CBMS: The Philippine Perspective HON. SECRETARY DOMINGO F. F. PANGANIBAN National Anti-Poverty Commission Republic of of the the Philippines 6 th Poverty and Economic Policy (PEP) Network General Meeting 6 th Poverty and Economic Policy (PEP) Network General Meeting 11 to 16 June 2007, Lima, Peru
RP MDGs Baseline Current Target by Probability of (1990 or Level 2015 Attaining the MDG year closest (2002/2004) Targets to 1990) Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Proportion of population below the Subsistence threshold 24.3 a 13.8 12.15 High Poverty threshold 45.3 a 30.4 22.65 High Proportion of families below the: Subsistence threshold 20.4 a 10.4 10.2 High Poverty threshold 39.9 a 24.7 19.95 HIgh Proportion of households with per capita intake below 100% dietary energy 69.4 b 56.9 34.7 High Promote i gender t equality and empower women Ratio of girls to 100 boys Elementary education 95.8 c 101.8 d 100 High Secondary education 104.5 c 115.9 d 100 High Reduce child mortality Under 5-mortality rate (per 1,000 children) 80 40 26.7 High Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) 57 29 19 High Halt and begin to reverse the incidence of malaria & other diseases HIV prevalence <1% <1% <1% High Malaria morbidity rate (per 100,000 pop) 123 48 24.2 High Ensure environmental sustainability Proportion of families with access to safe drinking water 73.7 a 80 86.8 High
Poverty: Actual, Estimates and Targets 50 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 Proportion of population below poverty threshold 45.3 33 30.4 22.65 1991 2000 2003 2015 Year Source: NEDA, NSCB
Increased Employment & Productivity Program Improve productivity in coconut areas (coconut coir, virgin coconut oil & other value-adding products; coconut production) More aggressive micro-financing for farmers, informal workers, and small entrepreneurs Maximize employment opportunities in construction & maintenance of farm-to-market roads, irrigation and roadside maintenance, industry, service and manufacturing sectors Aggressive training and job placement efforts TESDA, DOLE, DSWD Upland land distribution (4M ha for jatropha & rubber) DAR Source: NAPC Policy and Planning Unit
MDGs: : Basic Services for the Poor Affordable food ensured through rolling stores, low-priced market outlets, and other food distribution programs 450,000 homes for the poor to be built over the next two years Potable water for 300,000 more households by 2008 Enactment of the Hospital Detention Law, construction of 23,000 drugstores for the poor, public hospitals to be upgraded, and immunization drives to be regularly undertaken 6,000 new classrooms and 90 million new textbooks for public school pupils in the next two years Electric power for 2,274 villages Source: NAPC Policy and Planning Unit
Disadvantages of RP s s Current Poverty Monitoring System Does not provide sufficient data on which to base accurate government interventions Too costly to be frequently undertaken Heavy surveys conducted at at different time periods
CBMS CBMS COVERAGE
Major Policy Pronouncements NAPC En Banc Resolution No. 7 (issued in March 2003) Directing LGUs to adopt the 13 core local poverty indicators as the minimum set of community- based information for poverty diagnosis and planning at the local l levels DILG Memorandum Circular 2003-92 (issued in April 2003)Setting policy guidelines for the adoption of the 13 core local poverty indicators for planning DILG Memorandum Circular 2004-152 (Issued in November 2004) Encouraging LGUs to intensify efforts towards the achievement of the millennium development goals (MDGs( MDGs) NSCB Resolution No. 6, Series of 2005 Directs the NSCB Technical Staff to initiate and coordinate an advocacy program for the adoption of the CBMS by the LGUs,, through the RSCCs,, the technical arm of the NSCB Executive Board in the regions Social Development Committee Resolution No. 3, Series of 2006 Adopting the CBMS as the Prescribed Monitoring Tool for the Generation of the Core Local Poverty Indicator Database issued last 19th July 2006
Indicators of Basic Needs and MDG Progress Health Income Housing Water and Sanitation Employment Peace and Order Basic Education
Data Flow from Communities to National Policymakers Policymakers National Government Policymakers LGUs HOUSEHOLDS HOUSEHOLDS HOUSEHOLDS
Pasay City* Smokey Mountain Payatas Soldier s s Resettlement Housing Pasig City Navotas Malabon Bagong Silang Baseco Parola Localizing MDGs NAPC Monitoring Team Site Site Visits Tagbilaran City in Bohol Province Note: * CBMS COMPLIANT
Regions with Low Probability of Meeting MDGs Regions Proportion of families below poverty threshold (2000-2003) Proportion of families below subsistence threshold (2000-2003) Prevalence of malnutrition among 0 to 5 years old children (1998-2001) Elementary participation rate Elementary cohort survival rate Ratio of girls to boys, Secondary Education Informal families or squatters Contraceptive Prevalence Rate National NCR X X X CAR X Region 1 Region 2 X Region 3 X Region 4-A X X X X Region 4-B X X X X X Region 5 X Region 6 X X Region 7 Region 8 X X X Region 9 X X X Region 10 X X X Region 11 X X Region 12 X CARAGA X X X X ARMM X X X X X Source: NEDA
CBMS: Localizing MDGs Other Other Agencies Agencies Direct Direct Interventions Interventions Nat l Anti-Poverty Commission CBMS Repository Other Agencies Direct Interventions Basic Services LGU Implementing Agents Livelihood Training HOUSEHOLDS HOUSEHOLDS HOUSEHOLDS
The Next Steps Three Provinces for CBMS Implementation in 2007 1) Saranggani Province 2) Zamboanga del Norte 3) Zamboanga Sibugay Provinces undergoing CBMS Training 4) Masbate 5) Maguindanao 6) Agusan del Sur 7) Surigao del Norte 8) Mountain Province 9) Lanao del Norte 10) Camarines Norte
The Next Steps Video tutorials Accreditation of of trainors Delineation of of tasks Monitoring of of implementation STRENGTHEN LOCAL GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIPS
Localizing the National Budget to Meet the MDGs National Budget Development Programs LGUs Implementing Agents Development Programs HOUSEHOLDS HOUSEHOLDS HOUSEHOLDS
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