Accomplishment: 3,163 households in Region 10 have been provided housing assistance through slum upgrading, resettlement, sites and services, cooperative housing, Community Land Acquisition Program and other socialized housing programs from January 2001 to June 2004.

• Bukidnon (441 households)
• Camiguin (200)
• Lanao del Norte (1,075)
• Misamis Occidental (10)
• Misamis Oriental (1,437)

Accomplishment: A total of 1,701 households have been provided security of land tenure in Region 10, through the community mortgage program.

• Misamis Occidental (686)
• Misamis Oriental (1,015)

Accomplishment: 3 DOH-retained hospitals and 15 outlets in local governments in Region 10 sold low-cost medicines under the government’s GMA (Gamot Mabisa, Abot-kaya) Pharma 50 Program.

LGUs selling low-priced medicines:

• Province of Bukidnon (1)
• Province of Camiguin (4)
• Province of Misamis Occidental (1)
• Malaybalay City, Bukidnon (1)
• Iligan City, Lanao del Norte (1)
• Oroquieta City, Misamis Occidental (1)
• Ozamis City, Misamis Occidental (1)
• Valencia City, Bukidnon (1)
• Kibawe, Bukidnon (1)
• Plaridel, Misamis Occidental (1)
• Jasaan, Misamis Oriental (1)
• Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental (1)

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

4. Health insurance for the poor (Philhealth)

Accomplishment: Under the Enhanced Greater Medicare Access (GMA) program, some 2,564,390 beneficiaries from 512,878 urban and rural poor families in Region 10 were 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.

5. New jobs in agriculture and fisheries sector (DA)

Accomplishment: 108,453 jobs were generated in agriculture in Region 10

Accomplishment: For CY 2001, P319.40 million was allocated for Region 10, of which P312.25 million has been utilized for the rice and corn, high value crops, livestock, fisheries and DA-LGU Counterparting programs under AFMA.

For CY 2002, P177.82 million was allocated for Region 10, of which P177.67 million has been utilized for the rice and corn, high value crops, livestock, and fisheries programs under AFMA.

For CY 2003, P148.94 million was allocated for Region 10, of which P125.37 million has been utilized for the rice and corn, high value crops, livestock, and fisheries programs under AFMA.

For CY 2004, P54.78 million was allocated for Region 10, of which P19.07 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 84 multi-purpose drying pavements, one (1) biogas digester, one (1) livestock auction market, and one (1) abattoir.
• Distributed 21 mechanical dryers, 37 corn shellers and 9 village level processing equipment.

• Other Infrastructure

- Completed 65 farm-to-market road projects in Bukidnon, Misamis Occidental, Cagayan de Oro, Camiguin, Misamis Oriental, and Lanao del Norte.

• Established/constructed the Magsaysay ice plant and cold storage (Misamis Oriental).
• Constructed the Catarman municipal fish port in Catarman, Camiguin.
• Established one (1) GET Excel Tilapia central hatchery in Kisolon, Bukidnon.

• Credit and Guarantee

• Provided loans to 176,810 farmers amounting to P 5,634.76 million and guaranteed loans to 10,381 farmers amounting to P 81.45 million.

• Capability Building

• Conducted 530 trainings with 24,038 participants.

• Marketing Assistance

• Conducted the Mindanao Food Congress (Cagayan De Oro), and 1^st National Corn Congress (Bukidnon).
• Market matched the following:

• 43 vegetable growers in Lantapan and 44 in Impasugong with MAKRO Phils.

• Research and Development

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

• Salary Supplement

• Provided monthly incentive allowance to 1,025 LGU extension workers.

Accomplishment: Maintained operation of 9 stationary stores in Region 10 which sold basic commodities at low prices such as rice, sugar and herbal and over-the-counter medicines

8. Push for the resolution of the coconut levy issue in favor of coconut farmers (PCA)

Accomplishment: Following the decision of the Supreme Court declaring coconut levy funds as prima facie funds, the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) implemented the Coconut Industry Investment Fund Safety-Net Program (CSNP) for Coconut Farmers, which includes access to micro-finance and credit and upgraded insurance coverage for coconut farmers.

The government enrolled 102,449 coconut farmer-beneficiaries in Region 10 in the upgraded insurance coverage program which increased their insurance coverage from P5,000 to P10,000.

A total of 32,355 families in Region 10 have been covered by the Coconut Farmers Food Access Program, which provided basic commodities at low prices.

Almost 31,000 indigenous peoples were benefited by the 3 CADTs issued by the government in Bukidnon from January 2001 to June 2004:

• Milalitra, Talakag, Bukidnon: 11,105.57 hectares to benefit 4,922 individuals from the Talaandig tribe
• Kitaotao, Sinuda, Bukidnon: 102,324.82 hectares to benefit 24,405 individuals from the Matigsalog-Manobo tribes
• Quezon, Bukidnon: 1,595.29 hectares to benefit 1,398 individuals from the Manobo tribe

Accomplishment: A total of 62 school buildings in unserved barangays in Region 10 were completed as of February 2004.

Accomplishment: From June 2001 to December 2003, a total of 3,468,151 textbooks were procured for Region 10 resulting in a 1:1 textbook-pupil ratio in Grades 1 to 6, and in the 1^st and 2^nd Year High School, except for Filipino 3 and English 3 (Grade 3) with a ratio of 1:41 and 1:32, respectively.

For 3^rd and 4^th Year High School, the textbook-pupil ratio ranges from 1:1.9 to 1:2.1, except for Mathematics 3 (3^rd Year High School) which has a 1:1 ratio. Distributed 24,305 Teachers Manuals in 1,997 recipient schools in 121 school districts in the region.

Accomplishment: Some 21,639 public and private school teachers in Region 10 were trained on the new Basic Education Curriculum and 115 were trained on linear, sequential approach in teaching Math. Starting June 2003, time allotted for Science was increased to 84 minutes per period or 420 minutes per week.

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 122 Certificate of Educational Assistance have been awarded to recipient-families in Region 10.

Under the Student’s Assistance Fund for Education for a Strong Republic (SAFE-4-SR), P300 million in loans were provided to 2,532 needy 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th and graduating college students in 45 higher educational institutions in Region 10.

14. Barangay energization (DOE)

Accomplishment: From July 2001 to June 2004, 176 barangays in Region 10 were provided electricity.

Accomplishment: As of 30 September 2003, all the 8 electric cooperatives in Region 10 have secured approval for rate reduction ranging from 3 to 12 centavos per kilowatt-hour.

Accomplishments: The government provided relief augmentation and shelter assistance amounting to P10.38 million, and 2,600 bags of NFA rice from April-July 2003 benefiting some 532 families.

17. OPEC funded-community projects in conflict areas of Mindanao (ARMM Social Fund)

Accomplishments: Some P11.8 million was provided for 13 subprojects in education facilities, irrigation, health and water sanitation projects, and training & capability building activities

Accomplishment: Through the Public Employment Service Offices in the Region, a total of 77,552 applicants were referred and 65,322 of them were placed for locally available jobs and overseas placement. Some 18,799 workers were assessed of whom 6,449 were given certification. Training and re-training in ICT and in-demand skills were also given to 95,483 workers.

Accomplishment: The SME Market Center in Misamis Oriental was strengthened to serve as one-stop shop for SMEs providing information and business counseling on SME management and development strategies.

Accomplishment: Jasaan Misamis Oriental Zone in Misamis Oriental was proclaimed on 20 March 2001 to respond to demands for ready-to-occupy locations for investments. Jasaan Misamis Oriental Zone has employed a total of 385 workers.

Accomplishments: Of the 2,020 barangays in Region 10, 1,873 barangays have established GMA Centers to disseminate quality information on national government programs and advocate services delivered by national government agencies to community residents, such as livelihood, job opportunities, peace and order, public safety, health and sanitation, educational and social welfare, agricultural support services, infrastructure development, environmental management and sports development.

Accomplishment: 10 cities/municipalities in 4 provinces in Region 10 have installed customer complaint desks and established one-stop shops processing and 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: The Self-Employment Assistance-Kaunlaran (SEA-K) Program provides the poor and disadvantaged sectors of society with timely access to credit and development opportunities.

From January 2001 to March 2004, a total of P43,649,877 was provided as seed money to micro enterprises benefiting 9,835 families in Region 10.

Accomplishment: As an anti-poverty strategy, KALAHI-CIDSS Program was implemented to fast track delivery of social services to urban and rural communities to address their immediate and long-term needs. Some 66,780 families in 4 provinces covering 120 barangays in Region 10 benefited from the program.

Among the benefits provided by KALAHI-CIDSS include medical missions, construction of potable water supply and provision of immediate relief and rehabilitation assistance to areas affected by natural calamities.

Accomplishment: The SRNH is an inter-modal transport system inter-connecting the islands of the archipelago. The Manila-Batangas-Dumaguete-Cagayan de Oro route was opened to spur inter-island farm trade and improve the distribution system of food and agricultural products from Mindanao to Luzon.

-Decreased transport cost by 37%-43% for passengers and 24%-34% for cargoes

- Decreased travel time by 10 hours

Accomplishment: The following infrastructure projects were completed in Region 10:

• Rehabilitation of Eco-Malasag Village in Cagayan de Oro City
• Rehabilitation of Kaamulan Park in Bukidnon including various repair works at native huts and trail planting
• Construction of RORO ramp in Benoni and Balingoan Port in Cagayan de Oro City

• Buda-Maramag (Campo-Uno Section) of the Davao-Bukidnon Road in Bukidnon
• Maramag-Kibawe-Kabacan Road from Pinamaloy to Damulog, Bukidnon
• Bubunawan River Irrigation Project, Phase 1
• Control Tower facility in Cagayan de Oro Airport
• Extension of reinforced concrete wharf at Cagayan de Oro Port
• Two courtrooms in Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon
• Two courtrooms in Initao, Misamis Oriental
• WB-Agrarian Reform Communities Development Projects (WB-ARCDP), Misamis Oriental
• Austrian Assisted President’s Bridge Program, Misamis Oriental
• Agrarian Reform Infrastructure Support Program II, Misamis Oriental
• WB-ARCDP, Cagayan de Oro City
• Improvement of Balingasag Port, Misamis Oriental
• Development of Gingoog Port, Gingoog City

Accomplishments: The government provided assistance and transferred technologies to different micro and small companies which resulted in the following:

• Employed 55 workers in sericulture areas in District 1 of Misamis Oriental (Claveria), and Districts 2 and 3 of Bukidnon (Maramag and Malaybalay)
• Established sericulture in Davao, Marawi and in Misamis Occidental