Province of Romblon - UNDP in the Philippines

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Message The preparation of provincial MDGs reports is a critical step that Local Government 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 infl uence. 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 fi rst 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, Sarangani, 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 s by 2015. Dr. Dr Jacqueline Badcock UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative Status Report on the Millennium Development Goals Using CBMS Data Province of Romblon 5
6 Province of Romblon Message Republic of the Philippines PROVINCE OF ROMBLON OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR The Declaration of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by member states of the United Nations including the Philippine Government (PG) has posed a great challenge to the country and to the Local Government Units (LGUs) as well. At the onset, the absence of baseline data at the grass-root level and the lack of local monitoring tool to determine the status of the LGUs in terms of the MDG targets has been a hindrance in setting local targets. The Regional Development Council (RDC) Region IV-B (MIMAROPA) initiative to implement a common database system in the region and the subsequent implementation of the Community- Based Monitoring System (CBMS) in the Province of Romblon has proven to be a very provident endeavor. With CBMS, the availability of data at each geo-political level—barangay, municipality and province—has been a great help in our assessment of the demographic and socioeconomic condition of the province and its 17 component municipalities as well as the indicators monitored under the MDG. Since this is the first round of CBMS implementation in the province, we still cannot track our progress in attaining the MDGs. What we can offer instead is a glimpse of where we stand at present, and strive to contribute to the achievement of the national target. Our current status can also be our benchmark in monitoring the impacts of projects being implemented and gauge the effects of the general services provided aimed at improving the general welfare of our people. The province and its 17 component municipalities have agreed to update the CBMS database this 2010 and we are very optimistic that the data generated will provide us insights as to our response to MDG challenge as well as the impact of our services to the lives of our constituents. This will help us a lot in focusing our interventions to where and whom it is most needed. Hopefully, the preparation of the provincial MDG report can provide us with meaningful analysis not only on the MDG indicators but also on our general situation and shall be the basis in formulating development plans and strategies that would be responsive to achieve our objectives as well as the MDGs. The MDG Report will steer us s to our quest for a better fut future and will further aid us in our quest for a unified, self-reliant and ecologically-balanced ecologically-balanced province. provi v n NATALIO F. BELTRAN III Gover Governor Status Report on the Millennium Development Goals Using CBMS Data
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Page 23 and 24: 22 1. History Province of Romblon P
Page 25 and 26: 24 San Andres, Looc and Santa Fe. A
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