MDGs Provincial Status Report 2010 Philippines Marinduque

Province of MARINDUQUE
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Philippines Fourth Progress Report on the Millennium Development Goals using CBMS Data - Province of Province of Marinduque

Status Report on the
Millennium Development Goals
(MDGs)
Using CBMS Data

Province of Marinduque

Foreword

The province of Marinduque was chosen as one of the pilot provinces un-
der the “Strengthening the Government Capacity for Poverty Assessment,
Plan Formulation and Monitoring”, a technical grant assistance under the
World Bank-Asia Europe Meeting (WB-ASEM) Program in 2004. This led to
our implementation of the Community-Based Monitoring System (CBMS) in
2005. Learning of its importance, then Governor Jose Antonio N. Carrion
ordered for the implementation of the second round of the CBMS. With the
full support and assistance of the six Local Government Units (LGUs), the
Sanggunian Panlalawigan authorizing the Local Chief Executive to enter into
a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the PEP-CBMS and the RDC -MI-
MAROPA thru the National Economic and Development Authority, and the
allocation of funds for its implementation, the CBMS 2008 survey was imple-
mented and completed. This was followed by another technical collaboration
with the PEP-CBMS for the “Preparation of a Provincial MDG Report Using
CBMS Data”. This has paved the way for the preparation of the first-ever
Provincial Millennium Development Goal Report for the province of Marin-
duque using the 2005 CBMS survey results as baseline data.

This undertaking will now serve as the province’s planning and monitoring
tool which most planners and policymakers need and which will guide us
in tracking down the achievements of the province in addressing the MDG
challenge. We hope that through this report, our development plans and
programs will be responsive to the real needs of the populace in particular
and of the province in general. We firmly believe that localizing the MDGs will
assist us in giving flesh and blood to our vision for the province of Marinduque.

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Province of Marinduque Status Report on the Millennium Development Goals Using CBMS Data

Acknowledgments

The Provincial Government of Marinduque, through the Provincial Planning
& Development Office, headed by Engr. Alexander D. Palmero with the CBMS
Focal Person and Project Development Officer IV, Ms. Marian M. Cunanan,
would like to extend their heartfelt gratitude to the following agencies and
staffs for the technical support and assistance provided for the completion of
the Provincial MDG Report of Marinduque:

To all the Municipal Mayors and their respective Municipal Planning and
Development Coordinators (MPDCs) and CBMS Point Persons: Mayor Mey-
nardo B. Solomon of Boac with MPDC Luna Eulogio Manrique; Mayor Ofelia
S. Madrigal of Buenavista with MPDC Ranel Castillo; Mayor Victoria Lao-Lim
with MPDC Arturo M. Salva, Jr.; Mayor Senen Livelo, Jr. of Mogpog with
MPDC Roberto del Prado; Mayor Ruben F. Revilla of Sta.Cruz with MPDC Tina
Palomares; and, Mayor Gil R. Briones with MPDC Eugene Cruzado.

To all members of the Sanggunian Panlalawigan (SP) headed by its presid-
ing officer, Hon, Tomas N. Pizarro, for the legislative support and assistance,
particularly for the passing of an SP Resolution authorizing the Provincial Gov-
ernor to enter into a Memorandum of Agreement with the CBMS Network Co-
ordinating Team, for the preparation of the Provincial MDG Report and for the
appropriation of funds for the implementation of the 2008 CBMS. Our special
thanks to Board Member Leticia Monte, the Chairman of the Committee on
Appropriation, for sponsoring the approval of funds to be used for the CBMS
and for being very supportive during the CBMS Barangay Data Validation;

To the 218 Barangay Captains and their respective local councils and mem-
bers of the CBMS TWG composed of Barangay Health Workers, Barangay
Nutrition Scholars, and Day Care Teachers, among others;

Our sincerest thanks to the Poverty and Economic Policy (PEP)-CBMS Net-
work Coordinating Team headed by its team leader and PEP Director, Dr.
Celia M. Reyes. For the untiring technical support, the knowledge and skills
imparted to us, we would like to say “thank you so much” to all the staff of the
CBMS Network Coordinating Team. Our special thanks to Ms. Erica Sioson,
our mentor, for patiently reviewing our draft report and giving suggestions for
us to produce a better, if not the best, MDG report.

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Acknowledgments

To the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) thru Ms. Corazon Urquico for
considering our province as one of the technical assistance grantees in the preparation
of the first-ever Provincial MDG Report for Marinduque we also take this opportunity
to thank you for the waterworks projects in Torrijos and Gasan and for one livelihood
project in Buenavista which helped improve the situation in the recipient barangays;

To the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) and the National Economic
and Development Authority - Social Development Staff (NEDA – SDS) for the use of the
national data as one of our references during the preparation of this report;

Thank you to NEDA–MIMAROPA headed by Director Oskar D. Balbastro for the techni-
cal assistance extended to the Provincial Government of Marinduque during the conduct
of training for the 2008 CBMS, especially to Mr. Bernie Atienza and Mr. Jimson Solatre.

We extend our gratitude to the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)
Celtral Office headed by Director Manuel Q. Gotis for the technical assistance in the
successful implementation of the 2005 CBMS and for endorsing Marinduque as one of
the recipients of the WB-ASEM Technical Grant Assistance for the “Strengthening the
Government Capacity for Poverty Assessment, Plan Formulation and Monitoring” that
led to the implementation of the 2005 CBMS.

Our sincere gratitude to Governor Carmencita O. Reyes for her determination to imple-
ment the CBMS in 2005;

To the members of the Local Poverty Reduction Action Team and the CBMS-Technical
Working Group (TWG) composed of the Provincial Social Welfare and Development
Office headed by Mrs. Julpha M. Arevalo; the Provincial Nutrition Action Office headed
by Mrs. Robie M. Sosa; Dr. Honesto M. Marquez of the Provincial Health Office; the
National Statistics Office headed by Mrs. Leny Rioflorido; the Department of Educa-
tion-Division Office headed by Ms. Veneranda Atienza; the Provincial Agriculture Office
headed by Mrs. Luz D. Pedernal; the Provincial Engineering Office headed by Engr. Rodil
Leal; and, Mr. Rogelio Castilla, Provincial Director of DILG;

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Acknowledgments

Special thanks to Gen. Recaredo A. Sarmiento II, our planning consultant, Dr. Edgardo
Marquez of the Provincial Health Office (PHO); Mrs. Rosely Mayores of Department of
Education (DepEd): Ms. Erlinda Paez and Ms. Susan Bonode of the Provincial Agriculture
Office; Ms. Leny Zoleta of Philippine Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO);
Mr. Eli Obligacion, Tourism Consultant; Mr. Jim Manoos and Ms. Rizaly Lim of Municipal
Planning and Development Office (MPDO) Mogpog; Mrs. Wilma Jinang of NSO; Ms.
Mel Villaruel of the DILG MIMAROPA

To the Provincial Planning and Development Office (PPDO) Technical Staffs who are
part of the CBMS and MDG team like Mr. Rolando S. Josue, Statistician III and Mr. Rich-
ard B. Calub, Admin. Aide IV and CBMS in charge of processing and poverty mapping,
to Engr. Christine Maano and Engr. Arlyn Jarabe for the assistance in data research;
and, to Mrs. Cleofe Aguirre, Planning Officer IV, and Mr. Arnel Morales for helping us
identify funds to be used for the project;

To our loving family from whom we draw strength and inspiration, thank you very much.

And to God Almighty for all the blessings we received each day and for keeping us
safe and healthy during the times this document was being prepared.

MARIAN M. CUNANAN
CBMS Focal Person

ALEXANDER D. PALMERO
PPDC

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Message
The preparation of provincial MDGs reports is a critical step that Local Govern-
ment Units (LGUs) have taken in the overall effort to localize the MDGs. As it is
often said, the MDGs will be ‘won or lost’ at the local level given the conditions
of uneven progress and disparities across regions and provinces in the country.

Beyond the national averages, one can see wide disparities on the gains
in poverty reduction, universal education, child mortality and maternal health.
This situation reinforces the notion that the progress of each province is just as
important as the achievements of the country as a whole. After all, the Philippines’
progress towards the MDGs, is the sum of the efforts and gains of all LGUs.

By preparing provincial reports, LGUs are provided vital information on
the status of the MDGs in their areas of inﬂuence. These reports are important
sources of information for planning, resource allocation and priority setting that LGUs are tasked
under their mandate of effective local governance. Likewise, in the course of the preparation of the
reports, the capacity of LGUs to collect, monitor and use data for decision making has been greatly
enhanced. The reports also show how far the Community Based Monitoring System (CBMS) that
UNDP has supported can go in terms of its use.

Against the backdrop of renewed optimism emanating from the new political leadership, this ﬁrst
set of nine Provincial Reports on the MDGs is a timely and important milestone. The reports provide
crucial insights on how to overcome the constraints in achieving the MDGs locally as the country
gears towards the last stretch to attain the eight goals by 2015. They also emphasize the important
role of active collaboration of political leaders, stakeholders, and donors in achieving the MDGs.

I wish to commend the nine Provincial Governments that prepared their reports – the Agusan
del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Biliran, Camarines Norte, Eastern Samar, Marinduque, Romblon, Sa-
rangani, and Siquijor Province – the Community-Based Monitoring System (CBMS) Network and
the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) for working together in bringing about
this important accomplishment.

With this initiative, it is hoped that other provinces will follow suit to attain nationwide support
for the need to accelerate the pace of the achievement of the MDGs by 2015.s

Dr
Dr. Jacqueline Badcock
UN Resident Coordinator and
UNDP Resident Representative

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Message

Republic of the Philippines
PROVINCE OF MARINDUQUE
Boac
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR

Marinduque is indeed proud to be a CBMS implementer and fortu-
nate enough to be one of the very few provinces that are recipients
of the technical assistance from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
for the preparation of the first ever Provincial MDG Progress Report. Back to back with
CBMS, localizing and tracking down the implementation of the Millennium Development
Goals (MDGs) becomes easier for monitoring. This tool broadens our social awareness
and participation in the attainment of the MDGs. Admittedly, we are continuously facing
the challenge that is becoming enormous each time we view the poverty data generated
out of the CBMS. We have taken considerable strides in trying to address the poverty
situation in the province. The success of the MDGs is not only a national concern, but a
global issue to address. The national agenda is our local agenda to complement and
support. Our meager resources, though, is a hindering factor. Its success now depends
on its efficient and effective implementation that can only be accomplished through the un-
wavering political will and cooperation from among the local leaders and policy makers.

Let me take this opportunity to extend our deepest gratitude to those that have been
instrumental in the successful implementation of this project.

Thank you to the World Bank for having considered Marinduque as one of the recipients
of the WB-ASEM Technical Grant Assistance in 2005, likewise to the DILG for endorsing
Marinduque to the grant assistance and for the technical assistance, as well. And thank
you to the CBMS Network Coordinating Team headed by Dr. Celia M. Reyes, for the
untiring support and assistance. Your technical expertise bring forth the knowledge and
awareness of the poverty situation in every community and locality that are covered by
the system.

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Message

To the six (6) Municipal Mayors and to the 218 Barangay Development
Councils headed by the Barangay Captains who have been very supportive
in almost all undertakings of the Provincial Government specifically in the
implementation of CBMS, my sincere thanks to each and everyone. To the
Sanggunian Panlalawigan, without your legislative support, this would not
have materialized. Since the implementation of the CBMS requires collabora-
tive efforts, technical know-how and devotion, may I commend the Provincial
Planning and Development Office and the six (6) LGUs thru their respective
Municipal Planning & Development Coordinators for making Marinduque as
a province with complete CBMS data for 2005 and 2008.

We are one in this effort. Its success and failure will greatly depend on a
strong leadership and collaborative partnership from among its stakehold-
ers. Guided with the CBMS as a tool for planning and monitoring, we are
committed to contribute to achieving the Millennium Development Goals. I
consider this as the jump–off point in delivering to my provincemates a legacy
of a concrete, effective and functional development planning stronghold im-
bibed with a determined political will to distinguish and elevate Marinduque
as a model province.

Thank You and Mabuhay!

CARMENCITA O. REYES
Governor

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Table of Contents

Foreword ........................................................................................................ 2

Acknowledgments .............................................................................................3

Messages UN Resident Coordinator Dr. Jacqueline Badcock ............................... 6

Marinduque Governor Carmencita O. Reyes ..........................................7

Table of Contents ................................................................................................. 9
List of Tables ....................................................................................................... 11
List of Acronyms .................................................................................................. 13
List of Figures ...................................................................................................... 16

Executive Summary ...................................................................................... 18
Part 1. Provincial Profile
1. History ........................................................................................ 23
2. Geo-physical Environment ............................................................. 24
3. Population and Social Environment ................................................ 25
4. Local Economy ............................................................................. 30
5. Infrastructure/Utilities/Facilities ....................................................... 31
6. Local Institutional Capability .......................................................... 32

Part 2. Status Report on the
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
Goal 1 - Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger ................................................... 33

Goal 2 - Achieve Universal Primary Education ....................................................... 47

Goal 3 - Promote Gender Equality ....................................................................... 57

Goal 4 - Reduce Child Mortality .......................................................................... 63

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Goal 5 - Improve Maternal Health ................................................................ 69
Goal 6 - Combat HIV / AIDS, Malaria and Other Diseases ................................ 75
Goal 7 - Ensure Environmental Sustainability .................................................. 78

Goal 8 - Develop a Global Partnership for Development ................................. 85

Part 3. Meeting the 2015 Challenge
Financing the MDGs ......................................................................... 88

Conclusion and Recommendations ............................................. 93

Explanatory Text ................................................................................... 96

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List of Tables

Table 1 Summary of findings of MDG indicators, Province of Marinduque, 2005
Table 2 Status of land classification
Table 3 Land area in hectares, number of barangays, income class, rural/urban,
per municipality, province of Marinduque
Table 4 Population and annual Population growth rate of Marinduque, per municipality
May 1, 2000 & August 1, 2007
Table 5 Land area in hectares, 2007 population and average growth rate (2000-2007) per province, MIMAROPA
Table 6 Land area in hectares, 2005 population, population density male/female, urban/rural, per municipality,
province of Marinduque
Table 7 Vital health statistics, average past three years (2005–2007), rate per 1,000 population
Table 8 Morbidity, leading causes, number and rate/100,000 population, five years average (2003-2007)
Table 9 Mortality, leading causes, number and rate/100,000 population, five years average (2003-2007)
Table 10 Infant mortality, leading causes, number and rate/100,000 population, five years average (2003-2007)
Table 11 Maternal mortality, leading causes, number and rate/100,000 population, five years average (2003-2007)
Table 12 Number of hospital, bed capacity, population 2003 -2009 and bed population ratio
Table 13 Number of medical personnel assigned/detailed in DDRMH, SCDH and TMH
Table 14 Enrolment in the public schools by districts and by level of education, SY 2005-2006
Table 15 Number of schools by level of education (SY 2005-2006)
Table 16 Number of public school teachers by municipality, SY 2005-2006
Table 17 Proportion of population living below poverty threshold in Marinduque in 2005, by municipality
Table 18 Proportion of population living below the food threshold in Marinduque in 2005, per municipality
Table 19 Poverty gap ratio Marinduque in 2005, by municipality, CBMS 2005
Table 20 Employment rate in Marinduque in 2005, by municipality
Table 21 Proportion of population who experienced food shortage in Marinduque in 2005, by municipality
Table 22 Nutritional status, 0-83 months in MIMAROPA Region in 2002, by province
Table 23 Prevalence of underweight children under 5 years of age in Marinduque in 2005, by municipality
Table 24 Proportion of children 6-12 years old enrolled in elementary school in Marinduque in 2005, by municipality
Table 25 Primary net enrolment ratio in MIMAROPA Region in SYs 2004-2005, 2005-2006, 2006-2007
and 2007-2008, by province
Table 26 Primary completion rate, per province, MIMAROPA, SYs 2004-2005, 2005-2006, 2006-2007,2007-2008
Table 27 Proportion of population aged 13-16 years old enrolled in secondary school, per municipality,
Table 28 Secondary net enrolment ratio, per province, MIMAROPA Region, SYs 2004-2005, 2005-2006,
2006-2007 and 2007-2008
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List of Tables

Table 29 Children 6-16 years old enrolled in secondary school, per municipality, province of Marinduque
Table 30 Simple literacy of household population 10 years old and over in the MIMAROPA Region,
by sex and by province
Table 31 Basic literacy of household population 10 years and over in the MIMAROPA Region in 2000, by province
Table 32 Literacy rate in Marinduque in 2005, by municipality
Table 33 Ratio of girls to boys in primary education, per municipality, Marinduque, CBMS Survey 2005
Table 34 Ratio of girls to boys in secondary education, per municipality, Marinduque
Table 35 Ratio of girls to boys in tertiary education, per municipality, Marinduque, CBMS Survey 2005
Table 36 Ratio of literate females to males, 15-24 years old, per municipality, Marinduque, CBMS Survey 2005
Table 37 Literacy of household population 10 years old and over by sex and by Province, MIMAROPA 2000
Table 38 Proportion of seats held by women in Marinduque, in 2005
Table 39 Infant mortality rate, by province in MIMAROPA Region, 2004 to 2006
Table 40 Number of live births by sex and by province in MIMAROPA Region, 2004-2006
Table 41 Proportion of children aged 0 to less than 1 year old, per municipality, Marinduque, 2005
Table 42 Proportion of children aged 0 to less than 5 years old who died, per municipality, Marinduque, 2005
Table 43 Proportion of children aged 1 to less than 5 years old who died, by municipality, in Marinduque in 2005
Table 44 Fully immunized children, by province in MIMAROPA Region, 2001 to 2006
Table 45 Proportion of women who died due to pregnancy-related causes, per municipality, Marinduque, 2005
Table 46 Proportion of couples who are using contraceptives, per municipality, in Marinduque, in 2005
Table 47 Proportion of couples using condom among those who are practicing contraception, by municipality,
in Marinduque, in 2005
Table 48 Incidence of tuberculosis, by municipality, Marinduque, in 2005
Table 49 Proportion of population with access to safe drinking water, by municipality,
Table 50 Proportion of population with access to sanitary toilet facility, by municipality,
Table 51 Proportion of population who are living in makeshift housing, by municipality, in Marinduque, in 2005
Table 52 Proportion of population who are informal settlers, by municipality, in Marinduque, in 2005
Table 53 Proportion of households living in inadequate living conditions by municipality, in Marinduque, in 2005
Table 54 Proportion of households with cellphones, by municipality, in Marinduque, in 2005
Table 55 Proportion of households with computers, by municipality, in Marinduque, in 2005
Table 56 20% Development fund allocation, CYs 2005 to 2009, Provincial Government of Marinduque
Table 57 National Government functions devolved to LGUs under Section 17 of the Local Government Code of 1991
Table 58 The CBMS-MDG indicators and their definition
Table 59 Poverty and food thresholds
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List of Acronyms

AHMP Accelerated Hunger Mitigation Program
AICS Aids to Individual in Crisis Situation
ALS Alternative Learning System
APGR Annual Population Growth Rate
APIS Annual Poverty Indicator Survey:
BEMONC Basic Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care
BHS Barangay Health Station
BHW Barangay Health Worker
BFAD Bureau of Food and Drugs
BFAR Bureau of Fishery and Aquatic Resources
BLGF Bureau of Local Government and Finance
BNS Barangay Nutrition Scholar
CALABARZON Calamba-Laguna-Batangas-Rizal-Quezon
CBATEP Community-Based Agri-Tourism and EcoPark Project
CBFMA Community Based Fishery Management Association
CBMS Community-based Monitoring System
CDF Community Development Fund
CEMONC Central Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care
COMELEC Commission on Election
CSAP Core Shelter Assistance program
DBP Development Bank of the Philippines
DDRMH Dr. Damian Reyes Memorial Hospital
DENR Department of Environment and Natural Resources
DEPED Department of Education
DILG Department of Interior and Local Government
DOF Department of Finance
DOST Department of Science and Technology
DSWD Department of Social Welfare and Development
eNGAS electronic New Government Accounting System
ESTI Educational System for Technology Institute
FIES Family Income and Expenditure
FLEMMS Functional Literacy, Educational and Mass Media Survey
GAD Gender and Development
GAWWA Gasan WomenÊs Welfare Association
GIS Geographical and Information System
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List of Acronyms

HH Household
HRMO Human Resource and Management Office
HSRP/HSRA Health System Reform Program/Health System Reform Agenda
IEC Information and Education Campaign
ILHZ Inter Local Health Zone
IRA Internal Revenue Allotment
IRAP Integrated Rural Accessibility Program
ISF Integrated Social Forestry
KALAHI-CIDSS Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated
Delivery of Social Services
LCPC Local Council for the Protection of Children
LGPMS Local Governance Performance Management System
LGU Local Government Unit
LFPR Labor Force Participation Rate
MARELCO Marinduque Electric Cooperative
MESA, INC Marinduque Education and Stakeholders Alliance, Inc.
MDG Millennium Development Goal
MIMAROPA Mindoro Oriental-Mindoro Occidental-Marinduque-Romblon-Palawan
MOA Memorandum of Agreement
MPDC Municipal Planning and Development Coordinator
MSC Marinduque State College
NAPOCOR National Power Corporation
NEDA National Economic and Development Authority
NEDA-SDS National Economic and Development Authority-Social Development Staff
NFA National Food Authority
NGAs National Government Agencies
NGO Non-Government Organization
NSCB National Statistical Coordination Board
NSO National Statistics Office
NMA Norwegian Mission Alliance
NRT National Revenue Tax
OFW Overseas Filipino Worker
OPT Operation Timbang
4Ps Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program
PDC Provincial Development Council
PDIP Provincial Development and Investment Plan
PDPFP Provincial Development and Physical Framework Plan

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List of Acronyms

PESO Provincial Employment Services Office
PGM Provincial Government of Marinduque
PHO Provincial Health Office
PIPH Provincewide Investment Plan for Health
PIPH Provincewide Investment Plan for Health
PMT Proxy Mean Testing
PNB Philippine National Bank
PNP Philippines National Police
POs Peoples Organizations
P/P/A Programs/Projects/Activities
PPDO Provincial Planning and Development Office
PSWDO Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office
PTB Pulmonary Tuberculosis
PWD Persons with Disability
SCDH Sta,.Cruz District Hospital
SDAH Social Development Approach for Health
SEF Special Education Fund
SLGR State of Local Governance Report
SME Small and Medium Enterprise
SPED Special Education
TB-DOTS Tuberculosis-Directly Observed Treatment Short Course
TELERAD Teleradiology
TESDA Technical Education and Skills Development Agency
TLDC Technology and Livelihood Development Center
TMH Torrijos Municipal Hospital
UNDP United Nations Development Programme
WB-ASEM World Bank-Asia Europe Meeting
WHO World Health Organization

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List of Figures

Figure 1 Map showing location of Marinduque
Figure 2 Map of Marinduque
Figure 3 Population distribution and density by municipality
Figure 4 Land area in hectares and 2007 population per province, MIMAROPA
Figure 5 Map showing proportion of population living below poverty threshold in Marinduque in 2005, by municipality
Figure 6 Map showing proportion of population living below food threshold in Marinduque in 2005, by municipality
Figure 7 Map showing poverty gap ratio in Marinduque in 2005, by municipality
Figure 8 Map showing employment rate in Marinduque in 2005, by municipality
Figure 9 Map showing proportion of population who experienced food shortage in Marinduque in 2005, by municipality
Figure 10 Map showing prevalence of underweight children under 5 years of age in Marinduque in 2005, by municipality
Figure 11 Map showing proportion of children aged 6-12 years old who are enrolled in elementary school in Marinduque
in 2005, by municipality
Figure 12 Map showing the proportion of children aged 13-16 years old who are enrolled in secondary school
Figure 13 Map showing the proportion of children aged 6-16 years old who are in school
Figure 14 Map showing literacy rate of those aged 15-24 years old in Marinduque in 2005, by municipality
Figure 15 Map showing ratio of girls to boys in primary education, per municipality, Marinduque, CBMS Survey 2005
Figure 16 Map showing ratio of girls to boys in secondary education, per municipality, Marinduque
Figure 17 Map showing ratio of girls to boys in tertiary education, per municipality, Marinduque
Figure 18 Map showing ratio of literate females to males, 15-24 years old, per municipality, Marinduque
Figure 19 Map showing proportion of seats held by women, by municipality, in Marinduque in 2005
Figure 20 Map showing proportion of children aged 0 to less than 1 year old who died, per municipality,
Marinduque, 2005
Figure 21 Map showing proportion of children aged 0 to less than 5 years old who died, per municipality,
Marinduque, 2005
Figure 22 Map showing proportion of children aged 1 to less than 5 years old who died, by municipality, i
n Marinduque in 2005
Figure 23 Map showing proportion of women who died due to pregnancy-related causes
Figure 24 Map showing proportion of couples who are using contraceptives, per municipality, in Marinduque, in 2005
Figure 25 Map showing proportion of couples using condom among those who are practicing contraception,
by municipality, in Marinduque, in 2005
Figure 26 Map showing the incidence of tuberculosis, by municipality, Marinduque, in 2005
Figure 27 Map showing proportion of household/population with access to safe drinking water, by municipality,

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List of Figures

Figure 28 Map showing proportion of households/population with access to sanitary toilet facility,
by municipality, in Marinduque, in 2005
Figure 29 Map showing proportion of population who are living in makeshift housing, by municipality,
Figure 30 Map showing proportion of households/population who are informal settlers, by municipality,
Figure 31 Map showing proportion of population living in inadequate living conditions by municipality,
Figure 32 Map showing proportion of the households with cellphones, by municipality, in Marinduque, in 2005
Figure 33 Map showing proportion of households with computers, by municipality, in Marinduque, in 2005
Figure 34 CBMS Coverage in the Philippines (as of May 12, 2010)

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The first Provincial Millennium Develop- government agencies and the preliminary
ment Goals (MDGs) Report of Marinduque results of the 2008 CBMS survey.
does not only aim to assess the progress
of the province in terms of achieving the The results suggest that while the MDGs
MDGs but also to increase the people’s are not difficult to achieve, certain mea-
awareness of the local situation and pres- sures, however, have to be undertaken in
ent some recommendations to policymak- order to reach them by 2015. Based on the
ers in their formulation of strategies that report, there are good news and not-so-
would help achieve the MDGs by 2015. good news.

This report utilizes the 2005 CBMS sur- Below is a summary of findings of the
vey data of Marinduque, some provincial MDG targets based on the results of the
government data, resources from national CBMS survey in 2005.

Table 1. Summary of findings of MDG indicators, Province of Marinduque, 2005

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Table 1. (Continued)

Good news vey, the employment rate stood at around 97
• Based on the preliminary results of the percent, which is much higher than the 2005
2008 CBMS survey in Marinduque, the pro- rate of 85.8 percent.
portion of households below the poverty • Based on the 2005 CBMS survey, Marin-
threshold decreased from 62.7 percent in 2005 duque had a literacy rate of 98.0 percent for
to around 48 percent in 2008. the population aged 15-24 years old; this is
• There was a significant increase in the em- higher compared to the national literacy rate
ployment rate in 2008 that confirms the decline of 96.6 percent in 2003.
in the proportion of household population • While only 25.5 percent of the total elected
living below the poverty threshold. Based on local officials were women (this is one half of
the preliminary results of the 2008 CBMS sur- the 2015 MDG target of 50.0 percent), this

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Table 1. (Continued)

ﬁgure nonetheless is higher than the national down to around 3 percent based on the pre-
level of 20.2 percent. liminary results of the 2008 CBMS survey.
• Marinduque has been declared a Ma-
laria-free province since 2005 by the World Not-so-good news
Health Organization (WHO). • There was an increase in the prevalence
• The proportion of households who have of malnourished children under ﬁve years old
access to safe drinking water have slightly from 8 percent in 2005 to around 9 percent
increased from 85.4 percent in 2005 to in 2008.
around 87 percent based on the preliminary • In 2008, the proportion of children
results of the 2008 CBMS survey despite an aged 6-12 years old enrolled in elementary
increase in household population. school went down to around 85 percent. In
• In terms of access to sanitary toilet facil- the same vein, the proportion of children
ity, 78.3 percent had access in 2005. This aged 13-16 years old in school went down
increased to around 79 percent based on from 82.5 percent in 2005 to approximately
the preliminary results of the 2008 CBMS 77 percent in 2008.
survey. Noteworthy to highlight here is the • Although there was a high literacy rate
fact that during this period, 91.8 percent of among the population aged 15 to 24 year
the households in the urban areas already old, females, however, were still lagging
have access to sanitary toilet, surpassing behind in terms of literacy rate.
the MDG target for 2015 of attaining an • Only 25.5 percent of the total seats oc-
83.8 percent proportion of the urban popu- cupied by elected local officials were held
lation with access to improved sanitation. by women, r
• In 2005, 3.8 percent of households were • Preliminary results from the CBMS sur-
living in makeshift housing; this slightly went vey in 2008 show that there was an increase

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in the proportion of women who died due share is the 20 percent Development Fund
to pregnancy-related causes. which is used for development projects.
• High incidence of tuberculosis was found Even those devolved basic services and
in urban areas. facilities by the National Government are
• There is a low proportion of households being appropriated through the IRA. The 20
which have access to computers. percent Development Fund of the province
is being used to implement and finance lo-
cal programs and projects for the province,
Posing great challenges from the barangays to the municipalities.
• Although the proportion of households Similarly, the barangays and municipalities
living below the poverty threshold decreased also source funds from the 20 percent Devel-
as shown by the preliminary results of the 2008 opment Fund for their various local develop-
CBMS survey, this is nevertheless still high and ment programs and projects as approved by
measures should thus be taken to lower the the Local Development Council and ratified
incidence of poverty. by either the Sanggunian Bayan or Sang-
• Data showed that most of the poor gunian Barangay, as the case maybe.
population are found in the rural areas where
ironically, livelihood opportunities abound The CBMS and the MDGs shall form part
like upland farming, vegetable production of the province’s Annual Investment Plan and
and animal raising. Due to the issue of land Annual Development Plan which in turn are
ownership and tenancy, rural poor families, portions of the approved 5- or 10-year Local
particularly the informal settlers, are deprived Development and Investment Plan. This will
of the opportunity to utilize the land where ensure that meager resources being used will
they reside. be utilized judiciously.
• Enrolment rate at the elementary level is
in a decelerating trend for both the regional For a province highly dependent on the IRA
and national levels. This should therefore be share, the provincial government will look
addressed to meet the targets of the MDG into outsourcing, networking and partnership
by 2015. as the best alternatives or options to finance
• In terms of maternal and child health, pre- and implement development programs and
maturity and broncho-pneumonia are among projects.
the leading causes of infant mortality in the
past five years (2003-2007) based on the re- Recommendations
cord of the provincial government. Programs
that would address these health concerns Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
should be launched. In a world where high technology dominates
the job market, the province must develop
Financing the MDGs a globally competitive workforce. There are
The Provincial Government of Marinduque, available media which will allow information
the six municipalities and the 218 barangays dissemination to be brought in on a wider
in the province are highly dependent on the scale and can reach out to the countryside
annual Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) like local cable television and radio stations.
share. One of the components of this IRA The academe like the Educational System
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Technological Institute (ESTI) and the Marin- ing program which is considered temporary
duque State College, with technical expertise relief because it merely depends on the avail-
in information technology, continue to provide able local funds. To sustain such program, the
and develop graduates equipped with IT LGUs should work in partnership with NGOs
knowledge and expertise. like the Social Action Commission (SAC) and
the Norwegian Mission Alliance (NMA),
Achieve universal education among others.
Partnerships with non-government organiza-
tions (NGOs) and private sector groups like The hospital facilities should be improved
the 57-75 Reverse the Education Crisis consor- so that indigent patients need not go to other
tium and the MESA should be strengthened so hospitals in cities like Lucena City, Manila
that their assistance in addressing the basic and Quezon City for their diagnosis/treat-
needs of the education sector in the province ment. The PIPH must be fully implemented
may be solicited. and must serve not only as a planning docu-
ment but also as a monitoring tool to track
The Alternative Learning System must also down the performance/accomplishment of
be a continuing program to ensure that no the hospital and health services.
one is left illiterate in the province.
Improve access to water and sanitation facilities
Promote health reforms Construction of water works projects such
The Provincial Nutrition Ofﬁce must work as the provision of jetmatic pumps, shallow
closely with the provincial health ofﬁce to ad- wells, and deep wells, among others, will not
dress the malnutrition problem in the province, address the lack of or non- access to safe
for young and old alike. The condition of a water if there is a depleting water source.
large number of malnourished children cannot Reforestation or watershed rehabilitation must
be resolved simply by a supplementary feed- therefore be taken seriously.

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Part 1.
Provincial Profile

1. Brief History of Marinduque father who introduced Christianity to the
native islanders.
The first inhabitants of Marinduque were
Malay natives. They established trade rela- Marinduque was made into a sub-cor-
tions with the Chinese as early as the Sung rigimiento in 1590, under the jurisdiction
Dynasty as evidenced by the artifacts and of Mindoro, when the two islands were
shards still found in caves that abound the detached from the administrative control of
island. Bonbon (later Balayan), Batangas. In 1671,
Mariduque was made into a province, later
Marinduque is thought to have been a sub-province again, until the Philippine
under the administrative influence -- if Revolution of 1899.
not control -- of the Bonbon (Batangas)
settlement founded by Datus Dumangsil During the Filipino-American War, a
and Balkasusa, members of the ten-datu major victory of Filipino soldiers in Marin-
expedition from Borneo. duque known as the Battle of Pulang Lupa
on September 13, 1900 took place. Later
While the original name of the island was on May 1, 1901, the United States (US)-
Malandik, the Spaniards called it Mare Philippine Commission passed Act No. 125
Unduque, finding it hard to pronounce the which created and established the Province
Malay word, meaning sea everywhere. of Marinduque. The provincial government
The name Malandik was thought to have set up its capital at the municipality of Boac.
pertained to the sloping terrain and served
as reference to Mt. Malindig and Balagbag A year later, by virtue of Act No. 423
mountain range at the southern end and dated June 23, 1902, the US-Philippine
central part of the island, respectively. Commission annexed the island of Mind-
oro, including the island of Lubang (then
In 1571, the first Spanish Governor separated from the Province of Cavite),
Miguel Lopez de Legaspi assigned the to the Province of Marinduque. Boac re-
encomienda of Marinduque to a certain mained as the capital of the consolidated
Fr. Pedro de Herrera, the first Agustinian provinces. Four months after, on November
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10, by virtue of Act No. 499, Marinduque
was made a part of Tayabas (now Quezon).
Figure 1. Map showing location of Marinduque
Later, on May 17, 1907, under Act No. 1649,
the Commission made Marinduque a sub-
province of Tayabas. And finally, on Febru-
ary 21, 1920, Act No. 2880, as sponsored
by then Representative Ricardo Paras, sepa-
rated the sub-province of Marinduque from
Tayabas and re-established it as the Prov-
ince of Marinduque. Said law was signed by
American Governor Francis Burton Harrison.

1. Geo-Physical Environment
Location
The province of Marinduque extends about
137 nautical miles from Manila between
Bondoc Peninsula at the eastern portion of
Luzon and Oriental Mindoro. It is bounded
in the north by Tayabas Bay, northeast by
Mongpong Pass, and southeast by Tayabas
Strait and Sibuyan at the south, and about 29
nautical miles from Balanacan Port to Lucena
City and 30 nautical miles from Gasan Port Figure 2. Map of Marinduque
to Pinamalayan, Oriental Mindoro.

Marinduque lies in the Sibuyan Sea,
somewhat blocking the North Verde Island
Passage going to San Bernardino Strait (be-
tween Sorsogon and Samar, opening into
the Pacific Ocean), and a little north of the
Verde Island Passage going to Sulu Sea and
Visayan Sea.

Topography
In general, Marinduque island presents
a largely undulated hilly and mountainous
topography, except in some coastal areas.

The highest peak of the island is Mount
Malindig which is located in the southern
tip of the island, with an elevation of 1,157
meters. In the center of the island, the moun-
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tain range from 600 to 800 meters run
parallel from NW-WE

Climate
Marinduque is categorized with a
Type IV climate, which means that
rainfall is more or less evenly distrib
uted throughout the year and there is
no clear boundary between dry and
wet seasons.
estimated population of Marinduque as of
August 1, 2007 was 229,636 persons. This
Soil Classification
number represents an increase of 12,244
More that 50 percent of the total land area
persons from the May 1, 2000 figure of
is classified as Alienable and Disposable
217,392 persons. With the province’s an-
and the rest is forest or timberland.
nual population growth rate (APGR) of 0.79,
Marinduque’s population is expected to
2. Population and Social Environment
double in 46 years.
Political Subdivision, Land Area and Classification
Figure 3 shows that Mogpog is the most
The province is a lone congressional dis-
densely populated municipality with 380 per-
trict and composed of six municipalities,
namely, Boac, the capital town; Buenavista;
Gasan; Mogpog; Torrijos; and Sta. Cruz. Figure 3. Population distribution and density by municipality
There is a total of 218 barangays in the prov-
ince. The total land area is 95,925 hectares,
with Sta.Cruz having the biggest land area,
followed by Torrijos and Boac (Table 3).

Population Distribution Per Municipality
Records from the National Statistics Of-
fice of Marinduque disclosed that the total

Table 3. Land area in hectares, number of barangays, income class, rural/urban, per municipality, province of Marinduque

Source: PPDO - Marinduque
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sons/sq km, followed by Gasan with
283 persons/sq km. Despite its small Table 4. Population and annual population growth rate of

land area, Buenavista is the third Marinduque, per municipality May 1, 2000 & August 1, 2007

most populated municipality.

In terms of land area, Marin-
duque is the smallest among the
five provinces in the MIMAROPA
region, followed by Romblon. The
largest land area is Palawan.

Sex Ratio - in 2000, the male pop-
ulation outnumbered their female
counterpart with a sex ratio of 102
males per 100 females,

Dependency Ratio – for every 10 Figure 4. Land area in hectares and 2007 population per province, MIMAROPA
economically active population,
there were eight dependent per-
sons, with 39 percent dependent
in the age range of 0 to 14 and
5.3 percent among those aged 65
years old and above, as against
55.8 percent of the population aged
15-54 years old who represent the
economically active population.

Dialect - majority of the popula-
tion are Tagalog and about 97 per-
Table 5. Land area in hectares, 2007 population and average growth
cent of the total population speak
rate (2000-2007) per province, MIMAROPA
the Tagalong dialect. The rest of the
population are a mix of Bikolano,
Ilokano, Ilonggo, Bisaya, Pangala-
tok or Pangasinense, and others.

In 2005, based on the CBMS sur-
vey, Marinduque’s population was
203,699 with the average house-
hold size of 4.5. There are more
males than females in 2005 and 84
percent of the total population were
in the rural areas.

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Table 6. Land area in hectares, 2005 population, population density male/female, urban/rural, per municipality,

Table 7. Vital health statistics, average past three years (2005–2007),
Vital Health Statistics rate per 1,000 population
Crude Birth Rate in
2008 showed an increase
from the average rate in
the past 3 years, from
20.65 to 21.67, which is
equivalent to 278 number
of births per 1,000 popu-
lation. Crude Death
Rate likewise increased Table 8. Morbidity, leading causes, number and rate/100,000 population,
from the average rate five years average (2003-2007)
in the past 3 years from
6.38 to 6.90 in 2008, the
equivalent of 139 deaths
per 1,000 population
(Table 7).

Heart and lung-related
illnesses were among the
leading causes of morbid-
ity and mortality in 2008
and in the past 5 years
Table 9. Mortality, leading causes, number and rate/100,000 population, five years
(Tables 8 and 9). average (2003-2007)

There was a decrease
in infant mortality rate
in the past 3 years –
from 19.66 to 16.44 in
2008 which is equiva-
lent to 10 infant deaths
per 1,000 live births.
Prematurity was one of
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Source of Data: PHO – Marinduque/NEDA - IVB

Table 11. Maternal mortality, leading causes, number and rate/100,000 population, five years average (2003-2007)

Source of Data: PHO – Marinduque/NEDA - IVB

the leading causes of infant mortality Sta.Cruz; and the Torrijos Municipal Hos-
and the other diseases are precursor of pital (TMH). All municipalities maintain
prematurity. It is also alarming to note and operate their respective Rural Health
that diarrhea was also a leading cause Stations while the 218 barangays in the
of infant mortality during the reference province have Barangay Health Stations
period (Table 10). being maintained by Barangay Health
Workers and the Barangay Officials.
In 2008, the Provincial Health Office’s
data showed that there were 5 deaths re- Based on the Hospital Statistical Re-
lated to pregnancy, as compared to an ports for 2007 and 2008, DDRMH as a
average of 3 deaths in the past 3 years. 100-bed capacity hospital had a bed oc-
cupancy rate of 48 percent and 51.4 per-
Health Facilities cent, respectively, for each year. SCDH
For the past 7 years, the Provincial Gov- as a 25-bed capacity had 64.84 percent
ernment has maintained and operated 3 and 52.77 percent, respectively, during
government hospitals: the Provincial Hos- the same reference period. Meanwhile,
pital or Dr. Damian Reyes Memorial Hos- as a 10-bed capacity hospital, TMH had
pital (DDRMH) in Boac, the town proper; a 30 percent occupancy rate for both
the Sta.Cruz District Hospital (SCDH) in 2007 and 2008.
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down in 2005, with 289 Be-
low Normal Very Low out
of the 4,474 malnourished
children. Total pre-school-
ers in 2005 was 28,063.
According to the CBMS
survey, the total number of
underweight children was
1,876 in 2005.

Table 12 shows the distribution of the gov- Education
ernment hospitals and Bed-Population Ratio A total of 58,585 pupils and students were
based on the 2000-2007 statistics for the three enrolled in public schools during SY 2005-
hospitals in the province. 2006 with an increase of 240 or 0.40 percent
higher than the previous year’s enrolment of
Of note is the fact that as the population 58,825. In private schools, there were only
increases, the bed capacity of each hospital 6,544 pupils and students enrolled, an in-
facility does not increase. crease of 1,142 or 2.63 percent over the pre-
vious year’s enrolment of 5,402 (Table 14).
The Roster of the Provincial Health Ofﬁce in 2008 For the 180 public elementary schools in
showed that there were 137 medical/health ofﬁcers the 9 school districts, there were 1,427 public
and staffs in the Provincial Government: 82 in Dr. school teachers for the 37,845 pupils while
Damian Reyes Memorial Hospital in Boac; 34 in there were 512 pubic secondary school teach-
Sta.Cruz District Hospital ; and 21 in Torrijos Mu- ers in the 44 public secondary schools for the
nicipal Hospital, broken down as follows: 16,713 students.

To complement the health manpower of
the Provincial Government, there were six (6) Table 13. Number of medical personnel assigned/ detailed in DDRMH, SCDH and TMH

Municipal Health Officers, 12 Public Health
Nurses, 10 Rural Sanitary Inspectors, 4 Medical
Technologists, 36 Rural Health Midwives and 5
Dentists. There were also 1,192 active BHWs,
334 BNSes, 309 Traditional Birth Attendants
and 96 trained Filipino Health Masseurs.

Nutrition
In 2004, Operation Timbang by the Provincial
Nutrition Office recorded a total of 5,260 mal-
nourished children, 388 of whom were Below
Normal Very Low from among the 29,623 pre-
schoolers. Using the same data, the number of Source: PHO-Marinduque/ NEDA IVB
pre-schoolers and malnourished children went
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Table 14. Enrolment in the public schools by districts and by level of education, SY 2005-2006

3. Local Economy

Commerce and Trade
The Department of Trade and Industry
(DTI) Provincial Office recorded a total in-
vestment of PhP 97.98 million in 2008, which
is 13.33 percent lower than the PhP 111.042
million investment in 2007.

Based on the records of the Total Business
Name Registration, the number of business
names approved registered an increase of
22.63 percent, from 813 in 2007 to 997 in 2008.
tablishments. There are no multi-national
A large percentage of these establishments companies operating in the province. Ma-
belongs to the wholesaling and retailing jority of the establishments employ only one
category, majority of which are single es- to four personnel.

Table 14. Number of public school teachers by municipality, SY 2005-2006

Source: Department of Education
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Agriculture wherein 6,963 MT are produced from the munici-
Agriculture is the main economic activity of the pal fishing grounds and the rest from aquaculture
province and remains to be the biggest sector- and mariculture grounds. Sta.Cruz is the major
employer, providing 48 percent employment. source of fish production, followed by Mogpog
About 58 percent or 53,587.05 hectares of the and Torrijos. Fish abound in the 235,299 hect-
total land area of 95,925 hectares are devoted ares of coastal waters. There are also 709.58
to crops. Coconut is the primary crop of Marin- developed fishpond areas producing bangus and
duque. Out of 53,587.5 hectares of cropland, prawn, and a few inland waters.
66.06 percent are planted to coconut. However,
a sudden decrease in coconut production due Eco Tourism
to typhoons Reming and Frank has been noted. There are around 30 to 35 hotels/resorts, a
few lodging houses and homestays to accom-
In terms of rice production, Marinduque re- modate tourists/visitors to the province. Belar-
flected a deficit in rice supply in 2008 based on oca Hotel Spa and Resort, a 6-star hotel-resort
the report of the Provincial Agriculture Office of is located in the municipality of Buenavista.
Marinduque. Of the total rice area (irrigated Local tourist sites and attractions like caves,
and rainfed) covering 8,235.32 hectares, only waterfalls, beaches, diving sites and historical
29,762.28 metric tons were produced, a large landmarks can also be found in the province.
volume of which came from the municipality of
Sta.Cruz with 13,141.50 MT while the least har- Marinduque is also rich in local festivals, cul-
vest came from Buenavista with only 546.39 MT. ture and traditions.
The total irrigated rice area is 3,359.19 hectares
while 4,714.13 hectares are rainfed areas. Most 4. Infrastructure
of the rice areas in Buenavista are rainfed.
Road System
Next to coconut as a major crop of the province Inter-local linkages in the province consist
is banana, which occupies 4,741.00 hectares. This of national roads, provincial roads, a private
is followed by corn with 800.00 hectares. Among road of the Marcopper Mining Corp., baran-
the 6 municipalities, Boac is considered as the gay roads and farm-to-market roads There is
major producer of banana, followed by Sta.Cruz. only one major road network in the province
served by the 120 kilometers circumferential
Other crops grown and produced in the province road (national/arterial) and runs mostly along
are mango, rootcrops like cassava, camote and the coastal lines. Almost 98 percent of the road
arrowroot, and a variety of vegetables. As a re- network may be considered as all-weather road
cipient of the Development Bank of the Philippines and nearly 100 percent are well-paved.
(DBP) Forest Project, Marinduque will soon be a
major producer of high-value fruit trees like pom- Seaport and Airports
elo, rambutan, lanzones, mangosteen and durian. External traffic between Marinduque and
mainland Luzon and neighboring island prov-
Fish Production inces is done by sea and air routes.
The average fish catch/production per year, ac-
cording to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic There are three national ports: Balanacan Port
Resources (BFAR)-Provincial Office, is 8,203.41 MT in Mogpog; Cawit Port in Boac; and Buyabod
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Port in Sta.Cruz. RO/RO vessels and fast 5. Institutional Capability
crafts ply between Marinduque and Lucena
City in Quezon Province. There are also Human Resource
daily trips by pump boats from Gasan to For calendar year 2005, the Provincial Govern-
Pinamalayan, Oriental Mindoro and Gen- ment of Marinduque had a workforce of 1,010,
eral Luna in Quezon, carrying around 30 to based on the records of the Human Resource and
50 passengers. Management Ofﬁce (HRMO). Of this number,
683 are permanent employees; 4 are co-terminus;
Power Supply 13, elective ofﬁcials; 436, casual employees; and
The National Power Corporation (NAPO- 1 temporary. In 2004, there were only 921 mem-
COR) supplies the power requirements of bers of the workforce in the province.
the province which is being managed by a
cooperative, the MARELCO. The province Financial Resources
is 98 percent energized, with an average The province is highly dependent on its annual
load of 2583 KW. The maximum demand is Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) share.
6300 KW with a load factor of 97 percent.
In 2006, the province’s IRA was PhP 244,292,411.45,
Water System including the PhP 19, 276, 436.00 additional IRA and
The major existing water supply system the PhP 16,200, 033.45 monetization. In 2007, the
in the province is the Level III water system IRA share was PhP 247,670,755.00 which exceeded
– both gravity and pump systems being the estimate by more than PhP 32.3M. This went
managed by the municipal governments. up to PhP 288,061,490.12 which again exceeded
Domestic water is generally taken from the estimate by more than PhP40.3M, including the
springs and wells. There is no registered PhP 11,576,652.12 IRA monetization for CYs 2001
Water District operating in the province. and 2004.

Telecommunication The province was able to generate PhP
The province has postal, telephone, tele- 19,373,577.78 in terms of real property tax,
graph/telex, telefax, mobile phone and basic tax and SEF in 2006, an increase from the
freight services. The Philippine Postal Cor- 2005 revenue of PhP 15,489,520.38, as a result
poration, PLDT/PILTEL, DIGITEL, SMART, of extensive collection campaign. However,
GLOBE and SUN Networks service the due to the condonation of penalties and a 20
province’s requirement for telecommuni- percent deduction for advance payments, the
cations. real property tax collection went down to PhP
16,118,063.66 in 2007 and then to as low as
Banking and Financial Institutions PhP 15, 180,938.89 in 2008.
The Philippine National Bank (PNB),
Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP), CARD Nonetheless, the total income of the province in
Bank and rural banks provide the banking the General Fund increased from 2005 to 2009.
services in the province. Automatic Teller
Machines (ATMs) are readily available at Aside from the General Fund and Special
PNB and LBP. Education Fund, Trust Fund is also considered
as an additional source of income.
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Part 2. Status Report
on the Millennium
Development Goals

Goal 1: Eradicate Extreme
Poverty and Hunger
Target 1.A : Halve between 1990 and poverty threshold stood at 68.3 percent, which
2015, the proportion of people whose is equivalent to 139,349 population, and the
income is less than one dollar a day. proportion of the total number of households
living below the poverty threshold was 62.7
A. Status and Trends percent, which is equivalent to 28,324 house-
holds. Based on the preliminary results of the
Proportion of Population Below Poverty Threshold 2008 CBMS survey, there was a signiﬁcant
The 2005 CBMS survey shows that the decline in the proportion of households (or
proportion of population living below the population) below poverty threshold (47.91
33
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%). The programs and projects that were the municipality. They travel through the seas
implemented at the local level have resulted between Banton, Romblon and Buenavista,
in a reduction in the level of poverty in the particularly in Barangays Libas, Yook and
province. Lipata (the poorest barangays in the mu-
nicipality of Buenavista). However, it is worth
Of the 68.3 percent of the population living mentioning that Buenavista has been elevated
below the poverty threshold, 66.4 percent are from a 5th class municipality to 4th class
found in the rural areas and 43.0 percent are since 2009 (DOF Order No. 20-05), which
considered urban poor. Many of the rural only means that there was an increase in its
poor do not own the land/lot where they reside IRA. The Census of Population conducted by
and that limits them to conduct agricultural the National Statistics Ofﬁce (NSO) in 2007
activities such as crop or vegetable production reveals that there was an increase in its popu-
only for self-consumption. There were more lation, which is a manifestation of an improved
males than females who are living below the living condition in the municipality. To become
poverty threshold based on the 2005 CBMS a fourth class municipality, the average annual
survey. income must be PhP 20 million or more but
less than PhP 30 million (DOF-BLGF Memo.
Among the 6 municipalities, Buenavista had Circular No. 01-M(41)-05). The preliminary
the highest proportion - at 79.6 percent - of results from the 2008 CBMS survey conﬁrm
population living below the poverty threshold that there was a reduction in the proportion of
in 2005, which is equivalent to 15,554 persons. household population living below the poverty
In the preliminary results of the 2008 CBMS threshold in Buenavista.
survey, the same municipality again tops the
list of municipalities in the province in terms Torrijos has the second highest proportion,
of having the highest proportion of popula- at 72.0 percent, of the population living below
tion below the poverty threshold. This, despite the poverty threshold in 2005. Among the 6
the various programs and projects that were municipalities, however, Torrijos is the one
implemented in the municipality. According that has notably reduced its proportion of
to the Municipal Planning and Development household population living below the poverty
Coordinator (MPDC) of Buenavista, there are threshold, from 69.2 percent in 2005 to around
a number of transient poor in the municipal- 53 percent based on the 2008 CBMS pre-
ity. As a neighbor to Romblon, it is a favorite liminary results. Torrijos is projected to expand
migration area of the “Bantuins of Bantuanos” its urban settlement based on the Provincial
who have already established their family in Physical Framework Plan (PPFP) 1993-2002

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because of the increasing trend in population Figure 5. Map showing proportion of population living below poverty threshold in Marinduque
and the developing economic activity. in 2005, by municipality

Proportion of Population Living Below the Food
Threshold
In 2000, the food threshold in Marinduque
was PhP 8, 525.00. For a family of five, a monthly
income of PhP 3,552.00 or PhP23.68 per day per
family member was therefore needed to meet
the minimum food requirements. In 2004, the
food threshold was PhP 9,049.00, representing
an increase of Php 524.00 or 6.1 percent from
the 2000 food threshold (Source: Philippine
Poverty Statistics, NSCB).

Using the 2004 food threshold for Marin- Source: CBMS Survey, 2005
duque, the 2005 CBMS data showed that
56.1 percent (114,327) of the total popu-
lation live below the food threshold, 52.3 at 73.4 percent (14,446). As the smallest mu-
percent of whom are in the rural areas and nicipality with only 7,860 hectares, Buenavista
31 percent are found in the urban areas. offers very limited livelihood opportunities for
Furthermore, there are more males (56.9%) its people who are highly dependent on fish-
than females (55.3%) who are living below ing. Small fishermen do not have a regular
the food threshold. fish catch that could afford their family needs.
Even if the sea between Buenavista and Ban-
At the national level, data from the NSCB ton, Romblon is a rich fishing ground, rough
indicate that in 2003 and 2006, the proportion seas and gusty winds caused by southwest
of population living below the food threshold monsoon affect the fish catch. This is further
was 13.5 percent and 14.6 percent, respectively. aggravated by the fishermen’s lack of sophis-
ticated fishing paraphernalia whose costs
Buenavista had the highest proportion of are beyond the reach of the poor fishing
population living below the food threshold families. Upland farming is also one of the

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Figure 6. Map showing proportion of population living below food threshold in Marinduque agricultural production. Bellaroca Resort and
in 2005, by municipality Spa, located in Buenavista, is providing an
additional source of revenue for the LGU as
well as livelihood and employment opportuni-
ties for the local community.

There was also a reduction in the proportion
of household population living below the food
threshold in Buenavista, from 49.4 percent
in 2005 to around 34 percent based on the
preliminary results of the 2008 CBMS survey.
Of the six municipalities, only Gasan reﬂected
a negative growth in 2008. According to the
MPDC of Gasan, this can be attributed to an
Source: CBMS Survey, 2005 increase in population, particularly in the rural
areas where there are limited opportunities
main sources of livelihood in the municipality for poor families to look for additional source
but a large area of Buenavista is timberland of income.
or forest protected areas (2,400 hectares),
which means that these areas are limited to Buenavista has shown a signiﬁcant increase
in the proportion of households living below
Figure 7. Map showing poverty gap ratio in Marinduque in 2005, by municipality
poverty threshold. The municipality of Sta.
Cruz also showed an accelerated growth in
2008. In 2005, the proportion of households
living below the food threshold in Sta. Cruz
stood at 46.5 percent but this dropped to
around 26 percent in the preliminary 2008
CBMS survey results.

Poverty Gap
Given the above, a Marinduqueño who
falls within the category of below the pov-
erty threshold must strive to meet his income
Source: CBMS Survey 2005

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Figure 8. Map showing employment rate in Marinduque in 2005, by municipality

Source: CBMS Survey 2005

*There were 2 missing values under this particular indicator and were not accounted to determine the total number of population in the labor force.

shortfall or poverty gap of 0.3. As a coping or provincial disaggregated data for 2004 for
mechanism, some members of the family, even Marinduque.
at a very young age, resort to paid services
or “pagpapaupa” like water fetching, house Based on the 2005 CBMS survey, out of
cleaning, laundry work and the like. the total labor force, employment rate stood
at 85.8 percent which is equivalent to 57,965.
Target 1.B: Achieve full and productive There is not much gender disparity in the
employment and decent work for all, employment sector, with both the male and
including women and young people female populations being part of the active
labor force and are employed. They live either
Employment Rate in the rural or urban areas.
In 2003, the NSO revealed that Marinduque
had 134,000 labor force population and a Employment rate in Marinduque signiﬁ-
labor force participation rate (LFPR) of 73.7 cantly increased from 2005 to 2008. Among
percent. Employment rate stood at 91.6 per- the six municipalities, Mogpog has the
cent and unemployment rate at 8.4 percent. most notable contribution to the province’s
Beyond this survey, the NSO has no regional employment in 2008 based on the pre-
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