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PKKK's PROVINCIAL
CONSULTATIONS
Rural Women Speak on their Situation
By Janelyn P. Francisco
The year 2006 marks the 25th
anniversary of the enforcement of the United Nations Convention on the
Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination (CEDAW) in the Philippines. CEDAW embodies the rights of women in all spheres – civil and political,
economic, social and cultural, and further reiterate the state's obligation to
fulfill and protect these rights. Likewise, CEDAW acknowledges the existence
of discrimination against women and the persisting gender inequality across all
sections of society, including those in the rural areas, i.e. Article 14 is on
Rural Women.
This August, the Philippine government is
scheduled to present the Country Report on the Status of Women to the UN
CEDAW. The non-government groups, on the other hand, hopes to show the real
status of our women through the so-called Shadow Report. The rural women
sector aims to contribute to the shadow reporting processes, especially since
last year's leg of Rural Women Provincial Consultations showed the extent of
marginalization that their sector still face, despite CEDAW and other
institutional mechanisms for women. These thirty (30) consultations were sponsored
primarily by the Pambansang Koalisyon ng Kababaihan sa Kanayunan (PKKK). The
following report is an initial contribution to illustrating the real status of
our women in the countryside.
During the first National Rural Women Congress in October
2003, the Pambansang Kongreso ng Kababaihan sa Kanayunan (now the Pambansang
Koalisyon ng Kababaihan sa Kanayunan) or PKKK was able to identify common
issues confronting the rural women. This resulted in the formulation of the
National Rural Women Agenda, which is further categorized into different issue
clusters, namely (1) Property Rights under Agrarian Reform, (2) Property Rights
under Ancestral Domains, (3) Property Rights in Coastal Communities, (4) Access
to Adequate Food and Sustainable Agriculture services, and Anti-GMO
(Genetically Modified Organisms) cluster, (5) Access to Safe Potable Water,
(6) Access to Women-Friendly Sustainable Agri-Fishery Support Services, (7)
Gender and Development program and budgeting, (8) Local Sectoral
Representation, (9) Reproductive Health and Anti-VAW (Violence Against Women)
and (10) Micro-Finance and Livelihood Cluster.
The PKKK later deemed it necessary to verify whether the
issues identified during the first rural women congress were indeed commonly
shared and expressed by the local communities. Towards this end, thirty-two
provincial consultations were conducted (please see attached list) from June
until December of 2005. (Rural women from other
provinces later indicated their interest in conducting similar consultations.)
These consist of 14 consultations in Luzon, 10 in Visayas and eight in Mindanao. An average of thirty participants coming from different municipalities per
province attended the endeavor. For each consultation, a core group (composed
of NGOs and POs or even from the LGUs) was formed to act as convener or
facilitator. The group would be responsible in planning and coordinating the
activity with PKKK, inviting participants and guests from government agencies
as well as help conduct and document the activities. From this same groups, one
organization would volunteer as the lead convener that would also be
accountable for the financial liquidation or reporting of the budget released
by PKKK for this purpose. These consultations also helped the rural women
prepare for their Second National Congress, which was scheduled to be held in
October 2005.
The consultations began with an orientation about PKKK
(i.e., what is PKKK? the National Agenda, initiatives, member organizations
etc.). This was followed by the presentation of program and services by
different government agencies and local government units, an open forum and,
workshop sessions on the problems/issues confronting rural women in respective
provinces. The National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women (NCRFW) were
able to attend some of the consultations and presented government's Gender and
Development Program (GAD Program) and its implementation of the GAD Budget.
These consultations became an opportunity for NCRFW to introduce its office and
mandate, especially since the commission was not familiar to local
communities.
Issues parrallel with the National Agenda were tackled
during workshop sessions (please see workshop output). It became apparent that
some problems called for special attention. For example, many rural women
expressed concern for the environment, particularly the ill effects of mining
in communities. There were also participants coming from the informal sector
who were campaigning against the proliferation of "ukay-ukay" shops or (bazaars
of second hand clothes).
The plethora of recommendations from the workshops were
later categorized into the following: awareness raising activities (e.g. IEC on
Reproductive Health, Violence Against Women, Women's Rights etc.), capacity
building for women (e.g. leadership, livelihood skills training, para-legal
etc.), advocacy, networking and linkaging in order to access the GAD budget,
basic social services and livelihood programs and capability building for women
organizations (e.g. organizational development and management, project
management etc.).
PKKK, despite its limited resources, was able to sustain
the activity because of the invaluable contribution of its member organizations
and support institutions. The support of the provincial conveners, the women
participants and the openness of the different government agencies and local
government units were also instrumental in the success of the endeavor. The
experience clearly illustrated what the rural women could achieve when they
work together. The challenge for them now is how to sustain efforts so that
they may be able to pursue their agenda.
LIST OF
PROVINCIAL CONSULTATIONS"
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Province
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Conveners
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Date
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1. Nueva Ecija |
CARET, DALUYONG-Kalikasan, PRRM, KaBaPa, Makabayan-Pilipinas, PKSK
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June 27
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2.
Zamboanga
Sur-Sebugay
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PANAW-Zambo
Sur, MOFAZS
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July 20
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3.
Negros Occidental
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FedKaCiWA,
FedMaWA, PPI, Kabankalan City Government
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July 27
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4.
Negros Oriental
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NOCFED/PEACE;
NIRD/PhilNet-RDI; TUBURAN Foundation; PPI; NOFARBO, Inc., PAGBAG-O Foundation
- University Extension Office
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July 28
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5.
Northern Leyte
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MODE,
PhilNet-RDI Leyte
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August 19
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6.
Cebu
|
PhilNet-RDI,
KOMASA-KA, VIMCON,CERD-Cebu, TAMBUYOG-Cebu
|
August 24
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7.
South Cotabato
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ARBA
Women's Group
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August 25
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8.
Quezon
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Alay-Kapwa,
Lakambini, Makabayan-Pilipinas, Mamamayan-KKM, Pakisama
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August 26
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9.
Marinduque
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Daluyong-KKM,
PRRM
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August 29
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*Core Group Building
Cagayan Valley: Isabela, Quirino, Cagayan
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FIAN
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September
01
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10.
Northern Samar
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WSD, MODE
Inc., CERD, ACE
|
September
6
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|
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11.
Batangas
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WISE-ACT,
AMKB, PEACE
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September
9
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12. Laguna<
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CARET,
Makabayan-Pilipinas, PAKISAMA
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September
10
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13. Zambales
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PRSMZ,
SIKAT, CERD
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September
14
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|
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14.
Misamis
Occidental
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Katawhan-
Mo Inc.
|
September
14
|
|
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15.
Sultan Kudarat
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PhilNet-RDI
|
September
16
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|
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16.
North Cotabato
|
Buhay-Ka-Cotabato,
Mindanao Rural Women
|
September16
|
|
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17.
Maguidanao,
Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat (Lumad, IP Cluster Consultation)
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TLWOI, Mindanao Council of Lumad Women
|
September
18
|
|
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18.
Agusan del
Norte
|
PhilNet,
Alterdev Services Foundation Inc.
|
September
20
|
|
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19.
Lanao del
Norte
|
Hope for Change,
PhilNet-RDI
|
September
20
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|
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20.
Siquijor
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PPI,
Siquijor Caucus
|
September
21
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21.
Bulacan
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KaBaPa,
Patamaba, Salinlahi
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September
23
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22.
Biliran
|
RDI-Leyte
(PhilNet)
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September
28
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|
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23.
La Union &
Pangasinan
|
KKM,
SAMNEDA
|
October
04
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24.
Aurora
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CARET,
PKSK
|
October
05
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|
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25.
Bataan
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KaBaPa,
Patamaba
|
October
05
|
|
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26.
Rizal
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Samahang
53 Ektarya
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October
07
|
|
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27.
Camarines
Norte and Sur
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Pakisama,
Daluyong, B-HEARD, PRRM
|
October
07
|
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28.
Albay
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Pakisama,
PRRM, Daluyong, B-HEARD
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October
08
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29.
Sorsogon
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Coastal
Core, CERD
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October
10
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|
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30.
Iloilo
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PRDCI,
KAMI
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October
14
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31.
Southern Leyte
|
RDI-Leyte
(PhilNet), MODE
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November
26
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32.
Western Samar
|
GIOS,
MODE, KOPRAS, Phil-Net, KSFI
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December
12
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WORKSHOP OUTPUT*
PROVINCIAL RURAL WOMEN
ISSUES
LUZON
PROVINCE:
BATAAN
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AREA OF CONCERN
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PROBLEM/ISSUE
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Fisheries
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·
Decreasing
fish population brought about by water pollution
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Water
|
·
Lack of safe
water supply
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Adequate
Food and Sustainable Agri-Fishery Support Services; Anti-GMO
|
·
High cost of
farm inputs (e.g. fertilizer, pesticides)
. Low cost of
farm labor
. No bargaining
power: farmers inability to decide on the prices of their farm produce
. High cost of
capital for fishing
|
|
Women
Friendly Support Services
|
·
Lack of
livelihood opportunities
. Women factory
workers: receiving lower salary as compared to men; contractualization scheme
|
|
Reproductive
Health and Anti-VAW
|
·
Lack of basic
health services: insufficient medical supplies (e.g. limited supply of
medicine provided by health centers and public hospitals)
. Lack of
reproductive health services (e.g. pre-natal and post natal services)
. High cost of
hospitalization expense
. Rape case
. Domestic:
physical abuse; husband's low regard to wife without job/income/earning
|
|
Gender
and Development and Local Sectoral Representation
|
·
Lack of
representation in local governing bodies
|
|
Micro-Finance
|
·
High interest
rate among lending institutions
|
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Environment
|
·
Waste disposal
(no dumping site/land fill)
. Pollution
. Occurrence of
flood; stagnant water canals
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Others
(Social)
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·
Lack of
education: parent's inability to send children to school
. Prostitution
. Drug addiction
. Rough road;
poor drainage system (e.g. some areas in Dinalupihan)
. Housing
. Vices (e.g.
alcoholism, gambling)
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Concerns
of the Informal Sector
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·
Competitors;
proliferation of "ukay-ukay"
. High cost of
raw materials
. Lack of social
protection scheme
. Lack of income
stability: seasonal in nature
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PROVINCE:
BATANGAS
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AREA OF CONCERN
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PROBLEM/ISSUE
|
|
Agrarian
Reform
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·
Cancellation
of EP/CLOA
. Land titling
(not specific to both husband and wife)
. No subsidy for
farmers; lack of capital
|
|
Adequate
Food and Sustainable Agri-Fishery Support Services; Anti-GMO
|
·
Low cost of
farm produce; agricultural products
. Infrastructure:
farm to market roads
|
|
Women
Friendly Support Services
|
·
Lack of
livelihood program for women
. Lack of job;
"palakasan system" when applying for jobs; discrimination
. No social
protection for women engaged in the informal sector like SSS, PhilHealth etc.
|
|
Reproductive
Health and Anti-VAW
|
·
Health problem
(e.g. breast cancer)
. Lack of
medicine
. Lack of
linkage from institutions and health offices providing discounts (e.g. DOH,
DSWD)
. Lack of
information regarding sexual harassment and Anti-VAW law
|
|
Gender
and Development and Local Sectoral Representation
|
·
Unable to
access the GAD Fund/Budget
. GAD program
not properly implemented by LGUs
. Lack of
information regarding GAD program
. Lack of
monitoring scheme regarding implementation of GAD
. Lack of
information/awareness on local policies/ordinances/issuances
|
|
Micro-Finance
|
·
Lack of
capital
|
|
Environment
|
·
Garbage
disposal; waste management
. Air and water
pollution
. Environmental
degradation
|
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Others
(Social/Education)
|
·
Inability to
send children to school
. Lack of
scholarship program
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PROVINCE:
BULACAN
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AREA OF CONCERN
|
PROBLEM/ISSUE
|
|
Agrarian
Reform
|
·
Land
conversion/illegal conversion
. Harassment of
landlords to small farmers
|
|
Women
Friendly Support Services
|
·
Lack of
livelihood opportunities
|
|
Reproductive
Health and Anti-VAW
|
·
Lack of
medicine from health centers and public hospitals; lack of medical attendants
and doctors
. Domestic:
physical abuse/ cases of battered women
|
|
Gender and
Development and Local Sectoral Representation
|
·
Lack of
representation in local governing/special bodies
|
|
Micro-Finance
|
·
High interest
rate of lending institutions
|
|
Environment
|
·
Pollution from
factories (e.g distillery)
|
|
Others
|
·
Drug Addiction
. High tuition fee
. Unemployment
|
PROVINCE:
LAGUNA
|
AREA OF CONCERN
|
PROBLEM/ISSUE
|
|
Agrarian
Reform
|
·
Land titles
are commonly awarded/named after men
|
|
Water
|
·
Lack of
potable water supply (e.g. Barangays in Victoria)
. Lack of water
system facilities (e.g. in Calamba)
|
|
Adequate
Food and Sustainable Agri-Fishery Support Services; Anti-GMO
|
·
Lack of
irrigation facilities
. Lack of farm
to market road
. High usage
cost of irrigation/water facilities
|
|
Women
Friendly Support Services
|
·
Lack of income
generating projects or livelihood opportunities
. Lack of stable
jobs; contractualization
. Lack of basic
support services
|
|
Reproductive
Health and Anti-VAW
|
·
Accessibility
of hospitals; lack of health services to remote communities
|
|
Gender
and Development and Local Sectoral Representation
|
·
Difficulty in
accessing the GAD budget ("palakasan system")
|
|
Environment
|
·
Waste disposal
|
|
Others
(Education/ Organizational)
|
·
Weak women's
organizations; lack of women participation in organizations
|
PROVINCE:
NUEVA ECIJA
|
AREA OF CONCERN
|
PROBLEM/ISSUE
|
|
Agrarian
Reform
|
·
Awarding of
CLOA/ Certificate of Land Transfer; titles not awarded to both husband and
wife
|
|
Adequate
Food and Sustainable Agri-Fishery Support Services; Anti-GMO
|
·
Lack of palay
buying stations
. Lack of farm
to market roads
. Promotion of
Genetically Modified Organisms
|
|
Women
Friendly Support Services
|
·
Lack of
training pertaining income generating projects
. Lack of
livelihood opportunities
|
|
Reproductive
Health and Anti-VAW
|
·
Lack of
reproductive health service
. Cases of
Violence Against Women (VAW)
|
|
Gender
and Development and Local Sectoral Representation
|
·
Lack of
participation, representation in local governing bodies
. Difficulty in
accessing the GAD budget
. Lack of
information on how to access the GAD budget
|
|
Micro-Finance
|
·
Lack of
capital
|
|
Environment
|
·
Natural
Disasters: calamity victims are mostly women and children (e.g. Gabaldon,
Laor, Bongabon)
|
PROVINCE:
QUEZON
|
AREA OF CONCERN
|
PROBLEM/ISSUE
|
|
Agrarian
Reform
|
·
Issue of land
titling; lack of sex disaggregated data on land titles
. Issue
regarding CARP implementation (leasehold in coco areas)
. Land
conversion
|
|
Fisheries
|
·
Illegal
fishing
|
|
Indigenous
People/Women
|
·
Slow
processing of CADT application
. Lack of
awareness/education
|
|
Water
|
·
Lack of
potable water supply
. Lack of water
system/facilities in the barangay (e.g. pump)
|
|
Adequate
Food and Sustainable Agri-Fishery Support Services; Anti-GMO
|
·
Lack of access
to irrigation facilities
. Issue
regarding the use of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO)
|
|
Women
Friendly Support Services
|
·
Lack of
livelihood opportunities
|
|
Reproductive
Health and Anti-VAW
|
·
Sanitation
. Primary Health
Care
|
|
Gender
and Development and Local Sectoral Representation
|
·
Lack of women
representation in local sectoral bodies
|
|
Environment
|
·
Quarrying
. Logging
. Destruction of
coral reefs
|
|
Others
|
·
Lack of accreditation
of People's/Women's organizations
. Drug addiction
. Lack of
program for out of school youth
|
PROVINCE:
RIZAL
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AREA OF CONCERN
|
PROBLEM/ISSUE
|
|
Agrarian
Reform
|
·
No land titles
yet (in Tanay, Baras, Montalban areas)
. Awarding of
CLOA (in Teresa); no CLOA (Morong Angono, Antipolo); segragation of CLOA
(Morong)
. Lack of
capacity to pay land amortization
|
|
Indigenous
People/Women
|
·
Difficulty in
determining the coverage/extent of ancestral lands (Tanay)
|
|
Adequate
Food and Sustainable Agri-Fishery Support Services; Anti-GMO
|
·
Lack of farm
equipment (e.g. sprayer, grass cutter, tractor, etc.)
. Lack of
irrigation facilities
. High cost of
farm input (e.g. fertilizer)
. Insufficient
income derived from farming
. Farm to market
road (Montalban)
|
|
Women
Friendly Support Services
|
·
Lack of
capital
|
|
Micro-Finance
|
·
Lack of
capital to start a small business
|
|
Others
|
·
Low
income/earning
. High
electricity cost
. Unemployment
|
PROVINCE:
PANGASINAN AND LA UNION
|
AREA OF CONCERN
|
PROBLEM/ISSUE
|
|
Agrarian
Reform
|
·
Many farmers
are still landless
. Security of
land tenure
|
|
Fisheries
|
·
Lack of
programs for women
. Non-recognition
of women contribution in the fishing industry
. No land or
settlement areas
. Pirates
. Illegal
fishing
|
|
Adequate
Food and Sustainable Agri-Fishery Support Services; Anti-GMO
|
·
Low cost of
produce
. Marketing of
goods (e.g. dried fish)
. Lack of raw
materials
|
|
Women
Friendly Support Services
|
·
Lack of
capital
. Lack of income
generating program/projects; livelihood opportunities
|
|
Reproductive
Health and Anti-VAW
|
·
Multiple-burden
. Domestic
Violence: physical and emotional abuse
. Lack of
information (e.g. Anti-VAW law, Women's Rights etc.)
. Lack of
medicine and health related services
. Malnutrition
|
|
Micro-Finance
|
·
Indebtedness
. High interest
rate from lending institutions
|
|
Environment
|
·
Waste; lack of
garbage disposal areas
. Pollution
. Logging
. Destruction of
Mangrove forest and other types of forest
. Slash and Burn
(Kaingin System)
|
|
Others
|
·
Unemployment
. Low income
. High cost of
commodities
. Drug addiction
. Sanitation
. Inability to
send children to school
. Lack of
classroom in public schools
. High tuition
fees
. Proliferation
of video games
. Increasing
number of Out of School Youth
. Globalization
|
PROVINCE:
SORSOGON
|
AREA OF CONCERN
|
PROBLEM/ISSUE
|
|
Fisheries
|
·
Lack of
participation in FARMCs, Bantay-Dagat, Resource Management Councils, GAD
Councils, Barangay/Municipal Development Councils as well as other Local
Special Bodies
|
|
Adequate
Food and Sustainable Agri-Fishery Support Services; Anti-GMO
|
·
Lack of farm
to market roads
. Lack of
linkage to market centers
. High cost of
farm inputs
. Lack of
information on laws concerning agriculture
. Lack of
agri-fishery facilities
. Lack of
support/subsidy to local producers and small fishers
|
|
Women
Friendly Support Services
|
·
Lack of access
to women friendly support facilities
. Lack of
capacity building training
. Lack of
alternative livelihood projects/programs
|
|
Reproductive
Health and Anti-VAW
|
·
Lack of
awareness on laws protecting women's rights
. Insufficient
medical/health services and facilities in local communities/barangays
|
|
Gender
and Development and Local Sectoral Representation
|
·
Lack of women
representation in local governing bodies
. Lack of
participation in planning and implementation of the GAD program
|
|
Micro-Finance
|
·
Lack of access
to financing institutions providing low interest rate
|
|
Environment
|
·
Destruction of
coastal areas; decreasing population of aquatic resources
|
|
Others
|
·
Lack of
programs and services for elderly and differently-abled person
|
PROVINCE:
ZAMBALES
|
AREA OF CONCERN
|
PROBLEM/ISSUE
|
|
Fisheries
|
·
No housing security;
settlement areas
. Absence of
benefits for members of "bantay dagat"
. Low income
. No bargaining
power
|
|
Indigenous
People/Women
|
·
Racial
discrimination
. Lack of fund
to support land survey of ancestral land
. Lack of
alternative sources of income
. Mining
. Prostitution
. Malnutrition
. Malaria
. Lack of
health/sanitation and social services
|
|
Adequate
Food and Sustainable Agri-Fishery Support Services; Anti-GMO
|
·
High cost of
input
. Low price of
palay
. Lack of
capital
|
|
Women
Friendly Support Services
|
·
Lack of
alternative sources of income
. Lack of social
protection scheme
|
|
Reproductive
Health and Anti-VAW
|
·
Lack of
awareness on Repro Health, VAW and women's rights
. Cases of VAW
|
|
Gender
and Development and Local Sectoral Representation
|
·
Lack of
awareness on the GAD program
. Difficulty in
accessing the GAD Budget
|
|
Environment
|
·
Pollution
. Destruction of
mangrove and coastal areas
|
|
Others
(Informal Sector)
|
·
Lack of
capital
. Lack of
linkage to market centers; support for product promotion
. Housing
security
. Unemployment
|
PROVINCE:
AURORA
|
AREA OF CONCERN
|
PROBLEM/ISSUE
|
|
Adequate
Food and Sustainable Agri-Fishery Support Services; Anti-GMO
|
·
Marketing of
products
. Promotion of
GMO
. High prices of
farm inputs
. Low price of
palay
|
|
Women
Friendly Support Services
|
·
Lack of
education and training (e.g. gender sensitivity seminar, leadership, project
management etc.)
. Lack of basic
services
|
|
Reproductive
Health and Anti-VAW
|
·
Lack of
awareness regarding Repro Health;
. Lack of health
care services, free check up for women, limited medical supplies
. Domestic
violence; child abuse
|
|
Gender
and Development and Local Sectoral Representation
|
·
Lack of
participation and representation in local special bodies
|
|
Others
|
·
Prostitution
|
PROVINCE:
MARINDUQUE
|
AREA OF CONCERN
|
PROBLEM/ISSUE
|
|
Adequate
Food and Sustainable Agri-Fishery Support Services; Anti-GMO
|
·
Lack of
irrigation facilities
|
|
Women
Friendly Support Services
|
·
Lack of
alternative sources of income
|
|
Reproductive
Health and Anti-VAW
|
·
Lack of
knowledge on Repro. Health, Women's Rights, Violence Against Women's Act
|
|
Gender
and Development and Local Sectoral Representation
|
·
Lack of
awareness on how to access the GAD Budget
|
|
Micro-Finance
|
·
Lack of
capital
|
|
Environment
|
·
Mining
(re-opening of Marcopper mining industry)
. Solid Waste
Management
|
|
Others
|
·
Accreditation
of women's organization
|
VISAYAS
PROVINCE:
CEBU
|
AREA OF CONCERN
|
PROBLEM/ISSUE
|
|
Adequate
Food and Sustainable Agri-Fishery Support Services; Anti-GMO
|
·
Lack of
agricultural related services (capital, training, other technical assistance)
|
|
Women
Friendly Support Services
|
·
Lack of income
generating projects
. Lack of
awareness raising activity
|
|
Reproductive
Health and Anti-VAW
|
·
Domestic
concerns: physical abuse; unable to make decisions
. Lack of
knowledge on Repro Health, VAW and Women's Rights
. Lack of
medicine in health centers and public hospitals and other related services
|
|
Gender
and Development and Local Sectoral Representation
|
·
Lack of
awareness on GAD programs
. Lack of
awareness on how to access the GAD Budget
. GAD Program
not properly implemented
|
|
Micro-Finance
|
·
Lack of
capital
|
|
Others
(Social)
|
·
Multiple
burden
. Malnutrition
. Unemployment;
job security
|
PROVINCE:
NEGROS ORIENTAL
|
AREA OF CONCERN
|
PROBLEM/ISSUE
|
|
Agrarian
Reform
|
·
Landlessness
of farmers
. Physical
installation of CLOA holders
. Some DAR
personnel were the cause of problem
|
|
Water
|
·
Lack of
safe/potable water supply
|
|
Adequate
Food and Sustainable Agri-Fishery Support Services; Anti-GMO
|
·
Low price of
farm produce
. Lack of farm
to market roads and irrigation facilities
|
|
Women
Friendly Support Services
|
·
Women are paid
less compared to men having the same work
. Lack of income
generating activities; alternative livelihood
. Lack of
government support services
|
|
Reproductive
Health and Anti-VAW
|
·
Lack of health
services (pap smear, pre and post natal health care)
. Lack of
awareness on government health programs
. Medicine and
hospitalization expenses are expensive
. Domestic
violence, child abuse, rape
|
|
Gender
and Development and Local Sectoral representation
|
·
Difficulty in
accessing the GAD budget
. Lack of
knowledge regarding GAD program
|
|
Micro-Finance
|
·
Lack of
capital
|
|
Environment
|
·
Problem
regarding garbage disposal (Waste Management)
. Too much use
of plastic
|
|
Others
|
·
Multiple
burden
. Discrimination
against women
. High cost of
living
. Unemployment
. Corruption
. Many could no
longer afford to send their children to school
. Over
population
. Drug Addiction
. Child Labor
. Illegal
gambling
|
PROVINCE:
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL
|
AREA OF CONCERN
|
PROBLEM/ISSUE
|
|
Agrarian
Reform
|
·
CARP
implementation
. Awarding of
CLOA
|
|
Adequate
Food and Sustainable Agri-Fishery Support Services; Anti-GMO
|
·
Lack of
infrastructure facilities (farm to market road, irrigation etc.)
. High
production cost/input; low output
|
|
Women
Friendly Support Services
|
·
Lack of
livelihood opportunities
. Farm workers
(low income, no benefits)
. Lack of
education and training
|
|
Reproductive
Health and Anti-VAW
|
·
Domestic
Violence
|
|
Others
|
·
Militarization
. Unemployment/underemployment
. Child labor
. Housing
problem
|
PROVINCE:
NORTHERN SAMAR
|
AREA OF CONCERN
|
PROBLEM/ISSUE
|
|
Water
|
·
Lack of access
to potable water
|
|
Women
Friendly Support Services
|
·
Lack of income
generating opportunities; livelihood
. Lack of
education
|
|
Reproductive
Health and Anti-VAW
|
·
Lack of health
facilities and supplies (health centers, medical supplies, health
professionals, deprivation of medical service/supplies due to political
intervention)
. Physical abuse
. Child abuse;
child labor
. Rape
. Sexual
harassment
. Early marriage
and successive child bearing
|
|
Environment
|
·
Improper waste
disposal in the community
|
|
Others
(Social)
|
·
Discrimination
in working places
. Commodification
of women
. Trafficking
|
PROVINCE:
ILOILO
|
AREA OF CONCERN
|
PROBLEM/ISSUE
|
|
Indigenous
People/Women
|
·
Lack of
awareness/information on how NCIP is implementing the IPRA
|
|
Women
Friendly Support Services
|
·
Lack of access
to livelihood opportunities
. Lack of
awareness
|
|
Gender
and Development and Local Sectoral representation
|
·
Lack of
awareness on the part of the LGUs
|
|
Micro-Finance
|
·
Lack of
capital
|
|
Others
|
·
Lack of
support from other women to pursue gender concerns
. Unemployment
. Women received
less salary than men
|
MINDANAO
PROVINCE:
MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL
|
AREA OF CONCERN
|
PROBLEM/ISSUE
|
|
Water
|
·
Limited access
to safe/potable water
. No access to
water
|
|
Adequate
Food and Sustainable Agri-Fishery Support Services; Anti-GMO
|
·
Lack of farm
to market road
. Entry of GMOs
|
|
Women
Friendly Support Services
|
·
Lack of
training (e.g. livelihood projects)
. No center for
women concerns
|
|
Reproductive
Health and Anti-VAW
|
·
No/lack of
health centers
|
|
Environment
|
·
Lack of
awareness on soil and water conservation
|
|
Micro-Finance
|
·
Lack of
capital
|
|
Others
|
·
High cost of
consumption
|
PROVINCE:
NORTH COTABATO
|
AREA OF CONCERN
|
PROBLEM/ISSUE
|
|
Women
Friendly Support Services
|
·
Lack of
education/information regarding women's rights and other legal matters
. Lack of
services for women
. Lack of
training (livelihood)
|
|
Gender
and Development and Local Sectoral representation
|
·
Lack of
participation in local governing bodies
|
|
Micro-Finance
|
·
Lack of
capital
|
|
Others
|
·
Cultural
diversity
. Lack of
educational attainment
|
PROVINCE:
ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR
|
AREA OF CONCERN
|
PROBLEM/ISSUE
|
|
Women
Friendly Support Services
|
·
Lack of
education and training
. Lack of
livelihood opportunities
|
|
Reproductive
Health and Anti-VAW
|
·
Domestic
violence
. Prostitution
|
|
Gender
and Development and Local Sectoral representation
|
·
Lack of
representation
. Lack of
awareness on the GAD program
. Lack or proper
implementation of GAD program
|
|
Micro-Finance
|
·
Lack of
financial support
|
|
Others
|
·
Discrimination
. Total Peace
and Development in Tri-People
|
PROVINCE:
SULTAN KUDARAT
|
AREA OF CONCERN
|
PROBLEM/ISSUE
|
|
Water
|
·
Lack of
safe/potable water supply
|
|
Women
Friendly Support Services
|
·
Low income;
need for alternative sources
. Lack of
information on government programs and services
|
|
Reproductive
Health and Anti-VAW
|
·
Lack of
awareness regarding Family Health Care and Reproductive Health (e.g. family
planning)
. Lack of
information on Women's Rights and Violence Against Women
. Lack of
institutions that could provide legal counsel and support mechanism to
victims of VAW
|
|
Others
|
·
Gambling
. Drug addiction
among children
. Discrimination
. Multiple
burden
|
PROVINCE:
AGUSAN DEL NORTE
|
AREA OF CONCERN
|
PROBLEM/ISSUE
|
|
Women
Friendly Support Services
|
·
Lack of
education/training on women's rights, role of women and other concerns
. Lack of
irrigation system in some areas; has enabled women to be overburdened since
they allocate more of their time on farm based work
. Lack of basic
services (potable water, health, day care center etc.) that would cater
women's needs
|
|
Reproductive
Health and Anti-VAW
|
·
Wife battering
|
|
Gender
and Development and Local Sectoral Representation
|
·
No proper
implementation of GAD program and other related policies
. No budget for
women's organizations (GAD budget) for health and livelihood capital
. Knowledge on
government programs regarding gender and development is lacking in government
officials
|
|
Others
|
·
Lack of
knowledge and skills on how to lobby for women issues and concerns to
government agencies
. No existing
women organizations in some barangays
|
PROVINCE:
LANAO DEL NORTE
|
AREA OF CONCERN
|
PROBLEM/ISSUE
|
|
Fisheries
|
·
Illegal
fishing
|
|
Water
|
·
Lack of
potable water
|
|
Women
Friendly Support Services
|
·
Lack of income
generating projects; lack of livelihood
. Lack of basic
services (health and water)
. Lack of skills
|
|
Reproductive
Health and Anti-VAW
|
·
Domestic
Violence: battered housewife, marital rape
. Lack of
Medicine
. Health and
Sanitation
. Incest
. Less
government support to victims of domestic violence
|
|
Gender
and Development and Local Sectoral Representation
|
·
Lack of moral
support from LGU
|
|
Micro-Finance
|
·
Lack of
financial support
|
|
Others
|
·
Gambling
. Peace and
Order in Mindanao; no evacuation center
. Street
Children; Child Abuse
. Drug Addiction
. Infrastructure
. Multiple
Burden
. Lack of moral
values
. Unemployment
. Stealing of
animals
. High cost of
commodities
|
(Note:
*The workshop output is still an incomplete record of issues pending submission
of other provincial reports.)
|
