2011 Annual Report - PhilDHRRA-Mindanao

PHILIPPINE PARTNERSHIP FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES IN RURAL AREAS 

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empowering rural communities towards sustainable development

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Message from PhilDHRRA-Mindanao Chairperson 

Regional Board of Trustees 

Vision, Mission and Goals 

Highlights of Network Members’ Rural Development Work 

Sustainable Integrated Area Development 

Best Practices 

Network Members Location Map 

Network Comparative Accomplishments and Highlights 

(2010-2011) 

Highlights of PhilDHRRA-Mindanao’s Projects 

Audited Financial Reports 


Historical Financial Performance 


PhilDHRRA-Mindanao Staff 

PhilDHRRA-Mindanao Network Members 

Our Partners and Donors

MESSAGE from PhilDHRRA-Mindanao Chairperson 

Last year was a busy and productive life for us. It brought significant and meaningful changes and challenges in 

our organization. 

PhilDHRRA seized the opportunities offered by the current dispensation to engage government in 

strengthening and expanding a reform constituency, especially at the grassroots level, which is dedicated to 

good governance, poverty reduction, peace and sustainable economy. We partnered with various agencies 

such as DILG, DAR, DSWD, CODE-NGO, MinCODE in the promotion of transparent and accountable 

governance in selected provinces in the region. We believe that good governance is crucial to a viable 

economy and political stability. 

In our quest to maintain solid membership and, in response to the clamor of funding agencies, PhilDHRRA- 

Mindanao undertook a deliberate review of its members' performance as part of critical self-examination of its 

principles and practices with regard to 'good housekeeping'. This undertaking, sadly, resulted to the 

removal/expulsion of three (3) of our network members belonging to the CARAGA cluster from the roster. 

With the realization that PhilDHRRA's gains in doing thematic and sectoral work is being threatened by the 

impacts of climate change, the Regional Assembly (RA) in 2010 took a serious look to find the right path to 

embark on appropriate response to the challenge. Consequently, the RA approved and adapted the Road 

Map in Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction (CCA/DRR). 

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In this year's 47 Regional Assembly of PhilDHRRA-Mindanao with the theme, “Sustaining our Gains and 

Commitments Towards Rural Development in the Context of Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk 

Reduction (CCA/DRR), we will revisit the Road Map in the light of the current realities and the capabilities of 

our network members. We shall ask ourselves the following questions: 1) What are we doing in CCA/DRR?; 

2) Where and how do we engage in CCA/DRR?; and 3) How can we integrate CCA/DRR responses in our rural 

development work? 

In the coming years, we shall focus our energy and resources in strengthening our network by providing 

appropriate institutional assistance to the NGO members. We shall continue and expand our engagement 

with the present government, along with our CSO allies. We shall expand our constituency to generate 

stronger force to support our advocacy for a sustainable environment as well as integrate and expand 

CCA/DRR responses in our rural development programs. We shall also review and enhance our Sustainable 

Integrated Area Development (SIAD) approach in rural development. 

Lastly, I would like to take this opportunity to thank those who stayed with us in our journey and who 

continue to believe in the cause of PhilDHRRA, despite the challenges we encountered: our Regional Board of 

Trustees, our Network Members, our Secretariat our Funders and Allies in development. We have been 

together for almost three decades. Together we shall continue to traverse the path that we collectively have 

chosen with vigor and unity, we the thought that challenges will always be part of our journey. 

Mabuhay ang PhilDHRRA!!! 

Nestor R. Carbonera 

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About FPE 

The Foundation for the Philippine Environment (FPE) is the first non-government grant 

making institution for the environment in the Philippines. 

Vision 

FPE envisions itself as a dynamic, relevant, proactive and growing organization enabling 

civil society and other stakeholders towards effective biodiversity conservation and 

sustainable development. It envisions communities caring responsibly and living fully in 

harmony with their environment. 

Mission 

To be a catalyst for biodiversity conservation and sustainable development of 

communities in critical sites. 

To know more about FPE and its Grants Program, visit: 

www.fpe.ph 

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Regional Board of Trustees 

Nestor R. Carbonera 

Chairperson 

Belen S. Fecundo 

Treasurer 

Vision 

Mission 

Goal 

Glenn S. Bais 

Regional Coordinator 

Angela Rumilda T. Montojo 

Vice Chairperson 

Corazon M. Baylon 

PhilDHRRA envisions a society that is characterized by participatory democracy, 

equality, national sovereignty, economic prosperity, cultural autonomy, gender equity 

and environmental sustainability. Relevant and self-reliant NGOs will make a 

significant contribution to the attainment of this society. 

PhilDHRRA is a national network of NGOs that seek to build the capacity of its 

members to become relevant and self-reliant in order to address agrarian reform and 

rural development in the countryside, and thereby contribute to national 

transformation. In undertaking this mission, PhilDHRRA is guided by the principles of 

social justice, active non-violence, participation, social equity, gender equality, 

environmental sustainability, cultural sensitivity, national sovereignty and peace. 

Expand the reach of the network and assist the member NGOs in enhancing the 

capacities in the implementation of Sustainable Integrated Area Development (SIAD) 

based projects. 

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Member 

Maria Perpetita S. Mercader 

Secretary 

Ignacio G. Borja 

Member

Highlights of Network Members’ Rural Development Work 

AGB DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION, INC. 

One of the 10 buying stations established by AGB’s project in barangay Sindangan, Talisayan, Misamis Oriental. Sindangan Farmers' Association 

has started buying the organic banana (fruit) of its members since last year. Also established marketing link at Municipality of Medina, Misamis 

Oriental. At present the members of the association are enjoying the P/14.00 per kilo compared to other barangays which is only P/11.00 per kilo. 

BRIEF HISTORY 

AGB DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION, INC. 

was founded on October 29, 2003 in memory of 

the founder of RBT BANK, INC. (formerly 

RURAL BANK OF TALISAYAN, INC.), Col. 

Alejandro GO Beltran, and hence, the 

foundation was named after. It was created to 

actualize a family mission to serve the poor and 

needy as an expression of true Christianity. It 

was organized by people who share the same 

vision for the poor. 

PROJECTS AND LINKAGES 

AGB FOUNDATION is currently engaged in 

Microfinance as its way of contribution in 

poverty alleviation in which its recipients were 

given entrepreneurship trainings and later 

financial assistance through loan to start a small 

business or to beef up capitalization. 

AGB was also tapped by Lutheran World Relief 

(LWR) to provide assistance, training and skills 

development for the farmers particularly in 

Banana (Lakatan) production and other 

farming/livestock livelihoods. 

Our partners/clients were also enrolled with 

RBT-MBA a micro-insurance provider with a 

minimal premium of PhP20.00 per week for a 

family package of life coverage and medical 

assistance. 

OUTREACH AND AREAS 

As of date, AGB is currently serving 4,494 clients 

in microfinance covering some areas of 

Bukidnon, Misamis Oriental and 2 cities of Luzon 

(Quezon City and Caloocan). Our LWR project 

recipients consist of 231 partners from the 

highlands of the Municipalities of Talisayan and 

Balingoan, Misamis Oriental. 

OTHER HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES 

AGB was also instrumental in providing access 

for humanitarian relief for our 18 partners who 

were victims of Typhoon Sendong last December 

2011, through the financial assistance provided 

by the LWR for the Sendong victims. Aside from 

our in-house relief operation, we also partnered 

with TOUCH Foundation (the lead agency) in 

giving relief to some areas of Cagayan de Oro 

City who were directly affected by the Sendong 

calamity. 

AGB FOUNDATION, INC. is continuously 

looking for ways to improve its services and to 

effectively deliver them to the community with the 

goal and aspiration of uplifting the quality of living 

of our partners and/or recipients alongside the 

development of our personnel thru sustainable, 

responsible, effective and efficient management 

with the help of our LORD GOD ALMIGHTY. 

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APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY CENTER 

The Appropriate Technology Center (ATC) is 

mandated to promote technologies to improve 

agricultural production in the rural areas. It aims 

to explore the promise of adopting technology 

fashioned from the traditions of the people, 

improved according to the pace and demands of 

the user, and utilized not to pollute but to preserve 

nature. Equipped with training facilities, a 

fabrication unit, and an experimental farm, the 

ATC has been able to contribute towards rural 

development through its services and programs 

as it extends technical help to rural communities 

to set up village-level activities to generate 

income or provide for their needs by the use of 

local resources. 

Another focus for this year was the production of 

paper Crete for walling to be used in low cost 

model housing in coordination with Fr. Robert J. 

Suchan, SJ. The paper Crete was a waste 

utilization response to address the waste 

management problem where the idea of 

recycling and re-use is being adopted. This 

initiative has been funded by the KKKK - 

ChildFund project. 

Another action done by ATC was the major and 

minor repairs of recreational facilities facilitated 

for the KKKK project. It continued to assist and 

partner with ChildFund beneficiaries and 

facilitated hands-on training on paper Crete 

production. 

Its income generating facility continued to cater 

35 different groups from the youth, farmers, 

students and other religious groups and 

organizations who had stayed in the dorm facility. 

Moreover, Agricultural engineering students from 

Xavier University and other schools stayed for 

about 3 months in the dorm for their board exam 

review. 

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ATC also continues its study on the most 

effective approaches in development. It has 

continued to undertake its Research and 

dissemination of alternative energy technologies 

as well as in social technologies such as the 

community information and planning system and 

others. It remained active in its involvement with 

SEARSOLIN modules on participatory 

development and ChildFund – Kaabag sa 

Kalambuan pinaagi sa Kabatangan sa 

Katilingban (KKKK) Project. It has maintained its 

linkages with social development of Human 

Resources in the rural areas and the Approtech - 

Asia and with the government agencies. 

For the year, ATC continued to fabricate a number of 

machines and equipment that are used in sustainable 

agriculture. The following machineries being 

fabricated include: 

Ÿ CDSP – 6 units ( chopper, decorticator, shredder 

and pulverizer ) for silage feed making and vermin 

compost 

Ÿ Peanut Sheller, cassava grater, and fruit presser 

for food processing 

Ÿ Micro grain mill, Corn Sheller and Grain Drier for 

post harvest 

Ÿ Ferro cement tank for water catchments.

CENTER FOR SOCIAL CONCERN AND DEVELOPMENT 

The Zamboanga del Norte Center for Social 

Concerns & Development (CESCOD) focused 

its activities on participatory governance and 

partnership with national and local government 

in the implementation of various projects and 

programs without setting aside the regular 

programs with farmers, fisherfolks, educational 

assistance for the youth, indigenous peoples, 

gender and development and livelihood/ 

enterprise development. 

CESCOD engaged in the BTTAG project in 

partnership with Balay Mindanao which afforded 

them the opportunity to actively participate in the 

budget planning and tracking of the city 

government of Dipolog. It is currently engaged in 

Advancing a Democratic Reform Agenda with 

CODE-NGO with two pilot municipalities, Siayan 

and Sindangan and the Provincial Government 

of Zamboanga. Part of this engagement is the 

capacity building of CSOs in conducting 

monitoring of the LGUs compliance of the Full 

Disclosure Policy. CSOs are trained to monitor 

the twelve documents that LGUs must post in 

their websites and public places in the 

community. The CSOs are also trained to 

appreciate and understand the contents and 

significance of the twelve documents. 

The partnership of CESCOD and Assisi 

Development Foundation for the Educational 

Assistance Program dates back to the late 90's. 

Since then, about a hundred poor but deserving 

students have graduated either from a two-year 

program or four-year college courses. Almost all 

of the graduates have found good jobs within 

Zamboanga del Norte and outside of the 

province. Many of them are teaching in the 

public schools in the towns where they come 

from. 

Adult literacy classes in barangay Meses, Manukan 

Zamboanga del Norte. Classes are held in a makeshift 

classroom built by the learners prior to the start of the 

program. 

CESCOD community organizer in Siayan (poorest municipality in 

the country) monitoring the vegetable garden of the ALS learners in 

barangay Guibo. 

Inspired by the spirit of volunteerism and 

commitment to serve the community that 

CESCOD inculcates in the scholars, many of 

them volunteer their services in various 

community projects of CESCOD and Assisi for at 

least one year after graduation. 

The partnership of CESCOD and Dep-Ed for 

Alternative Learning System (ALS) started way 

back in 1995. It continues to this day, where 

CESCOD conducts adult literacy classes in the 

Subanen communities of Siayan, Katipunan and 

Sindangan. CESCOD designed a module that 

includes organic farming, gardening, and other 

livelihood projects and active citizenship ,along 

with the usual ALS curriculum of reading, writing 

and numeracy. 

Environmental protection, biodiversity and 

watershed conservation are among CESCOD's 

main advocacy. In partnership with the 

Philippine MISEREOR Partnership and local 

church and NGO advocacy groups, CESCOD 

has been in the forefront of the campaign against 

large scale mining, especially the repeal of the 

RA 7942 (Mining Act of 1995) and supporting the 

Alternative Bill on Mining which is still pending in 

Congress to this day. CESCOD has been 

gathering signatures to help promote this 

advocacy . 

Change Politics Movement and People Power 

Volunteers for Reform have its headquarters at 

the CESCOD office. Activities of both are 

spearheaded by CESCOD including the bantay, 

tulay, kaagapay and gabay roles of CPM- 

PPVR. Now, CESCOD is a partner of the DSWD 

in the conduct of some FDS modules with 4Ps 

beneficiaries and with DILG in the 

implementation of water and sanitation projects 

in remote barangays of the province. 

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HAGDAN SA PAG-USWAG FOUNDATION, INC. 

A Focus Group Discussion was conducted to 

selected clusters in Quezon Bukidnon to assess 

the needs of potential clients in Agri Microfiance 

(AMF) Loan Product that is HSPFI endeavors to 

offer. One of its objectives is to determine the 

agricultural activities they are practicing and to 

find out whether these activity suites with AMF 

Loan Product. 

Progress out of Poverty Index (PPI) workshop 

was conducted by Oiko Credit to assess Wao and 

Camiguin branch in its pilot implementation of 

using PPI as a targeting and tracking tool for 

HSPFI clients. PPI will then be rolled out to all 

its branches and will form part of the Loan 

Application. 

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A S e m i n a r 

W o r k s h o p o n 

E n h a n c i n g t h e 

E m o t i o n a l 

C o m p e t e n c e o f 

L e a d e r w a s 

conducted last April 

7-9, 2012 at Villa 

Paraiso Resort in 

the beautiful island 

o f C a m i g u i n 

attended by all 

employees of HSPFI. It aims to facilitate the 

process of a deeper appreciation of the 

employee’s gift of self as leaders, with the view of 

paying attention to their their emotions, 

enhancing inner integration, and eventually gain 

skills in people management. After the seminar 

workshop, all employees was able to tour around 

the tourist spots of the island as the event 

coincides with the 23rd Anniversary of Hagdan 

Sa Pag-uswag Foundation, Inc. 

HSPFI is committed in institutionalizing Social 

Performance Management in its microfinance 

operation. Thus, a Strategy Realignment 

Workshop was conducted last May 31—June 3, 

2011 at Chali Beach Resort. Planet Finance 

provided the technical assistance and facilitated 

the workshop. From the workshop, the 

participants were able to come up with a Strategy 

Map and Balance Scored Card for the 

organization.

HSPFI joins annual Food Biz Expo organized by 

the Oro Chamber of Commerce held last October 

19-22, 2011. The purpose of the event was to 

showcase the different local products of the 

members of Oro Chamber. 

In-house Training on Ecological 

and Sustainable Crop Production 

for HSPFI Staff was conducted last 

July 7-8, 2011 at LISOFA Organic 

Demo Farm in Libertad, Kiabo, 

Malitbog, Bukidnon as part of the 

continuing capacitating of the staff 

with the organic farming technology. 

A Governance Training was conducted last 

October 5, 2011 by Planet Finance to the 

Board of Trustees and members of the 

management team of HSPFI to gain awareness 

& knowledge on governance & its Importance for 

MFIs’ sustainability, competitiveness & 

reputation. 

Mr. Edwin Peraz, 

c o n s u l t a n t f r o m 

P l a n e t F i n a n c e 

f a c i l i t a t e d t h e 

Operational Planning 

Workshop for HSPFI. 

In assessing how far 

the organization has 

done so far, Units 

Heads and Branch 

Managers presented 

t h e i r 

a c c o m p l i s h m e n t s 

reports and results of 

their assessment of 

their respective unit or branch Gap Analysis. 

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To encourage and promote 

the use of Indigenous and 

Recyclable Materials, HSPFI 

organized Christmas Tree 

and Parol making contest 

among its employees using 

these kind of materials. The 

activity aims also to manifest 

the spirit of Christmas in the 

organization and at the same 

time promoting camaraderie, 

optimism, team work among 

the staff. 

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INSTITUTE OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE - 

DAVAO MEDICAL SCHOOL FOUNDATION 

The Institute of Primary Health Care (IPHC) as 

the community service arm of the Davao Medical 

School Foundation (DMSF) continues to be 

guided by its community development 

framework called the Sustainable Integrated 

Community Health and Development (SICHaD) 

Framework which promotes the Primary Health 

Care (PHC) and the Sustainable Integrated Area 

Development (SIAD) approach. It aims to create 

impact at the household and community level in 

the areas of Community Managed Health (CMH), 

Livelihood Enhancement (LE), Participatory 

Local Governance (PLG) and the formation and 

strengthening of People's Organizations (POs). 

IPHC has 41 project staff (30 female and 11 

male) with diverse background work on a full time 

basis. 

For 2011, IPHC has implemented 11 projects (6 

are community based and 5 projects provides 

technical assistance to the Provincial Health 

Office of Davao del Sur, Compostela Valley 

Province and Bukidnon. I Community based and 

1 TA project has been completed. Currents 

activities are as follows: 

Community Extension Service (CES) / 

SICHaD Internal Field Operation Unit: 

CES continue to work in 6 sitios of Brgy. 

Marilog. CES activities focused on the formal 

opening of 2 wellness centers which integrate 

alternative medicine has been functional on the 

last quarter of 2011.These wellness centers 

are managed by trained BHWs in Sitio Balite 

and Sitio Sto Nino. Regular monitoring of the 

livelihood projects (hog and goat dispersal) and 

3 water projects (Pinoy Banga) implemented 

by 3 POs. Assisted the Barangay Council 

conduct a survey of 2 water sources in sitio 

Marahan as potential water source for the 

barangay. Strengthening activities for 7 

people's organization including the BHW 

Federation. Follow up of BLT feeding 

p r o g r a m i n 4 e l e m e n t a r y 

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schools.CES day was celebrated last Dec. 9 at 

the DMSF Gym together with 117 BLT children 

from Marilog. 

Sustainable Integrated Community Health 

and Development (SICHaD) / External Field 

Operation Unit 

The Busog Lusog Talino (BLT), is a school 

feeding program in partnership with the 

Department of Education and the Jolibee Fdn. 

The program caters to malnourished 

kinder,grade 1 and 2 pupils in 11 schools. The 

BLT continued to be integrated in IPHC's 

community based projects (3 schools in New 

Corella, 8 schools in CES (6 in Marilog and 2 

schools (JP Laurel and Dizon Elem. Schools) 

near the DMSF campus. For this school year, 

299 pupils have been included in the program 

and 222 children are improving in their 

nutritional status. Parents took turn in 

preparing a daily hot lunch for their children (5 

days)/ week and the pupils are weighed 

monthly. 

The Health and Wellness Project for the 

Indigenous People in New Corella focused 

on Improving access of the community 

especially among the indigenous peoples (IPs) 

to basic health services including the 

integration of wellness/ healthy lifestyle 

practices; mainstreaming the IP agenda in the 

Barangay Development Council, integration of 

the Culture of Peace and ensure that the SIAD 

best practices are sustained. Peace advocates

in the 3 target barangays were trained. Three 

(3) IP Pos participated in the Municipal tribal 

festival “Bakdang Tu Pinanwalyan”. 

The Healthy Lifestyle Project in New Corella 

has trained 47 Healthy Lifestyle Advocates on 

the prevention of lifestyle diseases. Action 

plans were formulated by the 2 brgy. health 

advocates. The Health Action Teams in Brgy. 

Poblacion have started to gather their baseline 

data in terms of the healthy lifestyle practices of 

the families. 

Micro –Finance Unit 

The SEED Project operates a weekly and daily 

micro-lending operation with 861 active 

borrowers and a loan portfolio of P 5.5 Million. As 

of December 2011, it has accumulated a revenue 

of PhP562,274.16. Collections have greatly 

improved due to a good MIS established and 

aggressive marketing and collection of active and 

delinquent accounts. A law office has been 

tapped to facilitate the collection of delinquent 

accounts. The SEED project has also established 

a Mortgage Redemption Fund (MRF) to be used 

as a mortgage insurance for P10,000.00 loans 

and below. 

Project Development and Evaluation (PDE) 

Has generated PhP12,891,435.48 from 12 

approved project proposals while 4 other 

proposals await approval. The Unit has 

facilitated the conduct of a Mancom Monitoring 

covering the SEED project, Post SIAD, PACAP 

Project (New Corella) and Health Promotion 

Project (Compostela Province and Davao del 

S u r ) . M o n i t o r i n g o b s e r v a t i o n s a n d 

recommendations were fed back to respective 

project teams. IPHC Institutional MIS is being 

established. IPHC's Monitoring and Evaluation 

Manual has been enhanced. 

Mindanao Training and Resource Center 

MTRC has continuously supported the 

promotion and marketing of IPHC tested 

strategies. Organically grown products (coco 

sugar, herbal tea, herbal soap and liniments) are 

made available at the MTRC business center. 

The revised Sustainable Agriculture (Sus-Ag) 

Manual has been reproduced. The Alternative 

Medicine Manual is due for finalization. Income 

generated has supported the programs and 

projects of IPHC. As a health and wellness 

center, 80 % of the menus served are considered 

healthy. Proper waste segregation is 

emphasized as some clients still are not following 

the waste segregation policy. It has 40 student 

dormers (37 Indians and 3 Filipinos). A simple 

despedida party was given to the student 

dormers of the first batch of International 

Medicine graduates. 

Institutional Linkages 

§ IPHC regularly attends meetings of the 

Regional Development Council –Social 

Development committee, 

§ Participation in the discussions on the 

following : 

a. Implementing Rules and Regulations of 

RA 1068 – PHIL. Organic Farming Act 

organized by the Department of 

Agriculture 

b. Committee hearings of proposed IRR of 

the Davao City Childrens Welfare Code 

of Davao City 

c. Implementation of the Watershed Code 

of Davao City 

d. Davao Organic Rice Industry 

Association 

e. Go Organic Mindanao Movement 

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JOSEFA SEGOVIA FOUNDATION, INC. 

JSF is still governed by a Board 

of 7 Trustees which is its Policy 

Making Body. Its Operations 

Arm is headed by the Executive 

Director. As of September, 2011, 

upon being directed by the Board 

and according to the New JSF 

By-Laws, the Executive Director 

has constituted a Management 

Team headed by her and 

composed of the Finance 

Officer/ Administrative Officer (in 

2011 only one person held the 

two hats) the Unit Heads of 

Governance, Agri-NRM and 

Marketing and other Core Staff of 

the Foundation such as the 

Monitoring and Evaluation 

Officer and including one 

member of the Board in aid of policy making and 

to articulate the thinking of the Board. 

The Board has considered having a Corporate 

Lawyer to handle the Foundation's legal matters. 

Atty. Cheryl Ann Chamen has been 

r e c o m m e n d e d . T h e P r e s i d e n t h a s 

communicated with her. 

During the Regular Monday meetings Unit Heads 

and extensionists concerned inform/share plans 

and highlights of the week/month as well as 

experiences and other work-related concerns. 

During these meetings the Executive 

Director/Administrative Officer give information/ 

guidelines on project operations concerns. 

Changes have taken place in the organization 

relative to the Alternative Marketing Center 

(AlMaCen) along the Davao-Bukidnon Highway 

in Catalunan Pequeño. The Center now has a 

Manager who works in tandem with the Unit 

Head of Marketing since the Marketing Unit has 

been expanded to Social Enterprise of which 

AlMaCen is the Center. The Executive Director, 

however, is still overall in charge of AlMaCen 

Center. The Manager of AlMaCen is directly 

accountable to her as is the Marketing Unit Head 

who forms part of the Management Team. 

The Techno-Demo Farm in the area next to 

AlMaCen (Farm 2) and Farm 1 in Lamanan, 

both of which apply agricultural techniques 

and strategiesthat are taught to the 

farmers, are under the Agri-NRM Unit. 

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STRATEGIC PLANNING and ROAD MAPPING 

SESSIONS 

Given the finalization of Projects, the 

Foundation saw the need to plan for the future 

and identify partner communities with and for 

whom it could work in the line of development. A 

three-day Strategic Planning Session facilitated 

by Ms. Rosalinda Servano was held from July 5- 

7, 2011. Further on from November 22-24 2011, 

a Road Mapping was held facilitated likewise by 

Ms. Rosalinda Servano. These sessions were 

attended by JSF Management and Staff. The 

President of the Board attended all sessions and 

some Board members participated according to 

the possibilities of their work schedule. 

For the record, we put down here JSF's new 

Vision and Mission as the result of consultation 

and discussion within these sessions: 

VISION: We envision vibrant, God-centered 

communities where persons are responsible, 

self-sustaining, in harmony with each other and 

with nature. 

MISSION: JSF shares the mandated mission of 

the Teresian Association in the Philippines which 

is to empower persons, groups and communities 

in becoming fully human and spirit-filled, 

enabling them to contribute to social 

transformation through education and culture.

Staff Development was one of the aspects taken 

up, including Values Formation, Conduct to 

Be Observed in the Office and Mentoring and 

Skills Enhancement. 

The participants were guided into Calibration, or 

the classification of the Barangays where JSF 

has worked and is working now according to 

their need for continuing assistance. Some 

hard decisions had to be taken regarding which 

of the barangays are to be “prioritized” while the 

rest will be assisted and monitored as needed. 

The presence of IPs in these barangays was 

given importance. 

The expansion of the Marketing Unit into 

Social Enterprise, as mentioned under 

Organization was an offshoot of the strategic 

planning. Program Coordinators for Agri and 

Governance will be incorporated with Social 

Enterprise while maintaining their identity. But 

given the approach of a more holistic intervention 

in the communities with the three components 

working together, the extensionist will assume a 

generalist approach, working in the three 

components. 

MACOFED will no longer form part of a future 

JSF project since they could be an independent 

federation having functioned as such for nine 

years. 

There is need to work on the strategies: what to 

continue doing, what to stop doing and to initiate 

doing. What needs to be done in the field with the 

farmers. Coordinated and integrated approach in 

the barangays. This is what was taken up during 

the ROADMAPPING SESSIONS. 

The Executive Director or INTERED, Ms. 

Carmen Aragonés visited the Foundation in the 

early part of the year. She was happy to know 

about the participatory development approach of 

JSFand that the Indigenous People (IPs) 

involved in the AECID project are represented in 

the Barangay Council dring discussions 

regarding the Barangay Development Plan. In 

the process, they were consulted regarding their 

customary laws and their agricultural practices. 

Thus the IPs have been empowered by the JSF 

technicians. 

Ms. Aitziber Barrueta has come to Davao several 

times to monitor the implementation of the AECID 

Project entitled “Sustainable Development and 

Environmental Care in Rural Communities, 

Prioritizing on Indigenous Peoples, Philippines” 

( D e s a r r o l l o S o s t e n i b l e y C u i d a d o 

Medioambiental en Comunidades Rurales, 

Prioritariamente Indígenas, en Davao 

–MINDANAO) 

Likewise the supervisor of LWR Project 

“Upscaling Barangay and Marketing (UpBarMa) 

Development Project” Phase II which ended in 

August has come to JSF in relation to the Project. 

An external evaluator came to evaluate the 

project and was frankly impressed. 

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KAPWA UPLIFTMENT FOUNDATION, INC. 

Kapwa Upliftment Foundation Inc. continued 

to work with the Bagobo Tagabawa tribal councils 

to implement their ancestral domain 

management plans. 

In Makilala, Cotabato Kapwa works with the tribal 

councils of Buhay, Buenavida, Biangan and 

Batasan to implement programs and projects to 

improve the well-being of their people who live 

and farm in the 2998 hectares of their ancestral 

domain in Mt. Apo Protected Area. Kapwa is 

working with thirteen clans to improve agricultural 

production by optimizing crop production and 

planting additional rubber, abaca, banana, 

coffee, cacao and additional root crops. Kapwa is 

working with the Department of Social Welfare 

and the municipal health office to train IP health 

volunteers to improve the health status of the 

Bagobo Tagabawa households particularly the 

women and children. Kapwa will also assist with 

the expansion of potable water systems and 

improve overall sanitation both in the household 

and community. 

Kapwa is working with the clan leaders and 

tribal councils of Makilala to use participatory 

impact monitoring tools as part of the NGO 

Ideas Impact plus program of VENRO a 

German NGO network project. 

Household status of 500 households 

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was established using a modified Participatory 

Well-being Ranking as baseline and Situational 

Analysis and Goal Establishment (SAGE) as the 

planning tool. The clan leaders also regularly use 

Participatory Assessment of Group tool to 

monitor group performance vis a vis plans. 

Kapwa Upliftment Foundation Inc. has been 

participating since 2009 in the replication of the 

NGO IDEAS tools in the Philippines together with 

six other NGOs from the Philippines and NGOS 

from Africa and India. This culminated in an 

International conference in Bonn, Germany last 

October where Kapwa presented its 

experiences. 

Five tribal councils of Sta. Cruz: Sinoron, Zone II, 

Tibolo, Tudaya and Jose Rizal have also been 

assisted since 2006 to implement their ancestral 

domain plans. Through the tribal councils 

leadership the communities have developed 

agroforestry farms, trained leaders, youth and 

constructed gravitational water systems 

benefitting more than five hundred households. 

With the increased agricultural outputs Kapwa 

has started to assist tribal councils to organize 

community based enterprises to avail of better 

prices for their abaca through collective 

marketing. They have been assisted to define

organizational systems and pool savings in cash 

or in kind for their collective marketing efforts. 

Kapwa assisted with the construction of seven 

small warehouses each for Biangan, Buenavida 

and Buhay in Makilala, Cotabato; Malupo and 

Altavista in Bansalan and Tibolo and Jose Rizal 

in Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur. These tribal 

communities have conducted several test 

market deliveries and have successfully 

improved the quality of their fiber to secure prices 

higher by as much as twenty eight percent. 

Although some gains have been achieved a lot of 

work remains to be done to establish long term 

viability. Some of the areas assisted were 

affected by the “stop buying” of the “liboton” 

variety of abaca which is considered a hybrid of 

abaca and banana. Kapwa has explored other 

markets for these fibers including handicraft and 

furniture producers in Bicol and Cebu. 

Kapwa continued to assist the management of 

the water system for Anonang, Bitaug and 

Alegre. The Kapwa project was completed in 

August 2010 while the tribal and barangay 

leaders continued to follow up and secure the 

promised provincial LGU counterpart in 2011. 

They successfully got the additional pipes; 

established the additional services and 

connected it to another water source in Malupo. 

This increased water volume and enabling it to 

reach other downstream communities. The 

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managed the distribution of water services 

across the two intake boxes, nine reservoirs 

“Banga Pinoy”, seventeen thousand meters of 

main pipelines, sixteen meters of service lines, 

thirty three stand faucets and seventeen wash 

tubs. 

In June 2012 Kapwa launched a new project: 

Farmers' Alliance for Resource Strengthening 

and Marketing (FARM) which will be 

implemented in the municipalities of Bansalan, 

Sta. Cruz, Hagonoy, Sulop, Matanao and 

Magsaysay in Davao del Sur. The project aims to 

introduce an agroenterprise approach to 

increase agricultural outputs in rice, poultry, 

coffee, cacao and vegetables over a 28 month 

period. The agroenterprise approach capacity 

building is spearheaded by the Xavier University 

Southeast Asian Rural Leadership Institute. 

In July 2012 Kapwa staff began to formulate a 

Child Protection Policy to ensure that children 

are safe and protected in all of its work areas. 

Membership in Local Development Councils 

Kapwa is accreditated with the Municipal Local 

Government of Makilala, Cotabato, Bansalan, 

and Sta. Cruz, and the Provincial Development 

Council of Davao del Sur. 

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MASS-SPECC COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT CENTER 

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MAHINTANA FOUNDATION, INC. 

Environmental Conservation & Regeneration 

Program – promotes sustainable development 

of initiated interventions on environmental 

protection, conservation and regeneration 

through the proper use and management of 

natural resources along the uplands of Mt. 

Matutum Protected Landscape (MMPL) and the 

river systems and coastal areas of the Sarangani 

Bay Protected Seascape 

Ÿ Gully Tree Planting 

Ÿ Adopt-a-River 

Ÿ Reduced Vulnerability by Introducing 

Viable Economies 

Ÿ Reduced Pollution through Alternatives 

and Indigenous Rehabilitation of Silway 

River 

Livelihood Enhancement & Enterprise 

Development Program – actively advocates for 

the judicious utilization and management of 

indigenous and local resources in improving 

target communities' productivity and increasing 

their income through livelihood and enterprise 

development assistance 

Ÿ Mahintana Health Plus 

Ÿ Support to Coffee Production of Matutum 

Integrated Conservation and Development 

Ÿ Productivity Enhancement Assistance for 

Community Empowerment 

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Cooperative Development & Institution- 

Building Program – promotes productivity 

by building people's competence and 

c o n f i d e n c e t h r o u g h s k i l l s t r a i n i n g , 

entrepreneurship and self-reliance 

Ÿ Support to Pineapple Growership Program 

of Business Partner Cooperatives 

Basic Social Services Program – provides 

basic social services to partner and target 

communities through various projects and 

activities pertaining to health and education, in 

close coordination with LGUs, the private sector 

and different stakeholders 

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Ÿ Adopt-a-School 

Ÿ Chairs-for-Trees: Reciprocating Action 

Ÿ Kapit-bisig para sa Kabataan 

Ÿ Health Promotion and Communication 

Ÿ South-Eastern Philippines Health and 

Economic Alternatives 

Ÿ Rural Urban Poor 

Ÿ Immunization and Pre and Postnatal 

Services 

Ÿ Alay Gabay para sa Maginhawang Buhay: 

Wheelchair Distribution 

Ÿ Barangay Justice for Peace 

Ÿ Flashflood Emergency Response 

Ÿ Emergency Camp Coordination & Camp 

Management & Essential NFI Distribution 

Support to Flood-affected Populations in 

Central Mindanao 

Ÿ Relief Operation 

Ÿ Material Resources Distribution 

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MAGUINDANAON DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION, INC. 

MDFI implemented four major projects in 2011. 

These projects have a total cost of P 

9 , 9 8 9 , 5 8 8 . 1 5 t h a t b e n e f i t e d b o t h 

highlanders(Blaaan/T'boli, Maguindanaon and 

settler Christians in the far flung barangays of 

Tinago, Norala South Cotabato; New Passi of 

Tacurong, Sultan Kudarat; Barangay Galidan 

and Damawato of Tulunan, Cotabato and 

Barangay Poblacion, Makainis and Lasangan all 

of Gen. Salipada K. Pendatun, Maguindanao 

Province. These project included the 1) Health 

and Alternative Livelihood (HEAL-Project), 2) 

Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable 

Development, 3) Integrated Early Recovery and 

Rehabilitation project/StriDE Mindanao and 

Early Recovery and Rehabilitation of IDP's in 

Central Mindanao (ERRCM). 

The project, “Bio-diversity Conservation and 

Sustainable Development in Gen. Salipada K. 

Pendatun”, a project funded by the Foundation 

for the Philippine Environment (FPE). It aims to 

conserve and rehabilitate the remaining 

biodiversity of Ligawasan Marsh through the 

following component: 1) Resource management; 

2) Capability Building; 3) Advocacy; 4) network 

building. It initially covered three communities of 

the Municipality of SK Pendatun which territory 

covers about 70% within the Ligawasan Marsh. 

The Health and Alternative Economic 

Livelihood (HEAL project) is a three-year 

project funded by European Commission 

(EU)ended December 2011. Its overall objectives 

is to help reduce poverty in the marginalized 

communities in upland and boundary barangays 

of South-Eastern Philippines. The project 

implemented through consortium of 5 NGO's 

:such as, Mahintana Foundation, Inc (MFI) as 

lead agency, co-implementers are; Allah Valley 

Foundation, Inc. (AVDFI), Tribal Leaders 

Development Foundation, Inc.(TLDFI), Sta. Cruz 

Mission School Inc. SCMSI) and Maduindanaon 

Development Foundation, Inc., MDFI covers the 

barangays of Tinago, Norala, South and the 

Barangay of New Passi, Tacurong Sultan 

Kudarat). 

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The HEAL project component and Results: 

Ÿ Improved family health 

Ÿ Food Security Component 

Ÿ Livelihood Component 

Other significant accomplishments: 

• Facilitated birth registration of at least 239 

unregistered children . 

• Increased health services focused on 

Maternal and Child Health (MCH) in 4 

puroks of barangay Tinago (Mobilization of 

Midwife). 

• 20 Units of Bio Sand (water purifier) 

distributed in two barangays 

• Distribution of relief and school pupils kit to 

at least 500 pupils in the 2 elementary 

school in barangay Tinago and Barangay 

New Passi all of Norala and Tacurong 

respectively. 

• Facilitated and institutionalized health 

governance for better health and livelihood 

in two.

Accomplishment of the Initial Project 

Activities 

I n t e g r a t e d E a r l y R e c o v e r y a n d 

Rehabilitation in Central Mindanao 

(ERRCM) 2011 

The project aims to support the transition from 

relief to early recovery of displaced person 

through the restoration of community 

infrastructure and basic services, including: 1) 60 

units core-shelter and 40 units repair in 2 IDP 

sites (Brgy Damawato and Galidan); 2) Access to 

level II water system in 2 IDP's sites; 3) to support 

for the establishment of one (1) unit BHS and 

related medical facilities in Damawato; 4) Help 

communities in meeting the psychosocial needs 

of residents, especially women and children 

traumatized by the conflict; 5) Provision of one 

school (1) class room/day care center in 2 sites; 

6) alleviate living condition of 2 IDP sites through 

food security and livelihood. 

Highlights of ERRCM project initial 

accomplishment for 2011 

Ÿ Rehabilitation of Damawato-Galidan 

road network 

Community members suffer very bad road 

network during rainy season due to the 

overflow of the water from the canal that 

destroys and submerged the road network. 

As part of the 2011 MWOP celebration, 

community members of Damawato and 

Galidan conducted bayanihan activities in 

trimming down the 2 kilometers grown grass 

in the side of the road. 

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Ÿ Resolved the 100 hectares boundary 

conflict of Damawato and Galidan 

BLGU of Galidan and Damawato are 

warring since year 2000 due to the 

unresolved 100 hectare boundary conflict 

that affected the relationship of community 

members. 

Ÿ Launching of the ERRCM infrastructure 

project 

Infrastructure type Damawato Galidan 

Core shelter 30 units 30 units 

Core shelter repair 20 units 20 units 

Level 1 potable water 

system 

6 units 6 units 

Level 2 potable water 

system 

1 unit - 

Barangay Health Station 1 unit - 

Medical Equipments 1 set - 

Educational facilities 1 unit DCC repair 1 unit DCC 

Botika ng Barangay - 1 unit 

Carpentry and masonry 

training for Galidan and 

Damawato 

5 trainees with comlete 

tools 

5 trainees with complete 

tools 

Ÿ Medical mission 

As part of partnership in the implementation 

of the project in grassroots project, MLGU of 

Tulunan and PLGU of Cotabato province 

complemented each other during the 

successful conduct of medical outreach in 

Barangay Galidan which catered not only 

the community members of Galidan and 

Damawato but including the adjacent rural 

communities of Tulunan, Cotabato and Datu 

Paglas, Maguindanao. 

Ÿ MDFI Training and Resource Center 

Consistent to the MDFI vision to be “A 

self-sustaining organization committed to 

empower communities for sustainable 

development”, the MDFI Training and 

Resource Center was able to cater the 

needs of its Staff and its other 

development partners. 

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MUSLIM-CHRISTIAN AGENCY FOR ADVOCACY, RELIEF AND 

DEVELOPMENT, INC. 

Despite of financial problem and operational 

sustainability, MuCAARD maintained and 

continues its development works in the seven (7) 

Provinces covering 87 Municipalities and 4 Cities 

of Mindanao. And most of these areas are 

among the poorest areas in the Philippines and 

the conflict prone areas in Mindanao. 

One of MuCAARD's strategies in development 

works is to facilitate the barangay planning. In 

most cases the barangay being served have 

formulated their Barangay Development Plans 

and Annual Investment Plan and being adopted 

by the barangay councils. Every year the AIPs 

were reviewed to suit the real needs of the 

populace. In BDPs formulation and AIPs review 

the barangay councils extended financial, 

materials, and food assistance. Through BDPs 

formulation it resulted to different programs and 

projects being accessed and implemented by the 

barangays. And in 2011, the Municipalities of 

Damulog, Bukidnon and Balindong, Lanao del 

Sur, MuCAARD member organizations (BISAP 

and POM) were tapped by the Local Government 

Units to review and update their Barangay 

Development Plans as these were pre-requisite 

for their MRDP Project. 

Most of the areas the staff, Local Community 

Organizers (LCOs) and PO leaders continue to 

sit and actively participated/involved in the 

different local special bodies, in order to lobby for 

the allocation of budgets regarding the priority 

projects of the community reflected in the BDPs. 

These budgets are on gender & development, 

livelihood initiatives, health services, budget for 

senior citizens, honorarium to day-care workers, 

peace and order funds, disasters and calamities 

funds. These are some of the advocacies 

MuCAARD which are being brought in the local 

special bodies in order to ensure that budgets are 

allocated properly aside from barangay 

counterparts on infrastructure projects. 

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In expanding new organized groups, the 

MuCAARD had organized 22 POs. Learning 

activities such as the 9 elements of 

organizational development, including 

leadership training and other capability building 

were conducted to the newly organized POs. 

This is to enhance their knowledge, attitudes, 

and skills in managing their groups for 

sustainability. The POs are accredited to the 

BDC and MDC. They are also registered to 

Bureau of Rural Workers under the Department 

of Labor and Employment (BRW-DOLE). 

On MuCAARD's good governance program, on 

its December general assembly has discussed 

and decided that one of the strategies in order to 

meet the objective of good governance program 

was to participate on electoral system and will 

endorse pro-people candidates from its rank or 

from the POs. And during the last 2007 and 2010 

local election, MuCAARD support few municipal 

and provincial candidates, and was able to 

succeed one Provincial Board in Lanao del Sur, 6 

Municipal Councilors, 1 Vice-Mayor, and 1 

Mayor. In Barangay election a total of 398 PO 

members won either Barangay Captains or 

Barangay Councilors. 

Aside from endorsing pro-people candidates, the 

agency conducted voters' education and 

resulted to more voters turn out and elected 

credible officials. The elected officials who are 

PO members brought the organizations' agenda 

during their sessions and accessed program and 

projects needed by their constituencies. It 

brought also strong coordination and 

collaboration with the municipal and barangay 

local government units. Elected barangay 

officials from organized POs regard politics as 

opportunity to deliver basic services to the 

communities.

The peace covenant signed by top ranking MILF 

Commanders and the LGU of Damulog which is 

still binding had shown positive result as 

manifested by zero arm hostilities, increase in 

population in Barangays Anggaan and 

Tangkulan, increase in farm tillage, and 

accessible services of the service providers. 

In Zamboanga area, MuCAARD was tapped by 

Research Triangle Institute (RTI) on its Health 

Governance Project component of Health policy 

development and policy tracking implementation, 

Baseline Survey, Monitoring and Evaluation and 

on AOP 2011 preparation and formulation, to 

deliver consultancy service to the 72 LGUs of 

Zamboanga Peninsula. 

In the two Lanao Provinces and Marawi City, 

MuCAARD member organizations (RIAP and 

POM) continue to service the IDPs from arm 

conflict as they continue to struggle recover the 

losses of their livelihoods. MuCAARD provided 

capacity building on peace, livelihood capital, 

farm inputs and animals and level 2 water 

system. 

Also MuCAARD is not only providing 

humanitarian operations to victims of armed 

conflict but also to the victims of flooding 

resulted from typhoons. In January 2011, 

MuCAARD provided emergency assistance in 

terms of foods and non-food items to the flood 

survivors of Lala, Lanao del Norte. And on the 

typhoon sendong in Cagayan de Oro, 

MuCAARD again provided emergency 

assistance in terms of foods and non-food items 

to the flood survivors. In all of the emergency 

response operation, MuCAARD adheres and 

observed the compliance of the SPHERE and 

HAP standards set forth and agreed by the 

international humanitarian agency across the 

globe. 

On the problem of limited funding, MuCAARD 

was forced to do the re-structuring in order to 

continue its development works. From its 37 

staffs in 2009, MuCAARD has only 7 paid staff 

since 2010 but still having volunteers and parttimes 

to continue carry the vision and mission. 

Lastly, starting March 2012, MuCAARD has a 

new partnership with Christian Aid on its program 

on “Building Disaster Resilient Communities in 

Baungon, Bukidnon”. The program focused on 

the capacity building on Disaster Risk Reduction- 

Climate Change Adaptation, provision of disaster 

resilient livelihoods, provision of early warning 

systems and the provision of level 2 water 

system. This project is in coordination/ 

collaboration with the Ateneo School of 

Governance (ASoG), UP-NIGS/DOST and 

Manila Observatory, and in tandem with other 

Christian Aid partners already implementing 

DRR-CCA projects in the Province of Albay. 

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NOTRE DAME BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTER FOUNDATION, INC. 

Winner of 1994 Asian Management Award for Development Management 

SUMMARY OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS (2011) 

ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT AND 

SPECIAL PROJECTS 

The enterprise development projects under the 

Misereor-assisted CARE3 are implemented as 

scheduled. Total loans released for the year 

amounted to P820,000 and provided to 43 clients 

under the CARE3 Project. Majority of the loan 

beneficiaries are females, accounting for 60% of 

the total clients. Half of the loans granted was for 

trading purposes, 40% for manufacturing and the 

remaining 10% for services and agribusinesses. 

For the whole year, the repayment is 80%. 

Thirteen (13) institution building activities were 

conducted and attended by 671 participants 

coming from the 18 self-help groups and 2 other 

groups in General Santos City and Sarangani. 

About 671 participants joined the business and 

skills trainings held during the year. A total of 20 

trainings were conducted by the NDBRCFI. 

Three research studies were completed 

excluding one commissioned research. Regular 

update of information was also done. 

Among the highlights of the enterprise 

development project was the sustainability and 

continued operation of the 18 self-help groups in 

Maitum. As of Dec 2011, these groups of 

indigenous women had 207 members and had a 

loan portfolio reaching PhP171,000. Quite 

impressively, 13 of the 18 groups already have 

bank accounts for safekeeping of excess cash 

after loaning money to themselves. 

BRC staff were invited by Assisi Foundation to 

facilitate the conduct of a financial literacy 

seminar (BEST GAME) to indigenous youth done 

in Davao City in October 2011. In July, the 

NDBRCFI once again spearheaded the conduct 

of Entrepreneurs Forum as part of the Yaman 

Gensan activities. 

The CARE3 project is expected to end by August 

2011 and a proposal for extension is being 

prepared at the moment for submission to 

Misereor by March 15. The coverage of the 

proposed extension is Sept 2012 to June 

2013. 

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As in the past years, BRC took part in joint 

activities on livelihood (including training) with 

other entities such as: Department of Labor and 

Employment, SMED Council, Local 

Government of General Santos City, TESDA, 

and College of Nursing-NDDU and College of 

Business-NDDU. 

The sponsorship program under ChildFund 

Japan is implemented as scheduled and 

currently serving 350 children as of December 

2011. One of the highlights for the year is 

successful visit of Japanese sponsors from 

Rutsuki Fujisaki Memorial Foundation who were 

impressed by the achievements of sponsored 

children from Center 34-NDBRCFI. 

The NDBRCFI successfully implemented the 

Transparent Accountable Governance Project 

funded by The Asia Foundation and USAID. Six 

of the seven local government units were able to 

complete their technical assistance requests and 

were granted a second round of assistance from 

Feb to June 2011. These were Tupi and 

Tampakan in South Cotabato, Maitum and Glan 

in Sarangani Province, and Sen. Ninoy Aquino 

and Bagumbayan in Sultan Kudarat. Only 

Maasim was not able to complete the outputs in 

December but the project was successfully 

turned over in February 2012.

The technical assistance under the TAG Project 

with the different municipalities are: 

* Tupi – Revision of the Tupi Economic 

Enterprise Code 

* Tampakan – Business Tax Mapping using 

Geographic Information Systems 

* Maitum – Business Tax Mapping and 

preparation of Annual Revenue Generation 

Plan 

* Glan – Drafting of the Glan Tourism Master 

Plan 

* Maasim – Codification of Ordinances and 

Website Development 

* Sen. Ninoy Aquino – Revision of the Local 

Revenue Code 

* Bagumbayan – Crafting of the Municipal 

Economic Enterprise Code 

Starting in December 2011, the GIZ (German 

Technical Cooperation) and Cargill invited the 

NDBRCFI to be the NGO partner in the project 

that aims to improve the livelihood of smallholder 

coconut farmers in the SOCSARGEN 

area. Based on the original concept of the 

project, BRC will handle the strengthening of 

the organization of the coconut farmers' 

groups which will be involved in the project. 

Initial meetings between Cargill, GIZ, BRC and 

the Philippine Coconut Authority have been 

conducted in December 2011. 

PRIMARY HEALTH CARE DELIVERY 

PROJECT 

The Mother and Child Center at NDDU campus 

served a total of 30,972 patients for the Year 

2011; slightly up 29,506 patients for the same 

period in 2010. Main services provided are: 

medical consultation, pre-natal check up, 

immunization, feeding program, laboratory 

and pharmacy services. Including the total 

number of patients served in Badjao (2,675), 

Espina (699) Sarangani Province ( 8,359) for 

2011, total number served this year is 42,679. 

For 2011, 2,675 patients availed of health 

services at the Badjao Health Center. 

The overall number of patients served in 

Sarangani also declined for 2011 versus 2010 

mainly because of the reduction in the number 

of medical consultations from monthly to 

quarterly basis. 

Other notable accomplishment of the 

PHCDP for the year was the serving of 

6,040 indigenous children with funding from 

Children's Hour for supplemental feeding. 

Areas of coverage are 5 barangays in General 

Santos City. 

Some funding Little Way Association provided 

for supplemental feeding to 534 beneficiaries in 

Maitum. Also benefitting are mothers who 

were involved in vegetable gardening in the 

same areas. 

With the assistance of Third World Fund, 12 

medical consultations were brought to Maitum 

and Libi (Malapatan) and provided essential 

medicines to 3,152 indigents, mostly belonging 

to the indigenous groups. 

Despite limited funding, the PHCDP was able 

to hold meetings and upgrading seminars for 

barangay health workers. A total of 56 centertrained 

BHWs were able to take advantage of 

thee opportunities. 

Supplemental feeding activities were also 

conducted during the year but on an 

intermittent basis due to funding constraints. 

Generous donors for this component included 

Children's Hour, Little Way and Feed the 

Children, which provided vitameal. 

A total of 78 indigent clients were provided with 

emergency medical assistance. 

With the growing needs for laboratory services, 

the Mother and Child Center hired a full-time 

medical technologist (Anna Leah Galan) in 

September 2011. 

MARIST TECHNICAL TRAINING PROGRAM 

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The implementation of the MTTP is going on 

smoothly as planned. For School year 2011-12, a 

total of 60 trainees are scheduled to graduate under 

the Combased and 32 trainees under the MTTP- 

Alabel are projected to graduate this coming March 

2012. 

A new proposal for the MTTP-Alabel was submitted 

in November 2011 using the new guidelines set 

forth by Misereor. An approval for the proposal was 

already received by the end of the year. 

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PAGLAUM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION, INC. 

WIDE IMPACT PROGRAM 

The project helps in addressing the felt-needs 

of children and families in the area specifically on 

social and economic aspects. Due to the 

identified concerns, it aims to improve the 

children's social welfare and protection, 

strengthening and empowerment of women and 

families, financial literary and initiate 

environment programs. 

The programs and activities were undertaken in 

the 6 Municipalities (1 for WIP, 2 for WIP 

Outreach Municipalities and 3 for SHA,) namely: 

Municipality of Plaridel, Calamba, Lopez Jaena 

Concepcion, Sapang Dalaga and Rizal; and a 

total of 32 Barangays (7 for WIP, 6 Outreach 

Barangays and 19 for SHA). These areas were 

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classified as 3 , 4 , 5 and 6 municipalities in 

which majority are located in coastal. 

As of 2011, there are 79 registered sponsored 

children (36 male, 43 female) and 10 COP (5 

male, 5 female). Per planned, there are 1,140 

children in the community to be served, corollary, 

a total of 1,484 children were the recipients of 

various activities in the project as of this year. 

There are other 2,135 children recipients of 

laboratory coop –aflatoun program. This is part of 

the advocacy in financial literacy specifically in 

savings generation among children in which they 

generated a total savings of Php945, 219.03. 

The project involved also the participation and 

development of adults through provision of 

capacity building and enrichment activities to 

improve their quality of life. As a result, there were 

1,574 (437 male, 1,137 female) comprised of 

mother, father, local leaders and young adults. 

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There are developmental programs from the 

government that indirectly affects behavior of 

parents. For instance, the existing conditional 

cash transfer (CCT) or famously known as 4Ps. 

Through this support, majority of the feedback 

that 4Ps parent beneficiaries diverted the 

financial assistance they receive into other 

expenses instead to go directly to the welfare of 

their children. It influenced them to become 

dependent in any instant aid from the 

government. It hampers sometimes the objective 

to totally transform the parents from dole-out to 

self-reliant. Hence, Paglaum CDFI continually 

initiate advocacy on values formation and 

program orientation, close monitoring and 

coordination with LGU partners to have concrete 

achievements of program objectives. 

Work in the project 

CHILDCARE/ SPONSORSHIP (DIRECT 

SERVICES) 

On June 2011, the 82 sponsored children 

including 10 COP were provided with complete 

set of school uniforms for boys and girls. There 

are 7 opted to claim the Boy Scout and Girl 

Scout uniform. The children had showed full 

of gladness and appreciation when they 

receive their Christmas Clothing and gift items 

on December 2011. They had accessed dental 

care services like tooth extraction and checkup 

in partnership with Integrated Provincial 

Health Office of Misamis Occidental and LGU- 

PLaridel Rural Health Unit. Congruent to 

medical services are continuous inputs and 

review on proper hygiene and sanitation. This 

efforts decrease reported cases of major

illnesses among sponsored children except the 

3 children who were referred to the doctors 

because of dengue, scratches and eye surgery. 

However, at present they have a good condition 

in terms of health and class performance. 

There are 129 comprised of SC and High 

School Scholar enrolled to Paglaum MPC 

Student medical insurance. 

SELF HELP GROUP ORGANIZING (SHeG) 

As of December 2011, there are 40 SHeGs 

composed of 363 women members in the 3 

municipalities and 2 Cluster Level Association 

(CLA) They generated a total savings of 

Php147,276.00 and SHeG Capital of 

Php335,330.00. Directly, it helps to improve 

their skills in entrepreneurship as well as 

appreciated the essential of savings. Various 

modular trainings were also conducted and 

facilitated by Community Facilitators and 

Project Officers to SHeGs. 

SELF-HELP GROUPS ORGANIZING (SHG)/ 

PARENT BENEFICIARIES' ORGANIZING 

(PCPO) 

There are 7 Modified Self Help Groups under 

the WIP who were oriented on Self Help 

Approach (SHA). This was also extended to the 

organized core groups of Paglaum MPC. 

Paglaum Center Parents Organization (PCPO) 

spearheaded the conduct of 12 regular monthly 

meetings in order to refresh them regarding 

their respective obligation specifically on 

counterpart contribution, “pahina” – voluntary 

work and participation in any center's activity. 

COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND LITERACY 

In line with the goal to reach the program to 

other community children, there are various 

activities that significantly address the 

objectives to have a healthy environment, 

enhance academic performance and to 

develop spirituality and morale community. 

The parents and children participated in the 

Nutrition related activities such as 

supplemental feeding, cooking contest and 

appropriate food preparation inputs during 

nutrition month. 

ADVOCACIES 

As an advocator for children's rights, series of 

advocacies on UNCRC, Child Corporal 

Punishment and Positive Discipline, Anti-Child 

Trafficking and Child Sexual Abuse Prevention 

were accomplished. These were conducted in 

3 Barangays in the Municipality of Calamba, 

Plaridel and Lopez Jaena and 2 Secondary 

Schools. The children convened and 

celebrated Children's Month on October 2011. 

Topics that were discussed were about 

children's rights, child sexual abuse prevention 

and anti-child trafficking. Further, we broadcast 

the rights of the children through DXNA Radio 

Station with 2 Sponsored Children. 

Outlook and thanks 

At present, the Preschool Program is 

operational. The processing for DepEd 

Accreditation is on going. The catering services 

managed by parents are doing well in terms of 

profit however it is minimal. There are also 

project proposals for submission to LGU for 

budget allocation consideration especially the 

government is recognizing CSO in Bottom- Up 

Budgeting and Planning. We continually expand 

the allied networks and partners to assist and 

continually conduct activities for children and 

communities. As part of institutional 

development, we are targeting to be accredited 

in the Philippine Council for NGO Certification, 

Department of Interior and Local Government 

and Department of Social Welfare and 

Development. 

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PCEEM DAVAO FOUNDATION 

For PCEEM Davao Foundation, the year 2011- 

2012 was a busy year despite its meager 

resources. The Secretariat, now composed of 

two full time staff, have been complemented by 

the presence of volunteers (Experts Pool 

Members and OJT students from the Ateneo de 

Davao University (ADDu) and Intercity College of 

Science and Technology (ICST). The following 

are the accomplishments for the period: 

PROJECTS 

Under the Agroforestry Tree Stewardship Project 

(ATSP), a collaboration among the academe 

sector, the peoples organization and the 

business sector to reforest the environmentally 

critical area, the river banks, of the rivers of the 

Davao Watersheds. For the year, about a 

thousand malibago and other forest tress have 

been planted along the riverbanks of the Davao 

River within the premises of the Dizon Property in 

Brgy Ma-a. Survival rate is about 65%. 

Sustainable Agriculture in Carmen, Baguio 

District, with Rotary Club of Davao, PCEEM acts 

as facilitator between the funder and the 

beneficiaries. Last year, the foundation facilitated 

the approval of several projects from the 

Department of Agriculture such as the stripping 

machine for abaca and solar drier as well as 

trainings for cacao and abaca production. Said 

activities benefit not only the members of 

CASAFE (25 members) but also other farmers 

within the barangay. 

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As a Service Provider: 

HEDCOR , Inc., contracted PCEEM 

D a v a o t o p r e p a r e i t s I n i t i a l 

Environmental Examination (IEE) 

Report for its project, the New Tamugan 

11.5 MW Hydropower Project. The IEE 

Report is one of the prerequisites for 

HEDCOR to get an Environmental 

Compliance Certificate (ECC) from the 

Department of Environment and Natural 

Resources (DENR) for its hypropower 

project. In this project PCEEM tapped the 

members of the Experts Pool for the 

technical aspects of the report. It commenced 

mid 2011 and is still being reviewed by the 

Environmental Management Bureau of (EMB) 

of the DENR. 

The Euro Generics International Philippines 

Foundation, Inc. (EGIP), a company involved in 

the importation of pharmaceutical products, is 

proposing to fund a Forest Protection with 

Livelihood Component in its Ancestral Domain 

area for the IPs in Macatabo, Brgy. Carmen in 

Baguio District. For this purpose, it 

commissioned PCEEM to delineate and map 

out the target area. A Base Map. Land Use Map, 

Forest Protection Map and Sustainable 

Agriculture Map were prepared and are now 

being used as reference for the implementation 

of the project. 

LINKAGES 

PCEEM Davao is also a member of the Davao 

City Hydrology for Environment, Life and Policy 

(HELP) Network, and was designated by the 

network to spearhead the solicitation for the 

“International symposium on water resource 

management and hydro hazards” which was 

held in one of the finer hotels in the city last 

August 2011. The event was co-sponsored by 

the UNESCO, DOST, DENR and NEDA. 

PCEEM Davao is also active in the following 

networks: Philippine Partnership for the 

Development of Human Resources in Rural 

Areas (PHILDHRRA) where the President seats 

as a member of the Regional Board of Trustees;

Foundation for Philippine Environment (FPE) as 

a member of the Regional Advisory Council 

(RAC) and the Watershed Management 

Coordinating Committee of Davao City (WMCC) 

as a Resource Speaker and the Executive 

Director as the Secretary. 

The Earth Hour is an annual international event 

that calls for households, government and 

business establishments to turn off non-essential 

lights and appliances for one hour to raise 

awareness towards the need to take action on 

climate change. PCEEM Davao Foundation, Inc. 

and other institutions took part in the celebration 

with the releasing of lighted wishing lanterns at 

the Magsaysay Park on March 30, 2012. 

In April 2012 it celebrated Earth Day with the AFS 

Davao Chapter Members and other friends of 

PCEEM by having do-it-yourself sessions with 

the theme on sustainable livelihood for the 

community. 

The Mass Com students from the ADDU wrote 

press releases about PCEEM to local 

newspapers, radio station interviews were 

conducted and a PCEEM video presentation was 

also prepared. The ICST students assisted 

PCEEM Secretariat in the upkeep of the library 

and office. 

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT 

The Experts Pool members were instrumental in 

the submission of ten proposals to different 

funding agencies (USAID, HEDCOR, DOST, 

FPE, PACAP, EGIP, NIA and ACDI/VOCA) and 

four have given positive feedback for possible 

collaboration for various environmental projects. 

To date, one project (EGIP) was already finished, 

one project is ongoing (HEDCOR), two are about 

to commence- subject to the signing of contract 

(FPE and EGIP) and another one (USAID with 

PHILDHRA) in the final approach stage. 

FUND GENERATION 

Membership Campaign is one strategy for fund 

generation for the foundation. Now on its third 

year, PCEEM continues to invite stakeholders to 

join the Foundation and contribute for the 

sustainability of the Davao Watersheds. For the 

period, corporate members under the business 

sector include HOLCIM, Davao City Chamber of 

Project site inspection. 

Meeting with Funder. 

Commerce and Industry, Coca Cola, Davao Light 

and Power Company. 

OFFICE TRANSFER 

To cut down on overhead expenditures, the 

foundation transferred twice during this period. 

nd 

From a big and spacious 2 floor office, PCEEM 

rd 

transferred to a smaller room on the 3 floor of the 

same building. With the remaining staff of the 

Secretariat, it was more practical to move to a 

smaller office. This cut down more than 50% of 

the previous office rental cost. A year after, 

PCEEM transferred to its current location in Toril, 

where the President offered more than half of the 

ground floor area of her house to accommodate 

the office for free. As of this report, PCEEM has 

requested a sub-office for the EGIP project in the 

office of the Rotary Club of Davao, where an 

adjacent room lies idle. 

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SOUTH COTABATO FOUNDATION, INC. 

The year 2011 has been favorable for the 

microfinance program because of the full year 

implementation of the project entitled “The 

Project for Provision of Micro-Credit Capital for 

Augmentation of Income and Poverty Alleviation 

in South Cotabato” funded by the Embassy of 

Japan through the Grants. 

Assistance for Grassroots Human Security 

Program (GGP). The project was approved last 

November 25, 2010 with 930 microentrepreneurs 

as target partner-clients. As of 

November 30, 2011, a total of 1,013 partner 

clients benefited (531 are new recruits, 402 are 

first level old clients and 80 are second level 

clients). These partner-clients availed of 

additional capitalization that helped in the 

improvement of their individual enterprises and 

livelihood activities. 

The microfinance program clients were very 

lucky to be visited by 11 Kobe University students 

together with Professor Kazuhiro Ota and Mr. 

Allan V. Cledera, SCFI Consultant. The visitors’ 

2-week stay in SCFI was primarily to see the 

over-all implementation of the program. They 

conducted field and branch offices visitations to 

interview the clients and to see their 4 respective 

enterprises. 

They also made courtesy calls with the provincial 

and the city government officials. The Provincial 

Governor, Hon. Arthur “Dodo” Y. Pingoy, gave 

them a token (a miniature doll depicting a T’boli 

woman) and sponsored their Zipline ride in Lake 

Sebu, while the City Mayor of Koronadal, Dr. 

Peter B. Miguel, sponsored a sumptuous dinner 

for them. 

PROJECT UPDATE 

Part of the Agro-Demo Program was the 

implementation of the pilot project entitled 

“Productivity Enhancement Through Micro-Agri 

Support to Farmer Communities”. This project 

was jointly established through the initiatives of 

Interchurch Organization for Development 

Cooperation (ICCO) of The Netherlands, the 

Microfinance Council of the Philippines, Inc., 

(MCPI), the National Confederation of 

Cooperatives (NATCCO), and the 

Oikocredit Foundation Philippines 

(Oikocredit). It was funded by Financial 

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Product Innovation Fund (FPIF) and was 

implemented in Malungon, Sarangani province. 

ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND 

STRENGTHENING 

Partnership Building/Networking and 

Linkaging 

Over the years, SCFI has strengthened its 

networking, linkaging and partnership-building 

activities in the local, provincial, regional and 

national levels. The year 2011 was truly a busy 

year for the organization being a member of the 

Technical Working Group working on the South 

Cotabato Provincial Environment Code. SCFI 

also participated in the different committees and 

councils in the City of Koronadal, like the Local 

Zoning Board of Adjustments and Appeal 

(LZBAA), Koronadal Solid Waste Management 

Council (KSWMC), Koronadal Watershed 

Management Council (KWMC), and City 

Cooperative Development Council (CCDC). 

At the provincial level, SCFI has sustained its 

membership to the Provincial Development 

Council (PDC), the Economic and Environment 

Committee, South Cotabato Airshed Governing 

Board (SCAGB) of the Department of 

Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), 

Provincial Multi-sectoral Forest Management 

Committee (P-MFPC), Protected Area 

Management Board (PAMB) of Mt. Matutum 

Protected Landscape (MMPL), Provincial Mining 

and Regulatory Board (PMRB), Provincial 

Coordinating Council for Health Concern 

(PCCHC), and Provincial Agricultural and 

Fishery Council (PAFC). Because of its track 

record, SCFI was selected as one of the 

At the management level, the 

Board of Trustees (BOT) was 

able to meet twice this year to 

discuss salient issues and to 

update every members of the 

programs being implemented 

by the organization. 

evaluators for the Department of Interior and 

Local Government (DILG) Search for the 

Cleanest and Greenest Municipalities and 

Dangal sa Barangay Award and for the Search 

for Model Schools in Solid Waste Management 

Implementation for elementary and high school 

categories. SCFI is also the President of the 

South Cotabato DSWD-ABSNet, and currently 

the Treasurer of the Board of Trustees of the 

Coalition of Social Development Organizations in 

South Cotabato (CSDO-SC). 

SCFI was also involved with the Department of 

Trade and Insudtry (DTI) and Department of 

Agrarian Reform (DAR) as a speaker on 

microfinance, and as a trainer for DAR clients on 

fabric conditioner. 

SCFI’s membership at the regional and national 

levels was also sustained. Mrs. Belen S. 

Fecundo, SCFI Executive Director, is the 

Regional Treasurer of the Philippine Partnership 

for the Development of Human Resources in 

Rural Areas (PhilDHRRA), Mindanao area. As 

member of the Association of Foundations (AF), 

the organization was able to strengthen its 

management capacities with a training on 

Leadership for Nation Building: A Workshop on 

Engaged and Responsible Citizenship. 

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TECHNOLOGY OUTREACH AND COMMUNITY HELP 

Our Vision is a stable institution working for human dignity and community empowerment towards sustainable development 

TOUCH PERFORMANCE 2011-2012 (First Semester Only) 

Organization. We streamlined the structure of 

the Foundation to give the training and 

consultancy service more flexibility and 

effectiveness to operate in the market with 

professionalism and autonomy. The unit was 

registered in 2011 with the Securities and 

Exchange Commission (SEC) and is now called 

D e v e l o p m e n t O p t i o n s a n d S o c i a l 

Entrepreneurship, Inc. or DOSE. It is holding 

office at TOUCH and maintains its own staff. 

Management. A BOT management take-over 

was instituted in the last quarter of 2010 as a 

result of the disappearance without leave of the 

previous Executive Director. After one year of 

implementation, the BOT ended the take-over 

and prepared the way for a regular management 

and conducted a search for a new ED. After the 

appointment of new ED, the BOT decided to 

dissolve the title of the ED and renamed it as 

Managing Director, the COO function of the 

organization. The CEO was lodged at the office of 

the President in conformity with the provision of 

the By-Laws approved by SEC. The President 

as CEO does not receive compensation and 

preserved the primacy of volunteers in the 

direction of the Foundation. 

Sendong. On midnight of December 16, 2011, 

CDO was choked by a wild water and lost more 

than two thousand 

persons and thousands of homes. 

TOUCH volunteers converted the office into an 

operations center and mobilized other partner NGOs 

to work on relief and rescue. Together with five 

PhilDHRRA NGOs (MUCAARD, MASS-SPECC, 

AGV, GROUP, Hagdan), TOUCH distributed food and 

relief goods to nine highly flooded barangays of 

Cagayan de Oro. Supported by relief agencies 

(OXFAM, Christian Aid, LWR, FPE, CURE and 

PhilDHRRA), TOUCH packed goods, clothes, cash, 

kitchen utensils, beddings and hygiene kits and 

distributed the same to families in evacuation 

centers and wash out villages around the city in 

coordination with DSWD, LGU and private 

groups. Until today, bulk of relief goods from 

international aid groups are still arriving and in 

turn distributed by the TOUCH volunteers round 

the clock. 

CURE. TOUCH distributed medical 

supplies to disaster areas hit by Typhoon 

Washi with the help of a US-based aid 

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agency (Commission on Urgent Relief and 

Equipment). The supplies and equipment 

delivered through the rural health units and 

barangay health stations in CDO and Misamis 

Oriental. 

Silip Basura. It is an annual volunteer program 

of TOUCH in partnership with the LGUs of 

Barangay Silipon and the Municipality of Libona 

and is on its second year. The original plan of the 

program is to clean Silipon of plastic and other 

garbage. The barangay pursue the initiative by 

adopting an ordinance to require all residents to 

keep their own bins and segregation. On the 

second Silip Basura, the activity included tree 

planting to improve the ecology of the Kitanglad 

mountain range. The second Silip Basura is very 

symbolic because the participants were able to 

view Bobonawan river, the main tributary of 

Cagayan river and Sendong flood.

Innovating Health Systems. TOUCH piloted a 

project in two LGUs in Misamis Occidental with 

the support of PACAP-AUSAID. Major 

interventions include the station of one 

computer system and program in one strategic 

barangay health station (BHS) but covering 

several BHS in one catchment area. 

The system maintain an updated on-time 

records of clients for convenient monitoring and 

follow-up by the service providers and evaluation 

for support from the agencies. The data is readily 

available with few clicks of computers and 

printers. The project also partnered the 

Barangay local government units to ensure the 

infrastructure and security of the hard wares 

together with other facilities maintained 24/7. 

The institutionalization of the systems will 

increase the ability of the LGUs to reach more 

clients and enhance the capacity of the health 

service providers to cover more villages 

especially the unserved indigenous peoples in 

the forest areas. The project provides TOUCH 

a new positioning in the health sector especially 

on the improvement of service delivery through 

MIS. The project also give TOUCH an 

opportunity to replicate the project in other LGUs 

in Mindanao. 

Passing the Gift. TOUCH implements 

community development and empowerment 

through an animal dispersal called “passing the 

gift” which serves as point of entry to introduce 

the time-tested tools used by the Foundation in 

development such as: community organizing, 

PO formation, financial systems installation, goat 

production, micro-enterprise development and 

networking. The project is funded by Heifer 

Project International (HPI). 

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Resilient Settlements. TOUCH assists 

more than one thousand families to acquire 

individual lots where they can build their new 

homes using its long experience in 

socialized housing. TOUCH provides 

technical assistance on the processing of 

documents and organizing the same 

beneficiaries into a viable organizations with 

the support of the Peace and Equity 

Foundation (PEF). The project is part of 

TOUCH strategic environment bias to adapt 

to climate change; reduce disaster risk, and; 

build resilient settlements. 

Women and Children Rights. TOUCH 

introduces in the project women awareness 

and active advocacy at the 18 barangays on 

the institutionalization of the barangay 

justice systems and strong women 

organizations. An ordinance to support the 

program will also be pushed including a 

tough referral system. Already on its second 

phase, the project raised TOUCH stature as 

leader in the women issues and sector. 

TOUCH promotes the global campaign to 

end violent treatment of women and 

children. 

TOUCH implements comprehensive 

program to protect women and children 

against violence and exploitation in eleven 

barangays in CDO. Major interventions 

include: community preparedness and 

emergency response plan on gender-based 

violence; formation of barangay composite 

team; establishment of women spaces; antiviolence 

barangay ordinance; strong referral 

system, and; services to survivors. 

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XAVIER AGRICULTURE EXTENSION SERVICES 

Xavier Agriculture Extension Services 

(XAES) is an attached unit of the Xavier Science 

Foundation (XSF) of the College of Agriculture, 

Xavier university in Cagayan de Oro City. 

It is tasked to provide agricultural extension 

services to poor small farmers and rural 

agricultural workers in the poor provinces of 

Mindanao. 

XAES has been in existence since 1959 after the 

College of Agriculture was founded in 1953 by Fr. 

William F. Masterson, S.J. A decade later, Xavier 

Science Foundation was esteblished as a 

holding institution of support projects and 

programs of other units of the College of 

Agriculture, including XAES. XAES derives its 

legal personality from the Xavier Science 

Foundation, Inc. 

Sustainable Agriculture and Farmers 

Assistance 

Ÿ Cattle/Carabao Dispersal 

Ÿ Seedlings Dispersal 

Ÿ Goat Dispersal 

Ÿ Swine Dispersal 

Ÿ Native Chicken Dispersal 

Ÿ Vegetable Seeds 

Health and Nutrition (Basic Social Service 

Delivery) 

Ÿ Water System Development 

Ÿ Provision for Medicines 

Ÿ Milk Feeding Programs 

Ÿ Health in Governance 

Coastal Resource Management (in the 

context of Climate Change) 

With the funding support from the Philippine 

tropical Forest Conservation Foundation, 

XAES is currently implementing a 3-year 

project on coastal resource management 

entitled - Sustaining Mangrove Initiatives and 

Livelihood Enhancement or SMILE. 

Enterprise Development 

The Goat Dairy Production and Marketing 

Project aims to help goat raisers increase their 

income from raising for meat to milking. 

Local Governance 

XAES helped inthe formulation of 

Barangay Development Plans in the 

11 Barangays of Zamboanga. 

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A representative from German Doctors for Developing Countries visited project 

areas of XAES – (above photo shows Peter Wychodil conducted actual 

inspection of a water project funded by GD. 

Provision of draft animal by REACH – 

GD project to help poor farmers 

increase tillage and assets. 

XAES CO facilitating the conduct of 

capacity building activities for BAWASA 

a DILG – WATSAN project on the 

component on Community Organizing – 

Community development “ Enhancing 

Access to and Provision of water services 

with the active participation of the 

poor”. 

Farmers feeding his chickens provided by 

the REACH project of German Doctors for 

Developing Countries. 

Happy faces of fisher folks after getting 

a good catch from their livelihood 

project of SMILE 2. 

Mangroves planted along 

abandoned fishponds and open 

areas that are prone to storms and 

flooding. A project of Sustaining 

Mangrove Initiative and Livelihood 

Assistance (SMILE )2 project ( XAES 

- PTFCF & MLGU partnership). 

XAES engagement with LGU – 

nutrition office (Milk Feeding 

Program for Schoolchildren) - on an 

effort to reduce malnutrition among 

schoolchildren through its GOAT'S 

MILK PRODUCTION Project. 

XAES ED Carbonera in action 

- an upland reforestation 

activities participated by 

different line agencies.

FOUNDATION FOR GROWTH, ORGANIZATION 

UPLIFTMENT OF PEOPLE, INC, 

GROUP 

Organized in September 10, 1984, the Foundation for Growth, Organizational 

Upliftment of People, INC. or better known as GROUP, Inc. is a progressive ans 

sustainable social development organization of urban and rural communities 

whose mission is to develop and implement various programs and projects 

that will promote gender equity, social justice, economic upliftment and 

community empowerment. 

For 2010, GROUP continues its advocacy with the urban poor on issues of 

land tenure security through CMP and direct negotiated purchase. GROUP 

have intensified the conduct of savings mobilization to community associations. 

One of the on-going programs of GROUPS is Bantay-banayin 40 barangays 

in Cagayan de Oro city and fifteen (15) in Jasaan, Misamis, Oriental. 

Currently the organization has four (4) regular staff with four (4) on-going 

projects in in two (2) provinces 

KAANIB FOUNDATION, INC. 

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MAINLAND (MINDANAO) DEVELOPMENT CENTER 

As a response to the requests of the local Church 

in Mindanao, the Philippnes Jesuits opened Mainland 

Development Center (MDC) in 1969. MDC started as an 

independent, inter-disciplinary team composed of Jesuits 

and Lay associates. In the 70’s it built strong links with 

the emerging Socail Actions Center in the Mindanao-Sulu 

region. More recently MDC has made the service of faith 

by the promotion of justice, peace and reconciliation in the 

troubled situation of Mindanao-Sulu, the principal focus of its 

orientation and trust. 

MDC has programs among small farmers and industrial 

workers, rural and urban communities of the poor and 

dispossessed, Mindanao Tribal groups, religious and 

civic organizations, and conducts training programs and 

research on development-oriented projects of the private 

and public sectors. 

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In Mindanao-Sulu, the faith that does justice inspires 

people, particularly those engaged in building grassroots 

communities and organizations, to struggle for coparticipation 

and responsibility in vital decisions and actions 

which affect their lives. Towards the attainment of this goal, 

MDC likewise strives to foster conditions and socio-economic 

structures conducive to the formation of more human and 

self-reliant communities. 

MDC Promotes an integral development process in which 

people actively participate in building human, gender fair 

and just organizations and structures. Its basis of commitment 

aims to incorporate the faith and justice dimensions in the 

development work. As a private, non-stock, non-profit social 

development agency, MDC commits to assist, educate and 

organize rural and urban poor communities in Mindanao 

is establishing conditions and socio-economic structures 

conducive to the attainment of its vision. 

In 2010, MDC worked with minimal funding in seven 

barangays in Davao City organizing women groups develop 

small business enterprises. They are actively pursuing the 

Children Basic Care Programs in three (3) Barangays in 

Davao City.

MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL FEDERATION OF COOPERATIVES 

SAVE THE CHILDREN FEDERATION 

Save the Children directly 

reaches more than half a 

million children all over the 

Philippines. We provide 

both emergency and longterm 

support, and work 

closely with local partners to 

ensure that children have 

good quality of life. 

Save the Children works 

with children, families, 

communities, civil society 

organizations, and national 

and local governments to 

facilitate change that 

positively affects the lives of 

Filipino children in Luzon, 

Visayas and Mindanao. 

Coop Training Center, Coop Village 

Gango, 7200 Ozamis City 

Misamis Occidental 

Tel. No.: (088) 521 333 

Email: pempe08@yahoo.com 

Executive Director: Jose Loreto O. Procianos, Jr. 

Contact No.: 09274856273 

Istanisla, 22, had to stop schooling 

after high school to help her parents 

earn a living. 

She was one of the 33,000 young people 

enrolled in Save the Children’s skills 

training programs. She was assisted by 

Save the Children to get her TESDA 

competency certification aftercompleting 

the program. 

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Save the Children addresses key issues of 

children in the Philippines by implementing 

and supporting programs in the following 

thematic areas: 

Child Protection 

We protect children from abuse, exploitation, neglect and 

violence, and address issues such as corporal punishment, 

child sexual abuse and exploitation, children’s justice and 

internal displacement by establishing child protection 

system at national and local levels. 

Education 

We help children learn, develop and reach their full potential 

by developing and implementing programson early 

childhood development, baisc education (including school 

health and nutrition), adolescent learning, and alternative 

learning systems. We help develop the vocational and 

enterprenurial skills of young people to ensure that they have 

a better 

Health and Nutrition 

We ensure that children are healthy and well-nourished by 

implementing programs on maternal and newborn health, 

children’s health, and adolescent reproductive and sexual 

health. We enhance the capacity of educators, health 

service providers and community members to provide 

relevant information and services on reproductive health. 

We ensure that children belong to food secure and 

economically viable households by addressing hunger and 

the impact of poverty. We enhance the capacities of families 

and communities to ensure that children benefit from food 

security and livelihood. 

Emergencies and Conflict 

We help children, families and communities prepare for and 

recover from disasters and emergencies by building their 

capacities on emergency preparedeness and disaster risk 

reduction. We also embark on relief operations and early 

rehabilitation and recovery programs in the aftermath of 

natural disasters and armed conflict. 

Child Rights Governance 

We build the capacities of civil society including child-led 

groups, communities and non-government organizations to 

ensure that the government upholds and protects the rights 

of the children. 

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SURIGAO SUR ORGANIZATION FOR HUMAN 


WHO WE ARE 

SSOFHDEV, Inc. is a 

p r i v a t e v o l u n t a r y 

organization that works to 

h e l p o t h e r s h e l p 

themselves. Established 

and duly registered with the 

SEC as non-stock, nonprofit 

organization in 1988. 

It envisions a better quality 

of life of the deprived, poor 

and marginalized people to 

be truly human, self-reliant 

and empowered in charting 

their own development 

destiny in a sustainable and 

environmentally friendly, 

just and peaceful situation. 

We have a vision of man-in 

God’s vision to see him 

“totally human, fully alive”. 

OUR PRODUCTS & SERVICES 

We support partner LGUs & Communities on: 

ü Peace Building, Conflict Analysis & Non-Violent Conflict 

Transformation Activities 

ü Conflict Sensitive & Gender Responsive Local 

Development Planning 

ü Conflict Sensitive Proposal Writing/ Development 

ü Video Documentation 

ü Sustainable Livelihood & Local Enterprise Development & 

Management 

ü Gender and Development Trainings and Planning 

ü Natural Resource/Environmental Management 

ü Community Organization and Strengthening 

ü CDRR/CCA Planning and Implementation 

ü Agricultural/Fisheries Development and Management 

ü Feasibility Studies/Business Planning 

ü Good/Participatory Governance 

MEMBERSHIP, NETWORK and ALLIANCES 

Ÿ Local Government Units (P/M/BLGUs) – Province of 

Surigao del Sur 

Ÿ Regional Development Council (RDC) – Caraga Region 

Ÿ Philippine Partnerships for the Development of Human 

Resources in Rural Areas (PhilDHRRA-Mindanao) 

Ÿ Local Service Provider Network (LSPN) 

Ÿ Mindanao Coalition of Development NGOs (MinCODE) 

Ÿ Caraga Emergency Response Network (CERN) 

Ÿ Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council 

(PDRRMC) 

Ÿ Provincial Mining Regulatory Board (PMRB) 

Ÿ Office of the Provincial Agriculture (OPAG) 

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SUSTAINABLE 

INTEGRATED 

AREA 

DEVELOPMENT 

Best Practices 

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PhilDHRR 

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MINDANAO A 

MINDANAO A

PEOPLE EMPOWERMENT AND 

TRANSPARENT GOVERNANCE 

An IPHC-DMSF SIAD Experience in New Corella 

he initial phase of the Sustainable 

Integrated Area Development (SIAD) 

Ttook 

process in the Municipality of New Corella 

off in 1999 with a Memorandum of 

Agreement between the Municipal Government, 

Barangay Governments and the Institute of 

Primary Health Care-Davao Medical School 

Foundation (IPHC-DMSF.) This was later 

followed by a renewal of contract in 2004 for 

another five year program with only sixteen (16) 

Barangay Governments re-enrolling to the 

program. 

The primary goal of employing SIAD as strategy 

for municipal development is to empower the 

local communities to participate in crafting 

l o c a l i z e d d e v e l o p m e n t a g e n d a a n d 

institutionalize transparent governance that will 

ensure genuine development to take place in 

their locality. 

Through the SIAD process, IPHC convinced the 

LGU of New Corella to integrate various 

processes in their existing structures as 

mandate in the New Local Government Code 

of 1991. Taking cognizance of Local 

Government Code Sec. 106 and 107, New 

Corella organized the BDC and MDC and 

expanded its membership to include 

40 

identified marginal sectors and representatives 

of peoples organizations, civic groups and other 

government agencies. Through the Expanded 

MDC they have developed a functional Project 

Monitoring Committee (PMC) backed –up by 

Barangay Monitoring Teams in each barangay to 

ensure proper monitoring and evaluation of 

projects on the ground.

Recognizing the gains of having Local 

Community Organizers for facilitation and 

coordination of issues and concerns between 

community and Local Government the LGU- 

IPHC, deployed LCOs in the barangays to further 

strengthen community empowerment and 

participation in decision-making and crafting of 

development programs. 

Through the SIAD process, the LGU applied and 

innovated some provisions of the Local 

Government Code, which enhanced a genuine 

bottom-up planning process as mandated in 

Joint Memo Circular #1 issued by DILG, DBM, 

NEDA and MEDCO intended for entire 

Mindanao. Each purok is required to have a 

participation rate of not less than 70%. After all 

puroks in the barangay are done planning, the 

Barangay Captain convenes the EBDC for a 

planning workshop and budgeting of local 

resources which will be submitted to the 

Barangay Council for approval. Having collated 

the 20 EBDC planning/workshops are completed 

the Municipal Planning Development Office, 

convenes the EMDC. 

Other milestone activities which make New 

Corella SIAD Experience a noteworthy program 

is the establishment of the Mechanisms for 

Transparency. At the municipal level, a 

People's Congress was created with no less 

than 120 leader membership. The Barangay 

also developed activities that enhances 

transparency and interactions on the ground 

through the Taho sa Barangay, a periodic 

one-day activity where the barangay 

government presents accomplishment report 

and an open forum. 

Taking off from the gains of the SIAD processes, 

the local communities crafted innovative ways of 

gaining momentum towards addressing other 

prevalent concern in the community with the help 

of IPHC and other government line agencies to 

address poverty eradication, malnutrition and 

enterprise development. 

In 1999 Minimum Basin Needs 

Survey shows that 65% of the 

household of New Corella live below 

poverty line. In response to this, the Local 

Government Unit created a committee who 

w i l l r e c o m m e n d a n d m o n i t o r t h e 

implementation of poverty alleviation projects. 

Among the livelihood projects implemented 

which have gained headway are: 

“KUMBOY” SUPPORT aimed toward improving 

the quality of life of the convoy or day laborers 

through the provision of loan package for farm 

equipment which they rented out. This system 

did not only increase income among convoy 

farmers but also stabilized a standard rate for 

farm equipment rental. 

Other sectors who have availed of Livelihood 

programs were the women sector accessed the 

Hiruta livelihood fund, the rebel returnees join 

hands in organizing and proposing a furnituremaking 

livelihood activity and the disabled 

persons, indigenous peoples, farmers, 

volunteer health workers, religious and 

transportation sectors who can access various 

fund sources for goat-raising, corn milling, 

handicraft-making, lending investments, 

fishpond development, and fuel station. 

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Land Area : 32,148 has. 

Timberland : 11,165 has. 

Number of Barangays : 20 

2000 Population : 45,000 (52,137) 

Date Created : June 18, 1967 

Income Class : 5th class (2nd class) 

Main Source of income : Farming (70%) 

Household below poverty: 65% (54%) 

Major Agricultural products : Rice, Banana, 

Corn, Coconut, Coffee 

Number of Barangays Energized : 14 (20) 

Number of elementary schools : 32 

Number of high schools : 4 

Number of tertiary schools : 2 

Number of Brgy Health Centers : 14 (20) 

Number of Cooperatives : 43 (61) 

PhilDHRR 

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MINDANAO A 

MINDANAO A

Since Agriculture is the main source of income in 

New Corella, Sustainable agriculture is one of the 

major thrusts of the LGU as such farmers are 

trained and encouraged to adopt chemical-free 

and environment-friendly agricultural 

technology. The adoption of sustainable 

agriculture ensures lower input capital, better 

health due to chemical-free practices, and 

improves soil fertility. Furthermore, in response to 

the growing interest for organic farming and 

leveraging on the abundance of guano deposits, 

a mixing plant enterprise producing organic 

fertilizers was established by the LGU. 

On the other hand, a scheme to address the 

capital needs of the poor families, lending and 

crop production financing schemes were also 

established and made available to women and 

farmers at low-interest rate along with a 

marketing and organizing skills training. 

Through the concerted effort of various 

stakeholders, the municipality established and 

institutionalize a regular market day or “Tabo” 

every Sunday to provide farmers opportunity the 

to market their produce. 

The HEALTH CARE FINANCING program is 

designed to address the financial needs of 

families which require hospitalization or 

medication. Barangays Poblacion and 

Mambing are the pilot implementers of which 

the former have 104 members and the latter have 

39 members. 

To sustain the gains of SIAD, the barangay 

governments created the Barangay Technical 

Working Group (BTWG) to attend to the SIAD 

operation. Institutional mechanism were crafted 

such Barangay ordinances and resolutions in 

support of SIAD. 

One of the hindering factors for the smooth and 

easy facilitation of SIAD is the indifference and 

skepticism of some municipal officials towards 

the process. The tedious, slow and intricate 

processes make it time-consuming for local 

volunteers which lessens their livelihood 

productivity, among others. 

On one hand, the facilitating factor that seals the 

commitment of the local leaders is the support of 

IPHC and AHI to the cause of people 

empowerments and participatory governance 

and the presence fund support from various 

agencies, and the constant in the 

commitment of volunteers. 

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Environmental Conservation and 

Regeneration Program: 

A CSDO-SC Experience 

in Mt. Matutum Protected Landscape 

t. Matutum, a dormant volcano of about 

15,600 hectares was established as a 

Mprotected landscape within the 

Municipalities of Tupi, Tampakan, Polomolok, 

Province of South Cotabato and the Municipality 

of Malungon, Province of Sarangani by virtue of 

Presidential Proclamation No. 522 in 1995, 

however, until such time Congress passes a law 

defining the final boundaries of the Landscape, 

the official size of the Mt. Matutum Protected 

Landscape (MMPL) remains a contentious 

issue. 

Denudation of the forest, timber poaching and 

land conversion, migration and settlements 

posed serious problems in the MMPL which 

manifested devastation of the agricultural and 

industrial land through soil erosion, flash floods, 

siltation, declining biodiversity, and loss of water 

for households, farmlands and industries since 

the 80's. The devastated condition of the MMPL 

prompted the formulation of an Integrated forest 

Conservation and regeneration Program dubbed 

as the Matutum Integrated Conservation and 

Development (MICADEV) Program in 1993 

The MICADEV Program focuses on the 

protection and rehabilitation of the MMPL and its 

adjacent communities covering 14 barangays 

and four municipalities in the provinces of South 

Cotabato and Sarangani. The program was 

adopted by the Coalition of Social 

Development Organizations in South 

Cotabato (CSDO-SC) as one of its geographic 

focus programs. CSDO-SC took the lead in 

implementing, unifying and synergizing efforts to 

attain the set objectives of the MICADEV 

Program utilizing a comprehensive approach to 

environmental conservation through advocacy, 

organizational development Capacity Building. 

Through the MICADEV program, Multi-sectoral 

Forest Protection Committee (MFPC) was 

created as one of the Local Special Bodies under 

DENR. 

During the inception stage of MICADEV, CSDO- 

SC was chaired by the Mahintana Foundation, 

Inc. which was also tasked to act as lead 

organization of MICADEV. In line with its 

developmental thrust, Mahintana implemented 

projects geared towards supporting the 

MICADEV Program through the active 

engagement of the public and private sectors in 

South Cotabato. It is now under the 

administrative supervision of the Protected Area 

Management Board (PAMB) of the MMPL. . 

Mahintana's projects under the Environmental 

Conservation and Regeneration program are: 

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MINDANAO A 

MINDANAO A

Palo Para sa Bantay-Gubat, Gully Tree Planting, 

Alay Para sa Bantay Gubat and Support for the 

Multi-sectoral Forest Protection Committee 

(MFPC) and the MMPL-PAMB. 

The Livelihood Enhancement and Enterprise 

Development Program aims to increase the 

income of target communities by helping improve 

their productivity through the adoption of 

environmentally-sound utilization and 

management of local resources. Projects under 

this program include the Sumbakil PEACE 

Project and Botika ng Bayan. 

The Cooperative Development and Institution- 

Building Program is designed to help build 

people's competence and confidence in their 

chosen field of endeavour. Under this program, 

Mahintana currently implements the T'boli 

Cooperative Development Project and the 

Maasim Integrated Area Development Program. 

The foundation's undertakings under its Basic 

Social Services Program are mostly related to 

the provision of health care and education 

services. The activities under this program are 

usually conducted in partnership with the Local 

Government Units (LGUs) and other private 

sectors operating the identified communities. 

The projects under this program are: South- 

Eastern Philippines Health and Economic 

Alternatives (HEAL) Project, Adopt-A-School 

Project, ComDev Project (which includes other 

reciprocating projects such as Chairs for Trees, 

Books for Trees, etc.), Grassroots Initiatives for 

Peace (GrIP) Project, Polomolok Task Force 

Kalusugan, and Kapit Bisig Para sa Kabataan 

Program. 

A major initiative under MICADEV were the 

Enhancing Community Investment on Trees 

andEnvironment (ECITE) Projects I & II which 

was completed in August 2008. The projects 

were initiated as part of the reforestation 

initiatives along the Buffer Zone communities of 

the Mount Matutum Protected Landscape 

(MMPL). ECITE Projects facilitated the 

establishment of a total of 393.2 hectares of 

Agro-forestry and 320 hectares of Reforestation 

areas along the Buffer and Multiple Use zones of 

the MMPL. 

Mahintana considers the setting-up of a 

functional PAMB and MFPC for the MMPL as 

one singular achievement that the concerted 

effort of the stakeholders of Mt. Matutum 

through the MICADEV. 

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A major challenge of the PAMB which now 

administratively supervises the programs and 

activities of MICADEV is how it can assure the 

security of tenure of qualified protected area 

occupants. Further, it will have to sustain the 

collective efforts of the MICADEV players, 

maintain the planted trees, continue its vigilance 

against poachers and encroachers, up-scale the 

community's livelihood enterprises, and nurture 

community organizations. 

Nonetheless, while the battle will continue to be 

uphill, the incline, however, may not anymore be 

as steep as it was before. There are ground-level 

indications that the relentless campaign to 

awaken people's concern for environmental 

nurturance is beginning to bear fruits. In Purok 

Ocho, a village that is probably farthest from 

civilization as it is closest to the top of Mt. 

Matutum, Bong Mara Buan, the village chieftain, 

has issued a couple of kitabs, B'laan tribal 

ordinances, that are supportive of the 

environmental campaign. Bong Mara Buan has 

prohibited the killing of the civet cat on pain of 

banishment from the tribe for those caught 

violating the kitab. Also, only those who plant 

coffee will be allowed to pick droppings of the 

civet cat from the coffee farm of the tribe. 

Mahintana, itself, lists the following as the 

challenges in the years ahead: the acquisition of 

technical and scientific monitoring tools, 

sustainability of initiatives and of organized 

communities, official and continuing funding 

support for the Protected Area Security Units 

(PASU), and the issuance of tenurial 

instruments.

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PhilDHRR 

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MINDANAO A 

MINDANAO A

Network Comparative Accomplishments and Highlights (2010-2011) 

KRA 1. BUILDING MODELS ON SIAD 

KRA Indicators 2010 2011 

1 SIAD capacity-building interventions 

for members/ staff SIAD Capability 

building activities 

Ÿ Conducted 1 CC-DRR 

Ÿ Orientation/Conference integrating 

SIAD framework with Network 

Regional 

th 

Ÿ Assembly held during the 45 RA in 

March 2010 

Ÿ CO-SIAD Orientation to nine (9) North 

Convenio staff. 

2 SIAD project proposals developed Ÿ 1 Draft project concept developed by 

NM cluster on Climate Change & 

DRR. 

Ÿ Developed and submitted Project 

Concept on SIAD to InteRed. 

Ÿ 2 project concepts on SIAD-DRR/CCA 

submitted to 2 funding agencies. 

Ÿ Implemented 3 SIAD projects in 

partnership with AECID through 

InteRed and PyD and 1 AusAID 

through PACAP 

Document and publish SIAD best 

practices of network members 

Ÿ Facilitated discussion re: SIAD 

Guidebook enhancement integrating 

CC & DRR with LWR. 

Ÿ Conducted forum on SIAD with more 

than 100 delegates (tri-people) all 

over Mindanao convened by Assisi 

Dev't Fdn. 

Ÿ Disseminated 100 copies of abridged 

version of SIAD manual. 

1 event to advocate SIAD Ÿ Explored partnership with LWR and 

InteRed on SIAD/CCA/DRR Project. 

Ÿ 1 project proposal developed 

Ÿ 1 policy paper on SIAD integrating 

DRR/CCA 

Ÿ On-going implementation of 3 SIAD 

CONVENIO/PYD projects in Caraga 

region. 

Ÿ CONVENIO conducted Environmental 

awareness raising/forum resulting to 

formulation of environmental agenda 

of 12 POs in Caraga. 

Ÿ CONVENIO PMO initiated in the 

strengthening of Agusan Marsh 

Coalition on Biodiversity Conservation 

in Caraga region. 

Ÿ PMO-PyD team facilitated the project 

designing of SIAD integrating Climate 

Change 

Ÿ PMO-PyD team initiated Climate 

Change adaptation through SIAD 

modeling. 

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Ÿ 1 CO-SIAD orientation-seminar 

conducted to North Convenio 

involving 9 staff. 

Ÿ Forged agreement with CODE- 

NGO re: implementation of 

Deepening Democratic 

Governance (DeepGov) project – 

an extension project on ADRAP 

in Davao del Norte. 

Ÿ Of the 2 proposal onCCA/DRR 

submitted to funding agencies, 1 

was approved for implementation 

(AECID/InteRed) and 1 proposal 

(USAID) passed the first level 

screening. 

Ÿ Participated in preparation of the 

Empowerment Fund Project, a 

consortium project led by CODE- 

NGO to be funded by NAPC. 

Ÿ Conducted inventory of members' 

SIAD practices. 

Ÿ Ongoing updating of SIAD best 

practices documentation for the 

existing ones. 

Ÿ Presented to RuMEPP-IFAD 

consultant the SIAD-Multi- 

Stakeholder concept using value 

chain approach in pursuing 

poverty reduction programs. 

Ÿ On-going implementation of 3 

SIAD CONVENIO/PYD projects 

in Caraga region.

KRA 2. MEMBERSHIP SUPPORT AND DEVELOPMENT 


Ÿ 6 cluster meetings 

Ÿ 5 secretariat visits to 2 clusters 

Ÿ 13 community & LGU visits 

conducted 

Ÿ 4 Northern Mindanao Cluster 

meetings conducted hosted by 

GROUP, ATC, TOUCH & MUCAARD. 

Ÿ 6 Secretariat Visits done in Davao & 

NM Clusters. 

Ÿ Conducted Consultation meeting with 

Caraga Cluster done by RBOT Borja 

along with RC Glenn Bais. 

Ÿ Davao cluster initiated Cluster 

gathering with partners for RC Abando 

despedida. 

Ÿ Provided assistance to TOUCH in 

resource mobilization for Dina's wake 

& burial expenses. 

24 member NGOs completed the PMS Ÿ Conducted NGO Profiling & PMS 

Network Monitoring of member 

NGOs indicating the status of 

compliance from members as of 

August 2010: 

ü 63% (17 NGOs) have submitted 

their NGO Profile 

ü 59% (16 NGOs) have submitted 

their Commitment to Poverty 

reduction status 

ü 48% (13 NGOs) submitted their 

2009 Annual Reports 

ü 37% (10 NGOs) submitted their 

2009 Financial Report 

ü 77% (21 NGOs) paid their 2009 

annual dues. 

Ÿ 1 fellowship/reflection session 

conducted 

Ÿ 1 new member recruited per cluster 

Ÿ 1-2 new members accepted 

Ÿ Produced Partial Network Profile for 

2009, while consolidation is on-going 

on members performance status 

awaiting for additional documents to 

be submitted from members (Caraga 

cluster, Cotabato, Zamboanga) 

Ÿ Reflection session proposed in 2009 

did not push through due funding 

constraint. 

Ÿ 1 New Associate Member – 

PAGLAUM Community Devt. Inc. 

Ÿ SIKAP membership application is 

pending due to some lacking 

requirements for RBOT's review & 

deliberation. 

Ÿ Invited PACES NGO to join 

PhilDHRRA Network Membership 

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Ÿ 10 cluster meetings (4NM, 2 

Davao, 2 Cotabato, 1 Zambo and 

2 Caraga). 

Ÿ 12 Secretariat visits done in 4 

clusters - Davao, Cotabato, 

Caraga & NM Clusters (SCFI, 

MFI, MDFI, NDBRC, JSF, IPHC, 

PCEEM, TOUCH, AGB, 

HAGDAN, SSOFDEV, AID). 

Ÿ Conducted 3 

community/monitoring visits. 

Ÿ Facilitated the conduct of 

monitoring-investigation of 

CARAGA cluster members by 

NBOT representatives on alleged 

fraudulent cases/complaints of 

funding agencies. 

Ÿ Provided financial assistance to 

MUCARRD for the rehabilitation 

of their burned office. 

Ÿ Held donors forum with NGO 

th 

network members during the 46 

PhilDHRRA-Mindanao RA. 

Ÿ 20 of 24 NGOs or 83% completed 

and submitted NPMS as of 

todate. 

ü 83% (20 NGOs) have 

submitted their NGO Profile 

ü 83% (20 NGOs) have 

submitted their Commitment 

to Poverty reduction status 

ü 62% (15 NGOs) submitted 

their 2010 Annual Reports 

ü 50% (12 NGOs) submitted 

their 2010 Financial Report 

ü 83% (20 NGOs) paid their 

2009 annual dues. 

Ÿ Recognized and awarded 10 and 

13 members with commendable 

and active status, respectively, 

out of 26 members 

Ÿ Conducted network-wide 

fellowship/reflection session 

th 

during the 46 Regional Assembly 

Ÿ Sent membership guidelines and 

requirements to three (3) 

prospective members who 

signified interest to join 

PhilDHRRA-Mindanao (CO- 

Multiversity–ARMM, PACESS – 

CARAGA and ) 

Ÿ Developed policy guidelines on 

membership discipline approved 

by the RBOT and endorsed to 

National for inclusion in the 

Operations Manual 

PhilDHRR 

MINDANAO A 

MINDANAO A 

MINDANAO A

Ÿ 1 proposal on Suc. Gen approved Ÿ Attended Suc.Gen. Forum sponsored 

by TACDRUP held in Davao. 

Ÿ Explored Initial of Successor 

Generation program Concept with XU- 

YOS. 

Ÿ Participated in the Suc.Gen. Forum 

sponsored by CODENGO in CDO. 

Ÿ Prepared project proposal on SucGen 

for possible funding. 

KRA 3. RESEARCH, DOCUMENTATION AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS 

Ÿ Maintain project MIS database 

Ÿ 1 ICT Trainings conducted to 

members 

Ÿ 70 % of members using ICT tools in 

the workplace 

Ÿ 1 annual review conducted 

Ÿ 1-2 advocacy agenda developed for 

the network 

KRA 4. POLICY ADVOCACY 

Ÿ 1-2 RBOT Champions 

Ÿ 2 partnerships strengthened 

Ÿ 1-2 advocacy campaigns initiated 

Ÿ Maintained network website (posted 

network & project related articles) 

Ÿ Maintained project ICT database both 

PYD & CONVENIO projects. 

Ÿ Revival of the Mindanao Climate 

Change Portal (contracted a 

consultant to maintained the MCC 

website). 

Ÿ 90% of the members are using ICT 

tools in the workplace (Yahoo, gmail, 

Facebook, YM, etc.) 

Ÿ Regularly providing relevant 

information materials/ resource 

documents to members for their 

information and work-related use 

through emails. 

Ÿ Trained Project staff MS ACCESS 

Database. 

Ÿ Discussed during the RA 2 advocacy 

agenda on Climate Change and 

continued advocacy on CARPER. 

Ÿ Reg'l Assembly passed a resolution 

adopting the PhilDHRRA Roadmap in 

mainstreaming CC & DRR in the overall 

SIAD strategy. 

Ÿ Chair Cabonera thru XAES engaged 

with LFSM project -advocating 

farmers' agri entrepreneurship 

development 

Ÿ Vice-Chair Montojo thru KAHAYAG 

pushed for the promotion of Women's 

Governance. 

Ÿ Nominated RBOT Chairperson 

Carbonera to FPE Board. 

Ÿ Maintained active membership with 

CODE NGO and MINCODE. 

Ÿ Identified as Convenors in 3 Regions 

for CSO Local Governance advocacy 

in partnership with DILG & CODE 

NGO. 

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Ÿ Proposal on successor 

generation program submitted to 

national and CODE-NGO for 

possible funding 

Ÿ Enhanced/upgraded network 

website 

Ÿ Enhanced/maintained project ICT 

database both PYD & 

CONVENIO projects. 

Ÿ Produced a Partnership 

Magazine for PhilDHRRA- 

Mindanao. 

Ÿ Chair Cabonera thru XAES 

engaged with LFSM project - 

advocating farmers' agri 

entrepreneurship development 

Ÿ Vice-Chair Montojo thru 

KAHAYAG pushed for the 

promotion of Women's 

Governance. 

Ÿ Initiated advocacy campaign on 

transparency, accountability and 

good governance through the 

ADRAP. 

Ÿ Implemented a DA Budget 

Monitoring Project with DA and 

CODE-NGO and CSO mapping 

with DILG and PhilDHRRA- 

National

Ÿ 4- 5 meetings participated 

Ÿ 2-3 networking and linkaging 

initiatives with partners 

Ÿ 2 advocacy campaigns participated 

and pushed through. 

Ÿ Provided full management support to 

MINCODE in preparation for its 

transition period including convening 

of MINCODE General Assembly 

Ÿ Various linkaging, networking and 

advocacy campaigns: 

- CPM in Caraga and Davao. 

- Active Participation in the 

CODENGO Network initiatives. 

- Mindanao Peace Dialogue (OPAPP 

in CDO) 

- Peace building initiatives of ECID- 

PGM of ACDO in Mindanao 

- Participation in the Quarterly 

Cabustam Cluster Meeting 

- Church-NGO-Academe 

Conversation Quarterly Meetings 

- PACAP Focas Alliance Building 

initiatives/CSO networking 

- CODE-NGO DAR Budget Monitoring 

Promotion & Advocacy of CARPER 

with DAR & Church 

- RH Bill Forum 

- CODE-NGO conduct of TBLINC 

IP/CSO consultation in Bukidnon 

- NFR Climate Change Forum 

Ÿ Capacity building of members for 

advocacy campaigns: 

- 4 Member NGOs of NM Cluster 

participated in the 3-day Disaster 

Mngt Training sponsored by 

CARITAS manila. 

- Organized a forum on Trade 

Scenarios & Climate Change in 

partnership with IDEALS on March 

2010 in CDO. 

- 8 Member NGOs of Davao, 

Zamboanga & Northern Mindanao 

Cluster participated in the Mindanao 

Govt CSOs Conference on Climate 

Change sponsored by the Philippine 

Climate Change. 

- CBDRM Learning Sessions 

sponsored by PhilDHRRA National 

- Peace Governance Workshop 

sponsored by CRS 

Ÿ Provided administrative assistance to 

C4CC project of ACDO. 

- Acted as Resource Person during 

the Forum on Governance: Key to 

Peace and Development convened 

by Assisi Development Foundation 

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Ÿ Sponsored a resolution 

to fast tract the distribution 

of the remaining 

“CARPable” lands and 

CADC to qualified landless 

farmers and indigenous 

peoples during the recentlyconcluded 

CODE-NGO 

General Assembly 

Ÿ Co-sponsored a resolution for 

government to issue a 

moratorium on the granting of 

new mining permits and 

commissioning CODE-NGO to 

study the feasibility of creating a 

multi-stakeholder, multidisciplinary 

monitoring body to 

monitor compliance of mining 

firms to Mining Act and due 

diligence policy, during the 

recently-concluded CODE-NGO 

General Assembly. 

Ÿ Participated in the CSO forum on 

CCT program of DSWD. 

Ÿ Hosted MinCODE Council 

meeting. 

Ÿ Helped set-up the reactivation of 

Mindanao-wide Change Politics 

Movement (CPM), included the 

setting up of a 15-member interim 

council of CPM Mindanao. 

Ÿ Held forum on the “Best 

Philippine Energy Option in the 

Light of Biodiversity and Climate 

Change during the recent 

PhilDHRRA-Mindanao RA. 

Ÿ Attended 4 meetings with 

MINCODE. Acted as Co-chair in 

MinCODE's Economic and 

Environment Commission. 

Ÿ Drafted membership guidelines of 

MinCODE, which was approved 

by the Council for approval by the 

General Assembly. 

Ÿ Participate in MinCODE's Annual 

General Assembly; 

Ÿ Chosen as Convenor/Cluster 

Head for MinCODE Caraga 

Cluster; 

Ÿ Implemented a project on 

Advancing a Democratic Reform 

Agenda in the Philippines 

involving CSOs – a project on 

promoting good local 

governance; 

Ÿ Attended forum on Constructive 

Engagement sponsored by 

CODE-NGO; 

Ÿ Attended Policy Dialogue Series 

on Local Governance (DILG, 

TAN, CODE, TF-PLG). 

Ÿ Attended TAPATAN forum with 

DILG (CARAGA); 

Ÿ Attended orientation-seminar on 

Climate Change (WWF); 

Ÿ Attended 2 orientation-workshops 

in Convergence with DSWD. 

PhilDHRR 

MINDANAO A 

MINDANAO A 

MINDANAO A

KRA 5. RESOURCE MOBILIZATION AND SUSTAINABILITY 

Ÿ 1 RM policy approved by RA 

Ÿ 1.8 M generated from 3G's 

Ÿ 1 functional RMU 

Ÿ 1 RMU Officer hired 

• Collected P40,500 for annual dues 

of members 

• Collected P81,000 as registration 

fees during RA/GA 

• 50% of amount shared by 

members on network activities 

Ÿ 1 Resource Mob policy presented in 

the RA pending for approval & 

recommended for further 

enhancement. 

Ÿ Generated a total of __M (as of 

December 2010, the network has an 

accumulated endowment fund of 

9.5M). 

Ÿ Developed proposal on the 

Establishment of Resource 

Mobilization Unit of the Network. 

Ÿ Drafted a 5-year Resource Generation 

Plan to complement the work and 

functions of RMU proposed for 

approval by the RBOT. 

Ÿ 1 Proposal on Technology Transfer of 

Coconut and Sago Palm sap 

processing amounting to 

PhP414,785.00 approved by DTI- 

RuMEPP 

Ÿ 1 Partnership Agreement with CODE- 

NGO on CS0 involvement in 

"Advancing a Democratic Reform 

Agenda in the Philippines Project” 

with funding support amounting to 

PhP368,000.00. 

th 

Ÿ More than 50% of the 45 RA Cost 

was shouldered by Members. 

Ÿ 77% of the members have fully paid 

their 2008 & 2009 annual dues. 

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Ÿ Implemented projects on DA and 

DAR Budget Monitoring; 

Ÿ Partnered with DILG on CSO 

mapping under V2V PIPELOG 

project. 

Ÿ Partnered with DILG through 

CODE-NGO on advancing 

transparent, accountable and 

participatory governance among 

local government units (LGUs); 

Ÿ PAMANA-OPAPP Orientation 

Session organized by the Office 

of the Presidential Adviser on 

Peace Process. PAMANA- 

OPPAP is inviting CSOs as third 

party monitoring unit of PAMANA; 

Ÿ Project ConVERGE Consultation 

meeting initiated by DAR in line 

with its project proposal entitled 

Converge on National Value- 

Chain for Rural Growth and 

Empowerment – a convergence 

initiative of DAR-DENR-DA; 

Ÿ Network Budget Meeting – 

initiated by InciteGov. 

Ÿ Developed and submitted 5 

proposals to funding agencies 

worth PhP98,760,788.93. One 

concept proposal (USAID) has 

been approved for full blow 

proposal preparation. 

Ÿ Seven small projects/initiatives 

approved and implemented: 

Ÿ Coconut and sago sugar 

processing – DTI-RuMEPP 

Ÿ DeepGov – CODE-NGO 

Ÿ DA Budget Monitoring – CODE- 

NGO 

Ÿ DAR Budget Monitoring – 

PhilDHRRA National 

Ÿ CBDRM – Round Table 

Discussion 

Ÿ CSO Mapping – DILG 

Ÿ RMU operational: (1) provided 

professional services to two NGO 

partners (XAES-database 

installation; PAGLAUMformulation 

of strategic 

development plan);

KRA 6. NETWORK MANAGEMENT EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS 


Ÿ 1 Financial Audit done 

Ÿ 1 MIS database at the secretariat and 

project management level developed 

and maintained 

Ÿ 1 annual assessment & planning 

Ÿ 4 quarterly meetings conducted 

Ÿ 4 Monthly staff meetings 

Ÿ 1 staff development 

Ÿ 1 Performance evaluation 

Ÿ Hired project staff necessary for the 

project 

Ÿ Maintained MYOB 

Ÿ Designed and maintained 2 project 

databases for the projects. 

Ÿ Done with 2008 & 2009 financial audit 

Ÿ 1 Year-End Assessment for 2010 and 

Planning for 2011 conducted. 

Ÿ 2 General Staff Meetings. 

Ÿ 1 Staff development in August 2010 & 

interaction with PhilDHRRA National 

and National Partners during staff 

development in Manila. 

Ÿ Maintained 3 core staff staff 

Ÿ 27 project staff 

Ÿ RBOT screened & Hired new RC 

Ÿ Set-up new office for the newly 

assumed CONVENIO Project in 

Kitcharao in Agusan del Norte. 

Ÿ 4 RBOT meetings conducted Ÿ 4 Regular and 1 Special RBOT 

meetings 

Ÿ Elected New set of RBOTs for the 

year 2010 – 2012. 

Ÿ 4 NBOT meetings Ÿ 3 NBOT meetings attended by 

RBOTs. 

Ÿ 1 RA with 100% attendance of 

members 

Ÿ 1 RA (2010) convened with 67% (18 

Member NGOs out of 27) of the 

members held in Davao City on March 

2010. 

Ÿ Maintained MYOB 

Ÿ Designed and maintained 2 

project database for the projects. 

Ÿ Done with 2010 financial audit 

Ÿ USAID conducted comprehensive 

institional review of PhilDHRRA's 

Financial, Administrative, HR and 

Governance Systems. 

Ÿ Conducted 3 Quarterly General 

Staff meeting cum team building. 

Ÿ Conducted 4 project staff 

meetings. 

Ÿ Convenio staff participated in the 

educational tour in Mining Areas 

in Surigao del Norte. 

Ÿ Conducted 1 performance 

evaluation for project staff 

Ÿ 33 Project Staff maintained 

Ÿ Maintained 3 core staff 

Ÿ 4 Regular RBOT meeting 

Ÿ 1 ManCom meeting 

Ÿ 4 NBOT meetings attended 

Ÿ 1 RA (2011) convened with 80% 

attendance (19 of 24 members) 

held in SEARSOLIN, Cagayan de 

Oro City. 

Ÿ 1 GA held Ÿ Moved to August 2011 Ÿ Moved to August 2012 in Davao 

City 

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Highlights of PhilDHRRA-Mindanao’s Projects 

PhilDHRRA-PyD Convenio 

The project entitled,“Strengthening the 

Productive Sector in the Rural Areas and 

Improving Sexual and Reproductive Health in the 

Regions of Caraga and Bicol (Reference No. 07- 

C01-034), ” is a country level Convenio type 

project of Paz y Desarollo (PYD) in the 

Philippines which commenced on August 2008. 

Globally speaking, the Convenio contributes to 

AECID's overall development framework of 

democratic governance, citizen's participation 

and institutional development, coverage of social 

needs and the promotion of economic and 

business networks. It likewise supports 

Millennium Development Goals (MDG) of 

poverty alleviation, gender equality, health and 

environmental sustainability. 

Specific to Caraga Region alone, the Convenio 

aims at improving the social network, developing 

the productive sector and strengthening the 

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sexual and reproductive health in the provinces 

of Surigao del Norte, Agusan del Sur and 

Surigao del Sur. The project in Caraga was 

implemented in consortium with SSOFHDEV, a 

PhilDHRRA network member. 

Generating social networks and empowering 

them to articulate their problems, identify their 

resources, help them define working and 

achievable solutions and supporting them to 

work towards achievement of common goals are 

the interventions and processes that have been 

advanced by the project in all its sites. Eightythree 

percent of the 12 assisted POs are duly 

registered the Department of Labor and 

Employment (DOLE). The six people's 

organizations organized by PhilDHRRA in 

Surigao del Norte formed an alliance called, 

“LOTUS Alliance of Developmental People's 

Organizations (LOTUS) and subsequently was 

registered with DOLE. 

Small capital generated from the assistance of 

the project and contributions of members are 

now starting and operating small scale 

economic activities like lending, household 

commodity stores within their communities. PO 

members and community folks alike are 

benefitting from it. 

The project accomplished much in helping the 

POs in drawing up standards and policies 

serving as guide in the implementation and

monitoring of their progress. The process helped 

established accountability, and transparency 

which are basic principles that must be observed 

in organizations. 

Improving the productive sector through the 

introduction of sustainable agriculture approach 

and providing support to pre and post agricultural 

production and linking these groups to 

agricultural markets is another milestone of the 

project. Multi-cropping, organic farming, 

provision of agricultural resources, pest 

management using bio sprays, animal manure 

and locally available biodegradable materials for 

composting, establishment of local markets for 

organically grown vegetables are among the 

interventions of the project. 

Another significant milestone of the project is the 

integration of gender perspective in all its 

actions. Women as members and officers of the 

assisted POs accounted at 48% and 49%, 

respectively. Women are given equal opportunity 

Convenio-SIAD in CARAGA 

In the last quarter of 2008, PhilDHRRA in 

Mindanao commenced the implementation of the 

project entitled, “Integral and Sustainable 

Development of Rural Communities in Caraga, 

with Special Focus on Women, through the 

Articulation and Strengthening of the Productive 

and Social Structures, through Community 

Participation”. The project is a country level 

Convenio type project of Fundacion Intered in the 

Philippines funded by AECID, which will 

c u l m i n a t e i n D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 2 . 

with men in terms of trainings and access to 

resources. 

In conclusion, the project has achieved a high 

range of accomplishments. The project is aligned 

and in accordance with the priorities of local and 

national governments and the project funding 

agency. The PO representatives, beneficiaries 

and partners that were interviewed valued the 

contribution of the project both to individuals, 

families and the community as a whole. The 

investments of PyD and AECID to the project 

through PhilDHRRA and SSOHFDEV leveraged 

support and “buy- ins” from local government 

units and communities through the technical 

assistance and counterpart funds provided and 

committed. Good governance principles such as 

participatory decision making, functionality, 

transparency and accountability are principles 

advocated by the project and to some extent 

being practiced by the POs. There is high level of 

women participation in the implementation of the 

project. 

The Convenio aims to contribute to the reduction 

of poverty incidence and to improve the quality of 

life of poor and marginalized sectors in 12 target 

communities in CARAGA. 

Fundamentally SIAD in character, the project has 

been able to organize and/or strengthen thirteen 

(13) people's organizations and twelve (12) 

barangays local government units as partners in 

community development in the aspects of 

productivity systems development, participation 

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in local governance, ecological nurturance as 

well as in the education and health services 

development. 

In the aspect of local governance, the project was 

able to provide capacity building interventions to 

POs/BLGUs on governance, management, 

technical and financial aspects. It was also 

instrumental in the strengthening/activation of 

barangay development councils (BDCs) with 

significant representation of the basic sectors 

assisted by the project. The BDCs were able to 

influence the passage of relevant barangays 

ordinances supportive to the development 

aspirations of the people in the community. 

In the aspect of productivity systems 

development (PSD), the project was able the 

strengthen the skills of 503 individual PO 

members on on-farm, off-farm and non-farm 

enterprises through provision of technology 

training on sustainable agriculture and off-farm 

and non-farm enterprises, as well as provision of 

socialized loan for business capital. Provision of 

pre and post harvest facilities such as small farm 

machinery, solar driers, warehouses, coffee dehuller 

and abaca stripping machines significantly 

contributed in increasing productivity. 

In the aspect of ecological nurturance, the project 

has been able to heighten the level of 

environmental awareness of the local 

communities highlighted by the crafting of twelve 

PO-LGU community Environmental Agenda and 

plan. These plans were eventually integrated 

into the annual investment plan of the barangays. 

In terms of physical outcomes, a total of 16,782 

dipterocarp and agro-forest tree species in 

designated sites by the POs/BLGUs. 

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In addressing the education service-related 

shortcomings of the local schools education 

system, the project was also able to provide 

training opportunities to 48 teachers on different 

effective strategies in teaching students and 

pupils as well as provided instructional materials, 

textbooks and reference materials to 13 day care 

centers and eight elementary schools and high 

school. The project also provided support for the 

repair of eight elementary school classrooms 

and construction two day-care centers and 1 preschool 

bilding, as well as extended scholarship 

and educational assistance to 1,019 pupils and 

students. 

In the aspect of Health Services, the project was 

able to strengthen the delivery of basic health 

services in the 12 communities. Interventions 

provided include enhancing the skills of 

Barangay Health Workers/Community Health 

Volunteers on Primary Health Care, 

improvement/construction of health centers, 

provision of health apparatus, supplementary 

feeding and establishment of village pharmacies 

or “Botika ng Barangay”. 

In summary, the Convenio in Caraga clearly 

demonstrates the features of SIAD as multidimensional 

approach in rural development, as it 

deals on the aspects of economy, ecology, social 

relations, polity and people empowerment.

Sustainable Agriculture Technology Promotion 

PhilDHRRA in Mindanao through the Intered- 

Convenio with funding assistance from the 

Agencia Espaňola Cooperación Internacíonal 

para el Desarollo (AECID) organized Basic 

Orientation on Sustainable Agriculture (BOSSA) 

training for the 30 rice farmers of Villapaz 

Farmers Multi-Purpose Cooperative (VIFAMCO) 

operating in Villapaz, La Paz, Agusan del Sur. 

The training aims to enhance the knowledge, 

skills and practices of farmers on Sustainable 

Agriculture. Apart from the theoretical inputs on 

sustainable agriculture technologies, the farmers 

were exposed to the technology demonstration 

farms showcasing best practices on sustainable 

agriculture. 

Using the 50 varieties of native rice seeds, the 

farmers applied the sustainable rice technology 

in the Trial Farm through a “Bayanihan” or 

cooperative system. The trial Farm served as a 

learning site of the farmers. The farmers were 

actually performing the role of a “scientist”, where 

they themselves learned and discovered the 

growth behavior of the select-rice varieties from 

planting to harvesting. The purpose of 

establishing the demo farm was to study the 

agronomic performance of each rice seeds 

variety, i.e. how they would adopt with the 

changing climate/environment without using 

farm inputs, zero weeding maintenance and in 

rainfed condition. 

As a result, only 2 out 50 rice varieties showed 

p r o m i s i n g p o t e n t i a l s f o r m a s s 

propagation. VIFAMCO started to mass produce 

the chosen rice seeds varieties, and applied 

different sustainable agriculture technologies to 

compare, show case and determine which 

agricultural technology is best for the types of 

rice varieties. One of the major outcomes of the 

project was the establishment of a “SEED 

BANK” for the chosen rice varieties for 

preservation and mass production of “organic 

rice”. 

In conclusion, sustaining the promotion of 

sustainable agriculture technology can be best 

achieved when small marginalized farmers are 

provided opportunity for better understanding of 

their limitations and enabling them to cope with 

problems and issues in a manner that is 

appropriate to their learning capacity. Farmers 

learn more in actual demonstration than 

theoretical inputting alone. The “discoverybased” 

approach applied in this project is one 

concrete example of a very good learning 

method. 

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CCA/DRRM in Caraga 

On November 1, 2011, PhilDHRRA in 

Mindanao commenced the implementation of the 

project entitled, Strengthening local institutions 

and civil society for the adaptation of strategies 

and policies to climatic change (No Registro: 11- 

PRI-0717).” 

The project is a collaborative endeavor between 

Intercambio y Solidaridad (InteRed), a Spanish 

NGO partner of PhilDHRRA since 2004, and also 

funded by the Agencia Española de Cooperacion 

Internacional para el Desarollo (AECID) as in the 

case of the current InteRed-PhilDHRRA 

convenio in Caraga Region and other 

PhilDHRRA-InteRed as well as PhilDHRRA-Paz 

y Desarrollo, also a Spanish NGO, projects that 

were already completed. 

The project is being implemented in 11 

Barangays located in 3 municipalities within 

Agusan Marsh Area in the Province of Agusan del 

Sur and 1 municipality located along Lianga Bay 

in the Province of Surigao del Sur, in 

collaboration with the Provincial Governments of 

Agusan del Sur and Surigao del Sur, the 

Protected Area Management Board (PAMB) – 

Agusan Marsh and the Surigao del Sur State 

University-Lianga Campus as well as other 

agencies and non-government organizations 

operating in the project areas. 

Developed with the SIAD strategy in mind, the 

project, which employs Climate Change 

Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction 

Management as sub-strategies, have 

components such as capacity building program 

for municipal and barangays officials and staff in 

the field of climate change adaptation and 

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Barangay Payasan Agromet Station. 

disaster risk reduction management, emergency 

response, the establishment of farmer-based 

agro-meteorological stations as well as the 

establishment of an integrated climate risk 

management information system covering 

Agusan Marsh and Lianga Bay areas. 

PhilDHRRA provided full management support 

and convened the Mindanao Coalition of 

Development NGO Networks (MINCODE). The 

MINCODE is a regional membership network of 

CODE NGO that works towards genuine 

empowerment and strong presence of CSOs in 

collaboration with national government agencies 

and local government units to push for poverty 

alleviation programs. PhilDHRRA also took the 

lead in convening the MINCODE sub-regional 

formation in CARAGA involving coalition 

members in the region.

Audited Financial Reports (2010-2011) 

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MINDANAO A 

MINDANAO A

Assets 

PHILDHRRA MINDANAO SECTRETARIAT 

(Segment of Operations of PhilDHRRA, A Non-stock, Non-profit Organization) 

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION 

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D e c e m b e r 3 1 

2011 2010 

Current Assets 

Cash & Cah Equivalent 2,164,343.00 678,332.00 

Receivables and advances, net 50,185.00 111,664.00 

Prepaid expenses 58,097.00 53,097.00 

Total current assets 2,272,625.00 843,093.00 

Non-current assets 

Investment in debt instruments 5,696,898.00 6,651,154.00 

Property and Equipment, net 2,970,239.00 3,063,519.00 

Total non-current assets 8,667,137.00 9,714,673.00 

Total assets 10,939,762.00 10,557,766.00 

Liabilities and Fund balances 

Current Liabilities 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses 76,793.00 25,689.00 

Fund balances 

General operations fund 

(815,344.00) 74,585.00 

Project fund 2,029,353.00 770,532.00 

Endowment fund 9,051,154.00 9,051,154.00 

Employee welfare fund 370,925.00 408,925.00 

PhilDHRRA social development fund 226,881.00 226,881.00 

Total fund balance 10,862,969.00 10,532,077.00 

Total Liabilities and fund balances 10,939,762.00 10,557,766.00 

PhilDHRR 

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MINDANAO A 

MINDANAO A

Support and Incom e 

Project grants 

Adm inistrative support 

Interest and other income 

T otal support and other incom e 

Expenditures 

Project expenses 

Salaries, wages and employee benefits 

Capacity building 

Social infrastructure 

PH ILD H R R A M IN D A N A O SEC TR E TA R IA T 

(Schedule 6) 

(Segm ent of O perations of PhilD H R R A, A N on-stock, N on-profit O rganization) 

G eneral ssem blies, conferences and meetings 

Education, helath and nutrition 

M atrials and supplies 

T ransportation and travel 

Program coordination 

Rent and utilities 

Promotion/research/advocacy 

Professional fees 

N etworking 

Com m unications 

M onitoring and evaluation 

T otal project expenses 

-forwarded 

STA TEM EN T O F C O M PREH EN SIV E IN C O M E 

For the years ended D ecember 31 


G eneral 

operations 

fund Projects fund T otal 2010 

914,285 

2,222,938 

796,721 

3,933,944 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

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18,073,126 

18,073,126 

7,889,332 

918,116 

1,856,248 

133,699 

963,800 

1,619,138 

1,425,689 

17,696 

219,572 

985,838 

393,878 

33,500 

142,876 

- 

16,599,382 

(In Philippine Peso) 

- 

- 

18,987,411 

2,222,938 

796,721 

22,007,070 

7,889,332 

918,116 

1,856,248 

133,699 

963,800 

1,619,138 

1,425,689 

17,696 

219,572 

985,838 

393,878 

33,500 

142,876 

- 

16,599,382 

20,299,135 

2,163,758 

1,317,554 

23,780,447 

8,701,934 

2,181,431 

853,884 

399,656 

1,643,229 

1,534,713 

2,084,309 

28,155 

333,318 

1,156,609 

42,000 

108,000 

158,301 

20,775 

19,246,314

General and administrative expenses 

Salaries, wages and employee benefits 

Depreciation 

Repairs & maintenance 

Professional fees 

Rent and utilities 

Networking and linkaging 

Communications 

Meetings and conferences 

Travel and transportation 

Insurance, taxes, licenses and fees 

Material and supplies 

Account written off 

Special project expenses 

Miscellaneous 

Total general and administrative expenses 

Net (Loss)/Profit 

For the years ended December 31 


General 

operations 

fund Projects fund Total 2010 

1,196,846 

235,830 

98,051 

180,162 

931,150 

115,797 

551,210 

104,341 

58,513 

21,764 

10,777 

1,214,093 

30,983 

4,749,517 

(815,573) 

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- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1,473,744 

(In Philippine Peso) 

1,196,846 

235,830 

- 

98,051 

180,162 

931,150 

115,797 

551,210 

104,341 

58,513 

21,764 

10,777 

1,214,093 

30,983 

4,749,517 

658,171 

1,250,906 

5,940 

68,401 

282,130 

319,503 

234,701 

114,071 

598,091 

57,253 

30,716 

66,773 

8,113 

3,036,598 

1,497,535 

PhilDHRR 

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MINDANAO A 

MINDANAO A

Historical Financial Performance (2004-2011) 

(in millions) 

(in millions) 

30 

25 

20 

15 

10 

25 

20 

15 

10 

5 

5 

2004 

ASSETS 

2005 

2006 

2007 

PROJECT GRANTS 

2004 

2005 

2006 

2007 

2008 

2008 

2009 

2009 

2010 

2010 


62 


(in millions) 

(in millions) 

12 

10 

8 

6 

4 

2 

10 

9 

8 

7 

6 

5 

4 

3 

2 

1 

2004 

LIABILITIES 

2005 

2006 

2007 

2008 

ENDOWMENT FUND 

2004 

2005 

2006 

2007 

2008 

2009 

2009 

2010 

2010 


2011

PhilDHRRA-Mindanao Staff 

AECID 2011 Project Staff 

From left: Paulene, Roger, Lani, Paul, Nonoy, Rov-Rov, 

Janilou 

PhilDHRRA-Mindanao Secretariat 

From left: John Mark, Abner, Arline, Gina, Camelle, Laila, 

Chary, Glenn. 

CARAGA North Convenio Project Staff 

From left: Dudz, Jenewil, Ruel, Macky, Emma, Edwin, Fred, 

Arman 

CARAGA South Convenio Project Staff 

From left: Boboy, Cris, Jun, Marlon, Marvin, Lulu, Imelda, Jesyl 

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PhilDHRRA-Mindanao NETWORK MEMBERS 

ALEJANDRO GO BELTRAN SR. 

DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION, INC. 

APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY CENTER 

CENTER FOR SOCIAL CONCERNS 

AND DEVELOPMENT, INC. 

FOUNDATION FOR GROWTH AND 

ORGANIZATIONAL UPLIFTMENT 

OF PEOPLE, INC. 

HAGDAN SA PAG-USWAG 

FOUNDATION, INC. 

INSTITUTE OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE - 

DAVAO MEDICAL SCHOOL FOUNDATION 

JOSEFA SEGOVIA FOUNDATION, INC. 

KAANIB FOUNDATION, INC 

KAHAYAG FOUNDATION, INC. 

KAPWA UPLIFTMENT FOUNDATION, INC 

MAGUINDANAON DEVELOPMENT 


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MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL FEDERATION 

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MUSLIM-CHRISTIAN AGENCY FOR ADVOCACY, 

RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT, INC. 

NOTRE DAME BUSINESS RESOURCE 

CENTER FOUNDATION, INC. 

PAGLAUM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 


PEOPLE COLLABORATING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL 

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SOUTH COTABATO FOUNDATION, INC. 

SAVE THE CHILDREN FEDERATION 

SURIGAO SUR ORGANIZATION FOR HUMAN 


TECHNOLOGY OUTREACH AND COMMUNITY 

HELP FOUNDATION, INC. 

XAVIER AGRICULTURE EXTENSION SERVICES

PhilDHRR 

MINDANAO A

Thank You to Our Donors.... 

PAZ Y DESARROLLO

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