Profile of the Province of Guimaras

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PROFILE OF THE PROVINCE

I. Population and Settlement

The Province of Guimaras has a population of 151,238 in 2007 census.

It is the least populated province in e!ion "I. #ith a population densit$ of 250 persons per s% &m, it is the second smallest 'ne(t to )nti%ue* in terms of population densit$ in the re!ion. Guimaras also has the least annualpopulation !ro+th rate at 0.3 percent, +hich is lo+er than the re!ional andnational !ro+th rates -$ 0.2 and 1.11 percenta!e points, respectivel$.

#ith the current !ro+th rate, the pro/ected total population andoverall densit$ of Guimaras at the end of 2013, are 15,875 and 2persons per s% &m, respectivel$, and at the end of the vision period '2035*are 15,88 and 32 persons per s% &m, respectivel$. This translates into anadditional population of 8,37 -$ 2013 or an avera!e increase of 1,0

persons ever$ $ear. The population of Guimaras +ill li&el$ dou-le in sieafter 7 $ears or in 2081.

A. Population Distribution Trends

ordan and uenavista are the hi!h densit$ and fast4!ro+in!municipalities. The$ are the ma/or economic and administrative centers inthe province and also the main !ate+a$s of Guimaras from Iloilo. uenavistahas the hi!hest population share -ut the trend of its share is decreasin! atan avera!e of 40.1 percenta!e points.

an 6oreno is lo+ densit$ and fast4!ro+in! since it is the secondfastest population !ro+in! municipalit$. o+ever, its densit$ !ro+th rate isactuall$ second fastest in the entire province and havin! the smallest landarea, this concern should -e addressed eectivel$.

A. Settlements

9n settlements, considerin! the population and functions present inthe municipalit$, ordan and uenavista are classi:ed as ;edium To+n +hile


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other commercial esta-lishments in the cit$ and maintain ma/or -an&accounts in Iloilo there-$ -rin!in! :nancial resources outside of Guimaras. The challen!e therefore is to remed$ this structural =a+ and prevent thelea&a!e of :nancial resources.

A. >uture Population ?istri-ution

)t the end of the vision period, i.e., 2035, the population of Guimaras+ill reach 15,88. uenavista +ill have the hi!hest share +hile i-una! +illhave the least share.

I. Physical Resources

A. Topography and Slope

The topo!raph$ of Guimaras Island varies from level to steepl$ slopin!,+ith land elevation ran!in! from 0 to nearl$ 300 meters a-ove sea level. ;t.?inulman, located in ;illan, i-una!, has the hi!hest elevation of 27meters a-ove mean sea level.

) !reat part of the island@s land area is a-ove 100 meters a-ove meansea level. $ comparin! the topo!raphic features from the 15 topo!raphicmaps +ith the present situation, it could -e concluded that the island@stopo!raph$ has not -een altered much -$ man4made activities.

The island@s topo!raph$ sho+s %uite steep slopes on the +estern sideof island +ith plateaus and pea&s a-ove 200 m in the central portion. ) lar!epart or 37 percent of the total land area is +ithin the 8418 percent slope, onl$ percent comprises the 18430 percent slope and 17 percent is +ithin thea-ove 30 percent slope. o+ever, the lar!est part is still +ithin the 048percent slope ran!e +hich covers 2 percent of the island land area.

B. Land and Water Resources

The province of Guimaras is comprised of a mainland and clusters of small islands and islets. The mainland dominates in terms of land area +hichcomprises of a-out 8 percent of the total provincial area. The lar!estamon! the islands is Inampulo!an +hich is +here the +ildlife reserve area islocated. Ta&lon! Island, on the other hand, +as declared as a nationalmarine reserve throu!h Presidential Proclamation


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Guimaras is an island province surrounded -$ -od$ of +ater in+hich the lar!est is the Guimaras trait on the +estern side of the island. Itis the most important +ater -od$ used for navi!ation. 6ar!e and small -oats!oin! in and out of the provinces of Iloilo and Guimaras pass Guimaras trait+hich ma&es it an important economic driver that facilitates economic

activities for -oth provinces.

ased on the previous !eo!raphical stud$ conducted, the province hast+o ma/or +atershed areas, the +estern and the eastern +atershed. Threema/or river s$stems are ;antan!in!i, i-una! and Aa-ano. These are thema/or +ater out=o+s and contri-utors to the economic development of theisland particularl$ the a!riculture and tourism industr$.

Bsin! the -ath$metric map '+ater depth point data provided -$ormation, ;iocene4.Guimaras ?iorite, Eocene

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A.Metallic and !on"metallic Mineral Resources

;etallic mineral deposits of Guimaras include lump iron ore at anestimated 1,800 metric tons ';T*, primar$ copper ore at ,01 ;T andcopper ore +hose %uantit$ is still $et unsurve$ed. The lump iron ore as +ellas prospects of !old can -e found in the ;unicipalit$ of


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Guimaras is classi:ed as Aorona@s T$pe 1 climate, characteried -$ t+opronounced seasonsF the dr$ season usuall$ -et+een the months of


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)-out 5 percent of the total land area of the province is classi:ed asaliena-le and disposa-le, +hich is more or less evenl$ distri-uted amon! the:ve municipalities.


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The islets are covered +ith indi!enous plant species such as ;olave, Talisa$, Pandan, Pito!o, Kamachile, Patino, ?an!&alan and ?uhat. )lon! theman!rove s+amps are a&a+an trees, anti!ue, Pandan4da!at, )pi4api,un!alon and Pa!atpat. #ildlife species found in the area areC do!4face -at,varanus liard and -ird species that include pied fantail, $ello+ vented

-ul-ul, olive -ro+n sun -ird, pin&4-ea&ed !reen pi!eon, pied thriller, +hitecollared &in!:sher, Philippine !loss$ startlin!, pi!m$ s+iftlet, -ro+n dove,slender4-illed cro+, p$al thrush, !reen4+in!ed !round dove, plain4throatedsun-ird, +hite -reasted +ood s+allo+, Philippine coucal, ni!ht /ar, -lac&4naped tern and little pied =$catcher. i!htin!s of mi!rator$ Ta-on -irds thatcome to the area to la$ e!!s +ere also reported.

The islets are covered +ith secondar$ !ro+th and indi!enous plantspecies and some planted trees and a!ricultural crops -$ previous settlers. There are appro(imatel$ 2 hectares of developed :shponds alon! thecoastline facin! the marine reserve +hile the rest of the mainland is

!enerall$ a!ricultural lands.

1.!on"!&PAS AR)AS

i. Slope abo*e +, percent

The ;unicipalities of ordan and uenavista are the onl$ t+omunicipalities that have a slope ran!e of 50 percent and a-ove. It is locatedon the +estern portion of the island facin! Iloilo Ait$. It is calculated to -e0.31 percent of the total land area of the province +ith almost 50 percent arefound in the ;unicipalit$ of ordan and the rest are in uenavista.

i. Mangro*e orests

) stud$ -$ Ed!ardo Gome in 180 citin! previousl$ compiled data in17 +hich provided an estimate of man!rove cover in Iloilo Province, of +hich Guimaras used to -e a su-4province revealed that man!rove cover+as a-out 1,03.2 hectares. asin! on 15 data ho+ever, the totalman!rove cover in the entire island no+ stands at a-out 35. hectares. 9f this amount, man!roves still e(ist in 2.3 hectares '8.07 percent* ini-una! and remain in 5. hectares '13.75 percent* in


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ased on re!ional tectonic settin!, Guimaras Island could e(perienceearth%ua&es related to su-duction alon! the ulu ea Trench and )nti%ue Trou!h dippin! east.

Earth%ua&e !enerated -$ movements alon! fault lines and those

related to volcanic activit$ can also aect the island. The 10 earth%ua&e+ith epicenter located in the /unction of t+o faults in Pana$ Island +as alsofelt in Guimaras. ased on the seismicit$ map from 10412 furnished -$PI6"9A, there +ere onl$ fe+ earth%ua&e epicenters identi:ed +ithin theisland. These are of lo+ ma!nitude earth%ua&es.

i. Areas /ith Se*ere looding

The =ood prone areas are located in some areas of the island, inaran!a$ Po-lacion frontin! ordan Aentral chool and ordan ;unicipal all,aran!a$ Tastasan in the ;unicipalit$ of uenavista and in itio Tinuslu&an,

aran!a$ ?olores, allin! under the Protected )reas Bnder the


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This area is calculated to -e 3,01 hectares or 5.32 percent of thetotal land area of the province. It covered most part of i-una! and an6oreno and some 50 percent of isher$ and >orestr$ ector.

The industries that have the -est potentials for contri-utin! toGuimaras@ economic !ro+th are tourism, man!o and cashe+ production andfood processin!. >isher$ includin! sea+eeds farmin! is considered asconstrained performer +hich can -est perform if supported.

Ke$ infrastructure and other support facilities, capacit$ enhancementactivities, more supportive policies and increased investments are the most


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important local factors +hich could accelerate the !ro+th potentials of theidenti:ed industries.

I. Tourism ector Tourism is identi:ed as one of the stron! performers +ith hi!h

potentials for contri-utin! to local economic !ro+th in Guimaras.

or the over4all trend from 200042007, the avera!e annual !ro+th rate of visitors arrivals is 1 percent. 9nthe avera!e, domestic visitors account for 7. percent of the total touristsarrivals +hile onl$ 2. percent is forei!n visitors. >or the same period, thepercenta!e of forei!n tourists out of the total visitor arrivals has alsoincreased -$ an avera!e of 1 percent annuall$.

The 200542007 visitor arrivals totalin! to 511,323 contri-uted anannual avera!e of 10 percent to the total re!ional visitor arrivals and 0.5

percent to the re!ional tourist receipts. 6ocall$, the visitor arrivalscontri-uted an annual avera!e of 170 million pesos tourist receipts to theGuimaras@ econom$.

Tourism has !enerated various si!ni:cant for+ard and -ac&+ardeconomic activities and emplo$ment in the island. There are 35resorts9TE6 Hpension inns, 3 tourism related producers, 77 landtransport and 7 pump-oat operators, and 1 tour !uides, tour attendantsand tour assistants.

)lthou!h the e(act contri-utions of tourism cannot -e accounted for, theresults of the 2000 Total >amil$ Income -$ ousehold ead and -$ Kind of Industr$ as previousl$ discussed have supported tourism@s !reat contri-ution

to the local econom$. In addition, the resultin! location %uotients '6D* sho+nin the follo+in! ta-le re=ect that the #holesale and etail and 9therervices -oth under the ervices Industr$, as +ell as the Aonstructionusiness have !reater than 1 6Ds, meanin! the$ have positive association+hich su!!ests that the$ are providin! more than local re%uirements andcould -e an e(port4oriented or mar&eta-le to forei!ners &ind of industr$, or-e an economic -ase industries. 6i&e+ise, the Provincial Product)ccountHGross ?omestic Product 'PP)HG?P* for 20024200 of Guimaras has

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someho+ re=ected this li&elihood as can -e seen in the !ro+th rates in theconstruction, and services sector particularl$ in transport, communicationand stora!e, trade, :nance and private services.

I. Agriculture and ishery Sector

)!riculture and >isher$ ector focused on speci:c crops or products

li&e man!o, cashe+, other fruits and nuts and :sheries includin! sea+eeds,has economic potentials +hich +ill si!ni:cantl$ contri-ute to the increase inthe Industr$ ector and ultimatel$ in the -est performin! economic industr$in the province +hich is the ervices ector speci:call$ the #holesale andetail and 9ther ervices.

;an!o production is one of the province@s economic potentials. ;an!ois the province@s e(port +inner commodit$. Guimaras man!oes have -eenaccredited -$ the Bnited tates ?epartment of )!riculture 'B?)* L )nimaland Plant ealth Inspection ervices ')PI* and -$ )ustralian DuarantineInspection ervice ')DI* as the onl$ man!oes that can -e e(ported to themainland B and )ustralia. The Province has a total area of 5,202.8 ha

planted to man!o and a tree population 250,03 as of 2007 +ith 7,555 total!ro+ers. In terms of tree population per municipalit$ uenavista shared 50percent and the lo+est is an 6oreno +ith .3 percent.

In terms of man!o production, althou!h the potential could reach up to1,000 ;T annuall$, ho+ever not all trees are read$ for induction ever$$ear. 9nl$ rou!hl$ 0470 percent of the total -earin! ma$ -e induced for the$ear. ased on the latest 34$ear data, the hi!hest recorded production +as in2007 4 12,7 ;T, ne(t +as 2004 12,020 ;T and 2005 4 10,02 ;T. )remar&a-le decrease in production can -e noted in 200 due to continuousoccurrence of rain durin! the production season. In terms of the province@sproduction performance compared +ith the nei!h-orin! provinces, Guimaras

ran&s 3rd +ith Iloilo as the lead producer +ith 27,10 ;T, follo+ed -$


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I. ishing and Sea/eed &ndustry

>ishin! Industr$ is also a ma/or contri-utor to the provincial econom$and sho+s stron! potential for !ro+th. In terms of marine :sheriesproduction, Guimaras ran&s th amon! the provinces in the re!ion, +ith Iloiloas the num-er 1. o+ever, in terms of self4suNcienc$ of its people on :sh

suppl$, onl$ Iloilo is self4suNcient. isheries and )%uatic esources provide the technolo!$ support,propa!ation materials and sea+eed cultivation s&ills trainin!. ut even +iththe e(istin! production support and !uarantees for an au!mented theincome -ase of local households has not -een enou!h as e(perienced -$i-una!. >oremost, there +as the commonl$ e(perienced pro-lem +ithtraders scre+in! up the sellin! position of sea farmersC the former -u$in! thesea+eeds at a ver$ lo+ price and the latter naivel$ !ivin! in /ust so to earnan income for the moment. There +as also the pro-lem of capa-ilities of sea+eed farmers.

In addressin! the ea+eeds Industr$ Pro-lem Ahain, -ased on thee(perience of i-una!, these +ere underta&enF >indin! the i!ht ;ar&et

AonnectionsC Trainin! ea+eed >armers as EntrepreneursC Tappin! )dditional>inancin! for Aonsolidatin! Gro+in! "olume of ea+eed AaptureCEsta-lishin! a u$in! tation for ea+eeds to facilitate the consolidation of sea+eeds and cash =o+ for peopleC and astenin! ecover$ from the 9ilpill Tra!ed$ +hich happened in )u!ust 200.

#hen i-una! started +ith the sea+eed industr$, it had achieved aproduction and mar&etin!


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capacit$ of 10 tons per 1.5 month c$cle from 12 hectares. Prior to the oil spilltra!ed$, it reached 1420 tons. Aurrentl$, it is +or&in! its +a$ to+ardsrecover$. Thus far, its capacit$ is at 12 tons no+ and tar!etin! to e(ceed 20tons, a-ove the pea& of its past performance.

There is a lac& of plantin! materials ho+ever to hasten economic

recover$ in i-una!. The Philippine usiness for ocial Pro!ress 'PP* and?epartment of ocial #elfare and ?evelopment '?#?* throu!h its elf4Emplo$ment )ssistance L Kaunlaran 'E)4K* Pro!ram provided support forthe sea+eed reha-ilitation eorts throu!h its purchases of needed plantin!materials locall$ sourced, from the to+n of an 6oreno.

The General Impact of the ea+eed Industr$. The municipalit$ of i-una! is successful +ith its pro/ect developin! %uite fast as e(pected. Inless than a $ear, it +as a-le to sell in -i! volumes and -rea& into the mar&etsof Ae-u +ith its dried sea+eed. The industr$ has steadil$ improved and hassustained the income sources of sea+eed !ro+ers +hich started +ith 18re!istered mem-ers in 200 to 218 in 200. )s it +as not much aected -$

the oil tra!ed$ compared to other coastal -aran!a$s such as in armers sell their dried sea+eed to the associationitself, their reco!nied !roup, the one that -rin!s and sells the sea+eed toAe-u +herein it is sold at P38.00, a mar& up of P10.00. The income of course!oes -ac& to the association mem-ers +hich eectivel$ increased the su-4sector@s income level.

I. &ndustry Sector


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>ood Processin! is another economic potential +hich +ill si!ni:cantl$-oost the province@s econom$ as it also contri-utes in increasin! theervices ector.

)mon! the industries in the e!ion , >ood Processin! accounts for alar!e share. )mon! the provinces, Guimaras ran&s 3rd 'to


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a-out 2.5 &m. in len!th and Guimaras trait from


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ased on the 2008 report of Provincial En!ineerin! 9Nce and ?P#,Guimaras ?istrict, the total len!th of roads e(istin! throu!hout the Provinceis 77.011 &ilometers. ) lar!e percenta!e '7.8* is $et unpaved. 9verall,onl$ a-out 21 of the entire road len!th is paved. It also sho+s that 72 of the national roads, 2 percent of the provincial roads and onl$ 2 percent of

municipalH-aran!a$ roads are paved.)mon! the road sections ial4ordan 'Po-.*, ordan4PiOa, ordan4an;i!uel, an ;i!uel4Aonstancia 4 Aa-ano, an ;i!uel 4 e-aste, Aoncordia49racon 4 otcona+a$ and portion of circumferential road from to. osario touclaran, are considered of hi!h importance for these serve as connectionsto ma/or portsH+harves, the ur-an centers, as +ell as the tourism destinationsites.

>or -etter accessi-ilit$ and stron!er lin&a!e, portions of thecircumferential road that are $et unpaved and the road sections connectin!to ports and other tourism destination areas, are considered priorit$ for

improvement.

The province@s road net+or& is currentl$ suNcient in terms of densit$. This is due to the fact that ne+ road constructions are -ein! underta&enever$ $ear to provide access to areas not previousl$ covered. o+ever, thechallen!e is the proper maintenance of these road sections to ma&e itpassa-le $ear4round. Bp!radin! of e(istin! !ravel and earth road sectionsinto concrete or asphalt pavements +ill -e pursued.

I. &ncome4 )mployment4 Ser*ice Access and Po*erty

1.)mployment and 7nemployment Rates and Trends

The emplo$ment rate of Guimaras decreased -$ 1.5 percenta!e pointsfrom 2.30 percent in 2000 to 0.8 percent in 2003.

The provincial emplo$ment rate in 2000 +as hi!her -$ 3. and 2.percenta!e points in the re!ional and national rates, respectivel$. Guimaras+as the second hi!hest province, ne(t to Aapi, in terms of emplo$ment ratein 2000. In 2003, Guimaras@ emplo$ment rate decreased -$ 1.50 percenta!epoints, and lo+er -$ 0.50 percenta!e point compared to the re!ionalavera!e. It ran&ed fourth to Aapi +hich had the hi!hest emplo$ment rate in2003.

Bnemplo$ment rate in Guimaras in 2003 +as .2 percent, hi!her -$0.5 percenta!e point than the re!ion@s 8.7 percent.

"isi-le underemplo$ment 'refers to +or&in! less than 0 hours durin! thereference +ee& and emplo$ed persons +anted additional +or& hours* of Guimaras in 2000 is 2.70 percent '


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percent. )mon! the provinces in the re!ion, Guimaras has the lo+est totalfamil$ income +ith onl$ 1.7 percent of the re!ional total in 17 and almost2 percent in 2000. Guimaras@ total famil$ income +as onl$ 0.10 percent and0.12 percent of the total famil$ income in the Philippines in 17 and 2000,respectivel$.

The avera!e famil$ income of Guimaras in 17 +as P7,003, secondlo+est in the re!ion ne(t to


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;ost of the top leadin! causes of mortalit$ and mor-idit$ are non4communica-le diseases, preventa-le and related to lifest$les.

i. Proportion o3 #hildren ,"+ years old /ho died

The proportion deaths amon! children a!ed 0 to -elo+ 5 $ears old has

-een decreasin! from 15.33 in 2005 to 2.1 in 2007. This is a concreteresult of the interventions made -$ all sta&eholders to improve the situationof the children in Guimaras.

i. Proportion o3 children ,"+ years old /ho are moderately and se*erely

under/eight In 2007, uenavista has the hi!hest percenta!e of children a!ed 0471

months +ith elo+ IA, Guimaras ran&s num-er one 'top 1* in 2005 as a!ainst the

other provinces in the re!ion, -ut declined to num-er 5 in 200 primaril$-ecause of the chan!e in the formula for computin! the >IA +hich is from 3percent at 85 percent covera!e to 3 percent of the population and 100percent covera!e.

In 2005,


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In all 5 municipalities, there is ver$ minimal num-er of households'1.041. percent* +hose houses@ +alls are made of salva!ed or ma&eshift+all materials. i-una! '37percent* has the hi!hest num-er of households+ith house +alls made of li!ht materials +hile the least is ordan +ith 1percent.

Aompared +ith the other 2 municipalities '2.1 percent and 2.percent*, uenavista '3. percent*, an 6oreno '3,8 percent* and


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The 2007 Provincial ealth 9Nce eport sho+s that amon! the 32,21total num-er of households province+ide, 2,13 or e%uivalent to 8.percent have access to drin&in! +ater of +hich 18.30 percent +ere served-$ 6evel III s$stemHfacilities mostl$ in the ur-an areas, .7 percent -$ 6evelII and .52 percent -$ 6evel I or point sources.


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;e!a #atts, +hich is -elo+ the province@s re%uired electricit$, resultin! to apo+er rationin! in the island.

There is a need to address the po+er suppl$ sector -$ e(plorin! possi-leoptions in providin! a sta-le, ade%uate and ine(pensive s$stem in theprovince. The present su-marine ca-le +hich is the main po+er line to the

source in Iloilo has reached its full capacit$ and has deteriorated over the$ears. The si!ni:cant increase in po+er demand for the last ten $ears andthe e(pected demand to meet the planned development for the ne(t ten$ears +ill necessitate the need to esta-lish po+er !eneration facilities in theisland or esta-lish a ne+ ca-le connection to Iloilo or loodin!in aran!a$ Po-lacion, frontin! the ordan Aentral chool and ;unicipal all,

of ordan, Tastasan, uenavista, and in itio Tinuslu&an, aran!a$ ?olores of


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ased on the 6ivin! tandards urve$ '6 * in 2005, on theavera!e, 33 percent of the households in Guimaras have cellular phones +ithuenavista and ordan havin! the hi!hest percenta!e +hile i-una! and an6oreno have the lo+est. )lmost 2 percent of the households havetelephones +ith uenavista havin! the hi!hest percenta!e +hile i-una! has

the lo+est.

)lmost 1 percent of the households have radio and 5 percenthave television sets. uenavista has the most num-er of households o+nin!those appliances +hile i-una! has the least.

i. 1ther Ser*ices and acilities

The Province of Guimaras has -een endeavorin! to -ecome a child4friendl$ province +here children are put at the center of the developmenta!enda of the 6GBs and ensured that the$ en/o$ all their children ri!hts on

survival, development, protection and participation .This eort especiall$started +ith the implementation of the child4friendl$ pro!ram since 1.

The #omen and Ahildren Protection ?es& in ever$ municipalit$ isfunctional +hich means +ithin the standard of one per 6GB. The aran!a$Aouncil for the Protection of Ahildren 'APA* in 72 -aran!a$s are functional.

i. &ndigenous People

There are 128 IP households, +ith a total population of 33 sta$in!in the four identi:ed areas in the four municipalities 'e(cludin! an 6oreno*,namel$F Kati4Kati in an ;i!uel, ordanC erum in an


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school is still e(perienced -$ IP children. Interventions for persons +ithdisa-ilit$ and senior citien are also !iven priorit$ in the province.

i. Po*erty

The povert$ incidence of families in Guimaras -ased on


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Guimaras ?I levels improved from 0.577 in 1 to 0.22 in 2000.>rom -ein! third from the hi!hest amon! the provinces in the re!ion in1, Guimaras moved up to second 'ne(t to Iloilo* in 2000. )lthou!h still-elo+ the national avera!e of 0.5 in the $ear 2000, Guimaras ran&ed 21nationall$, +ith ulacan L 0.7 and Aavite L 0.73 on the top provincial list.

)nother measure is the Dualit$ of 6ife Inde( 'D6I* +hich is thefunction of elementar$ cohort survival, under :ve nutrition and -irthsattended -$ trained health personnel. The hi!her is the D6I or lo+er is theran& of the 6GB the -etter. )mon! the province in the re!ion, Guimarasran&ed second in 1, th in 17, and clim-ed up to 3rd in 1.

In 2005, Guimaras conducted the 6ivin! tandards urve$ '6*+ith technical and :nancial assistance from the 6ocal Enhancement and?evelopment '6E)?* for ealth Pro/ect. It +as a complete enumeration of households in the province. Its primar$ o-/ective is to determine the socio4

economic conditions in the -aran!a$ usin! a povert$ instrument +hich ran&shouseholds from hi!hest to lo+est accordin! to livin! standards inde(. Theindicators used representin! various dimensions of livin! standards includeFfood securit$ and vulnera-ilit$ ' num-er of meals served in the past t+oda$s, da$s lu(ur$ food served, da$s food +as not enou!h in the past month,+ee&s of stoc& of staple food*C housin! conditions 'o+nership of house andlotC %ualit$ of roof, +all and =oor materials, structural condition of house,electricit$use, %ualit$ of coo&in! fuel*C +ater and sanitation 'source of drin&in! +ater, t$pe of toilet used*C and household assets 'land, livestoc&,transport, appliancesHelectronics*.

The results of the 6 reveal that the percenta!e distri-ution of households -$ 6I -$ %uartile and per municipalit$ as follo+sF i-una! hasthe hi!hest percenta!e, 33.3 percent, of households -elon!in! to the lo+estor :rst %uartile, 9n the other hand, uenavista has the least percenta!e +ith18.7 percent. There is also similar information availa-le per -aran!a$ inever$ municipalit$.

I. Land 7se and Physical rame/or6

Bnder the current land use, Guimaras is the most sparsel$populated province in the re!ion +ith e(istin! -uilt4up areas accountin! for0.2 percent of the total provincial land area, +hile protection lands have the

second -i!!est share at 2.82percent follo+ed -$ protection landsat 25.37 percent. 9ther areas that include naval reserve, open spaces, areasfor pastures, ravines and shru-s represent the -i!!est share at .1percent. Guimaras has onl$ one protected area under the


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a!!re!ate area of appro(imatel$ 1,13.5 hectares consistin! of 183hectares of terrestrial area and 0.5 hectares of -rac&ish and marine+ater. It +as placed under protected area status -$ virtue of PresidentialProclamation e-ruar$ 8, 10. The area falls under the unclassi:ed pu-lic forest cate!or$

prior to its proclamation as a national reserve. Aurrentl$, the Protected )rea;ana!ement oard 'P);* has proposed the ;arine eserve to -e classi:edas Ta&lon!4Tando! Island Protected 6andscape and eascapeJ cate!or$1ther Areas )side from the naval reserve located in aran!a$s a+an! andMaldivar in the ;unicipalit$ of uenavista +ith an area of 3.0 hectares,other areas include areas classi:ed as open spaces, pasture, shru-s andravines +ith a total land area of,88.5 hectares. Protected a!ricultural areas under )>?M are irri!ated ricelands+hich are also included in the other areas cate!or$ of protection land useand are classi:ed under strict protection and non4ne!otia-leJ for

conversion. These represent a total of ,35.5 hectares.

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