Winning the Numbers, Losing the War: The Other MDG Report 2010 WINNING THE NUMBERS, LOSING THE WAR The Other MDG Report 2010 Copyright © 2010 SOCIAL WATCH PHILIPPINES and UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (UNDP) All rights reserved Social Watch Philippines and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) encourage the use, translation, adaptation and copying of this material for non-commercial use, with appropriate credit given to Social Watch and UNDP. Inquiries should be addressed to: Social Watch Philippines Room 140, Alumni Center, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, PHILIPPINES 1101 Telefax: +63 02 4366054 Email address: [email protected] Website: http://www.socialwatchphilippines.org The views expressed in this book are those of the authors’ and do not necessarily refl ect the views and policies of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Editorial Board: LEONOR MAGTOLIS BRIONES ISAGANI SERRANO JESSICA CANTOS MARIVIC RAQUIZA RENE RAYA Editorial Team: Editor : ISAGANI SERRANO Copy Editor : SHARON TAYLOR Coordinator : JANET CARANDANG Editorial Assistant : ROJA SALVADOR RESSURECCION BENOZA ERICSON MALONZO Book Design: Cover Design : LEONARD REYES Layout : NANIE GONZALES Photos contributed by: Isagani Serrano, Global Call To Action Against Poverty – Philippines, Medical Action Group, Kaakbay, Alain Pascua, Joe Galvez, Micheal John David, May-I Fabros ACKNOWLEDGEMENT any deserve our thanks for the production of this shadow report. Indeed there are so many of them that Mour attempt to make a list runs the risk of missing names. Social Watch Philippines is particularly grateful to the United Nations Millennium Campaign (UNMC), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Millennium Development Goals Achievement Fund (MDG-F) and the HD2010 Platform for supporting this project with useful advice and funding. We are also grateful to the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA), especially its Social Development Com- mittee, for involving us in at least two consultations on the offi cial report, the Philippines Fourth Progress Report on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 2010, which to us is the government’s most impressive MDG report yet, considering the quality of its database and assessment. We dare to make a long list of organizations and individuals who participated in different consultations organized by Social Watch Philippines and separately by the different authors of the articles composing our shadow report. Based on the list we have compiled we would like to acknowledge the following: Assalam Bangsa Moro People’s Association (ABPA); Action for Economic Reforms (AER); Aksyon Klima; Alliance of Progres- sive Labor; Alyansa Tigil Mina (ATM); Anthrowatch; Asilo De San Vicente De Paul; Asian NGO Coalition for Agrarian Reform (ANGOC); Asian South Pacifi c Bureau of Adult Education (ASPBAE); Association of Schools of Public Administration (ASPAP); Association of Major Religious Superiors in the Philippines – Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation Commission (AMRSP-JPICC); Center for Community Transformation (CCT); Caucus Development NGO Networks (CODE-NGO); Coalition of Service of the Elderly, Inc. (COSE); Civil Society Network for Education Reforms (E-Net Phil’s.); Eco Waste Coalition; Earth Savers Movement; Earth Day Network Philippines; Fair Trade Alliance (FTA); Family Planning Organization of the Philippines (FPOP); First Philip- pine Conservation Incorporated; Foundation for the Philippine Environment (FPE); Foundation for Sustainable Societies, Inc. (FSSI); First Philippine Conservation Incorporated; Freedom from Debt Coalition (FDC); Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP) – Philippines; German Technical Cooperation (GTZ); RBM Group; Go Organic! Philippines; International Center for Innovation, Transformation and Excellence in Governance (INCITEGov); Haribon Foundation; Health Care Without Borders; Health Care Without Harm; KAAKBAY; Kabataan Kontra Kahirapan (KKK); Kamapiyaan sa Ranao Center (Lanao Development Center) – Marawi City; Kasama Pilipinas; Kilusang Mamayan ng Bagong Milenyo (KMBM); Kilusan Para sa Makatarungang Lipunan at Gobyerno (KMLG); Kumpas E-Net (Pasig Chapter); La Liga Policy Institute; Medical Action Group; Mindanao Center for Women Welfare and Development, Inc.; Moro Human Rights Center (MHRC); No Burn Coalition; NGOs for Fisheries Reform (NFR); Partido Kalikasan Institute (PKI); Partnership for Clean Air (PCA); Philip- pine Rural Reconstruction Movement (PRRM); Philippine Federation for Environmental Concerns (PFEC); Philippine Greens; Philippine Movement for Climate Justice (PMCJ); Philippine Network on Climate Change (PNCC); Ponce Consultancy; Rice Watch Action Network; Saganang Buhay sa Liga ng Bayan Foundation (SBSB Foundation); Santa Filomena Homeowners Association – Iligan City; Social Watch Philippines; Sustainability Watch; Tanggol Kalikasan; Team Asia; Upholding Life and Nature (ULAN); United Nations Coordination Offi ce (UNCO); United Nations Coordination Offi ce/MDG-F; World Vision; Womanhealth Philippines; Women’s Legal and Human Rights Bureau (WLB); Women and Gender Institute (WAGI); Young Public Servants; Individu- als: Ms. Elizabeth Alvarez; Ma. Warina Jukuy; Mr. Rommel Agong; Prof. Glenda O. Abdul; Mr. Mohammad Camamara; Nympha Pimentel Simbulan; Dr. Alberto G. Romualdez Jr.; Dr. Michael L. Tan; Dr. Orville Jose C. Solon; Dr. Sharon Taylor. To all those mentioned and those who prefer to remain in the shadow, including the ones we missed, our sincerest gratitude for being a part of this project. The Editorial Team Social Watch Philippines Winning the Numbers, Losing the War: The Other MDG Report 2010 iii KEY TO ACRONYMS 4Ps Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program ABI-ENVI Alternative Budget Initiative-Environment Cluster ABPA Assalam Bangsamoro People’s Association ADB Asian Development Bank ADSDPPs Ancestral Domain Sustainable Development and Protection Plans AER Action for Economic Reform AFP Armed Forces of the Philippines AHMP Accelerated Hunger Mitigation Program AHTEG Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Forest Biological Diversity AIP Annual Investment Plan ALS Alternative Learning System AMANA Aksyon ng Mamamayang Nagkakaisa AMRSP-JPICC Association of Major Religious Superiors in the Philippines - Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation Commission AMTP AIDS Medium Term Plan ANC Antenatal Care AO Administrative Order AQMF Air Quality Management Fund ARBs Agrarian Reform Benefi ciaries ARMM Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao ARs Assessment Reports ASEM Asia-Europe Meeting ASPBAE Asian South Pacifi c Bureau of Adult Education ATM Alyansa Tigil Mina BALAY Balay Rehabilitation Center, Inc. BANGSA Bangsamoro Solidarity BDAF Bangsamoro Development Assistance Fund BEmONC Basic Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care BESRA Basic Education Sector Reform Agenda BFAR Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources BIR Bureau of Internal Revenue BJE Bangsamoro Juridical Entity BLES Bureau of Labor and Employment Statistics CADTs Certifi cates of Ancestral Domain Titles CALTs Certifi cates of Ancestral Land Titles CARL Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law CARP Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program CBFM Community Based Forest Management CBMS Community Based Monitoring System CCTs Conditional Cash Transfers CDI Child Development Index CDM Clean Development Mechanism CEDAW Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women CEI Child Education Index CEmONC Comprehensive Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care CEMS Continuous Environment Monitoring System CFCs Chlorofl uorocarbons CHED Center for Health Development CHI Child Health Index iv SOCIAL WATCH PHILIPPINES CLEEP Comprehensive Livelihood and Emergency Employment Program for Reforestation CLOA Certifi cate of Land Ownership Award CLPIMS Core Local Poverty Indicators Monitoring System CMA-Phil’s Center for Migrant Advocacy - Philippines CO2 Carbon Dioxide COLF Community of Learners Foundation CompR Completion Rate COP Conference of the Parties CPR Contraceptive Prevalence Rate CSC Civil Service Commission CSR Cohort Survival Rate CSR Contraceptive Self Reliance DAR Department of Agrarian Reform DBM Department of Budget and Management DENR-PAWB Department of Environment and Natural Resources - Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau DepEd Department of Education DILG Department of Interior and Local Government DILG-OPDS DILG-Offi ce of Project Development Services DOF Department of Finance DOH Department of Health DOTS Directly Observed Treatment Short Course DSWD Department of Social Welfare and Development ECC Environmental Compliance Certifi cate ECE Early Childhood Education EDCOR Economic Development Corporation EDI EFA Development Index EDSA Epifanio de los Santos Avenue EFA Education for All EmOC Emergency Obstetric Care ENC Essential Newborn Care E-Net Phils Civil Society Network for Education Reforms - Philippines ENSO El Niño Southern Oscillation EPI Expanded Program on Immunization EPZ Export Processing Zone FAO Food and Agriculture Organization FHSIS Field Health Survey Information System FIC Fully Immunized Child FIES Family Income and Expenditure Survey FIVIMS Food Insecurity and Vulnerability Information and Mapping Systems FLEMMS Functional Literacy, Education and Mass Media Survey FP Family Planning FPE Foundation for the Philippine Environment FPICs Free, Prior and Informed Consent GAA General Appropriations Act GAD Gender and Development GATT-WTO General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade - World Trade Organization GCAP Global Call to Action Against Poverty