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MIMAP Newsletter MIMAP Project Micro Impacts of Macroeconomic Adjustment Policies Updates Vol. VIII No. 4 December 2001 PHILIPPINES http://www.panasia.org.sg/mimapph Update on the welfare status of CIDSS areas in Palawan1 he demand for information was prepared based on selected indicators expanded to the municipalities of Agutaya, at the grassroots level is of welfare gathered from the CBMS Araceli, Busuanga, Cagayancillo, Cuyo, brought about by the zeal for survey in the province. Dumaran, Linapacan, Magsaysay, Culion, T greater transparency in The CIDSS Program is one of the ten and San Vicente in 1999. Table 1 shows governance. The Provincial Government flagship programs under the Social the details of coverage of CIDSS Program of Palawan took on the latter challenge Reform and Poverty Alleviation Act funded by DSWD in Palawan as of date. with the institutionalization of a (RA8425) which has been implemented Based from an interview with focal community-based monitoring system in the Philippines since 1994. The persons from DSWD, the availability of (CBMS) in 1999.2 The database program, implemented by the Department information on the welfare conditions in generated from the CBMS survey of Social Welfare and Development the CIDSS project sites is one of the conducted for the year 2000 in the (DSWD), aims for people empowerment crucial factors in the evaluation of project province was reported to have been by developing the capabilities of the poor proposals from these communities. In useful for local planning, and program- to undertake productive activities, gain particular, projects are partly assessed impact monitoring. Not only has the access and manage the delivery of basic based on the identified unmet needs from database been helpful for planning services in response to their minimum the Minimum Basic Need (MBN) survey. officials at various levels of government basic needs. Direct beneficiaries of the Other factors for assessment include the in the province but for managers and program are an estimated 200-250 community’s development plan, and researchers of non-government families belonging to barangays under the availability of counter-part funding from organizations as well. 5th and 6th class municipalities with urban the Local Government Unit (LGU). This article is among the series of poor communities as top priority, and The conduct of this report is done upon reports to be conducted by MIMAP- disadvantaged communities in 3rd and 4th the request of DSWD Assistant Secretary Philippines to assess the welfare class municipalities as top priority. ✑ 2 conditions among communities in the The CIDSS Program is currently being Province of Palawan using data from the supported by DSWD in 30 barangays in What’s Inside 3 CBMS. The succeeding discussion 12 municipalities in the province of p. 4 MIMAP-Philippines: highlights the development profile of Palawan. Implementation of the CIDSS PMO moves to DLSU areas covered by the Comprehensive Program in the province was pilot-tested Integrated Delivery of Social Services by DSWD in selected barangays in the p. 4 CBMS Training in (CIDSS) Program in the Province of municipalities of Bataraza and Española Puerto Princesa Palawan for the year 2000. The profile in 1997. From thereon, the program p. 5 CBMS—Palawan Update p. 6 Peace and Order Situation 1 Based from a report on Welfare Indicators in CIDSS Areas in Palawan prepared by the Micro Impacts of Macroeconomic in the Philippines Adjustment Policies (MIMAP) Project-Philippines Project Management Office, August 2001. 2 See related articles in MIMAP Project Updates 1999-2001 various issues. 3 See earlier reports detailing the use of CBMS at the provincial and local levels in Palawan. RESEARCH RESULTS Table 1. Update on the welfare status… Coverage of Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of From Page 1 Social Services (CIDSS) Program Province of Palawan, Philippines Celia Yangco during the presentation of 1993 Income Classification Municipalities/Barangays the CBMS results in Palawan in July 2001. 1. Sofronio Española l l Pulot Interior Punang General findings on municipalities Iraray covered by CIDSS 2. Bataraza l l Bulalacao Table 2 shows the welfare indicators Bono Bono Tarusan gathered from the CBMS survey 2000 3. Agutaya l l in the municipalities where the CIDSS Villa Fria Program has been implemented. Villa Sol Abagat 4. Araceli l l On Health and Nutrition Sto. Niño San Jose de Oro Mauringen Malnutrition is marked at 5.2% among 5. Busuanga l l children 0-6 years of age in CIDSS San Rafael barangays. In particular, malnutrition is New Busuanga Bogtong most prevalent in the CIDSS areas of 6.Cagayancillo l l Agutaya (18.4%) and Busuanga (12.2%). Magsaysay The lowest incidence of malnutrition is Sta. Cruz Talaga found in the barangays of Cuyo (0.5%) 7. Cuyo l l and Cagayancillo (1.4%). San Carlos Only 43.2% of the households in Marignian Catadman CIDSS barangays have access to safe 8. Dumaran l l water. Safe water is least accessible in the Sta. Maria barangays of Agutaya (4%) and Bataraza Danleg 9. Linapacan l l (16.7%). Among the CIDSS areas, Maroyogyog accessibility of safe water is highest San Nicolas among households in the barangays in 10. Magsaysay l l Sofronio Española (86.3%) and Busuanga Balaguen Igaban (66.8%)). 11. Culion l l Sanitary toilet facilities are accessible Luac to 65.6 % of the total households in Osmeña 12. San Vicente l l CIDSS barangays. Lowest access is Carurong marked in the CIDSS barangays of Poribaran Agutaya (36%), and Bataraza (45.4%) Source: CIDSS National Secretariat while highest access is noted in Cuyo (99.7%), and Cagayancillo (85.5%). Underemployment rate among workers Only 20.6% of households in CIDSS is high at 60.2%. Among the areas have incomes above the poverty Income and Livelihood municipalities with the highest threshold. The lowest proportions of underemployment are Sofronio Española households with income above the poverty Almost 83 % of the households in (97.6%), Araceli (97.2%) and Dumaran threshold are found in the CIDSS CIDSS barangays have at least one (96%). Compared to other CIDSS areas, barangays in Cagayancillo (0.8%), employed member. Employment is underemployment is lowest in Busuanga (6.4%), Araceli (8.4%), and highest among households in Agutaya Cagayancillo (18.8%), Agutaya (41.5%), Magsaysay (7.8%). Condition is relatively (100%) and Araceli (100%). and Bataraza (41.9%). better-off in the CIDSS barangays in MIMAP PROJECT UPDATES 2 DECEMBER 2001 RESEARCH RESULTS Cuyo, Bataraza, and San Vicente where participation is highest in Magsaysay nets and government or non-government the proportion of households with income (99%) and Cuyo (97.2%). interventions on the development status of greater than poverty threshold is pegged Almost 67 % of children, 13-16 years respective project sites. One must note that at 31.6% (for Cuyo and Bataraza) and old of age, in CIDSS areas are attending it would be difficult to judge the general 27.5 %, respectively. secondary school. The lowest school effectiveness of a given program per se participation rate is marked in the CIDSS solely on how the beneficiary communities Education barangays of Sofronio Española (44.5%) ranked in terms of a set of development and Bataraza (41.5%). School indicators in a given year. Thus, it would Literacy rate among the population in participation is highest in the CIDSS have been interesting to look at available CIDSS barangays is marked at 83.8%. barangays of Cuyo (90.7%) and Magsaysay baseline information in the aforementioned Among the CIDSS areas with the highest (87.6%). CIDSS communities to figure out how literacy are those in Cuyo (99.8%), these communities have improved Magsaysay (98.5%), and Agutaya (98.5%). Recommendations for Future Research overtime. One limitation in doing the latter, Lowest literacy rate is found in Sofronio however, is the difference in survey Española (60.3%) and Busuanga (77%). The profile of the CIDSS areas methodology of existing data sources. For In CIDSS barangays, 77.9 % of presented above meant to serve as a starting instance, available data on minimum basic elementary school-aged children are point for further evaluation of the welfare needs (MBN) gathered earlier pertains to attending school. The lowest school conditions of these communities. In indicators per family while the core participation rate is found in the CIDSS addition, the abovementioned data could indicators of CBMS pertains to household barangays of Sofronio Española (53.5%) also facilitate future evaluation of the information. In this regard, it may be and Bataraza (62.6%). School impact of CIDSS and other social safety difficult to have a time series analysis since the information from the two sources may Table 2. CBMS Indicators among Municipalities Covered by CIDSS Palawan, Philippines not be comparable. AREA OF CONCERN INDICATORS VARIABLES CIDSS The aforementioned discussion points (Rate in %) out to the need to sustain a regular source A. Survival of baseline information that would aid monitoring of development status in the Health 1. Proportion of Households without infant death 93.4 2. Proportion of Households without 97.2 absence or presence of government deaths of children (1-6 yrs. old) interventions over a longer period of time. Nutrition 3. Prevalence of malnutrition among 5.2 The CBMS database, in the case of children 0-6 years old Palawan, may fill in needed information Water & 4. Proportion of Households with 43.2 for the identification of unmet needs and Sanitation access to safe water aid in the design of corresponding 5. Proportion of Households with 65.6 sanitary toilet facilities interventions4 among its communities. B. Security The data may also be used to provide inputs for decisions for targetting of Shelter 6. Proportion of Households not in makeshift house 96.6 program beneficiaries, and resource Peace & Order 7.
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