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Province of Siquijor
Part 4. Conclusion and
Recommendations
The 2006 CBMS Survey proved to be a
good and more accurate source of information
on the state of the living conditions
of the people of Siquijor considering that it
covers all households in the province. The
results could be the basis for prioritizing
interventions that would help them achieve
their MDG targets. For instance, results
showed that more than half of the population
in Siquijor lived below the poverty
threshold which confirms that there are still
many poor residents in the province. Most
of them also did not have enough income
to meet their basic food needs. Furthermore,
the unemployment rate in the province is
relatively high (18.0%). Given these, government
should implement programs that
would address poverty, unemployment and
hunger that would lead to the attainment
of the MDG targets of eradicating extreme
poverty. Interventions that would address
problems on education and inadequacy
of living conditions should also be implemented.
During program implementation,
corruption should also be eradicated so
that all things will take their proper places.
The major recommendation for the Provincial
Government is to prioritize, through the
Provincial Development Council, the funding
of the MDG Funding Requirements so
that the province can implement all the suggested
programs and policies that would
translate the MDG targets into realities.
The following are some specific recommendations
based on the results discussed
in this report:
1. Exercise of strong political will of the
Executive and Legislative. This is particularly
in terms of implementing policies that would
facilitate the achievement of the MDGS targets.
Priorities should be given on sectors
which need the interventions based on the
available data.
2. Enact policies and ordinances in the
LGU that would eliminate corruption. This
is very important to ensure that the funds
will be judiciously utilized to implement
comprehensive basic health care services,
undertake viable and profitable livelihood
projects. For instance, there should be
improvements in the procurement system
within the LGUs.
3. Implement agriculture development
programs that can be sustained. Given the
fact that Siquijor is still predominantly agriculture-based,
with 52.0 percent of its land
Status Report on the Millennium Development Goals Using CBMS Data