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MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN REGION 3


1.                    Mass Housing for 150,000 workers and the very poor (HUDCC)  

Accomplishment: Some 7,065 households in Region 3 have been provided housing assistance through resettlement, sites and services, Land Tenurial Assistance Program, and other socialized housing programs from January 2001 to December 2003.

§         Bataan  (61 households)

§         Bulacan (6,189)

§         Nueva Ecija (299)

§         Pampanga (399)

§         Tarlac (117)

2.                    Give security of tenure to 150,000 urban poor families (HUDCC)

Accomplishment:  A total of 9,506 households have been provided security of land tenure in Region 3 through the asset reform program.

§         Bulacan (1,309)

§         Nueva Ecija (3,101)

§         Pampanga (926)

§         Tarlac (3,975)

§         Zambales (195)

3.          Low-priced medicines (DOH and DTI)

Accomplishment: 5 DOH-retained hospitals and 23 other outlets in Region 3 sold low-cost medicines under the GMA (Gamot Mabisa, Abot-kaya) Pharma 50 Program.  

            DOH-Retained Hospitals:

§         Jose B. Lingad Memorial General Hospital, San Fernando, Pampanga

§         Bataan Provincial Hospital, Balanga, Bataan

§         Dr. Paulino Garcia Memorial Research and Medical Center, Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija

§         Mariveles Mental Hospital, Mariveles, Bataan

§         Talavera Extension Hospital, Talavera, Nueva Ecija

 

LGUs selling low-priced medicines:

§         Province of Aurora (1)

§         Province of Bataan (1)

§         Province of Bulacan (1)

§         Province of Nueva Ecija (6)

§         Province of Pampanga (7)

§         Province of Tarlac (1)

§         Province of Zambales (3)

§         Olongapo City, Zambales (1)

§         San Jose City, Nueva Ecija (1)

§         Municipality of Orion, Bataan (1)

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

 

DOH Price  

Drug Stores

Price Savings

Bactrim DS 800/160 mg tab (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

Adalat Retard 20 mg tab (Anti-Hypertensive)

5.72

36.02

30.30

 

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

 

 

4.          Health insurance for the poor (Philhealth) 

Accomplishment:  Under the Enhanced Greater Medicare Access (GMA) program, some 2,702,750 beneficiaries or 540,550 urban and rural poor families in Region 3 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.

 

Aurora (76,620 individuals)

Baler, Casiguran, Dilasag, Dinalungan, Dingalan, Dipaculao, Maria Aurora, San Luis

Bataan (105,300)

BalangAbucay, Bagac, Dinalupihan, Hermosa, Limay, Mariveles, Morong, Orani, Orion, Pilar, Samal

Bulacan (696,235

Malolos, Angat, Balagtas, Baliwag, Bocaue, Bulacan, Bustos, Calumpit, Doņa Remedios Trinidad, Guiguinto, Hagonoy, Marilao, Meycauayan, Norzagaray, Obando, Pandi, Paombong, Plaridel, Pulilan, San Ildefonso, San Jose del Monte, San Miguel, San Rafael, Santa Maria

Nueva Ecija (581,535)

Cabanatuan City, Aliaga, Bongabon, Cabiao, Caranglan, Cuyapo, Gabaldon, Gapan, Gen. Natividad, Gen. Tiņo, Guimba, Jaen, Laur, Licab, Llanera, Lupao, Nampicuan, Palayan City, Pantabangan, Peņaranda, Quezon, Rizal, San Antonio, San Isidro, San Jose City, San Leonardo, Science City of Muņoz, Sta. Rosa, Sto. Domingo, Talavera, Talugtug, Zaragoza

Zambales (226,965)

Iba, Botolan, Cabangan, Candelaria, Castillejos, Masinloc, Olongapo City, Palauig, San Antonio, San Felipe, San Marcelino, San Narciso, Santa Cruz, Subic

Pampanga (458,250)

San Fernando, Angeles City, Apalit, Arayat, Bacolor, Candaba, Floridablanca, Guagua, Lubao, Mabalacat, Macabebe, Magalang, Masantol, Mexico, Minalin, Porac, San Luis, San Simon, Sasmoan, Sta. Ana, Sta. Rita, Sto. Tomas

Tarlac (557,845)

Tarlac City, Anao, Bamban, Camiling, Capas, Concepcion, Gerona, La Paz, Mayantoc, Moncada, Paniqui, Pura, Ramos, San Clemente, San Jose, San Manuel, Santa Ignacia, Victoria

 

 

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

Accomplishment:   238,745 jobs were generated in agriculture in Region 3.

 

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

Accomplishment:    For CY 2001, P294.51 million was allocated for Region 3, of which P294.50 million has been utilized for the rice and corn, high value crops, livestock, fisheries and DA-LGU Counterparting programs under AFMA.

 

For CY 2002, P211.37 million was allocated for Region3, of which P212.81 million has been utilized for the rice and corn, high value crops, livestock, and fisheries programs under AFMA.

 

For CY 2003, P224.81 million was allocated for Region3, of which P179.77 million has been utilized for the rice and corn, high value crops, livestock, and fisheries programs under AFMA.

 

For CY 2004, P105.75 million was allocated for Region3, of which P33.52 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

-           Generated 19,720 hectares of new areas and rehabilitated 122,821 hectares of national and communal irrigation systems with 77,890 beneficiaries.

 

 

 

Province

New Area, has

Rehab Area, has

Beneficiaries, No.

Aurora

312

2,162

1,509

Bataan

228

2,949

2,644

Bulacan

543

24,955

12,403

Nueva Ecija

8,094

63,816

37,989

Pampanga

8,195

6,040

9,231

Tarlac

1,895

17,951

10,263

Zambales

453

4,948

3,851

 

§         Post-harvest

-           Constructed, rehabilitated and upgraded 40 multi-purpose drying pavements, four (4) trading posts/centers, three (3) cold storages, and 20 biogas digesters.

-           Distributed six (6) mechanical dryers, 21 corn shellers and 20 village-level processing equipment.

 

§         Other Infrastructure          

-           Completed    127 farm-to-market   road   projects in Aurora, Bataan, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac, and Zambales.

-           Established one (1) GET Excel Tilapia central hatchery in Looc, Castillejos, Zambales.

-           Improved the Malolos municipal fishport and established/constructed the Dingalan ice plant and cold storage (Dingalan, Aurora)

 

§         Credit              

-           Provided loans to 153,344 farmers amounting to P 11.78 billion and guaranteed loans of 3,094 farmers amounting to P 65.93 million.

 

Province

Credit

Guarantee

Amount     (P million)

No. of Beneficiaries

Amount    (P million)

No. of Beneficiaries

Aurora

566.98

3,007

-

-

Bataan

260.78