The Conditional Cash Transfer Program Watch Project

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The Conditional Cash
Transfer Program Watch
Project
Implemented by the CONCERNED CITIZENS OF
ABRA FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT, INC. (CCAGG)
April 2011 - May 2012
With funding support from
PARTNERSHIP TRANSPARENCY FUND (PTF)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Content
INTRODUCTION
Poverty Situation in Abra
THE BASELINE SURVEY
Results of the Baseline Survey for the Second Batch of Municipalities (Bucay, Luba,
Tubo, Boliney, Bucloc and Baay-Licuan)
Recommended for inclusion in the list of beneficiaries
Recommended for exclusion from the list of beneficiaries
Compliance to the Conditions of the Conditional Cash Transfer Program (CCTP)
1. Schooling of children aged 5-14
2. Visit to RHU Centers/Clinics of children aged 0-14
3. Visit to RHU Centers/Clinics of mothers in reproductive age
4. Attendance to Family Development Sessions (FDS) and topics discussed
during the sessions
Usage of Cash Transfer
Problems identified during the monitoring visit
1. On schooling of children aged 5-14
4. Attendance to Family Development Sessions (FDS)
5. Usage of Cash Transfer
Results of the Program
1. Schooling of children aged 5-14
Best Practices
General Observations and Other Data Gathered Per Municipality
Monitoring the Supplementary Feeding Program
Malnourished Children
Persons with Disabilities
Other Activities Conducted
Summary of Findings from the 12 Municipalities Visited
Impacts of the Program
DEVELOPMENT OF MONITORING TOOL
Means and Process of Validation
MONITORING CUM FORMATION OF COMMUNITY-BASED MONITORING TEAMS
ADVOCACY ON GOOD GOVERNANCE
POLICY FORUM / DIALOGUE WITH DSWD
Lessons Learned from the CCTP Watch Project
Recommendations
Conclusion
FINANCIAL REPORT
ANNEXES
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LIST OF TABLES
Table 1
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Annual Per Capita Poverty Threshold, Poverty Incidence and Magnitude of
Poor Families/Population by Province, CAR; 2006 and 2009
Table 2
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Dates of validation for the 2nd batch of municipalities (Bucay, Luba, Tubo,
Boliney, Bucloc and Baay-Licuan)
Table 3
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Number of barangays validated in the second batch of municipalities
Table 4
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Total number of barangays visited
Table 5
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Number of CCTP beneficiaries of the 6 municipalities (second batch)
Table 6
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Number of CCTP beneficiaries for the 12 municipalities that have been
validated
Table 7
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Number of municipalities covered by the CCTP per set and number of
beneficiaries per municipality in the province of Abra
Table 8
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Recommended number of beneficiaries for inclusion per municipality
Table 9
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Recommended number of beneficiaries per municipality for exclusion from
the list
Table 10
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Persons with disabilities found during the validation process
Table 11
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Number of households for inclusion and exclusion
Table 12
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Number of participants per municipality of the seminar of Parent Leaders on
People‟s Participation and Social Accountability
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LIST OF ACRONYMS
ABC
AMIC
ARMM
BHW
BMC
BUS
CAR
CCAGG
CCTP
CSO
CVS
DILG
DSWD
FDS
GRS
IKSP
INDRS
IPRA
LGU
MDGs
ML
MOA
MSWDO
NAPC
NGA
NGO
NHTS-PR
NSCB
PMT
4Ps
PTCA
PTF
PWD
RHU
RIC
SAE
SEA – K
VAWC
Association of Barangay Captains
Abra Mining Corporation
Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao
Barangay Health Worker
Bucay Movement for Change
Beneficiary Updates System
Cordillera Administration Region
Concerned Citizens of Abra For Good Government
Conditional Cash Transfer Program
Civil Society Organization
Compliance Verification System
Department of Interior and Local Government
Department of Social Welfare and Development
Family Development Session
Grievance Redress System
Indigenous Knowledge Skills and Practices
Inter-NGO Disaster Relief Services
Indigenous Peoples‟ Rights Act
Local Government Unit
Millennium Development Goals
Municipal Link
Memorandum of Agreement
Municipal Social Welfare and Development Officer
National Anti-Poverty Commission
National Government Agency
Non-Government Organization
National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction
National Statistical Coordination Board
Proxy Means Indicator
Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program
Parents-Teachers-Community Association
Partnership Transparency Fund
Rural Health Unit
Rural Improvement Club
Small Area Estimates
Self-Employment Assistance para sa Kaunlaran / Kapakanan
Violence Against Women and Children
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
We wish to acknowledge the numerous people who have journeyed with the Project
Team in conducting the survey in the 12 municipalities:
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The Parent Leaders who made the tasks easy for the Project Team. They know
the people, they know the terrain, and without them it would have been difficult
for the team to hurdle the challenges of being in unknown territories meeting new
faces.
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The Barangay Captains who welcomed the team, mobilized the community for
meetings, shared their dining table and the warmth of their home for the team to
have a good rest at night after a back-breaking day.
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The CCAGG volunteers for their commitment and perseverance, the courage to
travel with the team on foot under the scorching heat of the sun, sometimes
under heavy drops of rain trekking rugged mountains and trails, and wrestling
with muddy roads just so communities that have long been neglected can be
reached.
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The countless faces whom the team met and had encounters, the experiences
with them have been very valuable and have brought joy and meaning to the
lives of each member.
We also want to thank our partner, Partnership and Transparency Fund (PTF) for
believing in our cause and our advocacy for good governance, and for making possible
this project, the CCTP Watch Project, another trailblazing engagement.
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PROJECT TERMINAL REPORT
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INTRODUCTION
The Conditional Cash Transfer Program (CCTP) or Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps)
has become the largest and core social assistance program in the Philippines. The program is
one of the responses of the Philippine government to the challenge of meeting the Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs), namely: 1) eradicating extreme poverty and hunger; 2) achieving
universal primary education; 3) promoting gender equality and empowering women; 4) reducing
child mortality; and 5) improving maternal health.
Since the launching of the program in 2008, the number of CCTP beneficiary households has
increased rapidly to 3 million in 2012 covering almost 60% of total poor Filipino households who
are identified under the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTSPR) with a budget of P39 billion. Budget support for the program has nearly doubled every year
from P10 billion in 2010 to P21 billion in 2011 and P39 billion in 20121.
As of February 27, 2013, the CCTP operates in 1,605 cities and municipalities in 79 provinces in
all 17 regions nationwide with 3,851,691 household beneficiaries.2 The CCTP targets 4.6
million poor families, 2.3 million families were targeted for 2011.
The CCTP is patterned after the conditional cash transfer programs in Latin American and
African countries which have been successful as poverty reduction and social development
measure. The CCTs in these countries are oriented at inducing a socially optimum behavior
and are seen as contracts with recipients for delivery of a service, not as handout programs.
There are several conditions that beneficiaries have to meet to be able to receive the cash
grant.
On the area of Health and Nutrition, a pregnant household member should visit the local health
center to avail of prenatal and postnatal care (at least one postnatal care within 6 weeks after
childbirth), and avail of appropriate delivery services by a skilled health professional. For
children 0 – 5 years old, they visit the health center to avail immunization; for children 0 – 2
years old to have monthly weight monitoring and nutrition counseling; for 25 to 73 weeks old
children to have quarterly weight monitoring; and to have management of childhood diseases
for sick children. Children 6 – 14 years old must receive de-worming pills twice a year.
On Education, children 3 – 5 years old should be enrolled in a day care or pre-school program
and maintain a class attendance rate of at least 85% per month. Likewise, children 6 – 14 years
old must be enrolled in elementary and secondary school and maintain a class attendance rate
of at least 85% monthly.
Other conditions are for parents or guardians to attend Family Development Sessions (FDS) at
least once a month, ensure attendance in Responsible Parenthood Sessions and Family
Counseling Sessions, and participate in community activities, promote and strengthen the
implementation of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) or CCTP.
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Conditional Cash Transfers and School Enrollment: Impact of the Conditional Cash Transfer Program in the
Philippines by Nazmul Chaudhury and Yuko Okamura, July 2012
2
DSWD “Bawal ang Epal Dito Campaign”, Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 8, 2013
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For Health and Nutrition Grant, P6,000.00 per year or P500.00 per month per household is
provided. For Education Grant, P3,000.00 per year or P300.00 per month per child for 10
months a year to a maximum of 3 children per household. A household with 3 qualified children
receives a subsidy of P1,400.00/month during the school year or P15,000.00 annually as long
as they comply with the conditions.
To effectively implement the program, the DSWD has installed three major systems:
1) Beneficiary Updates System (BUS) – is a system that updates, validates and records the
changes in the beneficiary household profile.
2) Compliance Verification System (CVS) – is a system that processes the compliance of
beneficiaries to the conditions of the program. The data generated by the CVS is the
basis of the amount of cash grants a household can receive.
3) Grievance Redress System (GRS) – is a system that processes the resolution of
complaints and grievances received related to program implementation.
On a regular basis, schools and health centers verify whether beneficiaries have complied with
the conditions. Until 2010, verification and payments were processed quarterly. Starting in
2011, processing was done every two months.
There are 4 objectives of the CCTP: 1) To improve preventive health care among pregnant
women and young children; 2) To increase the enrolment in and attendance rate of children in
school; 3) To reduce the incidence of child labor; 4) To raise the average consumption rate in
food expenditure of poor households; and 5) To encourage parents to invest in their children‟s
human capital through investments in health and nutrition, education and participation in
community activities.
The DSWD had set the criteria in the selection of household beneficiaries. Eligible households
are: 1) residents of the poorest municipalities based on 2003 Small Area Estimates (SAE) of
the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB); 2) households whose economic condition is
equal to or below the provincial poverty threshold3; 3) households that have children 0 – 14
years old and/or have a pregnant woman at the time of assessment, 6 – 14 years old children
must be in school; and 4) households that agree to meet conditions specified in the program.
The poorest households are selected through a Proxy Means Test (PMT)4 which determines the
socio-economic category of families.
Poverty Situation in Abra
In Abra, poverty situation worsened with poverty incidence of 33.3% among families posting
higher rate in 2009, third highest among provinces in the Cordillera Administrative Region
(Table 1)5.
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This refers to the annual per capita income required or the amount to be spent to satisfy basic food requirements
and other non-food basic needs. In Abra, the poverty threshold in 2009 is P16,132.00.
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It is a statistical/econometric method in which a set of core variables correlated with income/consumption which
is used to predict household level income/consumption. In the Philippines, PMT is used to predict income;
households are then stratified according to official income poverty lines which vary by province.
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NSCB, April 2011
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Table1: Annual Per Capita Poverty Threshold, Poverty Incidence and Magnitude of Poor
Families/Population by Province, CAR: 2006 and 2009
PROVINCE
CAR
Abra
Apayao
Benguet
Ifugao
Kalinga
Mt. Province
Annual Per
Capita Poverty
Threshold
(Pesos)
Poverty
Incidence
Among Families
(Percent)
2006
2009
2006
12,976
13,022
12,654
12,944
13,750
11,975
13,863
16,122
16,132
15,623
15,820
16,975
14,781
17,116
18.6
32.6
37.0
3.6
18.1
33.4
34.3
Magnitude of
Poor Families
2009
2006
2009
17.1
33.3
36.3
4.0
21.3
19.3
33.8
56,346
14,638
7,804
4,776
6,493
11,750
10,885
54,949
15,182
8,463
5,992
7,716
7,314
10,280
Poverty
Incidence of
Population
(Percent)
2006
23.0
41.0
41.7
5.2
24.0
39.7
39.7
2009
22.9
43.7
43.2
5.8
28.9
25.9
45.7
Magnitude of
Poor Population
2006
2009
338,270
86,961
44,890
33,480
41,474
72,726
58,738
346,193
94,088
51,193
39,249
48,793
50,198
62,671
In terms of magnitude, Abra had the most number of poor families and individuals in the region
with 15,182 families or 94,088 individuals living below the poverty line. The province accounted
for more than a quarter or 27.6% of all poor families in CAR. Abra placed 6th in 2000, 19th in
2003 and 9th in 2009 with high poverty incidence among the 82 provinces of the Philippines
(ANNEX 1: Poverty Incidence among Population (%), Province of Abra: 2000, 2003 and 2009).
Abra is included among Set 1 areas of the CCTP that comprise the poorest 20 provinces that
have been prioritized in 2008.
The Conditional Cash Transfer Program Watch or CCTP Watch was conceived during the time
that the CCTP or 4 Ps (Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program) was at the midst of a controversy
following the passage of the DSWD budget in 2011 by Congress without cut despite many
questions regarding the capacity of the department to implement the program6.
Although the program is designed to reach the poor families, in reality this is not so. People
complain that many in the list of beneficiaries are government employees; many are known to
have the means in life. This was the main reason why the CCAGG decided to embark on the
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“2 Senators Call for Review of Cash Transfer Program,” The Philippine Star, June 4, 2011.
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CCTP Watch project. CCAGG‟s intervention to the CCT Program is very crucial so that the
intended beneficiaries, the poorest of the poor, are the ones to be benefited7.
The CCTP Watch Project has two objectives: the inclusion of the poorest of the poor as
beneficiaries of the program, and to ensure that government (public) money is not wasted. It
has 5 components: baseline survey, monitoring tool development, monitoring cum formation of
community-based monitoring team, advocacy on good governance and policy dialogue with
DSWD.
The Project targeted 14 municipalities (Boliney, La Paz, Villaviciosa, Bucloc, Tubo, BaayLicuan, Luba, Langiden, Bucay, San Isidro, Danglas, Malibcong, Lacub and Lagayan) but was
able to reach only 12 municipalities8 due to security reasons.
I.
THE BASELINE SURVEY
The baseline survey was meant to determine the current status of the CCTP and other DSWD
programs in the province.
From June to September 2011, six (6) municipalities covering 53 barangays were validated.
These were Langiden, San Isidro, Malibcong, Villaviciosa, Danglas and La Paz9. The remaining
six municipalities were visited from October 24, 2011 to September 2012. Bucay, Luba, Tubo,
Boliney, Bucloc and Baay-Licuan comprised the second batch of municipalities (Table 2).
Table 2. Dates of validation for the 2
Baay-Licuan)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Municipality
Bucay
Luba
Tubo
Boliney
Bucloc
Baay-Licuan
nd
batch of municipalities (Bucay, Luba, Tubo, Boliney, Bucloc and
Date of validation
October 24 – November 25, 2011
January 10-20, 2012
February 7-17, 2012
March 13-27, 2012
April 10-12, 2012
April 25-May 4, 2012
All in all, 114 barangays were visited, 53 of these come from the first batch of municipalities
while 61 come from the second batch (Tables 3 and 4).
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CCAGG’s Project Proposal “The Conditional Cash Transfer Program Watch Project” submitted to Partnership
Transparency Fund (PTF), 2011.
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Lacub and Lagayan were not visited. Lacub LGU does not welcome any CCAGG presence in the area. Lagayan
LGU has been a threat to the CCAGG related to the plunder case filed against the Lunas and other LGU officials by
Bernadine Sibayan-Joson. The Lunas suspect that CCAGG helped in the filing of the case against them.
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The results of the validation process were submitted in the first and second reports of the CCAGG to PTF dated
July 2011 and November 5, 2011 respectively.
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Table 3. Number of barangays validated in the second batch of municipalities
Municipality
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
No. of Barangays
21
8
10
8
4
10
61
Bucay
Luba
Tubo
Boliney
Bucloc
Baay-Licuan
TOTAL
Table 4. Total number of barangays visited
Municipality
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
No. of Barangays
6
9
11
8
7
12
21
8
10
8
4
10
114
Langiden
San Isidro
Malibcong
Villaviciosa
Danglas
La Paz
Bucay
Luba
Tubo
Boliney
Bucloc
Baay-Licuan
TOTAL
The second batch of municipalities that were validated have 8,693 individual beneficiaries from
2,417 households with 4,015 aged 5-14 children enrolled in schools, 1,723 children aged 0-14
that visit the RHU clinic every month and 111 mothers in reproductive age who go for monthly
check-up at the RHU (Table 5).
Table 5. Number of CCTP beneficiaries of the 6 municipalities (second batch)
Municipality
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Bucay
Luba
Tubo
Boliney
Bucloc
Baay-Licuan
TOTAL
Total No. of
Beneficiaries
Individual
3,512
1,478
1,197
1,091
590
825
8,693
Household
1,017
402
297
303
135
263
2,417
For Schooling
(children aged
5-14)
1,481
585
511
627
342
469
4,015
For visits to RHU Clinics
Children aged
0-14
725
393
234
165
81
125
1,723
Mothers in
reproductive age
31
17
23
13
9
18
111
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The 12 municipalities that have been validated under the CCTP Watch Project cover a total of
16,572 individual beneficiaries, 4,616 households, 8,164 children aged 5-14 enrolled in schools,
3,940 children aged 0-14 that regularly visit the RHU Clinics and 154 mothers in reproductive
age (Table 6).
Table 6. Number of CCTP beneficiaries for the 12 municipalities that have been validated
Municipality
1. Baay-Licuan
2. Boliney
3. Bucay
4. Bucloc
5. Danglas
6. Langiden
7. La Paz
8. Luba
9. Malibcong
10. San Isidro
11. Tubo
12. Villaviciosa
TOTAL
Total No. of
Beneficiaries
Individual Household
825
1,091
3,512
590
820
823
3,367
1,478
889
1,086
1,197
894
16,572
263
303
1,017
135
238
220
931
402
253
289
297
268
4,616
For
Schooling
(children
aged 5-14)
469
627
1,481
342
470
458
1,732
585
637
640
511
212
8,164
For visits to RHU Clinics
Children
aged 0-14
125
165
725
81
161
262
665
393
483
174
234
472
3,940
Mothers in
reproductive
age
18
13
31
9
9
6
13
17
1
7
23
7
154
Bucay and La Paz have the most number of beneficiaries comprising 42.2% while Bucloc has
the least (2.9%).
These 12 municipalities represent 44.4% of the 27 total number of municipalities in Abra. They
are among the 14 municipalities that have been in the initial coverage (Set 1) of the program
that started in 2008 under the administration of Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and continued
by Pres. Aquino when he assumed his office in 2010. In 2011, 6 more municipalities were
included (Set 4) and in 2012, the remaining 7 municipalities were covered (Set 4e and 5)
making all the 27 municipalities of Abra covered by the CCTP (Table 7).
All in all, CCTP beneficiaries in Abra are 13,413 which are 99.87% of the 13,430 poor families 10
that have been identified in 2009. This represents 35% of the 38,492 total household population
of Abra or 230,953 individuals11.
The CCAGG validated 4,616 family beneficiaries through the CCTP Watch Project which
represents 34.41% of the 13,413 total CCTP beneficiaries in the province.
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NSCB 2009 data on the Magnitude of Poor Families
DSWD data, 2012
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Table 7: Number of municipalities covered by the CCTP per set and number of beneficiaries per
municipality in the province of Abra
Set 1 (2008)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
Boliney
Bucay
Bucloc
Danglas
La Paz
Lacub
Lagayan
Langiden
Licuan-Baay
Luba
Malibcong
San Isidro
Tubo
Villaviciosa
TOTAL
No. of
Beneficiaries
303
1,017
135
238
931
204
299
220
263
402
253
289
297
268
5,119
Set 4 (2010)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Daguioman
Dolores
Lagangilang
Pilar
Sallapadan
Tineg
No. of
Beneficiaries
111
483
733
622
333
456
Set 4e & 5
(2012)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Bangued
Manabo
Peñarrubia
Pidigan
San Juan
San Quintin
Tayum
2,738
No. of
Beneficiaries
1,822
751
405
710
689
369
810
5,556
A. Results of the Baseline Survey for the Second Batch of Municipalities (Bucay,
Luba, Tubo, Boliney, Bucloc and Baay-Licuan)
a. Recommended for inclusion in the list of beneficiaries
Recommended for inclusion in the list are 651 family beneficiaries (Table 8).
Table 8. Recommended number of beneficiaries for inclusion per municipality
Municipality
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Bucay
Luba
Tubo
Boliney
Bucloc
Baay-Licuan
TOTAL
Recommended No. of
Beneficiaries for Inclusion
345
51
101
57
19
78
651
Reasons for their inclusion are: 1) they are tenants and landless; 2) they are small farmers and
are living in small huts; 3) daily wage earners whose wages not sufficient to answer basic needs
of family; 4) they have no permanent house and they live with other families; 5) they are plain
housewives with many children to support; 6) house helpers with meager salary; 7) they have
no job or no stable and permanent job; 8) they are the most marginalized sectors (single
parents, persons with disabilities, senior citizens, widow/widower); 9) they depend on the
resources from the forest and rivers; 10) they are occasional paid workers; 11) farm workers;
12) they are engaged in small income generating projects like vending, eatery, solid waste
gatherer, manicure and pedicure, and weaving.
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b. Recommended for exclusion from the list
Twenty-nine (29) beneficiaries are recommended for exclusion from the list (Table 9). Reasons
for their exclusion are: 1) they are permanently employed in government; 2) a member of the
family is working abroad, their affluence is evident by the big house where they live; 3) they live
in a big concrete house, with tiled flooring, with complete appliances, some even have
motorcycle; 4) they are past the age requirement for a CCTP beneficiary; 5) one is a landowner
with many tenants; and 6) a teacher who already signed a waiver but name is still on the list
(ANNEX 2: Reasons for inclusion and exclusion in/from the list of beneficiaries).
No one is recommended for exclusion in the municipalities of Boliney, Bucloc and Baay-Licuan.
All the 12 family beneficiaries recommended for exclusion in Tubo are permanently employed in
government service.
Table 9: Recommended number of beneficiaries per municipality for exclusion from the list
Municipality
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Bucay
Luba
Tubo
Boliney
Bucloc
Baay-Licuan
TOTAL
Recommended No. of
Beneficiaries for Exclusion
8
9
12
29
c. Compliance to the conditions of the CCTP
1. Schooling of children aged 5 – 14
In the validation process for the 6 municipalities, the result has been good in terms of the
attendance of children in school. The children attend their classes regularly. If the children
need to be absent (like when they are sick), the teacher asks a letter from the parents, and the
teachers visit them at home.
In Sabnangan, Luba, a health certification has to be obtained from the Health Center as
evidence that the child who is absent is sick. The children‟s attendance and school supplies are
closely monitored by the Parents, Teachers and Community Association (PTCA) in Baclingayan
and Tubtuba, Tubo.
The children are being watched closely in school. An attendance sheet is provided for children
to sign every time they report to class in Poblacion, Luba. One principal in Luba has a checklist
of children beneficiaries hence nobody absents himself/ herself from classes unless reasonable.
2. Visit to RHU Centers/Clinics of children aged 0 – 14
Most beneficiaries visit the RHU Clinic every month where they are given free vitamins and
medicines.
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Barangays Ducligan and Labaan in the municipality of Bucloc go for checkup every week while
those from Lamao, Bucloc once or twice a week.
In Tiempo, Tubo, 4Ps beneficiaries visit the Barangay Health Center daily.
In Bonglo, Baay-Licuan (the farthest barangay), very seldom do the people go for checkup; they
only go when there is a need or when herbal medicines do not work. However, if RHU
personnel visit the place once in 3 months, they go for checkup.
In Tabiog, Bucay, despite the distance, most beneficiaries visit the RHU every month while
some depend on the monthly medical mission conducted by the RHU personnel in the
barangay.
In Calao, Bucay, beneficiaries go for checkup with the BHW that visits the barangay once or
twice a week, while some go to Lagangilang (the nearest municipality) for checkup.
Beneficiaries of Dugong, Bucay (another far-flung area), go for regular checkup during the
monthly medical mission of RHU, during the visit of the BHW every week and if they go to
Poblacion, they go for checkup at the Bucay District Hospital or at the RHU.
CCTP beneficiaries of South Poblacion, Bucay only go for checkup if they have fever, flu or any
illness.
3. Visit to RHU Centers / Clinics of Mothers in Reproductive Age
Pregnant mothers go for monthly checkup at the RHU Center where they are provided with free
medicines and vitamins (ferrous sulfate). Even after giving birth, the mothers go for post-natal
checkup.
When mothers bring their children for monthly checkup, they also have themselves checked by
the RHU personnel. Both mother and child are provided with vitamins and anti-tetanus toxoid
vaccination.
In Ducligan and Lingey, Bucloc, in Barangay Alangtin, Tubo, and Mapisla, Baay-Licuan, the
mothers visit the RHU Clinic once a week.
In Mayabo, Tubo, the doctor and midwives visit the mothers once a week.
In Bucay, checkup schedules for pregnant mothers are set by the RHU personnel.
If the pregnant mothers in Luba go to Bangued, the capital town, they go to the Abra Provincial
Hospital for checkup.
4. Attendance to Family Development Sessions (FDS) and Topics Discussed
during the Sessions
In Boliney, 6 barangays (out of 8) have regular (monthly) Family Development Sessions. Danac
West and Dumagas have monthly meeting but no FDS. The Municipal Link never visited
Dumagas as of the time of validation.
Parent beneficiaries in Lamao and Labaan, Bucloc have monthly FDS.
All the 21 barangays of Bucay conduct regularly the FDS. However, some beneficiaries in
Patoc do not know the meaning of FDS despite their regular attendance to the session.
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Likewise all the 8 barangays of Luba have the monthly conduct of FDS and attendance is
excellent. A fine is imposed for beneficiaries who are absent without valid reason in
Sabnangan, aside from deduction in the cash grant.
There is also regular attendance of FDS by all the 10 barangays of Baay-Licuan.
There is regular attendance in FDS by all barangays of Tubo. FDS in Tiempo, Tubo is usually
handled by the Parent Leader in which BHWs, nurses, midwife and teachers are invited as
resource persons.
There is wide range of topics discussed during the FDS. These are clustered as follows:
a) Family - family health (prenatal and post natal checkups, breastfeeding, child screening,
de-worming), family planning (natural and modern family planning methods, birth
spacing), building family relationships (how to improve family values and family ties),
responsibilities of child and parents, responsible parenthood (parental guidance, child
care, how to teach and discipline children at home and in school), stewardship, time
management, budgeting and bookkeeping (money management).
b) Health and Sanitation - health education (bad effects of smoking), health and nutrition
(Filipino pyramid food guide for today‟s lifestyle - eat some, eat more, eat most and drink
a lot), use of herbal medicines, communicable diseases, TB, dengue, cancer, malaria
and asthma prevention, how to wash hands properly, proper tooth brushing, first aid.
c) Rights of children and parents - rights and privileges of children, child trafficking
d) Vices - how to prohibit gambling (Abang and North Poblacion, Bucay), ill effects of
smoking (Bulbulala, Mapisla, Tumalip in Baay-Licuan; Amtuagan, Tubo), ill effects of
vices (Tabiog, Bucay).
e) Culture - rights of indigenous peoples
f) Good manners and right conduct
g) Updating on the CCTP - Compliance Verification System (assessment of compliance to
conditions), Grievance Redress System, schooling of children (sharing about the
performance of their children, comparing it from the past), on health (vaccination of
children and pregnant mothers), usage of cash grant, the Do‟s and Don‟ts of the 4Ps.
h) PhilHealth Benefits
i)
Planning for activities and community projects like cleaning the surroundings, tree
planting, backyard gardening, rip-rapping, repair of community faucet, etc.
d. Usage of Cash Transfer
How the beneficiaries used the cash grant was also verified by the team. The cash grants
are used as follows:
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1) For the schooling of children – for buying school supplies, allowance in school, payment
of school contribution, school fees, projects in school, school shoes, uniform, bags.
2) For family‟s basic needs – food (rice, coffee, milk, sugar), clothes.
3) For health needs – for buying medicines and vitamins, for checkups.
4) For shelter needs – house repair, for house renovation (buying galvanized iron and
cement), to install electricity in the house.
5) Capital for income generating projects – poultry and swine raising, vegetable gardening.
6) To pay bills (electric and water bills).
e. Problems identified during the monitoring visit
1.
On schooling of children aged 5 - 14
1) Fourteen (14) beneficiaries have transferred residence, their names are still in the list
(ANNEX 3: List of Beneficiaries that have transferred residence).
2) Biendima, Sandrix S. from Luzong, Luba appeared twice in the list (double entry).
3) The principal and teachers in Salnec, Bucay require the beneficiaries to clean the
school when there are visitors. If they do not do this, they will be removed from the
list.
4) The parents made compost pits in the school ground as requested by the school
management in Gayaman, Luba.
5) Most beneficiaries in San Miguel, Bucay do not have school supplies according to
the teachers. The teachers already discussed this with the parents; however parents
claim that they are buying complete school supplies for their children.
6) Likewise in North Poblacion, Bucay most beneficiaries do not have school supplies
and they are the last to pay their school fees, also according to the teachers.
7) Also in Patoc, Bucay there are children who do not have paper and ballpen, they
cannot even make their school projects because they do not have money to buy
supplies, according to the teachers. Children have poor performance due to family
relationship problems. Some children are malnourished. Some parents do not know
how to read so they cannot help their children to study and do their assignments at
home.
8) Three children from Sitio Lipting attend classes at a primary school in Ampalioc
proper in Luba which is 1 ½ hour walk passing through 2 mountains.
Only 12 beneficiaries were chosen to be given PhilHealth cards in Dumagas, Boliney. All
CCTP beneficiaries should be enrolled in the PhilHealth Program.
The following children are found to be malnourished in Abang, Bucay: Jane Maureen,
Jonathan and Jasmin Lizardo.
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In Bonglo, Baay-Licuan, because of the far distance to the RHU Center, pregnant
mothers visit the RHU Center during final stage of pregnancy and if they are called by the
RHU personnel.
Bad road conditions and infrastructure prevents pregnant mothers from visiting regularly
the RHU Clinic. These impede the delivery of basic services in the community.
Mothers in Tabiog, Bucay seldom visits the RHU Clinic but they go for consultation during
medical mission conducted in the barangay every 3rd Sunday of the month.
Sitio Tacdangan of Barangay Abang, Bucay has very dirty surroundings. The CCAGG
validating team advised the 4Ps beneficiaries to clean their yards once a month.
According to the Parent Leader in Ducligan, Bucloc, no FDS was conducted during the
first year of the program. The Parent Leaders only understood the meaning of FDS when
they attended the seminar in Pug-os, Ilocos Norte.
For almost a year in Lingey, Bucloc, FDS was not conducted; only now with the new
Municipal Link.
5. Usage of Cash Transfer
Problems related to cash transfer are as follows:
1) Underpayment – Rudy Dumayon and Juliet Magalim of Amti, Boliney; Diego Palcon,
Loreto Tamo; Nestor Alcalde of Tabiog, Bucay; Maricel Sagudang of Sitio Tabangao,
Ampalioc, Luba; also some beneficiaries of Alangtin, Tubo were underpaid. Some
beneficiaries of Palaquio, Bucay received the money but not the exact amount; others
received nothing. There is no exact amount received by beneficiaries in San Miguel,
Bucay.
2) Maryann Baro of South Poblacion, Bucay received only P300.00 only.
3) Only 2 months cash grant were released to beneficiaries in Ampalioc, Luba; cash
grant for 4 months was not yet released. Some beneficiaries from this place go to
Bangued hoping to receive their cash grants only to find out that they have zero
balance account. They suggest that they should see first the payroll before they go
down to Bangued to withdraw their money. Cash is first given to beneficiaries before
the payroll. Payroll is not shown to them before they receive the cash grant. The
beneficiaries want to be informed of the schedule of the release of the cash grant.
4) Teresita Macabeo of Abang, Bucay received only P600.00 in her last payment in
Sept. 2011. Likewise Mayolyn Dacuyan, Estela Tuzon, Myrna Mandigma, Eduardo
Lopez, Melita Oriles, Lolita Ballacillo and Marina Lizardo of Bangbangcag, Bucay;
Reynaldo Baro of Calao, Bucay; An-an Berido of Dugong, Bucay; Julie Claor, Rosita
Cabarrubias; Teresita Perillo of Layugan, Bucay; Rosalina Laro of Pakiling, Bucay;
Marlon David of Siblong, Bucay and Al Pablo of Qimloong, Bucay only received
P600.00. The P600.00 was the last grant received by Al Pablo.
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5) Carlos Rabanes of Dugong, Bucay only received P700.00 while Genaro Cocalde of
Pakiling, Bucay only received P800.00 only.
6) Danny Apil and Elvy Arian did not receive their cash grant for 4 months (July-Aug.;
Nov.-Dec. 2011).
7) Jimmy Abilay of Abang, Bucay did not receive his retroactive payment yet his name is
on the list.
8) Leoning Tumbag and Emilita Tuzon of Labaan, Bucloc were underpaid but later
received retroactive payment of their cash grant.
9)
Angela Palina of Alangtin, Tubo had her cash grant slashed; updated paper for her
children was not submitted to the Municipal Link according to the Parent Leader.
10) For 3 months, Manuel Bacao of Poblacion, Boliney did not receive his cash grant, and
then suddenly the cash grant stopped for him.
11) Rosalia Dagsi of Labaan, Bucloc did not receive her cash grant for 4 months already.
12) Dalinggay Alunday and Emilia Bumogas from Subagan, Baay-Licuan had no cash
grant from July-November 2011.
13) Jovita Viernes of Supo, Tubo did not receive any amount since 2009; a change
grantee case. Maryann Cabarrubias of Patoc, Bucay is also a change grantee from
her husband, Danny Cabarrubias who was on the list but now working abroad.
14) Cesaria Coloma of Pagala, Bucay is an inclusion error case.
15) Joshua Castro and Liza Cabbab from Sitio Cabanban, Nalbuan, Baay-Licuan twice
received their cash grant but only P500.00. Their names are still in the list but they
already stopped receiving their cash grant.
16) The name of Editha Bañez of Pagala, Bucay is included in the old master list but she
never received any amount. She went to Manila to work as house helper and left her
4 children at the mercy of the neighbors. They are Reynold (16 years old), Roseann
(14 years old), Arnel (11 years old) and Jannette (single mother).
17) The cash card of Amanda Daproza of Dilong, Tubo was stolen.
18) Sherwin Francisco of Ampalioc, Luba lost his cash card.
19) Nalyn Cabarrubias of Patoc, Bucay had wrong pin number and until now she has no
cash card.
20) The name of Fernando Guerrero of Pagala, Bucay was accidentally deleted in 2009;
since then he never received anything.
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21) Hermes Ignacio and Chester Ignacio, both from Kili, Tubo have no cash card yet; they
are new in the list of grantees.
22) Delisted are Susan Marques (a teacher) and Nena Oriente (husband is a police
officer), both from Mayabo, Tubo; and Precy Urbanes from Tiempo, Tubo who did not
attend the FDS.
23) Arnel Benabese, Ofelia Claor and Jocelyn Gutierres of Pakiling, Bucay are delisted
but names of their children are still in.
24) Nancy Arnais is from Tabiog, Bucay but a beneficiary of Abang, Bucay.
25) Mely Cabarrobias and Alida Tejero of barangay Bangcagan, Bucay are on the list but
they are not residing in said barangay.
26) Genevie Guzman of Salnec, Bucay has no school certificate.
27) Delayed release of grant – 7 barangays
28) Over the counter release of grant; beneficiaries prefer to have their ATM cards – 13
barangays
29) Retroactive payment – 2 barangays
30) Some beneficiaries in Labaan, Bucloc did not receive any grant at all.
31) Beneficiaries say that the cash grant being received by Joanne Cabarrubias of
Madalipay, Bucay is not being used for her children; Joanne lives with a lesbian
(tomboy).
32) Eduardo Honor of Pagala, Bucay is seen gambling; the Parent Leader is afraid to talk
to him.
Only 8 barangays out of 61 barangays (13%) had no problem with the transfer of the cash
grant. These 8 barangays are Baoyan, Danac East, Dao-angan and Kilong Olao of the
municipality of Boliney; Baclingayan, Tubo; Banglolao, Labon and North Poblacion, Bucay.
Issue / Feedback
There was no reimbursement received by Parent Leaders from the Capability Building Rollout for Parent Leaders that was conducted on November 29-December 3, 2010 in Baguio
City. The Municipal Link then was Maria Cecilia Pinay-an, now the Municipal Link of Luba.
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f. Results of the program
1. On schooling of children aged 5 – 14
Attendance and performance in school are improving.
Many of the children
beneficiaries are among the Top 10 in class. Most of them are coping well in class;
they aspire to make better and have maintained their good standing in school.
The children are motivated to go to school because they now have school supplies and
daily allowance unlike before that they have no supplies and they come to school with
holes in their slippers and pants. Now, they can wear shoes, unlike before that they go
to school on slippers only. These made them happy and attend their class punctually
and regularly. They have no more worries regarding their school needs.
Children became more active, participative, attentive and cooperative in class. They
are more attentive and interested in class. Their participation greatly improved. They
became more active in school activities and classroom discussions.
Some are slow learners but they are always present in school, they have their own
baon and they do not go hungry anymore. They do not borrow school supplies from
other children anymore. They can now buy materials for their school projects and even
a new dress. Benefits are also extended to older brothers and sisters who are now in
college.
Nobody was seen sick during the validation process. Due to monthly consultation and
the provision of free vitamins and medicines to the children beneficiaries, incidence of
children getting sick decreased. If the children do not feel well, they are immediately
treated by the doctor.
It has addressed incidence of malnourished children particularly in Banglolao and
Pakiling, Bucay. Children gained weight. They became more active in class because
now they can eat nutritious food.
Through vaccination, children became stronger, healthier and resistant to polio.
The feeding program and the provision of ferrous sulfate to pregnant mothers brought
down the incidence of malnourished children in Sabnangan, Luba.
Mothers in reproductive age become more aware of their health. They are in better
health condition compared before that there was no CCTP yet.
The program reduced pregnancy risks. Pregnant women feel safe. Due to the regular
checkup and the provision of free vitamins, pregnant women are not worried anymore
of their condition.
Mothers and babies are healthy. Even after giving birth, the mother is strong. No
mother dies giving birth anymore.
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The beneficiaries have now money to buy medicines and vitamin.
According to the beneficiaries, the monthly conduct of Family Development Sessions
has brought the following results:
1) Has strengthened relationships among members of the family - Each member
becomes more aware of the concerns of each one. Relationship is made more firm
especially the parents. There is a smooth family relationship. Parents advise their
children to make their best in school. They become close to their children, able to
know their problems and show their concern.
2) Has enhanced the knowledge and skills of beneficiaries - They are oriented of their
rights and obligations in the family. One parent said, “As parents, it is our
responsibility to shoulder the needs of our children and to send them to school.”
The parents learned about their rights and the rights of their children. They were
taught about child rearing and parenting (proper ways of disciplining their children
especially the teenagers). Parents in Labon, Bucay realized that “Too much
punishment of children results to poor learning.”
The parents were also oriented on the violation against women and children
(VAWC), on the issue of child trafficking.
They learned how to budget their money and prioritize spending of their money.
They learned how to earn and save. They put up their vegetable gardens, poultry
and hog raising income generating projects. Their knowledge about family life
broadened.
In Supo, Tubo where the Maeng Tingguians live, there was a session on the
Indigenous People‟s Rights Act (IPRA), a part of their appreciation and deepening
of their culture.
They learned how to keep away from sickness – how to avoid dengue by cleaning
their surroundings, how to toothbrush and wash hands correctly, able to know the
cheapest but nutritious food for their family, that breastfeeding is best for their
children, how to use herbal medicines, children‟s safety, that smoking is not good
for the health and that they should not smoke while carrying their child.
The parents who do not know how to read, write and count in Subagan, BaayLicuan are now able to read, write and count. They have to acquire these basic
skills to be able to tutor their children at home.
3) Has developed responsible members of the community – Beneficiaries became
active members of the community by participating in community activities like riprapping, construction of pathways and fixing the community faucet. They have
developed social awareness (e.g. awareness on the environment), building
harmonious relationships with other community members, sharing one‟s concerns
and opinions. They learned how to mingle with people. Before they were just
passive onlookers.
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In Quimloong, Bucay, the beneficiaries put up backyard gardens for home
consumption and as source of income.
They have now the ability to look and evaluate themselves. In North Poblacion,
Bucay, the parents agreed to monitor each member for their own good. They
agreed that gambling is not allowed. Gambling is strictly prohibited also in Pakiling
and South Poblacion, Bucay.
g. Best Practices
There are best practices that the team has identified related to meeting the
conditions of the program by the beneficiaries on the education of children, health of
children and pregnant women, and on the conduct of family development sessions.
Schooling of children
In Baclingayan, Tubtuba, Tubo, attendance of children and school supplies are
monitored weekly by the Parents-Teachers-Community Association (PTCA).
In Dilong, Tubo, teachers are very strict regarding the attendance of the children in
school. If they are absent, teachers require parents to report to the school. Excuse
letter is presented when absent from class in Kili, Tiempo, Tubo. In Poblacion, BaayLicuan, if the pupil is absent, the parents will inform the teachers or they will make an
excuse letter. In Nagbukel, Luba, if a child needs to be absent, the teacher asks a
letter signed by the parents.
In Mayabo, Tubo, children are not allowed to be absent unless they get sick or for
some emergency reasons.
In Bonglo, Baay-Licuan, the school and the community made an agreement to
remind each other to send the children in school.
In Lul-luno, Luba, the principal has a checklist of CCTP beneficiaries hence nobody
absents himself/herself from classes unless reasonable. In Poblacion, Luba, the
children are being watched closely in school. An attendance sheet is provided for
children to sign every time they report to class.
In Sabnangan, Luba, those who are absent are visited at home. There should be an
excuse letter if one is absent, or if sick. A health certification has to be obtained from
the health center.
Visits to RHU Centers/Clinics of Children and Pregnant Mothers
Monthly medical mission is conducted to the barangays by RHU personnel in 4
municipalities (Tubo, Baay-Licuan, Bucay and Luba). In Bucay, not only medical
mission is conducted but also dental mission.
In Tubo, a midwife and Barangay Health Worker (BHW) are assigned in every
barangay. Through a DOH project, two nurses were assigned to each barangay for
6 months.
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In Poblacion, Baay-Licuan, the RHU personnel visit the barangay every month aside
from having an assigned nurse in the barangay.
In Bangcagan, Bucay, if RHU personnel fail to visit them within the month, the rural
midwife visits the 4Ps beneficiaries.
In Gayaman, Luba, RHU Clinic is located at the basement of the barangay hall. The
midwife reports here every day, while in other communities, the midwife visits the
beneficiaries every month. Here, parents made compost pits in the school ground to
avoid spread of bacteria due to dirty surroundings.
Conduct of monthly FDS and community activities
FDS is usually handled by the Parent Leader in Tiempo, Tubo. Barangay Health
Workers (BHWs), nurses, midwife and teachers are invited as speakers.
As per agreement by the groups in Banglolao, Bucay, a member who is absent
without valid reason is sanctioned with a fine. This is also the case in Sabnangan,
Luba.
In Labon, Bucay, the catechist (also BHW president of the municipality) sometimes
serves and the resource speaker in the monthly FDS. The barangay has an
ordinance prohibiting gambling, drinking hard liquor and creating conflict with
neighbors.
In North Poblacion, Bucay, the parent-beneficiaries agreed to monitor each member
for their own good. Gambling is not allowed. Also in Pakiling, Bucay, gambling is
strictly prohibited among beneficiaries. Likewise in South Poblacion, Bucay, playing
cards are not allowed and are strictly monitored.
Beneficiaries of Siblong, Bucay are engaged in backyard gardening as source of
their contribution. They sell their vegetables and submit money to their treasurer as
common fund when there are visitors.
Tree planting is being done in Gayaman, Luba; Tiempo and Wayangan, Tubo.
Beneficiaries in Labaan, Bucloc are engaged in community projects like cleaning the
surroundings every Sunday and maintenance of community faucet.
In Labon, Bucay and Wayangan, Tubo, beneficiaries clean the surroundings and
streets once a month. Also beneficiaries of Subagan, Baay-Licuan are engaged in
cleaning the community every last Saturday of the month.
In Banglolao, Quimloong and Tabiog, Bucay, beneficiaries are involved in Clean and
Green Program.
h. General Observations and Other Data Gathered Per Municipality
Luba
Some government employees were originally included in the list but voluntarily
waived before the conduct of validation in January 10-20, 2012. The Municipal Link
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changed hands three times: Maria Cecilia Kiswa, Philip Pacheco and Janette
Sabino.
There is an existing barangay ordinance in Nagbukel-Tuquipa, Luba that prohibits
gambling. People here are engaged in bitter gourd mass production.
There is no road in Ampalioc, Luba that connects the different sitios that are far from
each other. The CCTP beneficiaries here do not know that they have to go for
monthly checkup at the RHU even if they are not sick.
Gayaman, Luba can be reached via Candon-San Emilio, Ilocos Sur Road. It has
poor road condition especially during rainy season. Barangay Hall is a 3-storey
building. The basement is used as barangay clinic managed by Analyn Berido, the
barangay midwife; as office for the Gayaman Cooperative; as kitchen with 30 bags of
palay, complete utensils and 2-door comfort rooms. The second floor has 2
bedrooms with 3 beds each and a conference room where the CCTP beneficiaries
hold their meetings. The third floor is open with grills. Gayaman people are
engaged in commercial production of bitter gourd with Candon and Sta. Maria, Ilocos
Sur as markets. Gayaman is one of the most active barangays in terms of
community participation and meetings according to Juliet Domingo, member of the
Barangay Council.
Bucay
In Sitio Pantoc, Barangay Pakiling, there is plenty of cacao trees. The nuts are being
sold in Bangued at P120.00 per ganta.
Many residents in Banglolao are very poor.
Water source of Bangcagan is mountain spring. Residents pay P60.00 per year for
maintenance of pipes. Pimpinas Spring is the water source of San Miguel which is
free of charge. Salnec gets its water source from a mountain spring which is free
during rainy season. During dry season, electric water pump is used of which
residents contribute for the electric bill. While in Madalipay, the water source comes
from a cave. Water pump is used where each household shares in the payment of
the electric bill.
Most residents of Sitio Al-aludig, Barangay Layugan are not included in the CCTP.
During the validation, they were seen to be playing cards, drinking and chatting.
In Sitio Bangbang, Layugan, there are only 27 CCTP beneficiaries but houses are far
from each other. Here, there are three blind siblings living together.
CCTP beneficiaries in South Poblacion are located at the back of the public market,
most of them are young mothers aged 16 to 17 years. While in North Poblacion, the
beneficiaries are located at the Bernardez compound and are often seen playing
cards. Rex Bernardez is the former mayor, now the incumbent vice-mayor.
Some beneficiaries were seen gambling in Labon; whole family was even engaged.
The validation team met with the Barangay Captain and recommended putting up a
community recreation facility (playing ground) and improvement of roads.
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There is poor road condition in Abang. One has to cross the river several times to
reach the place. Water source is a mountain spring, free to all.
Tabiog is located across the river and has poor road condition. Water source is from
Calcalongcong mountain spring, free of charge. The domestic water system was put
up under the administration of former mayor Luisito Bernardez improved by his
brother then mayor Rex Bernardez. The barangay has an ambulance from the
Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office under the care of Barangay Captain Relinda
Alcalde obtained through the facilitation of Bucay Movement for Change (BMC), a
municipal-wide people‟s organization.
Pagala East is one of the farthest barangays of Bucay. Houses are far from each
other. Plenty of vegetables are grown here like eggplants, string beans, pepper,
bitter gourd and ‘kabatiti’. Twelve (12) beneficiaries availed of SEA-K loans.
Pagala West is very far from Pagala East. Tricycle fare is P50.00 per passenger.
Houses are far from each other.
Quimloong is located across the Abra River.
In Siblong, the Barangay Captain (Judos Sales) is in jail for murder.
barangay councilman is the Acting Barangay Chairman.
The first
Dugong is situated across the Abra River, nearer than Quimloong. It has 6 sitios:
Cabaruan, Alipoon, Lalaang, Villa Takit (resettlement area), Al-allagat and Villa
Condesa. It is divided into 4 clusters; hence there are 4 Parent Leaders here.
Road condition going to Patoc is very poor. Geronimo Damian, a CCTP beneficiary,
had his house wrecked by Typhoon Quiel. Most residents are really poor, most are
farmers.
Palaquio is located across the Abra River near Tabiog.
Calao is the last barangay of Bucay next to the municipality of Lagangilang. The
source of domestic water is Bugbog.
Siblong is the second barangay of Bucay if one is coming from Bangued, the capital
town. Abra Mining Corporation (AMIC) operates in Sitio Baticang.
Boliney
The meeting about the Supplemental Feeding Program was at the Day Care Center
where mothers told the validating team that the MSWDO is the one purchasing
goods (mostly instant noodles, canned goods) for the food of the children for the
feeding program. It was learned also that the feeding was not consistently done 5
days a week for 6 months.
There is poor road condition going to Danac East. The CCAGG validating team met
some people carrying soft brooms which they bring to Bangued for P300.00 to
P350.00 per piece (P200 in Boliney).
Danac West has good quality soft brooms. Many residents want to plant tiger grass
but the free range cattles are the problems. Residents want to put a fence around
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the tiger grass plantation area with hog or bulb wires. The barangay captain has 2
hectares of tiger grass plantation.
Barangay Captain Gerry Boy Baylon of Barangay Amti is studying in Baguio City
taking up law course hence the father is the acting barangay captain. The
community meeting was conducted and despite the heavy rains, almost all the CCTP
beneficiaries came.
The road going to Kilong-Olao was sticky and slippery. A community meeting was
also conducted here.
A generator from a rice mill provides electricity in Barangay Dao-angan. Domestic
water system is good and free. It was constructed by the Inter-NGO Disaster
Response Services (INDRS) through its reconstruction and rehabilitation program
after the July 1990 Killer Quake.12 The people are thankful to the INDRS for
rebuilding their ricefields.13
The road going to Dumagas is very poor.
Tubo
Tubo is the best municipality visited so far. The Municipal Doctor is Roselyn Panao.
The Barangay Captain of Poblacion (Mayabo) and ABC President is Johnny Gattud,
the husband of Mayor Wilma Gattud.
The Tubo municipal LGU has heavy equipment like bulldozer, loader, backhoe and 4
elf trucks. Ten drums of diesel oil are also stocked in Mayabo (Poblacion).
Cleanliness is observed in all barangays of Tubo. Community activities of CCTP
beneficiaries include cleaning the neighborhood every Sunday, cleaning the canal
every quarter, gardening and tree planting. They appreciated very much the conduct
of FDS because they gained more knowledge from the many topics that they have
discussed.
In Mayabo, every household has a trash can and the garbage is segregated. There
is a schedule for catching fish in the river. This is allowed thrice a week only hence
the fish catch are big and plenty. There are several fishponds along the river
teeming with tilapia. The rice terraces are beautiful. The hanging footbridge is
passable not just by foot but also for motorcycles. There are many footbridges like
this like the one going to Kili. At 9:00 in the evening, the bell rings signifying the
curfew for drinking hard liquor. A violator is fined P100.00 (for the drinker) and the
household or store that provided the hard drink is fined P500.00. Collection of fines
is posted at the barangay bulletin board as an income of the barangay. Many have
availed of SEA-K program and all have already paid their loans.
Amtuagan is reached by crossing the river five times. The first floor of the Barangay
Hall is utilized as a Day Care Center.
The Vision-Mission-Goal of Barangay Supo is posted at the barangay hall. Its
VISION is: “A community where people are God-loving, healthy and well-educated,
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The CCAGG was the direct implementor of the program.
The CCAGG employed food-for-work and tools-for-work strategies to rebuild the ricefields.
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with thriving abundance of food, in a peaceful, orderly and green environment, and
sustains indigenous culture and practices. Its MISSION is: “To implement
sustainable development programs with full cooperation and willingness to render
counterparts in order to improve the quality of life in the community and ensure the
capability of the next generation in managing our resources through our indigenous
knowledge, skills and practices (IKSP). Its GOAL is: “Poverty reducation and
uplifted living standards of the people of Supo by the proper utilization of our natural
resources with respect to the environment. The barangay hall is very big but not yet
finished. The CCTP beneficiaries have trash cans scattered within the community as
their project. Garbage is segregated.
The monitoring visit in Wayangan coincided with the blessing of the rice bank where
3 barangays are involved: Supo, Wayangan and Mayabo. In the community
meeting, SB member Nestor Barcena advised the beneficiaries not to become lazy,
to not just depend on the monthly cash grant they are receiving so that their
conditions will improve.
Tubtuba is one of the farthest and poorest barangay of Tubo. People will have to go
to Quirino, Ilocos Sur or Baguio City to reach Bangued. According to the school
principal, Delaida Wad-as, when the Department of Education District Office calls for
a meeting or seminar in Bangued, they will consume 3 days of hiking before they can
get a ride to Bangued. The parents are required to monitor the performance of their
children in school. The CCTP beneficiaries render school service (bayanihan) for 1
or 2 days rip-rapping or stone walling. The school provides for the snacks. Every
household is required to plant malunggay and papaya, and to establish herbarium.
They practice functional home gardening and sanitation.
Upon entering Dilong, one notices the gymnasium. The Barangay Health Station is
located at the first floor of the Barangay Hall. The session room of the Barangay
Council is located at the second floor with a table for each council member. There is
a separate room for visitors.
The other side of the building is the elementary school. At its gate, these words are
written: “Enter to Learn, Go Out to Serve.” The Dilong National High School is
located at a higher plain; one has to climb 300 steps to reach it. The Vision-Mission
of the Barangay Health Clinic is posted. Its VISION is: “Health in the hands of the
people by using available and accessible resources in the community. Its MISSION
is: “To promote health by delivering basic health services to the people of Tubo.”
According to the school principal, Joselito Garcia, the parents are very strict with
regard to the attendance of their children in school. If children are absent in school,
teachers conduct home visitation.
Dilong is a more progressive barangay. It has complete staff. A council member
(kagawad) is assigned daily to man the barangay hall, to monitor if there are visitors,
and if there are, to talk to them and ask their purpose, and to disseminate this to the
community. According to Mrs. Juaquina Pe Benito, Master Teacher II, who joined
the validation in every classroom, Dilong was adjudged as the Clean and Green
Champion with P150,000.00 prize and Siglat Awardee in 2011, but garnered only a
consolation prize at the regional level. The P150,000.00 prize plus P600,000.00
from the municipal fund are used for building the gymnasium with labor as
community counterpart.
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A hot spring near the river before reaching Dilong proper is a come-on.
The road going to Alangtin proper was being concreted during the validation.
Likewise a medical mission was then being conducted. There are more men than
women in the list of beneficiaries due to the difficulty of walking by foot when they go
to Poblacion to claim their cash grant. For every cash grant withdrawn, each
beneficiary contributes P100.00 to their pool of money for the construction of comfort
rooms. The solar system is the only source of electricity in Alangtin.
Barangay Kili has a micro-hydro power plant that provides electricity to the
community. Each household pays a minimum of P50.00 per month. For those with
appliances, they pay P300.00 per month for system maintenance. They also have a
hot spring. A community meeting was held where all CCTP beneficiaries attended.
Community activities of beneficiaries include cleaning, rip-rapping and concreting of
pathways, construction of barangay hall, and participation in all activities of the
barangay and Rural Improvement Club (RIC) programs. Some of the beneficiaries,
little by little renovated their houses.
There are 36 households with more than 200 population in Barangay Tiempo. Every
individual has to plant 2 native tree species, nurture them until they grow big. They
have a gymnasium. Opposite to this is the Health Center with session/conference
room and a kitchen at the basement. The Day Care Center is located near the
Health Center. There is a barangay ordinance that prohibits gambling and stealing.
The penalty for violating the ordinance is one carabao. In Sitio Dacuag, the CCTP
beneficiaries love so much the FDS.
Bucloc
The Municipal Treasurer only reports at night.
There are several projects of the CCTP beneficiaries in Lamao like construction of
stock room of the elementary school and 2 plastic containers for food which they
need when they have feast and other big occasions. Beside the municipal hall is a
furniture shop where one can buy or order sala set, dining set, rocking chair and bed
made of narra.
Baay-Licuan
School is under construction in Nalbuan. According to Parent Leader Avelina
Siddayao, her expenses were not reimbursed when she attended the Roll-out of
Capability Building for Parent Leaders held in Baguio City on Nov. 29 – Dec. 3,
2010.14 Most of the CCTP beneficiaries earn their daily living by gold panning 15.
Most houses are made of wood and bamboo (buho).
The barangay hall in Subagan is very dirty. It is being used as goats‟ shelter. One of
the great results of the conduct of FDS here is that the illiterates are now able to read
and write.
In Duminglay, there are no main crops, no products. Most people have no
permanent jobs. The barangay hall, which is made of bamboo, is used as Day Care
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15
The same feedback was received from 21 Parent Leaders of Luba.
Local term, agammosil
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Center. Most houses are made of bamboo and wood. Many are recommended for
inclusion in the CCTP.
In Sitio Masublang in Mugao, there are 7 CCTP beneficiaries. Many poor residents
here are not included in the list. Surroundings in Mugao are dirty. The barangay hall
is used as shelter of animals (goats and pigs).
i. Monitoring the Supplementary Feeding Program
The feeding program in Salnec, Bucay started in August 2011 by Beteshda Ministry
under the care of Carmen Baltar, a Born Again minister. Feeding days are Thursday
and Saturday.
In Quimloong, Bucay, the supplementary feeding of children started on November
14, 2011. The CCTP beneficiaries established a common vegetable garden from
which vegetables for the feeding program come from like eggplants, squash and
kabatiti.
The supplementary feeding program in Dugong, Bucay started on November 14,
2011.
j. Malnourished Children
Twelve (12) malnourished children were seen during the visit, 11 came from Bucay
and 1 from Luba (ANNEX 3: List of malnourished children).
k. Persons with Disabilities
During the validation process, 57 persons with disabilities (differently able persons)
were found mostly in Bucay [Table 10] (ANNEX 4: List of persons with disabilities).
Table 10: Persons with disabilities found during the validation process
Municipality
Bucay
Luba
Tubo
Bucloc
Baay-Licuan
TOTAL
Number of persons with disabilities listed
49
3
3
1
1
57
l. Other Activities Conducted
Many Parent Leaders participated in the LGU/CSO/NGA Orientation on Local AntiPoverty Planning and Bottom-Up Budgeting organized by the National Anti-Poverty
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Commission (NAPC) held at the Abra Provincial Capitol Conference Hall on March
16, 2012 participated by 19 municipalities. They represented the basic sectors.
Upon the invitation of DSWD-CAR, the CCTP Watch Team was among the speakers
and facilitators during the Roll out on FDS conducted in Caoayan, Ilocos Sur on
January 26, 2012. This was participated by about 30 people from different
government agencies (school supervisors and principals; municipal doctors, nurses
and midwives; municipal agriculturists and other LGU personnel) who will facilitate
the conduct of the FDS in the barangays/municipalities where they are operating.
For capacity building of the CCTP Watch staff, they participated in seminars and
trainings organized by the DSWD Regional Office like, the Launching of National
Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction that was conducted in Baguio
City on October 19, 2011. The staff also participated in the Training of Trainors for
the Conduct of FDS on November 29-December 2, 2011 at Hotel Veniz, Baguio City.
In line with the government‟s thrust to make the budget process more participatory
and open for CSO involvement, a consultation on the DSWD budget was held on
February 22, 2012 at the DSWD Regional Office in Baguio City which the CCTP
Watch Team participated.
B. Summary of Findings from the 12 Municipalities Visited
Overall, recommended for inclusion in the list are 1,500 families and for exclusion are 60
household beneficiaries (Table 11). The 60 beneficiaries for exclusion represent a leakage16 of
P4,200,000.00 granting that they have been receiving the P1,400.00 monthly cash grant for 10
months every year since 2008.
Table 11: Number of households for inclusion and exclusion
Municipality
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
Langiden
San Isidro
Villaviciosa
Danglas
Malibcong
La Paz
Bucay
Luba
Tubo
Boliney
Bucloc
Baay-Licuan
TOTAL
No. of households for inclusion
No. of households for exclusion
70
168
161
87
114
249
345
51
101
57
19
78
1,500
4
3
1
12
11
8
9
12
60
Nobody is recommended for exclusion from 4 municipalities: Villaviciosa, Boliney, Bucloc and
Baay-Licuan.
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Leakage means the amount of project cost given to non-poor.
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Those recommended for inclusion basically have the same profile in all of the 12 municipalities
that were validated. They live in small houses made of temporary materials like cogon and
bamboo, some a mix of wood, bamboo and cogon, with barely no appliance inside the house.
They have no steady source of income. Many of them are marginalized farmers with small
landholdings, tenants, seasonal farm workers (hired during land preparation and harvest time),
some depend on the fish catch they get from the river, and some are firewood gatherers while
some are house helpers, vendors, hired drivers of tricycles and public utility vehicles. Their
daily income barely is enough to support the family.
Profiles of those recommended for exclusion are likewise the same. Eleven (11) are public
school teachers, 5 are government employees (municipal and provincial LGUs), 5 are barangay
officials, a municipal official, have OFWs in the family, merchandisers, business people, some
have large landholdings, houses are big with complete appliances, motorcycles and cars.
These people never go hungry. They exhibit affluence.
Status of compliance to the conditions of the program is found to be excellent in all of the 3
areas: education (85% attendance in school), health (regular checkup of children and pregnant
mothers) and attendance in Family Development Sessions. This has brought good results in
the performance of the children in school, improved health conditions of the children and the
pregnant mothers, enhanced family values and relationships, developed community awareness,
participation and involvement; and the emergence of new leaders in the community.
It is found out that the usage of the cash grant is for the needs of the whole family – for school
and health needs, basic needs of the family (food, clothing, house repair and renovation,
payment of water and electric bills) and capital for income generating projects like animal raising
(chicken, pig, goat), vegetable gardening and selling, buy-and-sell of goods.
Many problems are identified in the amount of cash grants received (many do not receive the
cash grant in full in several months, some even did not receive any cash grant at all, many
received only in some months then it stopped without even knowing the reasons). For many
beneficiaries, the manner that the cash grant is released is also a problem (i.e. over-the-counter
release, delayed release, retroactive payment, no payroll presented to the beneficiaries before
the payout). The use of ATM cards is also a challenge to many (lost, burned, destroyed, stolen
cards and the long period of time for the cards to be replaced). Updating of the list for those
who have transferred residence and those that have reached the age requirement of 14 years
also takes a long time.
Another problem area is the conduct of regular FDS. Not all barangays have FDS; some do not
even know the meaning of FDS.
These problems boil down to system inefficiency and consequently wastage of public money.
C. Impacts of the Program
According to the beneficiaries, the program made their lives better. It had great effects on the
education of children, on the health of children and pregnant mothers, on the values formation
of families.
The cash grant is a lifeboat (salva vida) to the beneficiaries when they literally have no money
for schooling of children. It removed their worries where to get money to buy school supplies,
for other school needs like tuition fees, materials for school projects, school contributions,
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uniforms, shoes and daily allowance. It had eased the burden of financial support for the
schooling of their children. When needed, it is now easy for the beneficiaries to borrow money
from neighbors during difficult times because they know that they will be receiving their cash
grant in the near future.
With the cash grant, not just the children that are in the list are benefiting, also the other children
and the whole family. Many beneficiaries say that they were able to send their children to
higher level of education (college) due to the cash grant. The little savings they have, they use
these as capital for livelihood activities like poultry and swine raising, vegetable gardening and
trading. Whatever they earn for the day, they use these for other needs of the family like food,
clothes, repair and renovation of the house, build toilet, installation of electricity in the house, for
paying electric and water bills.
Having complete school supplies, the money needed to pay for other school needs and the daily
allowance that come from the cash grant, the children are motivated not just to regularly attend
their classes but also to perform well in class. Many children beneficiaries were found to be in
the Top 10 of their classes. Improvement in the health conditions of the children is a
contributory factor to this. With the regular checkup and the availability of food on the table
(they can now afford to buy meat and fish at least once a month), the children perform better in
school. The program is also addressing cases of malnourished children.
Not only is the well-being of children addressed but also the well-being of pregnant mothers.
The program has reduced pregnancy risk; babies that were born are healthy. Free medicines
and vitamins are provided. There is no reason for pregnant mothers not to avail of the free
checkups no matter how far they are from the Rural Health Center because the municipal health
personnel go to the barrios once a month for medical mission (in some municipalities, even
dental mission).
The conduct of monthly Family Development Sessions has resulted to more responsible
families and community members. The FDS became a venue for the education of families, not
just to become good members of the family but also good citizens. Through the formation of
Parent Leaders, new leaders in the community have emerged.
One big impact of the program is the transformation of the poor people from being passive
citizens to active citizens. They now learn to participate and get involved in community activities
when before they were just onlookers, bystanders and recipients of programs and projects.
Negative feedbacks about the program
Negative feedbacks as well were received about the program.
According to ex-mayor Salabao Apayao of Danac East, Boliney, the cash grant is of great help
to the poor but there are beneficiaries who became lazy. He is wondering why there are
children who do not have slippers and are short of school supplies despite the cash grant being
provided to them.
Sangguniang Bayan Member Roda Agusto of Tiempo, Tubo also said that some beneficiaries
only wait for the grant to arrive and no longer work.
In Poblacion Malibcong, some beneficiaries are already lazy to work because they are assured
of a monthly cash grant.
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Freddie Baldos of Buli, La Paz is just waiting for the cash transfer to arrive. He is lazy to work
and his mother is the one taking care of his children.
II.
DEVELOPMENT OF MONITORING TOOL
The development of the proxy means indicators of the poorest of the poor in the communities
was first done as this would become the basis for recommending who will be included and
excluded from the list of beneficiaries. This is very important for the validating team‟s sound
judgment.
The poorest of the poor has the following indicators: 1) those who are living in a small bamboo
house usually with cogon roof and earth flooring with barely any appliance; 2) those that could
barely have three meals a day, at minimum only 1 meal; 3) those that barely earn what they
need for the day; 4) those that could barely send their children to high school; 5) those that do
not own lands and do not have steady income; and 6) those who barely participate in public
discussions because they are shy to express their opinions.
The next were the monitoring tools. There are 4 monitoring tools that were developed: 1)
CCTP Watch Monitoring Tool No. 1 – Inclusion of the poorest of the poor in the list of
beneficiaries and exclusion of the non-poorest of the poor from the list; 2) CCTP Watch
Monitoring Tool No. 2 – Compliance to the Conditions of the Program: Schooling of children
aged 5-14, Visits to RHU Centers / Clinics of children aged 0-14, Visits to RHU Centers / Clnics
of mothers in reproductive age, and Attendance to Family Development Sessions; 3) CCTP
Watch Monitoring Tool No. 3 – Usage of Cash Transfer; 4) CCTP Watch Monitoring Tool No. 4
– Implementation of Self-Employment Assistance para sa Kaunlaran / Kapakanan (SEA-K
Projects.
There were two guides that were developed: 1) Guide for Community Rapid Rural Appraisal,
and 2) Community Organizer‟s Guide (ANNEX 5: Monitoring Tools and Guide for Community
Rapid Rural Appraisal and Community Organizer).
Means and process of validation
Upon entering the municipality, the validation team meets the Local Chief Executive to explain
their presence. A letter is handed to them that contains information about the CCTP Watch
Project, its objectives and what it wants to do in the municipality (ANNEX 6: Letter to the
Mayors and Barangay Captains). The same process is done at the barangay level. The team
visits the Barangay Captain and hands over the letter with basic information about the project.
Both processes have been very helpful in conducting the survey. The Barangay Captain
immediately calls for other members of the Barangay Council and Parent Leaders for the
conduct of a community meeting.
In the community meeting, the CCTP Watch team posts on the board the list of beneficiaries of
the CCTP for the people to comment. Here, community members would give recommendations
for inclusion and exclusion. Also, many problems related to the implementation would surface.
This also becomes a venue to explain further the CCTP, its policies and guidelines.
From this initial consultation, the team divides itself into two groups. One group does the house
to house visits using the list of beneficiaries accessed from the Provincial Link, and the
recommendations during the community meeting. The other group visits the school and the
Rural Health Center to interview the school and health personnel on the attendance and
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performance of children in school and their health visits and checkups. There are instances that
focus group discussions were done with beneficiaries especially when community meetings
could not be conducted. The results of these community meetings, interviews and focus group
discussions are inputted into the Monitoring Forms/Tools which later on are consolidated and
summarized.
Each member of the validating team maintains a Journal where each records his/her
experiences for the day. He/she writes her thoughts, feelings, impressions, his perceptions of
what happened during the day. At the end of the month, the Project Coordinator reads the
journals and later processed these experiences with the team members.
In the whole course of validation, the project team was always accompanied by the Parent
Leaders. The presence of the Parent Leaders not only facilitated the process but also an
occasion for the Parent Leaders to be „taught‟ how to track/monitor the program.
With the second batch of municipalities, 63 Parent Leaders assisted the Project Team to
conduct the survey (ANNEX 7: List of Parent Leaders that assisted the validation team).
III.
MONITORING CUM FORMATION OF COMMUNITY-BASED MONITORING
TEAMS
The project team decided to capacitate the Parent Leaders not just to become monitors of the
CCTP but community enablers and change agents. The Parent Leaders have important roles in
the development process of their own localities. They take care of 10 to 50 families, facilitate
meetings and coordinate the conduct of monthly Family Development Sessions. They are the
extension arms of the Municipal Links.
Two seminars were organized to capacitate Parent Leaders to become change agents and
development facilitators. These seminars on People‟s Participation and Social Accountability
were conducted on December 13-14, 2011 and May 11-12, 2012 at Galicia Farm, Pidigan,
Abra. Sixty-seven (67) parent leaders attended the two seminars that came from 9
municipalities namely: Langiden, San Isidro, La Paz, Bucay, Boliney, Danglas, Baay-Licuan,
Luba, Bucloc (Table 12).
The objectives of the seminars are: 1) for parent leaders to understand their socio-culturaleconomic-political milieu so that they can collectively respond for their upliftment; 2) for them to
understand the value of their participation in the different community processes so that they can
influence decision makers and political leaders to allow them to participate in community
decision making; and 3) for them to understand the concept of social accountability and be able
to apply these concepts in their own localities to enable them to become generators of change
(ANNEX 8: Design of the Seminar on People’s Participation and Social Accountability).
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Table12: Number of participants per municipality of the Seminar of Parent Leaders on People‟s
Participation and Social Accountability
1st seminar (Dec. 13-14, 2011)
Municipality
No. of participants
Langiden
10
San Isidro
8
La Paz
7
Bucay
13
Total
IV.
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2nd seminar (May 11-12, 2012)
Municipality
No. of participants
Boliney
5
Danglas
9
Baay-Licuan
3
Luba
7
Bucloc
5
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ADVOCACY ON GOOD GOVERNANCE
The CCAGG‟s weekly radio program „Allangugan‟ was a venue for public dissemination of
information and developments of the CCTP Watch Project and the DSWD‟s CCTP as a whole.
The project team was interviewed for the program, their experiences in validating the CCTP in
the different municipalities, not just how the CCTP is being implemented but also other concerns
of the different communities that they have visited like road conditions, source of domestic water
supply, the delivery of other basic services, LGU responsiveness to the needs of the people and
other factors affecting the barangays.
During the Parent Leaders‟ seminars, some Parent Leaders discussed their experiences as
Parent Leaders over the radio, the challenges that they encounter and how the program (CCTP)
was able to help them, their families and communities.
Many beneficiaries discussed with the validating team what they have heard over the radio
about the CCTP Watch Project.
Likewise articles were written at the Abra Today about the CCTP Watch at the CCAGG Monitor
column. Abra Today is a weekly publication of the diocese of Bangued that has readership both
local and international (mostly Overseas Filipino Workers).
On January 26, 2012, the CCTP Watch Project Team was among the resource speakers during
the Trainors‟ Training on the CCTP FDS Manual held at the Heritage Hotel, Cauayan, Ilocos Sur
to around 60 participants mostly government employees from different agencies (school
supervisors and principals, municipal doctors and nurses, municipal agriculturists and
engineers, CCTP municipal links). The Project Team handled two topics: on community
building and bio-intensive gardening. The team added the concept of community organizing
and people empowerment in the module which is not part of the FDS Manual.
The Project Coordinator shared the CCTP Watch Project with about 100 CSO representatives in
Pagadian City in Mindanao who attended the Forum on Social Accountability organized by the
DILG on May 23, 2013. This was part of the CCAGG‟s Experience of Exacting Social
Accountability, a talk given by the CCAGG Chairperson during the Forum. The CSOs came
from the different provinces covered by the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).
ARMM was given P80 million stimulus fund. The CSOs were asked to get involved and track /
monitor the implementation of the different projects under the stimulus fund.
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V.
POLICY FORUM / DIALOGUE WITH DSWD
The first validation report covering the first batch of municipalities comprising of Langiden, San
Isidro, Villaviciosa, La Paz, Danglas and Malibcong was submitted to the DSWD Regional
Director Leonardo Reynoso, copy furnished the DSWD Secretary, Corazon Juliano-Soliman.
To follow up recommendations on the report, particularly those for exclusion and inclusion, and
improvement on the system to avoid leakages, a meeting was held with Director Reynoso in
Baguio City. He explained that there will be personnel that will visit those in the list for inclusion
and exclusion to validate the report. Decisions on these will be at the national level based on
the recommendations of the regional office. There were feedbacks from the Parent Leaders
that there were DSWD personnel that visited those recommended for inclusion and exclusion in
the first report. There were those already excluded from the list, but no additional inclusion in
the list of beneficiaries.
Dir. Reynoso expressed his appreciation how the report was written and he recommended the
same format to the other CSO partners in the region. According to him, the report already
contains the names of those that have problems related to the implementation of the CCTP,
what are their problems/concerns and where they are found (what municipality and barangay
they belong). Since the DSWD also takes care of persons with disabilities, malnourished
children and elderly, the report also identifies them and where they can be found. The report is
so informative (person and locus-specific) to the DSWD.
There was a communication to the CCAGG that the report was requested by the CCTP
Provincial Coordinating Committee and that a copy was provided to each of the committee
members which includes the Provincial Governor, Provincial Social Welfare Development
Officer, Provincial Health Office, CCTP Provincial Link, among others.
The CCAGG participated in the CSOs-DSWD National Forum on Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino
Program (4Ps) at Holiday Inn, Clark, Pampanga on September 4-7, 2011. The Forum was
meant to promote sustained and informed CSO involvement in the implementation, oversight
and evolution of the Philippine CCT program. It aims to strengthen performance accountability
and conformity of CCT operations with norms of good governance, improve CSO
feedback/advise on CCT policies and processes to strengthen the effectiveness and
sustainability of CCT, and complement public spending on CCT with CSO support and
resources.
The topics discussed were: 1) How can we empower the CCT beneficiaries to be more
proactive citizens with a stronger voice in public decisions? 2) Review of the design and
implementation of Pantawid Pamilya and lessons from international experience on CSO
engagement; 3) Findings of the CCT Spot Checks; and 4) How can CSOs help the government
ensure that the CCT will actually impact and benefit the poor?
Here in this Forum, the CCAGG shared its CCTP Watch experiences beginning with the
development of the proxy-means indicators for the poorest of the poor in the community used in
identifying who can be recommended for inclusion and exclusion, the monitoring tools and
templates in assessing the compliance to the conditions (education, health, attendance to
monthly FDS), usage of cash transfer and the results/impacts of the program. That time, most
CSOs were still at the orientation stage about the CCTP.
The Project Coordinator participated in the FDS Trainors‟ Training for CSOs at Bayview Park
Hotel, Manila on June 18-22, 2012. More than 100 CSO representatives from all over the
country engaged with the implementation and validation of the CCTP participated in this
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Training. This was organized by the DSWD to capacitate the CSOs in conducting the FDS in
the different communities. Here, the Project Coordinator shared the CCAGG‟s CCTP Watch
Project particularly the two seminars that CCAGG conducted with the Parent Leaders on
People‟s Participation and Social Accountability.
A Knowledge Sharing on the CCTP was organized by the Robredo Institute of Governance
(formerly La Salle Institute of Governance) in De La Salle University on November 16, 2012.
Participants of this Knowledge Sharing are DSWD-National Office, World Bank, ADB, CSOs
and academes that have involvements related to the CCTP.
The CCAGG was invited to present its experiences in monitoring the CCTP, its findings and the
lessons learned through its CCTP Watch project. What were presented were its initial findings
contained in its first report like: 1) the profiles of the poor (reasons for inclusion); 2) the profiles
of the non-poor that are included in the list (reasons for exclusion); 3) the 31 families
recommended for exclusion represents a leakage of more than P2 million assuming that they
have been receiving the cash grant since 2008 with P1,400 monthly depriving 31 families; 4)
problems/challenges in the implementation like: delayed/irregular cash transfer, partial cash
grants from P300 to P800, some did not receive any cash transfer yet, some stopped receiving
the grant, over the counter cash transfer, retroactive payment, problems related to ATM cards
(loss, burning, destroyed, misplaced, mishandled ATM cards), several barangays not having
FDS, teachers who have waived their privilege as beneficiaries but names are still in the list; 5)
the initial impact of the program – it has been successful as a life-saver (salva vida) to the
poorest of the poor however more efficiency, transparency and accountability are required.
The World Bank representative reacted that the program is not just for the poorest of the poor
but the poor as defined by the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB), those living
under the provincial poverty line. This means that in a municipality or a barangay, only one or
two families are not qualified as CCTP beneficiaries.
VI.
LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE CCTP WATCH PROJECT
The validation process on the Conditional Cash Transfer Program (CCTP) that the CCAGG
undertook through the funding assistance of Partnership Transparency Fund (PTF) is a
microcosm of what is happening countrywide with regard to the implementation of President
Aquino‟s banner program, the Conditional Cash Transfer Program.
The following lessons / insights can be drawn from the CCTP Watch Project:
1. One of the goals of the program is to provide a lifeboat (salva vida) to the poor people so
that they can bolt themselves out of the poverty mill. In the validation process, there are
indicators that this goal will be achieved, not one hundred percent but with significance17.
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The success indicators are: good attendance and performance of children in school, ability of beneficiaries to
send their children to higher level of education, healthier children and pregnant mothers due to regular (monthly)
visits to the RHU Clinic, incidents of malnutrition are addressed, part of the cash grants received are used for the
provision of other basic needs like food for the whole family, repair/improvements of houses and facilities, buying
medicines, etc.; and as capital for income generating projects like animal raising. Relationships with family
members and the community have improved through the conduct of the Family Development Sessions every
month. Most of all, the building of the self-confidence and self-respect of the poor people have been great
achievements of the program. Now they can talk; they are no longer silent; they now participate and discuss
community issues and concerns. With these indicators, life conditions of the CCTP beneficiaries have improved.
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2. The program has been widely criticized as a dole-out and many are questioning what
right have these CCTP beneficiaries to be given special attention from the rest of the
Filipinos, and to be receiving P1,400.00 for 10 months every year without breaking their
bones from a loan which all Filipinos will be paying. Like the other Conditional Cash
Transfer Programs in the world adjudged to be successful like in Mexico and Latin
America, the CCTP in the Philippines has conditions that the beneficiaries have to
comply to be able to earn a maximum of P1,400 cash grant every month18. This is an
incentive and disincentive, „carrot and stick‟ approach which is very effective both in the
demand and supply sides of the program. Non-compliance means slash in the cash
grant, if found to be consistently not complying, the possible consequence is de-listing
as beneficiary of the program.
3. Another criticism is that the program encourages indolence and that the cash grants
have not been used to support the education and health of children and the mothers as
intended in the program. In the validation experience, we found out some pockets of
incidents like these19 but in the entirety, the program has provided incentives and the
push for beneficiaries to go up the ladder.
4. The conduct of the Family Development Sessions (FDS) is an innovation of the CCTP in
the Philippines, not found in other CCTPs in other parts of the world. This is the
education and the empowerment component of the program which deals with family and
community relationships as well as citizenship building. The conduct of the FDS is
lodged under the Municipal Link (ML) but this is being contracted out to the Civil Society
Organizations (CSOs) to unload the MLs so that they can be more efficient in monitoring
the compliance of the conditions and the timely release of cash grants to beneficiaries.
However, not all CSOs can do this task especially that this is treated by the Department
of Social Welfare and Development as a pro-bono service of the CSOs20 requiring fulltime personnel. As per COA guidelines, salaries of personnel of non-government
organizations (NGOs) who are directly involved in the implementation of the project of
government can be paid. Most CSOs especially the small NGOs operate in a projectbased system.
5. Since the conduct of the FDS is long-range (5 years), capacitating the Parent Leaders to
manage the FDS can be a sustainable solution. This can be the task of the partner
CSOs in the program. Capacitating means the provision of skills training and the
mentoring for the Parent Leaders to ably conduct the sessions monthly in their own
clusters. The CCAGG prepared a proposal using this framework which it submitted to
18
The children have to go to school regularly and maintains at least 85% attendance; both the children and
pregnant mothers have to go for regular (monthly) checkup at the RHU Centers; and parents have to attend the
monthly Family Development Sessions; otherwise, their cash grants would be slashed.
19
In San Miguel and North Poblacion, Bucay, the teachers were saying that the children beneficiaries of the CCTP
have no school supplies and cannot even make their projects despite the cash grants that they are receiving. In
Poblacion Malibcong, according to community members, some parents are already lazy to work because they are
assured of monthly cash grant. In Buli, La Paz, Freddie Baldos just waits for the cash grant to arrive.
20
DSWD only funds transportation, communication and materials to be used in the conduct of FDS; no personnel
cost.
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DSWD for possible funding but this was turned down because as per policy as decided
by the CCTP National Technical Working Group, only the CSOs, as of now, can
conduct the sessions. The DSWD is not convinced yet that the Parent Leaders are
capable of preparing and conducting the monthly FDS. In short, it does not believe in
empowering the Parent Leaders yet.
The Seminar on People‟s Participation and Social Accountability that the CCAGG
provided to 2 batches of Parent Leaders through the CCTP Watch Project, and
witnessing how the participants have changed from being „silent‟ in the first day and
„talkative‟ in the second day, are indicators that Parent Leaders can manage the FDS if
given the chance. The Community-Based Leadership Seminar that the CCAGG
conducted to about 40 Parent Leaders from 3 municipalities of Abra (Dolores, Pilar,
Sallapadan and Daguioman) in February 2013 has very encouraging results challenging
the Parent Leaders not just to become mouthpieces of the 4Ps but change agents as
well in their own communities21.
The design of the seminars that were provided to the Parent Leaders was meant to
empower them so that they cannot easily be manipulated by politicians and other people
in power with vested interests. The role of the Parent Leader is very crucial and has
great influence over several families ranging from 10 to 50 families entrusted to his care.
For cunning politicians, these organized families can deliver votes for them and getting
the support of the Parent Leader is the key. The Parent Leader can make and break
them. With the CCTP, political and economic empowerment of the poor can happen.
6. The big number for inclusion in the list of beneficiaries clearly shows that many poor
families have not been reached when the household targeting system was conducted22.
Many of these are found in the outskirts, in far-flung areas where good roads are nonexistent and basic services are barely delivered. Ironically, these are supposed to be
the priority sector (the poorest of the poor) that the CCTP should cover.
7. Sixty (60) families are recommended for exclusion from the list based on the proxy
means indicators (criteria) set by the CCAGG in determining the poorest of the poor in
the community23. Looking at the profile of these families, they have big concrete houses
with complete appliances; most of them are landed, are permanently employed in
government receiving regular salary, have OFW members of their family, and are
engaged in business. There are also those who are found to be not eligible anymore
(past the age limit of 14), those who have transferred residence, and those found to be
not complying with the conditions of the program. However, in the Knowledge Sharing in
November 2012 organized by the Jesse Robredo Institute of Governance (formerly La
Salle Institute of Governance) where the CCAGG was invited to share its experience in
21
The participants have expressed follow-up seminars.
Recommended for inclusion in the list of beneficiaries are 1,500 families (849 from the first 6 municipalities
validated and 651 from the remaining 6 municipalities).
23
The poorest of the poor arre: 1) Those who are living in a small bamboo house usually with cogon roof and earth
flooring with barely any appliance; 2) Those that could barely have 3 meals a day, at a minimum have only 1 meal a
day; 3) Those that barely earn what they need for the day; 4) Those that could barely send their children to high
school; 5) Those that do not own lands and do not have steady income; and 6) Those who barely participate in
public discussions because they are ashamed to express their opinions.
22
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monitoring the CCTP in Abra, the World Bank representative reacted that the program
does not only target the poorest of the poor but the poor in general as per NSCB
standards24. The orientation given to the CCAGG by no less than DSWD Secretary
Corazon Soliman during the MOA signing in December 2010 was very clear that the
program is for the poorest of the poor. This policy was further strengthened during the
CSO consultation in Clark, Pampanga in 2011 convened by the DSWD. If the program
is really for the poor in general, only 1 or 2 families in the far-flung municipalities of Abra
would not be considered poor. Most are poor; hence there is the tendency that the
poorest of the poor will be further marginalized.
8. The bottlenecks in the implementation of the CCTP are found in the efficiency level of
the Municipal Links and in the bureaucratic treadmill since the program is implemented
from the national level. There is one Municipal Link per municipality regardless of the
number of beneficiaries. Numerous problems have been identified in the validation
process that can largely be attributed to the inability of the Municipal Links to cope and
respond to these. As grievances can still go to the region then to the national level,
addressing them are very slow so much so that there are beneficiaries that do not
receive full amount of the cash grant while some have not received any amount yet for
several months already. A more efficient system is needed.
9. The validation process that the CCAGG conducted did not only look at the
implementation of the CCTP but also other factors affecting the people like infrastructure
facilities and other social services being delivered. Many school buildings and Day Care
Centers are found to be dilapidated and unsafe for children25. They need immediate
repairs. In many areas, school buildings are lacking that 3 grades share the same
classroom managed by only 1 teacher26. In Sitio Lipting in Ampalioc, Luba, a grade
school pupil has to walk 1.5 hours passing through 2 mountains to reach the school in
Ampalioc Proper. In many areas, road conditions are very poor that very seldom
government services could reach them. Farmers‟ produce cannot be transported to
reach the major vein of business in the municipality so that they are left rotting. Many
beneficiaries do not have toilets. Many persons with disabilities were listed. This made
the DSWD Regional Director happy because the CCAGG report had specific names and
specific locations where these PWDs are found.
10. The validation process did not look at the quality and sufficiency of facilities and
personnel, and the education that the children are being provided in the school.
Likewise the quality of facilities, sufficiency of medical supplies and personnel at the
RHU Centers. These are areas for future engagements – looking the supply side of the
program. The demand for quality education and health services to the CCTP
beneficiaries has to be supplied by our government (i.e. sufficient books, facilities,
24
“The goal of the CCT program, which has an explicit targeting mechanism embedded in the program, is to
provide short-term cash assistance to poor households while helping to strengthen human capital of their children
with the long-run vision of breaking the cycle of poverty” (Who Benefits from Social Assistance in the Philippines?
By Luisa Fernandez and Rashiel Velarde, Social Protection Analysts in the World Bank Office Manila).
25
This include Grade VI school building at Quilliat Elementary School in Langiden, Turod Elementary School in San
Isidro, Manayday Day Care Center in San Isidro.
26
Baac Primary School has 1 classroom for Grades 1,2 and Day Care Center, another one for Grades 3 and 4, all
managed by only 3 teachers.
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teachers, school buildings, vitamins and medicines, pre-natal and post-natal facilities,
presence of health personnel, fully-furnished Rural Health Center, etc.).
11. The design of the Conditional Cash Transfer Program many categories of poor are left
out like poor households without children, poor households with children above 14 years
of age, elderly poor households, poor households with members with disabilities. Since
these represent a big chunk of the statistics of poor households, programs should also
be designed to reach them.
VII.
RECOMMENDATIONS
The tools that we used in validating the implementation of the CCTP can be useful and can be
further developed and enhanced.
Replicating what the CCAGG did in the 12 municipalities can be done to protect the integrity of
the program. In Abra, this can be done in the remaining 15 municipalities. This can be done
also in other parts of Northern Luzon and the other regions, with some modifications suiting to
the needs of each province/region.
Looking deeply at the supply side (education, health, other factors affecting the CCTP like
infrastructure and delivery of basic services), these can also be possible areas for engagements
specifically on Social Accountability (how funds are used, how are these accounted for,
participation of the basic sectors in planning and budgeting, literacy and numeracy on the
disclosed information/documents under the Full Disclosure Policy of DILG, etc.).
Many parents cannot assist their children of their assignments/lessons at home because they
are illiterates. The Alternative Learning System of the Department of Education has to be
strengthened.
Capacity building can both be targeted for the beneficiaries especially the Parent Leaders to
become change catalysts in their respective communities, and the CSOs that would be
capacitating the Parent Leaders. Alliance building of Parent Leaders can be done from the
municipality, to the province, regional and if possible national levels. Social marketing of this
concept has to be done especially with the DSWD.
There are several Best Practices that have been identified especially regarding the support that
the school, community and the parents can jointly come together to further strengthen the
education and health of children and pregnant mothers.
The monthly medical missions of the Doctors to the Barangays have to be given recognition. If
before doctors are just confined in the RHU Clinics, now they go to where the people are
notwithstanding the long treks and the high climbs to reach the furthest place.
VIII.
CONCLUSION
The CCAGG‟s CCTP Watch Project with the generous assistance of Partnership Transparency
Fund (PTF) is another trailblazing engagement. It was able to develop a simple tool that an
ordinary citizen can use. The Project also documented the process of monitoring the
government‟s Conditional Cash Transfer Program to 12 municipalities. This is CCAGG and
PTF‟s contribution to the „Daang Matuwid’ of President Aquino.
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IX.
FINANCIAL REPORT
Attached is the Financial Report of the CCTP Watch Project.
X.
ANNEXES
Annex 1
Annex 2
Annex 3
Annex 4
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Annex 5
Annex 6
Annex 7
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Poverty incidence among Population (%), Province of Abra, 2000, 2003 and 2009
Reasons for inclusion and exclusion in/from the list of beneficiaries
List of malnourished children and Persons with Disabilities
Monitoring Tools and Guide for the Conduct of Community Rapid Rural Appraisal and
for Community Organizer
Letter to the Mayors and Barangay Captains
List of Parent Leaders that assisted the validation team
Design of the Seminar on People‟s Participation and Social Accountability
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ANNEX 1: Poverty Incidence among Population (%), Province of Abra, 2000, 2003 and
2009
POVERTY INCIDENCE AMONG POPULATION (%)
Province of Abra: 2000, 2003 & 2009
Prov'l.
2000
Municipality
Nat'l
Prov'l.
2003
Poverty
Rank (1 highest)
Incidence (%)
Municipality
1
68.96
2
San Isidro
65.52
3
Langiden
63.81
4
5
Bucloc
62.68
5
62.61
6
Lacub
61.48
6
Tubo
60.04
7
Villaviciosa
54.79
7
Licuan-Baay
55.11
8
Malibcong
53.46
8
Luba
53.85
9
Lagayan
52.54
9
Langiden
52.46
10
Luba
52.42
10
Bucay
52.38
11
Tubo
51.04
11
San Isidro
50.37
12
Licuan-Baay
50.84
12
Danglas
48.16
13
Danglas
49.56
13
La Paz
46.73
14
Daguioman
40.97
14
Villaviciosa
45.77
15
La Paz
40.53
15
San Juan
45.23
16
Pilar
39.00
16
Daguioman
44.40
17
Dolores
38.99
17
Penarrubia
43.45
18
Lagangilang
38.54
18
Sallapadan
42.04
19
Sallapadan
37.95
19
San Quintin
41.96
20
Bucy
37.19
20
Lagangilang
41.81
21
San Quintin
36.76
21
Tayum
41.66
22
Tayum
36.67
22
Manabo
41.27
23
Peñarrubia
35.89
23
Pilar
39.37
24
Pidigan
34.44
24
Dolores
36.00
25
San Juan
33.70
25
Pidigan
Bangued
33.11
21.41
26
27
Manabo
26.52
Bangued
19.74
79.44
1
Boliney
66.79
2
Malibcong
65.36
3
Lacub
64.19
4
Bucloc
63.71
Lagayan
Prov'l.
2009
Poverty
Ranks (1 highest)
Incidence (%)
73.52
Tineg
9 Boliney
Tineg
Nat'l
Municipality
47 Bucloc
86 Lacub
Nat'l
Poverty
Ranks (1 highest)
Incidence (%)
77.2
1
2
67.2
2
19
116 Sallapadan
138 Tubo
62.0
3
56.4
4
161 Malibcong
174 Boliney
55.6
5
50.6
6
294 Villaiciosa
325 Licuan-Baay
49.1
7
46.7
8
347 Langiden
349 Tineg
46.0
9
43.2
10
374 Pilar
378 San Isidro
42.8
11
42.3
12
415 Lagayan
689 Bucay
41.7
13
36.2
14
698 Luba
752 La Paz
36.2
15
36.0
16
754 Penarrubia
770 Manabo
35.7
17
34.9
18
791 San Juan
817 Dolores
33.7
19
33.5
20
834 Daguioman
837 Danglas
32.2
21
32.0
22
866 San Quintin
916 Lagangilang
28.7
23
27.5
24
25.9
25
26
944 Pidigan
1145 Tayum
23.7
26
27
1310 Bangued
16.8
27
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ANNEX 2: Reasons for inclusion and exclusion in / from the list of beneficiaries
Reasons for inclusion
They are tenants, landless.
They are farmers (swidden farmers, rice farmers, vegetable farmers) and
they are living in a small hut.
Daily wage earners (bakery worker, laborer, driver, passenger jeepney driver,
trucking worker, grocery boy, bamboocraft making helper, assistant raft
operator, assistant mill operator, tricycle driver with boundary)
No permanent house, shares house with other families
Housewife, housekeeper, house helper, has many children
No job, no stable/permanent job
They are the most marginalized sectors (single parent, with mental and
physical disabilities, widow / widower, 72 years of age, have malnourished
children))
They are honey gatherers, charcoal makers, firewood gatherers, fisherfolks,
miners, gold panners.
Occasional paid workers (construction worker, seasonal laborer, works in a
merry-go-round, hired carpenter, chainsaw operator, wood carver, occasional
driver, jeepney conductor, laundrywoman/man
They are bitter gourd farm workers, palay harvesters, farm laborers, poultry
farm helpers.
Engaged in small income generating activities (manicure/pedicure, barbecue
vendor, vinegar and vegetable vendor, ice cream vendor, pansitan eatery,
making of lumpia wrappers, solid waste gatherer, weaving)
No. of
beneficiaries
involved
169
133
83
81
49
48
37
36
34
22
12
Reasons for exclusion from the list
Reasons for exclusion
Permanently employed in government
Member of the family is working abroad
Affluence is evidenced by big concrete house where they live, with
complete appliances, tiled flooring, etc.
Past the requirement for a CCTP beneficiary
A landowner with many tenants
A teacher who already signed a waiver but name is still on the list
Total
No. of beneficiaries
involved
14
5
5
3
1
1
29
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ANNEX 3: List of malnourished children and Persons with Disabilities
Malnourished Children
Name
1. Jane Maureen Lizardo
2. Jonathan Lizardo
3. Jasmin Lizardo
4. Reynold Baňez
5. Roseann Baňez
6. Arnel Baňez
7. Shiela May Cabarrubias
8. Ma. Elena Cabarrubias
9. Monica Cabarrubias
10. Tricia Trongco
11. Trixie Trongco
12. Nordeen Sagao
Place
Abang, Bucay
Abang, Bucay
Abang, Bucay
Pagala West, Bucay
Pagala West, Bucay
Pagala West, Bucay
Dugong, Bucay
Dugong, Bucay
Dugong, Bucay
Bangbangcag, Bucay
Bangbangcag, Bucay
Ampalioc, Luba
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Name
Zaldy Mar Rosero, Jr.
Francisco Gondran
Nordeen Sagao
Rex Bringas
Dominador Rosario
Place
Gayaman, Luba
Sabnangan, Luba
Ampalioc, Luba
Banglolao, Bucay
Banglolao, Bucay
6.
Mart Eliezer Espino
Banglolao, Bucay
7.
Lovely Magayam
Abang, Bucay
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
Almar Chambee
Ervin Pilor
Rommel Moises
Justina Peralta
Christian Bobias
Abang, Bucay
Bangcagan, Bucay
Bangcagan, Bucay
Bangcagan, Bucay
Bugbog, Bucay
13. Michael Bides
14. Edna Tang-o
15. Edelwisa Macabeo
Labon, Bucay
Labon, Bucay
Labon, Bucay
Disability
Hairlip, one year old
Cross-eyed
1 year old, mentally ill
Has one foot
72 years old, no feet; had heart
stroke, he is on wheelchair; he lives
with his 2 children, both have their
own families (Eddie Rosario, with 4
children; Rex Rosario with 4 children)
10 years old, blind, mute and hands
are bound because sometimes he
turns violent. Arlyn Espino is the
mother, a single parent, while Brenda
Espino is the grandmother, the one
taking care of Mart.
Cannot walk and talk, 12 years old, an
orphan
With down syndrome, 16 years old
With down syndrome, 23 years old
Dwarfism, 15 years old
Blind
He can‟t walk; he is lying on his
wheelchair. He was a CCTP
beneficiary but stopped receiving his
grant because he did not go to school.
Mentally ill
Mentally ill
Mentally ill
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16. Julio Talaga
17. Yolanda Quintos
Layugan, Bucay
Layugan, Bucay
18. Lolita Gallegas
Layugan, Bucay
19. Florencio Bersalona
Layugan, Bucay
20. Ellen Almienda Ruega
Layugan, Bucay
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
Imeterio Cabarrubias
Ismael Balatico
Reynold Baňez
Roseann Baňez
Arnel Baňez
Daren King Cedron
Lorelie Trinidad
Jayson Pinto
Leticia Lomaoig
Antonia Cabiao
Keycilyn Cabiao
Layugan, Bucay
Madalipay, Bucay
Pagala, Bucay
32.
33.
34.
35.
36.
37.
Lilia Marquez
Florencia Tenebro
Joel Tuazon Alcalde
John Carlo Abellan
Catalino Bermudez, Jr.
Reymund Bersalona
San Miguel, Bucay
San Miguel, Bucay
San Miguel, Bucay
Pakiling, Bucay
Pakiling, Bucay
Pakiling, Bucay
38.
39.
40.
41.
42.
43.
44.
45.
Pepito Bersalona
Simplicio Victor
Jojo Afroilan
Floro Dumlao
Ritchelle Lazo
Clarvy Quintos
Rudy Alcalde
Armando Curbi
Pakiling, Bucay
Pakiling, Bucay
Pakiling, Bucay
Salnec, Bucay
Salnec, Bucay
Salnec, Bucay
Tabiog, Bucay
Tabiog, Bucay
46. JP Sevilla
47. Loverlyn Bernese
Dugong, Bucay
Dugong, Bucay
48. Aida Claor
49. Alona Gael
Dugong, Bucay
Bangbangcag, Bucay
Pagala East, Bucay
Pagala East, Bucay
Pagala West , Bucay
Pagala West, Bucay
Quimloong, Bucay
Quimloong, Bucay
Blind since 1934
Single, 54 years old; sight began to
diminish when she was 2nd year high
school; when she had an eye check
up, the doctor said it is glaucoma.
68 years old, has 5 children; she went
blind when she gave birth to her
second child
72 years old with 5 children; lives with
a daughter who is pregnant; wife is
engaged in buy-and-sell of vegetables
to support the family
Wife of Dave Ruega from Laplapog,
Villaviciosa; mentally sick due to
extreme poverty; she becomes violent
sometimes.
Paralyzed
Orphans (both parents died)
Meningitis, 3 years old
Cannot walk, 10 years old
Epileptic, 26 years old, can‟t walk
Had an eclempsia, 53 years old
Deaf
Can‟t stand and walk (very thin legs),
2 years old
Blind, 47 years old
42 years old, down with epilepsy
Blind, 36 years old
Mentally ill
18 years old, mute and lame
13 years old, can walk but easily loses
his balance
17 years old, down with epilepsy
Down with epilepsy
Mute
60 years old, down syndrome
24 years old, mentally ill
10 years old, mute
Lame
Lost his hand; it was electrocuted
when he was in college
3 years old, with cerebral palsy
Cannot walk, uses her knees for
walking; 29 years old
Mute
Epileptic
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50. Maria Lourdes Alcaide
51. Alma Pendon
52. Christian Bobias
Siblong, Bucay
Siblong, Bucay
Bugbog, Bucay
53. Petra Pet-ang
Puroganan
54. Heaven Balingnay
55. Bruce Lee Manganip
56. Ley Mar Mayago
57. Maricris Jalandoni
Lingey, Bucloc
Amtuagan, Tubo
Amtuagan, Tubo
Amtuagan, Tubo
Duminglay, BaayLicuan
48 years old with polio
11 years old, mentally ill
8 years old, mute and lame (cannot
stand)
Mentally ill, single parent
8 years old, mute and lame
45 years old, blind
12 years old, lame
16 years old with meningitis
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ANNEX 4: Monitoring Tools and Guide for the Conduct of Community Rapid
Rural Appraisal and for the Community Organizer
CCTP Watch Monitoring Tool No. 1 – Inclusion of the poorest of the poor in the
list of beneficiaries and exclusion of not the poorest of the poor from the list
Barangay and municipality: ____________________________________________
Total No. of Beneficiaries:
Individuals /___/
Households /___/
1. For schooling (children aged 5-14) /___/
2. For visits to RHU clinics:
a) children aged 0-14 /___/
reproductive age /___/
b) mothers in
List Validation:
FOR EXCLUSION
Name
Reason
FOR INCLUSION
Name
Reason
VALIDATED BY: _____________________________
Means of
validation
Date: _________________
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FOR EXCLUSION
Name
Reason
FOR INCLUSION
Name
Reason
VALIDATED BY: ____________________________
Means of
validation
Date: ______________
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CCTP Watch Monitoring Tool No. 2 – Compliance to the Conditions of the program
A. Schooling of children aged 5-14
100 %
Attendance
With Absences
Name
Reason
No Attendance
Name
Reason
Means of
Validation
51
100 %
Attendance
With Absences
Name
Reason
No Attendance
Name
Reason
Means of
Validation
Box 1. What are the results of the CCTP to the schooling of children?
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B. Visits to RHU Centers / Clinics of children aged 0-14
Visits
regularly
(100%
compliance)
Missed some visits
Name
Reason
No visit at all
Name
Reason
Means of
Validation
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Visits
regularly
(100%
compliance)
Missed some visits
Name
Reason
No visit at all
Name
Reason
Means of
Validation
Box 2. What are the results of the CCTP to the health of children?
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C. Visits to RHU Centers / Clinics of mothers in reproductive age
Visits
regularly
(100%
compliance)
Missed some visits
Name
Reason
No visit at all
Name
Reason
Means of
Validation
55
Visits
regularly
(100%
compliance)
Missed some visits
Name
Person
No visit at all
Name
Person
Means of
Validation
Box 3. What are the results of the CCTP to the health of mothers in
reproductive age?
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D. Attendance to family sessions
100%
Attendance
Missed some
sessions
Name
Reason
No Attendance
Name
Reason
Topics /
Concerns
Discussed
Means of
Validation
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100%
Attendance
Missed some
sessions
Name
Reason
No Attendance
Name
Reason
Topics /
Concerns
Discussed
Means of
Validation
Box 4. What are the results of the Family Sessions?
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CCTP Watch Monitoring Tool No. 3 – Usage of Cash Transfer
How is the cash used?
Problems related to cash
transfer
Means of validation
Box 5. Does the cash transfer able to help the family from poverty
situation? If yes, how? If no, why not? What are the recommendations?
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CCTP Watch Monitoring No. 4 – Implementation of Self-Employment Assistance para
sa Kaunlaran/ Kapakanan (SEA-K) Projects
1. Total No. of Beneficiaries: ____________
2. How are the beneficiaries identified and selected?
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
3. Types of livelihood projects and current status of the projects:
Projects
Current Status
4. What livelihood projects have been successful? Why are they successful?
Successful projects
Reasons for their success
5. What are the livelihood projects that failed? Why have they failed?
Projects that failed
Reasons for failing
6. What are recommendations to improve project implementation?
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COMMUNITY RAPID RURAL APPRAISAL
Barangay: _______________________________
Total No. of Population: __________________
Language Spoken: _______________________
Ethnicity: ____________________________
Total No. of Households: ______________
Religion: _____________________________
A. SOCIAL SITUATION
a. Community relationships
b. Values
c. Beliefs, customs and traditions
d. Status of women (widows, single mothers)
e. Status of children and youth
f. Status of elderly
g. Status of persons with disability (who are they?)
B. ECONOMIC SITUATION
a. Main source of income
b. Business establishments
c. Farming system
d. Employment
C. POLITICAL SITUATION
a. Community decision-making process
b. System of governance
c. System of conflict resolution
d. Community leaders
e. Youth leaders
f. Women leaders
D. ENVIRONMENT SITUATION
a. Forest
b. Water
c. Air
d. Soil
e. Land
f. Waste management
E. PEACE AND ORDER SITUATION
a. Presence of armed groups
b. Other disturbances
F. GOVERNMENT SERVICES IN THE AREA
a. Schools
b. Clinics
c. Water system
d. Post office
G. INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES
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a.
b.
c.
d.
Roads
Bridges
Ferry boats
Telecommunications
H. MAJOR PROBLEMS AND CONCERNS
I. COMMUNITY SPOT MAP
COMMUNITY ORGANIZER’S GUIDE
1.
Upon entering the community, pay courtesy visits to the municipal mayor, barangay
captain and parish priest. Tell them the purpose of your stay in the community.
2. Get familiar with the MSWDO, Municipal Links, other government officials, pastoral
leaders and catechists. Gather as much as possible feedbacks from them about the
project and other issues in the community.
3. Conduct house-to-house visits to validate the list and get first hand information about
their compliance to the conditions and the use of cash transfer.
4. Visit the school where the children are enrolled. Interview the teacher on the
children’s attendance and participation in classes/sessions. Ask them of the results.
5. Visit the RHU center/clinic. Interview the RHU worker about the children and mother
CCTP beneficiaries’ visits to the clinic. Ask about the results of the visits.
6. Conduct community meeting before leaving the area. Present the list for validation.
What do they suggest to be INCLUDED and EXCLUDED from the list and why? What are
their problems and concerns? What are their recommendations? Ask them if the
project has helped them move out from poverty situation.
7. Be observant of the place. Take note of the social, economic, political,
environmental, peace and order situation, government services, infrastructure
facilities, and the community structures and lay-out.
8. Before going to sleep, write your journal of activities. This serves as your diary. Be
specific as possible regarding what you have accomplished for the whole day.
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ANNEX 6: Letter to the Mayors and Barangay Captains
Concerned Citizens of Abra for Good Government, Inc.
2nd Floor, DZPA Bldg., Rizal cor. Zamora St., Bangued, Abra
2800 Philippines Tel/Fax No. (074) 752-8196
E-mail Address: [email protected]
June 21, 2011
Hon. Noel P. Castillo
Mayor
Municipality of Langiden
Langiden, Abra
Dear Mayor Castillo,
Greetings of peace!
On December 29, 2010, our organization, the Concerned Citizens of Abra for Good
Government (CCAGG) forged a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Department of
Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for the monitoring of the Conditional Cash Transfer
Program or the 4Ps program.
This June, we have started the task. We are fielding three full time staff to visit the 14
municipalities covered by the 4Ps program, one of which is Langiden. They will validate the
list of beneficiaries through community meetings, house-to-house visits, interviews with
residents; monitor the compliance of the conditions and the utilization of the cash transfer by
the grantees. We do all these with the end-view of assessing whether the program really was
able to reach the poorest of the poor, the intended beneficiaries, and facilitate improvement
in their education and health conditions.
It is in this context that we are introducing to you Mrs. Consuelo Bisares, Mrs. Marites
Castillo and Mr. JOEL BARBADILLO, our staff, to conduct the validation activity. We will be
very grateful if you could lend them your valuable assistance.
Thank you in advance.
Sincerely,
NOTED BY:
ANICETA C. BALTAR
Project Coordinator
Ms. PURA C. SUMANGIL
Chairperson
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Concerned Citizens of Abra for Good Government, Inc.
2nd Floor, DZPA Bldg., Rizal cor. Zamora St., Bangued, Abra
2800 Philippines Tel/Fax No. (074) 752-8196
E-mail Address: [email protected]
June 21, 2011
Mr. Artemio Donato, Jr.
Barangay Chairman
Barangay Baac, Langiden, Abra
Dear Barangay Chairman Donato,
Greetings of peace!
On December 29, 2010, our organization, the Concerned Citizens of Abra for Good
Government (CCAGG) forged a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Department of
Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for the monitoring of the Conditional Cash Transfer
Program or the 4Ps program.
This June, we have started the task. We are fielding three full time staff to visit the 14
municipalities covered by the 4Ps program, one of which is Langiden. They will validate the
list of beneficiaries through community meetings, house-to-house visits, interviews with
residents; monitor the compliance of the conditions and the utilization of the cash transfer by
the grantees. We do all these with the end-view of assessing whether the program really was
able to reach the poorest of the poor, the intended beneficiaries, and facilitate improvement
in their education and health conditions.
It is in this context that we are introducing to you Mrs. Consuelo Bisares, Mrs. Marites
Castillo and Mr. Joel Barbadillo, our staff, to conduct the validation activity in your
barangay. We will be very grateful if you could lend them your valuable assistance.
Thank you in advance.
Sincerely,
ANICETA C. BALTAR
Project Coordinator
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ANNEX 7: List of Parent Leaders that assisted the validation team
PARENT LEADERS THAT ASSISTED THE CCAGG VALIDATING TEAM
Name
1. Ruth Baula
2. Merlina Cabarubias
3. Iluminada Gonzales
4. Coraciolo Delmunte
5. Milagros Barroga
6. Abigail Trinidad
7. Leilanie Taberdo
8. Eugenio Lang-o
9. Ma. Isabel (Miriam) Tadeo
10. Maria Teresa Lumaoig
11. Jacqueline Tangub
12. Jesus Villagones
13. Imelda Bicera
14. Emely Daria
15. Wilma Hagus
16. Regina Cabarrubias
17. Edwin Caban
18. Zenaida Berras
19. Jesus Villagones
20. Nestor Baday
21. Edna Alagao
22. Jocelyn Dumlao
23. Gloria Bisnan
24. Julie Babasa
25. Myleen Lopez
26. Myleen Bodaňo
27. Arnel Federico, Sr.
28. Josephine Blanza
29. Elvira Duritan
30. Martes Matias
31. Loreto Bayudang, Sr.
32. Imelda Sambaoa
33. Arsenia Pabor
34. Eddie Maglia
35. Joey Digap
36. Julieto Berido
37. Antonio Doria
38. Josefina Bagabag
39. Imelda Belino
40. Rebecca Lais
41. Cederia Dayasen
42. Ricky Osiyek
Municipality
Bucloc
Bucay
Bucay
Bucay
Bucay
Bucay
Bucay
Bucay
Bucay
Bucay
Bucay
Bucay
Bucay
Bucay
Bucay
Bucay
Bucay
Bucay
Bucay
Bucay
Bucay
Bucay
Bucay
Bucay
Bucay
Bucay
Bucay
Bucay
Luba
Luba
Luba
Luba
Luba
Luba
Luba
Luba
Luba
Luba
Tubo
Tubo
Tubo
Tubo
Barangay
Ducligan
Salnec
Layugan (sitio Nagsangalan)
Layugan Proper
Banglolao
North Poblacion
Bangcagan
San Miguel
Pagala East and West
Pagala West
Pagala West
Patoc
Bugbog
Quimloong
Dugong
Dugong
Dugong
Dugong
Patoc
Abang
Tabiog
Tabiog
Palaquio
Palaquio
Bangbangcag (sitio Ublag)
Calao
Siblong
Siblong
Ampalioc
Ampalioc (sitio Lipting)
Ampalioc (sitio Pacpaca)
Gayaman
Gayaman (sitio Tillilo)
Nagbukel
Tuquipa
Botot-Barit
Botot-Barit
Luzong
Mayabo (Poblacion)
Supo
Wayangan
Alangtin
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43. Remy Barcena
44. Thelma Pe Benito
45. Florida Collado
46. Bodalina Locquiao
47. Estela Intay
48. Elsa Talay
49. Juliet Magalim
50. Pacita Dawi
51. Loreta Palangdao
52. Bryan Valdez
53. Emy Bintucan
54. Olivia Mangadsil
55. Melizabeth Sumalag
56. Marilyn Paculan
57. Ruth Baula
58. Miriam Tugadi
59. Evangeline Pacio
60. Marieta Molina
61. Avelina Siddayao
62. Asuncion Talinay
63. Jack Bataqueg
Tubo
Tubo
Boliney
Boliney
Boliney
Boliney
Boliney
Boliney
Boliney
Boliney
Boliney
Bucloc
Bucloc
Bucloc
Bucloc
Baay-Licuan
Baay-Licuan
Baay-Licuan
Baay-Licuan
Baay-Licuan
Baay-Licuan
Kili
Tiempo (sitio Kawayan)
Poblacion
Poblacion
Danac East
Danac East
Amti
Kilong-Olao
Dao-angan
Baoyan
Dumagas
Lingey
Lingey
Lamao
Ducligan
Bulbulala
Mapisla
Tumalip
Nalbuan
Subagan
Mugao
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ANNEX 8: Design of the Seminar on People’s Participation and Social
Accountability
SEMINAR ON PEOPLE’S PARTICIPATION AND SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY
Rationale: The Parent Leaders play very crucial role in the development process of their own
localities. They are the extension arms of the Municipal Links in the barangays and they
conduct the monthly Family Development Sessions. To deepen their leadership roles with the
end view of forming them as change agents in their own communities is what the seminar wants
to aspire for.
Objectives:
For participants to:
1) Understand their socio-cultural-economic-political milieu so that they could collectively
respond for their upliftment;
2) Understand the value of their participation in the different community processes so that
they can influence decision makers and political leaders to allow them to participate in
community decision making;
3) Understand the concept of social accountability and be able to apply these concepts in
their own localities to enable them to become generators of change.
Participants: 64 Parent Leaders under the Conditional Cash Transfer Program (CCTP), 2
People‟s Organizations (5 members each) – total of 74 target participants
Date: May 11-12, 2012
Venue: SODEC, Galicia Farm, Galicia, Pidigan, Abra
Schedule of Activities:
Date / Time
Activity
Expected Output
May 10 p.m. – Checking in of participants from far-flung barangays
May 11 / Friday
6:30 – 7:30 a.m.
Breakfast
8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
Arrival and Registration
9:00 – 9:30 a.m.
Opening Activities and
Orientation
a) Invocation
Invoking the
guidance of the Holy
Spirit throughout the
seminar
b) Singing of the National Awakens sense of
Anthem
nationalism
c) Welcome Remarks
The CCAGG Chair
gives her message.
d) General Orientation
Understanding on the
on the Seminar
objectives and
Person/s
Responsible
Secretariat
Secretariat
Mrs. Consuelo
Bisares
Ms. Aina
Manggad
Ms. Pura
Sumangil
Ms. Aniceta C.
Baltar
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9:30 – 9:45 a.m.
9:45 – 10:30 a.m.
(Working Merienda)
10:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m.-12:00 nn
12:00 noon
1:00 – 1:15 p.m.
1:15 – 1:45 p.m.
1:45 – 2:15 p.m.
2:15-4:00 p.m.
4:00 – 4:15 p.m.
4:15 – 5:00 p.m.
5:00 – 6:00 p.m.
6:00 – 7:00 p.m.
7:00 – 8:00 p.m.
May 12 / Saturday
6:30 – 7:30 a.m.
8:00 – 8:30 a.m.
8:30 – 8:45 a.m.
8:45 – 9:15 a.m.
9:15 – 10:00 a.m.
e) Introduction of
Participants and
Facilitators
Instructions for Group
Activity
ACTIVITY: Collage making
PROCESSING OF
ACTIVITY
DEEPENING
Lunch Break
Instructions for Group
Activity
ACTIVITY: Building a
Tower
PROCESSING of
ACTIVITY
DEEPENING: Community
Organizing (concepts and
goals)
Merienda Break
Film Viewing (on the
CCTP)
PLENARY (Insights from
the film)
ACTIVITY: Discovery
Walk (What is Social
Accountability)
process of the
seminar
Getting familiar with
participants and
facilitators
For participants to
describe and analyze
the current social,
political, economic,
environmental and
religio-cultural
situation of the
country
Mrs. Marites
Castillo
Mrs. Irene
Dannang
Mrs. Irene
Dannang
Mrs. Irene
Dannang
Ms. Annie Baltar
Mrs. Irene
Dannang
For participants to
understand CO and
the context where it
originated, have
common definition of
CO, enumerate and
explain the goals of
CO and discuss the 5
critical organizing
tasks
Mrs. Irene
Dannang
Ms. Aniceta C.
Baltar
Marites Castillo
Through a checklist,
the participants are
exposed how basic
services are
delivered in their own
areas.
Irene Dannang
Dinner
Breakfast
Arrival and Registration
Opening Prayer
RECAP (participatory)
PROCESSING OF
ACTIVITY
DEEPENING (Pillars of
Review of the
yesterday‟s process
and content
For participants to
define good
governance;
Secretariat
A participant
Marites Castillo
Irene Dannang
Annie Baltar
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12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
1:00 – 1:30 p.m.
Social Accountability)
Merienda Break
FILM VIEWING (The
Blessed Arnold Janssen
Road / Bantay Lansangan)
PLENARY (sharing of
insights on the films)
Lunch Break
Energizers
1:30 – 2:30 p.m.
INPUT: Human Dignity
2:30 – 3:00 p.m.
GENERAL SYNTHESIS
3:00 – 3:30 p.m.
EVALUATION
3:30 – 4:00 p.m.
CLOSING ACTIVITIES
- Sharing of
Impressions
- Distribution of
Certificate of
Participation
CLOSING REMARKS
Closing Prayer
10:00 – 10:15 a.m.
10:15 – 11:30 a.m.
11:30 a.m. – 12:00 nn
4:00 – 4:30 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
understand the
fundamental
principles, indicators
and characteristics of
good governance;
identify key agents
and their roles in
good governance;
and explain the link
between good
governance and
social accountability
Highlights of the
seminar
What went well and
what did not work
well in the seminar
Joel Barbadillo
Marites Castillo
Ms. Pura C.
Sumangil
Annie Baltar
Participants
Consuelo
Bisares
Dinner
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