Title: The Bohol Provincial Annual Development Plan CY 2004
1The Bohol ProvincialAnnual Development PlanCY
2004
- A Presentation to the
- Provincial Development Council
- October 9, 2003
2LGU REPORT and DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK
3I. LGU Report and Devt Framework
- LGU Situation Report
- Development Issues and Concerns
- Overall Development Framework
- Development Recommendations
4LGU SITUATION REPORT
5Sectors 1. Social Development 2. Economic
Development 3. Environmental Management 4. Develop
ment Administration 5. Infrastructure Development
6Social Development
- POPULATION
- In the 2000 Census, Bohols population was
estimated at 1,137,268, 2nd in Central Visayas
and 17th nationwide. - For 2004, it is estimated at 1,236,094 and
expected to grow at almost 2 yearly. - Tagbilaran is still the most densely populated
area, at 2,536/sq km.
7Social Development
- ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES
- Health care facilities are concentrated in urban
areas. - Bohols health facilities include 33 hospitals
and clinics - Total bed capacity of 1,143 or 1 hospital bed per
1,000 population (standard 1 bed per 500) - There are also 329 Barangay Health Stations and
48 Rural Health Units.
8Social Development
- MALNUTRITION MATERNAL/INFANT MORTALITY
- Operation Timbang showed that 30 of pre-school
children were malnourished. - In 2002, maternal mortality was at 1 per 10,000
live births. - Slight nominal increase in the Infant Mortality
Rate, with pneumonia as a leading cause - Life expectancy continues to improve, projected
at 73 years by 2015.
9Social Development
- ACCESS TO EDUCATION LITERACY
- Participation rate for elementary fell to 82
from 86 in 2001. - Teacher-pupil ratio is now at 133 for
Elementary, and 175 for Secondary. - Classroom-pupil ratio is at 137 for Elementary,
and 160 for Secondary. - The literacy rate soared to 98 in 2000,
attributed partly to non-formal education.
10Social Development
- ACCESS TO SAFE WATER SANITATION
- A PHO Survey in 2002 shows that 61 of families
have access to safe water. - 18 of households have no sanitary toilets.
- Majority of municipal and rural waterworks
systems provide untreated water.
11Social Development
- CULTURAL ENRICHMENT AND HERITAGE
- Bohol has a rich diverse cultural heritage, as
exemplified by - Churches ancestral houses, archaeological
sites, church collections and state objects - Dances, music, theater, festivals and fiestas
- The Provincial Government continues to sustain
efforts towards its vision of making Bohol an
Eco-Cultural Heritage Province, Artistic Center
and Destination.
12Economic Development
- AGRICULTURE
- Agriculture remains the biggest sector in the
Province in terms of working population and land
use. - 54 of the population is dependent on
agricultural activities. - Approximately 33 is dependent on fishing and
fishing-related activities. - Major crops are coconut, rice, corn, root crops,
banana and mango.
13Economic Development
- TRADE AND INDUSTRY
- Employment generation, technology and livelihood
development are priority programs. - Preferred growth areas are Eco-Cultural Tourism
development and Agro-industrial development. - Unemployment was at 8.9 in 2002.
- Agriculture is still the biggest employer at 54,
services 2nd at 30, and industry 3rd at 16.
14Economic Development
- TOURISM
- Major tourism attractions
- Chocolate Hills
- Tarsier
- Dive sites
- Beaches
- Heritage structures
- Bohols history and culture
- Tourist arrivals increased to 90,403 in 2002 from
81,040 in 2001
15Economic Development
Tourism Clusters (Linked by Tourism
Highways) Cluster 1 Tagbilaran, Dauis,
Balicasag, Pamilacan Cluster 2 Tagbilaran,
Corella, Baclayon, Albur, Loay, Loboc, Bilar,
Carmen Cluster 3 Tagbilaran, Clarin, Inabanga,
Buenavista, Getafe, Talibon, Trinidad Cluster 4
Tagbilaran, Cortes, Maribojoc, Loon, Calape,
Tubigon, Antequera, Balilihan
16Economic Development
Cluster 5 Tagbilaran, Lila, Dimiao, Valencia,
Garcia Hernandez, Jagna, Duero Cluster 6
Agri-Tourism Cluster (Central and Northeast
Bohol Pilar to Ubay) Cluster 7 Anda Peninsula
(Tagbilaran, Guindulman, Anda, Candijay and
Mabini)
17Environment Management
- NATURAL AND LAND RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
- Bohols total land area is 411,726 hectares
- 101,271 has. or 25 is forest land
- 310,455 has. or 75 is alienable land
- Almost 16 of Bohols area is under protection
through the NIPAS System, and Environmentally
Constrained/Critical Areas - Total area devoted to agricultural use 184,874
has.
18Environment Management
- BIODIVERSITY MANAGEMENT
- Bohol has a high diversity level of plant species
categorized as upland, mangrove, coastal areas,
cave entrances, cultivated cropland and
intensively used lands. - Several plant species noted to be abundant before
are already extinct, others are becoming rare. - Data about Bohols fauna, on the other hand, are
hardly available.
19Environment Management
- WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
- Bohol has 2,224 springs, 59 rivers and 200
creeks. - There are 22 watersheds, which are primary
sources of water for drinking and irrigation. - MINERAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
- According to the Mines and Geo-Sciences Bureau,
Bohol has large deposits of highly precious
metals and minerals. - There are 108 mineral quarry operators with ECCs.
20Environment Management
- COASTAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
- Bohol has a total of 624.5 has. of municipal
waters - 30 municipalities and 1 city are in the coastal
areas, with 304 barangays and 72 islets - Coral reefs have a combined area of 1,920 has.
- Mangrove areas comprise 14,502 has.
21Environment Management
- URBAN ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT
- Average waste generation is at 550,000 kg/day.
- 50 of these wastes is compostable, 35 is
recyclable and 15 remains a problem to LGUs. - Tagbilaran and urbanizing municipalities have
problems with pollution from tricycles, buses,
jeepneys, and business establishments.
22Environment Management
- ECO-CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT
- There are only a few areas identified as cultural
minorities in the Province the Eskaya Tribe,
the Badjaos, and the Ati Tribe.
23Development Administration
- PUBLIC FINANCE
- Of the Provincial Governments total revenue
(P689M as of 2001), the IRA makes up 61. - As for expenditures, Personal Services accounts
for the bulk, at 55. MOOE follows at 31, and
Non-office expenditures at 11. - Economic services (agriculture and
infrastructure) have held priority funding
averaging at 35 of the budget, followed by
General Public Services at 25 and Social
Services at 19.
24Development Administration
- PUBLIC SAFETY
- Crime volume has been fluctuating, reaching a
high of 1,114 incidents in 2002. - The police force has a 11,317 police-population
ratio. - 69 barangays or 6.2 are seriously affected by
the drug problem. - The Province is also prone to several types of
natural disasters. The El NiƱo phenomenon, for
example, caused damage of up to P120.1M.
25Development Administration
- PUBLIC SAFETY
- From 2000 to 2002, 5 major typhoons inflicted
significant damage on crops and agricultural
land. - This is continually being addressed by the
Provincial Disaster Coordinating Council.
26Development Administration
- LOCAL GOVERNANCE
- Initiatives have been put in place to improve the
quality of local governance - Bohol Program Framework on Poverty Reduction
- Greater stakeholder participation, collaboration
with the private sector - Creation and implementation of the Environment,
Administrative Revenue Codes - Creation of offices to focus on specific concerns
- Strengthening of provincial bodies
27Infrastructure Development
TRANSPORTATION Road Classification by Type of
Pavement
28Infrastructure Development
- TRANSPORTATION
- 2 airlines serving Tagbilaran PAL and Asian
Spirit - Seaports 1 base port, 4 terminal ports, 16
municipal fish ports and 3 private ports
29Infrastructure Development
- WATER
- 133,538 households have access to safe water (PHO
data as of 2002). - A significant increase over the previous years
total of 83,444 (attributed to efforts by LGUs
and private sector to improve water supply
facilities) - 2 National Irrigation Systems
- 227 Communal Irrigation Systems
- BHIP II is under way.
30Infrastructure Development
- COMMUNICATION
- 28 telecommunication offices
- 3 major telephone (landline) companies
- 3 cellular phone companies
- 3 AM stations and 2 FM stations
- 5 weekly newspapers
- Philippine Postal Corporation 52 regular post
offices
31Infrastructure Development
POWER AND ENERGY Capability and Demand Profile,
as of CY 2002
32DEVELOPMENT ISSUES AND CONCERNS
33Social Development
- POVERTY
- Widespread poverty continues to be a problem,
which also carries with it many other problems. - The Provincial Government, however, continues to
implement poverty-responsive projects under its
Bohol Program Framework for Poverty Reduction
(BPFPR).
34Social Development
- Rapid Population Growth
- Growing Elderly Population
- Health Nutrition
- high costs in health care
- inadequate delivery of health care services
(inadequate facilities diagnostic equipment)
35Social Development
- Education Manpower Development
- continued emergence of illiteracy
- rampant use of prohibited drugs among high school
students (in a DepEd study, 7 are considered
drug addicts) - Poor academic performance of elementary high
school students in English, Mathematics and
Science
36Social Development
- Social Welfare Development
- non-pursuance of legal cases in domestic violence
child abuse - less skills and employment opportunities for the
elderly and disabled - less compliance with laws for protection of
disabled and senior citizens
37Social Development
- Cultural Enrichment Preservation
- preservation revitalization of Boholano
cultural heritage and arts - need to carry out major advocacy to promote
Boholano cultural heritage and arts - need for scholarly work to be done on many
aspects of Boholano history - cultural empowerment of Boholano individuals and
communities - improvement of social services in indigenous
communities
38Economic Development
- Increasing agricultural productivity
- Adopting new technologies in the production of
high-value crops - Ensuring sustainable fish catch of small
fishermen - Sustaining initiatives in livestock production
and expanding their coverage to all
municipalities - Ensuring the sustainability of eco-tourism
39Environment Management
- Natural and Land Resources Management
- Encroachment and degradation of critical habitats
in protected areas - Land pollution due to indiscriminate use of
fertilizers, pesticides and dumping of wastes - Illegal cutting of trees and timber poaching
- Lack of incentives to encourage tree farm
plantations
40Environment Management
- Biodiversity Management
- Bio-prospecting and bio-safety
- Illegal collection and selling of wildlife
- Water Resource Management
- Non-systematic approach to water resource
management - Continued pollution and exhaustion of water
tables and destruction of valuable aquifers
41Environment Management
- Mineral Resource Management
- Open pit mining, reducing forest and other
vegetative cover - Erosion from mining activities
- Quarrying activities undertaken w/o observing the
restoration provisions under PD 1198 - Non-observance of Environmental Impact Assessment
(EIA) System
42Environment Management
- Coastal Resource Management
- Illegal fishing activities using cyanide,
explosives, mesh nets, etc. - Degradation of marine environment due to
land-based activities and pollution - Degradation of shoreline and foreshore areas
- Entry of illegal commercial fishers from
neighboring provinces
43Environment Management
- Urban Environment Management
- Improper waste management
- Rampant burning of waste
- Dumping of waste in unsuitable areas leading to
contamination of water supply - Poor monitoring of compliance to water quality
standards by industries - Poor enforcement of air quality regulations
44Development Administration
- Public Finance
- The need to set realistic, reasonable and
attainable estimates of revenues - The need to explore and venture into alternative
or other sources of income to satisfy the
increasing expenditures of the LGU - The need to improve fiscal management and the
utilization of assets and personnel to maximize
cost efficiency
45Development Administration
- Public Safety
- The need to sustain programs and activities to
address all types of disasters - Lukewarm reaction to the Civil Defense Program
from some government agencies and LGUs - Local Disaster Coordinating Councils need to be
strengthened. - Modern jails and detention facilities need to be
constructed in certain development centers of the
Province Ubay, Carmen, Jagna and Tubigon.
46Development Administration
- Local Governance
- Multiplicity of various law-mandated local
councils, so that local officials find it hard to
meet with these councils on a regular basis. - Lack of coordination with Sangguniang Bayans
regarding referrals of ordinances and other
requests to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan - Legislative Tracking System not yet fully linked
with Board Members Offices
47Infrastructure Development
- Existing provincial equipment can maintain only
18 of the provincial road network per year - Inadequate manpower for manual maintenance of
roads and bridges - Supply of potable water continues to be a problem
in certain parts of the Province - Inadequate telecommunication facilities
- Some rural areas need further expansion and
lighting
48DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK(Overall Development
Framework and the Bohol Program Framework for
Poverty Reduction)
49Overall Development Framework
VISION Bohol is a prime eco-cultural tourism
destination and a strong agro-industrial province
in the Visayas with an empowered and self-reliant
people who are God-loving, law-abiding, proud of
their cultural heritage and committed to the
growth and protection of the environment.
50Overall Development Framework
MISSION To continuously transform its social,
economic, political and cultural life through
effective collaboration of people from sectors of
the province to achieve and sustain its vision.
51Overall Development Framework
- GOALS
- To establish the importance and contribution of
Bohol to the Nations socio-cultural and
political growth and economic competitive edge - To establish sustainable eco-cultural tourism and
agro-industrial sites in the province to
encourage investments and employment
opportunities - To ensure sustainable growth in revenues from
major industries that adhere to a sustainable
framework for developing, utilizing and managing
the environment and natural resources of the
province
52Overall Development Framework
- To enrich and continuously develop the dynamic
and creative Boholano culture in all
municipalities and in the capital city - To develop a well-informed citizenry in healthy
communities, aware and proud of its competencies
that enable them to be much more productive,
enterprising and participative in attaining the
vision and goals of Bohol
53Bohol Program Framework for Poverty Reduction
(BPFPR)
The Framework provides guidelines in creating
poverty-responsive policies, plans, programs and
projects. The Framework is intended to provide
both strategic direction and tactical maneuvers
for the crucial war against poverty in the
province.
54Bohol Program Framework for Poverty Reduction
(BPFPR)
- Goal to reduce poverty from 47 to 30 in 10
years - 2-fold Strategy
- To assist as many people as possible through
projects and development interventions - To stimulate economic growth in order to make
poverty alleviation sustainable
55Bohol Program Framework for Poverty Reduction
(BPFPR)
The BPFPR was approved this year by the PDC Full
Council. It works to address poverty thru a
multi-faceted and multi-level approach. Since
poverty is a cross-sectoral problem,
poverty-responsive programs and projects should
logically be implemented by ALL sectors.
56Bohol Program Framework for Poverty Reduction
(BPFPR)
The Framework does not encourage stand-alone
projects that might result in less impact or,
even worse, duplication of efforts. It
encourages an integrated program approach for all
poverty-responsive interventions.
57Bohol Program Framework for Poverty Reduction
(BPFPR)
POLICY LEVEL
PROGRAM APPROACH
Project Implementation
Project Implementation
Project Implementation
58DEVELOPMENT RECOMMENDATIONS
59Social Development
- POVERTY-SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS
- ensure advocacy and actual service delivery to
population groups marginalized by limited access
to social and economic opportunities - identify the poor and ensure that they share the
benefits of development - strengthen safety nets for the disabled, elderly,
women, children and disadvantaged groups - re-assess the socio-economic status of cultural
minorities
60Social Development
- POVERTY-SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS
- continue with programs to build more schools,
assign more teachers in rural areas, and reduce
illiteracy especially in barangays - use the SEF to uplift the status of locally hired
teachers and provide scholarship grants to
children from poor families - strengthen linkages with foreign medical missions
to provide medical services to rural areas
61Social Development
- HEALTH NUTRITION
- improve the general health condition of Bohols
population through health programs and activities - promote environmental health
- provision of sanitary water-sealed toilets to
households - reduce the number of households with doubtful
sources of drinking water - upgrade the quality of existing health facilities
- monitor status of health projects to provide
early diagnosis and treatment
62Social Development
- improve basic services such as nutrition,
especially among children - prioritize health in LGU programs, and promote
health education and advocacy - fully implement the Environmental Sanitation Code
63Social Development
- SOCIAL WELFARE DEVELOPMENT
- continue assistance to distressed and displaced
individuals, the aged, and other welfare groups - catalyze income-producing ventures to reduce
poverty incidence - keep track of social problems brought by economic
growth and tourism - conduct researches on domestic violence and child
abuse - monitor entertainment pubs in urban and tourism
centers
64Social Development
- CULTURAL ENRICHMENT PRESERVATION
- stimulate creative cultural action at all fronts,
representing the best and most genuine Bohol
expression drawn from Boholano history, ecology
and culture - promote awareness of Boholano and Filipino
culture, arts and heritage - build a stronger partnership among cultural
agencies, government and other sectors
65Economic Development
- POVERTY-SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS
- assist farmers to achieve high productivity thru
greater access to cost-effective technologies,
more markets for their produce, and credit
facilities - support the consolidation of small-sized farms
into larger production units to increase
efficiency and productivity - protect near-shore resources for small fishers
against encroachment by commercial fishers - technology support to livelihood activities
66Economic Development
- POVERTY-SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS
- promote Bohol as an eco-tourism destination to
stimulate economic growth and provide direct cash
benefits to local communities - These benefits can in turn be channeled to
improve nutrition, food security, housing, and
ultimately raise the standard of living in rural
areas.
67Economic Development
- AGRICULTURE
- Support provincial and national programs with
high potential for attaining self-sufficiency in
rice at the household level - Extend technical support to rural-based
organizations - Promote the use of productivity-enhancing and
cost-reducing technologies - Develop innovative credit schemes
- Strengthen the Bantay Dagat Program
68Economic Development
- AGRICULTURE
- Encourage fish farming rather than fish hunting
- Facilitate linkages with financial and other line
agencies for livelihood assistance - Strengthen and empower farm entrepreneurs in
implementing sustainable livelihood projects
69Economic Development
- TRADE AND INDUSTRY
- Continue implementing the following programs
- Export Development
- Promotion and Marketing
- Investment Promotion
- Establishment of Ecozones (in Ubay and Panglao)
- Livelihood and Technology Development
- Employment and Placement
- Integrate all livelihood and enterprise
development efforts thru collaboration and
partnership among stakeholders
70Economic Development
- TOURISM
- Encourage the development of more tourism
products - Enhance networking with tourism industry players
for smoother, more effective attainment of common
ends - Participate in Tourism Exhibitions and Fairs
- Continually assess and evaluate tour
destinations, new and old
71Environment Management
- POVERTY-SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS
- recognize the conflict between short-term
economic gains and the long-term interest to
conserve natural resources - minimize and ultimately eliminate
counter-productive and anti-ecological practices - provide alternative livelihood that weans people
away from destructive practices
72Environment Management
- NATURAL LAND RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
- Preserve the diversity of Bohols flora and fauna
- Ensure that river easements, buffer zones and
landscape assemblies and all provisions of the
NIPAS Act are implemented - Protect critical watersheds
- Strengthen involvement of PAMB members
- Promote Bohol Tree Enterprise Program (BTEP)
- Fully implement Community-based Reforestation
Program
73Environment Management
- BIODIVERSITY MANAGEMENT
- Enforce wildlife laws and the conservation of
biodiversity resources - Establish wildlife corridors
- WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
- Establish river bank stabilization thru
tree-planting w/in the 40-meter environmental
protection zone - Adopt appropriate waste management systems
- Promote awareness on sustainable water resource
use and management - Formulate Comprehensive Karst Management Plan
74Environment Management
- MINERAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
- Restore quarried areas
- Increase revenue generation and collection of
proper taxes on materials extraction - Strictly implement EIA System
- Establish law enforcement teams at municipal and
barangay levels - Establish database for Mineral Resource
Information and Management System
75Environment Management
- COASTAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
- Promote sustainable development of coastal and
marine resources - Ensure implementation of Municipal Coastal
Resource Management Plans - Develop sustainable and environment-friendly
aquaculture - Establish marine and fish sanctuaries and
strictly implement buffer zone areas - Strictly enforce coast laws, rules and regulations
76Environment Management
- URBAN ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT
- Promote waste segregation, reduction and
recycling - Protect underground, surface and sea water from
contamination - Fully implement the Ecological Solid Waste
Management Act - Strictly implement existing laws and ordinances
related to waste management - Establish a vehicle emission system coordinate
with LTO re vehicle emission monitoring
77Environment Management
- IN GENERAL
- Fully implement the Bohol Environment Code
- Implement the following programs
- Climate Change Awareness Program
- Environmental Management System
- Waste Minimization
- Energy Conservation
- Reduction of Carbon Emissions
- Watershed Management
78Development Administration
- POVERTY-SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS
- Cut down bureaucratic red tape to facilitate
access of people to services - Implement electronic bidding for bulk purchases
- Establish a Financial Management Information
System - Maintain a Geographic Information System land use
planning, minimum basic needs mapping, poverty
mapping, environmental monitoring and mapping of
socio-economic data
79Development Administration
- PUBLIC FINANCE
- Set realistic, reasonable and attainable
estimates of revenues - Tap more sources of income and explore
alternative non-tax sources of revenue - Intensify tax collection
- Cut down on expenditures through austerity
measures - Computerize financial systems
- Data computerization of assessment records
80Development Administration
- PUBLIC SAFETY
- Advocacy on justice, peace and order
- Community-related efforts and strong coordination
among the government, NGOs, and private sector - Alertness and security consciousness
- Strengthen Local Disaster Coordinating Councils,
Local Peace and Order Councils
81Development Administration
- LOCAL GOVERNANCE
- Enhance participatory mechanisms to enhance
coordination among all units involved in local
governance (LGUs, NGAs, POs, Private Sector) - Develop, strengthen, and support Human Resource
development programs - Embark on an integrated program to enhance
effective legislation
82Infrastructure Development
- POVERTY-SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS
- Complement planned Mega-projects with
farm-to-market roads to benefit farmers and rural
villages directly - Promote greater access of farmers and other rural
dwellers to development inputs and markets
83Infrastructure Development
- IN GENERAL
- Infrastructure development, with emphasis on
Tourism Highways of the Province - Implement Bohol Circumferential Road Project
(BCRP) Phase II - Upgrade gravel roads to asphalt or concrete
- Improve equipment fleet to cope with road
maintenance needs - Develop a Drainage Master Plan for Tagbilaran
- Promote water resource conservation
84Infrastructure Development
- Regulate extraction of ground water
- Install modern irrigation facilities to deliver
timely and adequate irrigation - Provide access thru farm-to-market roads for
agricultural produce - Encourage expansion of coverage areas by
telecommunication providers - Encourage improvement of services by private
power distributors - Implement Anti-Pilferage Law
85Thank you.