A publication of the Caraga Regional Development Plan

1. Sector Representatives
(PSRs), as nominees for the
Chairperson and Co-
chairperson. The President
shall appoint the Chairperson
and Co-Chairperson from
among these nominees.
The RDC is the is the highest
policy making body in the
region with Local Chief
Executives, selected regional
line agencies and private sec-
tor representatives as mem-
bers. It coordinates and sets
the direction of all economic
and social development ef-
forts of the region and serves
as the forum where local ef-
forts can be related and inte-
grated with national develop-
ment activities.
NEDA Caraga, as Secretariat
of the Caraga RDC, facilitated
the reorganization of the
Council for the period 2013-
2016 on 14 August 2013 at
Almont Hotel’s Inland Re-
sort, Butuan City, guided by
Executive Order 325 (EO
325), series of 1996, as well
as, by the Guidelines on the
Selection of Private Sector
Representatives (PSRs) as
approved by the NEDA Board
on August 20, 1996. The
highlight of the RDC reor-
ganization is the selection of
at least two (2) local chief
executives (Governor or
Mayor), who are ex-officio
members, and two Private
RDC-Caraga, GIZ Sponsor Basic Quantum GIS
Trainings
NEDA Caraga Spearheads Reorganization
of the Caraga Regional Development Council
Inside this issue:
Caraga RDRRMC pro-
motes region-wide
awareness on DRRM
initiatives
3
Farmers Field School
on Corn Production
Culminates with 150
Graduates
4
DA’s Barangay Food
Terminal Boosts Coop-
erativism
4
The Regional Develop-
ment Council In Action
5
DSWD’s Kalahi-CIDSS
Program Wins Interna-
tional Development
Award
17
DSWD preps partners
for BuB implementa-
tion
17
Spain sets dev’t project
anew in Caraga
18
of trainings on Basic Quan-
tum GIS on July 8-12 and
August 12-16, 2013. These
trainings are part of the pro-
ject for the enhancement of
the capability of the RGISN
members on basic map crea-
tion. The Quantum GIS is
The Regional Development
Council (RDC) Caraga Re-
gion through its Regional
Geographic Information Sys-
tem Network (RGISN) and
the GIZ German Development
Cooperation jointly sponsored
the conduct of two (2) batches
prioritized because it is a free
software and complements
popular GIS software in the
market.
The 27 participants of the first
Vol. XVII Issue 2 July-September 2013
A Publication of the Caraga Regional Development Council
Continued on page 2
by Elvie C. Ato, NEDA Caraga
Continued on page 3
by Sherwin E. Verdun, NEDA Caraga
The nominees. Governors Sol F. Matugas of Surigao del Norte and
Johnny T. Pimentel of Surigao del Sur as nominees for Chairperson of
the Caraga Regional Development Council.
Q2 Regional Project
Monitoring Activity
See page 6-11
Q1 Regional Eco-
nomic Situationer
See page 12-16

2. Page 2
Governors Johnny T. Pimentel of
Surigao del Sur and Sol F. Matu-
gas of Surigao del Norte were
nominated from among the Local
Chief Executives while Engr.
Leonel A. Santos and Mr. Omar
Joseph O. Andaya from among
the PSRs. Nominations were
made through secret balloting.
The RDC Secretary, ARD Mylah
Faye Aurora B. Cariño of NEDA
and DILG Regional Director
Lilibeth Famacion acted as elec-
tion officers.
The RDC 13 chairperson and co-
chairperson shall serve for a
fixed term of three (3) years as
provided under Executive Order
325. This term shall coincide
with the regular term of the elec-
tive officials without prejudice to
reappointment. The same EO sets
out the condition that if the chair
comes from the government sec-
tor, the co-chair shall be chosen
from the private sector or vice-
versa.
The Chairpersons and Co-
Chairpersons of the four sectoral
committees of the RDC were also
selected by the Council. Gover-
nor Sol F. Matugas and DILG
RD Lilibeth Famacion were se-
lected Chairperson and Co-
Chairperson of the Development
Administration Committee
(DAC), respectively; Mayor Li-
brado Navarro of Bislig City and
DSWD RD Minda B. Brigoli as
Chairperson and Co-Chairperson
for the Social Development Com-
mittee (SDC); Mayor Ferdinand
M. Amante of Butuan City and
RDC-PSR Epimaco Galero as
Chairperson and Co-Chairperson
of the Economic Development
Committee (EDC); and Gover-
nor Johnny T. Pimentel and
DPWH RD Danilo Versola as
Chairperson and Co-Chairperson
for the Infrastructure Develop-
ment Committee (IDC).
The new set of PSRs was also
confirmed during the meeting.
There are two regional and nine
geographical PSRS confirmed,
namely :
NEDA Caraga Spearheads… from page 1
Name of PSR Organization Representation
Engr. Leonel A. Santos Surigao Economic Development Foundation
(SEDF), Inc.
Regional PSR
Engr. Epimaco M. Galero, Jr. Foundation for Rural Enterprise and Ecology
Development of Mindanao (FREEDOM)
Regional PSR
Dr. Redentor M. Briones Father Saturnino Urios University Labor Union Labor Sector
Ms. Helen C. Arellano BASAK Incorporated Agusan del Sur
Mr. Willie Gan Caraga Chamber of Mines Surigao del Norte
Mr. Vidal Luna Tago Agro-Industrial Development Cooperative
(TAGINDECO)
Surigao del Sur.
Ms. Ofelia Salde Ruben E. Ecleo, Sr. Foundation, Inc. Province of Dinagat
Islands
Mr. Joseph Omar O. Andaya Butuan City Chamber of Commerce and Indus-
try Foundation
Butuan City
Mr. Melvin Mondido JCA Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Multi-
Purpose Cooperative
Bayugan City.
Mr. Raul Montesclaros Kabayan Riders Association for a New Cultural
Harmony and Order, Inc. (KARANCHO)
Bislig City
Dr. Pazfigurita Ojeda Love Always Means Benignity (LAMB). Cabadbaran City
The new Private Sector Representatives. From left to right: Dr. Redentor Briones, Mr Joseph Omar Andaya, Mr. Raul Montesclaros, Mr. Melvin Mondido, Ms. Ofelia Salde, Mr. Epimaco Galero Jr., Dr.
Pazfigurita Ojeda, and Mr. Willie Gan.

3. RDC-Caraga, GIZ Sponsor… from page 1
Page 3Vol. XVII Issue 2
of Labor and Employment
(DOLE), Department of Social
Welfare and Development
(DSWD), Environmental Man-
agement Bureau (EMB), National
Commission on Indigenous Peo-
ples (NCIP), National Irrigation
Administration (NIA), National
Statistics Office (NSO), Office of
the Civil Defense (OCD), NEDA,
and the Provincial Governments
of Agusan del Sur, Surigao del
Norte, and Surigao del Sur.
The participants were oriented on
the concepts of GIS and open
source technology, the functions
of different Quantum GIS fea-
tures, remote sensing, data acqui-
sition, vector and raster analysis,
and basic cartography. In general,
the trainings were eye-openers
for the agencies and capacitated
them on generation of GIS data
and information, which will ulti-
mately lead them to produce GIS
-generated maps. The participants
likewise presented their planned
actions to be able to contribute to
batch of training held at
Goat2geder Hotel and Restaurant
were from the Bureau of Fisher-
ies and Aquatic Resources
(BFAR), City Governments of
Bayugan, Cabadbaran, and Suri-
gao, Department of Health
(DOH), Department of Public
Works and Highways (DPWH),
Department of Tourism (DOT),
Department of Trade and Indus-
try (DTI), National Economic
and Development Authority
(NEDA), Provincial Govern-
ments of Agusan del Sur and
Dinagat Islands, and the Surigao
Metropolitan Water District.
There were 38 participants during
the second batch of training held
at Prince Hotel who were from
the GIZ-Conflict Sensitive Re-
source and Asset Management
(COSERAM), the Bureau of
Agricultural Statistics (BAS),
Commission on Population
(POPCOM), Department of Agri-
culture (DA), Department of
Education (DepEd), Department
the realization of the aims of the
RGISN for the next six (6)
months to two (2) years, which
were later presented to the train-
ers and organizers led by RD
Carmencita S. Cochingco.
Asst. Prof. Anjillyn Mae Perez
and Asst. Prof. Mark Edwin Tu-
pas of the Department of Geo-
detic Engineering, College of
Engineering, University of the
Philippines-Diliman served as the
trainers for the two batches. Both
Perez and Tupas are outstanding
Geodetic Engineers (landed 10th
and 5th
place in 2007 Geodetic
Engineers’ Licensure Examina-
tion, respectively) and are GIS
practitioners.
Dr. Stephanie Schell-Faucon,
Principal Advisor of COSERAM,
and Ms. Yvonne Muller, Chief
Advisor of COSERAM, graced
the first and second batch of
trainings, respectively.
Mazo of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD)
stressed that the council is continuously conducting
capability-building activities on disaster preparedness
and response to members of the regional and local
disaster risk reduction and management councils and
hazard-prone communities to improve the region’s
adaptive capacity and reduce the communities’ expo-
sure to risks.
The RDRRMC continues to execute disaster mitiga-
tion, preparedness, response and rehabilitation efforts
with the support of the Local Government Units
(LGUs), Regional Line Agencies (RLAs) and part-
ners from the media and private sector.
Butuan City – The Regional Disaster Risk Reduc-
tion and Management Council (RDRRMC)
Caraga conducted a press conference in celebra-
tion of the National Disaster Consciousness
Month with the theme “Ligtas na Bayan, Maunlad
na Pamayanan” last July 1, 2013 at the Philippine
Information Agency (PIA) Regional Office-13.
The said conference, which is aimed at increasing
the level of awareness and vigilance among the
residents living in disaster-prone areas, is the kick-
off activity to mark the month long celebration.
RDRRMC Chairperson, Regional Director Liza
Caraga RDRRMC promotes region-wide awareness on DRRM
initiatives
Ms. Yvonne Müller (left), GIZ-COSERAM Chief Advisor giving her speech during the opening ceremony of the training. Asst. Prof. Anjillyn Mae
Perez (center) and Asst. Prof. Mark Edwin Tupas (right) answering participants’ queries.
Participants during laboratory exercise.

4. Age does not matter in education.
Enrica Miramonte, a 78-year-old
corn farmer of Esperanza,
Agusan del Sur has proven that
indeed age does not matter in
education.
Nanay Enrica, along with other
150 farmers received their certifi-
cates from Farmers Field School
on Corn Production on July 18,
2013 at Esperanza gymn.
Nanay Enrica walks two kilome-
ters every Friday morning for
four months to reach the venue of
her class.
Nanay Enrica also said that she
learned new technologies such as
the proper way of land prepara-
tion, selection of high yielding
seeds, seeding rate and the proper
way of applying fertilizer.
Alongside Farmers Field
School’s mass graduation was the
Integrated Pest Management for
Corn Production Training of
Trainers attended by 30 agricul-
tural extension workers including
the five Barangay extension
workers. Esperanza Municipal
Mayor Deo Manpatilan Jr. and
other local officials graced the
event along with OIC Provincial
Agriculturist Jessica Unson of
Agusan del Sur, Agri-Pinoy Corn
Coordinator Abel F. Wagas of
DA RFU 13, and Dr. Nenita
Sumile, Center Director of the
Agricultural Training Institute.
The said activities were geared
towards capacitating both LGU
extension workers and farmers to
increase their knowledge and
learn new approaches in corn
production. This is a joint effort
of the DA-RFU-13, ATI and
LGUs in responding to the goals
of the present administration to
attain food sufficiency and secu-
rity. (Aurell P. Arais/RAFID DA
Caraga)
Then it expanded to include 120
hectares of oil palm, 60 hectares
rubber, and 6 hectares falcate
plantations.
JARBEMCO also ventured into
store operations through the
Barangay Food Terminal, a Pro-
ject of the Department of Agri-
culture.
Through the Barangay Food Ter-
minal Project, DA provided
equipment and a cash grant of
PhP 100,000.00 as support fund
for additional capital.
JARBEMCO provided counter-
part of PhP 100,000.00 to buy
meat, poultry products, fish,
fruits and vegetables, which
opened up a market for local
producers.
JARBEMCO’s Barangay Food
Terminal offers lower price on
goods with patronage refunds and
dividends for coop members and
also offers credit. It employs
three regular employees and two
on-call employees during peak
season receiving minimum daily
wage. It generated a net income
of PhP 179,940.53. (Aurell P.
Arais/DA CARAGA)
DA’s Barangay Food Terminal Boosts Cooperativism
The JCA Agrarian Reform Bene-
ficiaries Multi-purpose Coopera-
tive (JARBEMCO) was organ-
ized on April 5, 1999 by CARP
beneficiaries of Bayugan City,
Agusan del Sur.
From its 51 original cooperators,
JARBEMCO now has 145 bene-
ficiaries composed of the former
employees of the defunct JCA
Rubber Development Corpora-
tion.
Its first operation focused on
production-based economic op-
erations on rubber, durian, man-
gosteen and coconut plantations.
Farmers Field School on Corn Production
Culminates with 150 Graduates
Page 4
Enrica Miramonte (left), 78, received her certificate from Municipal Agriculturist Jose Zaldy
Manug of Esperanza, Agusan del Sur.
The National Year of Rice is
part of the Philippine govern-
ment’s bid to achieve rice-self-
sufficiency beginning 2013. It is
an advocacy campaign that
aims to promote responsible
rice consumption for better
health and less rice wastage
and productive farming through
the promotion of efficient rice
technologies and inspiring farm-
ers to do better. The year 2013
was proclaimed as the National
Year of Rice by President Be-
nigno S. Aquino III under Proc-
lamation no. 494 on October
18, 2012 to enjoin everyone in
this advocacy.
NYR 2013 primarily aims to
help achieve rice self-
sufficiency through the help of
every Filipino - the producers,
the policy-makers, and the
consumers. Along with that, it
also aims to promote better
health among rice consumers
and improve the income of
farmers.

5. The Regional Development Council In Action
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Launching of the Caraga Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Plan 2013-2017. On the right is NEDA
ARD Mylah Faye Aurora B. Cariño signing the RDRRMC Resolution No. 1 adopting the Caraga Disaster Risk
Reduction and Management Plan 2013-2017.
Ms. Graziella Harting discussing with the participants of
the PDPFP and PDIP formation in Dinagat Islands.
Members of the Social Development Committee
Technical Working Group exchanging thoughts on
the revision of the Social Development Chapter of the
Regional Development Plan.
NEDA Director Carmencita S. Cochingco (left) and OCD Director Liza Mazo (second from right) answering
queries during the Press Conference on the observance of National Disaster Consciousness Month. In the
photo are DILG Director Lilibeth Famacion (second from left) and DSWD Director Minda Brigoli (right).

6. 2nd Quarter Regional Project Monitoring Activity
Page 6
Name of Project Location Implement-
ing
Agency
Cost in
PhP
('000,000)
Physical Accomplishment
in %
Status
(as of July 2013)
Planned
(%)
Actual
(%)
Slippage
(%)
AGUSAN DEL NORTE
Improvement of Hinimban-
gan Potable Watersupply
System under MRDP-
APL2
Kitcharao DA 14.47 100.00 Completed
Construction of Aclan-
Hinandayan RCDG Bridge
under MRDP-APL2
Nasipit DA 7.75 100.00 Completed
Rehabilitation/Construction
of Poblacion-Macopa-
Kabayawa FMR
Carmen DA 10.68 100.00 Completed
Construction of Sangay
Bridge and Approaches
along Buenavista-Bunaguit
Buenavista DPWH
ADN DEO
37.10 100.00 Completed
MAP Irrigation Project Las Nieves NIA 138.23 Ongoing
Kitcharao Small Reservoir Kitcharao NIA 82.94 Ongoing
Rehab/Const of Aclan-
Alicapawan-Hinandayan
Nasipit DA 8.45 80.00 Ongoing
Panaytayon Bridge along
Daang Maharlika (Surigao-
RTR DPWH
ADN DEO
14.36 65.48 0.98 Ongoing
Widening of Butuan-
Cagayan de Oro-Iligan
Road, (Agusan-Misamis
Oriental Section), Bue-
Buenavista DPWH
ADN DEO
24.87 85.44 1.66 Ongoing
Buenavista-Bunaguit
Road, Agusan del Norte
K1259+300 - K1267+360
Segment
Buenavista DPWH RO 140.89 9.94 0.02 Ongoing
Buenavista-Bunaguit Road
K1272+000 - K1273+500
Segment
Buenavista DPWH
ADN DEO
38.02 70.45 (7.58) On-going
AGUSAN DEL SUR
Construction of Sitio Narra-
Sitio Ocao Farm-to-Market
Road
Rosario DA 8.50 100.00 100.00 - Completed
Rehabilitation of Langki-
laan-Upper Visayas Farm-
to-Market Road
Trento DA 23.28 100.00 100.00 - Completed
Gibong Right and Left
Banks IS Improvement
Project
Prosperidad NIA 27.65 Ongoing
Laminga SIP San Luis NIA 27.65 Ongoing
Kasilayan CIS Extn Talacogon NIA 79.73 Ongoing
Umayam River Irrigation
Project
Loreto and La
Paz
NIA 82.94 Ongoing
Simulao NIS Trento and
Bunawan
NIA 27.33 Ongoing
Bahayan CIS Trento NIA 30.80 Ongoing
Construction of Akday
RCDG Bridge
Esperanza LGU
Esperanza
7.93 Ongoing
MAP Irrigation Project at Las Nieves, Agusan del
Norte
Gibong right and left banks irrigation system
improvement project at Prosperidad, Agusan del
Sur
Laminga small irrigation project at San Luis,
Agusan del Sur
Simulao National Irrigation System at Trento and
Bunawan, Agusan del Sur
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7. 2nd Quarter Regional Project Monitoring Activity
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Name of Project Location Imple-
menting
Agency
Cost in
PhP
('000,000)
Physical Accomplishment
in %
Status
(as of July 2013)
Planned
(%)
Actual
(%)
Slippage
(%)
AGUSAN DEL SUR
Rehabilitation of Crossing
Luna Flood Control along
NRJ-Bayugan Esperanza
Esperanza DPWH
ADS 1st
DEO
16.73 74.10 77.15 3.05 Ongoing
Rehabilitation of Crossing
Luna Flood Control along
NRJ-Bayugan Esperanza
Esperanza DPWH
ADS 1st
DEO
18.19 70.25 76.25 6.00 Ongoing
Construction of Esperanza
Bridge and attendant Items
Esperanza DPWH
ADS 1st
336.01 97.81 75.84 (21.97) Ongoing
D.O. Plaza Memorial Hos- Prosperidad DOH 18.19 20.00 Ongoing
Asphalt Overlay along
Daang Maharlika (Agusan-
Davao Section)
Prosperidad DPWH
ADS 1st
DEO
39.44 25.65 36.48 10.83 Ongoing
Replacement of Mabagoy
Bridge along NRJ Bahbah-
Prosperidad DPWH
ADS 1st
8.39 60.25 54.42 (5.83) Ongoing
Replacement of Kibao-an
Bridge along NRJ Bahbah-
Talacogon Road
Prosperidad DPWH
ADS 1st
DEO
8.22 64.35 65.83 1.48 Ongoing
Rehabilitation of NRJ Ba-
hbah-Talacogon Road,
K1296+000 - K1297+000,
Prosperidad DPWH
ADS 1st
DEO
28.17 55.25 60.50 5.25 Ongoing
Talacogon District Hospi- Talacogon DOH 6.33 Ongoing
Asphalt Overlay with cor-
rection along NRJ San
Francisco-Bahi-Barobo
Road K1311+042 -
San Francisco DPWH
ADS 2nd
DEO
26.54 62.82 58.90 (3.92) Ongoing
Construction of Maputi Rosario DA 46.96 30.00 Ongoing
Concreting of NRJ Blanca-
Bunawan Eco Park Road
K1342+440 -
Bunawan DPWH
ADS 2nd
DEO
43.23 45.70 35.80 (9.90) Ongoing
Rehabilitation/Construction
of Bahayan River Flood
Control, K000+000 -
Trento DPWH
ADS 2nd
DEO
23.28 17.19 25.10 7.91 Ongoing
Concreting of NRJ Cuevas
-Bislig Road K1396+915.5
- K1398+485.5
Trento DPWH
ADS 2nd
DEO
41.02 42.12 32.45 (9.67) Ongoing
Concreting of NRJ Cuevas
-Bislig Road K1393+300 -
Trento DPWH
ADS 2nd
39.20 49.60 35.12 (14.48) Ongoing
Concreting of NRJ Cuevas
-Bislig Road K1387+880 -
K1389+265
Trento DPWH
ADS 2nd
DEO
34.96 100.00 85.61 (14.39) Ongoing
Construction of Sta. Maria
Bridge along NRJ Cuevas-
Bislig Road, K1382+500 -
Trento DPWH
ADS 2nd
DEO
71.30 4.34 7.22 2.88 Suspended
Bahayan Communal Irrigation System at Trento,
Agusan del Sur
Continued on page 8

8. 2nd Quarter Regional Project Monitoring Activity
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Name of Project Location Imple-
menting
Agency
Cost in
PhP
('000,000)
Physical Accomplishment
in %
Status
(as of July 2013)
Planned
(%)
Actual
(%)
Slippage
(%)
SURIGAO DEL NORTE
Surigao CIS Sison NIA 22.65 Completed
Repair/Rehabilitation/
Improvement, Daang Ma-
harlika (Surigao-Agusan
Road), K1142+512.45 to
K1143+641.40 with excep-
tions
Placer DPWH
SDN 1st
DEO
9.27 100.00 Completed
FMR Brgy. Marga-Sitio
Hubasan Road with RCDG
Tubod DPWH RO 19.13 100.00 Completed
FMR Brgy. Motorpool- Tubod DPWH RO 27.95 100.00 Completed
Campo CIS Bacuag NIA 13.59 Ongoing
Lake Mainit IADP (Mainit) Mainit NIA 175.77 Ongoing
Cagbayok Bridge along
Daang Maharlika (Surigao-
Sison DPWH,
SDN 1st
13.40 72.85 (9.30) Ongoing
Surigao-Davao Coastal
Road, Surigao del Norte,
K1152 + 903.3 - K1160 +
Placer DPWH RO 50.94 41.27 1.77 Ongoing
Flood Control Protection
Works, Mainit Lakewall
Mainit DPWH
SDN 1st
16.85 86.40 (3.61) Ongoing
Mabuhay Bridge along
Daang Maharlika (Surigao-
Sison DPWH
SDN 1st
15.64 77.06 (12.84) Ongoing
Pungtod Bridge along
Daang Maharlika Road
(Surigao-Agusan Section),
Alegria DPWH
SDN 1st
DEO
12.70 60.11 (9.99) Ongoing
Daywan CIS Claver NIA 11.78 Ongoing
Repair/Rehabilitation/
Improvement of Surigao -
Agusan Road , Sta
1150+375 to Sta
Tubod DPWH
SDN 1st
DEO
4.74 68.12 2.80 Ongoing
Improvement/Upgrading
(Gravel to Concrete) -
Junction Gata-Mapaso
(Hot Spring) Road
Mainit DPWH RO 64.00 11.82 0.52 Suspended
SURIGAO DEL SUR
Tago RIS Improvement Tago NIA 10.57 Completed
Construction of Nursery Carrascal DAR 8.43 100.00 100.00 Completed
Gilingan Bridge along
SDCR
San Agustin DPWH
SDS 1st
7.84 100.00 100.00 Completed
Hubo CIS San Agustin NIA 62.06 Ongoing
Hubo CIS San Agustin NIA 10.42 Ongoing
Tago RIS Improvement Tago NIA 53.42 Ongoing
Tago RIS Improvement Tago NIA 138.23 Ongoing
Buyaan II CIP Madrid NIA 72.48 Ongoing
Cantilan Irrigation System Cantilan NIA 23.04 Ongoing
Daywan CIS at Claver, Surigao del Norte
Campo CIS at Bacuag, Surigao del Norte
Surigao CIS at Sison, Surigao del Norte
Hubo CIS at San Agustin, Surigao del Sur Continued on page 9

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Name of Project Location Imple-
menting
Agency
Cost in
PhP
('000,000)
Physical Accomplishment Status
(as of July 2013)
Planned Actual Slippage
SURIGAO DEL SUR
Rehabilitation/
Reconstruction/Upgrading
of damaged paved roads
(intermittent section),
Cantilan DPWH
SDS 1st
DEO
18.37 98.26 94.65 (3.61) Ongoing
Road Upgrading (Gravel to
Concrete) of SDCR
Carrascal DPWH
SDS 1st
34.86 84.01 79.96 (4.05) Ongoing
Construction/Improvement
of SDCR
Sta.K1262+124.70 -
K1262+322.15 &
K1262+592 -
K1263+021.75
Lanuza DPWH
SDS 1st
DEO
9.30 79.94 75.92 (4.02) Ongoing
Jct. Lingig-Trento Road
(Gravel to Paved),
K1483+850 - K1489+000
including San Jose Bridge,
Lingig DPWH RO 91.82 79.37 72.00 (7.37) Ongoing
Jct. Lingig-Trento Road
(Gravel to Paved), Brgy.
San Jose, K1478+265 -
Lingig DPWH RO 95.64 79.48 73.00 (6.48) Ongoing
Surigao-Davao Coastal
Road, K1214+854 -
K1217+254
Lingig DPWH RO 55.19 36.15 32.12 (4.03) Ongoing
Road Slip/Protection along
East-West Lateral, Junc-
tion Lingig Trento Road
Section K1485+708 -
Lingig DPWH
SDS 2nd
DEO
18.30 87.25 78.75 (8.50) Ongoing
Hubo Bridge along SDCR San Agustin DPWH
SDS 1st
DEO
9.38 81.76 90.88 9.12 Ongoing
Sumo-Sumo Bridge along
Surigao-Davao Coastal
Road
Tago DPWH
SDS 1st
DEO
13.80 80.40 90.20 9.80 Ongoing
Construction of Series of
Box Culvert at Tago-
Gamut Bridge along SDCR
Tago DPWH
SDS 1st
DEO
22.37 22.08 25.20 3.12 Ongoing
Repair/Rehabilitation/
Improvement, SDCR, Man-
gagoy-Lingig Section, Km
1469+985 to Km 1470+626
Surigao del Sur DPWH RO 9.58 87.61 89.52 1.91 Suspended
Bacolod Bridge along Suri-
gao-Davao Coastal Road
Carrascal DPWH
SDS 1st
DEO
24.71 82.15 70.43 (11.72) Suspended
SDCR, Mangagoy-Lingig
Section, Surigao Del Sur
(Km 1468+831 to Km
Surigao del Sur DPWH RO 9.58 87.61 89.50 1.89 Suspended
Surigao-Davao Coastal
Road, K1208+033 -
Carrascal DPWH
SDS 1st
44.53 52.90 39.27 (13.63) Suspended
BUTUAN CITY
LARPIS Improvement Butuan City NIA 92.15 Completed
Upgrading of Butuan Medi- Butuan City DOH 8.33 100.00 Completed
Tago River Irrigation System at Tago, Surigao
del Sur
Buyaan CIP at Madrid, Surigao del Sur
Cantilan Irrigation System Improvement Project
at Cantilan, Surigao del Sur
Continued on page 10

10. 2nd Quarter Regional Project Monitoring Activity
Page 10
Name of Project Location Imple-
menting
Agency
Cost in
PhP
('000,000)
Physical Accomplishment
in %
Status
(as of July 2013)
Planned
(%)
Actual
(%)
Slippage
(%)
BUTUAN CITY
Concreting of Butuan City-
Masao Port Road, K1250+
(-162) - K1250+188 Seg-
ment
Butuan City DPWH BC
DEO
6.82 100.00 Completed
Butuan City-Pianing-
Tandag Road, K1234+902
- K1236+576 segment
Butuan City DPWH BC
DEO
46.33 66.99 19.96 Ongoing
Widening/concreting of
additional lane along
Daang Maharlika (Agusan-
Surigao Road), Ampayon
Butuan City DPWH BC
DEO
37.03 32.07 0.10 Ongoing
Construction of Additional
Lanes for Ampayon Bridge
along Daang Maharlika
Butuan City DPWH BC
DEO
18.43 61.20 0.81 On-going
Construction of Butuan
City By-Pass Road,
(Bonbon-Bancasi Airport
Section and Lemon-NRJ-
Antongalon Section), in-
cluding ROW
Butuan City DPWH RO 69.09 30.47 0.25 Ongoing
Construction/Improvement
- Road to Support River
Butuan City DPWH BC
DEO
29.51 75.01 12.01 Ongoing
Construction of Butuan
City New Villages Phase 2
Butuan City NHA and
LGU of
Butuan
City
36.57 46.68 8.37 Ongoing
Upgrading (Gravel to Con-
crete) - Butuan City - Ma-
sao Port Road
Butuan City DPWH BC
DEO
18.39 58.04 0.45 Ongoing
Widening of Butuan-
Cagayan de Oro-Iligan
Road, (Agusan-Misamis
Oriental Section), Nasipit
Section, Sta. 1259+480 to
Butuan City DPWH
ADN DEO
34.55 66.78 1.63 Ongoing
Widening/concreting of
additional lane both direc-
tions along Butuan City-
Cagayan de Oro-Iligan
Butuan City DPWH RO 86.66 54.14 26.54 Ongoing
BAYUGAN CITY
Concreting of NRJ Ba-
yugan-Calaitan-Tandag
Road, K1273+491.80 -
K1281+040, with exception
Bayugan City DPWH RO 159.50 99.94 98.27 (1.67) Completed
Road Upgrading (Gravel to
Concrete) of NRJ Bayugan
-Calaitan-Tandag Rd,
K1281+040 - K1286+722,
Bayugan City DPWH RO 154.21 97.71 97.97 0.25 Ongoing
Road Upgrading (Gravel to
Concrete) of NRJ Bayugan
-Calaitan-Tandag Road,
K1296+450 - K1298+100
Bayugan City DPWH
ADS 1st
DEO
39.01 25.25 26.27 1.02 Ongoing
LARPIS improvement project at Butuan City
Andanan River Irrigation System at Bayugan
City, Agusan del Sur Continued on page 11

11. 2nd Quarter Regional Project Monitoring Activity
Page 11Vol. XVII Issue 2
Name of Project Location Imple-
menting
Agency
Cost in
PhP
('000,000)
Physical Accomplishment
in %
Status
(as of July 2013)
Planned
(%)
Actual
(%)
Slippage
(%)
BAYUGAN CITY
Road Upgrading (Gravel to
Concrete) of NRJ Bayugan
-Calaitan-Tandag Road,
Bayugan City DPWH
ADS 1st
DEO
34.53 15.10 15.60 0.50 Ongoing
Andanan RIS Bayugan City NIA 181.20 Ongoing
Andanan RIS Bayugan City NIA 45.30 Ongoing
BISLIG CITY
Widening of Surigao-
Davao Coastal Road
(SDCR), Km 1462+442 -
Km 1462+942
Bislig City DPWH
SDS 2nd
DEO
16.63 98.29 92.30 (5.99) Ongoing
Bislig City Integrated Pro- Bislig City NIA 27.65 Ongoing
Road Slip/Protection along
SDCR, K1478+658 -
K1478+872 (Intermittent)
Bislig City DPWH
SDS 2nd
DEO
8.64 90.53 85.42 (5.11) Ongoing
Bislig District Hospital Bislig City DOH 14.41 Ongoing
Repair/Rehabilitation/
Improvement, SDCR, Man-
gagoy-Lingig Section, Suri-
gao del Sur, Km 1469+344
to Km 1469+985 w/ excep-
tions
Bislig City DPWH RO 9.58 87.61 89.58 1.97 Suspended
CABADBARAN CITY
Construction of Kauswa-
gan-Sitio Sinunog FMR
under MRDP-APL2
Cabadbaran DA 6.70 100.00 Completed
CABRIS SIP Cabadbaran NIA 13.59 Ongoing
CABTRIS Cabadbaran NIA 4.53 Ongoing
CABTRIS Cabadbaran NIA 1.81 Ongoing
Cabadbaran River Irriga- Cabadbaran NIA 73.72 Ongoing
SURIGAO CITY
Repair/Rehabilitation/
Improvement, San Juan
Coastal Road, Surigao
City, Km 1117+800 to Km
Surigao City DPWH
SDN 1st
DEO
9.49 100.00 Completed
Improvement/Upgrading
(Gravel to Concrete) - NRJ
Lipata-Punta Bilar and
Surigao City DPWH RO 80.62 60.56 21.45 Ongoing
Quezon-Mapawa-
Capalayan-Espina-Navarro
Road, K1133+652 -
Surigao City DPWH
SDN 1st
DEO
23.55 60.01 (14.23) Ongoing
Drainage Facilities along
Daang Maharlika (Surigao-
Agusan)
Surigao City DPWH
SDN 1st
DEO
17.37 69.02 0.22 Ongoing
Construction of Port Inte-
grated Clearance Office
(PICO) Amenity Building
Surigao City PPA 5.45 74.11 0.68 Ongoing
Improvement/Upgrading
(Gravel to Concrete) -
Calderon Village-Sitio Tag-
basingan (Mamanwa Cul-
Surigao City DPWH
SDN 1st
DEO
27.36 81.20 9.01 Suspended
TANDAG CITY
Sta. Felomina CIS Tandag City NIA 36.24 Suspended Cabadbaran River Irrigation System Improve-
ment at Cabadbaran, Agusan del Norte

12. Agriculture, Fishery, and Forestry
Palay production decreased by 16.02 percent or
2,884 MT. The decrease in production was attrib-
uted to lesser area harvested due to movement of
planting schedule and also due to the delayed re-
lease of irrigation water brought about by the repair
works done in the Andanan River Irrigation Sys-
tem.
Surigao del Sur is the highest producer of palay
among the provinces in the region, contributing
43.14 percent of the region’s total palay production
for this quarter. Surigao del Norte follows at second
with 25.28 percent contribution. Both provinces
overtook Agusan del Sur, the erstwhile palay pro-
ducer of the region.
Corn production increased by 19.41 percent or 85
MT. The increase in production was
attributed to increase in area har-
vested due to availability of seeds and
financing resources. There was higher
yields for both white and yellow corn
brought about by fewer pest infesta-
tion and diseases and utilization of
high-yielding varieties.
The province of Agusan del Norte is
the top corn producer of the region for
the quarter, with 57.36 percent contri-
bution to the total corn production for
this quarter. Its production increased
by 17.65 percent.
The production of banana, another
major crop, decreased by 8.78 percent
or 4,213.06 MT. This is attributed to
lesser area harvested from Dole plan-
tations in Tago and Barobo, which
were affected by Typhoon Pablo.
For non-food and industrial crops
(NFIC), coconut production de-
creased by 9.64 percent or 20,188.90
MT due to the effect of typhoon
Pablo. Palm fruit production also
decreased by 47.04 percent or
25,485.59 MT due to the effect of the
same typhoon.
Forestry
Log production decreased by 43.44
percent or 64,489.84 cu. m. Produc-
tion from the Private Tree Plantation
Ownership Certificates (PTPOC)
decreased by 41.72 percent or
58,560.29 cu. m. The PTPOC ac-
counted for 97.42 percent of the 1st
Quarter 2013 total log production.
Manufactured forest products de-
Caraga Regional Economic Situationer, 1st
Quarter 2013
Page 12
Figure No. 1: Caraga Palay Production (In Metric Tons) (Source:
BAS XIII)
Figure No. 2: Caraga Palay Production (In Metric Tons, By Prov-
ince ) (Source: BAS XIII)
Figure No. 3: Caraga Corn Production (In Metric Tons) (Source:
BAS XIII)
Figure No. 4: Caraga Corn Production (In Metric Tons, By Prov-
ince ) (Source: BAS XIII)
Figure No. 5: Selected Crops, Volume of Production (In Metric
Tons) (Source: BAS XIII)
Figure No. 6: Caraga Fish Production (In Metric Tons) (Source:
BAS XIII)
Figure No. 7: Caraga Fish Production (In Metric Tons, By Type)
(Source: BAS XIII) Continued on page 13

13. tion decreased by 9.68 percent or
1,806.88 MT.
Majority of the production comes
from municipal fishery, comprising
about 81.50 percent of the total vol-
ume of production. Municipal produc-
tion decreased by 12.59 percent or
1,980.51 MT compared to first quarter
of last year.
Exports
Total exports for the 1st quarter of
2013 was valued at USD 92,841,791.
It grew by 212.20 percent or USD
63,104,227 compared to the same
period last year. In terms of value by
product, 70.73 percent of total export
is comprised of nickel ores and con-
centrates. In terms of value by country
of destination, 67.26 percent of the
exports value for the period went to
China. In terms of value by province,
66.30 percent of the exports value for
the period exited through Surigao del
Norte.
Shipping and Cargoes
Total number of ship calls decreased by 9.70 per-
cent compared to the same period last year. Ship
calls in the region are mostly domestic comprising
99.11 percent of the total number of calls for the
quarter. Domestic ship calls decreased by 10.07
percent due to fewer ship calls in government and
private ports. Foreign ship calls increased by 64.29
percent due to increase in shipment of mining prod-
ucts especially nickel ores.
Historically, inbound domestic cargo
throughput is higher than outbound.
Inbound domestic cargo increased by
36.92 percent or 94,885 MT. This is
due to the increase in shipment of
prime commodities and refined petro-
leum products. Outbound domestic
cargo decreased by 26.83 percent or
67,726.05 MT. This is due to decrease
in shipment of fruits and vegetables
and wood by-products.
Foreign export throughput increased
by 75.28 percent due to increase in
shipment of nickel ores to China.
Total domestic passengers decreased
by 0.89 percent. About 51.40 percent
of domestic passengers are composed
of disembarking passengers. Decrease
in total number of passengers is attrib-
uted to competition from air travel
which has become a cheaper alterna-
tive for passengers given the avail-
ability of promo fares.
creased by 28.52 percent or 42,057.04 cu. m. Major
manufactured products include veneer, plywood,
blockboard and lumber.
Fishery
For the Fishery sector, the total volume of produc-
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Figure No. 8: Caraga Exports (By FOB Value, in USD) (Source:
NSO XIII)
Figure No. 9: Caraga Exports (By Product) (Source: NSO XIII)
Figure No. 10: Caraga Exports (By Country of Destination)
(Source: NSO XIII)
Figure No. 11: Caraga Exports (By Province) (Source: NSO XIII)
Figure No. 12: Number of Ship Calls (Source: PPA PMO Nasipit,
PPA PMO Surigao)
Figure No. 13: Total Domestic Cargo Throughput (Source: PPA
PMO Nasipit, PPA PMO Surigao)
Figure No. 14: Foreign Cargo Throughput (Source: PPA PMO
Nasipit, PPA PMO Surigao)
Figure No. 15: Total Domestic Passengers (Source: PPA PMO
Nasipit, PPA PMO Surigao)Continued on page 14

14. Mining and Quarrying
Mineral exports was valued at Php 33.15 Billion in
C.Y. 2012. About 89.39 percent or Php 29.63 Bil-
lion of which are nickel ores. The value of the re-
gion’s mineral exports grew by 39.70 percent com-
pared to the previous year’s figure.
There was a total of 606 shipments reflecting a
14.77 percent growth. Nickel ore shipments re-
corded a soaring increase of 66%. This is due to
increased market demand from China brought
about by increase in production of stainless steel
and other metal products.
Mining generated Php 663.04 Million in excise tax
and Php 1.35 Billion in royalties. Excise tax grew
by 39.68 percent while royalties grew by 39.27
percent compared to the previous year. Direct em-
ployment generated from mining industry grew by
2.44%.
In the 1st
quarter of 2013, a total of 13 new permits
on mineral production were approved as follows:
As of May 2013, there are 22 operating mines in
the region, most of which are located in Surigao del
Norte and Dinagat Islands.
Seventeen of the operating mines in the region
extract nickel ores. As of September 2013, there are
four mineral processing plants in the region. The
THPAL is the $1.3 Billion nickel ore processing
plant in Taganito, Claver by Sumitomo Metal Min-
ing which was completed in 2013 and has started
operations. It is the biggest foreign investment in
the Philippine minerals sector to date.
Caraga Regional Economic Situationer, 1st
Quarter 2013
Page 14
2011 2012
No. of shipments 528 606
Value (Php) 23.73 B 33.15 B
Royalty (Php) 969.32 M 1.35 B
Excise Tax (Php) 474.67 M 663.04 M
Table No. 1: Mining Key Indicators
Source: MGB XIII
Contractor/Permit
Holder
Date Approved
Mindanao Mineral Process-
ing and Refining Corp.
Jan. 30, 2013
East Coast Mineral Res. Co.,
Inc.
Jan. 9, 2013
East Coast Mineral Res. Co.,
Inc.
Feb. 27-28, 2013
Vista Buena Mining, Corp. Feb. 6-7, 2013
CTP Construction and Min-
ing Corp./ Carrascal Nickel
Corp.
Feb. 7-9, 2013
Marcventures Mining and
Development Corp.
Feb. 5-6, 2013
AAM-PHIL Natural Re-
sources Exploration and
Development Corp.
Feb. 8-9, 2013
Norweah Metals and Min.
Co., Inc.
March 1, 2013
Philsaga Mining Corp. March 13-14, 2013
Philsaga Mining Corp. March 14-15, 2013
Concordia Llave March 12-13, 2013
Minimax Mineral Exploration
Corp.
March 11-12, 2013
Phigold Metllic Ore, Inc. March 20-22, 2013
Table No. 2: Approved Mineral Production Permits, 1st
Quarter 2013
Source: MGB XIII
Province No. of Mines
Agusan del Norte 1
Agusan del Sur 1
Surigao del Norte 8
Surigao del Sur 4
Dinagat Islands 8
Total 22
Table No. 3: Operating Mines in Caraga Re-
gion, By Province
Source: MGB XIII
Minerals No. of Mines
Gold 2
Chromite 1
Nickel & Chromite 1
Nickel 17
Limestone & Silica 1
Total 22
Table No. 4: Operating Mines in Caraga
Region, By Product
Source: MGB XIII
Name of Company Product
Pacific Cement Phils., Inc. Portland Cement
Greenstone Resources,
Corp.
Gold
Philsaga Mining, Corp. Gold
THPAL Nickel Corp. Nickel and Cobalt
Sulfide
Table No. 5: Mining Processing Plants
Source: MGB XIII
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15. Page 15Vol. XVII Issue 2
Tourism
Tourist arrivals increased by 14.37 percent com-
pared to the same period last year. Of these, 92.88
percent are domestic travelers, 6.85 percent are
foreigners and 0.27 percent are overseas Filipinos.
Butuan City posted the highest share with 37.78
percent of the total tourist arrivals for the 1st
quarter
of 2013.
The number of domestic travelers and foreign trav-
elers increased by 13.84 percent or 20,669 visitors
and 28.04 percent or 2,745 visitors, respectively;
while the number of overseas Filipino travelers
decreased by 45.57 percent or 417 visitors. This
shows us that while attracting foreign visitors has
its merits, domestic visitors still remain as the re-
gion’s main market. Given such, there is a need for
tourism stakeholders to take this market seriously
and implement strategies and packages that target
this group. There is also a need to improve the col-
lection efficiency of tourism data to capture the
gains of the region due to the increase in number of
flights serving the region.
Air Transport
Total number of flights in the region, both incom-
ing and outgoing, increased by 7.31 percent. Total
incoming passengers increased by 5.68 percent,
while total outgoing passengers increased by 6.34
percent.
Incoming cargoes decreased by 5.43 percent or
38,732 kg. Outgoing cargoes decreased by 44.08
percent or 285,629 kg.
Figure No. 16: Number of Tourist Arrivals (Source: DOT XIII)
Figure No. 17: Number of Tourist Arrivals (Source: DOT XIII)
Labor
Unemployment rate increased from 6.40 percent to
8.30 percent, higher than the national figure of 7.10
percent. Likewise, underemployment increased
from 22.00 percent to 27.00 percent, higher than
the national figure of 20.90 percent.
Figure No. 18: Total Number of Flights (Source: CAAP)
Figure No. 19: Total Number of Air Passengers (Source: CAAP)
Figure No. 20: Total Number of Air Cargoes (Source: CAAP)
January
2012
January
2013
Labor Force - 1,721,000
Labor Force Participa-
tion Rate (%)
65.30 64.50
Employment Rate (%) 93.60 91.70
Unemployment Rate
(%)
6.40 8.30
Underemployment
Rate (%)
22.00 27.00
Table No. 6: Caraga Labor Statistics
Source: NSO

16. Puregold Price Club is also establishing a
branch in M. Calo St., Butuan City specifi-
cally the site of the former Mancao Super-
market.
The VCDU company is opening another
housing development project called East-
wood Subdivision in Baan, Butuan City,
adding to the private construction uptick in
the region.
City Savings Bank will be opening
branches in Butuan City and Surigao City.
It is a thrift bank of the Aboitiz Group of
Companies. Currently, it is hiring various
positions such as Branch Heads, cashiers,
loan and collection team leaders, among
others.
RCBC Savings Bank will also be opening
a branch in Butuan City. It is a thrift bank
and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Rizal
Commercial Banking Corp of the
Yuchengco Group of Companies.
Philippine National Bank has opened a
new branch along J.C. Aquino, Butuan
City beside McDonalds Gaisano. It used to
be Allied Bank, but was renamed follow-
ing its acquisition by PNB.
Asia United Bank, a commercial bank, has
also opened a branch along A.D. Curato
cor. P. Burgos Sts. in Butuan City. It is the
banking arm of the Rebisco group, the
famous biscuit manufacturer. It aspires to
be among the country’s top 10 banks in
terms of resources within the next five
years.
Executive Optical, one of the largest eye-
wear and eye care retailer in the country,
will be opening a branch in Butuan City
specifically in Robinsons Mall Butuan. On
the other hand, Gerry’s Grill, a famous
Filipino restaurant with branches abroad,
will open a branch in Butuan City specifi-
cally in Robinsons Mall Butuan. Mean-
while, the construction of the Robinsons
Mall Butuan is in full swing as it is set to
open by the end of this year.
Prices
Inflation rate for the 1st quarter of 2013
averaged 4.50 percent, slightly higher com-
pared to the 4.43 percent average for the
1st quarter of 2012.
Among the provinces, price movement
from January to March 2013 was slowest
in Agusan del Norte with an average of
2.97 percent inflation rate. On the other
hand, Surigao del Sur posted the highest
inflation rate at 6.50 percent for the same
period.
The CPI levels for the first quarter of this
year are higher compared to the same pe-
riod last year. This tells us that an average
basket of goods cost higher this year com-
pared to the same period last year.
Public Order and Safety
Total crime volume decreased by 13.12
percent. The highest percentage reduction
in crime volume was seen in Surigao del
Sur at 37.23 percent, followed by Butuan
City with 13.37 percent reduction. Of the
total crime volume for the quarter, 63.42
percent were index crimes, while 36.58
percent were non-index crimes. Crime
volume is seen to be highest in Surigao del
Norte which comprise 35.79 percent of the
total figure in the region- 35.27 percent
share for index crimes and 36.70 percent
share for non-index crime. Surigao del Sur
follows with 19.80 percent share of the
total crime volume in the region.
Crime solution efficiency rate in the region
increased by 13.79 percentage points. The
highest crime solution efficiency rate is in
Dinagat Islands at 87.00 percent, followed
by Agusan del Sur with 44.00 percent.
Development Prospects
The Butuan City Government signed a
Memorandum of Understanding with
Andinax, a Belgian Company for the es-
tablishment of power generation facility
using banana grass and solidwaste. The
project is expected to open new jobs to the
locals at the same time a means to imple-
ment proper waster segregation in the city.
The Butuan City Government also entered
into a contract with JD Legaspi Construc-
tion for the proposed construction of Bu-
tuan Polysports Complex to be established
in Brgy. Tiniwisan, Butuan City. Phase I
of the project will include the city gymna-
sium, football field and a rubberized track
oval. Phase II will include Olympic-sized
swimming pool, a wakeboard park and
commercial buildings including hotels and
boutiques.
The Philippine Science High School
Caraga Region located in Brgy. Ampayon,
Butuan City will formally open on June
2014. This is expected to significantly
improve science and math education in the
region.
SM City is in the process of acquiring the
necessary permits for the establishment of
its mall along J.C. Aquino Avenue in Bu-
tuan City.
Caraga Regional Economic Situationer, 1st
Quarter 2013
Page 16
Figure No. 21: Consumer Price Index (Source: NSO) Figure No. 22: Inflation Rate (Source: NSO)
Figure No. 23: Total Crime Volume (Source: PNP XIII)
Figure No. 24: Crime Solution Efficiency (Source: PNP XIII)

17. Page 17Vol. XVII Issue 2
The award will be given on July
25, 2013 at the Main Treasury
Building in North Washington,
USA. Aside from the awardees,
attendants of the event include
members of the U.S. Congress
and other U.S. government agen-
cies, as well as representatives
from the developmental sector.
The Development Impact
Awards recognizes the different
projects supported by multilateral
development banks all over the
world. The awards are meant to
distinguish development-oriented
programs, such as those that fight
poverty, hunger, and disease. The
entries were judged based on
criteria such as quality of results,
focus on priority sectors, innova-
tions used, and risk mitigations
strategies utilized.
Kalahi-CIDSS was chosen as one
as the awardees out of the other
entries because it is “especially
high-impact and noteworthy,”
according to US Secretary of
Treasury Jacob J. Lew in his
letter to Worldbank President Dr.
Jim Kim.
Kalahi-CIDSS is one of the three
core social protection programs
of DSWD in combating poverty.
It uses the community-driven
development (CDD) strategy to
empower ordinary citizens to
actively and directly participate
in local governance by identify-
ing their own community needs,
planning, implementing, and
monitoring projects together to
address local poverty issues.
Some of the results of Kalahi-
CIDSS include improved access
of communities to basic services,
increased community involve-
ment, and positive impact in
household well-being.
The World Bank has been a part-
ner of Kalahi-CIDSS since its
inception in 2003. John
Roome, World Bank Sustainable
Development Director for East
Asia Pacific, is pleased with the
award, saying, “One of my first
field visits was in Kalahi-CIDSS
sites. From those early visits, I
could see the impact of the pro-
ject on people’s lives.”
He added that with the advent of
the National Community-Driven
Development Program
(NCDDP), which will scale up
the CDD strategy utilized by
Kalahi-CIDSS, there will be even
greater impact to communities in
the country.
From the 364 municipalities cov-
ered by Kalahi-CIDSS, NCDDP
will be targeting 900 of the poor-
est municipalities in the Philip-
pines. It was approved by the
National Economic Development
Authority (NEDA) Board
last January 18, and is set to be
launched in late 2013.
DSWD Secretary Corazon
“Dinky” Juliano-Soliman was
delighted with the recognition.
“We are honored to have Kalahi-
CIDSS chosen as one of the
awardees by the U.S. Treasury,”
she said. “We are optimistic that
with NCDDP, we will be able to
help even more families and
communities rise from poverty”,
she added.
Last year’s awardees of the De-
velopment Impact Honors
Awards were the African Devel-
opment Bank for the Mali-
Senegal Road Project, the Asian
Development Bank for the Af-
ghanistan Telecom Development
Company Project, the Inter-
American Development Bank for
its Basic Nutrition Program, and
the World Bank for their Amazon
Region Protected Areas Program.
(DSWD-Social Marketing Ser-
vice).
Kalahi-CIDSS BuB may be implemented in one of
two ways: through the use of the CDD learning for
LGUs that are currently implementing and had
implemented Kalahi-CIDSS and through a DSWD-
assisted, LGU-facilitated implementation of com-
munity projects using the CDD approach.
CDD or the community-driven development ap-
proach is the strategy employed by DSWD in its
implementation of Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-
Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social
Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) for an inclusive participa-
tion of all stakeholders in local governance by iden-
Butuan City – Twelve local government units
(LGUs) in Caraga region recently underwent a
technical session as part of the preparation for the
Php 24.680M worth of infrastructure projects under
the Department of Social Welfare and Develop-
ment’s Kalahi-CIDSS Bottom-up Budgeting and
Planning (BuB) implementation for this year.
LGU staff from Butuan City, Cabadbaran City, and
Jabonga in Agusan del Norte; Bayugan City and
Loreto in Agusan del Sur; Basilisa and Dinagat in
the Province of Dinagat Islands; Gigaquit and Suri-
gao City in Surigao del Norte; and Barobo, Bislig
City, and Tagbina in Surigao del Sur were in atten-
dance in enhancing the formulation of their respec-
tive project proposals.
DSWD preps partners for BuB implementation
DSWD’s Kalahi-CIDSS Program Wins International Development
Award
Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-
CIDSS), one of the poverty alleviation programs of the Department of Social Welfare and Development
(DSWD) in partnership with the World Bank, was chosen as one of the awardees of the U.S. Treasury’s
second annual Development Impact Honors Awards, beating over 40 other candidates.
Continued on page 18

18. tion, hypertension, diabetes and
colorectal cancer.
Despite its health benefits, only a
few people use brown rice. It is
because brown rice has short
shelf life. Moreover, it is not
usually available in the market
due to low supply and consumers
are not aware of its health bene-
fits.
In support of the government’s
Do you know that brown rice or
“unpolished rice” is more nutri-
tious than white rice? Rice when
polished loses significant amount
of calcium, phosphorous and
thiamine. Brown rice, with only
the husk removed retains its
brown color due to the bran layer
left intact. This bran layer is also
believed to have cholesterol low-
ering effects. It is rich in dietary
fiber which may reduce the risk
factors associated with constipa-
advocacy to promote brown rice,
the Food and Nutrition Research
Institute of the Department of
Science and Technology (FNRI-
DOST) conducted a study that
has been able to extend the shelf-
life of brown rice from its origi-
nal one to four months to 4 to 9
months.
The consumption of brown rice
Brown rice: The heart-healthier choice
tifying community needs, plan-
ning, implementing, and monitor-
ing projects to address local pov-
erty issues.
The areas were identified through
criteria set in a Joint Memoran-
dum Circular (JMC) by DSWD,
the National Anti-Poverty Com-
mission (NAPC), and the Depart-
ment of Interior and Local Gov-
ernment (DILG). The JMC stipu-
lated that in order to qualify for
the BuB, the LGU must be a
recipient of the Seal of Good
Housekeeping for 2011 and
2012, must have completed as-
sessment of the LGU’s Public
Financial Management (PFM)
system, and the municipality
must have no unliquidated cash
advances from DSWD, regard-
less of program or project.
(Keneath John O. Bolisay/Social
Marketing Unit/DSWD Caraga)
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Butuan City – The Spanish gov-
ernment through its international
development cooperation agency,
the Agencia Española de Cooper-
acion Internacional para el De-
sarollo (AECID), is once again
renewing its development en-
deavors with the Philippine gov-
ernment through its new project
called the Local Empowerment
and Development towards Gov-
ernance (LEaDGov), to be imple-
mented by the Department of
Social Welfare and Development
(DSWD) in Caraga region this
year.
In relation to advancing the com-
munity-driven development
(CDD) processes of DSWD’s
anti-poverty project Kalahi-
CIDSS (Kapit-Bisig Laban sa
Kahirapan-Comprehensive and
Integrated Delivery of Social
Services), LEadGov aims to
strengthen the capacities of local
government units (LGUs) in
facilitating inclusive and partici-
patory processes that capture and
integrate the priority needs of
poor communities into local gov-
ernment poverty reduction plans.
According to Kalahi-CIDSS
deputy national project director,
Camilo G. Gudmalin, LEaDGov
picks up from where PODER
(Poder y Prosperidad de la
Comunidad) the project that
AECID and DSWD previously
partnered on.
PODER, another CDD project,
was implemented in Caraga re-
gion for the past seven years. It
built on the success of Kalahi-
CIDSS.
“LEadGov, as per the institution-
alization framework of Kalahi-
CIDSS, shall now gear our part-
ner LGUs who have graduated
from Kalahi-CIDSS in ensuring
the sustainability of the CDD
principles in the local develop-
ment processes in the commu-
nity,” Gudmalin added.
The new project shall address
specific needs of LGU staff and
representatives in terms of policy
development, structural adjust-
ments, systems enhancement, and
resource allocation.
Regional social welfare chief,
Minda B. Brigoli said that
LEaDGov will “consequently
complement the capability build-
ing and implementation support
component of the local poverty
reduction action plans (LPRAPs)
of LGUs implementing the Bot-
tom-up Budgeting (BuB) pro-
gram of the government.”
The project will be implemented
in Jabonga, Agusan del Norte and
Tagbina, Surigao del Sur. Each
will receive a grant of PhP
500,000.00.
LEaDGov will be launched in
Butuan City on July 19 and will
run from July 2013 to March
2014. (Keneath John O. Bolisay/
Social Marketing Unit/DSWD
Spain sets dev’t project anew in Caraga
DSWD preps partners…
from page 17
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19. Page 19Vol. XVII Issue 2
Breastmilk is the ideal and com-
plete food because it contains all
the nutrients an infant needs in
the first six months of life. It
protects babies against common
infant diseases like diarrhea and
pneumonia. Breastmilk is also
readily available, ensuring infants
of adequate sustenance. It also
promotes sensory and cognitive
development among infants.
The 2011 updating survey on
infant feeding practices among
children 0-23 months old by the
Food and Nutrition Research
Institute of the Department of
Science and Technology (FNRI-
DOST) revealed that among 0-5
month-old infants, about half (or
48.9 percent) are exclusively
breastfed.
Exclusive breastfeeding means
that the infant receives only
breastmilk and no other liquids or
solids are given, not even water,
with the exception of oral rehy-
dration solution, or drops and
syrups of vitamins, minerals or
medicine.
Results of the survey also re-
vealed that among 6-8 month-old
infants, only 5.1 percent are ex-
clusively breastfed, while among
9-23 month-old infants; a measly
0.6 percent are exclusively
breastfed.
The survey covered 6,653 chil-
dren 0-23 months old. Of these
children 24 percent belongs to
the 0-5 month old group, 27.4
percent to the 6-11 month old
group and 48.6 percent to the 12-
23 month age group.
The World Health Organization
(WHO) recommends to mothers
worldwide to exclusively breast-
feed infants at least for the first
six months to achieve optimal
growth, development and health
for the infant.
The region with the highest per-
centage of exclusively breastfed
0-5 months old infants is
Eastern Visayas with 72.7
percent.
On the other hand, Central
Luzon, Cavite-Laguna-
Batangas-Rizal-Quezon
(CALABARZON), Na-
tional Capital Region
(NCR), Autonomous Re-
gion in Muslim Mindanao
(ARMM), Cagayan Valley
and Central Visayas are the
regions with lower percent-
ages of exclusively breastfed
children. These range from 27.8
to 48.5 percent, which are lower
than the national percentage of
48.9 percent.
The survey also revealed that
51.9 percent or about half of
mothers start to breastfeed within
the recommended one hour after
delivery, followed by 32.3 per-
cent or one-third at less than one
day after delivery, and 15.8 per-
cent at more than one day after
delivery. Immediate breastfeed-
ing within an hour after birth is
crucial because of colostrum, the
yellowish, sticky breastmilk pro-
duced at the end of pregnancy.
The WHO recommends colos-
trums as the perfect food for the
newborn due to the antibodies it
contains.
According to the 2011 updating
survey, the proportion of exclu-
sively breastfed 0-5 month-old
infants is 46.7 percent, higher
compared to the 2008 national
nutrition survey result of 35.9
percent. This reflects an increase
of 10.8 percentage points.
Moreover in 2011, the proportion
of exclusively breastfed 0-23
month-old infants is higher 11. 8
percent, compared to 8.6 percent
in 2008.
Exclusive breastfeeding reduces
infant mortality due to common
childhood illnesses like diarrhea
and pneumonia and helps the
baby recover during illness.
More babies exclusively breastfed, but for shorter period
Breastfeeding likewise benefits
mothers, as it helps to space chil-
dren, reduces the risk of some
cancers such as ovarian and
breast cancers.
Further, breastfeeding helps
women return to their pre-
pregnancy weight faster and low-
ers rates of obesity.
Although there have been in-
creases in the proportions of
exclusively breastfed infants over
the years, the increases are only
in small percentages.
Policies to promote and protect
breastfeeding like providing
nursing stations in the work-
places, must be seriously imple-
mented, and should be compati-
ble with women’s work.
Strict implementation of the
Mother-and-Baby-Friendly Hos-
pital Initiative (MBFHI), includes
giving the infant immediately to
the mother to breastfeed within
the first hour of birth to make
sure colostrum is consumed by
the infant.
Communication and advocacy
for active involvement in support
of breastfeeding is important in
increasing the percentage of ex-
clusively breastfed infants.
(FNRI-DOST S & T Media Ser-
vice: Press Release – IMELDA
A. AGDEPPA, Ph.D.)
Breastfeeding is the best way of providing infants with the nutrients from the mother’s milk
which they crucially need for a healthy headstart at growth and development early in life.
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20. Caraga Today
Volume XVI Issue 2
The Editorial Board
Caraga Today
National Economic and Development Authority
Nimfa Tiu Building I, JP Rosales Avenue,
Butuan City
Jazmin D. Berido
Editor
Arven John B. Lumag
Elvie C. Ato
Mitchell C. Castillon
Sherwin E. Verdun
Writers
DSWD XIII, DA XIII, FNRI
Contributors
ARD Mylah Faye Aurora B. Cariño
RD Carmencita S. Cochingco
Advisers
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because of its higher milling
recovery and higher satiety value
may provide a promising solution to
our country’s problem of rice short-
age and importation. This may con-
tribute significantly to the realization
of the Filipino dream of rice self-
sufficiency.
Now that you know that brown rice is
good for your health and our econ-
omy, isn’t it time to shift from white
Recent studies on large numbers of people with diabetes show that those who keep their blood sugar under
tight control best avoid the complications of diabetes like heart disease, blindness, kidney failure, and lower
extremity amputations. Experts agree that what works best for people with diabetes – and everyone for that
matter – is regular exercise, little saturated and trans fatty acids, and a high–fiber diet. Carbohydrates break
quickly during digestion and can raise the blood sugar to dangerous levels.
Glycemic index (GI) ranks foods on
how they affect our blood sugar lev-
els. This index measures how much
our blood sugar increases after we
eat. When diabetic patients make use
of the glycemic index to prepare
healthy meals, it keeps their blood
sugar levels and weight under con-
trol. Many carbohydrate-rich foods
have high glycemic indexes, and they
certainly are not good in any substan-
tial quantity for people with diabetes.
Other carbohydrates like complex
carbohydrates and dietary fiber break
down more slowly, releasing glucose
gradually into our blood streams and
are said to have lower glycemic in-
dexes which are good for diabetic
patients.
Studies on glycemic indexes by ex-
perts showed that many of the starchy
foods we eat a lot produce the highest
glycemic response. These are white
bread, some breakfast cereals, e.g.
cornflakes, rice and baked potatoes
but complex carbohydrates present in
potatoes are digestible. Low glycemic
foods include beans, barley, pasta,
oats, apples, oranges, peaches, pea-
nuts, strawberries, sweet corn and
carrots. Likewise, vinegar, and lemon
juice help reduce glycemic load, the
amount of carbohydrate in a serving
of a particular food.
Many foods have few available car-
bohydrates in a standard serving. We
call these the “free foods” because
What diabetic persons should know about diabetes
they are essentially free of any impact
on your blood sugar. These foods
contain less than 5 grams of available
carbohydrate in a 100-gram portion.
The rest of the portion is protein, fat,
fiber, ash and water. Examples of
these foods are: (1) vegetables –
asparagus, beans, cabbage, broccoli,
cucumber, eggplant, lettuce, okra,
mushrooms, tomatoes, radishes,
spinach, turnips and peppers; (2)
fruits – avocados, raspberries, straw-
berries; (3) eggs and dairy – cheese,
milk, eggs, yogurt plain; (4) bever-
ages – coffee, diet soda, tea and wa-
ter.
The glycemic index should not, how-
ever, be the only criterion when se-
lecting what to eat. The total amount
of carbohydrate, the amount and type
of fat, and the fiber and salt content
are also important. Consider also,
that, factors such as variety, cooking,
and processing may affect a food’s
glycemic index.
The Nutritional Guidelines for Filipi-
nos developed by the Technical
Working Group led by the Food and
Nutrition Research Institute of the
Department of Science and Technol-
ogy (FNRI-DOST) recommends to
eat a variety of foods everyday in
order to have a well balance diet.
(FNRI-DOST S & T Media Service:
Press Release – IMELDA A. AG-
DEPPA, Ph.D.)
rice to brown rice?
This message is brought to you by the
Food and Nutrition Research Institute
of the Department of Science and
Technology, the government’s lead
agency on food and nutrition research
and development.
(FNRI-DOST S & T Media Service:
Info Bits – MA. SUSANA O.
ENCARNACION)
Brown rice… from page 18