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2 Bangsamoro Development Plan 2 Bangsamoro Development Plan © 2015 by the Bangsamoro Development Agency All rights reserved. Any part of this book may be used and reproduced, provided proper acknowledgment is made. Bangsamoro Development Plan Promoting just, honorable and lasting peace and sustainable development in the Bangsamoro Published by: Bangsamoro Development Agency Purok Islam, Barangay Datu Balabaran (MB Tamontaka), Cotabato City Tel: (064) 552-0131 Email: [email protected] www.bangsamorodevelopment.org Cover photos courtesy of the Philippine Official Gazette, Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process, and PhilSouth Angle. ISBN: 978-621-95209-2-8 Printed in the Philippines 2 Contents Acronyms ix Foreword x Acknowledgements xii The Vision of the Bangsamoro Development Plan xv Chapter 1: Introduction 1 A. Background 2 B. Objective 3 C. Outline of the Plan 3 Chapter 2: History and Analysis of Conflict in the Bangsamoro 5 A. A Brief History of the Bangsamoro Struggle 6 B. Conflict and Development Analysis of the Bangsamoro 8 Chapter 3: Plan Methodology and the Bangsamoro Development Framework 11 A. Guiding Principles 12 B. The Bangsamoro Development Framework 12 C. Technical Analysis 14 D. Clamor from the Ground 15 E. Review of Relevant National and Regional Development Plans 15 F. Limitations 15 Chapter 4: Current Situation, Development Gaps, and Opportunities in the Bangsamoro 17 A. Background 18 B. The Vicious Cycle in the Bangsamoro 20 C. Development Gaps in the Bangsamoro 23 D. Development Opportunities 24 Chapter 5: Clamor from the Ground 27 A. Community Visioning Exercises: Results and Insights 28 B. Cross-Validation of Consolidated Outputs 31 Bangsamoro Development Plan Chapter 6: Strategy and Recommendations 33 A. Overall Goal of the Bangsamoro Development Plan 34 B. Strategic Interventions 35 C. Priorities 35 D. Potential Impacts 35 Chapter 7: Economy and Livelihood 39 A. Context: Economic Performance, Poverty, and Livelihood in the Bangsamoro 40 B. Strategic Goals 46 C. Summary of Priority Programs 56 Chapter 8: Infrastructure 59 A. Context: A Fragmented and Overstretched Infrastructure Network 60 B. Strategic Goals 64 C. Summary of Priority Programs 69 Chapter 9: Social Services 71 A. Context: Education, Health, and WaSH in the Bangsamoro 72 B. Strategic Goals 79 C. Summary of Priority Programs 91 Chapter 10: Environment and Natural Resources 93 A. Context: Rich but Fragile Natural Resources and Ecological Heritage 94 B. Strategic Goals 100 C. Strategies 101 D. Summary of Priority Programs 103 Chapter 11: Culture and Identity 105 A. Context: The Diverse Culture in the Bangsamoro 106 B. Strategies 108 C. Summary of Priority Programs 109 Chapter 12: Governance 111 A. Context: Governance Structures and Systems in the Bangsamoro 112 B. Transition Period Phase 114 C. Transition Challenges, Features, and Targets 115 2 D. Promoting Shari’ah Justice 126 E. Strengthening Fiscal Autonomy in the Bangsamoro 128 F. Normalization and Development 128 G. Summary of Priority Programs 129 Chapter 13: Proposed Implementation Arrangements and Financial Modalities 131 A. General Principles 132 B. Proposed Implementation Arrangements 132 C. Relationships with Key Partners 134 D. Role of Community Leaders and Organizers 135 E. Training and Strategic Research 135 F. Possible Financing Modalities 136 Chapter 14: Challenges and Mitigating Measures 139 Chapter 15: Results-based Monitoring and Evaluation Framework 143 A. Objectives 144 B. Guiding Principles 145 Annexes 147 Annex A: BDP Priority Programs 148 Annex B: BDP Governance Structure 152 Annex C: Relevant National and Regional Development Plans 159 Annex D: Clamor from the Ground 160 Annex E: Poorest Provinces and Municipalities in the Philippines 166 Annex F: Cultural Diversity in the Bangsamoro 173 Annex G: Results-based Monitoring and Evaluation Framework 175 BDP Background Papers 190 References 192 Bangsamoro Development Plan List of Tables Table 1: Table 2: Table 3: Table 4: Table 5: Table 6: Table 7: Table 8: Table 9: Table 10: Table 11: Table 12: Table 13: Table 14: Table 15: Table 16: Table 17: Table 18: Table 19: Table 20: Table 21: Table 22: Table 23: Table 24: Table 25: Table 26: Table 27: Table 28: Table 29: Table 30: Table 31: Table 32: Table 33: Table 34: Table 35: Table 36: Table 37: Table 38: Table 39: Table 40: Table 41: Table 42: Table 43: Table 44: Table 45: Table 46: List of BDP Themes, Components, and Participating Partners Selected Indicators of Development Gaps Economy and Livelihood-Related Concerns, Aspirations, and Priority Programs Social Development-Related Concerns, Aspirations, and Priority Programs Environment and Natural Resource-Related Concerns, Aspirations, and Priority Programs Culture and Identity-Related Concerns, Aspirations, and Priority Programs Governance-Related Concerns, Aspirations, and Priority Programs Security-Related Concerns, Aspirations, and Priority Programs Top Community Priorities Based on Previous Needs Assessments Sequencing of Recommended Projects/Activities for Phases I and II of the Transition Period Targets on Human Capital and Household Welfare Average Annual Production of Key Crops in ‘000 mt (2010–2013) Sources of Credit in the Bangsamoro (2011) Youth Unemployment and Labor Force Participation (2013) Priority Economy and Livelihood Programs Status of Electrification in ARMM (2013) Infrastructure Strategies and Project Types Priority Infrastructure Programs Prevalence of Undernutrition Among Children (0–5 Years Old) in ARMM (2008–2013) Housing Needs Estimate by Housing Indicator in ARMM (2010–2017) Access to Education for Internally Displaced Persons (2011) Distribution of Elementary Schools by Type (SY 2013 and 2014) Priority Social Programs Forest Cover Change in ARMM in Hectares (2003–2010) Proclaimed Watersheds in ARMM (2012) Priority Environment and Natural Resource Programs Priority Culture and Identity Programs Challenges, Features, and Targets of Transition Phases I, II, and III Priority Governance and Justice Programs BDP Project Steering Committee BDP Advisory Council BDP Joint Review Committee BDP Core Planning Team Thematic Area Focal Persons BDP Support Team Thematic Area Consultants National Government Agencies ARMM Line Agencies Overview of MCSOPP Consultation Outputs Ranking of Poverty Incidence in the Philippines, by Province (2006, 2009, and 2012) 100 Poorest Municipalities and Cities in the Philippines (2006 and 2009) Location and Population of ICCs/IPs in ARMM, Lanao del Norte, North Cotabato, and the Cities of Isabela and Cotabato Proposed Implementation Arrangements for RbM&E Overall Goal and Strategies of the BDP Logical Framework Matrix Indicators to Monitor and Evaluate 16 23 29 29 30 30 31 31 32 36 38 42 44 44 56 63 65 70 76 78 81 82 91 95 96 104 110 116 129 152 152 153 153 154 154 155 156 158 164 166 169 173 175 178 178 184 2 List of Figures Figure 1: Figure 2: Figure 3: Figure 4: Figure 5: Figure 6: Figure 7: Figure 8: Figure 9: Figure 10: Figure 11: Figure 12: Figure 13: Figure 14: Figure 15: Figure 16: Figure 17: Figure 18: Figure 19: Figure 20: Figure 21: Figure 22: Figure 23: Figure 24: Figure 25: Figure 26: Figure 27: Figure 28: Figure 29: Figure 30: Figure 31: Figure 32: Annual Trend of GPH-MILF Armed Skirmishes (2002–2014) Bangsamoro Development Framework The Vicious Cycle of Injustice, Insecurity, and Underdevelopment Population Age and Gender Projections (2010 and 2040) ARMM Budget 2009–2014 Current Aid Strategy and Practice: A Macro Perspective (2001–2010) Transforming a Vicious Cycle to a Virtuous Cycle GRDP Growth Scenarios in Bangsamoro (2011–2016) Sectoral Composition of ARMM GRDP: Four-Year Average (2009–2012) Agriculture, Fishery and Forestry Sector Growth (1996–2012) Nominal Value of Production of Top 10 Major Crops in the ARMM: 5-Year Average (2008–2012) Total Bank Deposits in ARMM (as of end Dec 2013) Total Bank Loans in ARMM (as of end Dec 2013) Poverty Incidence in ARMM (2006–2012) National Road Density (2012) Ratio of Paved National Roads (2012) Ratio of Paved Farm-to-Market Roads in ARMM (2005) Ratio of Irrigated to Estimated Irrigable Area (2000–2012) Human Development Index in the Bangsamoro (2000–2009) Education Attainment, All Ages (2010) Education Attainment, 18 Years Old and Above (2013) Percent of Children (12–23 Months Old) with No Vaccinations (1998–2013) Percent of Children (12–23 Months Old) Who Received All Basic Vaccinations (1998–2013) Government Health Workers per 100,000 Population (2011) Percent of Households with Health Insurance (2013) Percent of Women (15–49 Years Old) with Health Insurance (2013) Percent of Households with Access to Improved Safe Water Supply (2011) Percent of Households with Access to Sanitary Toilet Facilities (2011) Ethnic Diversity in the Bangsamoro (2010) Religious Diversity in the Bangsamoro (2010) Principal Sources of Government Funds to ARMM (2009–2011) Proposed Implementation Arrangements 8 13 18 24 25 25 34 37 41 41 41 43 43 45 60 60 61 61 72 73 73 74 74 75 76 76 77 77 107 107 113 133 Bangsamoro Development Plan List of Maps Map 1: Map 2: Map 3: Map 4: Map 5: Map 6: Map 7: Map 8: Map 9: Map 10: Map 11: Map 12: Map 13: Map 14: The Proposed Bangsamoro Core Territory (BCT) (2014) Poverty Incidence, by Province (2012) Number of Establishments by Municipality (2012) and Municipalities Served by Banks (2013) Displaced Households in the Bangsamoro and Surrounding Areas (2009) Agro-Edaphic Maps of the Bangsamoro and Adjacent Areas (as of 2012) Major Airports and Seaports in Mindanao (2014) Transportation Network in the Bangsamoro (2014) Barangay Access to Electricity and Electrification Projects in the Bangsamoro (2014–2015) Barangay Access to Primary Education Facilities and Distribution of Population by Barangay (6–12 Years Old) (2010) Barangay Access to Health Centers and Distribution of Population by Barangay (2010) Barangay Access to Waterworks System and Distribution of Household Population by Barangay (2010) Integrated Mining Map (EO 79) (2013) Vulnerability (2008) Ethnic Diversity Index (2010) 19 22 43 45 47 62 66 67 73 75 78 99 100 107 2 Acronyms ADB AFF AFP ARG ARMM ARMM-DAF Asian Development Bank Agriculture, Fishery and Forestry Armed Forces of the Philippines ARMM Regional Government Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Autonomous Region in Muslim MindanaoDepartment of Agriculture and Fisheries BBL Bangsamoro Basic Law BCT Bangsamoro Core Territory BDA Bangsamoro Development Agency BDP Bangsamoro Development Plan BDF Bangsamoro Development Framework BIAF Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces BIWA Bangsamoro Islamic Women Auxiliary BIMP-EAGA Brunei Darrusalam-Indonesia-MalaysiaPhilippines East ASEAN Growth Area BSP Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas BTA Bangsamoro Transition Authority BTC Bangsamoro Transition Commission CAA Conflict-Affected Area CAB Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro CCT Conditional Cash Transfer CDD Community-Driven Development CPH Census of Population and Housing CT4T Coordination Team for the Transition DA Department of Agriculture DAR Department of Agrarian Reform DOE Department of Energy DOTC Department of Transportation and Communications DPWH Department of Public Works and Highways EC Electric Cooperative FAB Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro FMR Farm-to-Market Road FIES Family Income and Expenditure Survey ICP IDB IDP GAD GAA GDP GPH GRDP GRP JCCCH JICA JNC LFS LGU MILF MIM MNLF MOA-AD MTF-RDP NDHS NPC ODA PAG PAMANA PDP PSA PNP PPP REZA SDF TISP TJRC TPMT Independent Commission on Policing Independent Decommissioning Body Internally Displaced Person Gender and Development General Appropriations Act Gross Domestic Product Government of the Philippines Gross Regional Domestic Product Government of the Republic of the Philippines Joint Coordinating Committee on the Cessation of Hostilities Japan International Cooperation Agency Joint Normalization Committee Labor Force Survey Local Government Unit Moro Islamic Liberation Front Moro Independence Movement Moro National Liberation Front Memorandum of Agreement on Ancestral Domain Mindanao Trust Fund-Reconstruction and Development Program National Demographic and Health Survey National Power Corporation Official Development Assistance Private Armed Group Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan Philippine Development Plan Philippine Statistics Authority Philippine National Police Public-Private Partnership Regional Economic Zone Authority Special Development Fund Transition Investment Support Plan for the ARMM Transitional Justice and Reconciliation Commission Third-Party Monitoring Team ix Bangsamoro Development Plan Foreword In the name of Allah, Most Beneficent, Most Merciful donors and development partners, to conduct needs assessment in the Bangsamoro, and to facilitate the The challenges to nation-building are very daunting. formulation of the Bangsamoro Development Plan (BDP). This is more so in the case of revolutionary organizations We are proud that despite seemingly insurmountable that are tasked to lead governments during transitions challenges that they faced in the course of crafting after successful peace negotiations. In the case of the the BDP, the men and women of BDA rose with firm Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), we are aware determination to the challenge of designing a blueprint for that our more than four decades of knowledge and development that seeks to address the fundamental needs experience in the struggle for the Bangsamoro right to and aspirations of the Bangsamoro people, who have lived self-determination are hardly sufficient and relevant. in a vicious cycle of injustice, conflict, and poverty for generations. Our decision to create the Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA) in 2002 in pursuance of the relevant This Plan is intended to bring about equitable, inclusive, provisions of the agreement between the MILF and the and sustainable recovery and development of Bangsamoro Government of the Philippines (GPH) underpins our areas whose constituents also include both indigenous and solid commitment to a just, lasting and honorable peace migrant communities. and sustainable development in the Bangsamoro and its adjacent areas even while the peace negotiation is The Plan takes into consideration the unique needs still ongoing. As a genuine pro-people struggle, MILF and aspirations of the Bangsamoro people. It includes is never against development that will redound to the the promotion of economic growth, equal access to improvement of the deplorable condition of grassroots employment and livelihood opportunities, human capacity communities. development, and elimination of social and economic inequities that have resulted from decades of neglect, The signing of the Framework Agreement on the historical injustice, poverty, and inequality. Bangsamoro (FAB) and the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) and the endorsement of the To ensure attainment of these objectives, we adopted a proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) to Congress comprehensive framework that is based on the Sustainable demonstrated to us the unwavering commitment and firm Human Development and Peacebuilding Frameworks resolve of H.E. President Benigno C. Aquino III to, once combined with the Bangsamoro core values of khalifa and for all, address the roots of the conflict in Mindanao. (stewardship), piety, transparency, accountability, and inclusiveness, among others. We made sure that these x In anticipation of a scenario of peace and intensive principles were adhered to when community visioning nation-building in the emerging Bangsamoro, we tasked exercises and consultations were done among different our development arm, the BDA, to coordinate with stakeholders in our communities within and outside the 2 proposed Bangsamoro core territories, in addition to the in our journey towards lasting peace and development, technical inputs contributed by our expert Bangsamoro continue to walk with us until we are able to jumpstart focal persons as well as the technical experts deployed a “just economy” that will provide equal access to by our local and international partners. livelihood, jobs, justice, and security to all residents of the Bangsamoro in the short and medium terms. Cognizant of the difficulties in crafting a plan for communities emerging from conflict, we convey The fruits of our struggle, attained not only through the our sincere thanks to all aid agencies, development sweat and tears of our mujahideen and their families partners, who but more so through the blood and lives of our martyrs, collaborated with BDA, thus paving the way for the are not only for MILF members. It is for the entire realization of this Plan. Your sincere support opened a Bangsamoro to partake regardless of ethnic, religious, window of opportunity for our vision for a peaceful and and political affiliations including the indigenous peoples progressive Bangsamoro to possibly see the dawning of and migrant communities living in our midst. Once our a new day. objectives are attained, it is not only the Bangsamoro and counterparts in government people that will be benefited but the entire Filipino The transition period to the Bangsamoro is very short people as well. and this Plan will remain a plan if not implemented through different programs and projects identified in it. Let this Plan be an enduring legacy of our struggle for the It is of crucial importance, therefore, that aid agencies Bangsamoro of today and tomorrow. and development partners who accompanied us early AL-HAJ MURAD EBRAHIM Chairman MILF Central Committee xi Bangsamoro Development Plan Acknowledgements In the name of Allah, Most Beneficent, Most Merciful 3 September 2013. The basis of this important work is an official directive from no less than the Chairman of the MILF Early in the creation of the Bangsamoro Development Central Committee that mandated the BDA on 22 March Agency (BDA) in 2002, we aspired to formulate a 2013 “to coordinate with donors and funding partners, Bangsamoro Development Plan (BDP) that would serve to conduct needs assessment in the Bangsamoro, and to as a comprehensive roadmap for the just, equitable, expedite the formulation of the Bangsamoro Development and sustainable reconstruction and development of Plan.” Bangsamoro communities ravaged by several decades of armed conflict. At the BDA, we have been seeking The schedule of completion of the Plan was set for March to address the fundamental needs and aspirations of the 2014; however, this was initially hampered by unexpected Bangsamoro as a people, who have lived in a vicious events beyond the control of BDA and its development cycle of injustice, violence, and poverty for generations. partners. The destructive earthquake that hit Bohol and the However, constraints on technical expertise and other super typhoon Yolanda that devastated Tacloban and other resources hindered the realization of this dream. adjoining areas in the Visayas region temporarily shifted the attention of aid agencies from the BDP to the immediate The signing of the Framework Agreement on the relief and rehabilitation of these ravaged areas. In addition, Bangsamoro (FAB) on 15 October 2012 suddenly there were also other unforeseen technical challenges and changed the outlook of donors and development partners geographic location issues that were encountered along the from one of indifference to one of eagerness to support way while implementing the various activities. All of these the preparation of the Plan. This is understandable, since issues contributed to the delay of the plan completion. the FAB is the first breakthrough agreement that has solidly galvanized the commitment of the Moro Islamic This work is rendered extraordinarily challenging by the Liberation Front (MILF) and the Government of the fact that it is being done for the Bangsamoro Homeland that Philippines (GPH) to peacefully resolve the decades-old is just emerging from a long history of violent conflict. We conflict in Mindanao. The signing of the Comprehensive are well aware that we have to set overarching targets that Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) on 27 March 2014 cannot be easily translated into numerical figures such as further reinforced confidence in the positive outcome stability and confidence building, while at the same time, of the peace process. Indeed the FAB paved the way realizing the need to set quantifiable goals in other thematic toward the crafting of a blueprint for development in the areas of the Plan. In so doing, we have to be constantly Bangsamoro. mindful of utilizing a peacebuilding lens believing that no amount of prosperity could be achieved and preserved if As a demonstration of their overwhelming support, the roots of the conflict are not addressed. aid agencies, and development partners responded xii positively to the convening of the MTF-funded 1st We tried our best to make the planning activities as Donors Forum conducted by the BDA at the Asian participatory and inclusive as possible to ensure ownership Institute of Management Conference Center Manila on of the plan by all stakeholders in the Bangsamoro. We 2 derived inputs from reports of various technical experts gaps that could have rendered the Plan incomplete if who conducted research, analyzed data, and formulated left unattended. The deployment of their consultants to recommendations. We extensively utilized a bottom-up assist the Core Planning Team to complete its task even approach through our community visioning exercises after the submission of reports on the different thematic and grassroots consultations to determine the real needs and sub-thematic areas undertaken by relevant agencies and aspirations of Bangsamoro communities from the is a testament to their unwavering support for peace and people themselves within and outside the proposed core development in Mindanao. territories. Our thanks also go to the Asian Development Bank This work is designed as a plan by the Bangsamoro for the (ADB) for providing invaluable support to our Advisory Bangsamoro whose constituents include other indigenous Council and in procuring technical experts who peoples and settler communities. It is a means by which assisted us in producing a study on the sub-themes on the Bangsamoro dreams and aspirations as a people will infrastructure and regional cooperation. be finally realized. But, with all humility, the completion of this project would not have been possible without the The Asia Foundation (TAF) also deserves our sincere support of local and international funding agencies and appreciation for providing technical experts who worked development partners who mobilized financial assistance on the thematic areas of governance and security. and technical experts to support the BDA-BDP Team in the conduct of its activities. Our Plan would have been incomplete without the attention given to the private sector initiatives particularly We express our gratitude to the World Bank-managed in agribusiness, halal industry and Islamic banking and MTF and all its donor partners—the European Union, finance. It is a fact that private investment serves as the the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) of real engine for economic growth and development in Australia, the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and the community. Thanks to the team of experts provided Development (DFATD) of Canada, the New Zealand by the Foundation for Economic Freedom (FEF) who Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (NZFAT), the Swedish conducted an MTF-funded study for the BDA, entitled International Development Agency (SIDA), and the United “Strategic Roadmaps for the Development of Agribusiness States Agency for International Development (USAID)—for Industry, Halal Food Industry, and Islamic Banking allocating funds and deploying local and international and Finance in the Bangsamoro” dated July 2014. This consultants for assisting the BDA Core Planning Team. study also benefited from parallel workshops conducted by the FEF and the Philippine Council for Islam and We also recognize the significant support of the Japan Democracy (PCID) and funded by the Australian International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in mobilizing Government on “Private Investment Opportunities in the consultants who worked on several thematic and sub- Bangsamoro” that commenced in November 2013. Both thematic areas of the plan and for deploying consultants the aforementioned study and workshops have provided also in the BDP Core Planning Team. vital inputs in the formulation of the BDP. We acknowledge the very important contributions of the One herculean challenge in formulating the Plan was the agencies of the United Nations (UN) and the International inaccessibility of some available data and other statistics Organization on Migration (IOM) that addressed potential that were needed in carrying out the analysis by the xiii Bangsamoro Development Plan consultants and technical staff of the BDP team. Getting Society Organizations Platform for Peace (MCSOPP) for these needed data would have been impossible without contributing to the successful formulation of this Plan. the cooperation of the different regional and national Without their sincere and untiring efforts, this project line agencies of the government. In particular, we would would have remained a dream. like to express our thanks to the consistent support of the National Economic and Development Agency (NEDA), Lastly, our sincere gratitude goes to our principal, the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process MILF Central Committee, particularly the Honorable (OPAPP), and the Department of Finance (DOF) for Chairman Al-Haj Murad Ebrahim for entrusting to us facilitating the timely cooperation of various government this difficult mission. It is through their inspiration and agencies. guidance that we were able to accomplish this Plan. Also, we are deeply indebted to all members of the Finally, all our praises and thanks belong to our Almighty BDP Project Steering Committee, BDP Core Planning Allah for giving us the strength, perseverance, and Team, BDP Advisory Council, and BDP focal persons, wisdom to fullfil a daunting task—the preparation of as well as local and international consultants and non- the BDP. May this Plan be instrumental in realizing government organizations such as the Consortium of our dream for a dynamic, peaceful, and prosperous Bangsamoro Civil Society (CBCS) and the Mindanao Civil Bangsamoro. DR. SAFFRULLAH M. DIPATUAN Chairman, Bangsamoro Development Agency Chairman, BDP Project Steering Committee xiv 2 In the name of Allah, Most Beneficent, Most Merciful JUST AND LASTING PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE BANGSAMORO: THE VISION OF THE BANGSAMORO DEVELOPMENT PLAN We, the Bangsamoro people, under the guidance of the Almighty Allah, envision the Bangsamoro as a just, peaceful, and prosperous society of empowered people and communities, enjoying a dignified quality of life enhanced by inclusive and sustainable economic opportunities. In pursuit of this envisioned society, the Bangsamoro shall be supported by responsive, participatory, and transparent governance systems that are reflective of the Bangsamoro’s distinct cultural identity, and the right to self-determination. The Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) Guided by the Bangsamoro Development Framework is the shared victory of the Bangsamoro and the Filipino (BDF), embedded in this vision of attaining a “just, people as a whole, paving the way for the lasting resolution peaceful, and prosperous society,” are the following of armed conflict in Mindanao and the establishment of principles: the Bangsamoro Government as a meaningful platform for self-governance. However, the CAB and its component • Inclusiveness—guaranteeing that the benefits of agreements are but part of a longer journey. Despite its economic growth and the dividends from the peace potential natural and human resources, the envisioned process shall be shared by all stakeholders in the Bangsamoro core territory has historically been the Bangsamoro territory, regardless of political or depressed region in the country. Plagued by limited ethnic affiliation, gender, or creed; livelihood opportunities, inadequate social services, inadequate institutions, and deep political, cultural and • Sustainability—ensuring that any growth or economic inequity, generations of systemic injustice and development strategy pursued should not be at armed violence in the Bangsamoro have created serious the expense of access, use and enjoyment of God- development challenges that must be overcome. given natural resources by future generations of Bangsamoro; It is in this context that the Bangsamoro Development Plan (BDP) seeks to articulate the Bangsamoro people’s most • Accountability—requiring that both the public fundamental needs and aspirations. It acknowledges that and private sectors be responsive to the needs of enduring peace and stability can be attained through just, the Bangsamoro’s constituents, that active citizens’ inclusive, equitable, and highly tangible socioeconomic participation in all areas of development in the rehabilitation, reconstruction, and development that region be encouraged, and that transparency and address the underlying causes of conflict in Bangsamoro accountability mechanisms in the use of public communities. resources and funds be built; xv Bangsamoro Development Plan • Cultural sensitivity—requiring that development strategies be respectful of the culture and identity of and to freely pursue their economic, social, spiritual, and cultural development. the various ethno-linguistic groups in the Bangsamoro territory, in recognition of the collective struggle to Attaining a vision is a long-term agenda, and the aspiration build a just, humane, and prosperous society; to a truly just, peaceful, and prosperous Bangsamoro as stated above is no exception. Decades of hard work and • Self-reliance—recognizing that the strength of the sustained resource investments will be needed to reach Bangsamoro lies in its ability to build and develop wide latitude of development, let alone full transformation its internal capacities, mobilizing local talents and of the Bangsamoro into a normalized society with a robust resources as the basis for just and equitable external and diversified economy. Hence, this Plan provides a clear partnerships in and outside the region; and roadmap for immediate post-Agreement rehabilitation and development, parallel to the ongoing political xvi • Self-determination—upholding the collective rights and normalization transition that seeks to address the of people to determine their own future, and by socioeconomic roots of the Bangsamoro Question with virtue of that right, determine their political status, honor, justice, and dignity for all. Introduction 2 CH A PT ER 1 1 Introduction 1 Bangsamoro Development Plan 1 Introduction A. Background On the 27th of March 2014, the Moro Islamic Liberation and redeployment of units of the Armed Forces of Front (MILF) and the Government of the Philippines the Philippines (AFP). Measures toward justice and (GPH) signed the Comprehensive Agreement on the reconciliation during the transition period, as well as Bangsamoro (CAB). As the culmination of 17 years of comprehensive socioeconomic programs, will allow peace negotiations, the CAB paves the way for the just communities to “achieve their desired quality of life, and peaceful resolution of armed conflict in Mindanao which includes the pursuit of sustainable livelihoods and the establishment of the Bangsamoro Government. and political participation within a peaceful deliberative 1 society.”2 The Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro The CAB and its constituent parts have set in motion (FAB) further commits the Parties to “intensify…efforts a process of transition from the Autonomous Region for rehabilitation, reconstruction and development of the in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) to a new Bangsamoro Bangsamoro.”3 These processes are inherently political political entity. The Bangsamoro Transition Commission and are subject to continued negotiation between the (BTC) has drafted a Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) Parties. that, following Congressional and popular approval through a plebiscite, will lay the legal foundations for It is against this background that the Bangsamoro the autonomous region. Once the BBL is passed, a Development Agency (BDA)—as the MILF’s mandated Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) will assume all agency to “determine, lead and manage rehabilitation devolved powers of the new political entity and function and development efforts in conflict-affected areas,”4 and as the interim Bangsamoro government until elected with more than a decade of experience in delivering officials can assume office following elections in May development 2016. Bangsamoro areas in coordination with international and humanitarian assistance across partners—was tasked by MILF Chairman Al Haj Murad 2 Parallel to the political process of establishing a new Ebrahim “to coordinate with donor and funding partners, institutional framework for governing the Bangsamoro to conduct needs assessment in the Bangsamoro will which immediately, and to expedite the completion of the communities affected by the decades of armed conflict formulation of the Bangsamoro Development Plan in Mindanao can return to a peaceful life free from (BDP).”5 The directive echoes provisions in the FAB fear of violence and crime. This will include systemic and the Annexes on the importance of the BDP as a policing reforms, decommissioning of MILF forces, development blueprint for the Bangsamoro.6 be a normalization process through Introduction B. Objective providing strategic directions for regular delivery and basic services in Bangsamoro communities during fundamental tenets of equity and inclusiveness. As and beyond the transition period; reaffirmed by Chairman Murad in his statement at the 4.Assist the BTA in taking a leadership role in the signing of the CAB, the Agreement “is not only for the implementation of the post-conflict development MILF. It is for the MNLF as well, as much as it is for all process; the Muslim ethnic tribes, the Christian settlers, and the Peoples in the prospective 5. Help facilitate a seamless institutional transition that Bangsamoro will take place in 2016 as provided for by the FAB; Government territory.”7 In this regard, the BDP has been and crafted in close collaboration with national and regional 6. Identify and recommend priority projects to the BTA. government agencies, civil society organizations, and development partners, and based on extensive communitylevel consultations. The Bangsamoro Development Framework (BDF) is based on the frameworks of sustainable human development and peacebuilding, with the BDA core values as its value system and ethic. As a plan crafted in the context of communities emerging from and still experiencing conflict, the BDP proceeds from a peacebuilding perspective. It recognizes that the usual approach8 to development planning cannot apply to the Bangsamoro’s specific situation, given serious market imperfections and market failures caused by the conflict. The primordial goal during the transition from violence to peace, therefore, is attaining stabilization and normalization—a precondition for achieving sustainable and inclusive growth in the subsequent years. The primary objective of the BDP is to provide short- and medium-term 1 3.Sustain the momentum of the peace process by In formulating the Plan, the BDA is guided by the Indigenous 2 CH A PT ER vision, strategy, and recommendations for the socioeconomic recovery and development of the Bangsamoro during the transition period (2015 to mid-2016) and following installation of the Bangsamoro Government (mid-2016 and beyond). More specifically, the short- and medium-term objectives of the BDP are to enable the Bangsamoro to: 1. Provide a development plan for the people of the Bangsamoro; 2. Build mechanisms of local participation that will ensure sustainability and ownership of development planning and implementation; The focus of the BDP is on the Bangsamoro transition period, as the Bangsamoro Parliament, the entity mandated to identify and determine development programs and projects for the Bangsamoro area, will become operational in mid-2016. C. Outline of the Plan Against this background, guided by an assessment of the current situation in the Bangsamoro and informed by communities and stakeholders of the region, the BDP provides recommendations in six cluster areas, consistent with the BDF: (1) economy and livelihood; (2) infrastructure; (3) social services; (4) environment and natural resources; (5) culture and identity; (6) governance and justice as related to the goals of normalization and development. Recommendations in each cluster area include policy and operational inputs on the key crosscutting areas of gender, youth, and peacebuilding. The BDP is divided into 15 chapters: • Chapter 1 presents the background, objective, and outline of the Plan. • Chapter 2 provides a brief historical narrative of the Bangsamoro struggle and peace process as the context of the BDP. • Chapter 3 explains the methodology employed in the formulation of the BDP and its limitations; and presents the philosophy behind the BDF. 3 Bangsamoro Development Plan • Chapter 4 assesses the current situation in the • Chapters 7 to 12 further break down the strategy Bangsamoro area, including the regional development into sectoral targets and recommendations for the six challenges and opportunities involved in breaking the thematic areas of the BDF. cycle of conflict, poverty, and underdevelopment. • Chapter 13 outlines the proposed implementation • Chapter 5 presents the results of Community Visioning arrangements and financing modalities to ensure Exercises (CVEs) conducted by the BDA to determine that recommendations are effectively and efficiently the needs, aspirations, and sources of dissatisfaction in implemented. selected Bangsamoro communities. It also links to the • • Chapter 14 identifies possible implementation current situational assessment in the Bangsamoro as an challenges that will be encountered and proposes attempt to validate the findings. mitigating measures to address these risks. Chapter 6 articulates a strategy to achieve the vision • Chapter 15 outlines a Results-based Monitoring of the BDP and provides short-term recommendations and Evaluation system to track the progress of and indicative directions for the medium term to implementation and lessons learned. realize the vision for the Bangsamoro. Listings of priority programs are provided in Annex A. NOTES 1 Through the Agreement, the MILF and the GPH commit “to protect and enhance the right of the Bangsamoro people and other inhabitants in the Bangsamoro to human dignity; reduce social, economic and political inequalities; correct historical injustices committed against the Bangsamoro; and remove cultural inequities.” Refer to the “Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro,” March 27, 2014. 2 “The Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro,” October 15, 2012. 3 Ibid. 4 The BDA was established pursuant to the “Agreement on Peace Signed Between the GPH and the MILF on June 22, 2001,” which is known as the “Tripoli Agreement of 2001,” and the “Implementing Guidelines of the Humanitarian, Rehabilitation, and Development Aspects of the GPH-MILF Tripoli Agreement of 2001,” which was signed on May 7, 2002. 5 This was a directive from the MILF Central Committee to the Bangsamoro Development Agency Chairman Dr. Saffrullah M. Dipatuan on March 22, 2013. 6 The “Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro,” Section VII, 4C instructs the Bangsamoro Transition Commission to coordinate development programs in Bangsamoro communities with BDA, BLMI, and others; “Annex on Revenue Generation and Wealth Sharing,” Section XI stresses the need to formulate the BDP; and the “Annex on Normalization,” Section G, item number 6 mentions that socioeconomic interventions shall be aligned to the BDP. 7 Statement of Chairman Al Haj Murad Ebrahim at the signing of the “Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro,” Malacañan Palace, Philippines on March 27, 2014. 8 The orthodox manner of formulating development plans is anchored in the dynamics of the market, with sectoral concerns fleshed out based on a functioning market system. Such conditions cannot be presumed for many communities just emerging from a long period of conflict. 4 History and Analysis of Conflict in the Bangsamoro CH A PT ER 2 2 History and Analysis of Conflict in the Bangsamoro 5 Bangsamoro Development Plan 2 History and Analysis of Conflict in the Bangsamoro A. A Brief History of the Bangsamoro Struggle The history of conflict in Mindanao can be traced back the customs and traditions of the Moros, led to massive to Spanish colonization in the 16 dispossession of Moro lands by settlers and private th century. By then, Islam had already taken root in Mindanao, 9 having investors. been introduced in the 13 century by Arab traders and th promoted by missionaries from Indonesia and Malaysia After the Philippines gained independence from the in the 15 and early 16 centuries. In line with Islamic United States, a series of land resettlement programs in tradition, a governance structure was in place in the form Mindanao in the 1950s and 1960s further accelerated of Sultanates. this dispossession. The resettlement programs were th th 10 undertaken to ease the social unrest spawned by the The ability of the Muslims to thwart successive attempts Communist-led Huk rebellion in the islands of Luzon of the Spanish colonial forces to subjugate them set and the Visayas and, purportedly, to further develop their people apart from the northern inhabitants of the Mindanao by exploiting its vast natural resources.14 Philippine archipelago, most of whom were conquered In the late 1960s and early 1970s, tension increased and converted to Christianity. Deep distrust and between the settlers and Moros as land scarcity grew and suspicion centuries-old distrust continued between the two groups. 11 were cultivated by the colonizers among the Christian converts against their Muslim brothers as a way of ensuring their control of most of the country and The contemporary armed conflict between the its inhabitants. Intermittent wars were fought between government in Manila and the Moros was triggered the Spanish invaders and their local Christian allies and by the Jabidah massacre in 1968,15 which led to the Muslim fighters throughout three centuries of Spanish establishment of the first Moro separatist groups initially colonial rule. with the founding of the Moro Independence Movement (MIM) and eventually the Moro National Liberation Front The advent of American colonial rule did little to (MNLF). change the situation. The American regime passed a series of land laws12 that favored settlers and private The declaration of martial law by President Ferdinand corporations at the expense of the Moros. This, along Marcos in 1972 transformed the conflict from a with the implementation of land titling programs in simmering rebellion into a full-blown war. Ultimately Mindanao anchored in a property rights regime alien to realizing that he could not achieve total victory against 13 6 History and Analysis of Conflict in the Bangsamoro CH A PT ER 2 the Moro combatants, Marcos initiated the signing of in the displacement of more than a million people, with the 1976 Tripoli Agreement with the MNLF. Under this high human and physical costs to the entire country. agreement, the MNLF would drop its separatist goal in Following Estrada’s impeachment and ouster in 2001, favor of creating an autonomous government for the President Gloria Arroyo reversed her predecessor’s Moros. In the years that followed, the conflict returned aggressive policy and declared an “all-out peace” stance to being a low-intensity rebellion, with the Central toward the MILF. Peace negotiations began but broke Government in Manila implementing its own definition down when the government unilaterally attacked MILF of autonomy for the Moros. positions in 2003, resulting in the displacement of more than a half a million people. Dissatisfied with the outcome of the Tripoli Agreement, the MILF led by Chairman Salamat Hashim, formally Later that year, the signing of a ceasefire agreement with broke away from the MNLF in the signing of instrument the MILF paved the way for resumed negotiations, which December 30, 1977. Chairman Salamat distinguished the culminated in the 2008 Memorandum of Agreement on MILF from the MNLF by stressing not only a nationalist Ancestral Domain (MOA-AD). The MOA-AD provided but also an Islamic agenda. for greater autonomy for the Bangsamoro to govern their affairs and an expanded ARMM territory. However, it Following the fall of the Marcos dictatorship in 1986, was challenged in the Philippine Supreme Court and under the government of President Corazon Aquino, was ruled unconstitutional. There followed another a new Philippine Constitution was enacted in 1987 major outbreak of armed violence between some MILF that included provisions for autonomy in Muslim forces and government troops, displacing some 700,000 Mindanao and the Cordillera Region. This opened further people. negotiations between the GRP and the MNLF and led to the signing of the 1996 Final Peace Agreement between It was not until mid-2010, with the newly elected the GRP and MNLF during the administration of President government of President Benigno Aquino III, that Fidel V. Ramos. The agreement provided for the creation negotiations resumed. In early 2011, President Aquino of the Southern Philippines Council for Peace and personally met Chairman Murad in Tokyo to assure him Development (SPCPD) as a transitory institution before of his government’s sincerity in seeking lasting peace the establishment of an expanded region to be known as with the MILF. In October 2012, the GPH and MILF ARMM. peace negotiating panels, through mediation by the Malaysian Government, reached a breakthrough and The MILF distanced itself from the agreement but signed the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro committed to not standing in the way of peace. However, (FAB). noncompliance by both sides to the peace agreement and failure to deliver the peace and economic growth A series of negotiations provided the details of the FAB, promised to MNLF constituents resulted in increased which are contained in four annexes pertaining to: (1) support across the region for the MILF. The MNLF’s Transitional Arrangements and Modalities; (2) Wealth credibility was further eroded in 1998 when the new Sharing and Revenue Generation; (3) Power Sharing;16 administration of President Joseph Estrada did not give and (4) Normalization. The signing of the Comprehensive full support to the peace agreement. Agreement on the Bangsamoro signaled the start of a new phase in the relationship between the MILF and the GPH In 2000, concerned about the MILF’s growing strength, and the difficult task of implementing the peace accord the Estrada regime declared an “all-out war,” resulting as embodied in the proposed BBL. 7 Bangsamoro Development Plan B. Conflict and Development Analysis of the Bangsamoro Conservative estimates of deaths due to wars in Mindanao put the fatalities at nearly 120,000 from 1970 to 1996, with even higher figures for protracted and cyclical displacement.17 Purely economic assessments of the costs of conflict range from a conservative USD 2 to 3 billion for the period from 1970 to 200118 to USD 10 billion for the period from 1975 to 2002.19 The latter considers not only direct output losses but also other factors, such as forgone investments and capital flight. Using USD 10 billion as the reference figure and based on the average exchange rate between 1975 and 2002 of PhP 22.5 to the US dollar, this amounts to PhP 225 billion or around PhP 8.3 billion per year—losses that have translated to profound social and economic impacts and forgone opportunities for both the Bangsamoro and the Philippines as a whole.20 As a development plan for a conflict-affected area, the BDP is anchored in an understanding of the complex security, justice, and economic factors that drive and perpetuate conflict and its corresponding development costs. The 2005 Joint Needs Assessment (JNA) for Reconstruction and Development of Conflict-Affected Areas in Mindanao21 illustrates how injustice in its various manifestations underpins the historical conflict in the Bangsamoro. These forms of injustice escalate into structural violence and armed confrontation because of commits the parties to three interlocking aspects of the peace process: (1) Security Aspect (2) Rehabilitation, Humanitarian and Development (3) to be done in support of structural and security sector reform, particularly in the transition period, the full implementation of the CAB will require targeted socioeconomic responses that will enable the Bangsamoro to immediately feel the benefits of the peace dividends and improve their overall welfare. The signing of the CAB is a significant step in reducing incidences of state-minority contestation, or vertical conflict, which pits non-state armed groups against government forces. Data from the GPH Coordinating Committee on the Cessation of Hostilities (CCCH) (see Figure 1) show no armed skirmishes between the GPH and MILF since the breakthrough in peace negotiations in 2012, which provided an enabling environment for stable communities and continuous socioeconomic delivery.22 Other drivers of conflict in the Bangsamoro area take the form of inter-communal (between political and ethnolinguistic groups) and inter-elite violence (rido or local clan feuds, such as over political posts and control over Figure 1: Annual Trend of GPH-MILF Armed Skirmishes (2002–2014) natural and mineral resources, crime (e.g., cattle rustling, kidnapping), local election disputes, and government policies, such as the declaration of “all-out war” against the MILF by the Estrada administration, among others. In response to the cycles of violence and insecurity driven by widespread economic marginalization and political disenfranchisement in the Bangsamoro, the 8 and Ancestral Domain Aspect. While much work remains certain key triggers, including competition for scarce CAB, specifically the Tripoli Agreement of 2001, Aspect, Source: GPH-CCCH Info Brief (March 2012) History and Analysis of Conflict in the Bangsamoro CH A PT ER 2 resources).23 While distinct, these horizontal conflicts in this Plan are therefore different from those in the parts are often closely related to the vertical conflict, and of the Philippines that are not affected by conflict. one spills over into the other. 24 Another driver of conflict is the prevalence of the shadow economy, For the short term, the Plan recommends actions or “nonconformist economic activities” and 25 such as the interventions that will promote stabilization illicit weapons and drug trade, kidnap-for-ransom and strengthen the legitimacy of the Bangsamoro activities, informal credit and land markets, and cross- Government. The Plan recognizes that how development border trade, as it intersects with the prevalence of is implemented in the Bangsamoro matters as much as warlordism and clan-based violence. Economic rents how much is spent. Based on the principles described from the shadow economy are used to consolidate in the next chapter, the BDP promotes distribution of political influence and patronage, reinforcing overall resources based on need and equity, to ensuring fair and insecurity and further undermining weak institutions. equal access to development opportunities for all in the 26 Bangsamoro. The Plan gives priority to development Injustice and insecurity are central to the narrative of approaches that are people-centered and that bring failed development in the Bangsamoro. Economic communities together for joint planning and decision- development by itself cannot address the historical making, as these have been proven to build the necessary grievances of the Bangsamoro or the insecurity that social cohesion. affects large parts of the Bangsamoro territories. But development can play a part in supporting the political As a conflict-sensitive and peacebuilding plan, the BDP and security transitions that will play out in the coming is ultimately built around developing stronger institutions period. Accordingly, the BDP is a peacebuilding that will deliver better services, more effective justice, and plan that analyzes and addresses development issues decent jobs and livelihood for the Bangsamoro people. through the lens of conflict. It is driven by a strong Such institutions will require open and transparent intention to address injustice and directly tackle governance, partnerships between government and civil sources of discontent that drive conflict. The priorities society, and a willingness to openly engage with citizens. 9 Bangsamoro Development Plan NOTES 9 See Rodil (2009), Houben (2003), and Abubakar (2005). 10 There were four sultanates, namely: the Sultanate of Sulu, which was based in Sulu but also ruled the neighboring islands and coastal areas of what is now known as the Zamboanga Peninsula; the Sultanate of Maguindanao, which covered the south-central portion of Mindanao Islands; the Four Principalities of Lanao, which ruled the eastern and central portion of Mindanao; and the Sultanate of Kabuntalan in Maguindanao. For historical accounts of the rise and fall of the Sultanates in Mindanao, refer to Majul (1973 and 1985), Tan (1977, 1989 and 1993), Muslim (1994), Tanggol (1993), and Rodil (2009). 11 In fact, the Spaniards used the term “Moros” to refer to the Islamized inhabitants of Mindanao to distinguish them from the Christian inhabitants of Luzon and the Visayas. 12 Refer to the 1902 Philippine Bill, which effectively upheld Spanish cadastral laws; the 1902 Land Registration Act, which established the requirement of a “Torrens title” as proof of land ownership; and the 1905 and 1918 Public Land Acts, which determined all unregistered and untitled lands to be owned by the State, and that such public lands may be claimed and registered through the free patent system. 13 This is the Regalian doctrine, which was first introduced during the Spanish colonial period and became the basis for all land laws as established in the 1935, 1973 and 1987 Philippine Constitutions. It stipulates that all lands of the public domain and other natural resources belong to the King of Spain and later to the State as the natural successor. 14 See Majul (1973 and 1985), Tan (1977, 1989, and 1993), and Mastura (2004). 15 This involved the killing of at least 28 young Moro military trainees by their superiors to prevent a leak of the Philippine Government’s intent of fomenting unrest in Sabah, to which the Sulu Sultanate has a claim. 16 An Addendum on Bangsamoro Waters complements the “Annex on Power Sharing.” 17 See World Food Programme and World Bank (2010). 18 Using an exchange rate then of PhP 54.5 to USD 1, this will amount to PhP 108 to PhP 158 billion for the entire period or around PhP 5.0–7.5 billion per year. See Barandiaran (2002). 19 See Schiavo-Campo and Judd (2005). This is further supported by the United Nations Development Programme (2005). 20 Average exchange rate calculated using data from World Bank World Development Indicators (1975–2002). 21 See World Bank et.al (2005). The 5-volume report is divided into sectoral concerns, namely: human development, rural development, finance and private sector development, local governance and institutions, and an integrative report which serves as the fifth volume. Each sectoral report rendered a discussion of the current situation in their sector, identified the problems, formulated recommendations to address these problems, and identified the menu of activities that need to be undertaken and their funding requirements. The recommended activities were divided into three implementation periods: “immediate term” (start at year 1 but implementation can go beyond year 1); “short term” (start in year 2 but implementation can go beyond 1 or 2 years); and “medium term” (start in year 4 and 5 but implementation can go beyond 2 or 3 years). To obtain the data for the needs assessment, the study employed key informant interviews, focus group discussions, and analysis of secondary data. More than 3,000 individuals and representatives of institutions served as respondents of the study coming from 19 municipalities in 7 provinces considered as Conflict-Affected Areas (CAAs). 22 See the “GPH-CCCH Update Report” (2012). 23 State-minority contestation is also known as “vertical conflict” in conflict literature; inter-elite and inter-communal contestations are classified as “horizontal conflict.” 24 See Adriano and Parks (2013) for additional information on the typology of conflict in the Bangsamoro. 25 Lara and Schoofs (2013). 26 Ibid. 10 Plan Methodology and the Bangsamoro Development Framework CH A PT ER 3 3 Plan Methodology and the Bangsamoro Development Framework 11 Bangsamoro Development Plan 3 Plan Methodology and the Bangsamoro Development Framework A. Guiding Principles The BDP is anchored in the Bangsamoro Development The BDP’s technical recommendations were formulated Framework (BDF) based on the BDA core values, with by thematic experts, validated at the ground level, and the dual objectives of sustainable human development complemented and peacebuilding. In line with the CAB implementation (CVEs) that were conducted to define the vision, needs principles of committing the parties to “acknowledge the and aspirations, and sources of dissatisfaction across the identity and legitimate grievances of the Bangsamoro” Bangsamoro. while affirming the individual rights of all individuals in the community, the BDP is formulated through wide participation in all sectors. Thus, the Bangsamoro political entity will protect both individual and collective rights while representing the diversity of the Bangsamoro population in a truly democratic manner and enshrining shared accountability. Furthermore, Section XI of the Annex on Wealth Sharing and Revenue Generation of the CAB states that the development plan for the Bangsamoro shall be formulated “in a manner that is consistent with national development goals but recognizing unique needs and aspirations of the Bangsamoro people.” These principles require that the BDP be: 1. Anchored in the BDF; 2. Inclusive and respectful of the cultural diversity of the Bangsamoro as enshrined in the CAB; 3. Informed by views from Bangsamoro communities both across the potential Bangsamoro Core Territory (BCT) and the adjacent expansion areas; and 4. Aligned with relevant national and regional development plans.27 12 by Community Visioning Exercises B. The Bangsamoro Development 28 Framework At the core of the BDF are the mutually reinforcing frameworks of Peacebuilding and Sustainable Human Development (SHD) (see Figure 2). By pursuing peace in Mindanao and seeking political settlement of the right to self-determination, the Bangsamoro can begin to build a stable and prosperous society with a strong economy, reliable security, respect for cultural diversity, protection of the environment, and strong social services. The peacebuilding framework will deliver an environment conducive to the political settlement concerning the right to self-determination. At the center of this are inclusiveness and consideration of all stakeholders and of the drivers of violence and conflict in the Bangsamoro. The peacebuilding framework commits the Bangsamoro to: (1) consulting all stakeholders; (2) increasing the understanding of the structures that breed violence; (3) developing capacities to avoid and resolve conflict; (4) creating avenues of cooperation between communities; Plan Methodology and the Bangsamoro Development Framework Figure 2: Bangsamoro Development Framework CH A PT ER 3 dividends across communities. It will also necessitate providing a platform for non-Bangsamoro to participate in decisions that affect them. On the other hand, intra-community conflict needs to be reduced to allow for a negotiated peace, a strong and accountable governance system, and services that ensure positive social outcomes. These are necessary conditions to address the deep economic, cultural, environmental, and security challenges in the region. With a well-formulated plan based on specific sectoral challenges, an integrated approach can deliver SHD based on priorities identified by the Bangsamoro in line with their right to self-determination. In formulating these mutually reinforcing peacebuilding Source: BDA (2014) modified from Abubakar (2013) and SHD Frameworks, the BDP is guided by core values that inform the approach to all interventions, namely: with the ultimate goal to (5) helping attain reconciliation among communities. By reducing inter- and intra- 1.Vicegerency—Man, according to the teachings of community conflicts across the Bangsamoro, which are Islam, is the representative and vicegerent of the a major source of violence and distract from human and Almighty Allah on Earth.29 This world is a trust and economic development, it becomes possible to resolve man is its trustee. Prophet Mohammad (peace be longstanding state-minority contestation over the right to upon him) also said: “All of you are shepherds and self-determination. all of you are responsible for your herds: The leader is a shepherd and is responsible for his subjects.” The political settlement between the GPH and the MILF, supported by the international community and in 2.Transparency—In accordance with the Philippine collaboration with conflict-affected communities, NGOs, Constitution, the Bangsamoro will make “full private and other actors, becomes the foundation of the public disclosure of all its transactions involving SHD Framework. At the center of the SHD Framework is a public interest” and guarantee “the right of strong commitment to governance- and institution-building the people to information on matters of public to enable the Bangsamoro to address the substantial concern.” This is also enshrined in Islam, where development challenges in the Bangsamoro after many Muslim leaders believe that Allah (glorified and years of neglect. This must be accompanied by effective exalted be He) knows what is in one’s mind (i.e., social services that are essential to ensure positive health, Allah said, “And I know what you reveal and what education, and social outcomes. you have concealed.”) Inter-community conflicts (i.e., between Bangsamoro 3.Piety—God-consciousness consists in practical and settlers) will need to be addressed through inclusive manifestation of one’s faith in one’s daily life, measures, such as the equitable distribution of peace which means desisting from everything that 13 Bangsamoro Development Plan is disapproved of or forbidden. Man must be shared accountability, meaning exercise of mutual in a state of readiness to undertake all that is concern by both officers and the public, and above all, commanded and observe the distinctions between accountability to the Almighty Allah, for “indeed, Allah lawful and unlawful, right and wrong, and good commands you to render trusts to whom they are due.” and bad in life. The importance of these values and principles of governance 4.Trustworthiness—This is a virtue everyone should cannot be overemphasized under the BDF because it views possess and practice, since everyone occupies a governance and human development as indivisible. The position of trust as a vicegerent. All believers will soundness of governance depends on whether it sustains be questioned in the life hereafter on how they human development, while an educated, healthy, and kept their trust. prosperous society, in return, is required to sustain good governance. These values and principles are not only 5.Justice—Justice is equality in the observation of rights and in abiding obligations without discriminations for any reason, such as religion, race, color, or social status. Social justice means giving each what he or she deserves, with financial and other benefits in society being distributed in order to attain equality in the fulfillment of basic needs. It also ensures greater opportunities for people so that each person has a chance to improve oneself and one’s overall welfare. 6.Inclusiveness—Only inclusive peace will end the conflict, so no section of society shall be left out. Inclusiveness is enshrined in Islam as a way of life, at all times and places and for all people. embedded in all the human development areas but also in all the components of peacebuilding. C. Technical Analysis The analysis and recommendations in this Plan are derived from separate studies conducted on specific thematic areas30 by consultants and Bangsamoro experts recommended by the BDA. In writing their reports, thematic teams closely consulted with relevant national and regional government agencies. After an initial review of the literature and data to assess the current situation and identify problems and gaps, the initial findings were validated through focus group discussions (FGDs) and key informant interviews (KIIs) in selected Bangsamoro sites.31 In line with the transition to the Bangsamoro Government, the recommendations are divided into two clusters: (1) a 7.Excellence—A person attains the highest quality transitional phase (2015 to mid-2016) when governance of in words, deeds, and thoughts by identifying his the Bangsamoro areas shall be transferred from the ARMM to or her will with that of the Almighty Allah and the BTA and the Bangsamoro Government; and (2) a medium- harmonizing it with the Divine will to the best of term phase of indicative recommendations (mid-2016 to his or her knowledge and ability. 2022) when a new governance structure will be in place, together with its newly elected set of officers whose mandate 8.Accountability—Accountability means not only accountability to the people in accordance with will include determining the development trajectory of the Bangsamoro. the constitutional provision that “public office is a 14 public trust, and all public officers and employees Throughout the BDP formulation process, the technical must at all times be accountable to the people, approach, analysis, and recommendations benefited from serve them with utmost responsibility, integrity, inputs, recommendations, and validation from the Project loyalty, and efficiency, act with patriotism and Steering Committee, the BDP Advisory Council, and the BDA justice, and lead modest lives.” Rather, it is also Board of Directors (see Table 1). Plan Methodology and the Bangsamoro Development Framework CH A PT ER 3 Through a series of consultations and forums to generate socioeconomic wellbeing of the people; (3) inclusivity; input and feedback, thematic drafts were presented to a (4) promotion of transparency and accountability in broad range of stakeholders, both inside and outside the government transactions to achieve good governance; Bangsamoro, including national and regional government (5) attainment of a just and more equitable society; (6) representatives, society promotion of peace, stability, and the rule of law; (7) organizations, academic institutions, stakeholder groups, preferential treatment for the poor (particularly vulnerable MILF specialized agencies, and development partners. groups); (8) reduction of vulnerabilities among the poor officers of the BTC, civil D. Clamor from the Ground To ensure that the BDP adequately addresses the unique needs and aspirations of Bangsamoro communities and accounts for the cultural, ethnic, and religious diversity, a series of ten32 one-day Community Visioning Exercises (CVEs) was conducted across the proposed Bangsamoro and expansion areas. Participants included members of Moro groups (including both MNLF and MILF), settlers, and also IPs, as represented by formal and informal community leaders, and organized stakeholder groups (i.e., women, youth, farmers, etc.). A comprehensive discussion of the results and insights from the CVEs, cross-referenced against similar past and parallel processes, is included in Chapter 5. through climate change adaptation and implementation of disaster-risk reduction and mitigation measures; and (9) improvement and provision of adequate infrastructure to further promote economic growth and development. Their ultimate goal, therefore, is to improve the wellbeing of individuals living in the area. The strategies and visions of national and regional development plans match the priorities identified from the community consultations and are aligned with the technical analysis of the development gaps in the BDP. In turn, they have partially provided guidance to the BDP’s recommendations. Annex C (Relevant National and Regional Development Plans) presents a table summarizing the national and regional development plans. A round of Community Validation (CV) consultations F. Limitations was conducted on the draft BDP Integrative Report in the In conducting the technical analysis of development gaps, same areas and in additional identified key locations. This thematic consultants and the Bangsamoro Development ensured that the recommended interventions in the BDP Plan Core Planning Team (BDP-CPT) found limited were aligned with the identified needs and aspirations of availability of highly disaggregated data. The analysis is, the Bangsamoro communities. Technical validation was therefore, based mostly on national data, disaggregated also conducted to further ensure that the infrastructure at the provincial and regional levels. Moreover, because network, both existing and proposed, would achieve its of the difficulty of obtaining data from municipalities and goal of promoting connectivity and growth in the region. barangays proposed for inclusion in the BCT, the ARMM E. Review of Relevant National and Regional Development Plans The CAB provides for the formulation of a development plan that is consistent with national development goals while recognizing the Bangsamoro’s unique needs and aspirations. A review of relevant national and regional development plans reveals their key strategies and visions to be as follows: (1) poverty reduction; (2) improved was used as a proxy to the BCT. Initial ideas were rendered on issues on normalization and security given that the attainment of peace in the Bangsamoro cannot be realized with socioeconomic measures alone. However, because of the sensitivity of this issue due to the ongoing negotiations between the GPH and MILF negotiating panels, it was decided to remove detailed discussion on this concern. 15 Bangsamoro Development Plan Table 1: List of BDP Themes, Components, and Participating Partners Theme Components Development Partners Government Counterparts (NGA & ARG) a. Economy and Livelihood Agriculture, fisheries and agro-based industry, economy and livelihood, agribusiness, halal industry, Islamic finance and banking, regional cooperation JICA, ILO, MTF (FEF), ADB, FAO NEDA, ARMM-RPDO, DA, DTI, DPWH b. Infrastructure Transportation, economic-related infrastructure JICA, ADB, WB NEDA, DPWH, ARMM-RPDO, ARMM-DPWH c. Social Education, reproductive health, child health and nutrition, domestic water and sanitation, social support infrastructure DFAT Australia, UNFPA, UNICEF DSWD, DepEd, DOH, DILG d. Environment and Natural Resources Natural resources (including mines and other extractive industries), power, DRRM, forest and watershed management, conventional and non-conventional (renewable) energy and climate change, hazard, risk and emergency response, urban ecosystems management, ecotourism and biodiversity JICA, UNDP DENR e. Governance and Justice Governance, Shari’ah justice system, fiscal autonomy TAF, UNDP, MTF f. Culture and Identity MTF g. Security TAF h. Cross-Cutting Concerns Gender, youth and other vulnerable groups, peacebuilding, food and nutrition, security IOM, UN-WFP, UN-Women Source: BDP-CPT NOTES 27 These include the Aquino administration’s Social Contract with the Filipino People; the Philippine Development Plan 2011–2016 Midterm Update; Mindanao Strategic and Development Framework 2010–2020; Mindanao 2020: Peace and Development Framework Plan 2011–2030; and the ARMM Regional Development Plan (2010–2016) Midterm Update. 28 The Bangsamoro Development Framework is based on the doctoral dissertation of Ayesah Abubakar, Building Peace in Conflict Affected Communities through the Sustainable Human Development (SHD) Framework: A Case Study of Mindanao. 29 This is akin to the Christian concept of “stewardship.” 30 Refer to Annex B for the full listing of different thematic areas addressed by consultants, Bangsamoro focal persons, and supporting donor partners and national and regional government agencies. 31 Feedback from BDA, government agencies, international partners, civil society, and other stakeholders was incorporated into consultant outlines prior to field validation. 32 Community Visioning Exercises were conducted in the following areas: (a) Central Mindanao, (b) Davao, (c) Southern Mindanao, (d) Zamboanga Peninsula, (e) Basilan, (f) Lanao del Norte, (g) Lanao del Sur, (h) Sulu, and (i) Tawi-Tawi. 16 Current Situation, Development Gaps, and Opportunities in the Bangsamoro CH A PT ER 4 4 Current Situation, Development Gaps, and Opportunities in the Bangsamoro 17 Bangsamoro Development Plan 4 Current Situation, Development Gaps, and Opportunities in the Bangsamoro A. Background The Bangsamoro is located in the south of the Philippines Bangsamoro region and have an average density of 1,070 and its proposed core territory consists of the following persons per square kilometer. (see Map 1): The protracted nature of the conflict in the Bangsamoro 1. The present ARMM consisting of the provinces of area, combined with years of limited investment and Maguindanao, Lanao del Sur, Basilan, Sulu, and geographical remoteness,33 has resulted in a vicious Tawi-Tawi, and the cities of Marawi and Lamitan; cycle of injustice, conflict and insecurity, poverty, 2. Cotabato City and Isabela City; militarization, marginalization and deprivation, and 3.The municipalities of Baloi, Munai, Nunungan, underdevelopment. Figure 3 illustrates the dynamic Pantar, Tagoloan, and Tangkal in the province of interrelationships of these conditions. Lanao del Norte; 4. The thirty-nine (39) barangays in the municipalities of Kabacan, Carmen, Aleosan, Pigkawayan, Pikit, Figure 3: The Vicious Cycle of Injustice, Insecurity, and Underdevelopment and Midsayap in the province of North Cotabato that voted for inclusion in the ARMM during the 2001 plebiscite; and 5. Other contiguous areas that may opt to be included in the Bangsamoro region. The total land area of the region is estimated at 1,488,353 hectares, with Maguindanao and Lanao del Sur having the biggest land areas. The present ARMM constitutes the largest area of the Bangsamoro at 87% of the total area of the region. There are four urban areas in the Bangsamoro region: the cities of Marawi in Lanao del Sur, Lamitan and Isabela in Basilan, and Cotabato City in Maguindanao. The populations of these urban areas account for 18% of the 18 Source: BDP-CPT Current Situation, Development Gaps, and Opportunities in the Bangsamoro CH A PT ER 4 The uncertainty caused by armed conflict and insecurity nets for vulnerable groups such as women, children, diminishes the productivity of resources and discourages youth, and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). The lack investments and saving, resulting in poor economic of productive jobs, combined with inadequate social performance. Where conflict obstructs the needed service delivery, inevitably results in reduced wellbeing economic and political reforms and diverts activities from and high poverty incidence. the productive domains to the redistributive spheres, it can precipitate a collapse in growth in both the short and In the long run. institutions, the high poverty and greater deprivation 34 an environment characterized by inadequate of livelihoods and social services fuel dissatisfaction With low economic growth, few decent jobs are created, and unrest, leading to increased conflict and a greater resulting in high unemployment, predominance of low- intensity of this vicious cycle of insecurity, poverty and productivity jobs, and a high number of working-age marginalization, and underdevelopment. people opting out of the labor force. This, in turn, reduces purchasing power significantly, leading to inadequate Primarily using data from the ARMM as a proxy for the demand and low revenue generation. The provision of Bangsamoro area, this chapter presents the manifestation social services, which relies on the government’s ability of this cycle in the Bangsamoro area and key indicators to raise revenues, is severely reduced and affects safety of the development gaps and discusses some of the Map 1: The Proposed Bangsamoro Core Territory (BCT) (2014) Source: Using data from the CAB and the proposed BBL (2014) 19 Bangsamoro Development Plan development opportunities in the Bangsamoro that can be leveraged to break the vicious cycle. B.2. Employment It would seem paradoxical that despite limited economic opportunities in the Bangsamoro, unemployment at B. The Vicious Cycle in the Bangsamoro 4.6% and underemployment at 12.3% are lower than in the rest of Mindanao (5.3% and 22.9%, respectively) B.1. Economic Performance and the country (7.1% and 19.3%, respectively). But Decades of injustice, conflict, and insecurity in the such measurements hide actual weaknesses and are a Bangsamoro full consequence of the fact that in a developing country development of the Bangsamoro’s economic potential. without unemployment insurance, most of the poor Although it accounts for 3.5% of the Philippine cannot afford to be unemployed and must take whatever population, the ARMM contributes less than one percent low-productivity occupation they can find.35 have severely undermined the of national output and has a per capita output less than a quarter of the national average. While average annual This can be seen in the more telling fact that 80.6% growth in per capita GDP between 2009 to 2013 has of employed persons in ARMM are in the “vulnerable been strong across the country, reaching 3.4% nationally employment” category—being self-employed or unpaid and 3.3% in the rest of Mindanao, ARMM registered only family workers. This is very high compared with the a 1.0% average annual per capita GDP growth over the 38.3% national figure.36 Such employment is associated same period. with the low-productivity and low-income employment options that are available to the poor. The majority of Agriculture, Fishery and Forestry (AFF) is the main these vulnerably employed people are male (73.5%), component of output in the ARMM, representing 63.5% self-employed (71.2%), and in the agriculture sector of total value-added, with the services sector contributing (82.0%). Young people comprise 18.7% of the vulnerable a third and industry the remaining 5%. With the lowest employed. gross fixed capital formation in the Philippines, primarily concentrated in agricultural inputs, (i.e., breeding stock Another notable characteristic is the very low labor force and orchard development), the Bangsamoro problem participation rate in the ARMM, which at 56% is 10 is exacerbated by its specialization on the production percentage points lower than in the rest of Mindanao. of low value-added products combined with low agricultural labor productivity. In recent years, the AFF Women and youth make up a disproportionate share sector experienced a decline in output. The services of the potential but non-active workforce. Women’s sector meanwhile is the primary driver of growth but is participation in the labor force is typically lower because constrained by very low public and private investment. of housework and childcare but the nonparticipation rate of 68% in the ARMM is significantly higher than While positive economic performance does not immediately translate to improved welfare, stable the national and Mindanao averages of 50% and 49%, respectively. and sustained growth and investment increase per 20 capita output and improve the economic opportunities Meanwhile, almost a quarter of those aged between 15 available to the population. Increasing labor productivity to 24 are neither in school nor in the workforce. Lacking through investment and entrepreneurship is imperative skills to participate productively in the labor market, if production is to shift to higher value-added and more the out-of-school youth are at high risk of poverty and labor-intensive industrial and services sectors that are disaffection, which potentially can lead them to violence capable of leading growth. and undermine social cohesion.37 The welfare impact of Current Situation, Development Gaps, and Opportunities in the Bangsamoro CH A PT ER 4 increasing work opportunities for women and the youth Limited access to health facilities, lack of education could be significant and their potential contribution to and lack of funds, and unsanitary conditions resulted output must not be underestimated. in ARMM having the highest national mortality rate of children under five years of age at 55 deaths per 1,000 B.3. Education Due in part to poor prospective economic opportunities, but also as a result of very low investment in schools and teachers, school participation in the ARMM is much lower than in the rest of the country. The net enrollment rate in SY 2012 and 2013 in the ARMM was 72.5% in primary and 26.1% in secondary education, compared with the national averages of 95.2% and 64.6%, respectively. Despite these low enrollment rates, school overcrowding is very high, with a teacher-to-student ratio of 1:52 and 1:54, respectively, and a classroom-tostudent ratio of 1:62 and 1:82, respectively, at primary and secondary levels. As a result, cohort survival between 2002 and 2010 averaged only 39% in primary and 64% in secondary school, while the rest of Mindanao performed better than the national averages, registering cohort survival rates of 77% and 73% in primary and secondary, respectively. If this trend persists, the labor pool in the region will consist mostly of unskilled workers. Median schooling of only four years and simple and functional literacy rates in the ARMM of 81% and 72% are the lowest in country, compared with 96% and 86% nationwide. B.4. Health, Sanitation, and Nutrition A similar lack of investment in health and sanitation has exposed the population, especially children, to significant health risks. Only 37% of the population have access to an improved water source such as a community water system or piped deep well, while a full third rely on natural sources such as springs, rivers, or lakes, and a quarter have access to a simple dug well. Only 22% of households have access to sanitary toilet facilities or water-sealed toilets, compared with a national average of more than 80%. Exposure to waterborne diseases in ARMM is very high as a result. live births. Only 29% of children are fully vaccinated by their first birthday, while 40% have received no vaccinations. Under-5 mortality in the poorest household quintile is three times higher than in the wealthiest quintile and a child born to a mother without education is four times more likely to die before the age of five, compared to a mother with a college education.38 In ARMM, 73% of households are in the lowest income quintile and 33% of women aged between 15 and 49 have no education or did not complete elementary. Maternal health also lags behind that of other regions with a maternal mortality ratio of 67.35 deaths per 100,000 live births. While almost all women in the country (96%) and in the rest of Mindanao (95%) receive antenatal care from a skilled professional, only 53% of women in ARMM are able to do so. In addition, only 12.3% of births are delivered in a health facility (compared with 61% nationwide), only 20.4% are delivered by a skilled professional (compared with 72% nationwide), and only 20.4% of mothers receive postnatal checkups (compared with 77% nationwide). The ARMM also registered the highest unmet need for family planning at 27.6%, compared with the 17.5% national average. Both acute (wasting) and chronic (stunting) undernutrition are prevalent in Mindanao. The ARMM records 8.5% acute malnutrition prevalence among children under 5, compared with the national average of 7.9%.39 Meanwhile, stunting is a serious public health problem, affecting 39% of children under 5 in Mindanao, compared with 33.6% nationwide. Stunting of growth in the first two years contributes to an elevated risk of mortality, cognitive deficits, and increased risk of adult obesity and non-communicable diseases. High malnutrition among women, infants, and children is a compelling issue in the ARMM and the rest of the 21 Bangsamoro Development Plan country. Among the consequences of malnutrition, The discussion highlights the development challenges in particularly decreased the Bangsamoro and how underdevelopment continues economic productivity, not to mention poor health and to fuel injustice and insecurity. The signing of the CAB low quality of life. and ongoing governance reforms in the region have stunting and wasting, are raised expectations of positive transformation. However, B.5. Poverty and Displacement Poverty in the Bangsamoro remains high as a result of limited access to basic services, limited economic opportunities, and the disruption and uncertainty caused by conflict. More than half of the ARMM population (55.8% in 2012) lives in poverty (see Map 2)—that is, an estimated 1.85 million people living below the poverty threshold in 2012, almost three times the number in limited livelihood opportunities, social service provision, weak institutions, and deep political, cultural and economic inequity—exacerbated by armed violence and resultant cyclical displacement—continue to pose serious challenges to the development and stabilization of the Bangsamoro. Map 2: Poverty Incidence, by Province (2012) 1991. The poverty gap has also increased from 8.8% in 2009 to 13.1% in 2012, more than twice the national average of 5.1%. The protracted violent armed conflicts and insecurity in the Bangsamoro created a class of IDPs that resulted in massive migration to Luzon, Visayas, and other places in Mindanao. Though many would like to return to their original homes or communities, the majority have already lost their land to new owners (i.e., legalized landgrabbing by settlers from Visayas and Luzon). Fulfilling their aspirations to return to their original communities will require addressing the highly complicated land issue in the Bangsamoro. As for the displaced persons and migrants, they should return to their places of origin and should be given appropriate and sustainable economic and livelihood programs. For IDPs who opt to stay where they are currently resettled, a resettlement package is needed to restart their lives and livelihoods. The provision of humanitarian assistance for resettlement and for those who have opted to return to their places of origin has become more imperative with the signing of the CAB because it can serve as one of the immediate peace dividends for vulnerable groups. Source: PSA (using FIES 2012 data) and PhilGIS (2013) 22 inadequate Current Situation, Development Gaps, and Opportunities in the Bangsamoro CH A PT ER 4 C. Development Gaps in the Bangsamoro Table 2 presents selected development indicators in the especially the private sector, for the Bangsamoro to attain ARMM, the rest of Mindanao, and the Philippines to 2013 national averages, given the region’s low historical illustrate the development gaps that need to be addressed starting point. Massive institutional development and to break the cycle of violence and underdevelopment. capacity mobilization in key technical areas, combined The last column shows the estimated annual change with a concerted effort to reduce conflict and insecurity, required for the ARMM to reach the current national will serve to accelerate the process. averages by 2022. While the CAB is a significant step in addressing the It may take more than a generation (30 to 40 years) vertical conflict between the Central Government and the of sustained investment from both government and MILF, the Bangsamoro must address horizontal conflict, Table 2: Selected Indicators of Development Gaps Indicators ARMM Mindanao Philippines Measure of Gap: Annual change to achieve 2013 national average by 2022 GDP per capita, PHP (2013) - in current prices - in constant prices 29,608 14,565 79,902 46,050 117,603 68,897 21.4% (in constant prices) Poverty Incidence (%, 2012) 55.8 39.1 25.2 - 74,167 people Net Enrollment (%, SY 2012–13) - primary - secondary 72.5 26.1 - 95.2 64.6 + 33,098 students + 22,051 students Access to electricity (% HH, 2012) 58.1 81.2 88.8 + 24,873 households Access to safe water source (% HH, 2012) 36.6 73.3 79.9 + 35,081 households Access to sanitary toilets (% HH, 2012) 22.5 83.6 87.2 + 52,420 households Seal of Good Housekeeping (% municipalities, 2013) 6.6 59.7 76.6 + 8 municipalities 43 (12.3 / million population) 3 (0.13 / million population) 86 (0.91 / million population) - 5 groups Source: PSA-Regional Income Accounts Source: PSA Source: ARMM RDP Source: PSA-FIES Source: PSA-FIES Source: PSA-FIES Source: DILG Private Armed Groups (number & per million population, 2012) Source: PNP Note: “HH” refers to households. 23 Bangsamoro Development Plan including rido and other forms of inter-communal and various types of orchard cultivation. Its sea and freshwater inter-elite violence, which continue to be prevalent in the resources contribute around 18% to the national fish catch. region and are a significant impediment to growth. It also boasts mineral and non-mineral resources, though their financial and economic viability remains to be fully In the current environment of insecurity and determined. underdevelopment, investments in the region should be based on a complete understanding of the complex The Bangsamoro has huge human resource potential, security, justice, and economic drivers of conflict in given its young labor force. Population projections the Bangsamoro. Throughout the transition from the indicate that the working-age population will account for ARMM to the Bangsamoro Government, responses must 72% of the population in 2040—from 63% in 2010 (see be tailored to the specific geographical and cultural Figure 4)—holding out the prospect of a demographic needs and sources of dissatisfaction in Bangsamoro dividend. Reconstituting, developing, and retaining the communities, while addressing the needs of the region’s human capital and equipping it with the necessary normalization process and the CAB.40 education, skills, and modern work ethic is key to the development process. The untapped potential of women’s D. Development Opportunities participation in economic activity is bound to be a source Despite these huge challenges, a number of factors can be leveraged to support the development of the Bangsamoro. of future economic growth. The region’s competitive labor market and low food costs due to the abundant supply of agricultural products are also promising starting points for the Bangsamoro area. D.1. Natural and Human Resource Base The Bangsamoro enjoys a natural advantage in the form of vast land areas that are relatively undeveloped. There are underdeveloped and expansive waterways, both inland and coastal. The region’s rich agricultural lands are suitable for the production of high-value crops, such as banana, pineapple, asparagus, oil palm, rubber, and D.2. Breakthrough in the Peace Process The March 2014 signing of the CAB after 17 years of peace negotiations between the GPH and the MILF represents a historic opportunity to improve security and development in the present ARMM and the Philippines as a whole. This, as well as the ongoing Figure 4: Population Age and Gender Projections (2010 and 2040) Source: PSA 24 Current Situation, Development Gaps, and Opportunities in the Bangsamoro CH A PT ER 4 Tripartite Implementation Review of the 1996 GRP-MNLF The total amount of donor assistance to conflict-affected Final Peace Agreement, creates the political environment areas in Mindanao is difficult to determine because many for generating investment and improved socioeconomic donor projects are not exclusive to the ARMM and cover outcomes. While there are no immediate solutions for the provinces elsewhere in Mindanao and the rest of the Bangsamoro’s deep development challenges at present, it Philippines. However, a conservative estimate from 2001 is hoped that the Bangsamoro Government will meet the to 2010 puts average annual donor assistance at USD 40 historical Moro aspirations for political, economic, and million (see Figure 6). cultural self-determination, while laying the foundation for stronger institutions and better governance. Despite these significant financial inflows, development indicators have not substantially improved, pointing D.3. Growing Economic and Investment Opportunities The ARMM has reported incremental gains as shown in an increase in regional GDP growth from an annual average of 2.5% in 2009–2012 to 3.6% in 2013. Private investments show signs of improvement, with investments in the region to the need for a new approach to development in the Bangsamoro that will unlock the economic potential of the region and deliver stability and prosperity. Figure 5: ARMM Budget 2009–2014 jumping from PhP 174.7 million in 2010 to PhP 1.463 billion in 2013, according to the ARMM Regional Board of Investments. These improvements must be sustained with systemic improvements to register tangible impacts on wellbeing, given the region’s massive development challenges. Specifically, heavier investment is needed in agriculture and fisheries, which are the biggest contributors to employment and ARMM GDP,41 and targeted initiatives are needed to address the main drivers of violence in the present Bangsamoro area: corruption, weak governance, clan-based rivalries, private armies, injustice, and limited economic opportunities for the youth. Source: Ateneo School of Government (2014)43 Figure 6: Current Aid Strategy and Practice: A Macro Perspective (2001–2010) D.4. Government and International Development Assistance During the term of President Aquino, the annual budgetary allocation to ARMM has more than doubled, from PhP 9.3 billion in 2010 to PhP 19.6 billion in 2014, or from 0.6% of the national budget to 0.9% (see Figure 5). This does not include the special development assistance extended by national government agencies to conflict-affected communities through the PAMANA42 program and the ARMM Transition Investment Support Program, which together Source: Adriano and Parks (2013) amount to around PhP 15 billion for 2011 to 2014. 25 Bangsamoro Development Plan NOTES 33 Balisacan and Pernia (2001) noted that the geographical isolation of a particular area can cause poverty because of the difficulty of linking it to the market due to the exorbitant cost of providing linking infrastructure. 34 Rodrik (1999). 35 On this, refer to the example cited in de Dios and Dinglasan (2014). 36 Philippine Statistics Authority-Labor Force Survey (July 2013). 37 World Bank (2014). 38 Data based on the National Demographic and Health Survey (2013). 39 Data based on the Food and Nutrition Research Institute National Nutrition Survey (2013). 40 Normalization, as defined in the CAB, is the process through which communities affected by the decades-long armed conflict in Mindanao can return to a peaceful life and pursue sustainable livelihoods free from fear of violence and crime. It has three components: (a) security arrangements, including decommissioning of the Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces (BIAF), redeployment of AFP units, policing reforms, and disbanding of private armed groups; (b) socioeconomic development; and (c) transitional justice. 41 ARMM Regional Development Plan Midterm Update 2013–2016. 42 PAMANA stands for Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan (Peaceful and Resilient Communities), a special development program launched in 2011 by the Central Government to assist conflict-affected communities nationwide. Coordinated by OPAPP, PAMANA is implemented by 12 agencies as of 2014. These include DILG, DA, DSWD, DAR, DENR, CHED, PhilHealth, NEA, NCIP, DPWH, DND-AFP, and the ARMM Regional Government. 43 “Towards a Transparent and Accountable Formula for the Bangsamoro Block Grant” (2014). 26 Clamor from the Ground CH A PT ER 5 5 Clamor from the Ground 27 Bangsamoro Development Plan 5 Clamor from the Ground A. Community Visioning Exercises: Results and Insights To ensure that the BDP adequately targets the priority to the clustering of the report into six broad themes that needs of its beneficiary communities, a total of ten 44 also partly guide the structure and the content of this Plan: one-day CVEs were conducted across the proposed (1) economy and livelihood; (2) social development; (3) Bangsamoro and expansion areas representing the environment and natural resources; (4) culture and identity; ethnic and religious diversity of the stakeholders in the (5) governance; and (6) security. The key messages from Bangsamoro. Participants included members of Muslim each theme are presented below.46 groups (including both MNLF and MILF), settlers, and also IPs, as represented by formal and informal community leaders, and organized stakeholder groups, among others.45 Each CVE workshop was structured around focus group discussions and meta-analysis against three broad objectives: 1. Define the needs, identity, and aspiration of the Bangsamoro for their envisioned society; 2. Determine the problems, sources of dissatisfaction, and grievances of Bangsamoro communities, their causes and possible solutions; and 3. Identify priority projects and programs that respond to the needs and aspirations of Bangsamoro communities, and address sources of dissatisfaction. The results of the CVEs show that most sources of dissatisfaction, aspirations, and priority programs are common to all areas. They also validate the BDF, as the needs and priorities articulated in the CVE results are reflective of it. In turn, the results provide guidance 28 A.1. Economy and Livelihood As expected, issues related to the Bangsamoro economy formed a substantial part of the responses from the CVEs. The Bangsamoro lags significantly behind the rest of Mindanao and the Philippines in Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) and poverty levels as identified earlier, which correlates with the identified major sources of dissatisfaction. This translates directly to the vision and aspirations of the people for a prosperous Bangsamoro with reduced poverty where a dynamic private sector can provide livelihood opportunities and help foster sustainable development. Priority programs to help address the sources of dissatisfaction and attain the vision range from direct livelihoods inputs to infrastructure development in support of livelihoods and specific interventions to help foster a private sector based on Islamic principle of halal. Table 3 presents the top responses identified in the CVEs. Clamor from the Ground CH A PT ER 5 Table 3: Economy and Livelihood-Related Concerns, Aspirations, and Priority Programs Sources of Dissatisfaction Vision and Aspirations Priority Programs Poverty Prosperity Economic program and livelihood assistance Lack of livelihood opportunities Employment and livelihood support Inputs to production (farming, irrigation, aquaculture) Poor transportation network Sustainable development Farm-to-market and municipal roads Unreliable power supply Dynamic private sector Increased power generation capacity High price of inputs to production Economy sensitive to religious diversity Access to finance (microfinance, minicoop, Islamic finance) A.2. Social Development Social development issues were equally prominent in IDPs and their lack of secure housing. Of key importance the responses of participants in the CVEs, reflecting the to the peacebuilding aspect of the BDP is the prevalence substantial lag in social service provision and individual of out-of-school youth (OSY), whose lack of opportunities development outcomes across the Bangsamoro (see Table contributes to a disaffected society susceptible to 4). Poor access to health and education facilities drives nefarious influences, including drugs, gambling and the vision and aspirations, which also reflects the plight of violence, teen pregnancy, and early marriage. Table 4: Social Development-Related Concerns, Aspirations, and Priority Programs Sources of Dissatisfaction Vision and Aspirations Inadequate access to health services Reliable access to health services and facilities and facilities Priority Programs Construction, rehabilitation, and staffing of health centers Poor provision of education (including madaris) Quality educational system reflective School/Madrasah construction and of religious diversity teacher training Lack of housing Resettlement and safe integrated return of migrant communities with reliable housing/shelter Support for “Balik-Bangsamoro” and IDPs including housing, nutrition, and orphan support Poor sanitation Potable water and sanitation system Waste management Drugs/gambling Social safety net system OSY programs/sports centers 29 Bangsamoro Development Plan A.3. Environment and Natural Resources The CVEs reinforced the importance of environmental and sustainable management should be streamlined stewardship across the Bangsamoro (see Table 5). in connection with the economic development of the Many of the Bangsamoro, and also IPs, associate their Bangsamoro. Coupled with this is reliable access to very existence with their natural resources. Therefore, personal and communal lands, conflict in association with the Bangsamoro people’s right continues to be a major issue across Bangsamoro. to self-determination, environmental over which restoration, Table 5: Environment and Natural Resource-Related Concerns, Aspirations, and Priority Programs Sources of Dissatisfaction Vision and Aspirations Priority Programs Environmental degradation Balanced ecology and sustainable environmental stewardship Reforestation/Forestland management and protection Illegal logging/mining Strong regulation of mining industry and enforce forestry laws Conflict-sensitive assessment of mineral potential in Bangsamoro Land conflict Land conflict resolution Land conflict management system Pollution Realized returns of environmental exploitation to communities Enforcement of environmental policy Frequent environmental disasters Reduced environmental disaster susceptibility Disaster Risk Reduction and Management programs (flood protection) A.4. Culture and Identity As with the environment, communities understand part of a peacebuilding effort, supporting the recognition the CAB as an expression of their right to self- and sharing of the various religious and cultural traditions determination. Related to that is the equal expression of of the Bangsamoro people can help foster social cohesion the multicultural societal fabric of the Bangsamoro. As (see Table 6). Table 6: Culture and Identity-Related Concerns, Aspirations, and Priority Programs Sources of Dissatisfaction 30 Vision and Aspirations Priority Programs Lack of respect for ethnic/religious traditions Ethnic and interfaith understanding Cultural preservation programs (museums, memorials, parks) Minimal access to Islamic justice, finance, health, and education facilities Access to culture-specific social, economic, and governance systems Construction of culture-specific facilities (prayer rooms, traditional birthing facilities, cemeteries) Disregard of traditional cultures by the youth Pride in multi-ethnic background of Bangsamoro Peacebuilding and cultural education program Clamor from the Ground CH A PT ER 5 A.5. Governance Transitioning from the ARG structure to the Bangsamoro particularly corruption—will be a priority for the new Government with a parliamentary form, along with the government (see Table 7). Building a new government associated human resource capacity development, will with institutions able to provide citizen security, justice, require substantial effort. At the same time, addressing and job opportunity will have one of the most significant the impacts in breaking the cycle of conflict. governance issues identified in the CVEs— Table 7: Governance-Related Concerns, Aspirations, and Priority Programs Sources of Dissatisfaction Vision and Aspirations Priority Programs Corruption/lack of transparency Good governance Values Transformation Inequitable implementation of laws/ distribution of services Participatory/representative government Transparency and accountability measures in budget utilization Nepotism/political dynasty/electoral fraud Progressive/fair community Electoral reform Injustice/weak judiciary Justice and human rights (including Shari’ah) Implementation of laws Discrimination/tribalism Good inter-ethnic relations Government accountability programs Limited Shari’ah Shari’ah Justice System Implementation of Shari’ah A.6. Security As a socioeconomic development plan, it is difficult for identified by the CVEs (see Table 8). These should, the BDP to address security issues directly. However, therefore, be addressed in parallel by the relevant the protracted history of violence and conflict plays an institutions to create an enabling environment where important part in shaping the views of the Bangsamoro socioeconomic interventions can help foster stability and people. Hence, security was one of the main themes prosperity. Table 8: Security-Related Concerns, Aspirations, and Priority Programs Sources of Dissatisfaction Vision and Aspirations Priority Programs Armed conflict/militarization Peace and stability Police reform/law enforcement promotion/demilitarization Rido Peaceful community environment Reconciliation and unification Crime (kidnapping, rape, human trafficking) Strong enforcement of the law Moral recovery and police operation enhancement Private armies Strong and equitable law enforcement Disbandment of private armies Insecurity/lack of law enforcement Strong police visibility Strict enforcement of laws B. Cross-Validation of Consolidated Outputs Though representative of the geographical and ethnic CVE results were cross-validated and compared with diversity of the Bangsamoro, the CVE process, in the parallel and past processes to ensure they were aligned limited time available, covered only a sample of the with the views expressed by a broader constituency of proposed stakeholders and potential beneficiaries of the BDP. territory and population. However, the 31 Bangsamoro Development Plan B.1. Community Consultations on the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) B.2. Alignment with Previous Regional Analysis of Development Priorities The BTC, in line with its mandate to draft an inclusive Several Official Development Assistance (ODA) partners BBL, conducted an extensive series of community have conducted detailed analyses of the needs and consultations. the priorities of the Bangsamoro people based on community Mindanao Civil Society Organizations Platform for consultations across the ARMM and in potential expansion Peace (MCSOPP), it held more than 120 community areas. Through a desk review, BDP confirmed the consultation sessions across the potential core territory close alignment of the aspirations, needs, and priorities and expansion areas. identified by the CVEs with those described in previous Through a partnership with studies47 in Table 9. In drafting the BDP, the BDA coordinated with MCSOPP to draw on data gathered in the consultations. While the The results of these studies provide a regular polling consultations on the BBL focused primarily on political, of the issues, aspirations, and priorities of Bangsamoro legal, and institutional concerns, the issues identified communities over the past decade of neglect and reinforce by the population through the MCSOPP process, and the continued underdevelopment experienced in the the suggested remedies, closely match those of the CVE Bangsamoro. The alignment of the results of the MCSOPP- exercise. These include the major themes of security, led consultations on the BBL with earlier socioeconomic governance, social services, livelihood, and environment. assessments and development plans, as well as the CVE An overview consolidation of the CVE, CV, and MCSOPP results, confirms that the CVEs provide a sound basis to outputs is in Annex D (Clamor from the Ground). guide the priority programs of the BDP. Table 9: Top Community Priorities Based on Previous Needs Assessments Priority 1 Priority 2 Priority 3 JNA (2005) Livelihood/income above subsistence Water and sanitation Durable housing/protection from natural disaster JICA SERD-CAAM (2009) Livelihood and economic infrastructure Reliable water supply Access to health and education WB and WFP (2010) Money Jobs Food MTF PPA 3 Assessment (2014) Livelihood and employment Capital for businesses Farm inputs, implements, and postharvest facilities ARMM Social Fund Baseline Survey (2014) Money Basic needs Food NOTES 44 See note 32 in Chapter 3, page 16 for the complete listing of the Community Visioning Exercises in selected Bangsamoro areas. 45 Refer to Annex D (Clamor from the Ground) for a full description of the CVE methodology and results. 46 The list in the matrix table is not meant to have correspondence from sources of dissatisfaction, vision, and aspirations to that of the priority programs. The table merely enumerates the responses of communities consulted. 47 These are the World Food Programme and World Bank (2010), Japan International Cooperation Agency (2009), and World Bank (2003 and 2005). 32 Strategy and Recommendations CH A PT ER 6 6 Strategy and Recommendations 33 Bangsamoro Development Plan 6 Strategy and Recommendations A. Overall Goal of the Bangsamoro Development Plan The immediate objective of the BDP is to provide an citizen security, justice and the rule of law. In shifting the immediate short- and medium-term vision and strategy economy toward high value production that improves for the recovery and development of the Bangsamoro overall welfare, promoting inclusive and sustainable based on its unique needs, anchored in justice and growth, ensuring a proper and more transparent and building a peaceful and prosperous society emerging accountable distribution of public funds, and establishing from long years of conflict. The BDP will build the a peaceful and stable society, the BDP will help the foundations of a functioning “just economy” that will Bangsamoro break the vicious cycle of injustice, insecurity, strengthen institutions and promote greater access to and underdevelopment, fostering a virtuous cycle where social services, jobs and economic opportunities, and sustained poverty reduction can take hold (see Figure 7). Figure 7: Transforming a Vicious Cycle to a Virtuous Cycle Source: BDP-CPT 34 Strategy and Recommendations CH A PT ER 6 B. Strategic Interventions C. Priorities The BDP must address these challenges through an integrated Table 10 shows the sequencing of projects/activities approach of transforming the institutions of the state and envisaged during the transition period of Phase I and into restoring confidence among citizens to build a society that is the Bangsamoro Government in Phase II. Further details resilient to external stresses. of the recommended list of projects under the various sectoral concerns are discussed in the next chapter. As However, with limited resources, priority socioeconomic a general principle, priority programs and projects are interventions must be tailored to the local environment and selected on the basis of their ability to restore confidence focused on areas most prone to social exclusion, poverty, and in the peace process and build “inclusive enough violence. coalitions” to support reform. 1. Investments for Social Justice. Increasing access to basic Programs that generate jobs and improve the quality of services and employment and livelihood opportunities life will be a top priority. Those that open up access to are necessary to promote social justice. Where poverty culturally important initiatives, such as Islamic financing, incidence is low but the number of poor people is high halal industry development, support for madaris, and (e.g., in densely populated urbanized communities), cultural activities to record and celebrate the rich history programs must be tailored to target those most in need. of the Bangsamoro people will also be given priority in Where poverty incidence is high but the number of poor the initial period. people is low (e.g., in rural areas), programs must benefit the whole community. Finally, the Bangsamoro will embark on programs that will put the region on track to build legitimate 2. Support to Economic Growth and Production. Where institutions—those with technical capacity and there is potential for improving productivity or expanding accountability—that will sustain the gains of the FAB and capacity, particularly in small-scale enterprise farming CAB. and fishing, programs must open up opportunities for growth. 3. Support to Areas Vulnerable to Conflict and Environmental Shocks. In areas prone to conflict or environmental shocks, or both, programs must address past or current injustice while building a socially cohesive resilient community. In particular, early recovery and humanitarian support is essential. D. Potential Impacts The reduction of violence in ARMM in recent years, combined with regional governance reforms and increased investment from the Central Government, development partners, and the private sector, resulted in economic growth of 3.6% in 2013. During the transition to the Bangsamoro Government, the BDP must, at a minimum, be able to preserve, sustain, and improve these gains. But higher economic growth is necessary to To maximize the benefits, build synergies across the region, catch up with the rest of the nation. and foster a strong common growth objective, interventions will further be designed to ensure points of geographic Central Government spending during the transition convergence across sectoral interventions. With a strong period (2015 to mid-2016) will be a catalyst for growth. complementary institutional reform and strengthening program, Targeted spending toward activities and programs that the BDP will help lift the Bangsamoro to higher sustained accrue to the local economy, particularly in terms of growth in the medium and the long term. inducing local employment, would imply additional 35 Bangsamoro Development Plan Table 10: Sequencing of Recommended Projects/Activities for Phases I and II of the Transition Period Theme 36 Phase I Phase II Economy and Livelihood • Provide basic agricultural assistance to farmers and fishers, including women, to ensure food security • Provide financial support to develop small-scale agricultural and fishery industries • Develop organic farming industry • Conduct analytical and feasibility studies to promote agribusiness investments, and studies to create integrated development zones • Develop Polloc Port and other export processing zones as manufacturing and trading hubs • Promote Bangsamoro as a regional trade partner • Develop economic policies • Promote and establish Islamic microfinance institutions • Accelerate provision of agricultural services and goods to farmers and fishers • Continue development of organic farming industry • Promote growth of the halal food industry • Strengthen Islamic financial institutions • Implement recommendations of analytical/feasibility studies Infrastructure • Provide infrastructure projects along key value-chains to improve economic growth and increase productivity, improve delivery of basic education, and health services, etc. • Provide key energy projects • Conduct feasibility and detailed engineering studies of strategic infrastructure projects • Complete key infrastructure projects started in Phase I • Implement infrastructure projects with completed feasibility and detailed engineering studies Social Services • Write Bangsamoro history textbooks (traditions, culture, governance, and values transformation) • Strengthen provision of basic health services (immunization, nutrition, reproductive healthcare, mobile clinics, etc.) and medical missions • Improve basic education (madrasah, adult education, IP education, OSY programs, scholarships) and technical vocational education • Continue/intensify CCT and CDD programs • Establish social safety nets and protection mechanisms for the most vulnerable groups • Conduct analytical studies in support of long-term improvement of social service delivery • The institutionalization of formal and informal peace education-peacebuilding strategy • Develop curriculum (including the integration of Bangsamoro history for elementary and secondary levels) • Conduct propagation (Da’wah) on Bangsamoro values formation • Accelerate provision of basic education, health services, and sanitation including reproductive health • Strengthen and sustain social safety nets and protection mechanisms established for vulnerable groups • Implement recommendations to improve provision of basic education, health services, and sanitation • Establish centers for women • Implement recommendations of analytical/ feasibility studies Environment and Natural Resources • Conduct analytical and feasibility studies to establish Shari’ah-compliant insurance system • Implement sustainable forest management and reforestation, reef and mangrove rehabilitation projects in selected sites, recruit forest and sea guards, etc. • Conduct capacity-building training programs on DRRM in selected communities • Accelerate implementation of activities on conservation and rehabilitation • Full mobilization and equipping of forest and sea guards • Implement institutional arrangements and measures critical for a successful DRRM response in the selected communities Culture and Identity • Construct public museums, libraries, historical markers, and establishment of Bangsamoro public cemeteries (maqaabir al-‘aam) • Establish Bangsamoro language, orthography, cultural and Da’wah centers • Provide financing for youth and interfaith activities, and grants for textbook development to promote a shared understanding of the Bangsamoro struggle • Promote culture-sensitive and gender-responsive health approaches • Promote tourism development with cultural identity • Attain full operation of public museums, libraries, language/cultural centers, and other programs and projects started in Phase I • Continue support for youth leadership trainings, interfaith activities and similar peace efforts • Strengthen culturally appropriate health systems and approaches • Establish cultural centers for women Strategy and Recommendations Theme Governance, Justice, and Security CH A PT ER 6 Phase I Phase II • Develop a Results-based Monitoring and Evaluation (RbM&E) system • Establish technical assistance facilities for the Bangsamoro, capacity-building of Bangsamoro Government senior and mid-level officials of BTA transition team • Establish satellite offices of key national and regional government agencies in the island provinces • Implement CSO capacity-building programs on monitoring service delivery in the Bangsamoro, Bangsamoro Open Data Portal, regular polling on justice, security and jobs • Establish judicial capacity-building program for judges and lawyers, increase access to legal aid for the poor • Strengthen mediation and reconciliation capacity of community level justice systems (especially on land conflict and rido) • Conduct analytical studies to improve good governance, justice delivery, and security • Institute and implement RbM&E into the government system • Continue implementation of capacity-building programs for the Bangsamoro Government’s senior and mid-level officials • Operational national and regional satellite offices • Implement findings and recommendations of analytical and feasibility studies undertaken in Phase I concession that could improve rapid national economic implementation arrangements are in place, and therefore growth. fund-releases and implementation can proceed without delay. Proposed programs during the transition are projected to reach PhP 225 billion. Around PhP 116 billion is already Figure 8 presents the best-case (high) scenario and covered by planned activities of various government alternative scenarios (low and medium) using different agencies for the period from 2014 to 2016. The financing levels of utilization: 19% for the low scenario and 38% gap of PhP 109 billion corresponds to proposed projects for the medium scenario. Projected growth under the that are not included in programmed budget of the low scenario is 4.1% and 5.5% in 2015 and 2016, government for 2014 to 2016. This allotment of funds for respectively; and under the medium scenario is 6.5% to various programs will have significant impact on economic 8.7%. growth. Figure 8: GRDP Growth Scenarios in Bangsamoro (2011–2016) If inflation (which averaged around 6.5% between 2007 and 2013) remains stable, economic growth is projected to reach as high as 9.7% in 2015 and 12.8% in 2016. This is far above the projected growth at the baseline (i.e., following historical trends) which is at 1.9% in 2015 and 2.4% in 2016. This best-case scenario, however, assumes a high absorptive capacity and at least a 63% utilization rate of funds during the transition. In addition, this assumes that detailed project plans are in place, projects have been approved in principle, contracting out of projects proceeds smoothly, Source: NEDA and BDP-CPT estimate 37 Bangsamoro Development Plan The sources of growth during the transition will rely 55.8% in 2012. This would translate to 300,000 people heavily on government spending, which cannot be rising from poverty. sustained in the medium term. Instead, the gains from improved agriculture practices, infrastructure, and High priority placed on wide delivery of basic social public service should prompt the private sector to services is expected to improve people’s capabilities and participate more vigorously in the regional economy. household welfare. An examination of the post-conflict Building a “just economy” in the Bangsamoro through situation reveals that the most important development the targeted interventions identified in this plan will constraint specific to the region is the level of its human deliver the necessary conditions for the Bangsamoro to resources and human capital. This is borne out, among move to a higher growth path similar to that observed others, by the extraordinarily low levels of education and in Mindanao and the rest of the country in recent years. health and other human-development indicators. An average annual growth rate of 6% to 8% in 2017 to 2022 would help significantly in lifting communities Table 11 presents the targeted improvements on selected out of poverty. Sustained economic growth could human development indicators by the end of the transition reduce poverty incidence to 40% to 42% in 2022 from and the medium term. Table 11: Targets on Human Capital and Household Welfare National (baseline) ARMM (baseline) Transition (end 2016) Medium Term (end 2022) Participation rate in elementary school 95.2% (2012 and 2013) 70.4% (2013 and 2014) 75 to 80% 80 to 85% Participation rate in high school 64.6% (2012-2013) 26.1% (2012-2013) 35 to 40% 55 to 60% 17% (2012) 23% (2012) 18 to 20% 15 to 17% Adults with at least elementary education 83.4% (2010) 54% (2010) 56 to 58% 72 to 74% Households with access to safe water 79.9% (2012) 36.6% (2012) 50 to 60% 60 to 70% Households with access to sanitary toilets 87.2% (2012) 22.5% (2012) 30 to 40% 50 to 60% Immunized children of age at 1 year 69% (2013) 29% (2013) 40 to 45% 60 to 70% 63.0% (2013) 44.2% (2013) 50 to 55% 60 to 70% 88.8% (2012) 58.1% (FIES 2012) 60 to 65% 70 to 75% Inactive youth (between 15 and 25 years old, not in school or labor force) Population with health insurance coverage Households with access to electricity Source: NEDA and BDP-CPT estimate, using data from DepEd-ARMM (EBEIS) and PSA-LFS (2013), CPH (2010), and NDHS (2013) 38 Economy and Livelihood CH A PT ER 7 7 Economy and Livelihood 39 Bangsamoro Development Plan 7 Economy and Livelihood The protracted conflict in the Bangsamoro, combined 3.1% (1996–2008) and 2.5% (2009–2012)49 and a with its accumulated neglect and its geographical population growing annually at approximately 2.3% remoteness, of (2010), the regional economy can barely keep up with insecurity, poverty, marginalization and deprivation, the expanding needs of its residents. As a result, the and underdevelopment (see Chapter 4). This chapter ARMM had the lowest regional per capita output in the discusses the state of the economy and livelihood Philippines in 2013—PhP 29,608 per person, barely a opportunities in the Bangsamoro, using data from the quarter of the national average and lower in real terms ARMM as proxy. It proposes a strategic approach to than per capita output in 2010. has resulted in a vicious cycle development in the Bangsamoro based on leveraging its agricultural potential to spur investment and move Less evident in the official data is an active and far- production up the value-chain. Section 1 assesses reaching informal economy, which provides meager the performance of the Bangsamoro economy across but critical livelihood and employment opportunities to its sectoral composition and describes the impact on marginalized and vulnerable communities operating in a labor force participation, poverty incidence, and food highly imperfect and disconnected market. Data suggest insecurity. Section 2 provides a strategic framework for that close to 60% of workers in Mindanao are involved improving performance and developing in the informal sector, with the share in the ARMM livelihood opportunities for sustainable growth in the being considerably higher. This informal economy is an Bangsamoro. Section 3 outlines a program for economy essential survival tool for poor communities, although and livelihood in the transition. it also includes a “shadow economy” that operates economic A. Context: Economic Performance, Poverty, and Livelihood in the Bangsamoro A.1. Overall Economic Performance Despite recent improvements, economic output, productivity, and incomes in ARMM, it continues to lag significantly behind those of the rest of Mindanao and the Philippines. Though ARMM represents 3.5% of the Philippine population,48 it contributed only 1% of national Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2012. With an average annual growth in GRDP of 40 within it that engages in illicit transactions of weapons, drugs, land, and credit, which are significant drivers of violence.50 Recent governance and policy reforms have nonetheless led to an increase in regional output growth, from an average of 2.9% in the period from 2009 to 2012, to 3.6% in 2013. This opportune starting point must be built upon through well-selected interventions to create momentum for sustainable growth and development in the Bangsamoro. Economy and Livelihood A.2. Composition of the ARMM Economy AFF contributed nearly two-thirds of GRDP (63.5%) in CH A PT ER 7 Figure 9: Sectoral Composition of ARMM GRDP: Four-Year Average (2009–2012) 2009–2012. Services accounted for 31.4% of output and manufacturing contributed the remaining 5.1% (see Figure 9). Though AFF is the dominant sector in the ARMM economy, its performance has been highly uneven and, on average, has registered a decline in recent years, including a 1.1% contraction in 2012 (see Figure 10). Further, as a result of low investment, the agricultural sector specializes in lowvalue crops, such as cassava, corn, coconut and palay (see Figure 11). Similarly, though the ARMM benefits from rich coastal and inland waters and contributes 18% of the national fish catch, the incomes of its fisherfolk remain low because of limited processing facilities. Source: PSA-Regional Income Accounts Figure 10: Agriculture, Fishery and Forestry Sector Growth (1996–2012) The ARMM’s share in the country’s total production is substantial in cassava (45.76%), coffee (12.2%), corn (10.96%), rubber (9.2%), coconut (8.3%), and abaca (7.3%) (see Table 12). However, it is only in cassava (10.7 mt/per ha), coffee (0.8 mt/per ha), sugarcane (59.3 mt/per ha), and abaca (0.6 mt/per ha) where productivity is higher than the national average, while productivity rates in corn (2.6 mt/per ha), coconut (4.1 mt/per ha) and mango (0.6 mt/per ha) are close to the national average. Considering that productivity in agricultural crops in the Philippines Note: Statistical series break beginning 2009 and also at 1985 prices (1996 to 2009 series) and 2000 prices (2009 to 2012 series). Source: PSA-Regional Income Accounts are much lower than in neighboring ASEAN countries,51 improving agricultural productivity in the ARMM would logically serve as a key objective in improving small Figure 11: Nominal Value of Production of Top 10 Major Crops in the ARMM: Five-Year Average (2008–2012) farmers’ income and welfare. The share of the services sector to GRDP has grown in recent years, from 31.4% in 2009 to 32.8% in 2012. However, most service-sector jobs are government jobs, and those in other sectors tend to be low-productivity and low-paying jobs. The tourism sector, which has the potential to provide significantly higher revenues to the region and offer higher compensation for workers, is constrained by security concerns and poor infrastructure despite the natural beauty and amenities that the region Source: DA-BAS can offer. 41 Bangsamoro Development Plan Table 12: Average Annual Production of Key Crops in ‘000 mt (2010–2013) Rice Philippines 17,232.1 Corn Coconut Coffee Cassava Banana Mango Sugarcane Rubber Abaca 7,033.0 15,492.6 87.7 2,224.0 9,034.5 31.2 24,321.6 427.2 67.1 Region IX 608.2 203.6 1,686.2 1.0 35.9 250.4 0.2 0.3 186.1 0.5 Region X 627.4 1,194.8 1,784.0 5.6 545.7 1,720.7 0.4 3,740.4 10.7 2.0 Region XI 422.4 204.8 2,564.8 18.6 14.9 3,652.3 0.9 420.8 14.1 8.9 Region XII 1,262.0 1,185.5 942.5 28.0 53.9 1,119.9 0.5 741.1 162.9 0.9 Region XIII 469.0 91.8 892.4 1.9 25.6 210.4 0.1 0.0 14.1 6.0 ARMM 588.8 771.1 1,290.6 10.7 1,017.6 428.3 2.7 72.5 39.2 4.9 % share of ARMM in Philippines 3.42% 10.96% 8.33% 12.2% 45.76% 4.74% 8.7% 0.3% 9.2% 7.3% Source: DA-BAS Manufacturing comprises only 5.1% of the regional economy and is dominated by micro- and small-scale industries.52 The uncertainty fueled by the security situation discourages entrepreneurs from investing in the region, and keeps their ventures small so these can easily be scaled down in case of urgent situations. As part of the residents’ coping mechanisms, most of these microenterprises contribute little, if any, to the government’s revenues53 or are part of the illegal “shadow economy.” generate a significant number of jobs have been successful and rely heavily on localized security The development of an industrial base is further limited by unreliable power supply, unavailability of skilled labor, lack of access to finance, and some cultural factors (e.g., enforcement of industrial discipline among the workers, which presents a challenge because of existing social hierarchies). Map 3 illustrates existing business establishments and financial services per municipality in Mindanao. Due to the limiting factors described above, these establishments and services are sparse inside the proposed Bangsamoro core territory. 42 Limited access to capital and credit is one of the binding constraints to higher productivity and growth in the ARMM. Total deposits and loans in the region are negligible (see Figures 12 and 13). Inherent market failures in rural areas, combined with the conflict risks, have made financial inclusion and intermediation almost nonexistent. Only 7% of municipalities and cities in the ARMM are serviced by banks, compared with 48% and 63% in Mindanao and the Philippines, respectively. Very few medium- and large-scale enterprises that agreements. A.3. Finance and Credit Furthermore, access to Islamic finance and credit in the region is very limited. The Al-Amanah Islamic Investment Bank of the Philippines, the only bank in the Philippines legally authorized to engage in Islamic financing and credit, has a heavy debt burden and limited reach at the community level. Operations of microfinance institutions are also limited. A survey on the credit sources of residents in the conflict areas reports that the vast majority of respondents rely on family networks as their main source of credit (see Table 13). A.4. Employment and Labor Force Participation The ARMM’s deceptively low unemployment and underemployment rates, as noted earlier, conceal the region’s real problem, which is labor underutilization and Economy and Livelihood CH A PT ER 7 Map 3: Number of Establishments by Municipality (2012) and Municipalities Served by Banks (2013) Source: DTI (2012) and BSP (2014) the poor being trapped in low-productivity, low-income age residents outside the labor force. Over a quarter of jobs. Labor force participation in the ARMM is only employed individuals are unpaid—typically working for 56.0% (2013), which translates to one million working- family-owned businesses. Figure 12: Total Bank Deposits in ARMM (as of end Dec 2013) Figure 13: Total Bank Loans in ARMM (as of end Dec 2013) Source: BSP 43 Bangsamoro Development Plan Table 13: Sources of Credit in the Bangsamoro (2011) Sources of Credit Lanao del Sur Maguindanao Cotabato City Tawi-Tawi Basilan No access 1% 4% - 32% 19% Relatives/friends 97% 84% 81% 48% 79% - - - - - 1% 1% 13% 23% - - 1% 9% - - 1% 1% 15% - - - - 2% - 1% Stores 5% 14% 12% - - Others 2% 2% 2% 11% 2% Charities/NGOs Local lenders/pawnshops Banks Cooperatives Local Government Units (LGUs) Source: WFP and WB (2011) Women and youth make up a disproportionate share of poverty and disaffection, which potentially can lead them the potential but inactive workforce. Women account to violence and undermine social cohesion.54 for 75% of the population outside the labor force. Even allowing for women’s typically low participation in A.5. Poverty Incidence the labor force due to housework and childcare, the As a result of limited employment opportunities, low participation rate in the ARMM is only 32%, compared investment, and lagging growth, the ARMM has the with the national and Mindanao averages of 50% and highest incidence of poverty in the Philippines, more 51%, respectively. than twice the national average (see Figure 14). Three of the ARMM provinces are among the 20 poorest provinces The same factors explain the low unemployment rates in the country, with Lanao del Sur registering the highest among the youth. Youth labor force participation is only poverty incidence at 73.8 in 2012.55 35.1% and almost a quarter of those aged between 15 to 24 are neither in school nor in the workforce (see Table Poverty is also closely linked to displacement, which is 14). Lacking the skills to productively participate in the one of the defining characteristics of conflict in Mindanao. labor market, the out-of-school youth are at high risk of Even minor spikes in violence can lead to large-scale Table 14: Youth Unemployment and Labor Force Participation (2013) Age Labor Force Participation Rate ARMM Rest of Mindanao Philippines ARMM Rest of Mindanao Philippines 15 to 24 (UN definition) 8.6 10.6 16.2 35.1 49.0 46.1 18 to 30 (Official definition) 7.0 9.8 13.7 50.6 64.3 64.3 15 to 40 (Bangsamoro definition) 4.9 6.9 9.8 51.2 62.8 61.6 Source: PSA-LFS (2013) 44 Unemployment Rate Economy and Livelihood population displacement. Between 2000 to 2012, over CH A PT ER 7 Figure 14: Poverty Incidence in ARMM (2006–2012) 40% of families in Central Mindanao were displaced at least once, with a high of 82% in Maguindanao. Displaced populations invariably fare much worse than people who have never been displaced, according to such indicators as food consumption, access to basic services, and trust in government and other ethnic/religious groups.56 Map 4 illustrates the number of households that have been displaced due to armed conflict, infrastructure development, or natural disasters. Even returned households are almost as vulnerable as those Source: PSA (using FIES data) still displaced, since lengthy displacement results in the loss of one or more harvests, absence from school, and in some Poverty and low agricultural productivity contribute to cases, forced sale of capital assets in order to meet basic food insecurity and malnutrition. An assessment of food needs. Displacement thus drives the transmission of poverty security in the five provinces of ARMM57 showed that across generations. 900,000 households, or 46% of the total, had a poor or Map 4: Displaced Households in the Bangsamoro and Surrounding Areas (2009) Note: NHTS data counts households where a family member has been displaced in the last 12 months prior to the survey. Source: DSWD-NHTS (2009) 45 Bangsamoro Development Plan borderline consumption score (i.e., 20% poor and 40% Meanwhile, there is significant human and financial borderline consumption). Lanao del Norte, Lanao del capacity vested in individuals residing outside the Sur, and Maguindanao are particularly badly affected Bangsamoro, both in the Philippines and abroad. Offering by food insecurity, with IDPs being the worst affected, incentives for increased banking and investment in the followed by returned and resettled populations. Bangsamoro, including the transmission of remittances, could provide a multiplier effect on the investments B. Strategic Goals of Bangsamoro Government and development partners. Encouraging young Moro professionals, through B.1. Jumpstarting the Economy scholarships and training packages linked to technical Addressing low-productivity employment, low labor posts, could fill the immediate capacity requirements participation, and unemployment and underemployment to manage the transition to a growing and prospering rates among the youth and women in the Bangsamoro Bangsamoro. shall be a key priority during the transition period. Stability and normalization cannot be guaranteed as long as a large pool of potentially productive workers remains underutilized. B.2. Unlocking Growth Potentials B.2.1. Promoting Agricultural Development The large share that AFF contributes to the regional output Poverty reduction will remain an elusive goal without providing productive employment that will yield decent incomes for the workers. In turn, additional incomes in the hands of poor households will have a multiplier effect in the form of generating greater demands for local goods and services. Rising demand will then jumpstart the local suggests that unlocking the potential of this sector will be key to generating sustainable and inclusive growth. In the transition period, focusing on small- and medium-scale farmers to increase their productivity, supporting links of subsistence production of small farmers to livelihood in the value-chains, and building resilience to climate change economy to reach higher and sustained levels of growth. will have an immediate impact across the Bangsamoro, To attain this goal, the BDP recommends implementation security and provide employment opportunities. In the of cash-for-work programs, particularly among the youth, in the maintenance of public facilities, including roads, canals, irrigation facilities, school buildings and premises, health centers and premises. Upscaling the implementation of the community-driven development (CDD) approach in delivering basic infrastructure facilities to the community would immediately provide hundreds if not thousands of jobs to highly qualified particularly in poor areas, as this will increase food medium term, removing structural barriers to investment in the Bangsamoro region will be essential to sustainable growth (see Map 5). This approach is enshrined in the BBL, which commits the Bangsamoro Government to “advance agriculture as a key development strategy, promote productivity measures, and provide support for farmers and fishers, especially small Bangsamoro youth. landholders and marginal fishers.”58 Training programs on food processing, cottage industry The BBL further states that the Bangsamoro Government and farming/fishing, skills that are demanded by the market, would provide employment opportunities especially for women. Such activities would be viable if accompanied by a small amount of credit to start the business venture. 46 the “shall encourage and support the building up of entrepreneurial capacity in the Bangsamoro…[and] shall provide technical and skills training programs, create livelihood and job opportunities, and allocate equitable preferential rights to its inhabitants.”59 CH A PT ER Economy and Livelihood 7 Map 5: Agro-Edaphic Maps of the Bangsamoro and Adjacent Areas (as of 2012) Source: Manila Observatory (2012) and the Philippine Human Development Report 2012/2013 In line with this, the BDP proposes four complementary strategic growth paths: B.2.1.1. Harness the Potential of Small Farmers, Agricultural Workers, and Fishers The vast majority of workers in the Bangsamoro are a. Harness the potential of small farmers, small farmers, agricultural workers, and fishers. To attain agricultural workers and fishers by increasing food security,60 raise incomes, and meet domestic and their productivity to attain higher income and regional demand, the BDP envisions to: ensure food security. b. Promote private enhancement of sector-led growth agricultural through value-chains, with particular focus on linking small farmers a.Increase the productivity of small farmers, agricultural workers, and fishers; b. Facilitate growth in value of production by and fishers to food processing and commercial cultivating development for export in the medium term. developing new products, and developing linkages c. Promote the growth of the halal food industry. d.Foster sustainable integrated area development planning. crops with higher value-added, to processing facilities; and c. Increase the sector’s resilience to risks, including climate change risks. 47 Bangsamoro Development Plan Given that the region is a net importer of food, raising BDP gives importance to training and seed funding that farm productivity will serve as one of the key thrusts of encourage women and post-school-age youth to join the the Bangsamoro Government to increase income and labor force within the sector development programs. attain food security 61 among its constituents. Increasing farm productivity to bolster the food supply will be an Increasing value of production by diversifying crops immediate first step to ensuring better access of the poor to with higher commercial value, developing new products food at affordable prices. Food security may be achieved from agricultural commodities, and developing linkages in the short term by complementing current production to processing plants and markets can be facilitated output with supply from outside sources. On the other by building a better understanding of the value-chain hand, food self-sufficiency can be a medium- term goal approach to agro-industrial development among the with increased agricultural productivity and better food government agencies, the private sector, and farming logistics. Higher incomes for farmers will be achieved communities. Small farmers and fishers shall be enabled through diversification into crops and activities with higher and encouraged to consolidate their production to value-added. facilitate profitable opportunities for common services (such as cold storage, drying and other postharvest Combined with appropriate information and education facilities) and access to processing facilities; and campaigns, this general thrust for productivity can improve improving the business environment by simplifying labor the nutritional status especially of children, the youth, and regulations, facilitating access to finance, and providing mothers. This can be achieved through (a) agricultural suitable incentives. extension services aimed at improving nutrition and education of the public; (b) adopting sustainable Improving the sector’s resilience to risk will involve a agricultural practices; (c) facilitating access to appropriate much better understanding of the factors impinging on technology, production inputs and market information; (d) farmer risks, particularly factors related to climate change, improved market access through farm-to-market roads and and the design and deployment of appropriate farm transport; (d) small-scale harvesting and irrigation facilities; finance, insurance products, and better crop selection. and (e) improved access to rural finance. Vulnerable groups are particularly susceptible to poverty B.2.1.2. Private Sector-Led Growth: Developing ValueChain and Commercial Production of Crops and exclusion, and will need to be explicitly targeted To promote further private sector investment, restoring across all areas of intervention. Scholarship programs law and order is of paramount importance. In addition, would encourage the youth to return or to stay in school. for agricultural ventures, addressing the widespread land Livelihood opportunities in infrastructure development tenure problems in the region is vital if land access to and maintenance activities could also be reserved for the potential investors is to be guaranteed. Other elements out-of-school youth. that will encourage greater private sector investments in the Bangsamoro are reliable infrastructure; access To provide longer-term employment opportunities for youth, skills-training programs that correspond to to finance, including Islamic finance; improving local governance; and better-trained workers.62 industrial labor requirements would be beneficial, as 48 would agricultural training and provision of inputs. Land and property rights require special and urgent Women, whose labor force participation may be attention. For smallholder farmers, increased land tenure constrained by household requirements, could contribute security can enhance productivity, as it encourages them to household income through food processing, cottage to invest in their land, and also enables them to access industries, or operating trading stands in the home. The financial and property markets. For large-scale investors, Economy and Livelihood CH A PT ER 7 being able to consolidate land resources, through a rallying point for mobilizing resources for investment, contract growing or leasehold agreements, and security infrastructure support, capacity-building, and introduction of tenure over the long-term, are essential to investment of viability. agricultural practices. Its impact would cascade all the better technologies for improved and efficient way down to the community level, involving micro-, Providing these conditions could generate employment small-, or medium-scale farming, as well as processing opportunities for thousands of landless agricultural activities associated with food crops, livestock and poultry, workers. The present uncertainty of ownership and aquaculture/mariculture, fruits, and vegetables. overlapping ownerships are a significant obstacle to development and must be addressed. The BBL provides Targeting both issues of low farm productivity and low that land management is a concurrent power between value of farm produce, the the Bangsamoro Government and Central Government, food industry could ride on the opportunities offered by the exercise of which will require coordinated long-term the burgeoning global halal economy, the comparative engagement to clarify. advantage of halal agriculture and food in the Philippines development of the halal and in the ASEAN region, and the benefits of a cohesive Also, the BBL stipulates that the Bangsamoro and integrated value-chain. Since the emphasis is on Government shall institute processes for improved improving the value-chain and linking the farmers to the land management. This will be possible with adequate halal food industry, the benefits of interventions are most information on the current situation. In the immediate felt in increasing the value of farm produce. term, the BDP will support surveying of existing land titles and claims and an assessment of the existing land Apart from linking the farmers to the halal food processors management institutions. In the medium term, priority and markets, appropriate technologies and knowhow shall be given to the formulation and passage of a would be the main intervention in increasing farm yields. Bangsamoro Land Use Act. Furthermore, by improving technologies and the value of the farm produce, farms (and farmers) become more Promoting the development of value-chains will result resilient to price and financial risks. in the creation of new products and encourage the development of a food processing industry. This will At the heart of this strategy is intensive promotion and generate more jobs and provide the impetus for the development of halal organic farming as a sustainable growth of the manufacturing sector. The latter will be source of food that is compliant with the Islamic dietary based initially on food processing but eventually can code. Organic farming is a fast-emerging sector in proceed to light industrial products as the supply of agriculture, with a niche market of its own in the Philippines trained workers increases. and in nearby regional and other international markets. The 63 B.2.1.3. Promote a Robust Halal Food Industry strategy for the halal food industry is, therefore, an entry point in resuscitating an ailing agriculture sector, with halal Successful development of the halal food industry hinges organic farming at its core.Over and above the steps to on implementation of a strategy along the lines proposed be taken to revitalize the agriculture sector in general, the for the development of the Bangsamoro agriculture thrust of the actions to get the halal food industry up and sector. The strategy for the halal food industry is an running would include the following: integral part of that strategy. a.Enacting and on halal of policies and accreditation and Development of the halal food industry could be a regulatory flagship economic program. This certification, labeling, and food safety; industry provides laws strengthening 49 Bangsamoro Development Plan b.Designing and implementing an incentives of development. These can involve physically or culturally code for halal-compliant ventures, particularly sensitive areas, including locations where security issues for smallholders and small- and medium-scale would preclude private sector interest, at least in the short enterprises; term, due to the level of risk involved. c.Strengthening the institutions responsible for the promotion and development of the halal industry, Aside with particular emphasis on extension and support plans for areas under this approach will be “complete services to smallholders and small-scale enterprises plans” incorporating physical and social infrastructure. engaged in halal food production; It is important for these interventions to serve as signals of from attention given to productive activities, d. Developing and implementing a capacity-building intent of the Bangsamoro Government to ensure inclusive, program for extension service providers, trainers, spatially sensitive, and sustainable development to targeted and smallholders, and encouraging state universities underdeveloped communities. and colleges to engage in research and introduce new courses to develop the halal industry; and e. Developing and implementing a Determining locations and appropriate types of interventions sustained across the Bangsamoro will require significant study and information and communication program on halal assessment. In environmentally sensitive river basins where food. integrated planning focuses on watershed protection, a significantly different approach to securing water catchments More detailed actions will be articulated in a revised and and ensuring sustainable forest management will be needed enhanced Regional Halal Food Industry Development from that to be applied in former MILF camps, which could Master Plan. This be redeveloped into integrated agribusiness hubs in peaceful endeavor will require substantial financial resources but identification and validation of and productive communities. production zones as embodied in the Halal Industry Development Framework could catalyze an industry Regardless of the type of intervention, integrated area buildup in which infrastructure support, financial development programs can be significant sources of resources, capacity-building, and technical support, employment for displaced populations, returnees, and would be focused for better utilization. demobilized forces, with the added benefit of helping foster social cohesion. The Bangsamoro Government could encourage the private sector to take the lead in such an endeavor by The specific approach of the Bangsamoro—such as location providing the enabling environment and appropriate selection criteria, private sector involvement, and transition incentives and other support programs. In some plans—will have to be studied carefully to ensure both the instances, however, public-private sector partnerships sustainability of investments and the maximization of social may be the most appropriate route. and economic benefits. The BDP recommends conducting a study on promoting climate-resilient agriculture through B.2.1.4. Fostering Sustainable Integrated Area Development Planning Sustainable 50 integrated area development integrated area development planning, and a study on transforming MILF camps into agribusiness centers. planning recognizes that some areas are environmentally fragile While other locations will require further assessment, or have special characteristics that require a significant Polloc Port is being considered in this Plan as a potential degree of government intervention, or may require the manufacturing and trade hub that will later distribute other close consideration of cultural and social dimensions supportive industries in other areas of the Bangsamoro. It is Economy and Livelihood CH A PT ER 7 located in a cove perfect for large vessels to berth and to A comprehensive study needs to be conducted during load and unload cargo. Its location and size is perfect as the transition period on how to develop Polloc Port and a Regional Export Processing Zone. The BDP will support other ports declared as export processing zones to become necessary assessments that will lead to the attainment of the growth hubs for the manufacturing industry in the this goal for Polloc Port. Bangsamoro, including the appropriate policy environment that would need to be adopted. As with export processing B.2.2. Promoting the Development of the Manufacturing Sector Given the low labor-force participation zones elsewhere, it is critical that an open trading policy be adopted in these zones to ensure their success. rate and the initially limited labor-absorptive capacity of the agricultural sector, measures must be implemented to promote the rapid growth of the manufacturing sector in the Bangsamoro, particularly labor-intensive manufacturing, primarily related to food processing. The region’s abundant land and labor supply, relatively low wages, and geographically strategic location are advantages that will enable the Bangsamoro area to attract sizeable investments in industry. For this to happen, the Bangsamoro Government will need to (a) ensure the security of investors and their investments, (b) provide the policy environment conducive for greater private sector participation, (c) upgrade the skills of the labor force, and (d) address the lingering energy shortage. Rapid expansion of the manufacturing sector is unlikely to be achieved in the short term but will be within reach of the Bangsamoro in the medium term. Many elements are already in place, assuming that security is guaranteed. Natural locations for new manufacturing industries can B.2.3. Extractive Industries The Bangsamoro is generally regarded as having significant potential in the extractive industries. Though more geological studies need to be conducted, the potential revenues from a well-managed extractive industry would contribute considerably to the region’s fiscal autonomy. However, extractive industries can take more than a decade before yielding any revenue for the state. To attract investors, the Bangsamoro could generate geological data for use of potential developers to assess technical and financial viability. The Bangsamoro must also be cognizant of the inherent risks of environmental degradation and social displacement by large-scale of geological resource development. The BDP supports the development information-based feasibility and engineering studies, while the institutional and capacity development requirements of managing and regulating extractive industries in the Bangsamoro continue to be assessed. Polloc Port is ideal as a Regional Export Processing Zone. B.2.4. Developing a Tourism Industry in the Bangsamoro Second, the Bangsamoro Government will have authority The Bangsamoro has some of the most diverse and under the BBL to pass measures that will facilitate the entry unique natural resources in the Philippines and a rich of private sector investors, ranging from giving appropriate cultural history that can yield significant revenues from land rights and access arrangements to offering incentives tourism. The impediments to large-scale development to potential investors. Third, the export processing zone of the tourism potential have been the security situation could be expanded to other viable areas, such as the and poor infrastructure and connectivity. There are also Bongao Port in Tawi-Tawi where active trading is already environmental and cultural conservation concerns (see taking place with neighboring Sabah Island. Chapters 10 and 11). be found in and around the region’s major ports. First, 51 Bangsamoro Development Plan However, the political and social stability resulting from the order and an improved business and investment climate, peace agreement makes it opportune for the Bangsamoro development banks, commercial banks, and rural banks to lay the groundwork for private-sector development of will step forward to provide financial support, among the tourism industry. Areas of particular natural or cultural others, to enterprises in the informal sector that wish to significance, such as Central Mindanao and Tawi-Tawi, move into the formal sector to take advantage of the new could be targeted with specific normalization interventions economic environment. Islamic banking and finance regarding should be viewed as a system, and thus it is critical that security and governance to encourage investments. the foundations be set for developing institutions and products across all these aspects of the sector, including Conservation and sustainability measures will need to banking, capital markets, microfinance, and insurance. be prioritized alongside the improvement of security conditions. Supportive access infrastructure, improved This must further be viewed from the national as well as tourism facilities, competitive prices for tourism amenities from the Bangsamoro perspective, recognizing the legal and food, and capacity-building of key actors (from mandate of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and managers to staff) are important requisites for developing the other Central Government instrumentalities, and taking sector. into consideration the wider national market for Islamic financial products. The banking system’s development To realize the potential of tourism for significant should not be rushed; it should be driven by business and employment creation, training programs in tourism industry economic rationales, with market forces and the people’s skills could be instituted, with particular focus on women emerging needs being allowed to determine the optimal and the out-of-school youth. Demobilized MILF forces mix of products. could also be trained as guides, considering their extensive knowledge of the region and its history. B.2.5. Improved Access to Credit and Strengthened Islamic Banking and Finance The legislative base would need to be wide and flexible enough to enable the market to do its work, recognizing the rapid evolution of Islamic financial products and their delivery mechanisms. The BSP is working with the other At this stage, both conventional and Islamic banking pertinent agencies to lay the groundwork for the necessary and finance facilities will inevitably have to coexist in legislative and institutional agenda. The aim is to provide the Bangsamoro. An orderly development of both the the appropriate regulatory framework for licensing and conventional and Islamic systems, leading to a better spread supervision of Islamic banking and other Islamic financial of financial risks over the economy, would include: instruments in the country, especially in the Bangsamoro. a. Promoting healthy competition, resulting in increased market discipline and improved customer service and Having the legal framework for Islamic banking and value; finance at the national level would reduce the need b. Increasing the deposit base, as products like tabun hajj for legislative action by the Bangsamoro Government. (a savings account for the annual pilgrimage to Mecca) The Bangsamoro Government would need to work with are introduced; and the BSP and the Financial Services Forum (FSF) on this c. Enabling Muslims and non-Muslims alike to choose legislative and institutional agenda. the financial tools that are most appropriate for their needs. Various options are available to the Bangsamoro authorities in establishing an Islamic banking presence 52 All facets of the conventional banking system will have in the region. One is for the Bangsamoro Government a role to play in the future Bangsamoro. With peace and to establish its own Islamic bank, which could be a new Economy and Livelihood CH A PT ER 7 entity or a revived Al-Amanah. If this scenario is chosen, it Given the dominance of informal activity in the would be beneficial to encourage private entities to engage Bangsamoro also in providing Islamic banking and financial services in collateral over property and land, Islamic microfinance the region. facilities could play a major role in expanding the and the difficulties associated with economic base. However, there is a need for service Alternatively, conventional banks could be allowed to open providers with outreach to the rural areas where the “Islamic windows” in their operations, or even establish need for support is greatest, and a need for suitably fully pledged Islamic subsidiaries. Foreign banks may also designed and affordable instruments tailored to the want to enter the market, which could be through joint needs of the Bangsamoro market. In the Philippines, ventures or technical/management agreements with local cooperatives and NGOs are likely to be the initial banks that lack know-how in Islamic banking. conduits for Islamic microfinance instruments, although rural banks may also be willing to perform that role.66 Some interest has been expressed by local and foreign commercial banks to take over the Al-Amanah and use The Muhammadiyah model of Indonesia is worth it as springboard for introducing a wider range of Islamic exploring for its applicability to the Bangsamoro. This banking and finance instruments. model also introduces micro-Takaful (micro-insurance) as protection to reduce risk associated with the possibility of Another option is encouraging the establishment and losses. There is certainly a demand for insurance against growth of Islamic capital markets, which can be achieved crop failure by farmers in the Bangsamoro, although the if the Central Government removes discriminatory taxation necessary premiums may currently be beyond reach. policy against Islamic financial instruments. Underpinning Islamic banking and financial instruments Islamic capital markets probably offer the fastest route for is the need to ensure that Shari’ah compliance introducing Islamic banking and financial products into arrangements are in place. The BSP is exploring the Bangsamoro. The Bangsamoro Government and local this matter within the context of its legislative and government units could consider meeting their “borrowing” institutional review, and the Bangsamoro Government needs through the sukuk, as the drive toward financial would need to engage with the BSP on this issue. The integration in the ASEAN region (and Asia) is expected to best course of action for the Bangsamoro and the provide a platform for the local development of sukuk, Philippines would need to be explored and could given the growing importance of these instruments in involve adopting interim measures, including tapping ASEAN countries, particularly Indonesia, Malaysia and ASEAN expertise. 64 Brunei. A communications strategy, based on careful Use of sukuk is suited for public-private partnerships (PPP) socioeconomic research, would be needed to educate and could form a significant component of the economic the public on the principles of Islamic banking and development thrust in the Bangsamoro, particularly as a finance and on the products that would be available. means to finance infrastructure in support of critical private- This strategy would need to address all stakeholders, sector projects. Major private-sector projects in the region Muslim and non-Muslim alike. Commercial aspects as could also be encouraged to use sukuk in financing their well as the ethical and religious underpinnings would operations. The financing can be organized onshore or need to be emphasized. offshore, and can be arranged without having to establish an institutional base in the Bangsamoro or even in the A program is also recommended for developing the Philippines. necessary capacity and skills of public institutions— 65 53 Bangsamoro Development Plan national and regional—for overseeing the development Together with the BIMP-EAGA, the AEI will increase of Islamic banking and finance. There is a dearth of market opportunities for goods and services produced by skills relating to Islamic financial instruments in the local member countries. banking and financial industry that needs to be addressed. Some of it can be addressed through technical assistance The Bangsamoro region’s limited production and export and overseas training, but local academic support would capability may prevent it from immediately accessing the be critical. There will also be a need to explore means to enlarged market base provided by region-wide economic support financially the development of suitable courses in cooperation. academic establishments. However, BIMP-EAGA presents an important Of immediate concern is the capacity of the national opportunity for Bangsamoro entrepreneurs to learn institutions and the dynamics of international trade and eventually to administrative groundwork for establishing an Islamic access the regional export market given the advantage banking and finance system, and the capacity of the of physical proximity to the other ASEAN countries of Bangsamoro authorities to oversee its “on-the-ground” the BCT. Aside from export markets, these countries’ penetration. Immediate efforts would be needed to obtain markets for competitively priced food and fuel and technical assistance, and to organize a core team within the other production inputs could induce their investors to Bangsamoro to interface with the BSP and the FSF in laying consider the Bangsamoro region as a viable production the groundwork for the legislative and institution agenda. location. B.2.6. Promoting Active Participation in Regional Economic Cooperation The Bangsamoro Government, through intergovernmental The Bangsamoro is one of the Philippines’ closest points that it is represented in trade missions and negotiations in to the rest of the ASEAN region. Trade between its islands the AEI and the BIMP-EAGA. It would need to encourage and neighboring islands in Malaysia and Indonesia was the Bangsamoro private sector to participate in these extensive prior to Western colonization. The establishment events actively, as they will lead the development of a of the Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Bangsamoro export industry. to lay the necessary legislative bodies created for this purpose, would need to ensure Philippines-East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) 67 recognized these historical ties among the islands in the B.2.7. Labor Market Policies sub-region and declared that its founding was merely The segmentation of the labor market between the a reassertion of the “pre-colonial ties” binding these places together. The sub-regional economic grouping consequently gained traction immediately after its establishment, with private-sector groups in the four countries spearheading economic cooperation and their governments providing the policy environment for increasing trade. In 2015, the economies of the ASEAN member-countries will be integrated under the ASEAN Economic Integration (AEI) program, under which restrictions on the movement of most goods, the provision of services and the movement of persons will be brought down to essential levels. 54 the formal and informal sector is more pronounced in the Bangsamoro because a sizeable part of the labor force is in the latter. Informal employment in the Bangsamoro can be explained by a situation of both exclusion and voluntary exit. In the former, the lack of productive employment option and of unemployment insurance compels the poor segment of the society to take lowproductivity jobs, typically in the informal sector, rather than to end up being unemployed.68 In the latter, informality has been associated with lack of productive economic opportunities, which are often attributed to scale and prevalence of violent conflict Economy and Livelihood CH A PT ER 7 in the region. This means that informal arrangement is a promote further informality with adverse consequences preferred setup by the households and enterprises to cope on overall productivity and economic performance. with conflict risks.69 Labor policies should be flexible and less restrictive. Deepening of the economy demonstrated by an influx of Employment protection programs must reflect local local and foreign direct investments in the Bangsamoro will conditions in setting welfare standards. At the very not happen overnight. It is expected that the excess labor least, ensuring safe working environment, protection of supply in the Bangsamoro will not be absorbed immediately child labor, and non-voluntary social assistance (e.g., into the formal sector—except for those who will be Conditional Cash Transfer) must be instituted in the running the new regional government administration. informal sector. Along with Pag-IBIG and Social Security System contributions, these employment protection It will gain its momentum once the Bangsamoro programs will be extended to the formal sector and consolidates its economy over the medium and the long scaled up over time. term. Among labor rules in the formal sector that stand Hence, the labor market policies that the Bangsamoro out to have adversely affected domestic and foreign shall adopt will need to put a premium on increasing companies in the country—and this will hold true in the productivity in the region through attraction of labor- Bangsamoro—are the non-consultative determination intensive in of minimum wage, lack of freedom in the application education and trainings on specific skill sets. This should of fixed term contracts (e.g., six-month minimum be complemented by other active labor market assistance requirement for regularization of new employees), and such as job facilitation services by the Department of restrictive policies governing dismissal of workers. To Labor and Employment (DOLE)70 or the Bangsamoro facilitate investment and job creation, there should labor ministry, and it can even start much earlier among be preference to relying on collective bargaining students through guidance counseling services at schools. mechanisms in minimum wage setting to reflect the At the same time, labor policies must avoid excessive local market conditions and to give companies greater job protection that can otherwise impede job creation or flexibility in hiring workers.71 investments and sustained investments 55 Bangsamoro Development Plan C. Summary of Priority Programs Table 15: Priority Economy and Livelihood Programs Objectives Increasing farm productivity and income Priority Programs Bangsamoro Sustainable Agriculture Program Assisting in ensuring food security particularly to vulnerable groups Increasing halal-certified producers and service providers • Support for smallholder farmers and fishers, including enterprise development and training and incentive programs • Irrigation, postharvest facilities • Support to private sector value-chain and commercial development • Develop the halal food industry (including organic farming) • Integrated Area Development, including study on how to transform MILF camps into flourishing enterprise units in the Bangsamoro • Study of promoting climate-resilient agriculture through integrated area development planning • Develop “Cash-for-Work” Program, particulalry for vulnerable groups Massive Job Creation Packages, including Creative Service Delivery • Scholarships/trainings, functional literacy programs, skills and jobs matching • Support for micro and small entrepreneurs • Small skills programs (i.e. skills training, capacity-building, proposal making, etc.) • Hiring of community facilitators for scaled-up community-driven development (CDD-BRIDGE) • Mass mobilization of health and education workers Bringing back out-migrated human and financial capital Balik-Bangsamoro Program • Incentives for increased banking/investment in the Bangsamoro, including remittances • Incentives for young Moro professionals (scholarships and trainings, with required technical posts) Trade openness (long-term) Establishing Open Trade in the Bangsamoro • Feasibility studies for Polloc and Bongao Ports and other areas as manufacturing and trading hubs in the Bangsamoro • Mainstreaming cross-border trade • Study on the impact of adopting an open trading policy in the export processing zones • Representation of Bangsamoro Government and private sector in trade missions and negotiations Improving access to credit Banking and Finance • Bangsamoro Fund Facility • Microcredit according to Shari’ah finance system • Study on promoting the development of Islamic banking and finance Peace Tourism: It’s Even More Fun in the Bangsamoro • Scoping for eco-, cultural, and resort tourism in the Bangsamoro areas • Support infrastructure • Specific normalization efforts (governance and security) • IEC campaign, skills training (livelihood) Assessing/Prospecting the Viability of the Extractive Industry Sector • Development of geological database • Analysis of institutional and capacity development requirements for management and regulation of extractive industries • Feasibility studies of development of extractive industry Higher labor force participation (especially for inactive youth) Higher household income Bridging the labor supply gap Support for long-term fiscal autonomy and development (for medium- to long-term measurement) 56 Components Economy and Livelihood CH A PT ER 7 NOTES 48 The population of ARMM was estimated at 3.3 million as of August 2010 (Philippine Statistics Authority and UN World Food Programme). 49 The National Statistical Coordination Board (now under the PSA) adopted a new methodology that updates the computation of the gross regional income accounts beginning 2009. Hence, caution should be exercised in comparing the levels and growth rates of the GRDP time series before and after 2009. 50 See Lara and Schoofs (2013) and International Alert (2014). 51 Dy and Adriano (2013). 52 Japan International Cooperation Agency (2010). 53 The World Bank (2011) and Lara and Schoofs (2013). 54 The World Bank (2014). 55 Refer to Annex E (Poorest Provinces and Municipalities in the Philippines) for the list of the poorest provinces and municipalities in the country. 56 World Food Programme and World Bank (2011). 57 World Food Programme (2013). 58 “Proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law,” Article XIII, Section 23. 59 Ibid., Section 24. 60 The concept of “food security” has four dimensions: (a) food availability, the physical presence of food in sufficient amounts;( b) food access, the ability to acquire food, whether by producing or purchasing food; (c) food utilization, the nutritional value of food as well as the ability of the body to make use of the nutrients in food; and (d) stability, the ability to maintain food availability, access, and utilization at all times, especially during emergency and post-emergency situations, in cases of local or global price increases, and other shocks and stresses. Refer to UN-WFP (2014). The first relates to the agricultural productivity objective; the second on the efficient distribution of food (supply chain or logistics); the third requires informing and educating the public on maintaining proper nutrition; and the fourth pertains to maintaining buffer stock to meet the emergency requirements of the public in times of emergency or sudden supply shortfall of strategic food commodities. Attaining food security therefore requires planning for each of these dimensions. 61 Attaining food security is the first order goal of increasing farm productivity and income given the urgent need to immediately improve the welfare of the poor Bangsamoro. 62 Refer to Dy (2004 and 2005) and Wallace (2003). 63 The rise in the agricultural development ladder can be accelerated if the Bangsamoro Government promotes the development of agricultural products wherein it has “revealed comparative advantage.” See Yifun Lin (2012). Aldaba (2014) further expounded on this by identifying the following crops/products wherein Mindanao (including the Bangsamoro area) has “revealed comparative advantage.” These were fixed vegetable fats, oil and others; tobacco, unmanufactured; vegetable fibers; tropical agriculture such as fruits and nuts, fruits preserved and prepared, etc.; fish prepared and preserved; wood manufactures; raw materials such minerals and non-mineral resources; and labor-intensive industries such as garments manufacturing. Also refer to Adriano (2014). 64 Certificates of ownership in a pool of underlying assets in which the certificates are of equal value. 65 The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) has taken steps toward Islamic finance. It has announced 61 of its listed companies as Shari’ah compliant stocks. The ultimate goal is to develop a market index of these Shari’ah compliant issuers, which the PSE hopes to launch in 2015. 66 Donors could be encouraged to expand their programs involving financial support to small farmers based on Islamic principles. These could be channeled through rural banks wishing to move away from conventional banking towards Islamic financing, cooperatives, and accredited NGOs. Associated with the financial support could be appropriate technical support, so enhancing the capacity of these organizations to sustain their programs over the longer term without the support of donors. 67 Brunei Darrusalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area. 68 de Dios and Dinglasan (2014). 69 The World Bank (2011). 70 DSWD also offers job matching services for the poor. 71 Sicat (2010). 57 Bangsamoro Development Plan 58 Infrastructure CH A PT ER 8 8 Infrastructure 59 Bangsamoro Development Plan 8 Infrastructure Infrastructure72 is indispensable to promoting sustained Philippines where agglomeration has spawned rapid growth social growth. At present, many existing national, provincial, cohesion. It facilitates travel and trade by reducing municipal, and barangay roads in the ARMM are transaction costs and creating markets. It facilitates the dilapidated. The ARMM and the surrounding conflict- and development and encouraging mobility of people in search of better lives and economic reward, and it provides better access to social services. Figure 15: National Road Density (2012) However, chronic insecurity—combined with rentseeking by local officials, local political clans, and private armed groups—has driven up the costs of infrastructure development and deterred contractors who fear for their lives and safety. As a result, despite substantial capital investment from the Central Government, the Bangsamoro suffers from a significant infrastructure deficit. A. Context: A Fragmented and Overstretched Infrastructure Network Figure 16: Ratio of Paved National Roads (2012) A.1. Road Network Good infrastructure enables cheaper and faster movement of people and goods and services. It enables farmers, fishers, and other producers to get their products to the markets efficiently, thereby maximizing their returns. It increases labor mobility and, by reducing the financial and opportunity costs of travel, improves opportunities for viable tourism. Connective infrastructure will be crucial for the Bangsamoro to benefit from a spillover of growth from production centers in Mindanao and elsewhere in the 60 Note: Bangsamoro figures do not include data from six municipalities in Lanao del Norte and 39 barangays in North Cotabato due to difficulty of data attribution. Source: BDP-CPT estimate and JICA-Philkoei International, Inc. (using DPWH, DPWHARMM data) Infrastructure affected provinces have a road density of only 0.028 CH A PT ER 8 Figure 17: Ratio of Paved Farm-to-Market Roads in ARMM (2005) kilometer of road per square kilometer of land area (see Figure 15). This is the worst road penetration rate in the country. The ratio of paved national roads in the ARMM is better than in the rest of Mindanao and the rest of the Philippines (see Figure 16). However, the percentage of paved farm-tomarket roads (FMRs) in the ARMM is very low (see Figure 17). As a result of poor connection of tertiary roads to the main highway, farmers face great difficulties and price disadvantages in bringing their goods to processing and marketing centers.73 Source: JICA-Philkoei International, Inc. (using DAR-ARMM and the World Bank’s 2005 Joint Needs Assessment of Conflict Areas in Mindanao report) Figure 18: Ratio of Irrigated to Estimated Irrigable Area (2000–2012) The dilapidated condition of roads in the ARMM, low pavement ratio, slow road network development, and poor road design indicate institutional and capacity deficiencies. The factors for these include poor maintenance procedures, inadequate provision of maintenance funds, and poor project implementation by agencies such as DPWH, DPWH-ARMM, and engineering offices of LGUs. These could be traced to neglect by past administrations, which led to low productivity and limited income opportunities for rural communities. In the short term, priority will need to be given to, Source: DA-BAS addressing the main bottlenecks of connectivity, including developed according to the requirements of the locality the poor condition of FMRs and the incomplete and and the type of crops. The needs of a growing population unpaved national roads and main arterial roads. Ongoing for potable water and the needs of farms for water to projects included in the General Appropriations Act (GAA) increase their productivity will need to be balanced. could be completed during the transition period. Construction of irrigation facilities will also have to consider adaptability to climate change. A.2. Irrigation Irrigation, which allows several harvests per season, is vital The priority needs for the irrigation subsector in BCT to increasing farmer productivity, particularly in the rice include: (a) development and construction of national subsector. The ARMM has the lowest irrigated area relative and communal irrigation systems and (b) development of to potentially irrigable land, at only 25.8% (see Figure 18). LGU capacities to assist in maintaining irrigation canals It should be noted, however, that irrigation requirements and communal irrigation systems. differ among crops. Rice requires a relatively abundant supply of water, while corn, cassava, coconut, and banana, A.3. Airports and Seaports which are the main crops in the Bangsamoro, require less Three principal airports (Awang, Sanga-Sanga, and Jolo) water. Different irrigation systems and facilities need to be and three community airports (Malabang, Cagayan 61 Bangsamoro Development Plan de Sulu, and Wao) serve the BCT (see Map 6). The ASEAN region and to release the economic potential of the Bangsamoro has no international airport. The principal Bangsamoro. airports in nearby regions (i.e., Laguindingan in Cagayan de Oro, General Santos, and Zamboanga City) serve as The priority needs of airports in the BCT include new important entry points to the BCT. There are four base passenger terminal facilities, security equipment, baggage- ports (Jolo, Bongao, Lamitan, and Malabang), 11 sub-ports, handling equipment, parking facilities, firefighting equipment, and five private ports managed by the ARMM’s Regional navigation facilities, and widening and lengthening of Ports and Management Authority. The Regional Economic runways and aprons. In seaports, the priority concerns are Zone Authority manages Polloc Port, a key facility for the underutilization of Polloc Port and the need to improve regional economic development. The Philippine Ports or rehabilitate port facilities. Institutional and capacity Authority manages Isabela Port in Basilan. weaknesses are likewise serious concerns, as evidenced by unclear delineation of responsibility, poor maintenance, and Despite intermittent improvements and rehabilitation efforts, key facilities (Awang Airport and Polloc and Bongao Ports) require comprehensive upgrading to A.4. Power Sector international standards, as these will be needed to The challenges in power generation and supply in the island promote trade in the BIMP-EAGA sub-region and provinces of Bangsamoro are different in character from Map 6: Major Airports and Seaports in Mindanao (2014) Source: DPWH (2014) 62 inadequate allocation of funds for maintenance. CH A PT ER Infrastructure 8 those in the mainland provinces of Mindanao. The five supply; (b) increased collection efficiencies of ECs; (c) electric cooperatives in Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi have viable solutions to the problem of illegal connections; small loads,74 high supply-chain costs, and a dispersed and (d) improving the capacity of ECs to forge innovative customer base. They lack large industrial or commercial arrangements that will encourage power generation loads. while raising collection fees. In Basilan, Sulu, and TawiTawi, the top priority involves availability and reliability On the main island, the two electric cooperatives (ECs) of electricity supply, and the promotion of a culture of (i.e., LASURECO in Lanao del Sur and MAGELCO in payment for service among consumers. Maguindanao) are connected to the main Mindanao grid and, therefore, benefit from the much lower cost of bulk A.5. Flood Control power (see Table 16). However, these networks have Flooding in low-lying areas of the BCT, particularly in been starved of investment, and although there are some Maguindanao, is a continuing concern. The problem is industrial or commercial loads, the two ECs suffer from perennial in river systems of the Mindanao River Basin frequent power shortages in the Mindanao grid as a whole. (MRB)—such as the Rio Grande de Mindanao, AmbalSimuay River, Kabulnan River, and Libungan-Alamada As a result, though coverage at the municipal and barangay River—and wetlands, such as Ligawasan Marsh, Ebpanan levels is nearly universal across the Bangsamoro, the Marsh and Libungan Marsh. During the rainy season household electrification rate is only 34% as compared or periods of high precipitation in the upper reaches with the national rate of 74%; illegal connections are of the MRB, excess run-off water flows toward the sea, pervasive; and service fee collections are poor. passing near Cotabato City, causing flooding there and in surrounding areas. The most flood-prone areas in the For mainland Mindanao, the priority gaps/needs in the BCT are Cotabato City in Maguindanao; Sultan Kudarat power subsector include: (a) a more reliable electricity (Nuling) and Parang in Maguindanao; Munai in Lanao Table 16: Status of Electrification in ARMM (2013) ARMM Status of Electrification Municipalities/ Cities Coverage Energized % Tawi-Tawi Electric Cooperative, Inc. 9 100 Siasi Electric Cooperative, Inc. 2 Sulu Electric Cooperative, Inc. Basilan Electric Cooperative, Inc. Barangays Energized completed % 186 186 100 0 100 66 66 100 16 100 330 330 14 100 269 2 100 Lanao del Sur Electric Cooperative, Inc. 41 Maguindanao Electric Cooperative, Inc. Cagayan de Sulu Electric Cooperative, Inc. Total Potential Connections Unenergized Potential Energized completed % 47,000 12,137 26 0 13,000 3,604 28 100 0 85,000 24,218 28 269 100 0 75,000 38,818 52 17 17 100 0 5,000 1,895 38 100 1,175 1,175 100 0 138,000 56,357 41 30 100 404 398 99 0 116,000 26,303 23 114 100 2,447 2,441 99 0 479,000 163,332 34 Source: NEA (2013) 63 Bangsamoro Development Plan del Norte; Balo-i Kapatagan, Bubong, Ditsaan-Ramain, to begin by ensuring the security of telecommunications Taraka, Tamparan, Lumbayanague, and Masiu in Lanao personnel and investments. del Sur; Pikit in North Cotabato; Jolo in Sulu; and Isabela City in Basilan. B. Strategic Goals Some BCT areas are also prone to other types of disasters, The overall strategic goal is to develop a well-planned, including storm surges, heavy siltation/landslides, earthquakes, and tsunamis. Maguindanao, which is a particularly high-risk area for earthquakes, is also among the areas in the BCT that are at higher risk of earthquakeinduced shallow landslide. BCT areas that are vulnerable needs-based, and sustainable infrastructure network and facilities that support five targeted strategies, as shown in Table 17. B.1. Roads and Bridges to tsunamis include Cotabato City, Parang, Maguindanao, During the transition, the strategy for roads and bridges the coastal towns of Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao, Sultan will be to: (a) sustain current efforts to improve national Kudarat, Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi, and Isabela City in roads through rehabilitation, reconstruction, upgrading, Basilan. Further discussion of disaster vulnerability in the and maintenance; (b) address the most immediate and Bangsamoro can be found in Chapter 10. most un-served needs/gaps, especially at the barangay or community level by paving FMRs and building new The pressing need to mitigate flooding in the BCT ones; and (c) develop capacity in infrastructure planning, calls for the following measures: (a) preventing rapid feasibility preparation, project supervision/management, deforestation and denudation of forest areas that help and monitoring and evaluation for infrastructure staff. prevent heavy siltation in river systems; (b) prohibiting conversion of primary forests/forestlands into croplands The river network in the BCT can be tapped as an and settlement areas; and (c) strict implementation of alternative and low-cost mode of transport, especially for laws and policies relating to land use and garbage/waste passenger and agricultural produce. Construction of river disposal. wharves would encourage development of this mode of transport and enhance open access to hard-to-reach areas. A.6. Telecommunications Mobile phones in the Philippines numbered just over Construction of FMRs would facilitiate transport of 100 million as of the end of 2012, according to data from farm produce to municipal, provincial, and national local telecommunications companies. Internet access in roads leading to processing and marketing centers. A the country was limited to 33% of the population as of Bangsamoro road master plan will be formulated—with end September 2011, compared with the Southeast Asia emphasis on the connectivity within the hierarchy of road regional average of 38%. networks, identifying the priorities for new construction, rehabilitation, and regular maintenance work—and will In 2010, according to the latest available data, 74% of have a dedicated plan for FMRs. all ARMM had access to cellular phone signal, and 4% 64 had access to landline telephone systems.75 From the In the short term, FMRs for which regular funding from transition period to the long term, the need for modern the ARG and national government is available should telecommunications the be constructed without delay. Feasibility studies should full range of development purposes, from promoting be undertaken for those given priority by Bangsamoro economic activity to building social cohesion. Attracting communities in the CVEs so they can be included in the massive commercial interest in this sector would have priority projects for the Special Development Fund (SDF). infrastructure will include Infrastructure CH A PT ER 8 Table 17: Infrastructure Strategies and Project Types Targeted Strategies Project Types a. Infrastructure to connect to economic growth centers National, provincial roads and bridges; airports and seaports; telecommunications b. Infrastructure to support production Farm-to-market roads (FMRs), irrigation facilities, small landing ports, energy requirements for economic activity c. Infrastructure for access/social justice Access roads, household electrification (especially off-grid) for far-flung areas d. Infrastructure to support security and normalization outcomes Investments for the six priority camps and other requirements targeted for normalization e. Infrastructure for climate-resilience, DRRM Flood control, retrofitting of existing infrastructure During the transition period, national road projects will In the case of communal irrigation systems (CIS), be implemented by the Department of Public Works and the responsibility for improving, rehabilitating, and Highways (DPWH), while provincial and municipal road maintaining existing systems and developing new projects will be done by the DPWH-ARMM (see Map 7). systems had been devolved to LGUs under the Local Barangay road and FMR projects shall be implemented Government Code (LGC) of 1991. As the limited by the Department of Agriculture (DA), Department of financial resources of LGUs have placed irrigation at Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF)-ARMM, Department of a low spending priority, the Bangsamoro Government Agrarian Reform (DAR), and DAR-ARMM. would be in the best position to intervene in this respect The passage of the BBL, the successful conduct of a during the medium-term. plebiscite, and the creation of the BTA in 2016 are In the short term, a Bangsamoro Irrigation Master Plan envisioned to usher in a seamless transfer of functions and will be needed, taking into consideration the different turnover of national, local, and barangay/FMR projects irrigation needs of various agricultural crops and the that are still ongoing, under terms and conditions spelled areas where they are planted. While current irrigation out. efforts of the national government is biased toward rice production, these will not properly respond to the crop To prepare for this event, teams of qualified Bangsamoro mix found in the Bangsamoro, given the predominance personnel could be created and the team members of other crops (i.e., cassava, corn and coconut) grown in subsequently be appointed to leadership positions in the area. planning, project implementation and supervision, and monitoring of road and bridge projects particularly for Also, if growing of more high-value crops (i.e., banana, local roads and barangay/FMRs. palm oil, coffee, cacao, pineapple, and rubber) is to B.2. Irrigation be promoted, these will require different irrigation systems. These requirements will have to be inputted in The development strategy for irrigation in the Bangsamoro the Irrigation Master Plan. Climate change adaptability is to provide the funding needed to rehabilitate, improve, measures in the construction of irrigation facilities should and maintain existing systems and construct new ones. also be factored into the master plan. 65 Bangsamoro Development Plan Map 7: Transportation Network in the Bangsamoro (2014) Source: DPWH (2014) and DOTC (2010) B.3. Airports and Seaports B.4. Power Sector For airports and seaports in the BCT, the development For the power subsector, the strategy calls for: (a) strategy is to continue and expedite efforts to raise their monitoring by the Bangsamoro leadership of the Central service levels through rehabilitation, improvement, new Government’s and the private sector’s development construction, and maintenance. Preliminary engineering efforts in the Mindanao grid, and (b) formulation and and feasibility studies would need to be undertaken implementation of programs and projects to develop during the transition period to determine the viability of renewable energy, particularly for off-grid areas. establishing an international airport in the BCT and of 66 building more airports to form part of a viable multi-modal The transport system in the region. Free and unhampered mechanisms through which institutional and technical movement of people and goods through airports and arrangements on power generation, transmission, and seaports connected to an efficient land transport system distribution may be best coordinated with the Central and good roads would be an important way of speeding Government, up development of the BCT, especially considering exclusive powers over Lake Lanao, the economic potential of domestic and international by two hydroelectric plants in the BCT (Agus 1 and Agus tourism. It is noted that safety and security challenges may 2) is delivered to the Mindanao grid. The BTA would continue and severely impact travel in the region. need to study and arrange with the National Electrification Bangsamoro as leadership the will need Bangsamoro 76 to identify Government has and power generated Infrastructure CH A PT ER 8 Map 8: Barangay Access to Electricity and Electrification Projects in the Bangsamoro (2014–2015) Percent of households with access to electricity 0 - 20.00 Source: NHTS (2009) DOE-NEA (2014) Administration (NEA) and the Central Government how the already providing services—but also the potential for seven ECs operating in the BCT can be made responsible other players (NGOs, investors, private energy services to the BTA. providers, and communities) to play important roles, in some cases in partnership with each other and with the For the short term, the strategy includes raising the quality ECs. of electricity services to realistic levels while laying the groundwork for full improvement in the medium and the A strategy to accelerate access to modern energy in long term, which will be crucial to the region’s sustainable the Bangsamoro should attempt to: (a) strengthen socioeconomic growth (see Map 8). This strategy includes: the electrification function of the ECs both for grid (a) electrification and energy services; (b) EC support to connections and solar home systems; (b) ensure credit private sector commercial and industrial investment; and and subsidy flows to the ECs where grid rehabilitation, (c) institutional strengthening of the Bangsamoro ECs. extension, and intensification are necessary and viable; B.4.1. Electrification and Energy Services (c) ensure that non-EC providers have non-discriminatory access to subsidy funds for solar home system The strategy to increase connections has to recognize solutions, such as those provided for in photovoltaic that additional connections must be commercially viable. (PV) mainstreaming; and (d) support service providers Any proposed solution would need to recognize not with targeted information and educational campaigns, only the unique positions of the ECs—since they are particularly among households and communities on the 67 Bangsamoro Development Plan critical role that fair and transparent fees-for-service play in ensuring sustainable services. B.4.2. Renewable Energy The BCT has renewable energy (RE) resources that have significant potential. Geothermal manifestations are found in the mountains of Dakula, Malabang, and Tuayan. Its complex river systems give the BCT an estimated 7,380 megawatts of potential hydroelectric power, in addition to those already being harnessed. However, watershed degradation, aggravated by climate change impacts, is affecting river flows that could applications, especially for productive purposes. B.4.3. Electrical Cooperative Support to Commercial and Industrial Investment To provide good-quality, reliable, and cost-effective power that will encourage private-sector investment, which in turn will generate employment, the BDP recommends an engagement strategy (similar to that being proposed by Unifrutti with MAGELCO)79 that will benefit all stakeholders: the new investors that need power solutions, the ECs that will be strengthened operationally compromise hydropower availability. and financially, and households that will have new The Bangsamoro also has wind resources that can be also be promoted in declared export-processing zones harnessed for small wind systems for basic energy services and rural electrification projects. As with the rest of the country, solar and wind energy in the BCT can be harnessed for rural electrification. Biomass is another significant power source for the region. The extent of biomass potential has recently been established for the BCT, pioneered by Lamsan Power Corporation in Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao,77 which installed a 15-megawatt (MW) power plant. Green Earth Enersource Corporation has signified its intent to invest in a 4.6-MW biomass power plant, as has the Philippine Trade Center, which is also putting up its own power plant for its cornstarch milling plant in Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao. For ocean energy, a promising site for ocean thermal conversion (OTEC) lies 18 kms from the town of Omosmorata, in Basilan.78 These potentials will have to be considered with long-term financial viability and sustainability in mind. To translate these potentials into reality, the Bangsamoro Government will need to undertake the following: a. Inventory of the available RE sources through resource assessments; b. Formulation of RE Development Plans to translate RE resource potential to reliable sources of power, especially for off-grid communities; and 68 c. Showcase household and community level RE opportunities for electrification. This approach could in the region, for potential locators with large energy requirements. Excess power generated in the zones could be sold to outside consumers at lower costs. This model can be applied to all major investments that require dedicated infrastructure, although cases will have to be assessed on an individual basis. The lack of a grid in Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi will be a constraining factor, as generating reliable power there will involve at least some oil-fired power generation (even if the system is hybridized by also incorporating renewable energy). B.4.4. Institutional Strengthening of the Bangsamoro Electrical Cooperatives A key challenge confronting the Bangsamoro Government involves the seven ECs operating in the BCT. While the Bangsamoro has exclusive power over the regulation of power generation, transmission, and distribution operating exclusively in the BCT, the Small Power Utilities Group of the Central Government’s National Power Corporation (NPC) will continue to provide its technical expertise during the transition period in increasing generating capacities that feed electricity to consumers through ECs operating in Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi. There needs to be a focus on building capacity in energy services, emphasizing not only the connection Infrastructure CH A PT ER 8 aspect, but also important long-term relationships with to all EC consumers that “business as usual” with regard customers of all kinds. This has not been straightforward to nonpayment of electric bills would no longer be in the Bangsamoro, where utility company employees tolerated. have often been injured and sometimes killed by customers, and where today, for example, some of the B.5. Flooding secured meter installations that have been rolled out in Flooding in the BCT can be addressed by creating and LASURECO have been vandalized or destroyed. maintaining partnerships with the local communities for watershed protection and through rehabilitation Technical assistance is being extended to MAGELCO programs. Only through such sustainable partnerships with respect to: (a) working with private-sector investors; can successful reforestation programs be implemented (b) executing front-end engineering design (FEED) and on a sustainable basis. If people living in the forest detailed engineering design (DED) studies for sub- areas participate in reforestation programs and are transmission assets; (c) conducting competitive and compensated for protecting the forestlands or for planting transparent procurement; (d) supervising contractor trees, they will have greater motivation to protect the installation of lines and substations; (e) working forest. The needs will have to be regularly monitored to with lenders on satisfactory security and collateral ensure that reforestation targets are met. provisions; (f) managing commercial relationships with large customers; and (g) managing processes related The challenge is to make people living in forestlands to environmental, social, and gender impacts in their aware and cognizant of the dire consequences of investment operations. Similar assistance should be deforestation to those living in flood plains. Likewise, it extended to other ECs across the Bangsamoro. is a challenge to the Bangsamoro leadership to provide people living in the forests with sources of livelihood Mounting debts to the NEA and NPC seriously affect other than using fallen trees (which are typically the ECs’ financial condition, which results in further converted into charcoal). deterioration of services. There are possibilities, however, of legislation under which interest charges of ECs’ arrears to the NEA and NPC directors may also be changed. The Bangsamoro leadership could reach out C. Summary of Priority Programs Table 18 sets out priority infrastructure interventions. 69 Bangsamoro Development Plan Table 18: Priority Infrastructure Programs Objectives Increase volume of passengers and goods, road density Priority Programs Strengthening the Bangsamoro Infrastructure and Logistics System Increase household access to electricity Energy Enhance capacity of Bangsamoro communities to adapt to climate change and undertake DRRM for social justice and to mitigate displacement CCA/DRRM-Responsive Infrastructure Components • Roads and bridges (FMRs), airport and seaport upgrading for the islands • Developing a transport and logistics masterplan (including a dedicated plan for FMRs) for the Bangsamoro that identifies and prioritizes road network development of FMRs, municipal, provincial and national roads • Tapping the river network of the BCT as alternative and low-cost mode of transport • Improving drainage system • Study feasibility of reopening Balo-i and Malabang airports and developing an international airport for the Bangsamoro • Establishment of quick roads/bridges repair and maintenance system in BCT • Energy and household electrification investments (grid and off-grid) • Identifying mechanisms on the use of Lake Lanao waters for power generation • Establishing mini-hydro electric power plants • Revisiting and reviewing the Mini-Hydro Power Generation Study • Inventory and assessment of Renewable Energy sources, including feasibility and engineering studies • Renewable Energy Development Plans for BCT provinces • Showcasing stand-alone household and community renewable energy applications • Strengthening Bangsamoro Electric Cooperatives through better partnerships with private investors and institutional development programs • Ambal-Simuay River Flood Control • Slope protection • Creating and maintaining partnerships with local communities for watershed protection and rehabilitation programs NOTES 72 This chapter deals only with economic physical infrastructure. Infrastructure relating to social services (schools, hospitals, water and sanitation, etc.) is discussed in Chapter 9. 73 In the absence of FMRs, traders who have access to transportation can more easily monopolize trade in the area. This allows them to dictate the farmgate prices paid to the farmers, particularly for perishable goods. 74 Electricity demand in terms of connected megawatts (MW) and energy consumption in kilowatt/hours (kWh). 75 Philippine Statistics Authority-Census on Population and Housing (2010). 76 This is one of the powers exclusive to the Bangsamoro Government as provided in the “Annex on Power Sharing” of the FAB. 77 Philippine Information Agency, PhP 2.5 B investments poured in ARMM in 1st semester of 2014. 78 Benito (2014). 79 Unifrutti, an agribusiness investor, is contemplating a major investment in banana plantations. It will need reliable power for the company’s deep bore well irrigation systems and packing sheds; the load of close to 10 MW will double MAGELCO’s current peak load and give it a no-loss, fullpaying customer. Technical losses on the MAGELCO system will be cut in half, the collection rate will double, and revenues will more than double. By far the cheapest solution for Unifrutti will involve 69 kV sub-transmission lines and associated substations that will be owned and operated by MAGELCO; these facilities will support an expansion of MAGELCO services to other users as well, such as the existing households and market areas and new ones that will come as Unifrutti makes its investments. However, MAGELCO is not creditworthy; the key to it being able to play its role reliably is to do so in partnership with Unifrutti, lenders, government agencies, and donors. An emerging concept would enable MAGELCO to borrow to construct the power infrastructure, with revenue for electricity services to Unifrutti sequestered so that lenders are assured of payment. 70 Social Services CH A PT ER 9 9 Social Services 71 Bangsamoro Development Plan 9 Social Services A. Context: Education, Health, and WaSH in the Bangsamoro The Bangsamoro registers some of the country’s worst social indicators, particularly in the areas of education, Figure 19: Human Development Index in the Bangsamoro (2000–2009) health, and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WaSH). Limited access to social services is one of the sources of injustices that have fueled conflict in the region.80 Years of protracted conflict, underdevelopment, and mismanagement of public funds have led to destruction of facilities, loss of equipment, and discouragement of donors, social service providers and workers. The result is low educational attainment, poor health outcomes, and widespread child malnutrition. Though the high poverty incidence in the Bangsamoro can be Source: Philippine Human Development Report (2005 and 2012/13) attributed partly to the lack of good governance and five livelihood opportunities, the highly inadequate provision proportion has completed high school (see Figure 21). of social services is also a major factor in the decline in the That this is no artifact of the region’s age-structure but overall welfare of the population, which disproportionately a real deficiency is confirmed by the large numbers of affects poor households vis-à-vis other households. functionally illiterate adults in the region. adults has no schooling at all and only a small These significant barriers to development, compounded by repeated cycles unfavorable The Bangsamoro’s net enrolment rates (SY 2012 and largely explain why the Human 2013) of 72.5% in primary school and 26.1% in Development Index (HDI) in the region is significantly secondary school, respectively, are far below the national below the national average and has even fallen in recent averages (95.2% and 64.6%, respectively),82 despite years (see Figure 19). recent improvements. Cohort survival is also significantly “neighborhood effects,” of 81 violence and A.1. Education 72 lower than the national average. In SY 2011-12, of students who had enrolled in Grade 1, only 23.1% had The most telling and relevant fact regarding the state made it to Grade 6, compared with the national average of education in the Bangsamoro is that one in every of 70.9% (see Map 9). In the secondary level, only Social Services CH A PT ER 9 Map 9: Barangay Access to Primary Education Facilities and Distribution of Population by Barangay (6–12 Years Old) (2010) Source: PSA-CPH (2010) Figure 20: Education Attainment, All Ages (2010) Note: Mindanao refers to Mindanao excluding ARMM. Source: PSA-CPH (2010) Figure 21: Education Attainment, 18 Years Old and Above (2013) Source: PSA-LFS (2013) 73 Bangsamoro Development Plan 45.1% of students who had enrolled for first-year high The leading causes of morbidity and mortality are school stayed on up to fourth year; the national average noncommunicable is 74.2%. Considered altogether, only one in every 10 country, while tuberculosis and respiratory infections students who begin elementary education will finish high are prevalent infectious diseases. Lack of potable water school. Given the low enrolment and high dropout rates, and inadequate sanitation and hygiene result in high less than 6% of children in the ARMM will graduate high levels of diarrheal diseases. Malnutrition as manifested from school. in wasting and stunting is also a significant problem diseases, as elsewhere in the in the Bangsamoro, with very low micronutrient This situation is the product of a complex of factors, supplementation levels. Deworming activities have including the displacement of people owing to conflict, reached only a limited number of beneficiaries. ill health, lack of economic opportunities that justify literacy and formal education, poor delivery of education Access to essential maternal health services urgently services, and cultural factors, particularly the low priority requires improvement. The ARMM is the only region given to achievements of women and girls. The low in the country where the proportion of women that educational attainment and associated high levels of received antenatal care, at 52.8%, is lower than the illiteracy compound the development challenges in the national average of 95.4%.85 Facility-based delivery is Bangsamoro and further limit livelihood opportunities. exceptionally low at 12.3%, and only 20.4% of all live births are attended by a skilled health professional, such A.2. Health as a doctor, nurse, or midwife. Absence of maternal Health outcomes in the ARMM are significantly worse health services is a major cause of maternal mortality, than in the rest of the Philippines. Maternal mortality is with the vacuum being filled by reliance on traditional 67.35 per 100,000 live births in the ARMM, compared birthing by hilot (practitioners of traditional native with the national average of 64.76 per 100,000 live methods). The ARMM also has one of the lowest rates of births. full immunization coverage at 29.4% (see Figures 22 and 83 Infant mortality is at 32 per 1,000 live births in the ARMM, compared with 23.9 nationally. Figure 22: Percent of Children (12–23 Months Old) with No Vaccinations (1998–2013) Note: 84 23). Figure 23: Percent of Children (12–23 Months Old) Who Received All Basic Vaccinations (1998–2013) For 2008 and 2013 figures, data on basic vaccines include BCG, measles and three doses each of DPT and polio, and hepatitis B, while for 1998 and 2003 figures, basic vaccines exclude hepatitis B. Source: PSA-NDHS (1998, 2003, 2008, and 2013) 74 Social Services CH A PT ER 9 Map 10: Barangay Access to Health Centers and Distribution of Population by Barangay (2010) Source: PSA-CPH (2010) With less than half (46.7%) of households having access to healthcare facilities (see Map 10), provision of Figure 24: Government Health Workers per 100,000 Population (2011) preventive and palliative care is similarly limited. This is partly because of insufficient skilled and licensed/ registered medical personnel and health workers (see Figure 24) working on full-time basis, especially in the provision of primary healthcare at rural health units. Poorly equipped and poorly staffed health facilities and deficient transportation, communication, and referral systems further contribute to this problem. In addition, violent conflict often disrupts the existing healthcare network, as it destroys infrastructure and interrupts access and telecommunications networks. High-level Note: * Expressed per 10,000 population Source: DOH-FHSIS (2011) care, access to medication, and hospital services are there are no tertiary hospitals in the region. The only also insufficient, with 2,326 hospital beds in the ARMM tertiary facility in the BCT is the Cotabato Regional unable to meet the existing DOH standards. Significantly, Medical Center (CRMC), which is outside of ARMM. 75 Bangsamoro Development Plan The prohibitive cost of medical care and hospitalization prevents households from seeking formal healthcare, which results in a very low utilization rate in the region. Only 43.7% of ARMM households have access to health insurance coverage, compared with 63.9% in Mindanao and 62.8% nationwide in 2013. Similar pattern is true for health insurance coverage among women (see Figures 25 and 26). Both supply-side and cultural factors are also important barriers to expanding health insurance coverage. PhilHealth still does not accredit many hospitals in the region, and a non-Shari’ah compliant insurance system is considered haram. Figure 25: Percent of Households with Health Insurance (2013) A.3. Nutrition Despite some improvement between 2011 and 2013, the ARMM ranked 7th, 2nd, and 5th highest among regions in the Philippines in prevalence of underweight, stunting, and wasting, respectively, among children below five years old (see Table 19). Given the adverse consequences of a high malnutrition rate among children on the quality of human capital in the future, the Bangsamoro Government will need to devote special attention and considerable resources to this concern during the short and the medium term. Figure 26: Percent of Women (15–49 Years Old) with Health Insurance (2013) Source: PSA-NDHS (2013) Table 19: Prevalence of Undernutrition Among Children (0–5 Years Old) in ARMM (2008–2013) Year Area % Underweight % Stunting % Wasting 2008 Philippines 20.7 32.4 6.9 ARMM 24.4 39.7 10.3 Philippines 20.2 33.6 7.3 ARMM 26.2 43.5 10.0 Philippines 19.9 30.3 7.9 ARMM 21.9 39.0 8.5 2011 2013 Source: DOST–FNRI–NNS (2008, 2011, and 2013) 76 Social Services A.4. Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WaSH) Despite abundant water resources, ARMM communities CH A PT ER 9 Figure 27: Percent of Households with Access to Improved Safe Water Supply (2011) have limited access to safe drinking water and sanitation facilities (see Map 11). Access to safe water supply and sanitary toilet by households is low (see Figures 27 and 28), which is a major factor in regular outbreaks of water-borne diseases. There are conflicting data on access to safe water supply (DOH-FHSIS 2011: 57.1% vs. FIES 2012: 36.6%) and sanitary toilets (DOH-FHSIS 2011: 26.9% vs. FIES 2012: 22.5%), which needs to be addressed to give a better grasp of the true situation in the BCT. However, the current dominant practice in the area is the use of readily available water sources, such as dug wells and spring water, which are likely to be easily contaminated. Figure 28: Percent of Households with Access to Sanitary Toilet Facilities (2011) Among the key challenges in the WaSH sector is the project-type approach of providing these facilities in the region, which has led to WaSH provision that is fragmented at best. WaSH provision is not only a health issue but also concerns economic, social, environmental, governance and cultural issues. Moreover, cycles of displacement over the years due to outbreaks of conflict and natural disasters have also affected population and settlement patterns, which confound attempts to determine the coverage of supply and the population’s access to WaSH services in the Bangsamoro territories. Source: DOH-FHSIS (2011) A.5. Housing Shelter is a basic right of every person. The 827,032 (backlog plus new households) in the region at 80,896 households in the region86 are unevenly distributed units in 2014. within the ARMM (see Table 20). Settlements tend to cluster along the main road network of the mainland More than 20,000 families in the Bangsamoro are informal and along the coastline/seashore of island provinces. As settlers or live in areas without consent of owners. a result, most facilities and services are inaccessible to According to a 2011 survey of the National Housing many people living in the hinterland or islands. A big part Authority (NHA), most of them were in Sulu. The second of the rural population is overlooked in the provision of and third highest numbers of informal settler families (ISF) these facilities and services. were in Tawi-Tawi and Basilan. Most of the houses were built during the past 15 years. These are made of wood, The Housing and Urban Development Coordinating bamboo and sawali-matted bamboo strips, and makeshift Council (HUDCC) recorded the total housing needs materials.87 77 Bangsamoro Development Plan Map 11: Barangay Access to Waterworks System and Distribution of Household Population by Barangay (2010) Source: PSA-CPH (2010) Table 20: Housing Needs Estimate by Housing Indicator in ARMM (2010–2017) 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 21,230 21,910 22,326 22,750 23,182 23,622 24,071 24,528 186 188 192 196 200 204 208 212 Dilapidated/ Condemned 2,835 2,871 2.926 2,983 3,041 3,100 3,160 3,221 Doubled up Households 37,545 38,024 38,760 39,510 40,274 41,053 41,847 42,656 9,181 9,356 9,534 9,715 9,899 10,087 10,279 71,174 73,560 74,973 76,412 77,878 79,373 80,896 1. Accumulated Need Rent-free w/o consent of owners + informal settler Homeless 2. Future / Recurrent Needs New Households Total Source: HUDCC (2014) 78 Social Services CH A PT ER 9 About 10% of the ISFs will need resettlement because medium term. This highlights the distinctive88 policy they live in danger areas in Lamitan City in Basilan, reforms in a post-conflict environment. Bangungul in Sulu, and Panglima Sugala in Tawi-Tawi. During the transition period, interventions shall be Land ownership is a major and complex problem, being geared toward the social services by increasing access a result of a series of events spanning decades that have to quality basic services and reducing the risk of conflict influenced the internal development in the Bangsamoro. recurrence by making the peace dividends felt by It is also often the cause of rido. affected communities. A.6. Gender and Development Programs and projects in the medium term shall be As the Bangsamoro Government faces the challenge of rebuilding a society, it is noted that women in all sectors can play in an important role in a post-conflict setting. At present, women are still marginalized in the political, economic, and social structures. The highest Gender Disparity Index (GDI) anchored in enhancing the human capital formation in the Bangsamoro, through the deepening of the implementation of universal access to basic education and health, and creating a skilled and able workforce, to support the long-term prospects of high and stable growth. in the Philippines was registered in the provinces of Maguindanao, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi, and Basilan. Compared with men, women in these areas are disadvantaged in terms of standard of living, educational attainment, and life expectancy. A number of Muslim women have left for work in foreign countries to help support their families. Like other migrant workers, they are subjected to or face the risk of exploitation and physical abuse, and the situation is often exacerbated by their having low education and lacking awareness of their rights. In the Bangsamoro area, most cases of gender-based violence (GBV) against women and girls go unreported because of a culture of silence. GBV constitutes a breach Greater attention will be given to delivering social services to women, the youth, and vulnerable groups who occupy the tail-end of the social development ladder. Special institutional arrangements, including creative/alternative mechanisms for service delivery, will have to be forged by the Bangsamoro Government during the short and the medium term to ensure that their social development needs are adequately met. B.1. Education The short-term strategies in the area of education include the following: B.1.1. Intensifying Delivery of Learning, Competency, and Skills Development Programs for the Illiterate Inactive Youth Population (15–24 Years Old) in the Bangsamoro of the fundamental right to life, liberty, security, dignity, Providing jobs to unskilled young adults, MILF members, nondiscrimination, and physical and mental integrity. It and their communities would significantly influence the reinforces gender inequality and limits the participation pace of the Bangsamoro economy’s recovery during of women in meaningful development. the short term, and reduce the potential for renewed B. Strategic Goals Providing access to basic services to the Bangsamoro people entails both a targeted strategy in the short term and a spatially- and socially-blind strategy over the conflict. At the same time, unskilled labor will need to be provided with skills to be absorbed into the productive sphere. In 2013, some 26.1% of the ARMM’s 132,119 inactive youth population (15–24 years old) were unschooled or had not completed elementary level education.89 79 Bangsamoro Development Plan During the transition period, priority will be given to early childhood development programs under which formal or skills/competency-based training through the Community Learning Centers are being built near Balik Eskwela program and other programs for out-of- elementary schools in remote areas of the ARMM. school youth, including the Department of Education’s Alternative Learning System (ALS), the Abot-Alam Similar initiatives that will provide platforms for skills program, technical-vocational training provided by development to transform small business ideas into TESDA and accredited service providers. Job training and reality among the entrepreneurial adults should be apprenticeship schemes in private companies could also supported in the Bangsamoro. Innovations that combine support this objective. adult literacy, entrepreneurial skills development, and business mentorship will target the entrepreneurial and The content of existing technical-vocational and skills the vulnerable adults, particularly women. Completion development modules will need to be reviewed to of the training program would give trainees eligibility to address the unique economic and political landscape of apply for a small loan to start a business. the post-conflict Bangsamoro and the growing concern about the apparent mismatch between demand in the A tie-up on the adult literacy program and the DSWD’s private sector and the supply of skills. The problem is not Sustainable Livelihood Program, which provides two- peculiar to the Bangsamoro; TESDA figures for the whole track training for micro-enterprise development and country show that in 2008 and 2009, only 28.5% of employment, is useful. “On-air radio” adult literacy TESDA scholars were absorbed into the labor force after programs have also proved useful. The Magbassa Kita graduation. Foundation, Inc. provides a three-month literacy and numeracy course for illiterate adults that incorporates B.1.2. Intensifying Delivery of Literacy Programs in the Bangsamoro peaceful resolution of conflict in its lessons, under its There are 319,815 illiterate adults90 in the ARMM—by The Learning Livelihood for Food Security of the ARMM itself a significant barrier to achieving the Millennium Social Fund that provides community-based livelihood Development Goals and the objective of Education for and skills training for illiterate adult women can be All. Improving adult literacy, especially among mothers, replicated for scaling up in the Bangsamoro. “Literacy for Peace and Development” (LIPAD) Project. generates economic and social returns that can limit the transmission of poverty from generation to generation. Adult literacy programs in the Bangsamoro, especially in the ARMM provinces, have thus far been uncoordinated Improving adult literacy and child literacy and helping and donor-dependent. A comprehensive assessment of people better appreciate the value of education are existing adult literacy programs, including a review of associated with a wide range of beneficial results, from instructional materials in the region, will therefore be better nutrition to improved social trust and confidence. necessary for the program to become part of the future operational program of the Bangsamoro Government. A number of existing initiatives by the Central Government, donors, and CSOs can be supported to push the agenda of promoting adult literacy in the Bangsamoro. Through the ALS supported by ARMMBEAM (Basic Education Assistance in Mindanao), both teachers and parents can gain functional literacy and learn livelihood skills. This is supplemented by 80 B.1.3. Improving Access to Basic Education for Internally Displaced Children in Temporary Schools, Evacuation Centers, and Camps Improving access to basic education together with supplemental provisions of medical, psychosocial, and feeding programs, particularly for children in temporary Social Services CH A PT ER 9 schools such as in camps, would be key to any initial access to basic education, both English and Arabic, attempts at integrating IDPs into the mainstream national and also IP education, in all sectors. The adoption of education system. the K-12 program in the national education system will likely put an additional strain on the already stretched According to the WFP-WB survey91 on IDPs in 2011, a basic education in the Bangsamoro if the inadequacy significant portion of IDP households with children six of school inputs is not properly addressed. There are to 12 years old missed attending elementary school at not enough educational facilities with functional toilets, least once a week (mainland: 36%; islands: 51%), mainly electricity, and drinking water. There is a prevalence of because of poor health (see Table 21). under-qualified or unqualified teachers, and there is a proliferation of “ghost teachers” and “ghost schools.” In households that have experienced prolonged or multiple cycles of displacements and which decide Full-scale development of culture-sensitive instructional to return home, special accreditation of learning for materials, including textbooks, would not only address returnees would be indispensable. Without it, school the need to accommodate the cultural diversity of the children may be forced to reenter the education system Bangsamoro in the national educational system but also at lower level because their prior learning would be signal the start of a fundamental reform. inadequate. Teachers and school administrators in camps who have developed skills in multi-grade teaching may Years of protracted conflict in the Bangsamoro have also be given opportunities to engage in curriculum disrupted schooling, with plausible consequences on development.92 the supply side: rapid increase of incomplete schools, B.1.4. Enhancing Access to Basic Education—English, Arabic, and also IP Education—by Improving School Facilities, Instructional Materials, and Other Resource Factors These targeted interventions should be pursued simultaneously with continuing efforts at improving and emergence of schools that offer multi-grade classes, at the primary level. Absence of complete primary schools makes it impossible for children to finish primary schooling in some Bangsamoro areas. However, incomplete primary schools, rather than being restricted, should be strengthened and made complete. Table 21: Access to Education for Internally Displaced Persons (2011) Mainland Islands % of IDP households with children 6–12 years old 67% 75% % of IDP households with children attending elementary schools 97% 93% % of IDP households with children 6–12 years old missing school for at least once in the last 6 months (from survey period) 36% 51% Top 3 reasons for missing school • Sickness (58%) • Sickness (74%) • School is too far (19%) • School is too far (57%) • Children do not want to go (15%) • Cannot afford school (39%) Source: WFP and WB (2011) 81 Bangsamoro Development Plan Table 22: Distribution of Elementary Schools by Type (SY 2013 and 2014) Total No. of Schools Incomplete Schools Multi-Grade Schools Multi-Shift Schools* ARMM 2,210 32.9% 22.4% 2.1% Mindanao (excluding ARMM) 9,169 6.2% 36.3% 1.5% 38,689 8.4% 31.7% 3.3% Philippines Note: * Refers to both regular and SPED elementary schools Source: DepEd-ARMM-EBEIS (SY 2013 and 2014) This is in view of the school supply gap and the Interventions to address the needs of multi-grade schools diminished stock of human capital resulting from conflict include adoption of a multi-grade curriculum that treats and out-migration. Special accreditation would also be subjects or courses as part of an integrated continuum of important to facilitate ease of mobility of students across discourse, school and classroom management processes the education ladder and curtail non-completion among that instill the value of peer collaboration and “self-study,” learners. availability of in-service teacher training/preparation, multi-grade teacher recognition, distribution of There is also an urgent need to deploy “community- supplementary modular instructional or learning materials based/resident teachers” who will be recruited from the to facilitate flexible classroom organization and learning local population based on some flexible arrangements processes, assessment based on individual learner’s pace, on competency to deliver the task assigned. Their as well as involvement of families and community, all for deployment the purpose of fostering active learning among learners. shall be matched with salary-based incentives to compensate for the risks and hazards that “community-based/resident teachers” will face once A multi-grade class system, as an alternative delivery deployed in far-flung or conflict-affected areas. mechanism, provides learners a chance to resume schooling after dropping out for various reasons, at The perennial problem of deficiencies in school any time possible, especially in a tenuous post-conflict resources and the proliferation of IDP communities have landscape. Multi-grade education has been practiced prompted some schools to adopt multi-grade classes. since the distant past in traditional Islamic schools in the In most places, however, many multi-grade schools are Bangsamoro, where it is seen as a more effective pedagogy poorly equipped to implement multi-grade education, as to promote the potentials of the learner and as a force that they still unsuitably employ mono-grade curricula and fosters community cooperation. In some madaris, elements the teachers lack the needed preparation for effective of multi-grade schooling still remain at its core of training delivery of the pedagogy. Despite the low number of so that the Department of Education’s current efforts at multi-grade schools in the ARMM relative to the national upgrading madaris education into the public education average (see Table 22), the importance of learning from system should accommodate this multi-grade system. the previous experience of the Multi-Grade Program in 82 Philippine Education, especially in the context of conflict- The Bangsamoro Parliament shall enact a Bangsamoro affected areas where uneven distribution of pupils in a Educational System that will be responsive to the needs, classroom is the norm, will be useful. aspirations of the Bangsamoro. Social Services CH A PT ER 9 B.1.5. Supporting Efforts at Improving Basic School Data Generation and Monitoring Capability of the Bangsamoro Transition Government However, only 5.3% of its population in 2010 had college It will be necessary to have a full accounting of the administration, business administration, entrepreneurship number and locations of schools and an assessment and of the quality of facilities and instructional materials community and programs, including the curricula of ibtidaiya possibly research and development to staff the regional (elementary school) and thanawiya (secondary school) government, economy and civil society. Considering the in MILF communities (BCT) and catchment areas before urgent need to recruit such personnel, especially among these are accredited to the national educational system. the local population, it will be useful to experiment with This will be pursued simultaneously with the ongoing more flexible arrangements that emphasize competency for efforts to map out the state of educational facilities and the tasks to be assigned. degrees. Deliberate efforts will be needed across a wide range of subjects, including teacher-training, public accounting, health development, and social-welfare agricultural services, extension and status of teachers, principals, and students under the incumbent regional government, in order to weed out As part of the revitalization of tertiary education system, fictitious schools and underperforming schools and issues on allocative efficiency, quality, access, and “ghost teachers” and “ghost students.” relevance are present and must be dealt with, as the region gears toward calls for modernizing its higher education Over the medium term, the Bangsamoro Government institutions attuned to the demands and needs of the shall deepen the implementation of universal access regional and global economies. to basic education and create a mass of educated reformists. B.1.7. Upgrading Social Services to Encourage Skilled Workers to Return B.1.6. Building a Critical Mass of Educated Human Resources in the Bangsamoro Skilled and healthy workers have a high propensity to Building a healthy, educated, and skilled resource base diaspora of such workers from the Bangsamoro. A solution in the Bangsamoro is a key factor in accelerating long- is to encourage them to return because they will be needed term economic growth, as having improved human in the region’s socioeconomic development, including the capital tends to engender knowledge spillover and delivery of quality basic education and health services. The innovation. Toward that goal, it will be essential to challenge is to provide them with employment, livelihood, create a critical mass of educated people in the medium and business opportunities, together with quality education term. Providing scholarships for higher education, and health services for them and their families. escape a conflict situation,94 and so there has been a domestic and international, and training in executive programs and specialized technical skills would be a In the medium term, the Bangsamoro Government will major step in institution-building. invest in upgrading the education and health facilities as well as the deployment of skilled health workers and The Bangsamoro also needs to revitalize its tertiary teachers. Private-sector sponsorships of some components education system to enhance its human capital stock of educational facilities or services, through the “Adopt- and to generate a human resource base that can adapt a-School Program,” can be a congenial arrangement to and compete in whatever fields or industry they are encourage the participation of the private sector in meeting immersed in the Bangsamoro. There are six universities the social objective of education for all. Similar efforts with State shall be undertaken in the health sector, such as “Adopt- University, Notre Dame University, and the University of a-Hospital Program” or “Adopt-a-Health-Center Program,” Southern Mindanao—and 93 colleges and academies.93 especially in remote areas in the Bangsamoro. three satellite campuses—Mindanao 83 Bangsamoro Development Plan B.1.8. Strengthening the Madrasah Educational System, and also IP Education services is a paramount concern of the Bangsamoro in The madrasah system, and also the IP educational system, lessons learned from the previous experience of the ARG95 will be strengthened to encourage more Bangsamoro to with the following essential measures to be undertaken by enroll and to ensure that they gain the knowledge and skills the Bangsamoro Ministry of Education: (a) strengthening that will enable them to be productively employed. social the medium to the long term. The BDP can build on the accountability through citizen engagement in school management in collaboration with government and A review of curricula is necessary to reflect both the NGOs to emphasize the evolving parental choice and civil educational policies of the Central Government and the society participation in terms of school choice; (b) adopting Bangsamoro Government. There shall be accreditation of results/performance-based budgeting and accountability madaris and schools offering IP education, as well as training management to foster fiscal discipline combined with of teachers and professionalization of asatidz (teachers) transparency of targets, budget, and performance; and not only in traditional fields of learning but also in English (c) ensuring integration of education budget to align and technical and science courses, in order to create an education priorities with policy or plans. The third item environment conducive to acquiring technical and scientific will be extremely useful in encouraging a fiscal culture of proficiency. predictability of the budgeting framework. The Bangsamoro Government shall adopt a system of B.2. Health education consistent with the culture, traditions, and The strategic thrust of the health sector during the transition customs of the Bangsamoro. As such, it shall examine the period is to expand the implementation of universal quality present curricula in order to suit the educational needs of healthcare, starting in areas most disrupted by conflict and the Bangsamoro. in areas where the most vulnerable are clustered. Focusing on these areas would have a significant impact on regional B.1.9. Scaling Up Technical and Vocational Skills Development health indicators. Courses oriented toward developing vocational and other skills will be offered based on the requirements of employers inside and outside the Bangsamoro area. Partnerships with B.2.1. Improving Access to Quality Healthcare Services in Camps, Key Secondary Cities, and Isolated Communities the private sector will be formed in designing/updating Coordinated and implemented by a Project Task Force, the vocational and technical curricula and creating internship strategy can be achieved through: or apprenticeship arrangements in response to the specific human capital needs of companies in a new politico- a. Health caravan for the Bangsamoro. This will be economic environment. Special adult education programs a medical and dental outreach program consisting will be undertaken, focusing on areas of the Bangsamoro of, but not limited to: consultations; minor surgical with a high incidence of adult illiteracy, such as areas in the procedures; mobile diagnostic clinics (e.g., in buses island provinces. Similarly, programs geared at maintaining and boats); health education and promotion of proper and increasing school enrollment levels and special training nutrition; healthy lifestyle and noncommunicable programs for out-of-school youth will be launched. diseases prevention; oral health/hygiene promotion; B.1.10 Institutional Strengthening in the Delivery of Educational Services Institutional strengthening to create an enabling environment for effective and efficient delivery of education 84 information on PhilHealth benefits; cancer prevention; water, sanitation, and hygiene; campaign against smoking and chronic respiratory diseases; campaign against infectious diseases; and promoting program for family planning and responsible parenthood. Social Services CH A PT ER 9 vaccines to rural health units (RHUs). This will B.2.2. Supporting Efforts at Improving Basic Health Data Generation and Monitoring Capability supplement current allocations in Bangsamoro areas Continued efforts in mapping out the location, the with the greatest need. Some 87,606 children (0-2 quantity and quality of health infrastructure, and status years old) in the ARMM have not received any basic of medical personnel will be pursued to ascertain the vaccination to meet the 2013 national percentage- true state of affairs in the delivery of quality health average. services in the Bangsamoro. A comprehensive needs- b. Provision of equipment, devices, medicines, and assessment of health facilities and personnel is also c. PhilHealth beneficiary awareness campaign. necessary. Information on PhilHealth enrollment and benefits, including existing health facilities, will be provided to communities. In the ARMM alone, 106,419 households have no form of health insurance coverage whatsoever. Their needs must be addressed if the region is to attain the 2013 national percentage-average.96 The poorest of the poor shall be reached through PhilHealth’s Indigent Program. MILF members and their communities most in need will also be sought out in line with the universal healthcare policy. will connect the field health workers to their rural health physicians and, if necessary, to physicians in cities elsewhere in the Philippines via telecommunications. f. Media and information campaign on all health programs. A Bangsamoro-wide information campaign popularizing the various health programs that can be availed of in all RHUs and Barangay Health Stations (BHSs) will be launched in partnership with the media. This demand generation activity will be led by a Project Health Team and will ensure that the Bangsamoro themselves of health services, especially during the health caravan. g. Public-Private Partnerships. Private sector participation in Bangsamoro public sector health programs could be explored especially in areas related to strengthening public health services, maternal and child healthcare and nutrition, educating the public, and provision of infrastructure and facilities. on a Bangsamoro Health Takaful, a Shari’ah-compliant B.2.4. Scaling Up the Existing CCT and CDD and Other Social Protection Programs in the Bangsamoro Existing programs that focus on improving health and education outcomes in the Bangsamoro, including the e. Launching of the Bangsamoro Telehealth Project. This avail An analytical and feasibility study will be conducted social health insurance system. d. Distribution of sponsored PhilHealth insurance cards. constituents B.2.3. Conducting Analytical and/or Feasibility Study on the Bangsamoro Social Health Insurance System CCT and the CDD programs under the ARMM Social Fund Program (ASFP) and the Mindanao Trust Fund- Reconstruction and Development Program (MTF-RDP), will be accelerated and their coverage expanded. There is need also to continue programs for persons with disabilities and programs for the elderly, and healing programs for traumatized women and children from armed conflict and domestic abuse. Implementation issues related to under-reporting among victims of domestic abuse and disability should be seriously assessed to address bottlenecks, as are non- accreditation of support health facilities for PhilHealth, and wide use of PhilHealth cards as collateral for small loans by CCT beneficiaries. Establishment of a residential care facility for the elderly, similar to the current program of DSWD, may not be culturally feasible, as it might overcrowd the existing informal social arrangement such as tabang or kapamamagawida where local culture values filial home care of the elderly and shuns families who commit the aged to externallysponsored residential care facilities. 85 Bangsamoro Development Plan In the medium term, the Bangsamoro Government will Establishment of a Shari’ah-compliant social health need to deepen the implementation of universal access to insurance program provider, as an attached agency of the healthcare, taking into account the cultural diversity and Bangsamoro Ministry of Health, will be explored based on sensitivity in the provision of quality healthcare. the findings of the analytical study conducted during the B.2.5. Strengthening the Human Resource Capacity Competencies of health service providers in the Bangsamoro, especially in maternal, newborn, and child health and nutrition (MNCHN), will be upgraded to enable them to provide quality health services. The scholarships and return service contracts described above will be continued. In addition, there will be management training for health modules, including modules on good governance, transparency, accountability, leadership, and management, as well as moral values transformation. B.2.6. Upgrading Health Facilities and Expanding PhilHealth Accreditation of Hospitals To build on findings of the comprehensive needs-assessment of health facilities that will be carried out during the transition years, the Health Facility Enhancement Program (HFEP) of the Central Government will be tapped to upgrade existing health facilities. Equipment, devices, supplies, drugs and medicine will also need to be provided and replenished regularly. B.2.7. Intensifying the Referral System of Healthcare Services in Remote Areas both in the Mainland and in Island Provinces transition years. B.3. Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WaSH) B.3.1. Adopting a Governance-Oriented Approach to WaSH Water resources in the Bangsamoro areas are limited and at risk, and have to be managed for the good of everyone. Water supply, sanitation provision, and hygiene promotion will need to be a priority component of poverty reduction initiatives and to be treated as a service.97 a. Decentralization and subsidiarity. Consistent with the spirit of autonomy that underpins the creation of the Bangsamoro, the delivery and management of WaSH will have to be based on decentralization and subsidiarity, and be supportive of good governance. WaSH service delivery and management will need to involve providers and other stakeholders at the lowest appropriate levels. b.Participation. It is essential to promote systematic participation and enhanced accountability, responsiveness and transparency of Bangsamoro This will build on the gains of the Bangsamoro “telehealth” governance bodies in the provision of WaSH. A initiative in order to address the shortage of physicians in governance-oriented approach to WaSH entails hard-to-reach areas, particularly in the rural health units. systematic participation of many stakeholders in HFEP resources will be tapped for the provision of effective different roles, such as communities, various levels telecommunications equipment. The project could be of local governments, regional bodies, national implemented in collaboration with the National Telehealth agencies, CSOs, the private sector, and international Center of the University of the Philippines, Manila. partners. The involvement of these actors and B.2.8. Expansion of Social Health Insurance System Implementation of the government-sponsored “Sajahatra stakeholders will have to be managed, and the Bangsamoro Government’s capacity to do so will have to be strengthened. Philhealth” will need to be intensified. Efforts will be needed 86 to provide PhilHealth cards to all eligible beneficiaries, and c. Standards. Provision of WaSH services in the information provided on services (including at point-of-care Bangsamoro region should be consistent with services), and PhilHealth focal points stationed in hospitals. Philippine National Standards for Water Supply Social Services CH A PT ER 9 and Sanitation Facilities. Any water service intervention b. WaSH Development Roadmap. An overall roadmap for should be at Level 2, at the minimum, to avoid the WaSH in each locality will be the basis for initiatives perennial problem of the community’s inability to sustain that build on one another progressively to achieve the operations and maintenance of a Level 1 water the WaSH vision and targets. The roadmap has to be system. based on data, technically sound, and developed in a participatory manner. Essential to these roadmaps are In addition, interventions should be compliant with the data on water demand98 and supply. Subsequent WaSH Philippine National Standards for Drinking Water, projects will have to use the local roadmap as reference the standards on appropriate water and sanitation and will be supportive of the set directions and targets. technology, plumbing, The Bangsamoro Government will need to develop a household water treatment and storage, and other criteria regional framework or roadmap to provide strategic and benchmarks provided by law. Not achievable guidance, targets, and support to the local units with overnight, respect to WaSH planning. those these related are to domestic standards to which WaSH stakeholders in the Bangsamoro should aspire. c.Imputing value to WaSH services. A progressive d.Database. An inventory of WaSH service facilities, approach to WaSH also means helping communities implemented as early as possible during the Bangsamoro regard it as a valued service. By learning to value transition, is crucial to ascertain the existing condition of WaSH, households will be discouraged from engaging supply and sanitation, and determine actual demand. in B.3.2. Adopting Graduated and Integrated Approaches to WaSH Development Within Integrated Water Resource Management and Climate Change Adaptation a. Alignment with broader frameworks. Comprehensive delivery and management of WaSH in the Bangsamoro will need to be approached in a graduated manner and in a way consistent with the frameworks of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) and climate change adaptation. WaSH service delivery cannot be treated in isolation from the other natural resources in the locality such as watersheds, water bodies, and coastal ecosystems. WaSH initiatives should be designed with the ecosystems in mind and should not be pursued at their expense. WaSH development also needs to factor in the economy by taking note of the water requirements of economic activities such as agriculture, energy and industry, and the pressures of pollution-causing economic activities. Extreme weather conditions and other uncertainties created by climate change will require that WaSH initiatives have to be climate-proofed. wasteful consumption and pollution-causing activities. Enough resources can be generated locally for the operations and maintenance of WaSH systems. Over time, communities can be assisted through a variety of strategies that include different forms of payment (such as payment in kind, in labor or skills provision, with connection charges phased in gradually; flexible payment terms), minimal charges that are fair and affordable, among others. A privatepublic partnership shall be explored to encourage entrepreneurs to provide suitable and acceptable technologies, such as water services using mobile filtering technologies, among others. Service providers should be prepared to reduce the indirect costs of water, even by initially subsidizing low-income households and other vulnerable groups to make sure that no one is denied access. A minimal tariff may be adopted, at least to sustain the operations and maintenance of the system, while service providers can take advantage of scale to cover the capital expenditure. Setting the appropriate tariff for WaSH will need to consider affordability and determine the viability gap to be subsidized, so as not to hinder household ability to procure other essential goods and services.99 87 Bangsamoro Development Plan Regulatory bodies would need to ensure that change at the household level. The Bangsamoro such practices as profiteering and price-fixing Government may encourage households to invest in are avoided. The commitment to keep WaSH improved water supply and sanitary toilets in exchange affordable also entails selection of appropriate for household durable goods such as solar power technologies and other resources, from construction/ packages. implementation, operation and maintenance to future growth. The selection will also need to B.3.4. WaSH in Emergency Response In more recent times the ability of responders from consider climate change resilience. government, civil society, and international partners d.Capacity-building. The orientation of the “Protect, to provide WaSH support in emergency situations (Ruggie has improved in relative terms with the creation of Framework) shall be promoted. In addition, the coordinating mechanisms, better information-sharing, capacity of the regulatory and implementing bodies more targeted responses, and the use of the SPHERE at different levels will have to be enhanced in terms standards. Respect, and Remedy” Framework of their ability to: (1) carry out technical functions or tasks, (2) commit and engage, (3) relate and attract Appropriate WaSH facilities are important to ensure that resources and support, (4) continuously improve women and children are not subjected to sexual and (adapt and self-renew), and (5) balance diversity and other forms of violence in emergency settings. A state coherence. of readiness to provide WaSH emergency response will 100 have to be maintained and measures taken to address persistent issues encountered in more recent dislocations B.3.3. Promoting Behavior Change Community groups and CSOs with a WaSH mandate will be encouraged to initiate or respond positively to engagements with regional and local governments and such as variability in the emergency WaSH kits provided by different responders. conduct resource inventory; identify priorities, service B.4. Housing (Sustainable Bangsamoro Settlements Program and Special Housing Needs Assistance Package) levels, and options; determine technology, human, A Sustainable Bangsamoro Settlements Program with a financial and other resource requirements; monitor and Special Housing Needs Assistance Package (SHNAP) will evaluate the implementation of WaSH responses and be launched to include the following in the short term: service providers. To be developed are the abilities to: communicate the results of the monitoring and evaluation. B.4.1. Priority Housing for IDPs Local leaders (religious, traditional, and community), the media, and educational institutions and other culturebearing bodies can make significant contributions to prevent or modify unhelpful behavior and introduce better ones. The Ulamah in particular can help Muslims in the Bangsamoro better appreciate the connections between purity/cleanliness and worship and thus improve WaSH practices. These local leaders will need to be supported in their information, education, and communication efforts. Incentive designs and schemes are powerful and effective tools to influence behavioral 88 Particular focus will need to be devoted to noncombatants who were displaced by the armed conflict. In areas where growth and development are hampered by internal displacement, IDPs can be “bridges” of peace in the Bangsamoro, given their extensive family ties and connection with groups in conflict with the government. Conversely, when IDPs feel neglected, are without stable living conditions and isolated from mainstream society, they can be multipliers of social discontent.101 Community housing programs could be undertaken where suitable and appropriate. Social Services CH A PT ER 9 B.4.2. Integrated Return and Development Programs for the Economically Displaced Bangsamoro (IRDPEDB) the medium and the long term. The effects of the lack of economic programs and good development of their own homeland. Also, it will also governance are manifold in terms of insecurity and the loss ensure that the dividends of peace are fairly distributed of moral ascendancy. They transfuse from one family to a among the various residents of the Bangsamoro region, larger family---the clan—or from one family to other families given their active participation in the development in the community. Further, violence is also vulnerable due process. This will aid the Bangsamoro to realize their full potential and fulfill their collective creativity as they contribute to the to scarcity of economic opportunities where the people vie against one another in every way to get hold of the limited As the situation of the Bangsamoro evolves affirmatively, resources in the area. the BDP recognizes the imperative need to address surmountable issues and concerns affecting the One of the effects is the influx of Bangsamoro people in economically displaced Bangsamoro people. They have the various part of the metropolitan of Luzon and Visayas moved from their place and dwelled susceptibly outside to find a living is caused by the dismal economic condition the Bangsamoro area. The Bangsamoro Government shall and the absence of livelihood opportunities in the different implement integrated and sustainable socioeconomic localities of the Bangsamoro. It has been exacerbated the programs and projects for them. people living condition when most of these people engaged in hazardous business just to generate income if not to B.4.3. Housing Finance survive. Some of them are caught by committing crimes Alternative funds will be created that will spur housing which brought them mostly at several jails in Metro Manila. production. A financing window will be made available to low-income families, aside from regular housing This unwelcome condition that proliferate in the programs of the national government, such as the Bangsamoro area contributes to unproductive growth in the Community Mortgage Programs, the NHFMC or Pag-IBIG region. It has also created more dissatisfaction in life which Fund, and the like. The participation of NGOs shall also made them coursed to an aberrated path from focusing be expanded in socialized housing, building of strong on the proper utilization of potential resources they have public-private partnership, and increasing the capacity in their place especially on agriculture and fishery and of low-income earners. Studies and consultations will be disappearance of workforce in the likely zones of economic made to provide incentives and explore ways to get tax progress. The number of these Bangsamoro migrants will and fiscal incentives for developers. Alternative tenurial continue to multiply for as long as the economic fortune arrangements such as lease or usufruct will also be of the region is not drastically altered. Tragic stories of the adopted to reduce the cost of land. Bangsamoro living in urban ghettos under dismal conditions will continue to increase if the conducive economic In the medium term, the program will support the environment for them to stay in their communities of origin following: is not provided. B.4.4. Tenure Security Similarly, a policy of trying to entice Bangsamoro to return A considerable number of families do not live on their to their community of origin can only be effective if the own lands. This situation can cause land disputes that appropriate economic conditions are put in place. For this can render more people land-insecure. Local Housing reason, the Bangsamoro Government, through the proper Boards shall be created in every LGU and serve as the implementation of the BDP, will ensure the installation governing bodies in planning and implementing housing of the appropriate environment for the Bangsamoro in programs especially for Bangsamoro IDPs. 89 Bangsamoro Development Plan B.4.5. Site Development Specific focus is also needed on improving prevention Attention will be given to identification of sites for settlement development. This undertaking will need to take into consideration the distance between the areas where families live and the areas of livelihood. The Comprehensive Land Use Plans of LGUs need to be completed to identify buildable lands for settlement development. In building sustainable communities through rational utilization of land, regulations on developing residential subdivision projects for formal and informal settlers are linked to the enforcement of comprehensive land use plans that consider a combination of functions and amenities based on environmental standards. Ultimately, these sites will need to be chosen and designed to sustainable by providing minimum service standards in light of the global climate change phenomenon. consideration. Changes in climate may result in: (a) water shortages in settlements; (b) declining air and water quality; (c) reduced hydropower generation potentials; and (d) disruption of settlements, commerce, and transport due to flooding, among others. If settlement areas are haphazardly selected and/or developed, there potentials arise for population migrations and loss of property and lives. In the short term, the Bangsamoro Government will: a.Organize awareness campaigns and information drives in the media, LGUs, schools, etc., on laws on violence against women and children and on the available services and protection mechanisms; b. Conduct gender training using modules that deal with sectoral issues and themes, e.g., GBV, trafficking, illegal recruitment; c. Establish and strengthen the GBV referral pathway to address GBV cases by engaging the traditional mechanisms for dispute resolution as well as through the activation and functionalization of local d.Improve access of women and girls to local protection mechanisms. In the medium term, strategies will include: a. Developing comprehensive human rights education curriculum in all levels of education; b. Reviewing existing traditions and cultural practices that violate women’s rights and promote the meaningful representation of women; c. Ensuring the implementation of GAD budgeting; B.5. Gender the Bangsamoro Government becomes more established, another shift that will need to be considered is the development of its humanitarian action capabilities to enable it to lead and manage emergency responses. Where in the past, civil society, international partners and the national government were more involved, the recent experiences of LGUs in other regions show that local officials have taken the leadership role for the better in handling emergency situations. 90 gender or disability. government protection mechanisms; and The effects of climate change shall also be taken into As and response to GBV and discrimination based on d. Providing opportunities and establishing structures for the active participation of women in conflict prevention and resolution; and e. Developing comprehensive support programs and services to address the needs of women in conflictaffected and post-conflict areas, such as sustained protection, increased access to justice and healing, rehabilitation, and development. Social Services CH A PT ER 9 C. Summary of Priority Programs Table 23 presents the list of priority social programs. Table 23: Priority Social Programs Objectives Increase household access to WaSH Priority Programs Components Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WaSH) • Scaled-up access to water and sanitation facilities through adoption of graduated and integrated approaches to WaSH development Increase access to quality health services and reduce risk of conflict reversal Health Improve access to quality education and reduce risk of conflict reversal, toward creating a skilled and able workforce in the Bangsamoro Education Increase % of population with secure housing tenure Sustainable Bangsamoro Settlements Provide safety nets and increase access to services for vulnerable groups Protective Services • • • • • Provision of PhilHealth cards Mass immunization and feeding programs Health caravans Upgrading of health facilities Creative delivery mechanisms: support trainings for BIAF medics and traditional healers • Technical and vocational skills training including entrepreneurship • Functional literacy programs for out-of-school and inactive youth and illiterate adults • Private sector apprenticeship for OSY • Curriculum development and review of madaris system (ibtidaiyah, thanawiyah, and kulliyah) • Supply-side inputs for primary and secondary education • Modified “GI Bill-Veterans Benefit Packages” for families of MILF combatants • Mobilization of alternative teachers • Special Housing Needs Assistance Package for IDPs • PPP for socialized housing • Policy reform on land rights, housing tenure, security and economically displaced Bangsamoro • Packages for vulnerable groups: senior citizens, PWDs, women, widows, youth, orphans, etc. 91 Bangsamoro Development Plan NOTES 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 92 The World Bank (2005). Human Development Network and United Nations Development Programme (2013). ARMM Regional Development Plan. Department of Health-Field Health Services Information System (2012). Philippine Statitics Authority-National Demographic and Health Survey (2013). Ibid. Department of Social Welfare and Development data for 2014. A more thorough assessment of housing needs in the Bangsamoro is crucial to account for the informal sector including those displaced by conflict. Collier (2007). Philippine Statistics Authority-Labor Force Survey (2013). Philippine Statistics Authority-Census on Population and Housing (2010). Further, 715,173 adults who did not finish elementary school, including those without education. Magbassa Kita Foundation estimates a total 600,000 adult illiterates in the ARMM. The World Bank and World Food Programme Survey Data (2011). Areas covered: mainland (Lanao del Norte, North Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao and Cotabato City); islands (Tawi-Tawi, Sulu, Basilan) Buckland (2006). Commission on Higher Education raw data as of September 2014. Collier (2007). The World Bank and the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (2013). Extrapolated from the 2008 National Health and Demographic Survey data and 2010 Census of Population and Household data. Percentage of total household population with health insurance coverage (Philippines: 42.0%, ARMM: 17.5%); and percentage of total population of women aged 15 to 49 years with health insurance coverage (Philippines: 42.8%, ARMM: 15.7%). In sanitation, the notion of service involves not just government providing free facilities to each household but government, through policies, programs, projects or other measures, creates an environment in which households can easily access facilities that can also be provided by the private sector. Water demand is influenced by the following factors: (a) service levels to be implemented; (b) size of the community; (c) standard of living of the populace; (d) quantity and quality of water available in the area; (e) water tariffs that need to be shouldered by the consumers; (f) climatological conditions; and (g) habits and manners of water usage by the people. See the World Bank (2012). A related standard is that expenses for water and sanitation should not exceed 5% of the disposable income of a poor household. Baser and Morgan (2008). Mindanao Development Authority, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, and United Nations Development Programme (2006). Environment and Natural Resources CH A PT ER 10 10 Environment and Natural Resources 93 Bangsamoro Development Plan 10 Environment and Natural Resources A. Context: Rich but Fragile Natural Resources and Ecological Heritage Equitable and sustainable development is at the heart of the The environment is at the center of both the economy BBL. Recognizing the rich environmental heritage of the and the cultural heritage of the Bangsamoro. Many of its Bangsamoro, the BBL commits the Bangsamoro Government peoples identify deeply with their environment and are to planning development “taking into consideration the named after aspects of it—the Maranaw are the “people of natural resources that are available for its use and for the the lake,” the Tausug are the“people of the current,” the use of future generations.” In this regard, the Bangsamoro Yakan are the “people of the hill,” and Maguindanaoans Government “shall develop a comprehensive framework for are the “people of the flooded plain.” The Bangsamoro’s sustainable development through the proper conservation, environment is also characterized by its rich assemblage utilization and development of natural resources.” The of varied species and ecosystems. It is home to 10 success of this framework will be determined largely by such of the 128 Key Biodiversity Areas in the Philippines, factors as an enabling environment, availability of capable including areas of global ecological significance, whose and responsive institutions, a competent bureaucracy conservation is essential for the very survival of the manned by efficient and effective personnel, and an Bangsamoro people. With AFF accounting for 63.5% of enlightened and proactive constituency. output (2009–2012 average) in the ARMM, achieving 102 103 sustainable development and growth is intrinsically linked To manage the competing dynamics of social justice, to having a vibrant and sustainable environment. environmental conservation and economic development, an intergovernmental Bangsamoro Sustainable Development However, such activities as deforestation, conversion Board (BSDB) will be established to ensure harmonization of forest lands to agricultural areas, illegal fishing, of environment and development and formulate common and irresponsible mining and extraction are rapidly environmental objectives between the Central Government undermining the potential for sustainable development. and the Bangsamoro Government. Poor planning and weak governance are adding to this critical situation, as is climate change, which is threatening This chapter sets out the current context, strategic goal, programs, and interventions to achieve this vision and translate the potential of the Bangsamoro’s physical assets 94 to render the Bangsamoro people more vulnerable. A.1. Forests and Watersheds and natural capital into wealth for the wellbeing of its Approximately 665,000 hectares, about half of the total people, while forestalling recurrent costs from external BCT land area, is legally classified as forestland and threats like natural hazards and climate change. inalienable. Of this, 35% is under the National Integrated Environment and Natural Resources CH A PT ER 10 Protected Areas System (NIPAS), 24% is under some period from 2003 to 2010 was still 46,900 hectares,105 form of management agreement, and the rest is open which was also considered true for the BCT. The national access. Data from the 2012 Philippine Forestry Statistics reforestation average rate for the said period increased show 45% of BCT forestlands have forest cover. significantly from 30,000 ha/year to around 250,000 ha/ year, which was assumed to extend also to the BCT. While this reflects a net increase in forest cover from 2003 to 2010 because of an increase in open canopy As shown in Table 25, the BCT has four proclaimed forests and mangrove areas, the data also reveal a watersheds: (a) Lake Lanao (180,460 ha) is a source of significant decrease in closed canopy forests for the same hydroelectric power and domestic water for Lanao period. As forest cover is depleted, biodiversity is also del Sur and adjacent towns; (b) Kabulnan (4,726 ha) decimated. Although poorly documented, deforestation provides irrigation and domestic water supply; (c) South and degradation of forests—not only in the BCT but Upi (1,894 ha) provides domestic water supply; and across Mindanao—is attributed to various factors, such as (d) Dimapatoy (3,765 ha) provides potable water for direct damages caused by armed conflict, illegal logging, Cotabato City and adjacent municipalities.106 encroachment by IDPs seeking temporary shelter, and land conversion. Other factors include weak enforcement These watersheds face increasing incidence of drought of laws and limited capacity to monitor sustainable use and clogging of waterways and irrigation canals due to of forestlands due to manpower constraints (i.e., there is siltation and water hyacinth infestation. Another issue only one ranger for every 1,820 ha). is water pollution from agriculture and industry. Further 104 pressures come from resettlement in watershed areas, The Bangsamoro forests are home to many indigenous poor and uncoordinated administration of watersheds species of fauna and flora. The reduction in primary by national and local government agencies, lack of forests puts a severe stress on preserving them as part of employment opportunities in the lowlands, and improper a balanced ecology. It also has a significant impact on waste disposal. watershed areas and their ability to provide water for A.2. Aquatic Resources local communities and to regulate water levels. Forest cover data (see Table 24) may seem to negate the forest The Bangsamoro has rich and significant marine and cover observation but the Forest Management Bureau freshwater resources that are closely linked to the (FMB) confirms that the annual rate of deforestation in the sustenance of its people and the economic development Table 24: Forest Cover Change in ARMM in Hectares (2003–2010) Province Land Area Total Forestland Basilan 132,723 Lanao del Sur Forest Cover Change in Forest Cover (2003–2010) 2003 2010 Ha % 47,149 16,505 21,320 4,815 29.2 387,289 254,154 174,745 150,151 (24,594) (14.1) Maguindanao 504,760 198,138 16,354 52,351 35,997 220.1 Sulu 160,040 112,353 24,701 30,839 6,138 24.8 Tawi-Tawi 108,740 53,357 18,041 47,233 29,192 161.8 665,151 250,346 301,894 51,548 20.6 ARMM Total 1,293,552 Source: DENR-FMB and Philippine Forestry Statistics (2011 and 2012) 95 Bangsamoro Development Plan Table 25: Proclaimed Watersheds in ARMM (2012) Watershed Legal Basis Location Land Area (ha.) Major Use Lake Lanao Proclamation No. 871 (1992) All municipalities and city within Lake Lanao watershed 18,460 Hydroelectric power, domestic water source for Lanao del Sur and adjacent towns Kabulnan Proclamation No. 06 (1992) Salman and Saniag, Municipality of Ampatuan, Maguindanao 4,726 Irrigation under the KIADP program and domestic water supply source for the province South Upi Proclamation No. 65 (1987) Municipality of Upi, Maguindanao 1,894 Domestic water supply source Dimapatoy Proclamation No. 18 (2001) Municipalities of Datu Odin Sinsuat and North Upi, Maguindanao 3,765 Potable water supply source for Cotabato City and adjacent municipalities Source: DENR-ARMM (2012) of the region and the Philippines as a whole. species such as the Philippine eagle, the Philippine duck, Environmental degradation is significantly affecting the and the Philippine crocodile. In view of this, 43,900 ha of productive capacities of these aquatic resources with Ligawasan Marsh has been declared a Game Refuge and a disproportionate impact on the poorest segments of Bird Sanctuary and is globally recognized as an Important society who rely on them for survival. Bird Area. A.2.1. Freshwater Resources These water bodies are suffering from increasing siltation The Lake Lanao, the largest freshwater lake in the caused by soil erosion and from pollution and declining country, and the only ancient lake in Southeast Asia, biodiversity. is the biggest protected area in the Bangsamoro. It is a conversion in the upper watersheds; regulated river biodiversity site of global significance, being home to 18 flow because of dams constructed primarily for irrigation endemic species of freshwater fish and supporting a large and hydropower plants; conversion of marsh areas to number of bird species. agriculture and fishponds; resettlement along the coastal Deforestation and large-scale forestland areas; and charcoal-making have led to degradation of It is also critical to hydroelectric power production, the BCT’s aquatic resources, threatening their continued supplying 65% of total energy in Mindanao.107 Ironically, capability to sustain the Bangsamoro. the host province of Lanao del Sur has the highest poverty incidence in the Philippines.108 This indicates Although water demand is projected to remain within the that the benefits of the BCT’s natural resources have not supply capacity of the Mindanao River, environmental extended to its people. degradation may affect the recharge potential of the region’s groundwater reservoirs and watersheds, which The Ligawasan Marsh, fed by the Mindanao River Basin, has a combined area of 285,000 ha, close to 20% of the total land area of the Bangsamoro region. It is the major 96 will seriously threaten water availability in the near term. A.2.2. Marine Resources source of livelihood in 20 municipalities and one city, The BCT has 3,232 km of coastline and 18,426,613 and it straddles Maguindanao, North Cotabato, and Sultan hectares of territorial ocean waters, including a portion of Kudarat. It is cultivated during the dry season and fished the Sulu-Sulawesi Sea, which is one of the richest fishing during the wet season. It supports threatened endemic grounds in the country and the epicenter of global marine Environment and Natural Resources CH A PT ER 10 biodiversity. This large marine ecosystem is one of the urban land reform program and land use program; and most diverse and productive in the world, recognized (c) as a function of transitional justice, restoration or for the variety of habitats it supports, from reefs to reparations arising from any unjust dispossession of mangroves and the second highest seagrass diversity in territorial and property rights, the quality, quantity and the world.109 status thereof to be determined mutually by both the Bangsamoro Government and the Central Government. It hosts the Turtle Islands Wildlife Sanctuary in TawiTawi, one of the first trans-boundary marine protected The various problems in land administration at the areas involving the Philippines and Malaysia. It is one national level are magnified in the Bangsamoro region. of only 10 turtle nesting areas in the world and the only These include: (a) multiple agencies with duplicating one in the ASEAN region. This marine ecosystem is also and overlapping functions and complex processes; considered a biodiversity hotspot. The participation of the (b) multiple applicable laws, causing inconsistencies, Bangsamoro in the trans-boundary management of these especially on agency functions and mandates; (c) marine resources remains minimal and insignificant. multiple land titling processes, with the emphasis on a judicial mode of titling (in contrast to the rest of Southeast major Asia which uses an administrative mode of titling); (d) livelihoods, particularly in Sulu, Basilan, and Tawi-Tawi, multiple forms of ownership; (e) multiple standards for contributing to 18% of the national fisheries and 72% of land valuation; and (f) multiple agencies undertaking the national seaweed production.110 valuation.112 There are increasing threats to coastal and marine The situation is further exacerbated by (a) inefficient land resources and their biodiversity from inappropriate record management (thus, the limited formal data on land fishing and overfishing, pollution, illegal trade of ownership and usage in the Bangsamoro); (b) incomplete endangered species, and haphazard foreshore land use and deficient cadastral survey; (c) large number of caused by policies that do not respond to the needs of untitled parcels; (d) weak monitoring of land policy; the growing population.111 A splintered governance (e) limited public participation in land use planning framework among the ARG, the Central Government, processes; (f) lengthy and expensive appeal processes; and LGUs complicates the management of marine and (g) weak framework for large scale land investments, resources. resulting in land conflicts, uneven sharing of benefits, Fishing and seaweed production are the and increased investor risks and costs. A.3. Land Governance While land is an environmental resource, it has For example, the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform widespread cross-sector implications, as briefly discussed Program in the ARMM covers about 340,000 ha,113 of in Chapters 7 and 12. which 70% had been accomplished by 2011, benefitting 83,000 beneficiaries. Based on Commission on Audit Given the complex issues surrounding land rights in reports, evasion and plunder under Voluntary Land the Bangsamoro, the CAB and the BBL provide for Transfers (VLT) and Voluntary Offers to Sell (VOS) is administrative powers on land administration and worse in the ARMM than in the rest of the Philippines.114 management to the Bangsamoro Government. Related exclusive powers granted to the Bangsamoro Government A.4. Mineral Resources and Other Extractives include: (a) management of ancestral domain, in Little geological assessment work has been conducted recognition of IDPs’ right to pusaka inged (native titles); in ARMM to date, resulting in a dearth of reliable and (b) adoption and implementation of a comprehensive current geologic information to assess the region’s 97 Bangsamoro Development Plan mineral and other extractives potential. The potential for In capital cities and towns, solid waste management mineralization is deduced from the presence of specific is consistently identified as one of the main sources of geologic and tectonic settings that are favorable for dissatisfaction. Only one sanitary landfill receives the mineral deposition. The reported presence of minerals in combined wastes of 128 municipalities and four cities, specific areas is also used for inferring the potential for estimated at 940 MT per day and expected to reach mineralization.115 972.14 MT per day in 2016.117 The region also has 19 materials recovery facilities (MRFs) serving 19 barangays. Of the Philippines’ total petroleum resources of about nine billion barrels fuel of oil equivalent (bfoe) (or about With a high concentration of urban areas along 690 MTOE), more than half (or about five billion bfoe) is waterways, poor waste management results in flooding estimated to be deposited in the offshore of West Palawan and water supply contamination. Only three LGUs have and Sulu Sea regions. approved solid wastes management plans in compliance with the Ecological Solid Wastes Management Act. The BCT is said to hold vast deposits of natural gas and oil, especially Maguindanao along Central Mindanao’s As discussed in Chapter 9, the ARMM has been cited as 220,000-hectare known having persistently low coverage rates for safe water and exploration work, however, was in 1997 by the Malaysian sanitary facilities. It has the poorest access to safe water petroleum giant Petronas Carigali and the Philippine and to sanitary toilets, at 55% and 34%, respectively.118 Liguasan Delta. The last National Oil Company. Maguindanao is also said to hold 108,000,000 MT in coal deposits. Consequently, it has the highest reported incidence of water pollution from sewage and the highest reported Map 12 illustrates the permissible mining areas based on incidence of sanitation and hygiene-related diseases. The Executive Order No. 79 series of 2012. This includes the DENR-EMB has designated several BCT water bodies as existing nickel mining operation in Languyan, Tawi-Tawi. Water Quality Management Areas (WQMA) for which A.5. Renewable Energy As discussed in Chapter 8, the BCT has various renewable energy resources, including geothermal, wind, solar, and hydroelectric power, providing potential for a sustainable energy base. Biomass is another potentially significant power resource. These existing and potential resources could be explored in line with the overall objective of quality within the water body’s classification or improve the quality to higher classification. A.7. Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Like many other parts of the Philippines, the Bangsamoro is prone to natural hazards, many of which are environmentally-sustainable human development. aggravated by climate change. These include flooding, A.6. Urban Areas and Residuals Management surges, and earthquakes. Flooding around the Mindanao Four urban areas—the cities of Marawi in Lanao del Sur, Lamitan and Isabela in Basilan, and Cotabato City in Maguindanao—account for 18% of the Bangsamoro population, with an average density of 1,070 per sq km. In these cities and in the 128 municipalities in the region, only 47 comprehensive land use plans are in effect, mostly from the 1980s and 1990s.116 98 management plans will be drawn up, to keep water rain-induced landslides, volcanic eruptions, storm River Basin frequently causes large-scale displacement. Cotabato City and many municipalities in Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao, North Cotabato are vulnerable to rain-induced landslides. North Cotabato, Lanao del Sur, Lanao del Norte, Maguindanao, and Sultan Kudarat are earthquake-risk areas, with Maguindanao considered high-risk. Environment and Natural Resources CH A PT ER 10 Map 12: Integrated Mining Map (EO 79) (2013) Source: DENR-MGB (2013) There are at least five volcanic complexes in and around through the BCT. However, the same number of cyclones the BCT: (a) Lanao Volcanic Complex; (b) Ragang passed through the area in just the past four years (2011 Volcanic Complex; (c) Mt. Parker; (d) Mt. Matutum to 2013), indicating a radical change in pattern for this Volcano Complex; and (e) Mt. Dajoh. hazard. 119 Particularly vulnerable to storm surges and tsunamis Climate change projections by PAGASA include an are the coastlines of Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi. The increase of 1.0-1.2oC in the short term (2020) and 2.0- periodic El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO), which 2.4oC in the medium term (2050) in ARMM temperatures. caused the highest economic losses in Maguindanao in Rainfall in the short term is projected to increase by 1998, also threatens the region. as much as 7.2% from December to February and decrease by as much as 7.4% from June to August. The While typhoons are infrequent in the ARMM, the frequency of extreme events is also expected to increase peripheral significantly. The number of days with temperatures effects of a typhoon passing through 120 exceeding 35oC is projected to rise at least eightfold PAGASA data show that in the period from 1955 to from the observed baseline. The number of dry days is 2010, a span of 55 years, only four cyclones (one tropical projected to increase by more than 150%, and days with depression, two tropical storms, and one typhoon) passed extreme rainfall by at least 250%. neighboring provinces can be felt in the region. 99 Bangsamoro Development Plan Despite these significant risks, the BCT has had no both poverty alleviation and wealth creation needs in host vulnerability and disaster risk assessments and has limited communities, and improve the environmental and natural capacity for disaster risk reduction and management and resources base quality for sustainability. The two sectoral climate change adaptation (see Map 13). goals are: (a) enhancement of the environment and natural B. Strategic Goals Sharp focus will be needed on regional and local institution-building for environmental governance to resources of the Bangsamoro and (b) increased resilience of local communities to natural hazards and climate change. To attain these goals, the BDP will aim to: enable the Bangsamoro to manage the environmental 1. Conserve and enhance the ecological integrity of the threats caused by indiscriminate exploitation and Bangsamoro region in the context of comprehensive degradation121 and cope with the impacts of natural sustainable development and vicegerency and hazards and climate change. This will need to be 2.Enhance the Bangsamoro communities’ capacity complemented by environmental baseline establishment to manage disaster risks from natural hazards and and quick-impact programs and projects to address develop resilience to climate change impacts. Map 13: Vulnerability (2008) Note: DENR-MGB describes the degrees of landslide susceptibility as follows: • Very High Susceptibility—Areas usually with steep to very steep slope, and are underlain by weak materials. Recent landslides, escarpments and tension cracks are present. Human initiated effects could be an aggravating factor. • High Susceptibility—Areas usually with steep to very steep slopes, and are underlain by weak materials. Areas with numerous old/inactive landslides. • Medium Susceptibility—Areas with moderately steep slopes. Soil creep and other indications for possible landslide occurrence are present. • Low Susceptibility—Gently sloping areas with no identified landslides. Source: SERD-CAAM (2008) 100 Environment and Natural Resources CH A PT ER 10 C. Strategies C.1. Environmental Governance C.2. Forest and Watershed Restoration Preserving the rich ecosystem across the Bangsamoro The region’s forest cover has been dramatically shrinking has wide-ranging effects on the wellbeing and economic over the past decade, and the effects on communities potential of the region. Sustainable management of and the ecosystem are evident, with rampant flooding, environmental resources will improve the ability of landslide, temperature increases, etc. This concern will be communities to benefit from their natural surroundings, addressed through: reduce the prevalence of flooding, and contribute toward developing a tourism industry in the region. This will a. The restoration and enhancement of degraded require a strong environmental governance regime that and denuded forestlands, including nurseries, and will include: coastal and marine ecosystems will not only ensure future sustainability of these habitats and their a. Formulation of a comprehensive framework for sustainable development in the Bangsamoro and a resources, but can also double up as labor creation opportunities; Strategic Environmental Management Plan (SEMP); b. The protection of hedgerows through planting of b. Capacity-development of Bangsamoro environment appropriate species that will hold the soil nutrients and sustainable development institutions, and prevent from erosion, and siltation; including a Bangsamoro Sustainable Development c.The immediate forest based livelihoods from non- Board (BSDB) and the envisioned Ministry of timber forest products (NTFP) and agro-forestry in Environment; support of forest protection; c. Integrated Environmental Governance systems to d. Forest boundary delineation to define the extent have a broader form of management for areas of of forest cover for both protection and production particular ecological significance, such as Lake purposes; and Lanao and the Ligawasan Marsh; e. A strong monitoring mechanism to ensure that d.A mechanism for equitable sharing in the use of efforts are sustained. This will include hiring of Lake Lanao waters as a source power generation forest guards and sea guards—job positions that can for the effective development of the watershed lend themselves well to the out-of-school youth and ecosystem; decommissioned forces. e. Strong policies under the Bangsamoro Waters and Zone of Joint Cooperation agreed by the Central C.3. Land Governance Government and the Bangsamoro Government; The BDP recommends formulating an interim land policy f. A comprehensive natural resource assessment, that will lead to development in the medium term of a especially of biodiversity and of mineral deposits; strong and unified policy and legal framework on land g.A culture-based information drive to help the rights, with the objective of restoring public confidence people of the BCT realize the importance of in the land administration system and building the sustainably managing the environment; and foundations of reconciliation and trust-building. This h.An ecotourism development strategy based on would include a sound institutional framework, with one preserving landscapes, seascapes, and abundant land administration agency for land registration, cadastral biodiversity in the BCT. As discussed in Chapter 7, survey and mapping, and collection of land and related the ecotourism potential has high implications on fees. It would also call for fair, impartial, and streamlined the region’s economic growth and promotion of procedures and reasonable transaction costs that would social cohesion. encourage participatory policymaking. 101 Bangsamoro Development Plan C.3.1. Short-Term Actions (2015 and Mid-2016) an interagency body on land use and physical To reduce the risk of a strong increase in land conflicts planning, and associated violence and instability in the postCAB environment, three policy actions in the transition period are recommended: was recently strengthened and reformed as a NEDA Board Committee. The following land-related analytical studies could also be undertaken: a. Ensuring adequate and timely information on land conflicts by strengthening the local institutions’ capacity to monitor land conflicts and establishing an early warning system that allows for a i. Inventory of laws and regulations relating to land and property rights in the Bangsamoro; ii. Assessment of the capacity of the formal judicial rapid response aimed at preventing escalation. and informal/traditional dispute mechanisms in The initial task will be setting up a geographic iii.Intentions survey among displaced persons information system to capture data on land disputes and conflict prevalence, initially focusing on areas where the prevalence of land conflicts is considered the highest and/or the risks of escalation are considered the greatest. This would include existing data on rights from DENR, LRA, DAR, and NCIP and on land classification, particularly the boundaries of alienable and disposable land from the DENR; mapping of ongoing and potential conflicts related to natural resources and plantations, with particular attention given to the special issue surrounding indigenous peoples and ancestral domains; and mapping of areas likely to be of key locations; and combatants, to provide an indication of potential population movements and areas where tensions relating to land may emerge; and iv. Documentation of potential areas for commercial plantations, including assessing the availability of land and willingness of small holders to participate in plantation ventures. b. Limiting the number of land conflicts that may arise from the CAB by implementing a joint information campaign aimed at discouraging people to take land matters in their own hands and encouraging respect for past and current land rights. interest to agribusiness and mining investors. c. Ensuring that existing land conflicts can be This information would help focus initial efforts institutions to mediate land conflicts, especially to: understand the nature and extent of disputes; test appropriate mechanisms to resolve them; and provide the basis for selecting initial areas to resolved by strengthening the capacity of local through improved coordination, communication and learning among the different actors involved. These mechanisms would need to provide for pilot efforts to register land rights systematically. sustainable It would inform ongoing initiatives, such as the Establishment of an ad hoc mediation body for DENR-Land Management Bureau’s memorandum of agreement with the ARG to undertake jointly the cadastral survey in Maguindanao and Basilan, and facilitate coordination with the National Land Use Commission (NLUC), 102 which settlements, framing jurisdictions acceptable to the law of the community and Islam. dealing with land dispute that cannot readily be dealt with the local level could also be considered. All the above actions would need to reflect the cultural sensitivities to the traditional forms of land ownership, Environment and Natural Resources CH A PT ER 10 especially in some Moro communities, and also in some management program across the BCT, including IP communities, where, among other things, individual installation of additional waste treatment facilities; titles are not necessarily desired or feasible at this time. and C.3.2. Medium-Term Actions (Mid-2016 to 2022) A land policy will be needed to provide the basis for the legislative agenda of the Bangsamoro Government on land tenure, with the objective of developing a participatory, systematic, and cost-effective registration process. Given that a significant number of existing land titles are in dispute, it would be important to have a comprehensive communication and outreach program. C.4. Urban Ecosystem and Waste Management Program The Bangsamoro urban areas are crowded and their being located along rivers and coastlines contributes significantly c. Work with LGUs to establish and operationalize solid waste management councils. C.5. Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction Communities across the Bangsamoro are vulnerable to climate change and disasters, and have very little capacity for prevention. The Bangsamoro Government would need to: a. Conduct Comprehensive Vulnerability Assessments across the region; b. Support LGUs to formulate risk-based comprehensive land use plans (CLUP); and c. Build the capacity of officials in LGUs and the to pollution in the region. To tackle this, the Bangsamoro Bangsamoro Government would need to: adaptation and disaster risk reduction. a. Formulate a Bangsamoro Core Territory Sustainable Government for climate change Cities/Towns Plan and initiate redevelopment in pilot D. Summary of Priority Programs areas to serve as a model for urban management in The programs to achieve the goals and objectives and the region; respond to the problems identified in the region are b. Develop and implement a comprehensive residuals described in Table 26. management program and a comprehensive waste 103 Bangsamoro Development Plan Table 26: Priority Environment and Natural Resource Programs* Objectives Priority Programs Environmental Governance To preserve the ecological integrity of the Bangsamoro in the context of comprehensive sustainable development Urban Ecosystem and Waste Management Program Components • Formulation of a comprehensive framework for sustainable development in the Bangsamoro comprising key legislative measures and a Strategic Environmental Management Plan (SEMP) • Capacity-development of Bangsamoro environment and sustainable development institutions, including creation of a Bangsamoro Sustainable Development Board (BSDB) and a Ministry of Environment • Integrated Development for Lake Lanao and Liguasan Marsh • Strengthen and support Community Empowerment for Environmental Conservation and Protection • Policy for the Bangsamoro Waters and Zones of Joint Cooperation • Comprehensive Biodiversity Assessment of the Bangsamoro • Restoration and enhancement of degraded/denuded forest lands (including nurseries) and comprehensive coastal and marine reform program • Establishment of monitoring mechanisms (including hiring of forest guards and sea guards) • Formulation of BCT Sustainable Cities/Towns Model Plan(s) and initiation of redevelopment • Development and implementation of a BCT-wide comprehensive residuals management program • Establishment and operationalization of LGU-level solid waste management councils • Ecological Solid Waste management program Reduce land conflict (short-term and long-term) Comprehensive Land Administration and Management Reform Program for the Bangsamoro To enhance Bangsamoro communities’ adaptive capacity for climate change and DRRM CCA/DRRM for Social Justice • Comprehensive Vulnerability Assessments and Watershed Characterization and Mitigation of Displacement • Formulation of risk-based Comprehensive Land Use Plans (CLUPs) for all LGUs in the Bangsamoro • CCA/DDRM capacity-building • Mapping and analytical work on land rights and land conflict • Strengthening of conflict mediation mechanisms * Programs on mineral resources and other extractives can be found in Chapter 7. NOTES 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 104 “Proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law,” Article XIII, Section 2. Ibid., Section 3. This was confirmed by DENR-ARMM FMS Director Ismael Mabaning during a meeting discussion on August 19, 2014 at the DENR-ARMM office. National Mapping and Resource Information Agency (2010). Department of Energy and Natural Resources-Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (2012). Japan International Cooperation Agency (2014) and Benito (2014). Philippine Statistics Authority (2012). World Wildlife Fund (2014). Malik and Alcos-Cabangbang (2013). Mindanao Development Authority (2012). See Tiamson and Ballesteros (2013). According to the Census of Agriculture, this figure is well below the 520,000 ha of temporary and permanent crops, suggesting a large number of exclusions at the scoping stage. Gutierrez and Borras (2004). Japan International Cooperation Agency (2014). Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (2014). National Solid Waste Management Commission (2014). Department of Health (2011). MRBIMDP (2012) and PDPFP Sulu (2013). Tio (2014). The ARMM Regional Development Plan (2013) identified the causes of environmental degradation and exploitation of resources as weak enforcement of laws, low level of awareness on the benefits of the environment, lack of LGU support, and climate change vulnerability. Culture and Identity CH A PT ER 11 11 Culture and Identity 105 Bangsamoro Development Plan 11 Culture and Identity The CAB and the BBL affirm the distinct cultural heritage and birthright of the Bangsamoro people to their ancestral homeland and right to self-determination. Their principles include recognition, respect, and celebration of the many identities and cultures of the various peoples in the Bangsamoro. Culture and language are covered by an exclusive power vested upon the Bangsamoro Government. The CAB’s and the BBL’s provisions on economy, social development, environment, governance, and justice and security are formulated in harmony with customary laws and traditions, while ensuring cultural, gender, and intergenerational inclusivity. The BBL provides for the creation of a Bangsamoro Commission for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage (BCPCH) and has specific policy recommendations relating to Shari’ah-compliant justice and financing, regulations and practices on halal, and organization of hajj and other religious related travels, as well as the various rights and practices of the Bangsamoro’s indigenous cultural communities, including the right to pusaka inged (native titles). In this light, the BDP gives priority to culture and identity as critical elements of sustainable human development and peacebuilding. 106 A. Context: The Diverse Culture in the Bangsamoro The Bangsamoro society consists of 13 Muslim ethnolinguistic groups,122 about 20 non-Islamized indigenous peoples (IP) groups, and settlers of various origins (see Map 14). The CAB and the BBL define the Bangsamoro identity in terms of those who at the time of conquest and colonization centuries ago were considered natives or original inhabitants of Mindanao and the Sulu archipelago and its adjacent islands, including Palawan, and their descendants whether of mixed or full blood shall have the right to identify themselves as Bangsamoro by ascription or self-ascription. The BBL specifies the historical governance structures of the Moro Sultanates of Sulu, Maguindanao, Kabuntalan, and Buayan, the Royal Houses of the Maranao, while guaranteeing the freedoms and rights of settlers and of IPs. Figures 29 and 30 illustrate the high level of ethnic and religious diversity in the Bangsamoro. In the spirit of unity and social cohesion, the Bangsamoro’s cultural diversity highlights the need for inclusivity and localized solutions, while preserving its rich heritage and knowledge practices. Further details on the ethnolinguistic groups in the Bangsamoro are provided in Annex F (Cultural Diversity in the Bangsamoro). Culture and Identity CH A PT ER 11 Map 14: Ethnic Diversity Index (2010) Source: PSA-CPH (2010), DSWD-NHTS (2010), PhilGIS (2013) Figure 29: Ethnic Diversity in the Bangsamoro (2010) Figure 30: Religious Diversity in the Bangsamoro (2010) Note: The numbers are estimates using index of fractionalization as a measure of social diversity along various social cleavages such as ethnicity and religious affiliations Source: BDP-CPT estimate (using PSA-CPH 2010 data) 107 Bangsamoro Development Plan Initiatives that recognize and preserve Bangsamoro culture The sectoral goal is, therefore, to support practices and identity are scarce, leaving much of its language, and build foundations for institutions that preserve and historical narratives, and artifacts to be eroded by time and strengthen the Bangsamoro’s diverse cultural resources modernity. Many important historical figures, events, and and heritage, in line with the objectives of sustainable places are no longer in public memory, especially for the human development and peacebuilding. younger generation. The practice of indigenous sports and games, music, visual art, literature, dance, and crafts have In achieving this goal, the strategy on culture and identity been largely relegated to the margins. There are no codified is articulated around the following three objectives: rules and regulations on burying the dead, and so graves are scattered without designated maqaabir al-’aam (public 1. To assist communities to identify and preserve their cultural resources, traditions, values, and practices; cemeteries). 2.To establish and strengthen cultural institutions The cultural implications on sustainable human to protect, conserve, nurture, and promote development are immense. Traditional health practices are Bangsamoro’s tangible and intangible cultural still prevalent in remote areas in the absence of adequate heritage; and public services. There have been no significant measures to 3.To promote creation and sustainability of local align mainstream health service delivery with those through culture, heritage, and art groups through various the waliyan (midwives) and taligamot (traditional healers). forms of incentives and assistance. Some initiatives toward the use of indigenous mechanisms B.1. Conservation of Cultural Heritage for conflict resolution and peacebuilding have yielded As described in the BBL, the BCPCH will be created positive results. However, traditional leadership structures primarily to record the history of the Bangsamoro people and titles, while prevalent, are largely nominal and have and to establish and sustain the cultural institutions, limited interface with present governance structures. programs, and projects in the Bangsamoro component areas. To assist the BCPCH in the full exercise of its The enhanced scope of powers vested in the Bangsamoro functions upon creation of the Bangsamoro Government, Government as embodied in the BBL therefore provides an multiple studies will need to be conducted during the opportunity to address these institutional and developmental transition period. These will include: concerns, including IP rights. B. Strategies In line with the UNESCO definition of culture as “inclusive of creative expression, skills, traditional knowledge and the cultural resources that form part of the lives of peoples and societies, serving as bases for social engagement and enterprise development,” all plans, policies, and programs in the Bangsamoro will necessarily be framed in the context of cultural sensitivity and inclusivity, as a means of addressing longstanding sources of dissatisfaction among Bangsamoro communities. 108 a.Formulation of a comprehensive framework for heritage, culture and the arts in the Bangsamoro, including the various elements of indigenous sports and games, music, visual art, literature, dance, crafts, tribal attire, holidays, and languages, among others. b. Generation of baseline data on heritage, culture and the arts in the Bangsamoro, including the provision of research grants to cultural and academic institutions. c.Feasibility of establishing public museums and libraries, including a Bangsamoro Museum to Culture and Identity CH A PT ER 11 take charge of collation, collection, preservation, policies and programs throughout the transition period, and promotion of remaining relics and artifacts of to ensure that all development interventions are designed Bangsamoro culture. This will include retrieval with a “bottom-up” framework in mind. of artifacts that may be stored in museums and national archives both in and outside the Culture has to be seen also as a key resource for Philippines. the Bangsamoro. Weaving, brass-making, and other indigenous handicrafts and metal crafts should be Quick-impact projects will be implemented during the revived and promoted, used to develop cultural tourism transition period in line with confidence-building and and other related public-private partnerships, in tandem stabilization components of the CAB, as well as with the with the improvement the institutional, infrastructure, requirements of transitional justice during normalization. and security bases for investment. This may include installing historical markers to commemorate the Bangsamoro struggle, and building Likewise, the health system will be strengthened, by maqaabir al-’aam (public cemeteries) in priority sites. providing birthing facilities and forming partnerships B.2. Culture and Education among Muslim religious leaders and traditional and western-trained midwives, and to optimize the mix of In accordance with BBL provisions on establishing an modern and traditional reproductive health elements, educational framework that will be relevant to the needs, while remaining respectful of history and culture. ideals, and aspirations of the Bangsamoro, efforts will be undertaken to support cultural initiatives that can enrich the Bangsamoro educational system, including: B.4. Promotion of Culture and the Arts Bangsamoro heritage, culture and arts will be popularized through the media and by encouraging a. Provision of grants for textbook and module writing that will commemorate the Bangsamoro struggles; b. Support for establishment of an Institute of Bahasa Bangsamoro, in order to develop a Bangsamoro language; indigenous cultural activities (such as the use of traditional attire, musical instruments, and cuisine) in schools, offices, and community gatherings. B.5. Intercultural Exchange and Cooperation c. Revival of Bangsamoro cultural sports; Grants and scholarships for regional, national, and d. Establishment of schools of living traditions; and international intercultural exchange and cooperation will e. Support for artistic excellence. be created, in line with the development priorities of the B.3. Culture and Development Bangsamoro Government. The mainstreaming of Bangsamoro culture and identity B.6. Culture and Peace in governance and development is at the heart of the BBL This includes grants for the conduct of dialogue and the BDP, as evidenced in the structure and function initiatives, youth peace camps/trainings, and other of the proposed Bangsamoro Parliament, as well as the cultural projects that can support peacebuilding and inclusion of such culturally relevant mechanisms as unity among Bangsamoro communities. Shari’ah-compliant finance and justice, among others. C. Summary of Priority Programs This will be realized through the mainstreaming of cultural sensitivity in the actual implementation of such A summary of the priority plans and programs for the transition can be found in Table 27. 109 Bangsamoro Development Plan Table 27: Priority Culture and Identity Programs Objectives Assist communities to identify and preserve their cultural resources, traditions, values, practices Establish and strengthen cultural institutions to protect, conserve, nurture, and promote Bangsamoro’s tangible and intangible cultural heritage Promote creation and sustainability of local culture, heritage, and art groups through various forms of incentive assistance Priority Programs Components Quick-Impact Projects • Historical markers • Bangsamoro public cemeteries (maqaabir al-’aam) Conservation of Cultural Heritage • Policy work on the creation of the Commission on the Preservation of Cultural Heritage • Establishment of Bangsamoro Peace Memorial Museum Culture and Education • Grants for textbook writing on Bangsamoro culture, history, language, arts, etc.; and establishment of Schools of Living Tradition Support for Artistic Excellence • Grants and incentives for community artists/ artisans, researchers, cultural workers Culture and Development • Support for and mainstreaming of various culturally-responsive development initiatives: Shari’ah, halal and hajj • Social marketing and advocacy • Cultural tourism, Public-Private Partnership Culture and Peace • Dialogue/intercultural initiatives NOTES 122 Dwyer and Guiam (2010) identified them as the Maguindanaon of Cotabato provinces; Meranaw of Lanao; Tausug of the Sulu archipelago; Sama of Tawi-Tawi; Yakan of Basilan; Iranun (between Maguindanao and Lanao Sur provinces); Jama Mapun of Cagayan de Sulu islands; Kalagan of Davao provinces; Kalibugan of Zamboanga Peninsula; Melebuganon of Palawan; Palawani of Palawan; Sangil of Sarangani; and Badjaw (Sama Dilaut), originally from Sulu Archipelago. Also refer to Lingga (2010). 110 Governance CH A PT ER 12 12 Governance 111 Bangsamoro Development Plan 12 Governance The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) technical capacity; (c) political patronage and political commenced as an Autonomous Regional Government (ARG) dynasties; and (d) accountability deficits. in 1989. The establishment and administration of the ARMM proved too arduous, and the ARMM Government has been A.1.1. Lack of Genuine Autonomy constantly associated with weak governance. The transition The to the Bangsamoro Government will offer an opportunity to barangay—comprising the ARMM are not formally address structural problems and reconfigure the relationship subordinate to the regional government. The LGUs are among the national, regional, and local governments. It pre-existing entities with their own elected local officials will also open up the chance to strengthen accountability and receive automatic appropriations from the Central mechanisms, particularly those that engage communities in Government. As such, they are effectively autonomous local governance, in line with the Bangsamoro vision for self- from the ARMM. Given then that the ARMM is “less determination based on strong community engagement. autonomous LGUs—the than provincial, local city, municipal, governments…and and more subservient and dependent on the National Government As Chairman Murad said at the launch of the Sajahatra than any other political sub-division in the country,”123 Bangsamoro the ARG has struggled to build consensus around Program in February 2013, “further development can only be effective when it is people- regional priorities and implement regional policies. centered. One that is determined and undertaken by its ultimate beneficiaries. One that empowers people and its A.1.2. Weak Technical Capacity processes empowering.” Given the poor education outcomes in the ARMM, the regional and local governments have a shallow pool This chapter discusses the governance challenges facing the of technocrats, particularly for such key governance region, presents the transition imperatives from the current skills like planning, budgeting, and accounting. Due to ARMM to the Bangsamoro Government in mid-2016, and politicization, appointments are often based on affiliation proposes interventions and targets to achieve these. rather than qualification, discouraging qualified staff from A. Context: Governance Structures and Systems in the Bangsamoro remaining in government. A.1.3. Lack of Accountability A.1. Governance Structure and Intergovernmental Relations Lack of technical skills is compounded by weak or Since its creation, the ARMM has been faced with the community engagement in local development bodies, challenges of: (a) lack of genuine autonomy; (b) weak 112 nonexistent public accountability systems.124 Minimal weak public oversight of service delivery, and lack Governance of a performance-based framework that links access to public funds to performance have meant that the current CH A PT ER 12 Figure 31: Principal Sources of Government Funds to ARMM (2009–2011) system of governance neither rewards good performance nor punishes poor performance. The Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA), given as an automatic appropriation to LGUs125 regardless of performance, is often used as a personal “slush fund” of local chief executives or used to resolve rido.126 A.2. Revenue and Budget Management A.2.1. Weak Fiscal Autonomy Although the ARG has instituted a number of governance reforms, the region remains highly dependent on Central Government transfers. Figure 31 shows only 2% of the total amount of government funds available in the ARMM Source: DFAT-Australia and WB (2013)—Basic Education in ARMM (including LGU IRA and Central Government line agency driven development projects run by the BDA and the spending) is raised in the region. As a result, this allows the ARG.129 Mandatory community participation in local budget to be subjected to national control.127 development councils is usually nonexistent. The Bangsamoro region has a number of capable civil society A.2.2. Poor Budget Management networks and organizations that are active in such Budget management has generally been weak in the region. fields as human rights, conflict monitoring, and public A 2010 study on the ARMM’s education budget control institutions found “weak internal control systems” and “no clear guidelines for reporting on budget utilization by the implementing units, and more importantly, a report correlating budget spent with achievement of physical service delivery monitoring. However, transparency and accountability to the public remains limited. Strengthening participation in local health boards, parent-teacher associations, and other community outputs or performance targets is nonexistent.”128 organizations active in service delivery would help to With limited reporting on results and outcomes, the Central to the public. Increasing access to information on Government’s trust and confidence in the ARMM has fallen. This, in turn, has created a vicious cycle of mistrust, reduced funding, and diminished autonomy as the Central Government increasingly implemented development improve the relevance of services and accountability government performance is also critical to fostering public accountability. A.4. Judicial Institutions programs in the ARMM through neighboring regional Injustice is at the heart of the Bangsamoro struggle offices of national line agencies rather than through the for self-determination. It is also the main driver of regional government. violent conflict and poverty in the BCT. Strengthening judicial institutions to promote social justice and A.3. Civil Society and Community Engagement in Governance correct historical wrongs is central to the BDP. And yet, Direct community engagement in governance has been members of the community characterize the delivery of very limited in the ARMM outside of major community- justice services in the Bangsamoro. impunity and limited access to justice for marginalized 113 Bangsamoro Development Plan A.4.1. Legal Pluralism in the Bangsamoro The BBL “recognizes, protects, and guarantees the customs, beliefs and traditions of the people of the Bangsamoro” and “shall adopt measures to ensure mutual respect and protection of these for the Bangsamoro people and the other inhabitants of the Bangsamoro.” Article X of the BBL provides the framework for the administration of justice in the Bangsamoro, including: a.Strengthening of the Shari’ah justice system and expanding its jurisdiction to include civil, commercial and criminal cases; b. Establishing an Office for Traditional/Tribal Justice System and enacting legislation that will promote and support traditional/tribal justice system appropriate to IPs; c. Recognizing the powers of other local courts and improving their capacity; and d. Establishing an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) system, including provisions for prior recourse to ADR in recognition of the principles of conciliation and mediation. are the majority of complainants, there are only three female judges in the entire system, and cases filed by women are more likely to be dismissed than those filed by men. A.5. Managing Conflict and Strengthening Security The success of the Bangsamoro Government will largely be determined by progress made on reducing conflict and increasing security. With respect to the ceasefire and the success of the Joint Coordinating Committee on the Cessation of Hostilities (JCCCH) and the IMT, the stateminority contestation has been a relatively minor source of violent conflict over the last six years. Rather, recent data indicate that the incidence of inter-communal and inter-elite conflict is the main driver of violence in the Bangsamoro.130 Ensuring peace and security in the Bangsamoro will therefore require the dismantling of the estimated 43 private armed groups operating in the ARMM,131 in addition to the redeployment of military forces, the establishment of an effective Bangsamoro police force, and the disarmament of combatants. A.4.2. Access to Justice Access to justice in the Bangsamoro is generally weak. Only half of the mandated State Shari’ah Courts are fully operational, because of major resource constraints. Access to legal aid is similarly minimal in a region that has very few legal professionals. As a result, most disputes are resolved through community-based justice mechanisms at the village level. Elders and community leaders wield local authority and legitimacy, but in general they run these village-level institutions with no training in mediation and limited knowledge of the law. Significant capacity-building will be needed to strengthen these institutions. A.4.3. Women and Access to Justice As discussed in Chapter 10, the resolution of competing land claims has interlocking environmental, economic, governance, and security implications. Land management institutions struggle with limited capacity, appear all too often open to elite capture, and are insufficiently resourced to withstand the politicization of land conflicts. Land conflicts are related to historical grievances and inadequate and/or failed land reform policies, and serve as a trigger for rido. B. Transition Period Phase Besides the above governance issues that will require significant time, effort, and resources to resolve, there are Women suffer additional challenges in accessing justice. immediate tasks that the Bangsamoro Government will Community-based justice systems in particular tend to need to address during the transition period. Adequate reflect local power structures that often discriminate responses to these will build the foundations upon which against women, who are under-represented in positions of solutions to these medium- and long-term challenges can leadership. In the State Shari’ah Courts, although women be resolved. 114 Governance CH A PT ER 12 The transition from the ARMM government to the final element of building and uniting that constituency is establishment of the Bangsamoro Government can be therefore imperative, particularly with ethnically diverse split into three phases, each with distinct governance constituents. Moreover, in establishing unity, the role arrangements: of women must be recognized and harnessed, as a 1. BTC leadership from mid-2014 up to the passage of the BBL; sector that comprises half the constituency. Access to information needs to be fostered as an important element 132 2. BTA leadership from the passage of the BBL up to the in building trust in the Bangsamoro Government. installation of the elected Bangsamoro Government; and To strengthen the constituents for the Bangsamoro 3. First term of the Bangsamoro Government. Government, inclusivity must be fostered at various levels: among ethnic groups that comprise the region; in the The challenges and sequencing confronting the Bangsamoro distribution of the benefits of the dividends of the peace Government in each phase are summarized in Table 28 and process; among groups belonging to different political described fully in the following section. factions, particularly among LGU officials, MNLF, among others; and active participation of women in various facets C. Transition Challenges, Features, and Targets of the development task. This section describes in detail the critical challenges, features, and targets for each phase of the transition (see C.1.2. Intergovernmental Relations By its nature, the Bangsamoro Government will need Table 28) to C.1. Overall/General Transition Challenges between itself and the Central Government. Ensuring facilitate Overall challenges in the transition period to the Bangsamoro Government include: (a) constituency-building by the Bangsamoro Government promoting inclusivity among its various constituencies; (b) managing intergovernmental relations; (c) restructuring regional governance; (d) redefining relationship with local government units; and (e) encouraging greater civil society participation and civic consciousness among the Bangsamoro. intergovernmental harmony, cooperation, mechanisms and to coordination that concurrent powers are appropriately dispensed will require establishing mechanisms that ensure the exercise of exclusive powers are coordinated with the Central Government’s actions. C.1.3. Regional Governance The first phase in establishing the regional government will consist of hurdling problems associated with systems will have to adopt a national standard, some Among the most challenging tasks faced by the Bangsamoro Government is uniting its constituency. There are two sides in a social contract: the governed (or the constituency) and the government. need to be modified to reflect the unique features of the Bangsamoro parliamentary form of government. These include administrative relations between the regional parliament and the regional government as well as between the regional government and its constituent local The Bangsamoro identity as articulated in the BBL provides a strong impetus for unity and engagement in governance. In the past, there was no sustained effort to harness the constituency robust transition. While most of Bangsamoro’s procedural C.1.1. Constituency-Building and Inclusivity region’s have to strengthen governance. The government units. Budgeting procedures in the context of the block grant and other Central Government funding mechanisms and development approach will also have to be adjusted to the unique structural features of the Bangsamoro Government. 115 Bangsamoro Development Plan Table 28: Challenges, Features, and Targets of Transition Phases I, II, and III Phase I – BTC leadership April 2014 until Passage of the BBL 116 Phase II – BTA leadership The Passage of the BBL until May 2016 Phase III – Bangsamoro Government May 2016 onwards Overall / General Transition Challenges • • • • • Critical Features of Transition Phase • CAB, FAB and its Annexes, and the proposed BBL are the primary documents giving formal structure to the Bangsamoro; • The BTC, a composite entity (GPHMILF), has a very limited mandate and limited authority or resources to implement projects or programs on its own; • The BDA and BLMI, the MILF’s current primary implementation organizations, remain nongovernment entities with no authority over any government program or body; • The BBL will not be in effect until passed by Congress • The ARG remains the government entity authorized to govern and represent the GPH in the core territory of the proposed Bangsamoro. • The Bangsamoro is established by law and the BTA is created; the BTC will be dissolved; • The BBL is in effect; • Special Development Fund (SDF) is released to the BTA by the Central Government; • ARG shall have transferred its authority over devolved agencies to the BTA. ARG has ceased to exist. • The elections will preoccupy both the GPH and the BTA; and • Donor support for the Bangsamoro is expected to be high. Specific Transition Targets • Organize and prepare a Transition Team to support the Bangsamoro Transition Commission (BTC) to prepare for the establishment of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) • Organize and prepare a Policy Development Team to support the BTC and BTA in addressing key policy issues • Formulate the BDP containing programs and projects and their respective cost estimates that can be funded by the Special Development Fund • Establish, define mandates, and operationalize transitional bodies (JNC, IDB, TJRC, JPST/JPSC, etc.) • Coordinate with COMELEC on management of the plebiscite • Turnover of reports, documents, • Reorganize Government and functions, properties and other establish new administrative assets of the ARG is completed systems • Ensure uninterrupted delivery of • Develop system support the basic services realization of fiscal autonomy • Help ensure conduct of a • Launch campaign to reform LGUs in successful plebiscite (in the Bangsamoro region coordination with COMELEC) • Completion of all preparations for the reorganization of the ARG into the new Bangsamoro Government including the transfer of functions and administrative responsibilities and a reorganization plan ready for implementation. • Conduct and completion of studies on urgent matters affecting the establishment of the new regional government • Implementation of a constituencybuilding campaign Constituency-building by promoting inclusivity Managing intergovernmental relationships Restructuring regional governance Redefining relationship with LGUs Encouraging greater civil society participation and civic consciousness among the Bangsamoro • Devolution of functions to the Bangsamoro is in full swing; • The Parliament and Cabinet are installed and the Chief Minister elected; • New sets of LGU officials are in place; • The first amounts of block grant, special funds and internal revenue shares need to be appropriated and allocated by the Parliament through a regional budget process; • Donor support for the Bangsamoro is expected to remain high; and • Depending upon the results of the plebiscite and elections, indications of private sector interest to invest in the Bangsamoro begin to show. Governance C.1.4. Local Government The Bangsamoro Government will be inheriting a convoluted local government system. It will also face a structure that has thrived on patronage entrenched through years of misdirection and non-supervision. It will have to redefine its relationship with the LGUs to promote greater transparency and accountability among LGU officials to improve overall welfare of the Bangsamoro, stabilize the peace and order situation, and foster prospects of growth and development in the region under its leadership. The Bangsamoro Parliament will have to formulate and pass the law that will redefine this relationship toward a more efficient delivery of basic services to local communities. C.1.5. Civil Society The Bangsamoro Government will need to create an environment for civil society to adjust to the new condition of transition and stability. The focus of most CSOs has been more on peacebuilding and livelihood development and less on governance and security issues and improvement of the delivery of basic services by the regional government. Through partnership with donor agencies, Bangsamoro CSOs can be strengthened in their capacity to help effective delivery of the basic services. The Bangsamoro Government will have to promote greater civic consciousness among its constituents, as the development problems confronting the region will require cooperation and contribution from all stakeholders to address them successfully. C.2. Critical Features of Each Transition Phase CH A PT ER 12 the Region, in conjunction with the MILF’s BDA and the BLMI.”133 The critical features of the first (BTC) phase include the following: a. The CAB, FAB and its Annexes, plus the proposed BBL, are the primary documents giving formal structure to the Bangsamoro; b. The BTC, a composite GPH-MILF entity, has a very limited mandate and limited authority and resources to implement programs and projects on its own; c.The BDA, BLMI, implementation and the organizations MILF’s current remain to be nongovernment entities with no authority over any government program or body; d. The BBL in draft form is submitted for deliberation and approval of Congress; and e.The ARMM remains as the government entity authorized to govern and represent the GPH in the BCT. Given that limitations of the BTC and the MILF during this context, this phase is best suited to policy development initiatives, conducting important research studies, and organizing for the transition process, preparatory to the establishment of the Bangsamoro Government. C.2.2. Phase II—BTA Leadership (Passage of BBL until May 2016) The second phase is marked by the passage of the BBL calling for the formal establishment of the Bangsamoro Government and the creation of the BTA as an interim The characteristics of each phase limit the types and arrangement.134 The critical features of this phase include nature of activities that can be implemented. the following: C.2.1. Phase I—BTC Leadership (April 2014 until the Passage of the BBL) The mandate of the BTC is limited to: (a) drafting the BBL; (b) identifying possible Constitutional issues that bear on the authority of the Bangsamoro Government; and (c) coordinating with GPH agencies and NGOs to assist in “identifying and coordinating development programs in a. The Bangsamoro Government is established by law and the BTA is created as an ad-interim body; b. The BBL is in effect; c.SDF is released to the BTA by the Central Government;135 d.ARG shall have transferred its authority over devolved agencies to the BTA;136 117 Bangsamoro Development Plan e.The plebiscite and then the regular election for Depending on the results of the plebiscite and the Bangsamoro Parliament members will preoccupy elections, indications of private sector interest to invest in both the GPH and the BTA; and the Bangsamoro may begin to show. f. Donor support for the Bangsamoro is expected to be high. C.3. Transition Targets: What Need to be Done Each of the phases during the transition period will The BTA will have fewer limitations during this phase, require different sets of targets/activities, as detailed in but the plebiscite and the regular election are expected the following section. to preoccupy everyone, including the MILF. It is a crucial stage in the transition process for two reasons: First, it represents the turnover stage from the ARG to the Bangsamoro Government through the BTA. At this time, C.3.1. Phase I—BTC Leadership (April 2014 until the Passage of the BBL) In Phase I, the targets/activities will be: there will be events requiring detailed and meticulous planning and various nuts-and-bolts issues will likely a. To organize and prepare a transition coordination arise. A good transition team would have to be formed team to support the BTA in performing its mandate; for the tasks. Second, it represents the handover stage, b. To organize and prepare a policy development team from the BTA to the first Bangsamoro Government-elect. to support the BTA; c. To formulate a BDP that identifies programs and Between these two milestones, the BTA will have to projects and their cost estimates that will be funded ensure that “the continued functioning of government in by the SDF; the area of autonomy is exercised pursuant to its mandate under the BBL.” d. To establish and follow through on implementation That means that while in office the of the transitional bodies (i.e., JNC, IDB, TJRC, BTA will need to guarantee uninterrupted delivery of JPSTs, JPSCs) and task forces on camps and public services while new institutions are being created amnesties and pardons; 137 and their capacity is being enhanced. e. To establish a body to manage the policing C.2.3. Phase III—First Term of the Elected Bangsamoro Government (May 2016 onwards) challenges; and f. To coordinate with the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on overseeing the plebiscite. The third phase is the “take-off” phase for the new Bangsamoro Government, during which high expectations will need to be managed carefully. The critical features of the third phase will include: a.Devolution of functions to the Bangsamoro Government is in full swing; b. The Parliament and the Cabinet are installed and the Chief Minister is elected; c. New sets of LGU officials are in place; d. The Parliament appropriates and allocates the first amounts of block grant, and special funds through a regional budget process; and e.Donor support for the Bangsamoro Government (according to pronouncements) is high. 118 C.3.1.1. Organizing the CT4T138 A Coordination Team for the Transition (CT4T) should be organized to perform the following tasks: a. Facilitate the transfer of properties, official records, and books of accounts; b. Receive and review official reports and documents, as well as properties to be turned over by the ARG; c. Help identify and act on other immediate issues confronting the BTA regarding the transition process; and d. Help ensure that all functions mandated to the Bangsamoro Government are transferred to it by the ARG. CH A PT ER Governance 12 As of November 2014, the GPH-MILF negotiating parties BTC would need to be regularly updated on the progress of had signed terms of reference for the Coordination Team these bodies, as they are critical in determining the outcome for the Transition to the BTA; otherwise known as the of the concerns assigned to them. CT4T. C.3.1.2. Organizing a Policy Development Team139 Of particular importance is the establishment of a body that will manage “policing” operations. The Independent A Policy Development Team would need to be organized Commission on Policing (ICP) has made concrete proposals to conduct research and policy studies urgently needed on reforms that will be needed in policing the Bangsamoro to inform the BTA and, eventually, the Bangsamoro region within the stipulations of the agreements between Government on priority issues. It could conduct the the GPH and the MILF. A unit would need to be created to policy researches itself, or contract the services of ensure implementation of these proposals. outside experts to undertake such studies. Under the latter arrangement, its role would be to ensure that the contracted consultants produce high-quality outputs and that their studies addressed appropriate and critical policy issues confronting the BTA and/or Bangsamoro Government. The Team would have to be composed of highly qualified individuals from various disciplines in the development field with long experience in policy C.3.1.5. Coordinating with COMELEC on the Management of the Plebiscite While awaiting approval of the BBL in Congress, representations could be made with the COMELEC on preparations for the plebiscite on the BBL as electoral exercises normally take considerable time and manpower. research and development. C.3.2. Phase II—BTA Leadership (Passage of the BBL until May 2016) C.3.1.3. Special Development Fund (SDF) Phase II has five major target activities: The MILF (with support from BDA and other relevant units) is expected to provide an estimate of the development assistance it will require during the transition period. The BTA is expected to implement or start implementing selected development programs and projects during its incumbency. However, the ARG will have a working budget up to 2015 and the BTC will have to determine whether the proposed priority programs and projects of the ARG are covered by the ARG submission for 2015. If not, these priority programs and projects will have to be funded by the SDF and other funding sources. C.3.1.4. Establishing and Following Through on Implementation of the Transitional Bodies The CAB and the BBL provide for the creation of a number of transitional bodies (JNC, IDB, TJRC, JPSTs, JPSCs, the Task Forces on the Six Camps and the Task Force on Amnesties and Pardons) that will address specific concerns during the transition process. Some of these bodies have begun working and others are still to be established or at the initial organizational stage. The a. Turnover of reports, documents, functions, properties, and other assets of the ARG is completed in an orderly manner with minimal complications; b. Uninterrupted delivery of basic services; c. All preparations for reorganization of the ARG into the Bangsamoro Government, including the transfer of functions and administrative responsibilities, are completed and a reorganization plan is ready for implementation; d. Conduct and completion of studies on urgent matters affecting the establishment of the new regional government to be approved by the Bangsamoro Government; and e. A constituency-building campaign is underway. C.3.2.1. Completing the Turnover As the detailed instructions and authority to implement the turnover are not contained in the BBL, the CT4T will need to formulate these guidelines for signing and issuance by the Office of the President. Also, the CT4T will need to 119 Bangsamoro Development Plan assist in receiving and reviewing the various reports to of delivery. If none is provided in the BBL, this plan be submitted by the ARG. These will include financial will detail the establishment of a regional government reports, property inventories, personnel inventories, and agency that will be responsible for implementing others, which would be the basis for the formal turnover. technical assistance programs to line agencies and Milestone events of this activity will include the turnover capacity-building programs for line agency staff. of physical properties and financial assets and the proper disposal of those physical assets according to auditing rules, if needed. d.Completion of an Organizational Performance Implementation 140 Framework and Performance Evaluation System (OPIF-PES). Until the current In addition to the inventory of financial and nonfinancial administration, assets and official records, the ARG could prepare a monitoring and evaluation framework in the ARMM comprehensive baseline on the “state of the different disabled attempts to evaluate regional operations sectors in the ARMM” (i.e., the “Open Data” project). at the outcome level. This inability contributed to This would be an important document that the CT4T inefficiencies attributed to the ARG and stymied members could preserve and which the BTA and the attempts to establish organizational and individual Bangsamoro Government could maintain and continue. accountability. The OPIF is an effective framework C.3.2.2. Completion of Preparations for Reorganization Preparations for reorganization will cover the following: absence of a performance for planning line agency programs and activities based on strategic objectives. It follows the design of an administrative bureaucracy and organizational structure. Given the differences between the ARMM a. Design and Approval of Administrative Bureaucracy and Organizational Structure. This and the Bangsamoro Government, a new OPIF-PES will be needed. document will detail the organizational structure of each agency defined in the BBL, the mandatory e. Organization of a Transition Oversight Committee associated and Completion of a Monitoring Framework for with each mandatory position, and the required Transition. An oversight committee with defined competencies. mandates and composition will be needed to positions, qualification standards shepherd the transition process. It would need to be b.Drafting and approval of an Organizational composed of high-level officials of the GPH and the Rationalization Program. This will outline in MILF, and could also include some members of the detail what line agencies and what positions are Third Party Monitoring Team (TPMT) as the transition to be retained, the process of personnel transfer/ involves implementing provisions of the peace separation, hiring/rehiring, amount of separation agreement.141 Based on the ARMM experience, it is pay, grievance management system, and others. important to have strong oversight of the transition This will ensure that the rights of civil servants process, to facilitate resolution of issues as these are are protected. The program will be guided by the encountered. approved BBL. c. Drafting of a Capacity-Building Plan. Staff of all line agencies of the Bangsamoro Government will need to undergo intensive reorientation and training. This plan will outline the capacity-building requirements of the line agencies and the manner 120 C.3.2.3. Completion or Commencement of Policy Studies on Matters Needing Immediate Attention by the BTA/Bangsamoro Government a. Drafting a new regional administrative code for consideration by the Bangsamoro Parliament. An administrative code serves as guide to government Governance CH A PT ER 12 operations and decision-making. It can include a boundaries. Decisions on whether or not business definition of territory and constituency as well as transactions are within the region will depend on administrative procedures to guide civil servants in this study. The study will contain reference maps, their day-to-day tasks. It delineates functions among which will need to be closely coordinated with the different line and staff agencies and other units of the National Mapping and Resources Information the regional government. Authority (NAMRIA) of the Philippines. It should provide guidance on what to do with “orphan LGUs” b. Review and enactment of a regional electoral (municipalities or barangays) that have decided to code. The enactment of a Bangsamoro Electoral Code join the Bangsamoro and have to be carved out of is a priority. As proposed in the draft BBL, the first their provinces or municipalities. regular election for the Bangsamoro Government in May 2016 shall be governed by this electoral code, e. Creating regional special bodies on audit and civil although National Omnibus Election Code shall apply service. The BBL provides for creation of special suppletorily, where appropriate. bodies for audit and civil service administration. It will be important to study how these bodies relate c. Review and approval of the regional revenue code. to the regional government and to their parent The BBL identifies the revenue sources of the regional organizations and the range of powers within the government. These would form the basis for a review region. The Commission on Audit and the Civil of the present regional revenue code, or its repeal, Service Commission are both constitutional bodies as the case may be, based on the study results. Work and their integration into the regional government on this matter would be urgent, as action on a new will need diligent and careful study. revenue law would be among the first items in the agenda of the Parliament. It would include drafting f. Review and approval of regional local government specific guidelines for establishing tax bases, tax rates, code. The LGUs are likely to pose a serious concern remittance of shares from internal revenue collections, to the new regional government. Ambivalence on the income from natural resource extraction, incomes of part of both the Central Government and the regional government corporations from operations in the region, government has led to LGUs functioning practically and other sources. These would help the BTA discuss on their own. The present regional local government procedural matters pertaining to fiscal autonomy with code may need to be reviewed and revised. In the the Department of Finance. The task would involve context of a parliamentary form of government, working with an interim Intergovernmental Fiscal the Bangsamoro Government will need to define Policy Board (IFPB)and later a permanent IFPB. new relationships between itself and its constituent LGUs. It will need the LGUs for revenue generation This is one of the four priority legislations to be purposes (collection of fees and regional taxes), and accomplished by the BTA, including the Bangsamoro the systems and procedures for that purpose need to revenue code, the Bangsamoro Electoral Code, and the be tightened. Bangsamoro Civil Service Code. g. Conducting a study on promoting the Shari’ah d. Conducting a study defining the land and water justice system. A consistent demand of the boundaries of the region based on the results of Bangsamoro peace negotiators was promotion of the plebiscite. The Bangsamoro Government and the application of Shari’ah justice system in the the Parliament will need this study because many region as part of their adherence to Islamic values decisions will rely on the accuracy of regional and respect for their distinct cultural identity. It is 121 Bangsamoro Development Plan important that a study on the feasibility of its performance-based budgeting system could be expanded application be undertaken, taking into expected with the introduction of the Organizational consideration the pluralistic nature of the justice Performance Indicator Framework (OPIF). The budget system prevailing in the region. The study would system would need to allow the regional government inform discussions in the Bangsamoro Parliament to access funding for identified priority projects that are on promoting wider application of Shari’ah still covered by national government mandates. justice. Further details on Shari’ah justice are in k. Inventory, the next section. review, and adaption of relevant administrative procedures. This task covers two h. Drafting a law to delineate the rights of IPs sets of procedures. The first pertains to procedures in terms of exploitation of natural resources governing relations between the legislature and the within their territories. Section 11 of Article XIII executive (Bangsamoro Parliament and Bangsamoro (Economy and Patrimony) of the BBL specifies Government) in a parliamentary system. The second that a law will be drafted to define the rights of pertains to procedures for government operations such the IPs in the exploitation of natural resources as procurement, government accounts management, within their territories. This is consistent with the personnel management and other similar systems. BBL’s declaration that it recognizes and respects the rights of IPs residing within the BCT (Section 5, Article IX —Basic Rights of the BBL). l. Formulating between procedures the legislative pertaining and to relations executive organs of the regional government. Rules, regulations, i. Guidelines on receipt of grants and donations and procedures governing relations between the from foreign and local donors. The BBL allows Parliament and the Government (i.e., the Cabinet) in receipt of grants and other donations from a parliamentary environment need to be documented. foreign and domestic entities.The first three Such documentation would guide not only officials years of the regional government will see many and staff of the Parliament, the Chief Minister (and donors wanting to contribute to the success of his/her Deputy) and the Cabinet Ministers, but also the Bangsamoro experiment. For transparency, it the ministry and Parliament staff who will have to would be important to have rules on receipt by deal with each other. This is particularly important as the Bangsamoro Government of donations and parliamentary procedures are alien to most Filipinos. foreign assistance. m. Formulating procedures on procurement, government j. Modifying the regional budgeting and budget 122 accounts management, personnel management management system. With the block grant and others. One of the major issues on regional and SDF as predictable sources of funds from administration the Bangsamoro Agreement was the late adoption and documentation Government may now prepare budgets from of administrative procedures, which caused confusion a single regional fund, whereas previously and disorganization. To avoid this mistake, the new there were two: allocations in the General regional government will have to do an inventory Appropriations Act, and the local fund. The to all relevant manuals pertaining to government systems and procedures on budgeting, execution, administration, and adapt these to its operations. These and monitoring will need to be reviewed and procedures may need to be reviewed in the context of modified the ministerial form of governance. Some procedures Central Government, substantially. A the more substantive in the 1996 GRP-MNLF Peace Governance CH A PT ER 12 may need to be incorporated into the administrative With the installation of the first Parliament and the code. Bangsamoro Government, the activities/targets for this phase are: (a) the regional government is reorganized n. Optional creation of provisional intergovernmental and its administrative systems are in place; (b) systems to bodies. The FAB and its Annexes provide for support the realization of fiscal autonomy are installed; and creation of six intergovernmental special bodies (c) the campaign to reform LGUs in the Bangsamoro region relevant to governance, and other special bodies for begins. the normalization process. The BTA may decide to form provisional intergovernmental bodies during its mandate. The GPH and the BTA will coordinate and cooperate on the composition of these bodies and C.3.3.1. The Regional Government is Reorganized and its Administrative Systems are in Place Among the key activities under this agenda are: on the mechanisms that will guide their operations. Some of these may be created by legislative fiat, depending on the advice of the study group.142 a. Implementation of the organizational rationalization program.This program would best be placed directly under the Chief Minister, who shall organize a C.3.2.4. Implementation of a Constituency-Building Campaign rationalization program committee to oversee its It would be essential for the BTA to show inclusiveness representatives of the Civil Service Commission, in its operations and decisions from the start in order to members of the Cabinet, the employees of the build a constituency for the Bangsamoro Government. abolished Demonstrating participation Government Service Insurance System, and the of all stakeholders in each institution and act would Pag-IBIG Fund, and a member of the CT4T. This be critical to winning support from Non-Bangsamoro, program will need to be coordinated closely with settlers, and non-MILF constituencies. In building new the reorganization of the regional administrative institutions, there may be a need to capitalize on skills bureaucracy. representativeness and implementation. Committee members may include ARMM regional government, the that are spread across all ethnic groups to ensure adequate capacity to deliver on its mandate immediately and meet expectations. b. Reorganization of the line and support agencies and offices of the regional government. The design of the regional government’s structure and designation C.3.3. Phase III—First Term of the Elected Bangsamoro Government Officials (May 2016 onwards) of mandates and functions to the different line This phase covers the period from the inauguration of the completed under the BTA. Guided by those, former newly elected Parliament members to the end of 2019. ARG departments that have been functioning on During this period, the BTA will relinquish its mandate an interim basis will be reorganized into the regular in favor of the convened Parliament. The BBL defines the service delivery units of the Bangsamoro Government. (Ministries) and staff (Offices) units shall have been functions and operations of the Bangsamoro Parliament, the Office of the Chief Minister and the Cabinet, and the With the structures defined and mandates allocated, relationship between the Parliament and the Government. position qualification standards are defined and the An accepted practice in parliamentary democracies is regional government embarks on a campaign to that the executive sets most of the legislative agenda. At attract the best and the brightest in the region. Staff this point, the BTA’s Policy Development Team could members of the abolished ARG who are found to be be formally integrated into the regional government to highly qualified will be encouraged to apply for new support its agenda-setting role. positions. 123 Bangsamoro Development Plan The reorganization will also cover the introduction of process of approval. As discussed earlier, the Policy the OPIF, against which each agency’s and individual Development Team would have to work with both the staff’s performance will be measured. A Performance Parliament and the Cabinet to see the draft law pass. Monitoring System would be needed to allow the Bangsamoro Government to evaluate achievement of e. Enactment of a law on Shari’ah justice. Similarly, desired outcomes. Among the first major application of the Parliament is expected to support this important the OPIF would be the preparation of the Bangsamoro legislation. The Policy Development Team could assist Government’s First Six-Year Plan. Being outcome- the Parliament and the Cabinet in drafting the bill. oriented, the OPIF should be able to provide the regional line and service agencies, guidance in linking f. Implementation of capability-building plan. A unit goals and objectives to agency program, project, and will be established that will focus on providing human activity (PPA). resource development services to the different line and support agencies of the regional government. It Use of the OPIF framework would facilitate its linkage will be responsible for implementing a capability- to the annual budgets as well as the Medium-Term building plan. Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Medium-Term Investment Program (MTIP). The reorganization may g. Forming and operationalization of intergovernmental include introduction of agency operations manuals. bodies. The six intergovernmental bodies pertaining to All staffs would be oriented not only in its use but governance, mentioned earlier, will be the following, also in relevant procurement, government accounting in order of priority: management, audit, evaluation and reporting systems. i. Intergovernmental Relations Body (from interim to c. Establishment of a regional budgeting and budget management system. The regional budgeting and permanent) ii. Intergovernmental budget management system, designed under the Fiscal Policy Board (from interim to permanent) BTA, will be established in close coordination with iii. Congress-Parliament Bangsamoro Forum the Central Government’s Department of Budget and iv. Intergovernmental Sustainable Development Body Management. The IFPB and the Cabinet will review the v. Shari’ah Supervisory Board system before approval. The Policy Development Team vi. Joint Body for the Zones of Joint Cooperation members responsible for the scheme may provide inputs for the review and approval process. The new system will result in the preparation and review MTEFMTIP, which will dovetail with regional plans. The C.3.3.2. Systems to Support the Realization of Fiscal Autonomy are Installed The key activities to meet this target will include: new budget system will include a process to enable the Bangsamoro Government and its constituent LGUs a. Organizing the IFPB or converting its status from an to access funding for region-identified priority projects interim organ under the BTA to a permanent organ of from national agencies. the Bangsamoro Government; b. A new regional revenue law is passed; d. Enactment of an administrative code. The Parliament c. Enforcing guidelines on the release of is expected to support this basic and important the annual block grant and other fund transfers from the piece of regional legislation. The concerned Policy Central Government; Development Team member could shepherd the d. Establishing a system of collecting regional taxes and fees; 124 specific Governance e. Passing a law establishing a Shari’ah Supervisory Board CH A PT ER 12 Annex on Revenue Sources and Wealth Sharing. Similar to the revenue law, crafting this piece of to promote Islamic banking; and f. Setting guidelines on access to credit financing and use legislation will need intergovernmental intervention. of alternative financing modes such as public-private iv. Establishing systems for collecting regional taxes partnership, bond issuance, and others. and fees. The regional government will continue i. Organizing the Intergovernmental Fiscal Policy to rely mainly on its constituent LGUs to collect Board (IFPB). The IFPB is a strategic body necessary regional impositions. To avoid the confusion for sustaining fiscal autonomy. It could be envisaged that characterized the past system, better defined as the equivalent of a regional Department of arrangements between LGUs and the Bangsamoro Finance. The Cabinet, led by the Chief Minister, will Government will have to be made. be responsible for its formal creation, although an interim IFPB may be needed to help guide studies v. Establishing a Fiduciary Supervisory Board. There pertaining to fiscal autonomy and secure the SDF. A is need for more banks in the region to facilitate Policy Development Team may assist the Cabinet in access to credit, promote savings, and keep planning out its establishment. financial transactions secure. The third is critical to the region’s governance system because many ii. Enacting a new regional revenue law. The Policy LGUs are forced to stick to manual systems of fund Development Team member assigned to study the management in the absence of banks. The Policy subject may shepherd the process of running the draft Development Team could help the Cabinet draft through the IFPB, the Cabinet, and the Parliament. legislation establishing this board. The task will The pertaining include undertaking a policy-focused study on the to remittance of shares from internal revenue regional government’s position on the Al-Amanah collections, income from natural resource extraction, Islamic Investment Bank of the Philippines and the incomes of government corporations from operations Southern Philippines Development Authority. law could include guidelines in the region, and other sources. These will cover operational guidelines to be followed by the vi.Formulating and disseminating guidelines on credit Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) in withholding the financing and use of other modes of financing. Bangsamoro Government’s share of internal revenue Such guidelines will be important at an early stage collections within the region. Crafting the law will to assure the financial community that a policy need inputs from relevant national government framework for developing a regional financial sector offices such as the BIR, the Bureau of Customs, the is already being studied. Department of Environment and Natural Resources, and others. C.3.3.3. The Campaign to Reform Constituent LGUs Begins iii. Setting guidelines on use of block grant and other The BTA, with assistance from the Policy Development fund transfers from the Central Government. The Team, shall have developed a reform plan for defining CT4T and the Policy Development Team could the Bangsamoro Government’s relationship with local work with the Intergovernmental Relations Body governments. That plan will be subject of review by the in setting specific guidelines on the release of the Cabinet and the Parliament. Among the concerns that block grant and other fund transfers from the Central will need to be addressed are: (a) that two laws on local Government, as provided for in the BBL and the FAB governments are in effect; (b) corruption and patronage; 125 Bangsamoro Development Plan (c) proliferation of unqualified appointees; (d) monitoring state justice mechanisms and through separate judiciaries of performance in the delivery of public services; (e) run by the MILF, which includes all aspects of the law, action to be taken on municipalities that receive no including commercial transactions and criminal justice. allotments from the national budget; (f) greater civil society engagement in local governance; and (g) the Expansion of the jurisdiction of the government Shari’ah issue of “orphaned LGUs” arising from their choice to courts to cover commercial and criminal law was join the Bangsamoro. authorized under the ARMM Organic Act (Republic Act 9054). However, the relevant enabling legislation Among the actions expected under this reform agenda was never adopted by the ARMM Regional Legislative are: (a) decision on Muslim Mindanao Act (MMA) 25, Assembly. 143 with the possibility of enacting a new regional law on local governments; (b) implementation of an extensive However, an expanded recognition of Shari’ah has campaign to emulate the good and shame the bad local also been accommodated in the CAB and in the draft government leaders, and encourage the public to use BBL, which stipulates that the Shari’ah courts in the current reforms (such as the Full-Disclosure Policy) to Bangsamoro shall have jurisdiction over Shari’ah law expose malpractices through the media or by networking enacted by the Bangsamoro Parliament pertaining to with national civil society watchdog organizations; “persons and family relations, and other civil law matters, (c) pressing for greater oversight by the Civil Service commercial law, and criminal law.” Commission over personnel selection and appointments; (d) standardization of cash management procedure and On top of the existing District and Circuit Shari’ah Courts, reporting, procurement, asset management, and third the draft BBL proposes to establish a Bangsamoro Shari’ah party monitoring of both nationally and locally funded High Court that would exercise final and executory projects; and (e) broader participation of the citizenry in authority over matters of Shari’ah; a Shari’ah Public monitoring the activities of LGUs. Assistance Office; a Shari’ah Special Prosecution Service; D. Promoting Shari’ah Justice Shari’ah law has been applied in the Bangsamoro areas for centuries to bring legal certainty and peace and order to Muslim communities. Partial recognition of Islamic law was extended by the Central Government in 1977 through Presidential Decree (PD) 1083, also known as the Code of Muslim Personal Laws of the Philippines. PD 1083 covers family and personal law issues for Muslims through a network of Shari’ah District Courts and Circuit Courts in different parts of Mindanao, under the supervision of the Supreme Court. Despite being underresourced, the formal Shari’ah courts are well regarded, with surveys indicating relatively high levels of public satisfaction.144 Parallel to the government Shari’ah courts, Islamic law is also applied at the community level through non- 126 and a Shari’ah Academy. Furthermore, the draft BBL establishes new standards for Shari’ah judges, requiring that they have graduated from a four-year course on Shari’ah or Islamic jurisprudence and passed the Shari’ah bar examination.145 Making the Shari’ah justice system of the Bangsamoro fully functional will require actions on multiple fronts: institutional development, skills development, and community access to justice. D.1. Institutional Development Institutional development will be supported in the following areas: a. Support the existing Shari’ah Courts. The existing Shari’ah Circuit and District Courts in the Governance Bangsamoro lack many basic facilities for handling current caseloads. Circuit courts in many locations are non-operational. To ensure that the existing Shari’ah courts are adequately resourced and to prepare for the expected expansion of the jurisdiction, an institutional needs assessment will be launched as a matter of priority. At the same time, coordination within the existing courts system in the Bangsamoro will be necessary and sharing of resources will have to be discussed, given that caseloads from the civil and criminal courts will be shifting across the Shari’ah court system under the Bangsamoro. b. Create the Shari’ah Academy. Establishing the Shari’ah Academy is a top priority to ensure that appropriate training is available to potential judges to fill the bench of the Circuit Courts, District Courts and the new High Court and to lawyers to fill the ranks of the new Prosecution Service and Public Assistance Office. Given the requirements laid out in the BBL, identifying appropriate teaching staff, formulating the curriculum, and establishing procedures for accreditation of existing courses will be the immediate priorities. c. Establish the Public Assistance Office (PAO). A PAO for the Shari’ah courts has been envisaged for more than a decade under the Expanded ARMM Organic Act but has yet to be operational. As the jurisdiction of the Shari’ah system expands into criminal cases, the availability of affordable legal services becomes even more important. In delivering these services, the PAO could also consider cooperation with local legal aid providers in the Bangsamoro. d. Establish the Shari’ah Special Prosecution Service. As noted in the BBL, the prosecution service will be attached to the National Prosecution Service of the Central Government. Detailed coordination will therefore be necessary in the short term to explore the transition of many functions from the existing prosecutorial service to the Shari’ah Special Prosecution Service. CH A PT ER 12 D.2. Skills Development Establishing the institutions of the Bangsamoro Shari’ah Justice System will require a significant effort to build necessary expertise with the qualifications required by the BBL. Training on Shari’ah law principles and rollout of the required four-year course on Shari’ah or Islamic Jurisprudence would be the key priorities for the shortterm period. The BBL provides that all Shari’ah criminal laws passed by the Bangsamoro Parliament shall be in accordance with universally accepted principles and standards of human rights. Accordingly, both the Bangsamoro Parliament and agencies of the justice sector will need knowledge not only on Shari’ah and Islamic jurisprudence but also on international human rights law. Accordingly, a targeted skills development plan on Shari’ah and human rights will be formulated for the following target groups: a. Existing judges b. Members of Parliament and staff c. Candidate judges d.Lawyers In addition to knowledge programs on Shari’ah and human rights, many Shari’ah judges have had very little skills training in the past decade or so. Given the expressed preference for mediation for the resolution of civil cases through the Shari’ah courts, a program of mediation skills will be prepared for existing judges. D.3. Community Access to Justice The establishment of a PAO would fill an important gap in terms of access to justice through the Shari’ah court system. However, legal aid alone would not ensure access to equitable justice services for the poor. Legal awareness is a precondition, and yet legal outreach campaigns have been very limited in the region. Given the limitless need but finite resources, innovative ways will be used to inform people of their rights and obligations and of means of seeking legal redress. This 127 Bangsamoro Development Plan could include working through NGOs, religious leaders, the government. In the past, much of scarce public funds and regular community meetings through development were captured by rent-seeking officials, which resulted in projects. poor or absent basic services and in worsening poverty. E. Strengthening Fiscal Autonomy in the Bangsamoro Significant deposits of mineral and non-mineral resources have been reported in the BCT. If properly developed, The ARMM generates only 2% of its budget internally. Its heavy dependence on funding from the Central Government has seriously weakened the ability of regional officials to determine priority development projects in the region and to address the development needs of their people. It has also fostered a patron-client relationship between Central Government officials and regional officials whereby the political fortune of the latter depends greatly on the amount of resources emanating from the former. The institutionalization of the “block grant” formula in the BBL is an attempt to strengthen the Bangsamoro Government’s fiscal autonomy. revenue measures and improve collection efficiency. As security and normality are restored and the economy grows at an accelerated basis, private investments are expected to come, which will expand the Bangsamoro Government’s that can strengthen the Bangsamoro Government’s fiscal autonomy. However, there is a need for a scoping study of mineral and non-mineral resources, and feasibility/ engineering studies for their extraction to determine whether the available volume can be extracted in a way that is economically viable and environment-friendly. The concomitant appropriate fiscal regime vis-a-vis the operations of mining firms could be formulated as a way of encouraging their entry while ensuring maximum revenue gains for the Bangsamoro Government. An open trading regime in areas declared as export The Bangsamoro Government will have to pass additional internal the extractive industry can provide huge revenue sources revenue base. Initially, however, the Bangsamoro Government may have to offer incentives, including tax holidays, to interested investors. In the medium and the long term, operations of these investors will contribute significantly to Bangsamoro Government revenues in terms not only of their tax payments but also of processing zones (e.g., Polloc Port in Maguindanao and Bongao Port in Tawi-Tawi) with neighboring countries would encourage the flow of more goods and services in the Bangsamoro. Consequently, economic activity and potential revenue sources would increase. An open trading regime could also reduce prices of basic commodities for Bangsamoro consumers, as prime agricultural and manufactured products in neighboring countries are priced lower than in the Philippines. F. Normalization and Development tax payments and revenue-generating expenditures of their Peace, security, and development are fundamental employees. aspirations of everyone in the Bangsamoro. The CAB, together with the Annex on Normalization, provides Enhancing fiscal autonomy will require judicious use of the platform for new institutional arrangements that will government funds. Expenditures will need to be targeted ensure that communities affected by the decades-long on activities that will promote greater economic efficiency armed conflict in Mindanao can return to a peaceful life and growth, reduce the incidence of poverty, and improve and pursue economic activities and sustainable livelihoods the human development indicators of the populace. free from fear of violence and insecurity. Transparency and accountability mechanisms will need to be built to uphold the accountability of local officials in Upon its establishment, the Bangsamoro Transition the use of public funds. Participation of CSOs and ordinary Authority (BTA) shall assist and support normalization and citizens would need to be encouraged in the workings of development in the Bangsamoro. 128 Governance CH A PT ER 12 The Joint Normalization Committee (JNC) shall continue G. Summary of Priority Programs to coordinate the normalization process with the BTA as A summary of the priority plans and programs for the partner until the signing of an exit agreement. transition period can be found in Table 29. Table 29: Priority Governance and Justice Programs Objective Priority Programs Components Support for Transitional Bodies • As provided for in the CAB and BBL Support for BBL and Plebiscite • IEC campaigns, voter registration, etc. Capacity-Building, Organizational Development, and Change Management Requirements from ARMM to BTA • Training programs on management and leadership, values transformation • Scholarships in priority technical courses • Drafting of ministry transition plans • Capacity-building for municipalities and barangays Technical Assistance for Drafting of Key Administrative Laws • Based on priorities set by the BBL/BTA Baseline Data Generation • Data generation across all ministries, including a comprehensive assessment of location, number and status of infrastructure and personnel • Creation of “Open Data” platform for the Bangsamoro Transparency and Accountability Program • Development of anticorruption strategy • Geotagging and third party monitoring of programs and projects Access to Justice, including Shari’ah Justice • Policy and programmatic work on the improving access to justice, including the Shari’ah justice system in the Bangsamoro Fiscal Autonomy • Reform of government corporations, regional economic policy development, etc. 129 Bangsamoro Development Plan NOTES 123 Bacani (2005). 124 Despite more than 10 years of significant technical capacity-building support for LGUs across the region through the Canadian-funded Local Government Support Program for ARMM (LGSPA), ARMM’s own reporting showed little improvement in the quality of governance in terms of both fiduciary standards and service delivery outcomes. This experience suggests that the absence of accountability, rather than technical deficiencies, is at the core of ARMM’s government challenges. 125 Only 6% of LGUs in ARMM received the Seal of Good Housekeeping from the DILG in 2013, compared to the national average of 76.6%. 126 Torres (2007), page 109. 127 Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and World Bank (2014). 128 Tribal Helm (2010), pages 32 to 34. 129 The Mindanao Trust Fund-Reconstruction and Development Program (see www.bangsamorodevelopment.org) and the ARMM Social Fund Project. 130 Refer to the Bangsamoro Conflict Monitoring System (BCMS) and International Alert (2014). 131 Institute of Bangsamoro Studies and the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (2011). 132 The debate on the draft law could continue through the first quarter of 2015. 133 Executive Order No. 120, “Constituting the Transition Commission and for Other Purpose,” December 2012. 134 “The Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro,” Section VII, Item 9. 135 See “Annex on Revenue Generation and Wealth Sharing,” Section V, Article B. 136 “The Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro,” Section VII, Item 9. 137 Ibid., item 10. 138 The CT4T ideally will be supported by professionals with skills corresponding to those of the heads of line and major support departments of the ARG: Public Works and Highways, Health, Education, Local Government, Social Welfare and Development, Transportation and Communications, Science and Technology, Agriculture and Fisheries, Environment and Natural Resources, Trade and Industry, Regional Planning, Budgeting, Treasury and Accounting, and others that may be identified later. 139 The Policy Development Team, preferably consisting of professionals with stellar experience in action and policy research, would need expertise or specialization in such fields as economics, including agricultural economics, business management or administration, public administration, law including Shari’ah justice, local government administration, taxation, banking and finance, and others that may be identified by the BTA. 140 It may be necessary to create a joint ARG-BTA Turnover Committee to settle problems encountered in the turnover of reports, physical assets, personnel, documents/records, and financial assets. The committee’s formation could be discussed by the ARG and the BTA early on. 141 The TPMT is mandated to monitor the implementation of the CAB. 142 About six intergovernmental bodies are identified in the “Annex on Normalization,” together with mechanisms to facilitate consultative process between the parties in the appointment, employment and deployment of the existing police force and the Traditional Justice and Reconciliation Commission. Those bodies are germane to the issue of security. 143 Two laws on local governments apply in ARMM: the Muslim Mindanao Act No. 25 (approved by the Regional Legislative Assembly in 1994) and the Local Government Code (LGC) of 1991. The latter devolved functions from the Central Government to LGUs, including functions pertaining to delivery of social and economic services such as health, agriculture, social welfare, and environment. Under the LGC, LGUs are entitled to their respective shares in internal revenue allotments (IRA) to fund the performance of those devolved functions. On the other hand, MMA 25 did not devolve functions relating to the delivery of health, agriculture, social welfare, and environmental services. Most ARMM LGUs, notwithstanding receipt of IRA allocations from the national government, refuse to perform those four aforementioned functions because according to them, these have not been devolved. 144 See Guerrero, Barra, Mangahas, and Licudine (2007). 145 Presidential Decree 1083 requires judges in the District Courts to have the same qualifications as their counterparts in the regular court system, as well as passing the Shari’ah bar. Shari’ah Circuit Court judges are required to have high school education and to have passed the Shari’ah bar. 130 Proposed Implementation Arrangements and Financial Modalities CH A PT ER 13 13 Proposed Implementation Arrangements and Financial Modalities 131 Bangsamoro Development Plan 13 Proposed Implementation Arrangements and Financial Modalities The experience of the ARMM shows that well-planned The establishment of the Bangsamoro Government will interventions with significant financial support from see a transition from Central Government-led delivery the Central Government and ODA partners are not to full ownership by the Bangsamoro, initially through enough to deliver stability and prosperity in the absence the BTA and eventually through the Bangsamoro of strong, transparent, and inclusive implementation Government. The implementation arrangements of arrangements. While the technical recommendations the BDP therefore need to remain flexible to account lay out a framework for stabilization and socioeconomic for the mandate of the BTA to design the institutional recovery of the Bangsamoro, the ability of the structure for the Bangsamoro Government. Until Bangsamoro Government to deliver lasting change rests the establishment of the BTA, existing Bangsamoro on the institutional arrangements and processes for institutions, including the BDA and the BLMI, will work implementation. closely with Central Government agencies and ARMM A. General Principles The CAB emphasizes the leadership of the Bangsamoro in planning, delivering, and monitoring socioeconomic, political, and cultural interventions in the Bangsamoro. It commits the parties to cooperation for its implementation and to continuing multisector dialogues that ensure inclusivity, accountability, and gender balance to all stakeholders in the Bangsamoro. These principles anchor the proposed implementation arrangements for the BDP. The BDP is also mandated by the CAB to guide overall alignment of all post-Agreement economic interventions in the Bangsamoro, regardless of funding source. Implementation will, therefore be based on partnership among the Bangsamoro, the GPH, and development partners to provide the needed technical assistance funds and operational support, while building the capacity agencies, private sector investors, LGUs, civil society, and international development partners to deliver development programs. Development efforts shall encourage a bottom-up approach, consciously empowering Bangsamoro citizens to actively participate in decision-making, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation of interventions in their communities. There are a number of civil society networks and organizations in the Bangsamoro that are active in monitoring public service delivery. The strong links and relationships that the MILF has forged with CSOs will be drawn upon to strengthen the relationship between the state and society and encourage increased accountable governance that is “people-centered.” B. Proposed Implementation Arrangements of the BTA to assume all the devolved powers of the Article XVI, Section 7 of the proposed BBL states that an Bangsamoro upon its establishment. Interim Cabinet shall be created under the BTA. It shall 132 Proposed Implementation Arrangements and Financial Modalities CH A PT ER 13 be composed of 10 primary offices, with sub-offices for The BTA may empower the interim Chief Minister to matters covered and priority ministries, as follows: create other ministries and primary offices, upon a determination of the majority of its members that these 1. Governance—in charge of budget and finance, are necessary for achieving the twin goals of continuity of accountability, and such similar or other related social services and transitioning to the regular Bangsamoro matters Government. 2. Social Services—in charge of social welfare, and such similar or other related matters Recognizing these guiding principles, and in the spirit of 3. Development—in charge of transportation and a partnership, the proposed institutional arrangements communications, regional investments, trade and for delivering development projects during the transition industry, agriculture, forestry and environment, period is presented in Figure 32. urban and rural development, and such similar or other related matters It is envisioned that two funding mechanisms will be 4. Education created to support the transition: The Bangsamoro 5. Public Order and Safety Trust Fund, and a Normalization Fund. Given the 6. Indigenous Peoples Affairs highly intertwined needs of the combatants and their 7. Health communities and that of the Bangsamoro as a whole, 8. Public Works it is imperative that socioeconomic and development 9. Local Government assistance be closely coordinated to produce a synergistic 10. Finance impact on the overall welfare of the Bangsamoro people. Figure 32: Proposed Implementation Arrangements Source: BDP-CPT 133 Bangsamoro Development Plan Close coordination between the JNC and the BTC/ as smoothly as possible to guarantee uninterrupted BTA will be forged during the transition period. A provision of basic services to the Bangsamoro people. Coordinating will There is also the added challenge of accelerating the be established to regulate the administration and provision of these services, considering the need to coordination of socioeconomic interventions in the narrow the huge development gaps between the BCT Bangsamoro during the transition. and the other regions of the country. Combined with Body for Development (CBD) the shortage of personnel in the BCT who are assigned The CBD will set policy directions, strengthen linkages to deliver these basic services, there will be a need to between the Bangsamoro Government and national introduce innovative institutional arrangements, on government agencies, and ensure the alignment and an ad hoc basis for two to three years, until existing strategic complementation of development programs with ministries within the BTA and the Bangsamoro the BDP and BDF. The head of the BTC/BTA will chair Government are adequately capacitated. the CBD with suitable representation from the national and ARMM governments, the BDA and the BLMI, the Task forces can be created to provide specific services Third Party Monitoring Team, the International Contact (i.e., provision of safe water, immunization of infants Group, civil society, private sector, and international and children, conduct of adult literacy programs, development partners, subject to agreement of the etc.) and reporting directly to a CBD composed of parties. representatives of the Bangsamoro, national government agencies, and development partners. A technical committee should be formed to support the operations of the CBD, communicate socioeconomic Outsourcing of such services to INGOs, local NGOs, or development in the Bangsamoro, and oversee the reputable institutions specializing in the needed service monitoring and evaluation of the plan. is recommended to ensure that service delivery is run by capable and professional staff who can quickly Bangsamoro-led institutions, such as the BDA and the deliver the service, particularly during the transition BLMI, will lead the implementation in collaboration period. with relevant national and regional government counterpart agencies, specialized Bangsamoro agencies, C. Relationships with Key Partners and development partners as appropriate. Civil society will play a critical role in bottom-up accountability of financing and results. C.1. Phase I (From 2015 to Mid-2016) C.1.1. Relationship with ARMM A Results-based Monitoring and Evaluation (RbM&E) Since the ARG’s mandate, structures, and budget body will be created to ensure full transparency, allocation under the General Appropriations Act accountability, and efficiency of delivery. Ministry- will cease only upon installation of the BTA, specific RbM&E units may also be lodged with the close coordination among the ARMM, the Central different Bangsamoro-led implementing institutions. Each Government, and Bangsamoro institutions will be ministerial unit will be directly accountable to the overall imperative to ensure uninterrupted delivery of basic RbM&E body. services and the accelerated implementation of development projects in the Bangsamoro area. Existing It is important that the transition from the ARMM to development programs under the ARMM for FY 2014 the BTA and to the Bangsamoro Government proceeds and FY 2015 are accordingly factored into the BDP. 134 CH A PT ER Proposed Implementation Arrangements and Financial Modalities C.1.2. Relationship with Normalization Bodies Section G of the Annex on Normalization stipulates that “efforts shall be made to align socioeconomic interventions with the overall Bangsamoro Development Plan.” As such, the CBD shall establish relationships 13 of socioeconomic activities may be discussed by the intergovernmental relations mechanism. D. Role of Community Leaders and Organizers (see Figure 32) with the transitional bodies under the For reforms in the Bangsamoro to be introduced normalization process, including the Joint Normalization effectively, the impetus for change from the top will Committee (JNC) and the task force mandated to oversee need to be complemented by contributions from local the socioeconomic development of the six identified MILF communities, especially in critical areas. Capacity- camps. This shall further guarantee the balance of short- building and participatory engagement at the local term confidence-building peace dividend requirements level will be necessary to rebuild social cohesion and with medium- and long-term development goals. set the foundations for rule of law, transparency, and C.1.3. Relationship with Private Sector Investors accountability mechanisms to promote good governance and sustainable development. In recognition of the private sector’s role in developing private-public Community-Driven Development (CDD) and Community- partnerships and other methods of encouraging the active Driven Reconstruction (CDR), as in the MTF-RDP and engagement of the business sector in the Bangsamoro’s the ARMM Social Fund, have proven to be effective economic transformation will be promoted. methods of promoting community participation in the sustainable livelihood opportunities, implementation of development projects in impoverished C.2. Phase II (From Mid-2016 to 2019) and conflict-affected areas in Mindanao. They promote Upon dissolution of the BTA and election of the a participatory process in identification, selection and Bangsamoro Government in mid-2016, implementation functions shall be transferred to the relevant ministries of implementation of projects, strengthen social cohesion, and promote transparency and accountability. The the Bangsamoro. networks of community organizers and facilitators from To support the vision of a self-reliant Bangsamoro, an leveraged to encourage continued community feedback exit strategy for transitional/external support structures established in Phase I shall be developed for Phase II, with clear timelines and metrics for building institutional current and previous CDD programs in Mindanao can be into the development planning process and as field based monitors of effective implementation. capacity in regular organs of the Bangsamoro government. E. Training and Strategic Research This may be formulated in conjunction with the GPH and While the BDA is experienced in the implementation of MILF Panels and the Third Party Monitoring Team (TPMT), CDD/CDR through the MTF-RDP, the BLMI, by the very as a possible contribution to the socioeconomic aspects nature of the organization, should specialize in training of the Exit Agreement upon the full implementation of potential leaders of the Bangsamoro in “operational the CAB, the signing of which shall signal the official excellence” termination of the peace negotiations between the GPH development projects). (i.e., managing and implementing and the MILF. A separate body may also serve as a Bangsamoro Further delineation of the Bangsamoro’s continuing “think tank,” or policy and strategic research unit, to relationship with Central Government in the conduct tackle policy and strategic issues that will confront the 135 Bangsamoro Development Plan Bangsamoro Government and to provide the policy process, funding stream, and risk metric—it is imperative position for various Bangsamoro units in dialoguing with that the overall funding and aid management architecture their national agency counterparts. Local organizations reflects the spirit and intent of the Agreement, in honoring currently engaging in this arena include the Institute of the partnership between the GPH and the MILF, while Bangsamoro Studies (IBS) and the Bangsamoro Study allowing for the Bangsamoro’s leadership and continuous Group (BSG). Both have demonstrated marked capacity, capacitation as it prepares for autonomous governance. but will require various additional specialists (i.e., in economics, agriculture and agribusiness, statistics and Another key challenge is to use these various funding econometrics, fiscal management, etc.) in their rosters. platforms, regardless of the funding source, in pursuit of a unified, coherent, and well-coordinated strategic agenda F. Possible Financing Modalities to rebuild the Bangsamoro, with maximum transparency, Given the post-Agreement landscape of the Bangsamoro, implementation of the BDP will require a mix of funding mechanisms and channels, covering both national government and bilateral and multilateral donor modalities. The following sections recommend funding options as applicable to Phase I and Phase II implementation. F.1. Phase I (From 2015 to Mid-2016) The CAB specifies three special funding mechanisms to be established and implemented by the transition government: While the financing modalities for the Bangsamoro are delineated, and prior to establishment of the BTA, existing programs and budget platforms would need to be rapidly aligned with the requirements of the transition process. 1. A block grant from the Central Government as an automatic appropriation to the Bangsamoro Government, the specific formula for which is provided in the BBL; amount for rehabilitation and development after the ratification of the BBL; and Trust This would include: a.Central Government budgetary allocations for the Bangsamoro region’s special development needs; b. The ARMM budget for FY 2015, including program 2. Special Development Fund (SDF), a specified 3. Normalization speed, efficiency, and accountability. Fund, funds for special development programs such as PAMANA; c. Multi-donor trust governance structure which may pool government funds and multilateral donor support for activities relating to normalization. The CAB provides for setting criteria for eligible financing schemes, which include “priority areas of capacitybuilding, institutional strengthening, and economic fund(s) 146 with an inclusive that can provide on- and off-budget support to a wide range of implementing partners; and d.Bilateral donors supporting direct execution and channelled funding arrangements. F.1.1. Government Funding facilitation for return to normal life affecting In light of the Aquino administration’s policy of combatant and noncombatant elements of the MILF heavy peacebuilding investments, as in the case of and their communities, and the Bangsamoro People.” the ARMM-TISP and PAMANA, it is expected that the Central Government will retain significant funding and Despite the variety of modalities and platforms available— operational responsibilities until the BTA is in place, each with a different goal, timeframe, decision-making particularly for normalization. 136 Proposed Implementation Arrangements and Financial Modalities CH A PT ER 13 For FY 2015, realignment of existing fund sources, including Program (IARCDSP), and the World Bank’s Philippine development programming under the ARMM Regional Rural Development Program (PRDP) are designed for Government, is a likely “bridge” scenario until the formal sector-specific socioeconomic interventions. Where SDF is set as provided for by BBL and mobilized through relevant and appropriate, ODA partners should consider the General Appropriations Act. how to align their existing programs with the BDP. Given the nature of post-conflict reconstruction and F.1.4. Multi-Donor Trust Funds rehabilitation, however, budget lines will need to be Experience shows that fund-pooling mechanisms, in fungible and quick-disbursing, with built-in flexibilities given the form of multi-donor trust funds (MDTFs) are central that final programming will be based on extensive needs to efficient and coordinated ODA support in post- assessments as provided for by the CAB. Such flexibilities conflict financing environments. MDTFs have proven would be crucial in meeting community expectations and to be important instruments for policy dialogue and risk restoring confidence. Lengthy delays due to bureaucratic management, and can provide a platform for effective disbursement processes would need to be avoided at all resource mobilization and broad participation around costs, without sacrificing good public financial management the BDP. practices. Similarly, the use of MDTFs can ensure predictability F.1.2. Private Sector Investment and flexibility of financing, streamline Bangsamoro and It is expected that the public sector will play a crucial role in national government coordination with contributing job creation and provision of social safety nets until private- donors, and lower transaction costs to ensure that more sector investments come in. However, as stated in earlier funding support is channeled to development projects sections, public works programs and cash-for-work schemes instead of administrative and fiduciary costs. will not be enough, and efforts will need to be made to encourage private investments to generate extensive More than one MDTF may also be created, tailored income earning opportunities even as the transition is still to specific technical requirements. The Bangsamoro in progress. Normalization Trust Fund as provided for in the CAB, F.1.3. Official Development Assistance (ODA) for example, can be complemented by a longer-term facility for broad development needs. Alternatively, a A wide variety of ODA-funded programs are currently broader facility with a common governance structure programmed for the ARMM and the transition. can be established with multiple windows addressing the different financing needs for the various programs. Some, such as the MTF-RDP, the WB-UN Facility for Advisory Support for Transition Capacities (FASTRAC), and JICA’s Comprehensive Capacity F.1.5. Bilateral Arrangements Development While consolidation of funding around an MDTF or Project (CCDP) are geared to support the technical similar coordinating platforms is preferred, this is likely requirements of the GPH-MILF peace process, while to be supported by bilateral or other kinds of pooled others, such as the Australian-funded Basic Education assistance for specific sectoral needs. This can range Assistance in Mindanao (BEAM-ARMM), Japan-Bangsamoro from direct-execution type of arrangements to channel- Initiatives for Reconstruction and Development (J-BIRD), funding through UN agencies and NGOs. Budget JICA’s Mindanao Sustainable Agrarian and Agriculture support to the BTA may also be encouraged, pending Development Project (MINSAAD), Italian Assistance to the setup of sound financial management systems and the Agrarian Reform Community Development Support ground-level delivery mechanisms. Although working 137 Bangsamoro Development Plan through national institutions is initially slower than Bangsamoro is likely to attract substantial investments direct execution by international agencies, it offers during the transition period, but will need to lock in greater prospects for sustainable outcomes. In all cases, donor commitment on the basis of the perceived or maintaining coherence to the BDP’s agenda would be attained quality of economic policies, institutions, and paramount to ensure maximum strategic impact and governance. avoid fragmentation. F.2. Phase II (From Mid-2016 to 2019) If peace and stability is secured in the Bangsamoro, it is anticipated that there will be significant private Once the Bangsamoro Government comes to power sector interest in locating their operations in the area. in mid-2016, the Bangsamoro block grant as provided Vast areas of fertile lands and expansive coastal strips for in the BBL will be disbursed to the parliamentary in geographically advantageous locations protected government for its direct control. While SDF and from the ill-effects of climate change, benefitting from other established modalities will remain in place, the rich deposits of mineral and non-mineral resources, Bangsamoro will need to confront issues of internal fiscal and inhabited by relatively skilled workers provide management, both on how revenue is raised and how strong incentives for the private sector to participate expenditures are implemented. in the region’s economic growth efforts. Given the huge capital, knowhow and technology in the hands Another challenge will be continuing to attract large of the private sector, they will play a leading role and sustained inflows of international aid in Phase II in promoting the growth and development of the and beyond. As in typical post-conflict scenarios, the Bangsamoro economy. NOTES 146 The main elements to be decided in setting up a MDTF are: (a) choice of Administrator; (b) governance structure; (c) the nature of the funding model, including degree of earmarking; and (d)) channels for disbursement (e.g., on-budget, off-budget, or a mix of the two; and potential implementing agencies). In all these elements, the GPH and international development partners have rich experience to tap to avoid past weaknesses of previous MDTF arrangements. 138 Challenges and Mitigating Measures CH A PT ER 14 14 Challenges and Mitigating Measures 139 Bangsamoro Development Plan 14 Challenges and Mitigating Measures Though of critical importance to ensuring stability and replication programs could be undertaken in other normalization over the short and the medium term, the areas. BDP as a development plan is constrained in delving deep into the political, administrative, and security b. Land Disputes. These have caused many violent aspects of the peace process. However, the CAB and conflicts and are keenly felt particularly in Lanao its Annexes provide for establishment of a number del Norte, Lanao del Sur, North Cotabato, and parts of institutions specifically mandated to address these of Maguindanao. There is need for a dedicated body concerns. This chapter calls attention to these non- to address these, and for pertinent empirical studies. socioeconomic issues and offers possible mitigation A Bangsamoro land use map could be developed to measures for consideration by these institutions. The help protect watersheds and to promote judicious following political, administrative, and security concerns, use of lands, given that increased interest in mining among others, will need the immediate attention of the is anticipated, which would generate employment Bangsamoro and revenues. decision-makers, Central Government officials, donors, and other peace stakeholders. c. Need for Inclusivity. Inclusivity is needed at a. Security Problems in Bangsamoro Core Territory. various levels, such as in: (a) decision-making so The results of the CVEs in BCT reveal growing that various stakeholders will be involved and lawlessness in the island provinces and in Central besides the Bangsamoro, will be encouraged to Mindanao, such as in the case of kidnap-for- participate actively and genuinely in the process; ransom activities and drug trafficking. Most of the (b) recruitment of Bangsamoro Government staff, so incidents have remained unreported. The residents that competence will be the foremost consideration, have identified this situation as a major source of regardless of ethnic, religious and group affiliation; insecurity and violence that make life extremely and (c) distribution of “peace dividends” among difficult for ordinary citizens. The Bangsamoro the various stakeholders, to avoid perception of Government and the Bangsamoro regional police favoritism or patronage. force will need to counter the operations of these 140 criminal groups. A fragile law and order situation d. Need for a Clearer Definition of the Working would make development projects difficult to Relationships between Bangsamoro Government undertake. Where there will be progress and and LGUs. The latter are needed for effective and lessons learned in countering these criminal groups, efficient delivery of basic services to communities. a monitoring system could be put in place so This is also necessary because, unlike LGUs outside Challenges and Mitigating Measures CH A PT ER 14 of ARMM which are mandated/expected to deliver the passage of the BBL. Once the BBL is approved, services to their constituents and for which the IRA preparation will be underway for a plebiscite (internal revenue allocation) is provided for by the within 120 days. With time needed to canvass national government, LGUs in the ARMM are not votes, officially declare areas under the jurisdiction mandated to provide these services in view of MMA of the BCT, and formally appoint BTA members, No. 25, passed by the ARMM Regional Assembly in the BTA may be officially established in late 2015 1995. The result is that LGUs in the ARMM use their at the earliest. The BTA will have barely three to IRAs based on identified priorities by local officials four months to deliver expected peace dividends rather than prioritizing delivery of basic services to before the start of the campaign period for the 2016 their constituents since MMA 25 had the effect of national elections. assigning that primordial function to the regional government. g. Manpower Shortage. Many of the region’s highly qualified people have left because of e. People’s Expectations. The signing of the FAB and its the protracted conflict. Without them, the Annexes and of the CAB has raised high expectations Bangsamoro Government may find it difficult to among the Bangsamoro people that stability will be govern effectively. This urgent issue will need immediately attained and that there will be quick to be addressed in the transition period to ensure and drastic improvement in their lives. Post-conflict immediate delivery of results. experience worldwide show hindrances in the path of any peace process. It includes bureaucratic A “Balik-Bangsamoro” program is included as a administrative processes of governments and donor priority in the BDP to address capacity inadequacy partners that slow down the delivery of development in activities requiring high technical competency. projects. These rising expectations, therefore, should However, it will likely create an incentive be managed properly by leaders on both sides of the imbalance among Bangsamoro professionals. The peace process. Bangsamoro Government would have to assure its constituents that this incentive imbalance is f. Time Constraints. The short timeframe for the transfer a necessary but temporary measure for ensuring of powers and responsibilities from the ARMM to the delivery of peace dividends, while the capacity of Bangsamoro Government presents risks in managing young Bangsamoro professionals is being built to expectations and ensuring uninterrupted delivery take the reins of leadership in the immediate future. of basic services. This is aggravated by the delay in 141 Bangsamoro Development Plan 142 Results-Based Monitoring and Evaluation Framework CH A PT ER 15 15 Results-based Monitoring and Evaluation Framework 143 Bangsamoro Development Plan 15 Results-based Monitoring and Evaluation Framework Results-based Monitoring and Evaluation (RbM&E) is an strong understanding of performance of development essential component of this Plan. It describes a system programs and projects in the region. It will document that will track the performance, results, and quality, as lessons learned in the implementation of recommendations well as evaluate the outcomes and impacts of programs and programs, which will be useful for future planning and projects identified in the BDP during the transition, beyond the transition period. on a periodic basis. The BDP-RbM&E system will be useful for effective programming and strategic planning Apart from the RbM&E, the BDP will also explore other while accountability participatory and mixed methods in evaluation. It is to the Bangsamoro constituency. With systematic important that evaluation for social change demonstrate a collection and analysis of relevant data, the findings and connection from results-based to learning based evaluation. recommendations that will come out of the RbM&E will The BDP is aimed at ensuring that the evaluation process inform policy making for the Bangsamoro, based on hard will facilitate the capacity of the Bangsamoro to become evidence. learning-based it supports transparency for communities as an integral part of sustainable human development. This chapter proposes an RbM&E framework to monitor phase by phase the attainment of development targets, the quality of activities and outputs, and the resource allocation. The monitoring component also spells out how the reporting of progress will be made, what management structure or option will be adopted to implement RbM&E successfully, and what mechanisms should be in place to identify problems and issues encountered during the implementation of development programs and projects outlined in the BDP, and ways to address them. The framework also provides the basis to evaluate outcomes, impact, results and performance—what would work and what would not. It lays out the initial criteria for evaluation and summary descriptions of key methods that are applicable to the Bangsamoro, to produce a 144 A. Objectives The overall purpose of the BDP RbM&E is to measure and clearly assess the progress of programs and projects identified in the BDP in order to manage development results. To achieve this aim, the RbM&E will undertake the following: 1.Provide a management information system to track progress of activities; 2.Provide both quantitative and qualitative data by which performance will be assessed against desired targets and results; 3.Involve stakeholders in learning and informing decisions to development Bangsamoro; improve the programs and implementation projects in of the Results-Based Monitoring and Evaluation Framework 4.Build capacity of relevant agencies in the Bangsamoro to implement RbM&E effectively; and CH A PT ER 15 3.Evidence-Based. The RbM&E will track and validate outcomes and performance against desired results. 5.Support transparency for greater accountability It will also document attainment, any departure to the public using “Open Data” as anchor of the from attaining the results, and the justifications for BDP-RbM&E. achievement or non-achievement. The assessment will be done on a periodic basis. A rigorous and in- B. Guiding Principles depth assessment will be undertaken to gauge the The BDP RbM&E shall adhere to the following guiding principles: non-target communities. Evidence will be obtained through systematic data collection and validation, 1.Managing for Results. Monitoring will focus on outcomes that are geared toward achieving results. There will be periodic monitoring of progress of various indicators, which will then be compared to the baseline and targets. The outputs of each project and programs in the six impact of BDP programs of interventions to target and strategic areas of intervention (economy and livelihood; social services; infrastructure; environment and natural resources; culture and identity, and governance) and their contributions to achieving desired outcomes will be continuously monitored. Monitoring inputs and key activities will be integrated with monitoring outcomes and results. Managing for results will require: (i) establishment of baseline data and targets; (ii) selection of indicators that captures outcomes; and (iii) designing and streamlining mechanisms and processes, including tools for data collection, data and skills validation, consultations, and reporting. 2. Problem-Solving Based. The indicators and tracking of progress will be based on the relevant policy questions and priority areas that the transition government would like to address. A problemsolving-based configuration has the advantage of producing clear, focused, demand-driven and results-oriented outcomes. A similar approach is being pursued by the Open Data Initiative in the ARMM, which the BDP-RbM&E can build on to establish and adopt a performance-based framework in managing resources. reporting of progress, and evaluation activities. 4. Analysis. To improve the implementation of the overall BDP strategy and the activities identified in the six strategic areas of intervention, monitoring and evaluation shall draw out critical analysis of processes, relevant indicators and their relationships to understand achievement and non-achievement of outcomes. Monitoring and evaluation shall not be confined to descriptive summary of statistics and events. Analysis will pave way for learning. 5.Focused on Utilization. The RbM&E will be for learning and accountability purposes. It will test fundamental questions about the BDP program and project designs and their implementations while providing practical lessons learned and actionable recommendations for future development programming when the Bangsamoro Government is in place. 6.Transparency and Accountability. Setting up a monitoring and evaluation system is for the purpose of improving capacity, transparency, and accountability by the Bangsamoro agencies to the public. The system will inform the public not only about progress but also about cost-effectiveness, efficiency as well as value for money. It will hinge on the Open Data Initiative especially in the collection and validation of baseline data. The output of producing a common repository of data and maps using user-friendly platforms and tools 145 Bangsamoro Development Plan and the lessons learned experienced by the ARMM established capacity in M&E, various national line in M&E will be essential for the Bangsamoro. agencies—including NEDA, PSA, and the statistical The RbM&E will engage the community in the units of functional national line agencies—have collection and validation of relevant data to foster accumulated a wealth of best practices and lessons social accountability. that the BDP RbM&E Body could use. Coordination with the ARMM on establishing baseline data shall 7.Independence. The RbM&E Body must be an also be conducted during the transition period. independent unit directly accountable to the BTA or the Office of the Chief Minister to maintain 9. Inclusiveness. All data will be disaggregated by its integrity in carrying out its monitoring and gender, sex and, where possible, other social evaluation classifications functions. Every Bangsamoro-led relevant to the unique social implementing institution will have an RbM&E unit, landscape of the Bangsamoro, such as ethnicity and and each unit will be directly accountable to the religion, to ensure inclusiveness. BDP RbM&E Body. Annex G (Results-Based Monitoring & Evaluation 8.Coordination. The RbM&E Body will closely Framework) provides details on the BDP RbM&E coordinate with the small RbM&E units and the Framework, including its scope, logical framework and various implementing agencies, through the CBD, initial list of indicators to be monitored. for building the database and for monitoring. With 146 A N N EX ES Annexes Annexes 147 Bangsamoro Development Plan ANNEX A: BDP Priority Programs Objectives Priority Programs Components A. Economy and Livelihood Increasing farm productivity and income Bangsamoro Sustainable Agriculture Program Assisting in ensuring food security particularly to vulnerable groups Increasing halal-certified producers and service providers Higher labor force participation (especially for inactive youth) Massive Job Creation Packages, including Creative Service Delivery Higher household income Bridging the labor supply gap • Scholarships/trainings, functional literacy programs, skills and jobs matching • Support for micro and small entrepreneurs • Cash-for-Work tied to public projects • Hiring of community facilitators for scaled-up community-driven development (CDD-BRIDGE) • Mass mobilization of health and education workers Balik-Bangsamoro Program • Incentives for increased banking/investment in the Bangsamoro, including remittances • Incentives for young Moro professionals (scholarships and trainings, with required technical posts) Trade openness (long-term) Establishing Open Trade in the Bangsamoro • Feasibility studies for Polloc and Bongao Ports and other areas as manufacturing and trading hubs in the Bangsamoro • Mainstreaming cross-border trade • Study on the impact of adopting an open trading policy in the export processing zones • Representation of Bangsamoro Government and private sector in trade missions and negotiations Improving access to credit Banking and Finance • Bangsamoro Fund Facility • Microcredit (including Shari’ah-compliant finance) • Study on promoting the development of Islamic banking and finance Peace Tourism: It’s Even More Fun in the Bangsamoro • Scoping for eco-, cultural, and resort tourism (Central Mindanao, Tawi-Tawi) • Support infrastructure • Specific normalization efforts (governance and security) • IEC campaign, skills training (livelihood) Bringing back human and financial capital from overseas Support for long-term fiscal autonomy and development (for medium- to long-term measurement) 148 • Support for smallholder farmers and fishers, including enterprise development and training and incentive programs • Irrigation, postharvest facilities • Support to private sector value chain and commercial development • Development of the halal food industry (including organic farming) • Integrated Area Development, including study on how to transform MILF camps into flourishing enterprise units in the Bangsamoro • Study of promoting climate-resilient agriculture through integrated area development planning Assessing/Prospecting the Viability of the Extractive Industry Sector • Development of geological database • Analysis of institutional and capacity development requirements for management and regulation of extractive industries • Feasibility studies of development of the extractive industry. A N N EX ES Objectives Priority Programs Components B. Infrastructure Increase volume of passengers and goods, road density Increase household access to electricity Enhance capacity of Bangsamoro communities to adapt to climate change and undertake DRRM for social justice and to mitigate displacement Strengthening the Bangsamoro Infrastructure and Logistics System Energy CCA/DRRM-Responsive Infrastructure • Roads and bridges (FMRs), airport and seaport upgrading for the islands • Developing a transport and logistics masterplan (including a dedicated plan for FMRs) for the Bangsamoro that identifies and prioritizes road network development of FMRs, municipal, provincial and national roads • Tapping the river network of the BCT as alternative and low-cost mode of transport • Feasibility study on reopening Balo-i Airport and development of an international airport for the Bangsamoro • Establishment of quick roads/bridges repair and maintenance system in the BCT • Energy and household electrification investments (grid and off-grid) • Identifying mechanisms on the use of Lake Lanao waters for power generation • Establishing mini-hydro electric powerplants • Revisiting and reviewing the mini hydro power generation study • Inventory and assessment of renewable energy sources, including feasibility and engineering studies • Renewable energy development plans for BCT provinces • Showcasing stand-alone household and community renewable energy applications • Strengthening Bangsamoro Electric Cooperatives through better partnerships with private investors and institutional development programs • Ambal-Simuay River Flood Control • Slope Protection • Creating and maintaining partnerships with local communities for watershed protection and rehabilitation programs C. Social Services Increase household access to WaSH Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WaSH) Increase access to quality health services and reduce risk of conflict reversal Health Improve access to quality education and reduce risk of conflict reversal, toward creating a skilled and able workforce in the Bangsamoro Education • Scaled-up access to water and sanitation facilities through adoption of graduated and integrated approaches to WaSH development • • • • • Provision of PhilHealth cards Mass immunization and feeding programs Health caravans Upgrading of health facilities Creative delivery mechanisms: mainstreaming of BIAF medics, traditional healers • Technical and vocational skills training including entrepreneurship • Functional literacy programs for out-of-school and inactive youth and illiterate adults • Private sector apprenticeship for out-of-school youth • Curriculum development and review of madaris system (ibtidaiya, thanawiya, and kulliya) • Supply-side inputs for primary and secondary education • Modified “GI Bill Veterans Benefit packages” for families of MILF combatants • Mobilization of alternative teachers 149 Bangsamoro Development Plan Objectives Priority Programs Components Increase % of population with secure housing tenure Sustainable Bangsamoro Settlements • Special Housing Needs Assistance Package for IDPs • PPP for socialized housing • Policy reform on land rights, housing tenure security for economically-displaced Bangsamoro Provide safety nets and increase access to services for vulnerable groups Protective Services • Packages for vulnerable groups: senior citizens, PWDs, women, widows, youth, orphans, etc. D. Environment and Natural Resources Environmental Governance To preserve the ecological integrity of the Bangsamoro in the context of comprehensive sustainable development 150 • Formulation of a comprehensive framework for sustainable development in the Bangsamoro comprising key legislative measures and a Strategic Environmental Management Plan (SEMP) • Capacity development of Bangsamoro environment and sustainable development institutions, including creation of a Bangsamoro Sustainable Development Board (BSDB) and a Ministry of Environment • Integrated development for Lake Lanao and Liguasan Marsh • Strengthening and support for community empowerment for environmental conservation and protection • Policy for the Bangsamoro Waters and Zones of Joint Cooperation • Comprehensive Biodiversity Assessment of the Bangsamoro • Restoration and enhancement of degraded/denuded forest lands (including nurseries) and coastal and marine ecosystems • Establishment of monitoring mechanisms (including hiring of forest guards and sea guards) Urban Ecosystem and Waste Management Program • Formulation of BCT Sustainable Cities/Towns Model Plan(s) and initiation of redevelopment • Development and implementation of a BCT-wide comprehensive residuals management program • Establishment and operationalization of LGU-level solid waste management councils • Comprehensive waste management program Reduce land conflict (short-term and long-term) Comprehensive Land Administration and Management Reform Program for the Bangsamoro • Mapping and analytical work on land rights and land conflict • Strengthening of conflict mediation mechanisms To enhance Bangsamoro communities’ adaptive capacity for climate change and DRRM CCA/DRRM for Social Justice and Mitigation of Displacement • Comprehensive Vulnerability Assessments • Formulation of risk-based Comprehensive Land Use Plans (CLUPs) for all LGUs in the Bangsamoro • CCA/DDRM capacity-building A N N EX ES Objectives Priority Programs Components E. Culture and Identity Quick-Impact Projects Assist communities to identify and preserve their cultural resources, traditions, values, practices Establish and strengthen cultural institutions to protect, conserve, nurture, and promote Bangsamoro’s tangible and intangible cultural heritage Promote creation and sustainability of local culture, heritage, and art groups through various forms of incentive assistance Conservation of Cultural Heritage • Historical markers • Bangsamoro public cemeteries (maqaabir al-’aam) • Policy work on the creation of the Commission on the Preservation of Cultural Heritage • Establishment of a Bangsamoro Peace Memorial Museum Culture and Education • Grants for textbook writing on Bangsamoro, history, language, arts, and establishment of Schools of Living Tradition Support for Artistic Excellence • Grants and incentives for community artists/artisans, researchers, cultural workers Culture and Development Culture and Peace • Support for and mainstreaming of various culturallyresponsive development initiatives: Shari’ah, halal and hajj • Social marketing and advocacy • Cultural tourism, Public-Private Partnership • Dialogue/intercultural initiatives F. Governance and Justice Support for Transitional Bodies Support for the BBL and the Plebiscite • As provided for in the CAB and BBL • IEC campaigns, voter registration, etc. Capacity-Building, Organizational Development, and Change Management Requirements from ARMM to BTA • Training programs on management and leadership, values transformation • Scholarships in priority technical courses • Drafting of ministry transition plans • Capacity-building for municipalities and barangays Technical Assistance in Drafting of Key Administrative Laws • Based on priorities set by the BBL/BTA Baseline Data Generation Transparency and Accountability Program Access to Justice, including Shari’ah Justice Fiscal Autonomy • Data generation across all ministries, including a comprehensive assessment of location, number, and status of infrastructure and personnel • Creation of “Open Data” platform for the Bangsamoro • Development of anticorruption strategy • Geotagging and third party monitoring of programs and projects • Policy and programmatic work on improving access to justice, including the Shari’ah justice system in the Bangsamoro • Reform of GOCCs, regional economic policy development, etc. 151 Bangsamoro Development Plan ANNEX B: BDP Governance Structure The BDP Project Steering Committee (PSC) provided the Development Program (MTF-RDP) and all its overall leadership through provision of oversight and donor partners—the European Union; Australia’s technical guidance in the formulation of the Bangsamoro Department Development Plan (BDP). A Core Planning Team (CPT) Canada’s Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade served as the secretariat of the PSC and concurrently and Development; New Zealand’s Ministry of acted as the project management unit. The BDP Advisory Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Swedish International Council provided technical advice and other assistance Development Agency; and the United States Agency to the formulation of the BDP, including facilitating for International Development—in collaboration access to the CPT and the Cluster Teams in the conduct with the Japan International Cooperation Agency, of their duties/responsibilities and field activities. the United Nations, the Asian Development Bank, of Foreign Affairs and Trade; the Asia Foundation, the Foundation for Economic Overall support was provided by the World Bank- Freedom, and the International Organization for managed Mindanao Trust Fund-Rehabilitation and Migration. Table 30: BDP Project Steering Committee Name Dr. Saffrullah M. Dipatuan Designation Chairperson Organization Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA) Executive Director Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) Uz. Mohammad S. Yacob, PhD Executive Director Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA) Ustadz Abdulkadir K. Abdullah Member, Board of Directors Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA) Usec. Luisito G. Montalbo Usec. Margarita Songco Dir. Baintan A. Ampatuan Mr. Motoo Konishi Mr. Matthew James Keir Stephens Deputy Director-General National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) Executive Director Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Regional Planning and Development Office (ARMM RPDO) Country Director The World Bank in the Philippines Senior Social Development Specialist The World Bank in the Philippines Mr. Noriaki Niwa Chief Representative Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)-Philippines Ms. Luiza Carvalho Resident Coordinator United Nations Mr. Guiamel M. Alim Chairperson Consortium of Bangsamoro Civil Society (CBCS) Table 31: BDP Advisory Council Name Organization Mr. Jamel D. Macaraya Member, Board of Directors Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA) Hadji Hashim S. Casinto Member, Board of Directors Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA) Ustadz Abusaliha M. Macacuna Member, Board of Directors Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA) Ustadz Mohamad Taha U. Abdulgapor Member, Board of Directors Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA) Mr. Urooj S. Malik, PhD Senior Advisor Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA) Ms. Ayesah U. Abubakar, PhD Senior Advisor Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA) Management Consultant Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA) Engr. Nasser G. Sinarimbo 152 Designation A N N EX ES Table 32: BDP Joint Review Committee Name Designation Organization Dr. Saffrullah M. Dipatuan Chairman BDA Board of Directors Dr. Rizaldy L. Piang Member BDA Board of Directors Hadji Taupiq Alagasi Member BDA Board of Directors Hadji Hashim S. Casinto Member BDA Board of Directors Mr. Jamel D. Macaraya Member BDA Board of Directors Ustadz Abusaliha M. Macacuna Member BDA Board of Directors Mr. Rhadzni M. Taalim Member BDA Board of Directors Atty. Almanzor B. Taug Member BDA Board of Directors Hadji Mohamad B. Salih Member BDA Board of Directors Ustadz Mohamad Taha U. Abdulgapor Member BDA Board of Directors Ustadz Abdulkadir K. Abdullah Member BDA Board of Directors Mr. Jun Mantawil Member MILF Special Team Dr. Maguid Makalingkang Member MILF Special Team Mr. Alih S. Anso Member MILF Special Team Mr. Toks Ebrahim Member MILF Special Team Ustadz Mahmod S. Akmad Member MILF Special Team Engr. Abdullatip C. Mustapha Member MILF Special Team Mr. Khaled Amar Member MILF Special Team Note: The committee was tasked by the MILF-CC and BDA to review the technical soundness of the consolidated BDP prior to its publication. Table 33: BDP Core Planning Team Name Engr. Windel P. Diangcalan Designation Organization Team Leader Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA) Mr. Beñamine B. Ubpon Member Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA) Mr. Rhadzni M. Taalim Member Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA) Mr. Fermin Adriano, PhD Member The World Bank Mr. Assad Baunto Member The World Bank Ms. Ica Fernandez Member The World Bank Ms. Mitch Abdon Member The World Bank Mr. Nick Leffler Member The World Bank Mr. Emmanuel S. de Dios, PhD Member United Nations Country Team Mr. Hirotaka Kawakami Member United Nations Country Team Engr. Renato Sabado Member Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)-Philippines Ms. Diolina Mercado Member Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)-Philippines 153 Bangsamoro Development Plan Table 34: Thematic Area Focal Persons Name Mr. Abdulmannan L. Gayak, PhD Designation Organization Economy Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA) Ms. Minang D. Sharief, PhD Social Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA) Mr. Zainal D. Kulidtod, PhD Politics Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA) Mr. Guimba B. Poingan, PhD Culture Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA) Mr. Abdul S. Pagayao, PhD Security Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA) Mr. Abdul-Jalil S. Umngan Environment and Natural Resources Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA) Ms. Zarah Kathleen T. Alih Gender, Youth and other Vulnerable Groups Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA) Peacebuilding Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA) Fiscal Autonomy Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA) Mr. Ismael G. Kulat Mr. Acram O. Latiph, PhD Table 35: BDP Support Team Name Organization Mr. Mohammad Abdulfarid M. Delna Information, Communication and Learning Officer (January–August) Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA) Mr. Misuari G. Abdulmanap Information, Communication and Learning Officer (September–Present) Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA) Finance Officer Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA) Mr. Anwar S. Abdullah Mr. Ismael S. Mamokan, Jr. 154 Designation Geographic Information System Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA) Officer Ms. Almirah O. Arba Administrative Assistant (January-May) Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA) Ms. Sarah G. Panglima Administrative Assistant (June–Present) Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA) Ms. Faridiah A. Bandar Finance Assistant Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA) Mr. Aliuddin U. Haron TWG Team Leader Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA) Mr. Candao G. Alang Cashier Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA) Engr. Mohammad Saud Alon Research Associate Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA) Mr. Jordan M. Juanday Research Assistant II Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA) Ms. Nishreen Y. Hashim Research Assistant Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA) Ms. Moniesa S. Husain Administrative Support Staff Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA) A N N EX ES Table 36: Thematic Area Consultants Name Mr. Luisito Uy Ms. Rizalyn Vale Organization Thematic Area Philkoei International, Inc./ Economy Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Sub-Theme Agriculture, Fisheries and Agro-Industry International Labor Organization (ILO) Economy Economy and Livelihood UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Economy Economy and Livelihood UN World Food Programme Economy Food Security Mr. Alex Casiple Foundation for Economic Freedom (FEF)/ Mindanao Trust Fund Economy Agribusiness Mr. Humza Jamil A.T. Olermo Foundation for Economic Freedom (FEF)/ Mindanao Trust Fund Economy Halal Industry Mr. Ikram Tawasil Foundation for Economic Freedom (FEF)/ Mindanao Trust Fund Economy Islamic Finance Asian Development Bank (ADB) Economy Regional Cooperation Mr. Rolando A. Torres Ms. Marilen J. Danguilan Ms. Suj Ronquillo, PhD Mr. Joselito Supangco Philkoei International, Inc./ Economy Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Infrastructure Engr. Hussein Lidasan, PhD Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Economy Infrastructure Engr. Saeed Gogo Asian Development Bank (ADB) Infrastructure Ms. Pilar P. Bautista, PhD Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Social Education Ms. Rufa C. Guiam, PhD Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Social Reproductive Health Ms. Magdalena Cabaraban United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Social Child Health and Nutrition Mr. Selahuddin Y. Hashim United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Social Ms. Ma. Victoria Z. Maglana United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Social Mr. Juan Ragrario WaSH The Asia Foundation Governance Mr. Hamid A. Barra, PhD United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Governance Mr. Asnawil G. Ronsing The Asia Foundation Security Ms. Nadine Ragonjan The Asia Foundation Security Redeployment of the AFP Ms. Kathline Tolosa The Asia Foundation Security Decommissioning Shari’ah Justice System Ms. Maribel Dato Philkoei International, Inc./ Environment and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Natural Resources Natural Resources (including Mines and Extractive Minerals) Mr. Emmanuel Bate Philkoei International, Inc./ Environment and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Natural Resources Power Mr. Jemuel Perino Philkoei International, Inc./ Environment and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Natural Resources Disaster Risk Reduction Management and Watershed Management Ms. Amelia Dulce Supetran United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Environment and Natural Resources Mr. Benjamin Bagadion United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Environment and Natural Resources Mr. Eduardo Queblatin United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Environment and Natural Resources Forests and Watersheds 155 Bangsamoro Development Plan Name Organization Thematic Area Sub-Theme United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Environment and Natural Resources Convention and Nonconventional (Renewable) Energy and Climate Change Mitigation Ms. Noela Lasmarias United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Environment and Natural Resources Ecological Services Mr. Jacob Tio United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Environment and Natural Resources Hazard, Risk and Emergency Response and Urban Ecosystems Management Mr. Ronaldo Gutierrez United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Environment and Natural Resources Climate Change Adaptation Ms. Nerissa Juan United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Environment and Natural Resources Ecotourism Ms. Amy Lecciones United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Environment and Natural Resources Biodiversity Protection and Conservation Mr. Francis Benito Mr. Moner Bajunaid, PhD International Organization on Migration (IOM) Cross-cutting Gender and Development Ms. Indai Lourdes Sajor UN Women Cross-cutting Gender and Women Ms. Soraya Ututalum The World Bank Ms. Pam Clavio-Galenzoga The World Bank Mr. John Christian Castillo The World Bank Communications Consultant GIS Creative Designer Ms. Johanna Go SRDP / JICA GIS Ms. Claire Reyes SRDP / JICA GIS Mr. Adelino Racusa The World Bank Mr. Jamaile A. Edsa International Organization on Migration (IOM) Technical Working Group Mr. Nurhadi K. Guiam International Organization on Migration (IOM) Technical Working Group Mr. An-Nur H. Haron International Organization on Migration (IOM) Technical Working Group Engr. Usman Kamid International Organization on Migration (IOM) Technical Working Group Data Management Table 37: National Government Agencies Name Mr. Howard B. Cafugauan Organization Assistant Secretary OPAPP Director OPAPP Ms. Prisci Val Bulanhagui Office of the Executive Director OPAPP Mr. Max Africa Office of the Executive Director OPAPP GPH-MILF Panel OPAPP Office of the Executive Director OPAPP Assistant Director-General NEDA Director IV NEDA Mr. Arvin Chua Ms. Kristine Wee Ms. Vanessa Estrano Ms. Rosemarie G. Edillon Mr. Jonathan Uy 156 Designation A N N EX ES Name Designation Organization Ms. Remedios Endencia OIC, Director for Regional Development Coordination Unit NEDA Ms. Mercedita Sombilla Director, Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment Staff NEDA Mr. Joseph Capistrano Public Investment Staff, Asia Pacific Division NEDA Senior Economic Development Specialist NEDA Ms. Dinna Manlangit SREDS NEDA Ms. Maria Lourdes Lopez SREDS NEDA Ms. Cherryl B. Tienzo SREDS NEDA Ms. Fresi Araneta Ms. Susan Valerio Ms. Maria Pilar C. Dagayanon Mr. Francisco T. Varela Mr. Roger Masapol OIC- Assistant Director NEDA Region 9 Senior EDS NEDA Region 9 Undersecretary for Finance and Administration DepEd Chief, Planning and Programming Division DepEd Mr. Austere Panadero Undersecretary DILG Ms. Tina Rose Canda Assistant Secretary DBM Ms. Edilberto de Luna Assistant Secretary DA Ms. Vener Dilig Senior Agriculturist, Field Operations, Monitoring and Coordination Division DA Mr. Rudy Guieb Director DA Assistant Secretary for Visayas and Mindanao Cluster Deputy Project Director, KALAHI-CIDSS DSWD Ms. Vilma Cabrera Assistant Secretary DSWD Ms. Janet Lopoz Executive Director MinDA Director IV, Policy, Planning and Project Development Office MinDA Technical Staff MinDA Assistant Secretary for Regional Operations in Visayas and Mindanao DPWH Project Manager IV of the Project Management Office (PMO) DPWH Mr. Camilo Gudmalin Mr. Reyzaldy B. Tan Mr. Carlos Ceresa Mr. Dimas Soguilon Mr. Abdul Fatak Pandapatan Dr. Romulo Busuego, MD Dr. Venancio Ang, MD Assistant Secretary for the Mindanao Area Cluster DOH Medical Specialist II (Technical staff for Bangsamoro Task Force) DOH Mr. Roger Masapol Chief, Planning and Programming Division Mr. Earl Saavedra Commissioner Representing Mindanao NYC Mr. Mel Santilla Jr. PSO VI NYC Mr. Alvin Alcid Division Chief DepEd NHCP 157 Bangsamoro Development Plan Table 38: ARMM Line Agencies Name Organization Atty. Laisa Alamia Executive Secretary Engr. Mlang Madal Assistant Director Regional Planning Division Office (RPDO) Ms. Norolhaya Mamarion-Haron Planning Officer III Regional Planning Division Office (RPDO) Project Officer V Regional Planning Division Office (RPDO) Ms. Melanie M. Indar Office of the Executive Secretary Atty. Macmod Mending Regional Secretary Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) Mr. Alexander Alonto, Jr. Assistant Secretary Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) RFRDC Manager Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) Ms. Ramla Macatabang Gender and Development Coordinator Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) Mr. Kalunsian Dimalen Chief Operation Division Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) Mr. Macmod D. Mamalangkap Ms. Manioba M. Domaot Ms. Ruby Andong Planning Officer Senior TESD Specialist Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Mr. Sakiran A. Hajan Regional Secretary Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Mr. Abubakar Datumanong, PhD Assistant Secretary Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Ms. Susana Y.S. Anayatin, PhD Chief Technical Managament Services Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Senior Trade and Industry Development Specialist Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Chief Investment Specialist on Research Regional Board of Investments (RBOI) Ms. Sarah Mamdra Mr. Larzon G. Santos Ms. Pombaen Karon-Kader Assistant Secretary Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Ms. Princess Nhahra Mapages Administrative Assistant III Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Dr. Dibagulun R. Mamainte, MW Medical Officer V Department of Health (DOH) Medical Specialist III Department of Health (DOH) Dr. Tato Usman Mr. Pipalawan Macacua Education Program Specialist Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Atty. Anwar Malang Regional Secretary Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Ms. Tonina Mabang Chief Director/OIC Director Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Mr. Ardan Sali Director Bureau of Cultural Heritage (BCH) Mr. Toto Biruar Administrative Officer Bureau of Cultural Heritage (BCH) Ms. Fatima Kanakan Director Mr. Matanog Mapandi Assistant Secretary Department of Energy (DOE) Mr. Norodin Manalao Executive Director Regional Reconciliation and Unification Commission (RRUC) Mr. Kahal O. Kedtag Regional Secretary Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Mr. Paul P. Sambulawan Executive Assistant III Department of Environment and Natural Rsources (DENR) Mr. McMillan A. Lucman OIC- Regional Secretary Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Assistant Director IV Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Mr. Pendatun Mambatawan 158 Designation Mr. Mohammad M. Galo Chief Information Officer Mr. Muslimin A. Jakilan Regional Secretary Office of the Southern Cultural Communities (OSCC) Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) A N N EX ES ANNEX C: Relevant National and Regional Development Plans The President’s Guideposts/ Social Contract with the Filipino People Philippine Development Plan 2010–2016 Midterm Update Mindanao Development Strategic Framework 2010–2020 (NEDA) Mindanao 2020: Peace and Development Framework Plan 2011–2030 (MinDA) ARMM Regional Development Plan 2010–2016 ARMM RDP 2010–2016 Midterm Update VISION 1. A reawakened sense of right and wrong, through the living examples of our highest leaders; 2. An organized and widely shared rapid expansion of our economy through a government dedicated to honing and mobilizing our people’s skills and energies as well as the responsible harnessing of our national resources; 3. A collective belief that doing the right thing does not only make sense morally but also translates into economic value; and 4. Public institutions are rebuilt on the strong solidarity of our society and its communities. The current PDP does not clearly state a vision for the 2011–2016 period. Rather, it declares its overall societal goal as inclusive growth, which is defined as “poverty reduction in multiple dimensions and massive creation of quality employment.” “A peaceful and socially-inclusive Mindanao with a strong, sustainable, competitive, ICTdriven, agroindustrial, and resource-based economy that is responsive to local and global opportunities.” “Mindanaons of all cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds have attained a sustainably uplifted quality of life through collective achievement of a peaceful, developed, autonomous and integrated Mindanao that is the vanguard for the country’s sustainable development.” “We, the Bangsamoro people, under the guidance of the Almighty in our continuing quest for self-determination, envision a peaceful, progressive society through social justice, human equity, responsive governance with empowered people, distinct cultural heritage and identity, sustainablymanaged patrimony, and with established international amity.” “By 2015, the reformed ARMM is prepared to transition to the new Bangsamoro entity, having empowered people and communities encouraged by responsive government propelled by improved systems and processes of governance anchored on propeople, transparent, and accountable leadership.” STRATEGIES/GOALS The objectives of the President’s Guideposts • Strengthening of and the PDP have been translated to five Key economic and Result Areas (KRAs) under Executive Order 43, as physical linkages follows: • Upgrading of Mindanao’s 1.Transparent, accountable, and participatory human resource governance capabilities 2.Poverty reduction and empowerment of the • Peace and social poor and vulnerable inclusiveness 3.Rapid, inclusive, and sustained economic • Good governance, growth broad peoples’ 4.Just and lasting peace and the rule of law participation and 5.Integrity of the environment and climate strong publicchange adaptation and mitigation private cooperation • Delivery of basic services for vulnerable groups • More equitable distribution of resources • Definite and lasting peace through a gun-free Mindanao society, with families, communities and institutions rebuilt and healed from conflict, war, epidemics, and past natural disasters; • Overall wellbeing marked by good health, ample education and social cohesion; • Economic and ecological integration and inclusive wealth creation • Sustainable natural resource use GPS (Governance, Peace and Security) and Socioeconomic development reforms shall be undertaken with the following goals: • Open, transparent, accountable, and inclusive governance in the ARMM; • Preparation for transition to Bangsamoro and the creation of an environment for more secured communities; • Establishment of an operational system of rapid humanitarian protection, assistance and response at the regional, provincial, municipal, and barangay levels; • Increase of productivity, income, employment and investment for an inclusive and sustained economic growth; • Provision of adequate, reliable, and efficient infrastructure utilities and support facilities; • Improvement of quality of life of poor households in the region; and • Protection and management of natural resources. 159 Bangsamoro Development Plan ANNEX D: Clamor from the Ground A. The Community Visioning Exercises: Methodology and Results upland areas. Efforts were undertaken to give adequate A.1. Background/Rationale A.4. Methodology The Bangsamoro Development Plan (BDP) provides The one-day CVEs mainly involved group discussions, short- and medium-term vision and strategies for the workshop recovery and development of the Bangsamoro area. This participants were asked to respond to the following Plan will cover the transition period of 2015 to 2016 questions: representation to women and to MNLF and other groups. exercises, and deepening inputs. The and includes recommendations for the years beyond. The process was designed to be inclusive of all major stakeholders as well as grassroots communities. a. What is their vision of a Bangsamoro society? (A general description of the society they want) b. What issues adversely affect their communities? Toward this end, the Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA) spearheaded a series of Community Visioning Exercises (CVEs) in the core areas of the Bangsamoro and in adjacent non-Bangsamoro areas, specially addressing c. What are the causes of these problems and what are the possible solutions? d. What are their needs, and can these be addressed through projects and programs? the needs of the communities. While formulation of the comprehensive plan was Bangsamoro-led, experts A.5. Program Design and Activities and consultants in various fields (Bangsamoro and After the preliminaries, the participants were reminded of non-Bangsamoro) were invited to contribute to the the history of the Bangsamoro struggle, from the time of development planning. the Sultanate-led resistance to the present. This included A.2. Objectives the timeline of the peace negotiations that resulted in the incremental successes of the GRP-MNLF Tripoli The overall goal of the CVEs was to define the kind Agreement, the 1996 Final Peace Agreement (FPA), and of society the Bangsamoro would like to pursue the GPH-MILF peace talks that culminated in the signing in the future as an expression of their right to self- of Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB). determination. Specifically, the exercise sought to: The brief historical account enabled the participants to a. Determine problem areas and/or sources of understand the important stakeholder interests in the dissatisfaction/grievances in the communities, their Bangsamoro struggle. It was emphasized that the two causes and possible solutions; agreements (GRP-MNLF, the 1996 FPA, and the CAB) b. Identify the needs and define the aspirations of the were conflicting but supplementary. Bangsamoro for their envisioned society; and c. Determine projects and programs that would Basic Law (BBL), the Bangsamoro Transition Authority to 2016. (BTA), and the BDP was done to give the participants a A.3. Participants 160 An explanation of the importance of the Bangsamoro respond to these needs in the transition from 2015 background for defining their vision of the Bangsamoro. Participants in the CVEs included community leaders Participants also identified present issues and concerns (formal and informal), farmers/fishers, women, IPs, and that adversely affected their lives, their pressing needs and settlers, who represented communities in low-lying and aspirations, and how these needs might be addressed. A N N EX ES A.6. Schedule of CVEs, Venues Held, and Participants Date Coverage (Provinces) 4 February 2014 Maguindanao, Sultan Kudarat, Cotabato City Estosan Garden Hotel, Cotabato City 37 Maguindanao, Lanao del Norte EM Manor Hotel and Convention Center, Cotabato City 26 12 February 2014 Bukidnon, Cotabato, Maguindanao EM Manor Hotel and Convention Center, Cotabato City 31 15 February 2014 Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao, Cotabato Estosan Garden Hotel, Cotabato City 31 17 February 2014 Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga Sibugay Casa Mea Hotel, Ipil 34 19 February 2014 Basilan, Zamboanga City OMI Formation Center, Isabela City 36 26 Februrary 2014 Lanao del Norte Crystal Inn, Iligan City 33 Lanao del Sur BUAD Agricultural School, Inc., Marawi City 65 2 March 2014 South Cotabato, Sarangani Phela Grande Hotel, General Santos City 36 4 March 2014 Davao del Sur, Davao del Norte, Davao Oriental, Davao Occidental, Compostela Valley Ritz Hotel, Davao City 49 20 March 2014 Sulu Sulu State College Hostel, Jolo 63 23 March 2014 Tawi-Tawi Rachel's Place, Bongao, Tawi-Tawi 95 Maguindanao Mangudadatu Gym, South Upi Maguindanao, Sultan Kudarat, Cotabato City Estosan Garden Hotel, Cotabato City 10 February 2014 28 February 2014 5 April 2014 4 February 2014 TOTAL Location Participants 323 37 859 A.7. Consolidation of Outputs Based on an analysis by the BDP Core Planning Team, amount of nuancing was evident in the outputs across the outputs were classified into six broad themes: (a) the provinces in the Bangsamoro, reflective of the economy; (b) social; (c) governance; (d) environment; cultural diversity, the overall messages, as described in (e) culture and identity; and (f) security. While a certain Chapter 5, provided useful framework for the BDP. 161 Bangsamoro Development Plan B. Community Validation Exercises B.3 Participants The participants of the Community Validation (CV) B.1. Rationale included members of some of the communities engaged Part of the BDP formulation was the validation and during consolidation of development interventions identified Bangsamoro core territories and adjacent areas. They from the different activities conducted by the BDP represented the student and youth sector, political Core Planning Team and development partners. This committees, MILF line agencies in the community, validation was conducted through intensive activities indigenous peoples (IPs), Bangsamoro Islamic Armed from the ground up to the national stakeholders and Forces (BIAF), Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF), partners. local government units (LGUs), Christians, and included the CVEs conducted across the proposed tribal and traditional leaders. B.2. Objectives The general objective of the validation was to B.4. Methodology inform and formulate appreciation from the different The CV was a one-day exercise that included group stakeholders regarding the content of the formulated discussions and workshops, and involved deepening BDP. Further comments and suggestions were gathered of inputs. The participants responded to the following and integrated in the draft thereafter. Specifically, the questions: validation aimed to: a. a. What are the top priority projects to be implemented Identify needed development interventions; b. Identify specific areas and locations for programs and projects; and in their respective areas? b. Where specificually should the programs and projects (e.g., one project for whole municipality) be c. Prioritize proposed programs and projects based on the requirements. done? c. What would be the estimated cost of the proposed programs and projects? B.5. Schedule of Community Validations, Venues Held, Participants Date 162 Coverage (Provinces) Location Participants 5 July 2014 Maguindanao, Cotabato City Darapanan, Simuay, Sultan Kudarat 71 7 July 2014 Maguindanao, Sultan Kudarat Kurintem, Datu Odin Sinsuat 59 8 July 2014 Maguindanao, Sultan Kudarat Lambayong, Sultan Kudarat 93 9 July 2014 Bukidnon, Cotabato Manarapan, Carmen 49 10 July 2014 Cotabato, Maguindanao Pagalungan 52 4 August 2014 Lanao del Norte Balo-i 60 5 August 2014 Lanao del Norte Balo-i 71 A N N EX ES Date Coverage (Provinces) 7 August 2014 Location Participants Lanao del Sur Butig 59 Lanao del Sur BUAD, Agricultural School, Inc., Marawi City 57 12 August 2014 Basilan BDA-RMO ZamBas, Isabela City 93 13 August 2014 Basilan BDA-RMO ZamBas, Isabela City 122 14 August 2014 Basilan Kailih, Al-Barkah, Basilan 101 17 August 2014 Tawi-Tawi Beach Side Inn, Bongao 118 18 August 2014 Tawi-Tawi Beach Side Inn, Bongao 122 20 August 2014 Sulu Notre Dame Learning Center, Jolo 101 21 August 2014 Sulu Notre Dame Learning Center, Jolo 165 22 August 2014 Sulu Notre Dame Learning Center, Jolo 126 15 September 2014 Zamboanga del Norte Sirawai 16 September 2014 Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga Sibugay Ipil 18 September 2014 Zamboanga del Sur Dinas 74 23 September 2014 Sarangani Malapatan 37 24 September 2014 South Cotabato Durian Garden, Polomolok 57 26 September 2014 Sarangani, Sultan Kudarat Maitum 88 27 September 2014 Davao del Sur Sta. Cruz 62 28 September 2014 Davao del Norte, Compostela Valley Madaum, Tagum City 45 29 September 2014 Davao Oriental Tagabakid, Mati City 72 8 August 2014 80 100 TOTAL 2134 C. Consultations on the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) C.1. Background In October 2013, the Bangsamoro Transition Commission (BTC) signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the and pertinent regions in Luzon and Visayas; and c. Broaden the constituency for establishment of the Mindanao Civil Society Organizations Platform for Peace (MCSOPP) to conduct community engagements Bangsamoro. and consultations in the drafting of the BBL. The main objectives As a loose organization of civil society organizations of conducting public engagements and consultations were across the Bangsamoro, the MCSOPP had a large to: geographical a. Promote transparency, inclusiveness, and active coverage for conducting community consultations. Over 100 of these were conducted from participation of the local stakeholders to generate December 2013 to April 2014. While the engagement massive public support and ownership of the BBL; was primarily targeted around the political and b. Set a machinery for public engagement and multi- institutional development process of establishing the stakeholder participation within the proposed core Bangsamoro Government, community engagements also territory of the Bangsamoro, the target expansion areas, revealed other concerns of stakeholder communities. 163 Bangsamoro Development Plan C.2. Cross-Validation with Community Visioning Exercise Outputs A rapid analysis of the consolidated outputs by the BDP as appropriate to address the socio-economic and other Core Planning Team revealed significant overlapping of development concerns of communities in the Bangsamoro. the aspirations, priorities, and sources of dissatisfaction uncovered by the CVEs. This confirmed the BDP framework, Table 39 presents an overview of the MCSOPP outputs as a anchored in the CVE and the current situational analysis, reference for comparison with the CVE results. Table 39: Overview of MCSOPP Consultation Outputs Issues/Concerns Remarks/Recommendations Peace and Security • Clan feud (rido) • Drug trafficking •Robbery • Drug users • Drug lords • Loose firearms • Private armies • Lost command armed groups •Banditry • Every barangay should provide or have an assigned policeman to monitor the peace and order situation in the area • There should be a committee of elders to mitigate clan wars and they should be given honorariums • Impose strong penalties on all crimes • Organize peacekeepers in every municipality/barangay • Disband all private armies • Traditional leaders to handle rido Government •Nepotism •Transparency • Unemployment and underemployment • Corruption in all levels of government institutions; among department heads/immediate supervisors • Lack of good leaders • Inadequate salaries for government workers • The need for youth representatives in legislative and policy making bodies •No Ulamah sector representative • Political dynasty • Violation of women’s rights •“Lagayan system” (bribery) • Untrustworthy or questionable people who handle government projects • Non-implementation of Shari’ah Law • Equality of human rights and free legal services • Change the present form of government • Conflict between Shari’ah Law and Philippine Constitution • No strong political will in enforcement of laws, especially on illegal drugs • Traditional leaders 164 • Retaining “Muslim Mindanao” in the Bangsamoro Government • Full implementation of Shari’ah Law according to Islamic laws and principles • A reserved seat for the Ulamah in the Bangsamoro Parliament • Exercise of political will to strictly implement anticorruption laws • Creation of jobs down to municipal and barangay levels, with reasonable salary rates and possibly above the minimum wage • A seat for traditional leaders in the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) • Creation of a Bangsamoro Professional Regulation Commission intended for the Bangsamoro • Creation of a Baital Mal (House of Treasury) for hajj purposes. • Abolish election process; appointing of potential leader/s must have following qualifications • Religious people • Project contractors who are trusted by the people • With good moral character and with no criminal record • Limit to one family member of each clan to run for any government position • Develop, enact, and implement policies that ensure protection and security, especially of IP and Moro women affected by armed conflict • Support programs and capability of LGUs, other agencies, and CSOs in providing legal, economic, educational, psychosocial support, and spiritual services for women and girl survivors of armed conflict • Strengthen the criminal justice system in accordance with human rights and international humanitarian law, and enabling laws to address violence against women especially in the context of armed conflict A N N EX ES Issues/Concerns Remarks/Recommendations • Develop nondiscriminatory policies that address the situation of women in the security sector • Respect for delineated territory • Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) on governance and other decision-making matters • FPIC exploration, development, and utilization of natural resources • Representation and participation in governance (reserved seats for IP in Parliament and other governance mechanisms) • Culture-sensitive policing structure taking into consideration IP mechanisms for policing their own territory • IP participation in the ranks of the police force • Incorporate role of women in preventing and resolving conflicts and coordinating with the Bangsamoro Police regarding community concerns • Incorporate and strengthen the use of customary and traditional conflict-resolution mechanisms within the Bangsamoro, while addressing any discriminatory practices involved therein • Indicate a provision of reparations in land conflicts, such as the return of disputed land to aggrieved parties • Respect for traditional governance system Education • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Lack of assistance to Islamic education High tuition costs in private schools Low salaries for Islamic teachers Lack of school facilities, i.e., books, libraries, and research centers Minimum standard on Islamic education Lack of recognition of Islamic teachers in board exams Lack of support for Islamic teachers Problem of “ghost schools” and “ghost teachers” Ignorance of Shari’ah law Absentee teachers Volunteer teachers in DepEd to have permanent positions Improvement of the madrasah educational system Full implementation of madaris system Difficulty in accessing the TESDA programs for out-of-school youth Salary grade inequality between madaris and DepEd teachers Need for scholarship grants to deserving students and poorest of the poor Unfair treatment of Arabic-education teachers vis-à-vis Westerneducation teachers Growing number of out-of-school youths • That there shall be equal education for all • The recognition of Islamic teachers by the government • Provide a standard board exam or qualification test for Islamic education • Recognition of Islamic education as equivalent to Western education • Madaris teachers should receive the same salary grade with that of the DepEd teachers or its equivalent • Volunteer teachers to receive the same salary with regular teachers • The Bangsamoro Government should provide free college education • Recognition of madaris by the LGUs • Shari’ah courts must be in placed in all municipal levels so that Muslims in the Bangsamoro can have immediate access in their filing of complaints • Recognition of Arabic Certificate/Diploma from the Middle East in practicing Shari’ah law in the Philippines • Recognition of Islamic educators 165 Bangsamoro Development Plan ANNEX E: Poorest Provinces and Municipalities in the Philippines Table 40: Ranking of Poverty Incidence in the Philippines, by Province (2006, 2009, and 2012) Rank 166 Province/City 2006 PI Province/City 2009 PI Province/City 2012 PI PHILIPPINES 26.6 PHILIPPINES 26.3 PHILIPPINES 25.2 1 Zamboanga del Norte 65.5 Zamboanga del Norte 68.5 Lanao del Sur 73.8 2 Maguindanao 54.6 Agusan del Sur 60.0 Maguindanao 63.7 3 Agusan del Sur 53.8 Surigao Del Norte 57.9 Eastern Samar 63.7 4 Masbate 53.6 Saranggani 57.7 Apayao 61.4 5 Northern Samar 53.4 Lanao del Sur 56.6 Zamboanga del Norte 54.4 6 Surigao Del Norte 52.7 Eastern Samar 56.4 Camiguin 53.6 7 Tawi-Tawi 52.4 Masbate 56.3 Saranggani 53.2 8 Sultan Kudarat 52.0 Davao Oriental 54.4 North Cotabato 52.4 9 Antique 51.6 Surigao Del Sur 53.7 Masbate 51.3 10 Eastern Samar 51.3 Zamboanga Sibugay 52.7 Northern Samar 50.2 11 Zamboanga Sibugay 50.7 Mountain Province 52.2 Negros Oriental 50.1 12 Davao Oriental 50.5 Maguindanao 52.2 Western Samar 50.0 13 Abra 49.3 Northern Samar 52.1 Lanao del Norte 49.1 14 Saranggani 49.0 Sultan Kudarat 51.5 Bukidnon 49.0 15 Bohol 48.2 Abra 48.8 Sultan Kudarat 48.5 16 Camarines Sur 47.8 Camarines Sur 47.9 Agusan del Sur 48.1 17 Kalinga 47.3 Misamis Occidental 46.5 Sulu 45.8 18 Apayao 46.8 Lanao del Norte 46.2 Davao Oriental 45.8 19 Surigao Del Sur 46.5 Bukidnon 46.0 Zamboanga Sibugay 44.8 20 Romblon 46.1 Agusan del Norte 45.9 Cotabato City 44.3 21 Lanao del Sur 44.7 Apayao 45.7 Southern Leyte 43.3 22 Agusan del Norte 44.1 Aklan 44.7 Misamis Occidental 42.8 23 Mountain Province 44.1 Antique 44.3 Ifugao 42.4 24 Misamis Occidental 44.0 Bohol 43.7 Surigao Del Norte 41.8 25 Oriental Mindoro 43.7 Southern Leyte 43.1 Basilan 41.2 26 Bukidnon 43.6 Western Samar 42.5 Camarines Sur 41.2 27 Occidental Mindoro 43.2 Romblon 41.9 Albay 41.0 28 Negros Oriental 42.9 Camarines Norte 41.8 Sorsogon 40.7 29 Isabela City 41.9 Sulu 41.6 Romblon 40.5 30 Aklan 41.8 Sorsogon 39.3 Leyte 39.2 A N N EX ES Rank Province/City 2006 PI Province/City 2009 PI Province/City 2012 PI 31 Catanduanes 41.4 Biliran 39.2 Occidental Mindoro 38.1 32 Sorsogon 41.2 Albay 36.7 Mountain Province 37.6 33 Camarines Norte 41.1 Compostela Valley 36.6 Abra 37.4 34 Lanao del Norte 40.7 Basilan 36.6 Bohol 36.8 35 Sulu 40.7 Leyte 36.3 Compostela Valley 36.7 36 Marinduque 40.5 Oriental Mindoro 36.1 Surigao Del Sur 36.0 37 Western Samar 40.4 Occidental Mindoro 35.9 Agusan del Norte 34.7 38 Basilan 39.0 Tawi-Tawi 35.3 Catanduanes 33.8 39 Leyte 38.4 Cotabato City 34.0 Davao del Norte 33.4 40 Compostela Valley 37.7 Marinduque 33.6 Batanes 33.3 41 Albay 36.4 Negros Oriental 33.2 Marinduque 32.9 42 Palawan 35.2 Ifugao 32.1 Siquijor 32.6 43 Camiguin 34.6 Davao del Norte 32.0 Negros Occidental 32.3 44 Cotabato City 34.4 South Cotabato 31.6 Zamboanga del Sur 32.0 45 Southern Leyte 33.7 Zamboanga del Sur 31.6 South Cotabato 32.0 46 Quezon 33.5 Siquijor 31.0 Antique 30.9 47 Misamis Oriental 32.0 Palawan 30.9 Aurora 30.8 48 South Cotabato 31.7 North Cotabato 30.6 Oriental Mindoro 29.3 49 Davao del Norte 31.7 Negros Occidental 30.4 Camarines Norte 28.7 50 Zamboanga del Sur 31.7 Kalinga 30.1 Tawi-Tawi 28.6 51 North Cotabato 31.4 Nueva Ecija 29.9 Capiz 27.8 52 Aurora 30.5 Quezon 29.8 Quezon 27.5 53 Cebu 30.4 La Union 29.3 Biliran 27.5 54 Capiz 29.9 Catanduanes 29.1 Kalinga 26.8 55 Biliran 29.8 Capiz 29.0 Palawan 26.4 56 Isabela 29.6 Misamis Oriental 28.9 Iloilo 26.2 57 Cagayan 29.6 Isabela 28.9 Guimaras 25.2 58 Pangasinan 28.7 Cagayan 27.8 Nueva Ecija 25.2 59 Negros Occidental 28.2 Isabela City 27.4 Aklan 25.0 60 Ifugao 28 Cebu 26.8 Davao del Sur 24.4 61 Nueva Ecija 26.5 Iloilo 26.6 Isabela 24.4 62 La Union 26.0 Camiguin 25.5 Misamis Oriental 23.4 167 Bangsamoro Development Plan Rank Province/City 2006 PI Province/City Province/City 2012 PI 63 Guimaras 25.3 Davao del Sur 24.8 Cebu 22.7 64 Davao del Sur 23.7 Pangasinan 22.3 Isabela City 22.1 65 Zambales 23.6 Guimaras 20.7 Quirino 21.2 66 Siquijor 22.7 Aurora 18.2 Nueva Vizcaya 20.7 67 Iloilo 21.8 Ilocos Sur 18.1 Pangasinan 20.4 68 Ilocos Sur 20.8 Tarlac 17.5 Cagayan 19.7 69 Tarlac 18.1 Zambales 17.3 Batangas 19.0 70 Ilocos Norte 17.7 Batangas 17.1 La Union 18.5 71 Batanes 16.6 Quirino 15.6 Ilocos Sur 17.3 72 Nueva Vizcaya 15.0 Ilocos Norte 14.7 Tarlac 16.6 73 Quirino 14.6 Batanes 14.4 Zambales 16.0 74 Batangas 14.4 Nueva Vizcaya 13.3 Ilocos Norte 9.9 75 Bataan 9.7 Rizal 8.6 Pampanga 7.6 76 Bulacan 7.3 Laguna 8.4 Bulacan 7.3 77 Benguet 5.8 Bataan 7.7 Bataan 7.1 78 Laguna 5.5 Bulacan 6.9 Laguna 6.4 79 1st District* 4.9 Pampanga 6.9 1st District* 6.2 80 2nd District* 4.9 Benguet 6.1 Rizal 6.1 81 3rd District* 4.6 1st District* 5.1 4th District* 4.8 82 4th District* 4.4 3rd District* 4.5 3rd District* 3.8 83 Rizal 3.3 2nd District* 3.3 Benguet 3.7 84 Pampanga 2.7 Cavite 3.2 Cavite 3.4 85 Cavite 1.8 4th District 2.4 2nd District* 2.4 Note: * Refers to the congressional districts of the National Capital Region (NCR). Source: PSA 168 2009 PI A N N EX ES Table 41: 100 Poorest Municipalities and Cities in the Philippines (2006 and 2009) Rank Municipality/City Province 2006 PI Municipality/ City Province 2009 PI 1 San Andres Quezon 78.30 Siayan Zamboanga Del Norte 79.86 2 Concepcion Misamis Occidental 76.54 Bucloc Abra 77.18 3 Boliney Abra 76.02 Baliguian Zamboanga Del Norte 75.31 4 Batuan Bohol 75.25 Jose Abad Santos (Trinidad) Davao Del Sur 72.32 5 Carmen Bohol 74.99 Sarangani Davao Del Sur 72.12 6 Jomalig Quezon 74.90 Godod Zamboanga Del Norte 71.06 7 Cagayancillo Palawan 74.52 Gutalac Zamboanga Del Norte 70.41 8 Buenavista Quezon 74.41 Tandag Maguindanao 70.1 9 La Paz Agusan Del Sur 74.19 Tagoloan Lanao Del Norte 69.38 10 Magsaysay (Linugos) Misamis Oriental 73.85 Mabuhay Zamboanga Sibugay 68.86 11 Don Victoriano Chiongbian (Don Mariano Marcos) Misamis Occidental 73.73 Manukan Zamboanga Del Norte 68.24 12 Siayan Zamboanga Del Norte 72.3 Sibuco Zamboanga Del Norte 68.21 13 Tinglayan Kalinga 72.02 Jose Dalman (Ponot) Zamboanga Del Norte 68.00 14 Bulalacao (San Pedro) Oriental Mindoro 71.28 Nunungan Lanao Del Norte 67.87 15 Patnanungan Quezon 71.20 Kibungan Benguet 67.86 16 Gutalac Zamboanga Del Norte 71.05 Guindulungan Maguindanao 67.68 17 Baliguian Zamboanga Del Norte 70.37 Munai Lanao Del Norte 67.47 18 Loreto Agusan Del Sur 70.25 Tangcal Lanao Del Norte 67.36 19 Luuk Sulu 70.20 Lacub Abra 67.23 20 Tongkil Sulu 69.80 Gen. S. K. Pendatun Maguindanao 67.12 21 San Luis Agusan Del Sur 69.66 Pilar Bohol 67.08 22 San Narciso Quezon 68.65 Tagoloan Ii Lanao Del Sur 67.08 23 Esperanza Agusan Del Sur 66.86 Panglima Estino (New Panamao) Sulu 66.78 24 Tanudan Kalinga 66.58 Poona Piagapo Lanao Del Norte 66.75 25 Bonifacio Misamis Occidental 66.56 La Paz Agusan Del Sur 66.71 26 Tabuelan Cebu 66.48 Don Marcelino Davao Del Sur 66.54 27 Tagoloan Lanao Del Norte 66.45 Talusan Zamboanga Sibugay 66.52 28 Mulanay Quezon 66.29 Kabuntalan (Tumbao) Maguindanao 66.48 29 Sibuco Zamboanga Del Norte 66.00 Pres. Manuel A. Roxas Zamboanga Del Norte 66.34 169 Bangsamoro Development Plan Rank 170 Municipality/City Province 2006 PI Municipality/ City Province 2009 PI 30 Dagohoy Bohol 65.87 Bacungan (Leon T. Postigo) Zamboanga Del Norte 65.96 31 San Jose Romblon 65.78 Kalawit Zamboanga Del Norte 65.83 32 Sirawai Zamboanga Del Norte 65.47 Sergio Osmeña Sr. Zamboanga Del Norte 65.80 33 Jimalalud Negros Oriental 65.31 Don Victoriano Chiongbian (Don Mariano Marcos) Misamis Occidental 65.66 34 Basilisa (Rizal) Surigao Del Norte 65.11 Paglat Maguindanao 65.43 35 Santa Fe Cebu 65.02 Silvino Lobos Northern Samar 64.78 36 Kalingalan Caluang Sulu 65.00 San Isidro Bohol 64.01 37 Danao Bohol 64.69 Malita Davao Del Sur 63.82 38 Catigbian Bohol 64.31 Bien Unido Bohol 63.72 39 San Miguel Bohol 64.23 Palimbang Sultan Kudarat 63.68 40 Matuguinao Samar (Western) 64.18 Siocon Zamboanga Del Norte 63.56 41 Bacungan (Leon T. Postigo) Zamboanga Del Norte 63.93 Madalag Aklan 63.34 42 Tangub City Misamis Occidental 63.82 Payao Zamboanga Sibugay 63.25 43 San Francisco (Aurora) Quezon 63.51 Sultan Sa Barongis (Lambayong) Maguindanao 62.89 44 Linapacan Palawan 63.44 Pilar Surigao Del Norte 62.75 45 Jose Dalman (Ponot) Zamboanga Del Norte 63.40 San Benito Surigao Del Norte 62.62 46 Sibagat Agusan Del Sur 63.34 Talaingod Davao Del Norte 62.60 47 Talitay Maguindanao 63.00 Alegria Cebu 62.36 48 Veruela Agusan Del Sur 63.00 Libacao Aklan 62.33 49 Datu Unsay Maguindanao 63.00 Tarragona Davao Oriental 62.31 50 Tineg Abra 62.86 Concepcion Misamis Occidental 62.3 51 Alegria Cebu 62.68 Danao Bohol 62.09 52 Gen. S. K. Pendatun Maguindanao 62.60 Pres. Carlos P. Garcia (Pitogo) Bohol 62.09 53 Mangudadatu Maguindanao 62.60 Sapad Lanao Del Norte 62.04 54 Paglat Maguindanao 62.40 Sallapadan Abra 62.00 55 Dumaran Palawan 62.24 San Luis Agusan Del Sur 61.99 56 Pilar Bohol 62.15 Esperanza Agusan Del Sur 61.94 57 Sultan Sa Barongis (Lambayong) Maguindanao 61.80 Sirawai Zamboanga Del Norte 61.66 58 San Pascual Masbate 61.70 Olutanga Zamboanga Sibugay 61.65 A N N EX ES Rank Municipality/City Province 2006 PI Municipality/ City Cebu 61.69 Malitbog 59 Aloguinsan 60 Pandag Maguindanao 61.60 61 Godod Zamboanga Del Norte 62 Hadji Panglima Tahil (Marunggas) 63 Bunawan 64 San Francisco 65 Province 2009 PI Bukidnon 61.42 Buldon Maguindanao 61.13 60.91 Datu Anggal Midtimbang Maguindanao 61.07 Sulu 60.90 Jipapad Eastern Samar 60.58 Agusan Del Sur 60.82 Mangudadatu Maguindanao 60.28 Cebu 60.66 Magsaysay (Linugos) Misamis Oriental 60.27 Cagdianao Surigao Del Norte 60.64 Salug Zamboanga Del Norte 60.19 66 Motiong Samar (Western) 60.63 Maslog Eastern Samar 60.16 67 Guindulungan Maguindanao 60.50 Jetafe Bohol 60.14 68 Badian Cebu 60.45 Sultan Naga Dimaporo (Karomatan) Lanao Del Norte 59.91 69 Corcuera Romblon 60.41 Bindoy (Payabon) Negros Oriental 59.90 70 Kalawit Zamboanga Del Norte 60.39 Pantao Ragat Lanao Del Norte 59.68 71 Sevilla Bohol 59.88 Gigaquit Surigao Del Norte 59.64 72 Silvino Lobos Northern Samar 59.84 Datu Abdullah Sanki Maguindanao 59.5 73 Libjo (Albor) Surigao Del Norte 59.84 San Francisco Cebu 59.49 74 Siocon Zamboanga Del Norte 59.78 Tungawan Zamboanga Sibugay 59.45 75 Siasi Sulu 59.70 Sibagat Agusan Del Sur 59.41 76 Pres. Manuel A. Roxas Zamboanga Del Norte 59.64 Matungao Lanao Del Norte 59.25 77 Malabuyoc Cebu 59.40 Magsaysay Lanao Del Norte 59.18 78 Sergio Osmeña, Sr. Zamboanga Del Norte 59.30 Garchitorena Camarines Sur 58.97 79 Natonin Mountain Province 59.15 Rajah Buayan Maguindanao 58.93 80 Mamasapano Maguindanao 59.00 Del Carmen Surigao Del Norte 58.87 81 Placer Masbate 58.95 Manay Davao Oriental 58.67 82 Katipunan Zamboanga Del Norte 58.92 Rapu-Rapu Albay 58.64 83 Manukan Zamboanga Del Norte 58.85 Kabayan Benguet 58.61 84 Las Navas Northern Samar 58.83 Veruela Agusan Del Sur 58.48 85 Lutayan Sultan Kudarat 58.83 Mabini Bohol 58.42 86 Lacub Abra 58.82 Catarman Camiguin 58.39 87 Paluan Occidental Mindoro 58.69 Mapanas Northern Samar 58.35 88 Guihulngan Negros Oriental 58.57 Lope De Vega Northern Samar 58.22 89 Tuburan Cebu 58.42 Pagagawan Maguindanao 58.21 171 Bangsamoro Development Plan Rank Province 2006 PI Municipality/ City Albay 58.32 Caraga Zamboanga Del Norte 58.22 91 Jovellar 92 Sindangan 93 Bucloc Abra 94 Trinidad 95 Maslog 96 Province 2009 PI Davao Oriental 58.00 Ginatilan Cebu 57.96 58.04 Talacogon Agusan Del Sur 57.95 Bohol 57.93 Mamasapano Maguindanao 57.89 Eastern Samar 57.81 Mutia Zamboanga Del Norte 57.82 Tapul Sulu 57.70 San Jose De Buan Samar (Western) 57.75 97 Pio Duran Albay 57.66 Dinagat Surigao Del Norte 57.63 98 Lupi Camarines Sur 57.48 Talipao Sulu 57.57 99 Tayasan Negros Oriental 57.40 Matuguinao Samar (Western) 57.48 100 Ronda Cebu 57.25 Pantar Lanao Del Norte 57.45 Source: PSA 172 Municipality/City A N N EX ES ANNEX F: Cultural Diversity in the Bangsamoro Table 42: Location and Population of ICCs/IPs in ARMM, Lanao del Norte, North Cotabato, and the Cities of Isabela and Cotabato Province Lanao del Sur Maguindanao Sulu ICCs / IPs* 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Abelling Abiyan Aeta Atta Batak Batangan Binukid Higaonon Ibanag Ivatan Kankanai Manobo Tagakaolo Tiruray 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. Abelling Abiyan Badjao, Sama Dilaut Batak Batangan B’laan Binukid Higaonon Ibanag Ikalahan Ilongot Kankanai Kolibugan Malaueg Mamanwa Mandaya Manobo Mansaka Subanen T’boli Teduray Tinggian Tiruray 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Abeling Abiyan Atta Badjao, Sama Dilaut Balangao Cimaron Ibanag Kanakanai Manobo Population** (2010) 4,893 55,841 16,472 Municipalities with IP Population 1.Balindong 2.Balabagan 3.Bayang 4.Binidayan 5.Budaiposo-buntong 6.Bubong 7.Bumbaran 8.Butig 9.Lumba-Bayabao 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Ampatuan Barira Buldon Datu Odin Sinsuat Datu Paglas Gen K. S. Pendatun Kabuntalan Pagagawan Pagalungan Parang South Upi Sultan Kudarat Sultan Sa Barongis Talayan Upi 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Kalingan Caluang Indanan Lugus Maimbong Pandami Pangutaran Parang Siasi Talipao Tapul Tongkil Municipalities/Cities 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 12. 13. 14. 15. Maguing Malabang Marantao Marawi City Marugong Masiu Piagapo Taraka Tagoloan II Tugaya Wao Old Panamao Panglima Estino Pata Patikul 173 Bangsamoro Development Plan Province Tawi-Tawi ICCs / IPs* Population** (2010) Municipalities with IP Population 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Abelling Aeta Badjao, Sama Dilaut Ibanag Kankanai Manobo Sama Bangenge Sama Dilaya 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Abeling Abiyan Badjao, Sama Dilaut Binukid Ibanag Illanun/Llanuan Kankanai Kolibugan Manobo Sama Dilaya Subanen Lanao del Norte 1. 2. 3. Abelling Ibanag Kankanai North Cotabato 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Abelling Abiyan Bagobo B’lann Ibanag Ilongot Kanakanai Mamanwa Manobo Tiruray 10,908 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Abelling Badjao, Sama Dilaut Ibanag Ilanun Kankanai Subanen 3,020 Isabela City 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Batangan Ibanag Ilongot Kankanai Malueg Mamanwa Manobo Teduray Tiruray 2,138 Cotabato City Basilan Isabela City Cotabato City Total 123,783 5,772 172 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Sibutu (16) Simunul (15) Sitangkai (9) South Ubian (31) Tandubas (20) Sapa-sapa (23) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Lamitan Lantawan Maluso Tabuan Lasa Tipo-Tipo Sumisip Municipalities/ Cities 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Mapun (15) Languyan (3) Panglima Sugala (5) Turtle Island (2) Bongao (10) 1. Baloi 2. Pantar 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Aleosan Carmen Kabacan Midsayap Pigkawayan Pikit 222,949 Notes: * – IP groups (whether native or non-native of Bangsamoro areas); included in the table are only those with population > 20 persons, based on CPH 2010. ** — Refers to total population of all IP groups. Source: PSA-CPH (2010). See www.ncip.gov.ph. 174 A N N EX ES ANNEX G: Results-based Monitoring and Evaluation Framework The following are proposed institutional conditions will for effective and efficient RbM&E implementation of making provide to better these and informed decision- agencies/organizations/groups. the recommendations contained in the Bangsamoro Development Plan (BDP). 2. Logical Framework. See Tables 44, 45, and 46 for A. Operationalizing the BDP RbM&E System To ensure effective monitoring and evaluation of plans, projects, and programs, the regular planning agency/ agencies, project development and RbM&E units/offices of functional agencies under the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) and the Bangsamoro Government shall be given the responsibilities listed on Table 43. B. BDP RbM&E Framework and its Elements the Logical Framework Matrix of the BDP to convey the complexities of the goals identified under the six strategic areas of intervention. 3. Data Collection. See Table 46 for the methods and tools of data collection to the BDP logframe indicators. Monitors and evaluators will need to gather and analyze relevant data that are disaggregated by gender, ethnicity, and religion to determine if the development initiatives, including the flagship programs outlined in the BDP, have improved 1. Inventory of Information Needs. A listing of access and welfare of various social groups within the information needs of relevant oversight and the Bangsamoro. All unit/agency staff responsible functional departments of the Central Government, for RbM&E in the BTA may undergo training in data the BTA, and other organizations supporting the collection, validation, analysis, and reporting. Critical BDP initiatives vis-à-vis their M&E responsibilities coordination with government and nongovernment will be necessary when the Bangsamoro Basic organizations involved in M&E (e.g., the ARMM’s Law (BBL) has taken effect. Clustered by the “Open Data”) will be essential to complementing and six strategic themes of the BDP, the inventory building on initial efforts at data building and analysis. Table 43: Proposed Implementation Arrangements for RbM&E Agencies RbM&E Responsibilities Coordinating Body for Development • Sets into policy actions the findings and recommendations of the RbM&E Body to support effective and efficient implementation of development programs Results-based Monitoring and Evaluation (RbM&E) Body • Develops and implements an integrated and comprehensive results-based monitoring and evaluation system to provide findings and recommendations to aid the proper implementation of development and strategic interventions, and formulation of future plan in the Bangsamoro • Coordinates with Central Government and Bangsamoro statistical agencies • Directly accountable to the BTA/Office of the Chief Minister, and independent of the Coordinating Body for Development or the implementing agencies Results-based Monitoring and Evaluation (RbM&E) Units • Implement the RbM&E system per specific sector/theme • Lodged at each Bangsamoro-led implementing agency or ministry • Directly accountable to the RbM&E Body Bangsamoro Statistical Agency • To be determined by the BTA 175 Bangsamoro Development Plan 4. Baseline. It is highly imperative for the RbM&E economy that will strengthen institutions, promote Body, in coordination with its units, to conduct more equitable access to economic opportunities, a citizen security and justice; and (c) quarterly datasheets rapid assessment/appraisal survey in the Bangsamoro region to establish the baseline on relevant indicators based on demand. with which the performance and progress of various interventions in the thematic and strategic 8. Capacity Needs. Staff, including field workers, who areas will be compared, from the transition will be involved in the implementation of RbM&E will period through to 2022. Ideally, the rollout of need to undergo training and capacity-development on the baseline survey shall take place once the data gathering, data validation, data analysis, results or Bangsamoro geographic scope is finalized based performance evaluation, data management, as well as on the outcome of the BBL plebiscite. Operational reporting/communication, to ensure that they dispense planning for the baseline survey can be done their functions and responsibilities efficiently and beginning 2015. The baseline data in Table 45 will effectively. be updated or revised to align with the incumbent geographic scope to indicators (ARMM) with the outcomes of the BBL plebiscite. 9. Evaluation Plans. A mid term and end-of-term evaluation shall be undertaken on the performance, results and impact of the BDP initiatives. It will apply 5. The critical steps in making a rigorous impact mixed methods because the programs and projects evaluation is to delineate control and determine will be undertaken in the context of the complex treated/intervention groups or areas, alongside and establish a and organizational settings of the Bangsamoro, and well thought-out evaluation plan before any emphasize the consultative process. The RbM&E Body development intervention in areas of interest. shall prepare guidelines on the structure of evaluation the baseline figures based on fluid social, historical, economic, political, and evaluation reports. 6. Review Meetings. The RbM&E Body and its component units in the various Bangsamoro-led The performance, results, and impact of BDP programs implementing agencies will conduct periodic and projects will be evaluated according to the review meetings to facilitate the learning process. following criteria: In coordination with the Coordinating Body for Development and the implementing agencies, a. Impact. Has the BDP attained the targets of the the RbM&E Body shall establish a mechanism to specific activities, projects, programs implemented, process the outputs of the learning process and as identified in the six strategic themes? What are to use the learning outputs as inputs to influence the intended and unintended impacts, both positive policy dialogues, based on demand. and negative, of all the elements of the BDP? Is the intervention logic robust and logical? 7. Reporting. The BDP RbM&E adopts three types 176 of reporting: (a) monthly progress reports on b. Relevance and Appropriateness. Do the objectives, achievements in the six strategic themes, including themes, priorities, and approaches specified in the flagship programs; (b) yearly progress reports the BDP have direct links to establishing a “just on achievements in the six strategic themes, with economy”? Are the interventions and activities the highlights of best practices, in relation to the relevant given the development challenges in overall goal of building the foundations of a just Bangsamoro? Are the specific interventions aligned A N N EX ES BDP? with the Plan? c. Effectiveness. To what extent have the strategies g. Lessons Learned. What intervention practices in and objectives of the BDP been achieved? Have the BDP work best and what do not prove to be the targets been achieved in a timely fashion? What effective? major factors have influenced the achievement or non-achievement of the objectives? Are the 10. Commitment. Firm commitment of implementing specific BDP interventions targeted based on the agencies for program and project results and impact most appropriate needs and demand, to achieve monitoring, as well as efficiency in monitoring and the greatest impact? Do the expenditure patterns evaluation. of the program activities reflect priorities, areas of focus and targets of the BDP? To what extent is the delivery of the BDP interventions consistent with international best practices in the context of recovery and post-conflict environment? d. Efficiency. How cost-effective are the BDP strategic interventions and program activities delivered to achieve the targets? Are the implementing tools and management structure efficient? Have the activities been properly managed and supported? To what extent is the RbM&E Body able to appropriately monitor and evaluate the success of the BDP strategic interventions and program activities? e. Inclusiveness. Have the BDP strategic interventions, program activities, delivery, and approaches been designed and implemented to reflect gender roles, a more equitable participation of beneficiaries in various social cleavages, including categories based on ethnicity and religious affiliation, nonBangsamoro, settlers, vulnerable groups, such as persons who are differently abled, youth, senior C. Scope of BDP M&E The proposed M&E framework will focus on seven clusters: (1) economy and livelihood; (2) infrastructure, (3) social services; (4) infrastructure; (5) environment and natural resources; (6) culture and identity; (7) governance and justice. These include support for normalization and development. Strategic priorities are indicated for each cluster. Building on the recommendations in Chapters 7 to 12, Tables 44, 45, and 46 detail the overall and cluster strategy goals. It also lays out the logical structure of verifiable indicators, results, outcomes, targets, and impacts. Monitoring of these elements will indicate how welfare, attitude, and behavior have changed when stated goals have been achieved. The set indicators will be based on the recommended programs. Baseline data on the indicators will be collected to measure initial conditions. While the focus of RbM&E is on results and performance, and ideally, on impact, the RbM&E system will also monitor intermediate inputs and outputs in attaining the goals. citizens, children, among others? Were the projects’ benefits equitably shared? f. Sustainability. To what extent will the benefits of the BDP strategic interventions, including the flagship programs, continue once funds are out or once the Bangsamoro Government replaces the BTA? What factors influence the sustainability or nonsustainability of the various elements of the 177 Bangsamoro Development Plan Table 44: Overall Goal and Strategies of the BDP Agencies Overall Goal: Build the foundations of a functioning “just economy” that will strengthen institutions, provide equitable delivery of social services and promote jobs and livelihood, and establish security and rule of law. Strategies: Address the development challenges in the Bangsamoro: • Through use of an integrated approach to transform the institutions of the state and restore confidence among citizens to build a society that is resilient to external stresses; • By giving priority to socioeconomic interventions tailored to the local environment; and • By targeting those areas most prone to social exclusion, poverty, and violence. More specifically, the BDP shall pursue: • Investments for social justice; • Support for economic growth and production; and • Support for conflict-vulnerable and environmentally vulnerable areas. Table 45: Logical Framework Matrix Sector Strategy Goals Outcomes Outputs Baseline Targets 1. Economy and Livelihood a. Increase productivity • Increased utilization of arable land b. Increase number of halal- • Increased production certified producers and • Improve land productivity service providers • Increase labor productivity (particularly in agriculture) c. Higher labor force • Increased number of participation registered enterprises • Increased number of halal d. Higher household income certified establishments • Improved farming and e. Bridge labor supply gap fishing practices • Lower underemployment f. Bring back out-migrated rates human and fiscal capital • Higher labor participation rates g. Trade openness • Higher GDP per capita • Higher household incomes h. Improve access to credit • Stable prices • Lower transaction costs for farmers from farm to market • More skilled workforce • Development of camps • Recommendations based on the completed studies 178 • Support to smallholder farmers and fishers • Irrigation and postharvest facilities • Support for private sector • Establishment of halal certification agency and laboratories • Establishment of registered and halal-certified establishments • Support to micro and small entrepreneurs • Cash-for-work public projects • Hiring of community facilitators for scaledup community-driven development • Mobilization of health and education workers • Incentives for increased banking/investment in the Bangsamoro, including remittances • Incentives for young Moro professionals • Labor productivity in •TBD agriculture: PHP 70,822 (current prices); PHP 34,587 (2000 prices) • Establishment density (no. of establishments per sq. km. land area), 2012: 0.28 (total) • Ratio of establishments to total population, 2012: 2.92 (total) • Banked municipalities and cities (as of September 2013): nine (7.6% of total municipalities and cities) • Unbanked municipalities and cities (as of September 2013): 110 (92.4% of total municipalities and cities) • Total bank deposits (as of 2013): PHP 6.2 billion (0.1% total bank deposits, nationwide) A N N EX ES Sector Strategy Goals Outcomes Outputs • Feasibility studies and detailed engineering study for Polloc and Bongao Ports and other areas as manufacturing and trading hubs in the Bangsamoro • Mainstreaming cross-border trade • Study on the impact of adopting an open trading policy in the export processing zones • Representation of Bangsamoro Government and private sector in trade missions and negotiations • Bangsamoro Fund Facility • Microcredit (including Shari’ah-compliant finance) • Scoping for eco-, cultural and resort tourism • Support infrastructure • Developing of geological database • Analysis for institutional and capacity development requirements for management and regulation of extractive industries Baseline Targets • Total bank loans (as • TBD of 2013): PhP 1 billion (0.03% of total bank loans, nationwide) • Loan-deposit ratio: (as of 2013): 0.16 • No. of institutions engaged in microfinance lending (as of 2011): 12* • No. of NCMF-accredited halal-certifying bodies: 3* • No. of NCMF-accredited halal laboratories: 1* Source: * Based on Foundation of Economic Freedom BDP sector report, citing figures from JICA 2011 2. Infrastructure a. Increase volume of people and goods, road density b. Increase household access to electricity c. Enhance Bangsamoro communities’ adaptive capacity for climate change and DRRM for social justice and to mitigate displacement • Reduced travel time for people and goods, including those from rebel camps to main urban and trade centers • Faster processing of passengers and cargoes in seaports and airports • Increased households’ access to electricity • Reduced power interruptions • Reduced population displaced by calamities • Improved and paved • % of households with roads and bridges (FMRs), access to electricity, upgrading of airports and ARMM: 58.1% seaports (FIES, 2012) • Development of a transport and logistics master plan, including detailed engineering design and study • Use of river network of the BCT as alternative and lowcost mode of transport • Feasibility study and detailed engineering design for the reopening of Balo-i Airport and development an international airport for the Bangsamoro • Energy and household electrification investments (grid and off-grid) • Identified mechanisms on the use of Lake Lanao waters for power generation • Inventory and assessment of renewable energy sources • % of households with access to electricity: 60-65% (end-2016) 70-75% (end-2022) 179 Bangsamoro Development Plan Sector Strategy Goals Outcomes Outputs Baseline Targets • Participation rates, ARMM: Elementary: 70.4% (2013–14) Secondary: 26.1% (2013–14) • % Inactive youth (15–24 years old) in labor force:, ARMM: 23% (2012) • % adults with at least elementary education, ARMM: 54% (2010) • % of households with access to safe water, ARMM: 36.6% (2012) • % of households with access to sanitary toilets, ARMM: 22.5% (2012) • % of children at age 1 with complete immunization, ARMM: 29% (2013) • % of population with health insurance coverage, ARMM: 44.2% (2013) • Participation rates (end-2016): Elementary: 75–80% Secondary: 35–40% •Participation rates (end-2022): Elementary: 80–85% Secondary: 55–60% • % Inactive youth (15–24 years old) to labor force: 18–20% (end-2016) 15–17% (end-2022) • % adults with at least elementary education: 56–58% (end-2016) 72–74% (end-2022) • % of households with access to safe water: 50-60% (end-2016) 60-70% (end-2022) • Renewable energy development plans for BCT provinces • Showcase of stand-alone household and community renewable energy applications • Strengthening of Bangsamoro electric cooperatives through better partnerships with private investors and institutional development programs • Ambal-Simuay River flood control • Slope protection • Strengthened partnerships with local communities for watershed protection and rehabilitation programs 3. Social Services a. Increase household access to WaSH • Increased households with access to basic services (e.g., access to water, b. Increase access to sanitation, and health quality health services facilities) and reduce risk of • Increased households with conflict reversal higher education • Increased participation c. Improve access to quality in primary and secondary education and reduce education risk of conflict reversal, • Increased adult and youth toward creating a skilled literacy and able workforce in the • Increased population with Bangsamoro high technical skills • Increased households with d. Increase % of population insurance coverage with secure housing • Increase the share of fully tenure immunized children • Increased utilization of e. Provide safety nets formal health facilities and and increase access to professional health services services for vulnerable • Increase the number of groups households with secure housing tenure • Recommendations based on the completed studies 180 • Scaled-up access to water and sanitation facilities through the adoption of graduated and integrated approaches to WaSH development • Provision of PhilHealth cards • Mass immunization and feeding programs • Health caravans • Upgrading of health facilities • Creative delivery mechanisms: mainstreaming of BIAF medics, traditional healers, accreditation of nonLET passer but technically competent personnel to teach • Adult and IP education (ALS) • Technical and vocational skills training including entrepreneurship • Functional literacy programs for out-of-school and inactive youth and illiterate adults • Private sector apprenticeship for OSY • Curriculum development and review of madaris system (ibtidaiya, thanawiya, kulliya) and IP education • Supply-side inputs for primary and secondary education A N N EX ES Sector Strategy Goals Outcomes Outputs Baseline • Inventory of health professionals and institutions • Modified “GI Bill” for families of MILF combatants • Inventory and beneficiaries of Special Housing Needs Assistance Package • Inventory of Public Private Partnership for socialized housing • Policies on land rights, housing tenure • Packages for vulnerable groups: senior citizens, PWDs, women, widows, youth, orphans, etc. Targets • % of households with access to sanitary toilets: 30-40% (end-2016) 50-60% (end-2022) • % of children at age 1 with complete immunization: 40-45% (end-2016) 60-70% (end-2022) • % of population with health insurance coverage: 50-55% (end-2016) 60-70% (end-2022) 4. Environment and Natural Resources a. Preserved ecological integrity of the Bangsamoro in the context of comprehensive sustainable development b. Enhanced adaptive capacity for climate change and DRRM by the communities in Bangsamoro • Wider forest, aquatic, coastal, and marine area protected • Strong institutions for integrated environmental governance • Strong institutions to manage and support urban ecosystem and waste management • Prepared Bangsamoro communities to adapt to man-made or natural disasters • Recommendations based on the results of the completed pilot activities • Recommendations based on completed studies • Comprehensive framework and operational guidelines for sustainable development in Bangsamoro • Integrated Environmental Governance in Lake Lanao and Ligawasan Marsh • Policy for Bangsamoro Waters and Zones of Joint Cooperation • Comprehensive Biodiversity Assessment of the Bangsamoro • Comprehensive framework and operational guidelines on Urban Ecosystem and Waste Management • Comprehensive Vulnerability Assessments • CCA/DRRM capacity building programs • Pilot of sustainable forest management and reforestation programs completed • Pilot of reef and mangrove rehabilitation completed • Forest guards and sea guards recruited and fielded • Completed flood or slope control infrastructure programs • % of forestland to total land area in ARMM = 51.4% (as of 2010) • No. of sanitary landfill in ARMM = 1 • Solid waste produced in ARMM = 940 tons daily • Proclaimed watershed areas in ARMM = 28,845 ha • Preserved ecological integrity of the Bangsamoro in the context of comprehensive sustainable development • Enhanced adaptive capacity for climate change and DRRM by the communities in Bangsamoro 181 Bangsamoro Development Plan Sector Strategy Goals Outcomes Outputs Baseline Targets 5. Culture and Identity a. Preservation and promotion of culture and identity of the Bangsamoro and other groups in the Bangsamoro b. Strengthened cultural institutions to protect, conserve, nurture, and promote Bangsamoro tangible and intangible cultural heritage c. Established and sustained local culture, heritage, and art groups 182 • Ethnically diverse and tolerant community • Civil society knowledgeable of the Bangsamoro and IP identity and struggles • Visible and tangible promotion of cultural heritage and the arts in schools, offices and community gatherings • Institutions, infrastructure, civil society and private sector partnerships to support and promote cultural tourism • Strong institution that support preservation of cultural heritage in Bangsamoro • Mainstreamed culturallyresponsive development initiatives • Comprehensive framework • Ethnic fragmentation and operational guidelines for index in ARMM = 0.85 heritage, culture and the arts, (where 0 = perfectly indigenous sports and games, homogenous, 1 = music, visual arts, literature, perfectly heterogenous) dance, crafts, tribal attire, holidays, language, cuisine • Inventory and baseline data on heritage, culture and the arts • Public museums, libraries, historical markers, language and cultural center, and public cemeteries open to public • Policy paper on creation of Bangsamoro Commission for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage • Grants for textbook and module writing • Popularization of culture and the arts through use of media and other social marketing programs, and encouragement of indigenous cultural activities in schools, offices and community gathering • Popularization of Bangsamoro languages and use of indigenous languages for basic education • Revival of indigenous sports in schools and interschool, regional sports competition • Establishment of schools of living traditions • Youth peace camps/trainings awarded • Interfaith initiatives • Regional, national intercultural exchange and cooperation • Ethnic Fragmentation Index = 0.85 to 1.0 (perfectly heterogenous) A N N EX ES Sector Strategy Goals Outcomes Outputs Baseline Targets 6. Governance and Justice a. Smooth and peaceful transition b. More efficient public service c. Strong local and fiscal autonomy d. Improved institutional and technical capacity e. Improved public accountability and engagement with the civil society f. Improved budget management g. Improved access to justice and legal pluralism • More competent public servants with the required technical skills • Uninterrupted provision of basic services • Reduced patronage and corruption • Improved generation of local revenues • Regular M&E reports published • Improved land governance • Reduction of conflict and crimes • Greater participation of civil society and community in decision making, service delivery and monitoring • Recommendations based on the completed policy studies • More LGUs with DILG Seal of • % of LGUs in ARMM with Good Housekeeping SGH = 6.6% (2013) • Key government institutions set up governing the transition and post-transition periods • Beneficiaries of trainings and capacity-building activities • Established Special Fund for Rehabilitation and Development • Improved M&E system set up and institutionalized • Established “Open Data” and open governance, and conflict monitoring systems • Strong conflict management body • Performance-based budget management system with strong internal audit and control systems • Completed Organizational Performance Implementation Framework and Performance Evaluation System •Strengthened Shari’ah and traditional/tribal justice systems and establishment of alternative dispute resolution system • Completed policy studies for Bangsamoro Parliament • % of LGUs in Bangsamoro with SGH = 20% (2016) 183 Bangsamoro Development Plan Table 46: Indicators to Monitor and Evaluate Strategy Goal Indicators Outcome Indicators Output Indicators % utilization of arable land volume of agriculture output No. of agricultural enterprises No. of households engaged in backyard farming Value and volume of produce from backyard farming Farmers’ average selling price Markets’ average selling price Average size of farmers’ agricultural land Average size of agriculture cooperative lands Size of Islamic banks Loans and deposits of Islamic banks Size of halal enterprises Highlights and recommendations from studies completed • Inventory of support for and beneficiaries of smallholder farmers and fishers • Irrigation and postharvest facilities established • Inventory of support for beneficiaries of private sector • Halal-certification agency and laboratories established • Inventory of registered and halalcertified establishments • Inventory of support for and beneficiaries of micro and small entrepreneurs • Cash-for-work public projects and benefiaries • Inventory of facilitators for scaled-up community-driven development • Inventory of mobilized health and education workers • Incentives for increased banking/ investment in the Bangsamoro, including remittances • Inventory of studies • Representation of Bangsamoro Government and private sector in trade missions and negotiations • Bangsamoro Fund Facility • Geological database Data Gathering Tools/ Methods 1. Economy and Livelihood a. b. Improved agricultural land and labor productivity • agriculture output per labor employed • agriculture output per hectare • average household income Increase number of halal-certified producers and service providers • share of halal-certified establishments in total of establishments c. Higher labor force participation rate • labor force participation rate • employment rate, underemployment rate d. Higher household income • household income e. Bridge labor supply gap • skilled labor supply f. Bring back the outmigrated human and fiscal capital g. Trade openness h. 184 Improve access to credit • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Onsite monitoring visit and interview • Monitoring report form • Third party monitoring • Field survey • GIS-assisted mapping A N N EX ES Strategy Goal Indicators Outcome Indicators Output Indicators • Number of passengers transported • Volume of goods transported • Travel time for people and goods • Farm-to-market transport cost • Duration of power interruptions • Price of electricity • Number of people displaced by natural disasters • Length of paved roads • Inventory of upgraded airports and seaports • Transport and logistics masterplan including detailed engineering design and study • River networks as alternative and lowcost resource for transportation • Study feasibility and detailed engineering design for reopening Balo-i Airport and development an international airport in the Bangsamoro • Number of electrified housholds • Identified mechanisms on use of Lake Lanao waters for power generation • Inventory and assessment of renewable energy sources • Renewable Energy Development Plans for BCT provinces • Inventory of Ambal-Simuay River Flood Control infrastructure projects • Inventory of slope protection infrastructure projects Data Gathering Tools/ Methods 2. Infrastructure a. b. c. Increase volume of passengers and goods, road density Increase household access to electricity Enhance Bangsamoro communities’ adaptive capacity for climate change and DRRM for social justice and to mitigate displacement • Onsite monitoring visit and interview • Infrastructure quality survey assessment • Third party monitoring 185 Bangsamoro Development Plan Strategy Goal Indicators Outcome Indicators Output Indicators Data Gathering Tools/ Methods 3. Social Services a. b. c. d. e. 186 Increase household access to WaSH • Share of households with access to clean water • Share of households with access Increase access to to sanitary toilets quality health services • Share of households with college and reduce risk of graduate members conflict reversal • Participation rates in primary and secondary education Improve access to • Literacy rates quality education and • Share of skilled population reduce risk of conflict • Share of households with reversal, toward insurance coverage creating a skilled and • Share of fully immunized children able workforce in the • Utilization of formal health Bangsamoro facilities and professional health services Increase % of • Share of households with secure population with secure housing tenure housing tenure • Recommendations based on the completed studies Provide safety nets and increase access to services for vulnerable groups • Inventory of water and sanitation facilities and beneficiaries • Number of PhilHealth cards issued and number • Inventory of immunization and feeding programs • Inventorty of health caravans • Inventory of upgraded of health facilities • Number of BIAF medics and traditional healers incorporated into the mainstream health profession • Number of accredited non-LET (Licensure Exam for Teachers) but technically competent teachers • Number of beneficiaries of adult and IP education (ALS) • Inventory and beneficiaries of technical and vocational skills training • Inventory and beneficiaries of functional literacy programs for out-of-school and inactive youth and illiterate adults • Inventory and beneficiaries of private sector apprenticeship for OSY • Curriculum for madaris system (ibtidaiya, thanawiya, and kulliya) and IP education • Inventory of classrooms and teachers • Inventory of health professionals and institutions • Modified “GI Bill” for families of MILF combatants • Inventory and beneficiaries of Special Housing Needs Assistance Package • Inventory of PPP for socialized housing • Policies on land rights, housing tenure • Packages for vulnerable groups: senior citizens, PWDs, women, widows, youth, orphans, etc. • Onsite monitoring visit and interview •FGDs • Monitoring report form • Third party monitoring • Field survey • GIS-assisted mapping A N N EX ES Strategy Goal Indicators Outcome Indicators Output Indicators Data Gathering Tools/ Methods 4. Environment and Natural Resources a. Improved protection of forest resources, coastal marine resources, and biodiversity • % of protected forest, coastal, and marine areas • % of forest, coastal, and marine resources rehabilitated • Change in the number of protected/ endangered species b. Improved disaster preparedness of communities in disaster-prone and vulnerable areas • Change in the number of casualties of natural disasters • Change in the number of households residing in disaster-prone areas • Change in the number of people displaced from disaster-prone areas • Biodiversity index • Size of protected forest, coastal, and marine areas • Size of rehabilitated forest, coastal, and marine areas • Number of protected/endangered species • Number of households in disaster-prone areas • Number of households relocated due to natural disasters • Population displaced by disasters • Number and types of disasters • Casualties of disasters to life and property • Number and size of land allotted to green/open space, greenery landscape or park per barangay in urban areas • Number, types, geographic distribution, amount of disasterpreparedness programs, and number of people served by the programs • List of areas, and their sizes (hectares) needing protection/reforestation/ rehabilitation • Number of forest guards and sea guards hired • Number of people trained in disaster preparedness • List and geographic distribution of endangered species • Amount (tons per day) of solid waste produced • Pilot of sustainable forest management and reforestation programs completed • Pilot of reef and mangrove rehabilitation completed • Forest guards and sea guards recruited and fielded • List of vulnerable areas and their locations and sizes (hectares) • Number size (hectares), and expenditure amount of flood or slope control infrastructure programs • Field survey • Onsite monitoring visit and interview •FGDs • GIS-assisted mapping survey • Rapid biodiversity assessment survey • Third party monitoring 187 Bangsamoro Development Plan Strategy Goal Indicators Outcome Indicators Output Indicators Data Gathering Tools/ Methods 5. Culture and Identity a. Preservation and promotion of culture and identity of the Bangsamoro and other groups in the Bangsamoro • Ethnic diversity index • Part of population knowledgeable in Bangsamoro including IP identity and struggles • Number of initiatives • Number of visible and approved and implemented tangible activities that for preservation and promote cultural heritage promotion of culture and and the arts identity of the Bangsamoro • Number of institutions and other groups in the engaged in cultural Bangsamoro tourism • Distribution (number and • Number of civil society expenditure) of initiatives groups (and their on culture and identity geographical distribution) preservation, according to that support and promote ethno-linguistic or social cultural tourism groups (Bangsamoro and • Number and amount settlers) of investments related to public-private b. Strengthened cultural partnerships on cultural institutions to protect, conserve, tourism nurture, and promote tangible • Number of and intangible cultural heritage establishments, amount of various social groups in of investments Bangsamoro • Number of employees of and geographical • Number of cultural distribution of institutions, both establishments engaged government and in cultural tourism nongovernment, engaged • Number of mainstreamed in protection, nurture, and culturally responsive promotion of tangible and development initiatives, intangible cultural heritage and geographic • Number of programs, distribution (halal industry, projects, administrative Shari’ah courts and orders approved and IP dispute resolution implemented by government system, madrasah and IP cultural institutions for education, etc.) preservation, nurture and promotion of cultural heritage c. Established and sustained local culture, heritage, and art groups • Number of registered groups engaged in preservation, nurture, and promotion of culture, heritage, and local art 188 • Number of frameworks and operational guidelines relevant to promotion, preservation, and support for cultural heritage and the arts • Number and geographical distribution of tangible cultural heritage, public museums, public libraries, historical markers, etc. • Number of land size, and geographical distribution of public cemeteries • Number of culturally-sensitive textbooks and modules published and distributed • Number and types of social marketing campaigns that promote the cultural heritage and arts of Bangsamoro • Number of indigenous sports duly recognized by education, sports and culture ministries and are part of the Physical Education curriculum in basic education • Number, geographic distribution, enrolment size, completion rate of schools specializing in promotion of living traditions • Number and geographic distribution of youth peace camps/trainings awarded • Number, geographic distribution, and expenditure pattern of interfaith initiatives, regional and national intercultural exchange and cooperation • Cultural mapping •Survey • Onsite visit, interview, and FGDs • Monitoring report form • Third party monitoring A N N EX ES Strategy Goal Indicators Outcome Indicators Output Indicators • Number of days/hours required to process documents • Volume of business transactions (e.g., business registrations, permit and license applications, birth certificates) completed daily • Number of public officials with the required qualifications or specialized training • % of total budget spent, by agency and sector, with explicit alignment with physical achievements or physical targets • Number and amount, by agency, sector and program level, of procurement through competitive bidding • Number of public officials or government employees who have relatives in the bureaucracy • Level and % of revenues generated internally • Number of titled parcels of land • Number of LGUs with DILG Seal of Good Housekeeping • Number of beneficiaries of training and capacity-building activities, by sector and agency, program level. and geographical distribution • Number of institutions and agencies using peformance-based evaluation • Number of agencies and their statistical units that actively participate and contribute data/ information to Open Data-Open Governance platform • Number of regular M&E reports published • Number of Shari’ah courts, by geographic distribution • Number of traditional/tribal judicial or arbitration courts, by geographic distribution • Number of courts or tribunal offering alternative dispute resolution mechanisms • Number and types of policy studies completed and used as input to deliberation on bills in the Bangsamoro Parliament Data Gathering Tools/ Methods 6. Governance and Justice a. Low incidence of vertical and horizontal conflict b. More efficient public service • Public service productivity index c. Strong local and fiscal autonomy • % of locally generated revenues in total budget d. Improved institutional and technical capacity • Employee attrition rates in public offices • Employee turnover rates in public offices e. Improved public accountability and engagement with civil society • Number of institutions and agencies using performancebased budgeting • Frequency, by agency and program level, of engagements with civil society groups on budgeting or planning f. Improved budget management •Survey • FGDs, interview • Stakeholder analysis • Onsite visit • Third party monitoring • Number of institutions and agencies using performancebased budgeting g. Improved access to justice and legal pluralism • Volume of cases filed by secular courts, Shari’ah courts, traditional/tribal courts, courts offering alternative dispute resolution, by geographic area • Volume of cases resolved by secular courts, Shari’ah courts, traditional/tribal courts, courts offering alternative dispute resolution, by geographic area 189 Bangsamoro Development Plan BDP Background Papers Economy and Livelihood Malik, Urooj, Allen, Thomas, Casiple, Alex, Olermo, Humza Jamil, and Ikram Tawasil. (2014). “Strategic Road Maps for the Development of the Agribusiness Industry, Halal Food Industry, and Islamic Banking and Finance in the Bangsamoro.” A report prepared by the Foundation for Economic Freedom for the Bangsamoro Development Agency. Ronquillo, Suj. (2014). “Final Report on Regional Cooperation.” A report commissioned by the Asian Development Bank for the Bangsamoro Development Agency. Vale, Rizalyn. (2014). “Employment and Livelihood.” A report commissioned by the International Labor Organization (ILO) for the Bangsamoro Development Agency. Torres, Rolando. (2014). “Policy Brief on Bangsamoro’s Inclusive and Sustainable Agricultural Growth and Development.” A report commissioned by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Infrastructure Philkoei International, Inc. (2013). “Needs Assessment Report for the Bangsamoro Development Agency Transitional Plan.” A study commissioned by the Japanese International Cooperation Agency. Social Services Bautista, Pilar. (2014). “An Integrative Report on the Adult Literacy Component of the Education Sector for the Bangsamoro Development Plan.” A report commissioned by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. _________. (2014). “An Integrative Report on the Basic and Early Education Component of the Education Sector for the Bangsamoro Development Plan.” A report commissioned by Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. _________. (2014). “An Integrative Report on the Out-of-School Youth Component of the Education Sector for the Bangsamoro Development Plan.” A report commissioned by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Guiam, Rufa. (2014). ”Logical Framework for Basic and Early Education.” A report commissioned by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Hashim, Selahuddin. (2014). “A Report on the Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition (MCHN) Component for the Bangsamoro Development Plan.” A report commissioned by the United Nation’s Children’s Fund. Kalim, Sherjan P. (2014). “A Report on the Health Component for the Bangsamoro Development Plan.” A report commissioned by the Bangsamoro Development Agency. Maglana, Ma. Victoria (2014). “A Report on the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Theme Component for the Bangsamoro Development Plan.” A report commissioned by the United Nations Children’s Fund. Cabaraban, Magdalena. (2014). “A Report on the Reproductive Health Component for the Bangsamoro Development Plan.” A report commissioned by the United Nations Children’s Fund. Environment and Natural Resources Bagadion, Benjamin C. (2014). “Peace, People, Planet: Proposed Short-Term Environment and Natural Resources Plan for the Bangsamoro Transition Government.” A report commissioned by the United Nations Development Program. 190 A N N EX ES Benito, Francis. (2014). “Final Report on the Energy Sub-Theme for the Environment Chapter of the Bangsamoro Development Plan.” A report commissioned by the United Nations Programme. Juan, Nerrisa. (2014). “Inputs on the Ecotourism Sub-Theme for the Environment Chapter of the Bangsamoro Development Plan.” A study commissioned by the United Nations Development Programme. Lasmarias, Noella. (2014). “Inputs on Ecosystems Services for the Environment Chapter of the Bangsamoro Development Plan. A report commissioned by the United Nations Development Programme. Lecciones, Amy. (2014). “The Environment Chapter of the Bangsamoro Development Plan: Final Report on Coastal, Marine, and Freshwater Biodiversity Sub-Theme.” A report commissioned by the United Nations Development Programme. _____________.(2014). “Concept Note: Strengthening Capacity of the Bangsamoro Core Territory for Wealth Creation from Philippines’ Biodiversity Genetic Pool.” A report commissioned by the United Nations Development Programme. Queblatin, Eduardo. (2014). “Final Report on Forests and Watersheds Sub-Theme.” A report commissioned by the United Nations Development Programme. Tio, Jake. (2014). “Inputs on Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate Change Adaptation, and Urban Ecosystem for the Environment Chapter of the Bangsamoro Development Plan.” A report commissioned by the United Nations Development Programme. Umngan, Abdul Jalil. (2014). “Integrated Report on Environment, Natural Resources, and Energy for the Bangsamoro Development Plan.” An integrative report commissioned by the United Nations Development Programme. Culture Poingan, Guimba. (2014). “Report on Bangsamoro Culture for the Bangsamoro Development Plan.” A report commissioned by the Bangsamoro Development Agency. Governance and Security Barra, Hamid, Asnawil Ronsing, and Macacuna Moslem. “Paper on Shar’iah Justice.” A report commissioned by the United Nations Development Programme. Ragrario, Butch. (2014). “Inputs on Governance Sub-Theme for the Governance Chapter of the Bangsamoro Development Plan.” A report commissioned by The Asia Foundation. Ragonjan, N. and K. Tolosa. (2014). “A Paper on the Security Theme for the Bangsamoro Development Plan.” A report commissioned by The Asia Foundation. Pagayao, Abdul. (2014). “A Report on the Human Security Theme for the Bangsamoro Development Plan.” A report commissioned by the Bangsamoro Development Agency. Crosscutting Issues Alih, Kathleen Zarah. (2014). “A Report on Bangsamoro Youth Development to Support the Bangsamoro Transitional Plan.” A report commissioned by the Bangsamoro Development Agency. Sajor, Indai. (2014). “Gender and Development (GAD) Support to the Bangsamoro Development Plan (BDP).” A report commissioned by United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women or UN Women. Danguilan, Marilen. (2014). “A Report on the Food and Nutrition Security Plan: Central Points for the Bangsamoro Development Plan.” A report commissioned by the United Nations World Food Programme. 191 Bangsamoro Development Plan References Abubakar, Ayesah. (2013). 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