Accomplishment: Some 3,342 households in Region 2 have been provided housing assistance through resettlement, sites and services, coop housing and other socialized housing programs from January 2001 to December 2003.

• Cagayan (350 households)
• Batanes (316)
• Isabela (2,523)
• Quirino (153)

Accomplishment: A total of 1,104 households have been provided security of land tenure in Region 2 through the community mortgage program.

• Isabela (820 households)
• Nueva Viscaya (284)

Accomplishment: 3 DOH-retained hospitals and 8 other outlets in Region 2 sold low-cost medicines under the GMA (Gamot Mabisa, Abot-kaya) Pharma 50 Program.

• Southern Isabela General Hospital, Santiago City, Isabela
• Cagayan Valley Medical Center, Carig, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan
• Veterans Regional Hospital, Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya

• Province of Cagayan (1)
• Province of Isabela (1)
• Province of Quirino (1)
• Tuguegarao City, Cagayan (1)
• Municipality of Pedro Gonzaga, Cagayan (1)
• Municipality of Calayan, Cagayan (1)
• Municipality of San Mariano, Isabela (2)

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

Accomplishment: Under the Enhanced Greater Medicare Access (GMA) program, some 1,159,660 beneficiaries from 231,932 urban and rural poor families in Region 2 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.

Accomplishment: 179,510 jobs were generated in agriculture in Region 2.

6. Implementation of Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization or AFMA (DA)

Accomplishment: For CY 2001, P369.58 million was allocated for Region2, of which P366.50 million has been utilized for the rice and corn, high value crops, livestock, fisheries and DA-LGU Counterparting programs under AFMA.

For CY 2002, P229.20 million was allocated for Region 2, of which P229.20 million has been utilized for the rice and corn, high value crops, livestock, and fisheries programs under AFMA.

For CY 2003, P236.26 million was allocated for Region 2, of which P228.27 million has been utilized for the rice and corn, high value crops, livestock, and fisheries programs under AFMA.

For CY 2004, P87.16 million was allocated for Region 2, of which P40.76 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:

- Provided loans to 178,374 farmers amounting to P 4.71 billion and guaranteed loans of 2,417 farmers amounting to P 27.27 million.

Accomplishment: Maintained operations of 2 rolling stores and 87 stationary stores in Region 2 which sold basic commodities at low prices such as rice, sugar and herbal and over-the-counter medicines.

Rolling Stores:

Accomplishment: Some 20,955 public and private school teachers in Region 2 were trained on the new Basic Education Curriculum and 884 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 Student’s Assistance Fund for Education for a Strong Republic (SAFE-4-SR), P300 million in loans were provided to 2,189 needy 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th and graduating college students in 54 higher educational institutions in Region 2.

Accomplishment: From July 2001 to June 2004, 272 barangays in Region 2 were provided electricity.

Accomplishment: As of 30 September 2003, all 7 electric cooperatives in Region 2 have secured approval for rate reduction ranging from 5 to 55 centavos per kilowatt-hour.

16. Provision of job opportunities (DOLE)

Accomplishment: Through the Public Employment Service Offices in the Region, a total of 48,771 applicants were referred government offices, placement agencies and private organizations and 33,676 were placed for locally available jobs and overseas placement. Some 14,532 workers were assessed and 2,369 of them were given certification. Training and re-training in ICT and in-demand skills were also given to 75,147 workers.

Accomplishment: The SME Market Centers in Isabela and Nueva Vizcaya were strengthened to serve as one-stop shop for SMEs providing information and business counseling on SME management and development strategies.

Accomplishments: All 2,311 barangays in Region 2 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.

Accomplishments: 47 cities/municipalities in 4 provinces in Region 2 have installed customer complaint desks and established one-stop shops processing and issuing business and building permits, certificates of occupancy and real proper

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 P12,554,750 was provided as seed money to 158 micro enterprises benefiting a total of 2,896 families in Region 2.

21. Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan and the Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS) Program (NAPC, DSWD)

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 59,424 families in 6 provinces covering 181 barangays in Region 2 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.

• Gattaran-Capissayan Road, Cagayan
• Gamu-Roxas Road, Isabela
• Osmeña-Maddela-Nagtipunan Road, Quirino
• Capissayan bridge and approaches, Ilagan, Isabela
• Peña Weste bridge and approaches, Gattaran, Cagayan
• Sta. Isabel bridge and approaches, Claveria, Cagayan
• Inaban bridge, Dupax del Norte, Nueva Vizcaya
• Siffu Bridge, Roxas, Isabela
• Maguiling overflow bridge, Tuao, Cagayan
• Nine bridges along Tumauini-Iguig Section in Cagayan
• Seven Bridges along Allacapan-Aritao Road Rehabilitation Project, Aritao-Reina Mercedes Section in Nueva Viscaya and Isabela
• Improvement of Reina-Mercedez-Iguig Road leading to Callao Caves Tourist zone, Penablanca, Cagayan
• Sections of the Pan-Philippine Highway including bridges from Aritao (Nueva Viscaya) to Reina Mercedes (Isabela)
• Osmeña-Maddela-Nagtipunan Road in Quirino
• Rural Road Network Development projects in Cagayan
• Air navigation facilities at Tuguegarao Airport (Control Tower) and at Cauayan Airport (Control Tower and DVOR/DME)
• Farm-to-market road projects under the Agrarian Reform Infrastructure support project in Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino and Cagayan.