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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Profile of Informal Entrepreneurs in Iligan City Conducted by the Starter Center of Informal Enterprise

Cooperative Development and Livelihood Office

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents 2

I. Introduction 3

II. Objectives 3

III. Methodology 4

V. Scope and Limitations 4

VI. Results and Findings 4-9

VII. Conclusions and Recommendations 10

VIII. Annex


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The Profile of Informal Entrepreneurs in Iligan City

I. Introduction/Background :The project entitled The Starter Center of Informal Enterprises was proposed to

establish in Iligan City to provide services for the development and integration of enterprises from the informal sector into the formal economy.

At the national level, the Department of Labor and Employment has developed the Unlad Kabuhayan Program laban sa Kahirapan (A Livelihood Development Program againstpoverty) which beneficiaries are the enterprises or entrepreneurs under the informalsector. It is intended to bring about improved socio-economic well-being of the workers in theinformal sector, termed as IS Worktreps (Informal Sector Worker-Entrepreneurs), who constituteabout half of the poor. It aims to make the livelihood of the poor IS-Worker entrepreneurs growinto a viable and sustainable business.

With this similarity of program interventions and program beneficiaries, the CityGovernment of Iligan and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) haveentered into a Memorandum of Agreement to synergize the effort of implementation forthe informal enterprises.

Now, the Starter Center has already been established vis--vis the implementation of theUnlad Kabuhayan Program Laban sa Kahirapan. It engages the following services andactivities, namely: 1) profiling (personal, business and competence profile); 2) training;3) competent consulting or business advisory; 4) social protection; 5) networking; and 6)facilitation of registration.

This profile is a remarkable accomplishment of the Starter Center and the UnladKabuhayan Program.

II. ObjectivesThe objectives of the profiling are:1. To know the characteristics and profile of informal enterprises in Iligan City in terms

of:a. educational level;b. per capita income;c. years of residency;d. location;e. occupations;f. years in business;g. availability of recording system;h. social protection coverage;i. number of employees;

j. gender;k. civil status;l. type of assistance needed;m. membership to organization.

2. To create a database and a directory of informal enterprises in Iligan City;

3. To identify the specific condition of informal enterprises and their respective needs;


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III. MethodologyThe profiling was conducted using the questionnaire and interviews. The Questionnaire(see Annex A) is consist of 19 questions in local dialect. It is used simultaneously withthe interview. The respondents answers to the interview have been recorded in thisquestionnaire form by the interviewer.

The schedule of profiling was done in coordination with the barangay council through itschairperson on the committee of livelihood.

IV. Scope and LimitationsThe profiling was conducted only along the coastal barangays (villages) from April toAugust 2008. This is limited to 582 respondents who have been interviewed during thatperiod.

V. Results and FindingsA. Results1. Educational Level :o Elementary - 17%o High School - 54%o College - 26%o Vocational - 3%

2. Per Capita Income:o Php 0 2,000 - 83%o Php 2,001 above - 27%

3. Years of Residency:o 0 5 years - 25%o 6 above - 75%

Educational level

Elementary17%

High School54%

College26%

Vocational3% 0%0%

Per Capita Income

0 - 2507%

251 - 75026%

751 - 1,08015%1,081 - 1,550

16%

1,551 - 2,0009%

2001- above27%

Years of Residency

0-525%

6 - above75%


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4. Location

5. OccupationSari-Sari Store Owner 18%Driver - 5%Fish Vendor - 14%Repairmen - 3%Ice Cream Vendor - 4%Firewood Vendor - 4%Food - 36%Non-Food - 8%Scrapper - 8%

Occupation

Driver (Trisicad & Rig )5%

Fish Vendor14%

Sari-Sari Store18%

Repairmen3%Ice Cream Vendor

4%Firewood Vendor4%

Scrapper8%

Food36%

Non-Food8%

Barangay

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29

36

47

52

37

51

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0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180

Tibanga

Santiago

Tomas Cabili

Ma. Cristina

Saray

Proper Hinaplanon

Dalipuga

Buru-un

Tubod

Pala-o

Ubaldo Laya

Bagong Silang

Mahayahay

Upper Hinaplanon

Poblacion

Tambacan

Luinab

Villaverde

Tipanoy


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9. Philhealth CoverageHave - 46%None - 54%

10. Number of employeesHave - 0%None - 100%

Philhealth Coverage

Have46%

None54%

Number of Employees

Have0%

None100%


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13. Civil StatusSingle - 10%Married - 79%Separated - 2%Widow - 9%

14. Membership to OrganizationWith membership - 26%With no membership - 74%

Status

Single10%

Married79%

Separated2%

Widow9%

Membership to Organization

457

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430

0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500

Women'sCoop's for Christ

ServiamusMSU-IIT Coop

FICCOTalamnon sa Pailig

AIM COOPELWOBAMA Coop

BABASIHAIBSAN

Bayu Prime Movers Women'sTAHIDLA

The Farm Sea AssociationCentral Agricultural Rural Bank

Tuburan AssociatonHIPABAMA

CLPUnlad Brgy.Saray Livelihood Association

IDEALBagsakan (Metro Iligan Vendors Association

TechtonSea-K Association

FICUVADalipuga Town Site Home Owner's Ass.

Senior CitizenFish Vendor Association

Nickel LendingLandless

KASAKITIKABUHI Plan

Hillside AssociationSATRA

None


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