REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL 2 Tuguegarao City Fourth Quarter 2013 RPMES Report TABLE OF CONTENTS T I T L E PAGE T I T L E PAGE I. Main Report 4. NIS Restoration/Rehabilitation Project . 33 A. Introduction . 1 5. National Greening Program . 44 B. Implementation Status . 6. Patent Issuance . 45 1. Projects Completed . 1 D. Agriculture Development Projects 2. Projects On Track . 1 1. Rehabilitation of Various Diversion Dams and Construction 47 of SWIP Projects . 3. Project Behind Schedule. 4 C. Provincial Government Projects . 7 2. Construction of Farm-to-Market Roads . 53 D. Summary of Major Accomplishments . 8 E. Anti-Poverty and Livelihood Programs E. Implementation Problems/Recommendations . 8 1. Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program . 55 II. Individual Project Profiles 2. Self Employment Assistance -Kaunlaran (SEA-K) Program. 56 A. Provincial Government Programs/Projects .. 11 3. Social Pension Program . 58 B. Foreign-Assisted Programs/Projects 4. Integrated Livelihood Enhancement Program . 59 1. DAR-JICA Agrarian Reform Infrastructure Support Project 17 F. Major Infrastructure Support Projects (ARISP) III . 2. DENR-ADB Integrated Coastal Resource Management 22 1. CY 2013 Basic Education Facilities Program . 61 Project (ICRMP) . 2. CY 2013 DEPED/DPWH School Building Program . 62 C. Major Nationally-Funded Programs/Projects 3. CY 2013 Regular Infrastructure Program . 63 1. Lallo International Airport . 25 4. CY 2012 Road Rehabilitation Program . 72 2. Port Irene Breakwater Construction Phase IV-A . 26 5. CY 2013 DPWH-DOT Convergence Program . 79 3. Government Hospital Upgrading/Rehabilitation Program . 27 RPMES REPORT FOURTH QUARTER CY 2013 B. IMPLEMENTATION STATUS I. MAIN REPORT 1. COMPLETED PROJECTS A. INTRODUCTION Of the 19 major regional development programs and projects, no The Fourth Quarter CY 2013 Regional Project Monitoring and project was completed during the fourth quarter under review. Evaluation System (RPMES) report presents the implementation status of nineteen (19) major regional development programs 2. PROJECTS ON TRACK and projects. Of the total, seventeen (17) are funded by the National Government (NG) while two (2) are funded through The fourth quarter saw the timely implementation of these ten Official Development Assistance (ODA). (10) major regional programs/projects, as follows: The projects funded under ODA include the Agrarian Reform a. National Greening Program (NGP) Infrastructure Support Project (ARISP III) and Integrated Coastal Resources Management Project (ICRMP). The nationally-funded The region has implemented the program through advocacy, projects include hospital upgrading, road rehabilitation, airport communication and social mobilization activities and was able to development, irrigation development, farm-to-market roads, gain the participation of 18,470 tree planters/participants. reforestation and livelihood and anti-poverty projects. For this quarter, a total of 15,320 hectares were prepared and This report also captures the specific profiles and information on the planted which is 105% of the annual target of 14,532 hectares. implementation status of each project. This Fourth Quarter CY These were distributed to the five provinces of Cagayan Valley. 2013 RPMES Report likewise features major development projects Among the species planted are mangoes and rambutan for fruit implemented by the Provincial Government in Region 02. trees and narra and mahogany for forest trees. Areas planted in CY 2011 and 2012 (10,299 has.) were also maintained and pro- tected. The program is expected to reduce poverty in the coun- tryside. (See page 44 for details). 4th Quarter 2013 RPMES Report, Region 02 Page 1 b. DENR Patent Issuance Program e. Self-Employment Assistance - Kaunlaran (SEA-K) Program This program aims to accelerate the distribution of public lands to the poor and marginalized farmers to make these lands more As of the fourth quarter of CY 2013, a total of 1,991 benefici- productive. aries in the provinces of Cagayan, Isabela and Nueva Vizcaya were granted a total financial assistance of PhP20.203 Million. For this quarter, a total of 5,052 patents under CARP fund and 5,549 The SEA-K program gives priority to the Pantawid Pamily- patents or 111% under Residential Free Patent Act (RFPA) fund were ang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries. issued to marginalized farmers in the five provinces of the region. (See page 45 or details). To get updates on the status of implementation of the pro- ject, monitoring of beneficiaries and meetings with con- cerned LGUs were regularly conducted. The presence of the c. Pantawid Pamilya Pilipino Program MSWDOs and SEA-K focal persons during these meetings were also ensured.(See page 57 for the project details). As of the fourth quarter of CY 2013, a total of 95,228 beneficiaries were reached out in the mainland provinces of f. Integrated Livelihood Enhancement Program Region 02. Correspondingly, a total financial assistance of P627,300.80 Million has already been provided, broken down as This provides grant capital assistance for livelihood programs follows: Cagayan—P210,837 Million; Isabela - P293,376.50 for the informal sector, specifically those who are unem- Million; Nueva Viscaya—P79,228.10 Million; and Quirino— ployed, displaced wage workers and returning OFWs who P43,859.30 Million. (See page 55 for the project details). are interested to become self-employed. d. Social Pension Program For the fourth quarter of this year, a total of 22 projects with 1,176 beneficiaries have been provided with financial and For the fourth quarter of 2013, Republic Act No. 9994 or the technical assistance under this project. In Cagayan, a total “Expanded Senior Citizens Act” that provides a monthly stipend of of 251 beneficiaries were granted assistance; 609 benefici- PhP500.00 to qualified indigent senior citizens aged 77 years old aries in Isabela; 145 in Quirino; and 171 in Nueva Viscaya. and above reached out a total of 10,174 beneficiaries in the five provinces of the region with total financial assistance amounting to The total financial assistance granted to these organizations PhP40,921,500.00. The cash grant is intended to augment the amounted to P6,058,350.00. Projects assisted included Tila- senior citizens’ financial needs for food, medicine and other pia fingerlings production, peanut processing, , sales of services. (See page 58 for the project details). 4th Quarter 2013 RPMES Report, Region 02 Page 2 motorcycle spareparts and service center, snack house, production i. CY 2012 Road Rehabilitation Program of veggie noodles/kropek, kainan sa park and negokart vending. (See page 59 for the project details). This program involves a total of 306 road/bridge rehabilita- tion projects region-wide with a total cost of P4.165495 Bil- g. Agrarian Reform Infrastructure Support Project (ARISP) lion. Of this number, 245 projects or 80.06% have already III been completed, 30 are on-going while 31 are not yet started. This is a 6-year project (CY 2008-2014) that aims to alleviate poverty in Agrarian Reform Communities (ARCs) by addressing The 245 completed projects are located in Batanes (12), Ca- key constraints in agricultural production. gayan (73), Isabela (89), Nueva Vizcaya (52), Quirino (13) and Regional Office (6). (See page 72 for the project details). The project involves the construction of farm-to-market roads, potable water supply, bridges, post-harvest facilities and provision of irrigation services. The project will benefit eleven j. Government Hospital Upgrading/Rehabilitation Pro- (11) ARCs distributed in the four (4) mainland provinces of gram - Region 02. This DOH program involves the repair/improvement/ As of fourth quarter, sixteen (16) projects are in the FS construction of buildings/facilities in various hospitals, rural preparation/pre-engineering stage, eight (8) are on-going health units and barangay health stations regionwide. construction and twenty (20) were already completed. The forty- four (44) sub--infrastructures identified are for implementation in Based on the specific project accomplishments, the overall 11 validated ARISP III areas within the region. (See page 17 for the weighted physical accomplishment of the 2011 HFEP for the project details). quarter was computed at 94%. This was adjusted from the previous quarter accomplishment report of 90.69% due to h. CY 2013 Basic Education Facilities Program changes in the assignment of weights per project. For the 2012 HFEP, the overall weighted physical accomplishment as This program involves 183 projects with 290 classrooms of the quarter under review was computed at 73%. implemented by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). There are still 19 projects that are ongoing which are sched- uled for completion by CY 2014 and 15 projects not yet As of this of this quarter, 179 projects were already completed started with the resolution of the earlier issue on the projects’ while the rest (4) are still ongoing. The completion of the project mode of implementation with the concerned LGUs. (See page is expected to benefit a total of 8,010 elementary pupils and 27 for the project details). 5,040 high school students. (See page 61 for the project details) 4th Quarter 2013 RPMES Report, Region 02 Page 3 3. PROJECTS BEHIND SCHEDULE • ICRM and Biodiversity Conservation - Conducted A total of nine (9) programs/projects in the Region experienced eight FGDs for the municipalities of Sanchez Mira, Clave- delay in implementation. These include the following: ria, Abulug, Sta. Teresita, Buguey, Pamplona, Ballesteros and Sta. Praxedes, Cagayan and Capacity Building for MPAs using GEF Tracking Tool to municipalities of Sta. a. Port Irene Breakwater Construction Project (Phase IV-A) Ana, Gonzaga and Claveria, Cagayan. - covers the construction of 150 meters breakwater structure. It is expected to be completed by the end of this year. • Other Activities: Conducted training on MPA Network Capacity Building and monitoring and evaluation for Bio- As of the 4th quarter of 2013, the project is 96.97% complete. conservation sub-project to the municipalities of Gon- However, due to the passage of two major typhoons in the zaga, Claveria, Cagayan and CSU RIC.