• Ilocos Norte (410 households)
• Ilocos Sur (10)
• La Union (79)
• Pangasinan (300)

Accomplishment: 3 DOH-retained hospitals and 13 outlets in local governments in Region 1 sold low-cost medicines under the GMA (Gamot Mabisa, Abot-kaya) Pharma 50 Program provided with low-cost imported medicines under the government’s GMA (Gamot Mabisa, Abot-kaya) Pharma 50 Program.

DOH-Retained Hospitals:

• Mariano Marcos Memorial Hospital and Medical Center, Batac, Ilocos Norte
• Ilocos Training and Regional Medical Center, San Fernando, La Union
• Region I Medical Center (Gov. Teofilo Sison Memorial Medical Center), Dagupan City, Pangasinan

LGUs selling low-priced medicines:

• Province of Ilocos Norte (2)
• Province of La Union (6)
• Province of Pangasinan (5)

Samples of low-priced medicines and their comparative prices in government hospitals and private drug stores:

(Anti-Bacterial) P 5.07 P 24.03 P 18.96

Bactrim Adult 400/80 mg tab

(Anti-Bacterial) 2.80 13.50 10.70

Augmentin 625 mg tab (Anti-Bacterial) 63.47 87.33 23.86

Phexin 55 mg cap (Anti-Bacterial) 21.53 33.70 12.17

Betaloc 50 mg tab (Anti-Hypertensive) 4.67 9.60 4.93

Tenormin 50 mg tab (Anti-Hypertensive) 8.69 20.67 11.98

Ponstan 500 mg tab (Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug) 8.65 20.87 12.22

Ventorlin 100 mcg x 200 doses inhaler

(Bronchodilator) 159.60 314.63 155.03

Diamicron 80 mg tab (Oral hypoglycemic) 9.45 11.53 2.08

Euglocon 5 mg tab (Oral hypoglycemic) 5.20 9.25 4.05

Dilantin 100 mg cap (Anti-epileptic) 4.81 20.60 15.79

Accomplishment: Under the Enhanced Greater Medicare Access (GMA) program, some 2,037,795 beneficiaries or 407,559 urban and rural poor families in Region 1 have been given health insurance.

Among the services covered by the program include payment of room and board accommodation in hospitals from P200 to P400/day; medicine consumption from P1,500 to P16,000 (per single period of confinement); payment of professional fees of attending physician from P600 but not to exceed P2,500 per day.

Philhealth also provides maternity packages for normal delivery and health packages for tuberculosis patients.

• La Union (312,315):San Fernando City, Agoo, Aringay, Bacnotan, Bagulin, Balaoan, Bangar, Bauang, Burgos, Caba, Luna, Naguilian, Pugo, Rosario, San Gabriel, San Juan, Santo Tomas, Santol, Sudipen, Tubao

• Pangasinan (1,098,580):Dagupan City, Agno, Aguilar, Alaminos, Alcala, Anda, Asingan, Balungao, Bani, Basista, Bautista, Bayambang, Binalonan, Binmaley, Bolinao, Bugallon, Burgos, Calasiao, Dasol, Infanta, Labrador, Laoac, Mabini, Malasiqui, Mangaldan, Mangatarem, Mapandan, Natividad, Pozorrubio, Rosales, San Carlos City, San Fabian, San Jacinto, San Manuel, San Nicolas, Santo Tomas, San Quintin, Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, Santo Tomas, Sison, Sual, Tayug, Umingan, Urbiztondo, Urdaneta City, Villasis

Accomplishment: For CY 2001, P264.48 million was allocated for Region1, of which P264.48 million has been utilized for the rice and corn, high value crops, livestock, fisheries and DA-LGU Counterparting programs under AFMA.

For CY 2002, P167.61 million was allocated for Region1, of which P168.99 million has been utilized for the rice and corn, high value crops, livestock, and fisheries programs under AFMA.

For CY 2003, P140.09 million was allocated for Region1, of which P127.50 million has been utilized for the rice and corn, high value crops, livestock, and fisheries programs under AFMA.

For CY 2004, P65.92 million was allocated for Region1, of which P32.38 million has been utilized for the rice and corn, high value crops, livestock, and fisheries programs under AFMA.

Physical Accomplishments from January 2001- May 2004:

• Irrigation

• Post-harvest

• Constructed, rehabilitated and upgraded 82 multi-purpose drying pavements, two trading posts/centers (2), four (4) meat laboratories/processing centers and 23 biogas digesters.
• Distributed five (5) mechanical dryers and 11 corn shellers.

• Other Infrastructure

• Established one (1) GET Excel Tilapia central hatchery in Paoay, Ilocos Norte.
• Established one (1) milkfish central hatchery in Bonuan, Pangasinan and three (3) satellite hatcheries in Damortis, Lucap, and Labrador, Pangasinan.
• Completed 181 farm-to-market road projects in Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, and Pangasinan.

• Credit

- Provided loans to 107,559 farmers amounting to P 2.04 billion and guaranteed loans of 6,402 farmers amounting to P 139.51 million.

• Capability Building

- Conducted 352 trainings with 14,293 participants

• Marketing Assistance

• Conducted the Ilocos Exhibit and Fair (Vigan), Agri-Trade Fair (DMMMSU, Bacnotan, La Union), Agri-Industrial Fair (Alaminos, Pangasinan), Intayon Cabugao Festival (Cabugao, Ilocos Sur) and 4^th Annual Farmers & Fisherfolk Festival (Sta. Barbara, Pangasinan)
• Conducted market matching on mango, onion, tomato, and garlic between producers and traders/exporters and buyers.

• Research and Development

- Supported the operationalization and strengthening of 2 Development R&D networks

• Salary Supplement

- Provided monthly incentive allowance to 1,356 LGU extension workers

• Ilocos Norte1,737 farmers
• Ilocos Sur1,911
• La Union 992
• Pangasinan 6,948

Accomplishment: As of 30 September 2003, 4 of the 6 electric cooperatives in Region I have secured approval for rate reduction ranging from 7 to 14 centavos per kilowatt-hour.

14. Provision of job opportunities (DOLE)

Accomplishment: Through the Public Employment Service Offices in the Region, a total of 105,888 applicants were referred and 86,146 were placed for locally available jobs and overseas placement. Some 28,309 workers were assessed and 8,693 of them were given certification. Training and re-training in ICT and in-demand skills were also given to 99,682 workers.

Accomplishment: 8 cities and 76 municipalities in all 4 provinces in Region 1 have installed customer complaint desks, established one-stop shops processing and simplified civil application system issuing business and building permits, certificates of occupancy and real property documents (i.e., real property tax, capital gains tax and inheritance property tax).

Accomplishment: Under the Iskolar Para sa Mahirap na Pamilya, 5 million indigent families can each send one child to college or technical-vocational course through a grant of P20,000 for two years for a vocational course or P40,000 for a four-year college course to cover basic tuition, transportation and food allowance. As of June 2004, a total of 174 Certificate of Educational Assistance have been awarded to recipient-families in Region 1.