caraga today april-june 2014

today caraga Vol. XVIII, Issue 2

April - June 2014

A Publication of the Caraga Regional Development Council

PAGE 18

2013 Regional

Economic Situationer

PAGE 24

Q1 2014 Regional

Project Monitoring

Report

Gov. Sol Matugas retains Caraga Regional Development Council Chairperson post PAGE 3

PAGE 4

Caraga Regional Development Council endorses fiscal year

2015 proposed budgets

PAGE 5

Secretary Balisacan visits Caraga Region

PAGE 6

National Project Monitoring Committee conducts Q2 meeting in Tandag City

PAGE 7

NEDA-Caraga visits Taganito High-Pressure Acid Leaching

Processing Plant

PAGE 14 In Summary:

The Revised Caraga Regional Development Plan 2013-2016

Communication Plan

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by Sherwin E. Verdun, NEDA-Caraga

Gov. Sol Matugas retains Caraga Regional Development Council Chairperson post

Gov. Sol Matugas, Surigao

del Norte, retained her

post as Chairperson of the

Caraga Regional

Development Council

(RDC) serving her second

term.

President Benigno Aquino

III reappointed Matugas on

May 16, 2014 to serve for

two years coinciding with

her regular term as a local

elective official.

Matugas served as the

Caraga RDC Chairperson

from 2011-2013. Under her

leadership, the “One

Caraga” theme was adopted

to encourage convergence of

efforts and resources from

among Caraganons.

During her term, Caraga’s

poverty incidence among

families declined from 46%

in 2009 to 31.9% in 2012.

The GRDP growth rate was

among the highest in the

country: 8.5% in 2010-2011

(highest) and 10.6% in 2011

-2012 (second highest).

With this new mandate,

Matugas is pressed to do

greater and better things for

Caraga. More importantly

the achievement of the

region’s goal to be the

FAME (Fishery, Agro-

Forestry, Mineral, Eco-

Tourism) Center of the

Philippines is a continuing

challenge that will be

addressed by developing the

region’s abundant resources

in fishery, agriculture,

forestry, mineral, and eco-

tourism. The said sub-

sectors are the growth

drivers of the region’s

economy.

To achieve the region’s

goal, Matugas laid out her

plan for the next eight

Caraga RDC Full Council

Meetings. Each meeting will

be anchored on a chapter of

the Caraga Regional

Development Plan and will

have the following theme:

1. Transparent and

responsive governance

restores and builds

public confidence and

promotes economic

development.

2. Accelerating

infrastructure

development as the

backbone of Caraga

Region’s inclusive

growth and poverty

reduction.

3. Building the resilience

of Caraga’s communities

through disaster risk

reduction and climate

change adaptation.

4. Improving the

productivity and

competitiveness of

agriculture and fisheries

for food security and

resiliency.

5. Diversified, competitive

and productive industry

and services sectors for

sustained economic

development and

inclusive growth.

6. Capacitated, empowered

and globally-competitive

Caraganons in this

increasingly complex

and modern world.

7. A peaceful, orderly and

stable Caraga: the key to

combating chronic and

inter-generational

poverty and sustaining

economic growth.

8. Conservation, protection

and responsible

utilization of natural

resources for sustainable

and inclusive economic

growth.

Gov. Sol Matugas

The Regional

Development Council

(RDC) endorsed the

fiscal year 2015 proposed

budgets of regional line

agencies and state

colleges and universities

of Caraga during its 78th

Full Council Meeting at

Goat2geder Hotel and

Restaurant, Thursday,

March 20, 2014.

The Caraga RDC endorsed

a total of PhP32.83 billion

proposed budget for fiscal

year 2015 after a rigorous

process of consultation

with different stakeholders

including civil society

organizations.

About 65% of the total

endorsed budget went to

the Social Sector

amounting to PhP21.32

billion. The Economic

Sector has a proposed

budget of PhP9.2 billion;

the Infrastructure Sector

has a budget of PhP1.4

billion; while the

Development

Administration Sector has

a budget of PhP0.88

billion.

The biggest portion of the

Social Sector budget is for

the Department of

Education (DepEd)


billion.

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Caraga Regional Development Council endorses fiscal year 2015 proposed budgets by Sherwin E. Verdun, NEDA-Caraga

Agency Budget

('000,000)

Development Administration

DILG 147.01

BFP 75.24

BJMP 52.96

NAPOLCOM 12.34

PNP 549.31

BLGF 13.37

DOJ-PPA 31.42

Total 881.65

Agency Budget

('000,000)

Economic Development

CDA 13.66

DTI 590.72

DA 2,212.96

BFAR 210.94

PCA 277.28

NFA 272.76

NIA 2,931.11

DAR 778.05

DOST 195.27

DENR 1,127.60

DOLE 566.64

DOT 23.08

Total 9,200.07

Agency Budget

('000,000)

Infrastructure Development

DPWH 19.47

DOTC 390.44

PPA PMO-NASIPIT 849.20

CAAP 121.55

MARINA 45.31

Total 1,425.97

Agency Budget

('000,000)

Social Development

DOH 1,129.53

CRH 403.79

ASTMMC 218.86

POPCOM 24.73

DEPED 12,928.23

DSWD 4,553.39

NCIP 81.48

NHA 432.85

CHED 152.83

TESDA 253.31

ASSCAT 125.73

CSU 355.35

SDSSSU 313.30

SSCT 351.34

Total 21,324.74


Secretary Balisacan visits Caraga Region

Balisacan visited projects in

Butuan City, the TD/TS

Agaton affected road

sections of Agusan del Sur

(Butuan-Davao Road), the

Lake Mainit Hydroelectric

Power Plant Project in

Jabonga, Agusan del Norte,

and the Taganito High-

Pressure Acid Leaching

(THPAL) Nickel

Corporation in Claver,

Surigao del Norte.

The Butuan City projects

visited include the ongoing

Butuan bypass road and

retrofitting/repair of the

Magsaysay Bridge, and the

completed Diosdado

Macapagal Bridge (2nd

Magsaysay Bridge).

The Lake Mainit Hydro

Electric Power Plant Project

(25 MW) in Jabonga,

Agusan del Norte doubles as

a flood mitigation project

meant to drain the excess

waters of Lake Mainit.

The THPAL Nickel

Corporation is the single

largest investment in

mineral processing in the

country today valued at

US$1.6 Billion. Established

on August 22, 2008,

THPAL is a joint venture of

Sumitomo Metal Mining,

Nickel Asia Corporation,

and Mitsui Corporation.

THPAL’s main product is

mixed sulfide, which

contains 57% Nickel and

5% Cobalt.

Balisacan also had a brief

meeting with Butuan City

Mayor Ferdinand Amante

and a fellowship with the

NEDA Regional Office-

Caraga Region staffs.


Sec. Arsenio M. Balisacan, Socio-Economic Planning

Secretary and Director General of the National

Economic and Development Authority visited the

Caraga Region, Monday, May 12, 2014.

Top photo. Sec. Balisacan (sixth from right) at the THPAL. Bottom right photo. Sec. Balisacan inspecting a damaged road section along the Agusan-Davao road.

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regional and sub-regional

levels. The Project

Monitoring Committees

(PMCs) monitors and

evaluates all development

projects (economic, social,

infrastructure, and other

development projects)

funded by the national

government and locally

generated resources at the

regional, provincial, city,

and municipal levels.

The NPMC is composed of

NEDA, DBM, DILG, and

the Office of the President-

Project Management Staff.

NEDA’s Monitoring and

Evaluation Staff (MES)

serves as Secretariat of the

NPMC.

ARD Donald Seronay.

NPMC is an inter-agency

committee of the Philippine

Government mandated

primarily to coordinate and

oversee the implementation

of the Regional Project

Monitoring and Evaluation

System (RPMES). The

NPMC was created by

Executive Order 376 issued

on November 2, 1989. It is

tasked to expedite project

implementation and devolve

project facilitation, facilitate

problem solving, monitoring

and evaluate projects at the

The meeting was presided

over by the National

Economic and Development

Authority (NEDA)

Undersecretary Margarita

Songco, as Chairperson.

Department of Budget and

Management (DBM)

Undersecretary Mario

Relampagos as Co-

Chairperson was present

along with NEDA Regional

Directors, DBM-Caraga

Regional Director Achilles

Gerard Bravo, and

Department of the Interior

and Local Government-

Caraga (DILG-Caraga)

National Project Monitoring Committee conducts Q2 meeting in Tandag City by Sherwin E. Verdun, NEDA-Caraga

The National Project Monitoring Committee (NPMC)

conducted its second quarter meeting at Villa Maria

Luisa Hotel, Tandag City, Surigao del Sur, Wednesday,

May 14, 2014.

Left to right. NEDA RD Mylah Faye Aurora Carino, DBM USec. Mario Relampagos, NEDA USec. Margarita Songco, NEDA-Monitoring and Evaluation Staff Dir. Roderick Planta and Asst. Dir. Violeta Corpus.


NEDA-Caraga visits Taganito High-Pressure Acid Leaching Processing Plant

THPAL Processing Plant is

the single largest investment

in mineral processing in the

country today valued at

US$1.6 Billion. During the

visit, the significance of the

plant to the economy of

Caraga and of the country as

a whole was highlighted. The

technologies used by

THPAL in processing the

metals was presented along

with its risks, the precautions

taken, tailings storage, and

waste water disposal system.

Established on August 22,

2008, THPAL is a joint

venture of Sumitomo Metal

Mining, Nickel Asia

Corporation, and Mitsui

Corporation. THPAL’s main

product is mixed sulfide,

which contains 57% Nickel

and 5% Cobalt. It will

operate in 30 years from

2013-2043.

THPAL processes the

existing low-grade nickel ore

using the high-pressure acid

leaching (HPAL) technology

producing mixed sulfides of

Nickel and Cobalt. The

mixed sulfides are then

shipped to Niihama Nickel

Refinery of Sumitomo Metal

Mining Co., Ltd in Japan and

are refined to electrolytic

nickel and cobalt.

The plant is powered by a

48MW coal-fired boiler and

turbine generator. Its water

supply is taken from the

Taganito River through a

water intake facility that

collects water and distributes

it throughout the plant.

The plant has a tailings dam

to safely and adequately hold

the mine residue. The dam

has a bentonite (clay) wall to

prevent possible leaking.

After treatment, the

wastewater is pumped to the

sea. The plant placed a fish

cage of ketong as bio-

indicator to validate the

safety of the wastewater.


NEDA-Caraga headed by Regional Director Mylah Faye

Aurora Cariño visited the Taganito High-Pressure Acid

Leaching (THPAL) processing plant in Claver, Surigao

del Norte, Friday, April 25, 2014.

NEDA RD Mylah Faye Aurora Carino (fifth from left) and staff with the THPAL management at the high-pressure acid leaching autoclave area.

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The City Government of

Butuan is preparing its

official entry to the National

Literacy Awards under the

Local Government Unit

Award Category.

Butuan City Mayor Ferdinand

Amante, Jr. reminded the

members of the technical

working group during the

meeting held April 22, 2014 at

the City Public Library that,

“Out of all the highly urbanized

cities in the country, we

emerged as the top 3 in the

National Literacy Awards in

2012.” Thus, Butuan City is

aiming to surpass its past

performance.

In the said meeting, all of

Butuan City’s programs and

advocacies that highlight

improvement in education

including those intended for the

indigenous peoples and

uneducated adults were

presented and assessed on how

these can be incorporated in the

City’s official entry to the

National Literacy Awards. The

linkage of these programs to the

current vision of the City is also

emphasized. Among the

programs identified were the

Grow a Million Tress and Clean

Ground Zero. Other programs

implemented by the City

Population Office, City Social

Welfare and Development

Office, City Nutrition Office,

City Agriculture Office and

City Environment and Natural

Resources Office were also

included.

The City’s official entry will be

submitted to the National

Literacy Council in Manila by

the end of June this year. The

results for the national qualifiers

will be announced next month.

Butuan City prepares for 2014 Literacy Awards by D. Generalao, Butuan City

Rice Achievers Award Outstanding Municipal Local

Government Unit Esperanza, Agusan del Sur

Outstanding Agricultural Extension Workers

Diana Manug

Patricinio Moran, Jr

Teodoro Ortega

Jenebelle Sasi

Alfred Gimang

Editha Osin

Lindamar Nonan

Gertrudes Fortun

Cecilia Abdulmajid

Violeta Laguna

Bohmind Nonan

Basilisa Huera

Diosdado Derigay

Quality Corn Search Award Outstanding Provincial Local

Government Unit Agusan del Sur

Outstanding Municipal Local

Government Unit Las Nieves, Agusan del Norte

Esperanza, Agusan del Sur

Outstanding Provincial

Coordinator Perla Galaura (Agusan del Sur)

Outstanding Municipal Coordinator

Mary Jane Maratas (Las Nieves)

Jovie Ego-ugan (Esperanza)

Outstanding Agricultural Extension Workers

Nelson Dulayba

Ismael Saguran

Organic Agriculture Program Outstanding Province for

Mindanao

Agusan del Sur

Outstanding City in the Philippines

Butuan City

Outstanding Focal Person,

Provincial Category for Mindanao

Nila Estrada

Outstanding City Focal person

Arsenia Luchana

Outstanding Agricultural

Extension Workers Marianita Gemina

Gawad Saka Outstanding Small Fisherfolk

Organization TANARIZ FISHERMEN MPC

(Socorro, Surigao del Norte)

Rural Woman

Outstanding Rural Woman

Violeta Alegapo

Agri-Pinoy awards


The Department of

Agriculture launched four

agricultural infrastructure

projects amounting to

PhP81.2 million in Surigao

del Sur and Agusan del

Sur.

A rice mill and parboiling

plant worth PhP7.3 million

were inaugurated and turned

over by Asst. Sec. Edilberto

De Luna through the Agri-

Pinoy National Rice

Program on May 12, 2014

to Agusanon Para sa Bag-

ong Pilipino, Inc. (Agus

Pinoy) a farmers’ group

from Purok Sunrise, Buena

Gracia, Talacogon, Agusan

del Sur. About 1,500 local

farmers will benefit from

this project.

Two rice processing centers


million were opened in

Cantilan and Madrid,

Surigao del Sur, costing

PhP16.5 million and PhP14

million, respectively. These

processing centers have a

dryer, warehouse for

storage, and a milling

capacity of 1.2 tons per

hour. About 3,000 farmers

will benefit from these

projects.

A PhP43.3 million pump

irrigation project that will

provide water to San

Gabriel, Veruela and Nueva

Era, Bunawan both in

Agusan del Sur was also

launched. The project is

designed to drain

floodwaters during rainy

season in Nueva Era. It will

irrigate around 2,500

hectares of land.

Nueva Era Pump Irrigation

Project is located 12

kilometers from Bunawan

proper to San Gabriel,

Veruela, Agusan del Sur.

The barangays covered by

this project are San Gabriel

in Veruela and Nueva Era in

Bunawan, Agusandel Sur.

The potential area for

irrigation of the two

barangays is approximately

2,500 hectares.

Lastly, DA gave agricultural

goods and farm equipment

to 1,000 farmers of San

Garbriel, Veruela, Agusan

del Sur. The grant includes

six draft animals with

implements, two rice

reapers, one hand tractor

with trailer, 24 power

knapsack sprayer, 24

saklob, one 4WD farm

tractor, one mini 4WD

tractor, livestock, and 100

bags of tilapia feeds – all

worth PhP3.64 million.

Department of Agriculture launches PhP81.2M projects in Caraga by Mac Garcia, Department of Agriculture

DA Assistant Secretary Edilberto De Luna leads the ceremonial switch-on of a P16.5-million rice processing center in Barangay Calagdaan in Cantilan, Surigao del Sur.

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A PhP31.6 million natural

crumb rubber processing

facility to be managed by

the Farmers Alternative

for Self-Reliance Multi-

Purpose Cooperative

(FASRMCO) was

established in

Prosperidad, Agusan del

Sur.

The facility can carry 4,337

metric tons of cuplump

which will help boost rubber

processing in the province.

The facility is equipped with

creper, macerator, shredder,

trolley dryer, hydraulic

baling press, and weighing

scale. It can produce high

quality semi-processed

natural crumb rubber for tire

and footwear. The facility

will improve the

consistency and standard of

the plasticity retention index

of natural crumb rubber

products and increase the

value of rubber cuplump,

the coagulated rubber latex.

Further, it will enable

farmers to earn more

through value-adding and

save PhP3,600.00 to

PhP6,900.00 from freight

and handling.

As of 2011, Agusan del Sur

has 13,321 hectares of

rubber with 4,972 hectares

already productive. The

total volume of cuplump

produced was 15,273 metric

tons with an average of 3.1

metric tons per hectare.

The said facility, which will

be turned over this month, is

part of the Mindanao Rural

Development Program

(MRDP), a special project

under the Department of

Agriculture (DA).

PhP31.6M facility to boost rubber processing in Agusan del Sur

by Noel Provido, Department of Agriculture

The Department of Social

Welfare and Development-

Caraga (DSWD-Caraga)

led by RD Minda Brigoli

turned over checks

amounting to PhP8.8

million to newly formed

Self-Employment

Assistance sa Kaunlaran

(SEA-K) associations in

Dapa, Surigao del Norte,

Saturday, last March 1,

2014.

The said amount was

distributed to 55 SEA-K

Associations with a total of

885 beneficiaries (12 SEA-K

Associations with 190

beneficiaries from Dapa; 8

SEA-K Associations with

155 beneficiaries from Del

Carmen; 5 SEA-K


beneficiaries from General

Luna; 6 SEA-K Associations

with 105 beneficiaries from

Pilar; and 24 SEA-K


beneficiaries from Socorro).

The newly formed SEA-K

Associations will engage in

different microenterprises.

About 653 beneficiaries will

engage in the retail and

whole sale of fish, rice,

copra, gasoline, nipa, scrap

and sari – sari store. Around

142 beneficiaries will engage

in hog and poultry raising

while 33 beneficiaries will

engage in corn, rice, and

coconut production. Twenty-

nine beneficiaries will

engage in fishing and 18

beneficiaries will engage in

money lending, carenderia/

eatery, loading station,

barbershop, vulcanizing, and

welding shop. Ten

beneficiaries will engage in

banig making, nipa weaving,

food processing and bakery.

DSWD-Caraga funds new SEA –K Associations worth PhP8.8M


With the Department of

Health-Caraga and

Department of Agriculture-

Caraga coordinating, the

Summit is aimed to avert

the increase in incidence of

dog bites in the province. A

total of 2,173 incidences of

dog bites was recorded in

2013, twice the recorded

1,078 dog bites in 2012.

To prevent incidences of

dog bites, local government

units like the Municipal

Government of Kitcharao

has adopted dog bites

control ordinances and

noticed decreasing trend of

dog bite cases upon its

implementation. After

registering dogs and

encouraging leashing of

dogs in every barangay, the

incidence of dog bites

decreased from 122 cases in

2009 to 18 cases in 2012.

“It is high time for us to

adopt and implement

Provincial Ordinance 154 to

curtail dog bite cases in the

province,” said Mr. Romeo

Solis, Provincial Director of

Department of the Interior

and Local Government

(DILG), as a reminder for

the summit attendees.

Provincial Ordinance 154

mandates the construction

of dog pounds. Dr. Belen M.

Aruelo, Provincial

Veterinarian, and Dr. Esther

Cardeno, Regional Animal

Rabies Coordinator,

encouraged the participants

to construct their own dog

pound to eliminate stray

dogs and enjoin dog owners

to keep their dogs. The

Municipal Government of

Buenavista has an existing

dog pound while the City

Government of Cabadbaran

is constructing its own.

The Summit was concluded

with a pledge of

commitment to curb dog

bite incidence and to

strengthen concerted efforts

to prevent the spread of

human rabies in the

province.

Sangguniang Bayan

Committee on Health

Chairpersons, Municipal

Health Officers, Municipal

Agriculturists, Municipal

Human and Animal Rabies

Coordinators, Barangay

Captains of the ten

municipalities of the

province, and the City

Government of Cabadbaran

attended the said Summit.

Agusan del Norte convenes 1st Provincial Rabies Summit

by Joseph P. Dargantes, Agusan del Norte

The Provincial Government of Agusan del Norte

convened the first-ever Provincial Rabies Summit at

Luciana Convention Center, Butuan City, Monday,

March 24, 2014.

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A chain of bakeshops,

restaurants, souvenir and

pasalubong shops, locally-

made ice cream, buco pie,

noodles, abaca and water

lily handicrafts, micro

lending, aquamarine

products, catering, mini

grocery store.

These are the different

establishments founded,

owned and managed by the

first batch of successful

women entrepreneurs who

were recognized by the

Department of Trade and

Industry (DTI)-Caraga

during the 10th Kalandrakas

sa Kababaihan as part of the

2014 Women’s Month

Celebration.

Eight women entrepreneurs

composed the 2014 first

batch of honorees. They are

Esther Sy Uy of Marjeck

Food Products and Ma.

Elena Mercado of

Mercado’s Sudlanan Atbp. –

from Butuan City and

Agusan del Norte,

respectively; Rose Go,

owner of Rose Bakeshop

and Rosario’s Restaurant

with Noemila Balaba of

Triple Diamond Micro

Lending Corporation – from

Agusan del Sur; Concepcion

Paqueo of Kaisdaan Center

and Lydia Ga of Roslyd

Foodjaus & Catering

Services – from Surigao del

Norte; and Emma Guerra of

E.L. Guerra Mini Grocery

Store with Natividad Mojica

of Nat’s Buco Pie – from

Surigao del Sur.

DTI-Caraga Regional

Director Brielgo Pagaran

and DTI-Agusan del Norte

OIC Gay Tidalgo handed

over plaques of recognition

and tokens of appreciation

to the honorees at Balanghai

Hotel and Convention

Center, Butuan City. They

were joined on stage by the

Regional Development

Council – Gender and

Development Coordinating

Committee (RDC-GADCC)

Chairperson Director

Marilyn Pintor of the

Commission of Human

Rights (CHR) and Vice-

Chair Edna Hontiveros of

Forward Filipina.

The honorees were

identified by the DTI

provincial offices which had

the privilege of working

with them and witnessed

their businesses grow.

DTI honors 1st batch of Caraga successful women entrepreneurs

by Geraldine Dangate, Department of Trade and Industry


The Department of Trade

and Industry – Agusan Del

Norte Provincial Office in

cooperation with the City

Government of Butuan

destroyed 6,191

uncertified products of

various kinds at the City

Hall Grounds of Butuan

City, Wednesday, April

23, 2014. Some products

were torn into pieces by a

road roller and chainsaw

owned by the city

government while other

products were burned.

The product destruction was

witnessed by members of

the Butuanong

Konsumador, a DTI-

accredited organization

based in Butuan City. Also

in attendance were

employees and staff of DTI

regional and provincial

offices, city government and

an auditor from the

Commission on Audit.

The products were

previously confiscated by

the DTI provincial office

from various business

establishments in Butuan

City. These products were

found to be displayed for

sale without the required

Import Commodity

Clearance (ICC) stickers for

the imported items and

Philippine Standard marks

for those manufactured in

the country. DTI

Department Administrative

Order No. 02, Series of

2007 provides for the

forfeiture of confiscated

products in favor of the

Government as an

administrative penalty.

The destruction is in

accordance with DTI

Department Order No. 17,

Series of 1991 which

provides that seized

products which adversely

affect health and/or safety

such Christmas lights, CFL,

lighter, motorcycle helmets,

mono block chairs and

stools shall be destroyed/

condemned in the presence

of the representatives of the

apprehending unit and the

Commission on Audit.

Among the products

destroyed were the uncertified

Christmas lights and

motorcycle helmets subject of

the four formal charges filed

by the Department of Trade

and Industry – Agusan Del

Norte late last year. The

respondents in these cases

were administratively

penalized for selling such

products.

DTI destroys over 6,000 uncertified products by Atty. Maria Aurora R. Curaza-Maquiling, Department of Trade and Industry

In Summary The Revised Caraga Regional Development Plan (RDP)

2013-2016 Communication Plan

What is the Revised Caraga

RDP Communication Plan?

The Communication Plan is our

guide in ensuring that the goal

of the Caraga Regional

Development Plan (RDP) is

received, understood, and acted

upon by the target audiences. It

contains the communication

objectives, strategies, messages,

and channels.

What is the Communication

Objective?

The general communication

objective is to communicate to

the people of Caraga that the

Regional Development Plan

(RDP) is the blueprint to attain

high and sustained economic

growth, increased job

opportunities, sound

environment, and improved

quality of life. This objective is

based on our desired outcomes

as articulated in the Revised

Caraga Regional Development

Plan 2013-2016.

Who are the target audiences?

The target audiences are the

constituents of Caraga. But we

also target specific groups of

people that will play a vital role

in communicating the goal of

the Caraga Regional

Development Plan such as civil

society organizations, non-

governmental organization,

people’s organizations, and

private sector. Further, we will

partner with the local

government units for the

advocacy and communication at

the local level. Furthermore, we

will tie up with the regional line

agencies and academe to

mainstream advocacy and

communication at the agency

and academe levels.

How do we attain the

objective?

We will realize the main

communication objective of the

Communication Plan by

following the process of

behavior change framework

where we acknowledge that our

target audiences are in different

levels of knowledge when it

comes to the Caraga Regional

Development Plan. Further, we

will employ proven

communication tools to

appropriately communicate the

goal of the Caraga Regional

Development Plan.

The process of behavior change

suggests that the knowledge and

behavior towards the Caraga

Regional Development Plan is

not the same for all of the target

audiences. There are audiences

who do not know anything

about the Caraga Regional

Development Plan. There are

also audiences who know a little

but there are also those who

know so much that they can

advocate. Thus, the

communication objectives and

activities are created specifically

for a particular behavior change

step. This is done to

appropriately identify

communication efforts for a

particular behavior to change

rather than treat everyone at the

same level.

For each behavior change step,

we have formulated specific

communication objectives.

For awareness, we want to

increase the level of awareness

from our audience by recalling

specific messages, understand

the meaning of messages, and

know the benefits of knowing

Awareness Communication of RDC-NEDA activities

Communication of RDP logo, slogan, and messages

Establish online social networks Song-writing contest

Painting contest Photography contest Essay-writing contest

Tagline-making contest AVP-making contest

Oratorical/Extemporaneous speech contest Schools Press Conference

Approval

Caraga Web/FAME Apps Awards

Proposed activities

Process of Behavior Change

Specific Communication

Objectives

General Communication

Objective

In Summary The Revised Caraga Regional Development Plan (RDP)

2013-2016 Communication Plan

change. Second, is social

marketing or the development

and integration of marketing

concepts to influence behavior

change.

What is the key message?

The key message is, “Be the

agent of change.” We want

everyone to do significant things

in whatever they do. And,

become agents of change for

others to follow and emulate.

What media will we use?

We will use every applicable

media to deliver the message.

To cater to different

communication needs of the

target audiences, we will use

audio-visual materials,

billboards, leaflets, brochures,

newsletters, posters, dvd, audio

clips, and social media.

What are the proposed

activities?

We propose several activities

for each behavior change step.

For awareness, we will conduct

activities that will motivate the

target audiences to participate.

Thus, the proposed activities

comprise mostly of contests.

For the rest of the behavior

change steps, we will conduct

activities that will provide

avenue for influencers to model

their behaviors, provide

resources and support to raise

individual confidence, and

provide incentives and rewards

for the behaviors. Thus, we

propose activities for

organizations or groups, which

may serve as influencers.

the contents of the Regional

Development Plan and its

sources of information.

For approval, we want to impart

knowledge to our target

audience by letting them

respond favorably to messages

and discusses messages to

family, friends, relatives,

neighbors, and co-workers.

For intention, we want to

increase participation from our

target audiences by letting them

recognize the benefits of

supporting the Regional

Development Plan and

subsequently ask for more

information.

For practice, we want to see

FAME-related industries

created and that individuals,

institutions, and communities

are supporting Caraga’s goal of

becoming the fishery, agro-

forestry, mining, and eco-

tourism center of the

Philippines.

Finally, for advocacy, we want

to mobilize our partners to

become advocates in their

individual offices, communities,

and schools.

From setting the objectives, we

come to the tools that we will

use to achieve each specific

communication objective.

We will employ two

communication strategies that

have been widely used by

international organizations such

as UNICEF, FAO, and WHO.

One, is social mobilization to

engage and motivate a wide

range of partners and allies to

raise awareness of and facilitate

Intention Conduct Search for Outstanding LGU-

initiated RDP/CDP Advocacy

Practice RDP champions

Annual presentation of the Regional Development Report to sectoral committees

Advocacy

Linkage with the Association of Government Development Advocates

Capacity Building Tie-up with the Private Sector

Representatives Establish network with Business Chambers

Revitalize the League of Local Planners

Proposed activities

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Dinagat Chamber eyed as economic catalyst in the Province of Dinagat Islands

“Dinagat Chamber will

become an economic driver

in the Province of Dinagat

Islands (PDI).”

This was the prevailing feeling

as 30 businessmen attended the

two-day strategic planning

workshop of the Dinagat

Islands Province Chamber of

Commerce and Industry

(DIPCCI) held at the

Provincial Guest Center, Brgy.

Cuarinta, San Jose, Province of

Dinagat Islands on March 18-

19, 2014.

The planning workshop

resulted in the crafting of the

vision, mission and goals of

DIPCCI.

Personnel from DTI-Caraga

Regional Office, Arcily

Gonzaga and Ramil Leongas,

facilitated the activity that set

the direction of the chamber

for the next three years.

Resource speakers from the

provincial government of PDI

and DTI also provided

additional inputs for the

participants.

Alberto Apolinario,

Statistician III of PPDO-PDI,

presented the PDI Provincial

Economic Profile, Mr. Danilo

Bulabos, Provincial Tourism

Officer, presented the Dinagat

Islands Tourism Development

Roadmap and Mr. Arnold

Faelnar, OIC/Team Leader of

DTI-PDI, presented the

Industry Clustering and Value

Chain Strategies.

DIPCCI officials and members

were pleased with the strong

support of the provincial and

local governments of PDI as

well as DTI not just for the

successful activity but also for

their commitment of support to

the provincial chamber for the

next three years.

Department of Trade and Industry-Caraga promotes coco sugar granules in Dinagat Islands

Looking for additional

income? Coco sugar granules

can be a sweet option.

This was the common reaction

from over 100 participants,

mostly women, during the

Department of Trade and

Industry-Dinagat Islands Field

Office’s Business Opportunity

Seminar on Coco Sugar

Granules Production last March

31, 2014 at the Provincial Guest

Center, San Jose, Province of

Dinagat Islands (PDI).

Engr. Angelita Espinosa, Senior

Agriculturist II of Philippine

Coconut Authority-Surigao del

Norte (PCA-SDN), was tapped

as the resource speaker given

the agency’s expertise on

coconut by-products.

During her presentation, she

pointed out the positive points

in engaging in coco sugar

granules production

highlighting its health benefits

and its growing demand from

health enthusiasts both here and

abroad.

She also stressed that the

availability of coco sap in the

province and the relatively

uncomplicated process of sugar

granules extraction makes coco

sugar production an ideal

enterprise for women who are

looking for additional

household income.

DTI-PDI also took the

opportunity to inform the

participants of the agency’s

programs which are aimed to

support existing associations

and cooperatives in increasing

their production output and

income through the provision of

relevant tools and equipment

under the Shared Service

Facility Project (SSF)

expanding their market

potentials through product

development, product labeling

and branding, and trade fair

participation.

by Department of Trade and Industry-Caraga

by Elmer A. General, Department of Trade and Industry-Caraga


Help prevent birth defects - use iodized salt

Iodine deficiency disorder

(IDD), which can start

before birth, is the world’s

principal cause of

preventable mental

development disorders in

young children. This can

lead to poor school

performance and reduced

work capacity.

Implicated in stillbirth,

iodine deficiency also

causes spontaneous

abortion, congenital

abnormalities and thyroid

dysfunction.

As such, it is crucial

particularly among pregnant

and lactating women to get

adequate levels of iodine.

Based on the 2008 National

Nutrition Survey conducted

by the Food and Nutrition

Research Institute of the

Department of Science and

Technology (FNRI-DOST),

the prevalence of IDD was

25.7% among pregnant

women and 34.0% among

nursing mothers. This was

based on urinary iodine

excretion of less than 50

micrograms per liter (µg/L).

Iodine deficiency disorder

can easily be prevented by

consuming foods that

naturally contain iodine.

This includes fish, seafood,

seaweeds, some drinking

water depending on the

iodine content of the source,

and vegetables grown in

iodine sufficient soil.

However, the same survey

showed that the list of 30

food items commonly

consumed by pregnant and

lactating women had little

contributions to their daily

iodine intake.

One of the best and least

expensive methods of

preventing iodine deficiency

disorder is simply iodizing

table salt, which is currently

done in many countries.

Salt iodization represents

one of the easiest and most

cost-effective interventions

for social and economic

development.

Yet, data also shows that

only 15% of Filipino

households surveyed used

iodized salt despite the

promulgation of the ASIN

Law (or An Act for Salt

Iodization Nationwide) in

1995.

The revised 2012

Nutritional Guidelines for

Filipinos (NGF) includes as

one of its recommendations

the use of iodized salt to

prevent IDD. The NGF is a

compilation of simple

statements that give advice

on the consumption of foods

and food components for

which there are public

health concerns.

Establishment of an

effective monitoring system

to ensure the quality of

iodized salt at the

production and retail sites

can help attain optimal

iodine nutrition especially

among pregnant and

lactating mothers.

The Universal Salt

Iodization (USI) program

and other measures like

health education should be

highlighted and enforced to

sustain elimination of IDD.

by Michael Serafico, FNRI-DOST S&T Media Service

respectively. On the other

hand, the forestry sub-sector

exhibited an upturn in its

production outputs by

112.82 percent. About 98

percent of the timber

production in Caraga

Region was supplied by

private plantation, which

grew by 115.04 percent.

On trade, a reduction of

8.25 percent in domestic

sales was noted. From

PhP458.86 Million in 2012

to PhP500.12 in 2013. The

number of new business

names registered improved

by 5.67 percent from 5,768

in 2012 to 6,095 in 2013.

The mining and quarrying

sub-sector continues to be

the dominant source of

exports; it posted a 9.98

Economic development by

harnessing Fishery, Agro-

Forestry, Mineral and

Ecotourism (FAME) has

been the long-term goal of

Caraga Region to attain

inclusive growth and reduce

poverty. For the last three

years, the region has been

demonstrating strong

economic performance with

the industry sector,

particularly construction and

mining and quarrying

contributing significantly.

On output basis, there is a

slight contraction in the

overall performance of the

agriculture sector in 2013

due to the decrease in

livestock and fishery sub-

sectors’ production by 6.11

percent and 1.38 percent,

18 caraga today

2013 Caraga Regional Economic

Situationer

percent increase in the

mineral exports value from

PhP33.15 Billion in 2012 to

PhP29.84 Billion in 2013.

Foreign export throughput

rose sharply by 761.37

percent, as it comprised

mainly of shipments of

nickel and chromite ores

and some agricultural

produce like banana, oil

palm kernel, mango and

coconut by-products.

Moreover, the wood-based

industry continued to have a

significant role in the

region’s economy. The

region has been producing

wood-based manufactured

products, which include

veneer, plywood,

blackboard and lumber. In

2013, total outputs of these

manufactured products

Overview of the Economy

generally increased. Price of

alcoholic beverages and

tobacco increased sharply

by 30.37 percent from

P157.40 in 2012 to P205.2

in 2013. The

implementation of Republic

Act No. 10351, otherwise

known as the “Sin Tax

Law,” has significant effect

on the said group of

commodities.

As the region’s economy

grows, developments are

expected to happen in the

areas of power, agriculture,

education, banking and

finance, social, realties and

recreation, malls and food

services.

arrivals grew by 15.73

percent from 744,647 in

2012 to 861,767 in 2013.

Moreover, a significant

decline in the region’s

poverty incidence was noted

from 46 percent in 2009 to

31.9 percent in 2012. While

labor force participation

increased by 1.94

percentage points in 2013,

employment contracted by

0.44 percentage points and

underemployment grew by

2.98 percentage points.

The region has a

manageable inflation rate of

3.82 percent in 2013, which

represents a reduction of

0.56 percentage in the 2012

figure of 4.38 percent.

Prices of basic commodities


reached 774,509.48 cu. m.,

representing a 34.63 percent

increase over the previous

year’s figure.

As to services, the region’s

total assets rose by 11.85

percent from PhP 31,195.21

Million to PhP 34,385.03

between December 2012 to

June 2013. The rural and

cooperative banks had the

biggest contribution

reaching 76.62 percent of

the total assets. However,

total operating income

declined by 43.55 percent

from PhP 2,020.21 Million

in December 2012 to PhP

1,140.40 Million in June

2013. Furthermore, the

tourism industry continues

to be a lucrative venture in

Caraga Region. Tourist

attributed to the

displacement of some

workers in the agriculture

sector, which was affected

by the occurrence of

calamities in the region.

Hence, unemployment rate

increased from 5.65 percent

in 2012 to 6.08 percent in

2013. On the other hand,

underemployment rate

increased from 24.15

percent to 27.13 percent,

which show that close to

one-third of the people in

the labor force want to work

more.

A. Labor and Employment

The region’s labor force

slightly increased by 1.94

percentage points from

65.23 percent in 2012 to

66.50 percent in 2013. The

increase was attributed to

the increasing population of

the working age group

between 15 to 64. On the

other hand, employment rate

contracted by 0.44

percentage points from

94.35 in 2012 percent to

93.93 in 2013. According to

DOLE, the slight decline in

employment rate was

20 caraga today

As of July 2013, the

services sector employed

48% of the region’s

workforce for an 539,000

employed persons. The

agriculture and fishery

sector followed with 35% of

the total or about 399,000

employed. The industry

sector employed 17% or

194,000 persons.

In the mining industry, a

total of 20,363 jobs were

generated in 2013 which is

8.15 percent more than the

previous year’s figure. The

jobs were generated from

Employment per Industry, July 2013

2012 2013 Labor Force Participation Rate

65.23 66.50

Employment Rate 94.35 93.93 Unemployment Rate 5.65 6.08 Underemployment Rate 24.15 27.13

Key Labor Statistics, Caraga, 2012-2013

Source: NSO

Employment in Mining

Act No. 10351 known as the

“Sin Tax Law” that took

effect on January 01, 2013.

Consumer Prices Index

Level was seen to be high in

the province of Surigao del

Sur at Php165.70 and

followed by Agusan del

Norte at PhP138.90.

Consequently, the

Purchasing Power of Peso

(PPP) in all provinces in

Caraga declined. With the

decreasing PPP, goods and

services purchased by the

Caraganons becomes even

more expensive and limited.

The average Consumer

Price Index (CPI) level for

2013 increased to

PhP147.86 from PhP142.43

in 2012. This indicates that

the prices of consumer

goods and services

generally increased. Among

the commodity group, the

Alcoholic Beverages and

Tobacco marked an

overwhelming price

increase from PhP157.4 in

2012 to PhP205.20 in 2013

or about 30.37 percent

increase. This is due to the

implementation of Republic


Philsaga Mining Corp.,

Platinum Group Metals

Corp., and Carrascal Nickel

Corp.

B. Consumer Price Index

and Inflation

The year 2013 showed a

fluctuating inflation rate

signifying unstable price

levels of basic commodities

and services. Inflation

averaged at 3.82 percent

with Surigao del Sur

recording the highest

inflation rate during the year

of 5.1 percent.

Consumer Price Index, 2012-2013 Inflation Rate, 2012-2013

Purchasing Power of Peso, 2013

A. Energy

The Butuan City

Government signed a

Memorandum of

Understanding with

Andinax, a Belgian

Company for the

establishment of power

generation facility using

banana grass and solid

waste.

A USD 70 Million biomass

plant will be built in Butuan

City by Caraga Renewable

Power Corp. which is

owned by Eastern

Petroleum. The plant which

will have a capacity of 20

MW will run on woodchips

sourced from industrial tree

plantations in Agusan del

Norte and Agusan del Sur. It

will boost power supply in

the region.

B. Agricultural

Development

A Singapore-based multi-

national corporation plans to

develop 67,000 hectares of

land in Agusan del Sur for

coconut plantation worth

PhP 4 Billion. The company

will produce coconut water,

virgin coconut oil and other

coconut-based products

which will be exported to

the USA and Europe.

C. Education

The Philippine Science

High School Caraga Region

located in Brgy. Ampayon,

Butuan City will formally

open in June 2014. This is

expected to significantly

improve science and math

education in the region.

D. Banking Institution

The Banko Sentral ng

Pilipinas finally pushes

through with the

establishment of a regional

office in Caraga. The BSP is

constructing a Php 253

Million building in Libertad,

Butuan City. This is set to

be completed by the end of

2014.

Philippine National Bank

opened a new branch along

J.C. Aquino, Butuan City

22 caraga today

besides McDonald’s

Gaisano. It used to be Allied

Bank, but was renamed

following acquisition by

PNB.

Asia United Bank, a

commercial bank, 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.

Another bank opened its

doors in Butuan City. The

Philippine Business Bank, a

thrift bank, opened a branch

in Montilla Boulevard,

Butuan City. The bank

targets small and medium

enterprises (SMEs) as well

as large companies. It seeks

to help SMEs build broad

economic base through

improved access to capital

and other banking products

and services.

E. Social Development

The Department of Social

Development Prospects


Bank; Executive Optical-

one of the largest eyewear

and eye care retailer in the

country; Gerry’s Grill, a

famous Filipino restaurant

with branches abroad; Red

Ribbon which is another

Jollibee-owned company;

and other big stores and

boutiques known

nationwide.

Jollibee companies opened

up new branches in Butuan

City. The fast food chain

Chowking has two branches

in Butuan City.

Goldilocks Bakeshop and

Classic Savory, will be

opening branches in Butuan

City. Likewise, local brands

Margies and Islands

Restaurants are expanding

as well by putting up new

branches in Butuan City.

The opening of SM City by

2015 will create more

opportunities for

Caraganons.

for new housing projects,

Camella housing expanded

its development project in

Butuan City. Camella is the

subsidiary catering to the

mid-market segment of

Vista Land, the country’s

premier homebuilder.

The VCDU company

opened another housing

development project called

Eastwood Subdivision in

Baan, Butuan City, adding

to the private construction

uptick in the region.

G. Recreation, Malls, Food

and Services

The Butuan City

Government also entered

into a contract with JD

Legaspi Construction for the

contruction of Butuan

Polysports Complex in

Brgy. Tiniwisan, Butuan

City. Phase I of the project

will include the city

gymnasium, football field

and a rubberized track oval.

Phase II will include

Olympic-sized swimming

pool, a wakeboarding park

and commercial buildings

including hotels and

boutiques.

The Robinson’s Place Mall

opened last November 2013

in Butuan City. Along with

the opening of the mall is

the opening of the

following: Robinson’s

Welfare and Development

(DSWD) completed

infrastructure projects worth

Php 64.13 million in various

parts of Caraga under the

Kalahi-CIDSS Anti-Poverty

Project. About 53 barangays

in nine (9) municipalities of

the region received

assistance to construct

education and health

facilities; community

production, economic and

service facilities;

environmental protection

and preservation structures;

footbridges; water systems;

and roads. Kalahi-CIDSS or

Kapit-Bisig Laban sa

Kahirapan – Comprehensive

and Integrated Delivery of

Social Services is a

community-driven

development (CDD) project

of the government that aims

to empower communities

through their enhanced

participation in community

projects that reduce poverty.

F. Real Estate

With the increasing demand

24 caraga today

Name of Project Location Implementing

Agency

Cost in Php

('000,000)

Physical Accomplishment in %

Status (as of January 31, 2014)

Planned

(%)

Actual

(%)

Slippage

(%)

Agusan del Norte

Rehabilitation/Improvement of Ban-gonay-Badbad FMR

Jabonga DPWH 18.72 100.00 100.00 - Completed

Replacement/Widening of Panay-tayon Bridge (Phase II)

RTR DPWH 4.62 36.36 83.12 46.76 Ongoing

Widening/Concreting of Additional Lane both directions along Butuan City-CDO-Iligan Road

Buenavista DPWH 89.51 81.03 92.81 11.78 Ongoing

Road Upgrading (Gravel to Con-crete) of Buenavista-Bunaguit Road

Buenavista DPWH 140.89 93.80 94.21 0.41 Ongoing

Kitcharao Small Reservoir Irrigation Project (KSRIP)

Kitcharao NIA 325.04 56.10 58.23 2.13 Ongoing

Dredging and Bank Protection of Calinawan River (Santiago-Sta. Ana Section)

Santiago DPWH 54.03 3.75 5.55 1.79 Ongoing

Agusan del Sur

Umayam River Irrigation Project, Loreto and La Paz Municipalities (URIPL-C-1, URIPL-C-2 and URIPL-C-3)

Loreto and La Paz

NIA 82.94 100.00 100.00 - Completed

Rehabilitation/Improvement/Upgrading (Gravel to Concrete) Karaos-Lapag (Mt. Magdiwata) Eco Park-Alegria Road with Sumogbong Bridge, San Francisco, Agusan del Sur

San Francisco DPWH 96.62 51.19 53.96 2.77 Ongoing

Repair/Rehabilitation of Talacogon Steel Bridge along NRJ Talacogon Bahbah Road, Talacogon, Agusan del Sur

Talacogon DPWH 1.38 - 35.10 - Ongoing

Bridge Construction/Replacement Project Maylanan Bridge and Ap-proaches, Loreto, ADS

Loreto DPWH 19.74 39.95 21.31 (18.64) Ongoing

Bridge Construction/Replacement Project Sayugon Bridge and Ap-proaches, Loreto, ADS


Bridge Construction/Replacement Project Mambaus Bridge II and Approaches, Loreto, ADS


Bridge Construction/Replacement Project Kinawan Bridge and Ap-proaches, Loreto, ADS


Panagangan Bridge 1, Loreto, Agusan del Sur


Surigao del Norte

Rehabilitation/Strengthening of Cag-bayok Bridge

Sison DPWH 14.26 98.00 100.00 2.00 Ongoing

Improvement /Rechanneling of Magtiaco River (Upstream)

Alegria DPWH 34.49 30.23 31.21 0.98 Ongoing

Improvement/Upgrading (Gravel to Concrete) of Jct. Gata-Mapaso (Hot Spring) Road

Mainit DPWH 66.12 62.75 52.78 (9.97) Ongoing

Rehabilitation of Tubod Communal Irrigation System (CIS)

Tubod NIA 2.07 - 98.49 - Ongoing

Repair/Rehabilitation/Improvement of Daang Maharlika (Surigao-Agusan Road)

Tubod DPWH 4.75 28.50 50.55 22.05 Ongoing

1st Quarter 2014 Regional Project Monitoring Report



Agency

Cost in Php

('000,000)



Planned

(%)

Actual

(%)

Slippage

(%)

Surigao del Sur

Wakat Barobo Road Section, K1399+770 - K1406+100, Barobo, Surigao del Sur

Barobo DPWH 4.88 100.00 100.00 - Completed

Const. of Series of Box Culverts at Tago-Gamut Bridge along SDCR, Tago, Surigao del Sur

Tago DPWH 24.06 100.00 100.00 - Completed

NRJ Barobo-Agusan del Sur Bound-ary Road, K1408+312 - K1411+400 Surigao del Sur

Barobo DPWH 52.17 99.79 95.29 (4.50) Ongoing

Completion/Retrofitting of Tago-San Miguel Bridge along Jct. Gamut-San Miguel Road, San Miguel, Surigao del Sur

San Miguel DPWH 20.68 39.25 41.44 2.19 Ongoing

Construction of Slope Protection of Tago River Flood Control along Jct. Gamut-San Miguel Road, Magroyong Section, San Miguel, Surigao del Sur

San Miguel DPWH 14.90 26.89 28.28 1.39 Ongoing

Tago River Basin Flood Control and Mitigation Project, Tago, Surigao del Sur

Tago DPWH 48.63 46.58 43.55 (3.03) Ongoing

Construction of Triple Barrel Box Culvert of Tago River Basin Flood Control along Jct. Gamut-San Miguel Road, Cagpangi Section, Tago, Suri-gao del Sur

Tago DPWH 12.70 26.89 29.29 2.40 Ongoing

Construction of Flood Control/Slope Protection of Tago River Basin along SDCR, Gamut, Tago, Surigao del Sur

Tago DPWH 14.40 26.89 28.35 1.46 Ongoing

Tago RIS Improvement Project, Suri-gao del Sur

Tago NIA 138.23 - 80.00 - Ongoing

Buyaan CIP, Madrid, Surigao del Sur Madrid NIA 72.48 - 85.00 - Ongoing

Bayugan City

Construction of Esperanza Bridge and Attendant Items of Work along Butuan City-Las Nieves-Esperanza-Bayugan Road, Agusan del Sur

Bayugan City DPWH-RRNDP 336.01 - 95.02 - Ongoing

NRJ Bayugan-Calaitan-Tandag Road, K1291+500 - K1292+867.57, Bayugan City, ADS

Bayugan City DPWH 42.25 75.10 77.35 2.25 Ongoing

NRJ Bayugan-Calaitan-Tandag Road, K1286+722 - K1288+222, Bayugan City, ADS

Bayugan City DPWH 34.53 64.10 66.33 2.23 Ongoing

Bislig City

Bislig City Integrated Project Irriga-tion Component (Burboanan Irriga-tion Project), Surigao del Sur

Bislig City NIA 27.65 - 60.00 - Ongoing

Butuan City

Improvement of Drainage Facilities along Butuan City-Malaybalay Road (Montilla Boulevard)

Butuan City DPWH 13.51 32.85 60.97 28.12 Ongoing

Construction of NEDA/RDC Building Butuan City NEDA 43.85 3.57 3.75 0.18 Ongoing

Upgrading of Agusan del Norte Pro-vincial Hospital

Butuan City DOH 26.91 - 30.02 - Ongoing

Construction of Butuan City South Market

Butuan City LGU-Butuan 249.79 75.83 74.01 (1.82) Ongoing

Construction of Polysports Complex Butuan City LGU-Butuan 252.94 65.24 56.05 (9.19) Ongoing

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Cabadbaran City

Widening/Concreting of Additional Lane along Daang Maharlika (Agusan-Surigao Road)

Cabadbaran City

DPWH 2.67 36.25 77.25 41.00 Ongoing

Surigao City

Repair/Rehabilitation/Improvement of Daang Maharlika (Surigao-Agusan

Surigao City DPWH 9.53 93.76 100.00 6.24 Completed

Repair/Rehabilitation/Improvement, Quezon-Mapawa-Capalayan-Espina-Navarro Road with exceptions of Surigao City

Surigao City DPWH 9.39 17.00 50.35 33.35 Ongoing

Improvement /Upgrading (Gravel to Concrete) of NRJ Lipata-Punta Bilar and Mabua Road

Surigao City DPWH 83.73 83.96 94.13 10.17 Ongoing

Extension of Existing Passenger Terminal Building, Port of Lipata

Surigao City PPA PMO Suri-

gao 9.88 22.18 96.21 74.03 Ongoing

Lipata Port Expansion and Improve-ment Project

Surigao City PPA PMO Suri-

gao 75.53 14.80 17.59 2.79 Ongoing

Tandag City

Sta. Felomina CIS, Tandag City, Surigao del Sur

Tandag City NIA 36.24 - 65.00 - Recommended for Termination


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Siargao Islands, Surigao del Norte

Repair/Maintenance of Barangay 3 Poblacion Flood Control Drainage Structure, Poblacion, Gen. Luna, SDN (MOOE CY 2013)

Gen. Luna DPWH 2.48 100.00 100.00 - Completed

General Luna Birthing Clinic/Rural Health Unit Phase II 2010-2012

Gen. Luna DOH 2.50 100.00 100.00 - Completed

Construction/Completion of Multi-Purpose Building (Municipal Gym) (PDLH CY 2011)

Dapa DPWH 14.19 100.00 100.00 - Completed

Repair/Maintenance of DENR, Siar-gao District Office Building, Brgy 12, Dapa, Surigao del Norte

Dapa DPWH 0.35 100.00 100.00 - Completed

Dapa-Monserat Barangay Health Station Phase III 2011-2014

Dapa DOH 2.18 100.00 100.00 - Completed

Repair/Rehabilitation/Improvement Jct Del Carmen-Sta. Monica-San Isidro Road Sta 49+000 to Sta. 61+000 with exceptions

Del Carmen DPWH 9.11 100.00 100.00 - Completed

Siargao DOH-Sub Province Lab/Disaster OpCen (Construction) DOH-HFEP 2012

Del Carmen DOH 5.00 100.00 100.00 - Completed

Del Carmen Hospital (Construction) DOH-HFEP 2012

Del Carmen DOH 3.97 100.00 100.00 - Completed

Junction Del Carmen-Sta. Monica-San Isidro Road, k039+992 – K043+766 (CY 2013 DPWH Regular

Del Carmen DPWH 87.69 100.00 100.00 - Completed



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Sta. Monica Rural Health Unit (Upgrading) DOH-HFEP

Sta. Monica DOH 0.99 100.00 100.00 - Completed

Burgos Birthing Clinic/Rural Health Unit Phase II 2010-2012

Burgos DOH 2.50 100.00 100.00 - Completed

San Isidro Birthing Clinic/Rural Health Unit Phase II 2010-2012

San Isidro DOH 2.48 100.00 100.00 - Completed

Improvement/Upgrading of Dapa-Union Gen. Luna Road K9+150 – K11+868.87 (CY 2013)

Dapa DPWH 88.38 77.30 74.56 (2.74) Ongoing

Improvement/Concreting of Dapa-Union General Luna Road (CY 2012)

Dapa DPWH 93.64 94.81 90.76 (4.05) Ongoing

Expansion of Dapa Rural Health Unit, Dapa, SDN (CY 2013)

Dapa DPWH 2.00 - 47.43 - Ongoing

Jct Cancohoy-Pilar Road, K029+039 – K030+606, K031+095 – K034+340, K034+921 – K037+000 (CY 2013 DPWH Regular Infra)

Pilar DPWH 150.15 100.00 92.00 (8.00) Ongoing

Expansion of San Isidro Municipal Health Center, San Isidro (1HFC CY 2013)

San Isidro DPWH 1.00 - 49.13 - Ongoing

San Benito RHU (Construction) San Benito DOH 2.00 - - - Not yet started

Pilar District Hospital Pilar DOH 2.58 - - - Abandoned

Cabawa Barangay Health Station (Construction) DOH-HFEP 2011

Dapa DOH 0.99 - - - Abandoned

Province of Dinagat Island

Repair/Maintenance of Don Ruben Waterways, Don Ruben, San Jose, PDI (MOOE CY 2013)

San Jose DPWH 5.63 100.00 100.00 - Completed

Luna Bridge along Dinagat-Loreto Road, PDI (DPWH CY 2013)

Dinagat DPWH 8.29 100.00 100.00 - Completed

Junction Magsaysay – Cagdianao Road K0006+050 – K0007+720 (CY 2012 DPWH Regular Infra)

Cagdianao DPWH 34.68 100.00 95.86 (4.14) Ongoing

Construction of Concrete Bridge at Barangay San Jose (Tagbirayan), Cagdianao, PDI (DPVI CY 2013)


Cabongbongan Bridge1 along Junc-tion Magsaysay-Cagdianao Road, PDI (DPWH CY 2013)


Construction of San Jose Rural Health Unit, San Jose, PDI (1HFP CY 2013)

San Jose DPWH 2.49 100.00 50.92 (49.08) Ongoing

Magsaysay Bridge along Dinagat-Loreto Road, PDI (DPWH CY 2013)

Dinagat DPWH 6.81 100.00 89.14 (10.86) Ongoing

Expansion of Dinagat District Hospi-tal, Dinagat, PDI (1HFP CY 2013)

Dinagat DPWH 1.99 100.00 60.10 (39.90) Ongoing

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