millionin

2011.


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Status and Trends

Eradication of poverty in Occidental

Mindororemainsabigchallenge.Ascanbe

seeninTable13,OccidentalMindorohasa

high proportion of population living below

thepovertythreshold,whichis67.8percent

(CBMS2009-2011).Thistranslatesto257,187

individuals who are income-poor. This is

way up beyond the 28.9 percent national

proportionthisindicator(NSCB2009).Onthe

otherhand, theproportionof theprovinces

populationwhoarefood-pooris55.3percent,

equivalentto209,958individualslivingbelow

thefoodthreshold.Atthenationallevel,theproportion of food-poor population is 10.9

percent(NSCB2009).

Theotherthreeindicatorsfoodshortage

andhungerincidence,employmentratio,and

prevalenceofunderweightchildrenshowed

good performances compared to national

data.Table13 showsonly 6.7%percent of

theprovinces population experienced food

shortageduringthepastthreemonthsofthe

referenceperiod. Itfurthershowsthatmore

males(6.9%)haveexperiencedhungerthan

females(6.6%).Theemploymentrateinthe

provincewaspostedat92.1percent. There

were more males employed (94.2%) than

females (86.8%). Although the employment

rateishigh,itcanbesaidthatthemajorityof

thoseemployeddonotearnenoughfortheir

householdneedsasseen in theproportion

of the population with income below the

povertyandfoodthresholds.Intermsoftheprovinces malnutrition condition, it can be

seen fromTable13thatonly6.7 percentof

childrenbelow5yearsoldareunderweight.

Morefemalechildren(7.1percent)thanmale

children(6.3percent)areunderweight.

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