Capital town of the Province of Tawi-Tawi

2nd class Municipality

The center of trade and commerce

The seat of Provincial Government

With 35 barangays , which are basically coastal communities(only 2 barangays have no coastal jurisdiction)

MOA signing with partner agencies( NAPC, MSU-TCTO,LGU Bongao)

CBMS Orientation and Training (including 65 student-enumerators/researchers)

Conduct of Survey to an estimated 60% of target households (mid-April to May 2013)

Generation /Processing and Validation of the 1st set of CBMS data

Presentation of Data to LGU focal planning personnel

Orientation and training of 32 LGU-based interviewers (July,2014)

Re-survey of Five (5) barangays in the center) and survey of uncovered three (3) barangays in mainland Tawi-Tawi: Ungus-Ungus, Montay-Montay, and Masantong (July -August 20,2013)

Presentation and validation of data

Training /Write Shop on Barangay Development Plan Formulation and Budgeting Using CBMS- generated data for Six(6) Barangays

CBMS data being utilized for the updating of the Socio-Economic Demography Requirements of the Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP) of the LGU(On-going).

Barangay Tausug Sama Sama Dilaut No Response Others TotalCount % Count % Count % Count % Count %Silubog 568 72.45 19 2.42 145 18.49 52 6.63 0 0.00 784Lamion 3727 46.04 840 10.38 1359 16.79 2117 26.15 52 0.64 8095Simandagit 2557 38.64 1680 25.39 1077 16.27 1215 18.36 89 1.34 6618Pagasinan 740 50.27 360 24.46 179 12.16 9 0.61 184 12.50 1472Pahut 212 24.71 135 15.73 64 7.46 446 51.98 1 0.12 858Tubig Tanah 4127 60.68 147 2.16 421 6.19 2007 29.51 99 1.46 6801Pag-asa 1646 45.31 1026 28.24 201 5.53 227 6.25 533 14.67 3633Pakias 553 59.53 103 11.09 22 2.37 234 25.19 17 1.83 929Lato Lato 114 45.97 82 33.06 5 2.02 47 18.95 0 0.00 248Sanga-sanga 446 39.75 485 43.23 19 1.69 141 12.57 31 2.76 1122Bongao Poblacion 3041 54.12 1631 29.03 79 1.41 736 13.10 132 2.35 5619Nalil 1948 66.51 300 10.24 29 0.99 595 20.31 57 1.95 2929Pasiagan 493 32.33 349 22.89 14 0.92 599 39.28 70 4.59 1525Sumangat 328 32.06 122 11.93 7 0.68 556 54.35 10 0.98 1023Karungdong 333 31.21 2 0.19 5 0.47 727 68.13 0 0.00 1067Luuk Pandan 262 31.12 3 0.36 2 0.24 574 68.17 1 0.12 842Tubig-Boh 1445 51.52 605 21.57 2 0.07 495 17.65 258 9.20 2805Tubig-Mampallam 4271 86.60 254 5.15 2 0.04 283 5.74 122 2.47 4932Ungus-ungus 514 98.85 1 0.19 0 0.00 5 0.96 0 0.00 520Tubig Basag 41 3.15 14 1.08 0 0.00 1246 95.77 0 0.00 1301Tongsinah 689 83.11 11 1.33 0 0.00 129 15.56 0 0.00 829Tarawakan 306 96.23 1 0.31 0 0.00 11 3.46 0 0.00 318Paniongan 245 72.92 16 4.76 0 0.00 75 22.32 0 0.00 336Pagatpat 796 99.62 0 0.00 0 0.00 3 0.38 0 0.00 799Pababag 1002 86.53 88 7.60 0 0.00 66 5.70 2 0.17 1158Montay Montay 417 95.21 0 0.00 0 0.00 15 3.42 6 1.37 438Masantong 596 96.91 0 0.00 0 0.00 19 3.09 0 0.00 615Mandulan 387 60.75 218 34.22 0 0.00 19 2.98 13 2.04 637Malassa 478 78.49 0 0.00 0 0.00 131 21.51 0 0.00 609Lapid Lapid 668 96.95 1 0.15 0 0.00 19 2.76 1 0.15 689Lakit Lakit 231 30.76 464 61.78 0 0.00 55 7.32 1 0.13 751Lagasan 560 98.07 0 0.00 0 0.00 11 1.93 0 0.00 571Kamagong 343 92.95 0 0.00 0 0.00 3 0.81 23 6.23 369Ipil 506 94.40 6 1.12 0 0.00 23 4.29 1 0.19 536No Response 379 57.86 85 12.98 18 2.75 166 25.34 7 1.07 655TOTAL 34969 56.01 9048 14.49 3650 5.85 13056 20.91 1710 2.74 62433

Badjao (Sama Dilaut)

The number of Badjao population, Tawi-Tawi’s Indigenous People (IP) in Bongao, is established (3,650);

Majority of these IPs’ births were not registered;

2872, 78%

179, 5%

62, 2% 537, 15%

Births Registered with the Civil Registry Office

Hindi

Hindi Alam

No Response

Oo

34969, 56%13056, 21%

9048, 14%

3650, 6% 1710, 3% IP Groups

Tausug

No Response

Sama

Sama Dilaut

Others

Only 37% of Badjao school age-going population is in school;

Very high illiteracy rate for Badjaoadults;

646, 59%

408, 37%

43, 4%

School Attendance of Children Aged 6-16 years old

Not Attending

Attending

No Response

1512, 75%

415, 21%

89, 4%

Literacy (Adults, aged 15 and above)

No

Yes

No Response

Only 3% of the Badjaopopulation aged 21 and above have Philhealthcoverage;

Only 100 out of 816households are 4Ps beneficiaries as of FY 2013;

642, 79%

100, 12%

74, 9%

CCT Beneficiaries (households)

NoYesNo Response

1250, 81%

243, 16%

54, 3%

Philhealth Coverage (21 years old and above)

No

No Response

Yes

2 2

368

3

102

11 16 12 1 20

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

513, 63%

298, 36%

5, 1%

Access to Safe Water

WITH ACCESS

WITHOUT ACCESS

NO RESPONSE

36% of the total number of households do not have access to safe water;

98% of the total number of households do not have access to sanitary toilet facility;

799, 98%

9, 1% 8, 1%

Access to Sanitary Toilet Facility

WITHOUT ACCESS

WITH ACCESS

NO RESPONSE

24 out of 693 children (aged 0 – 5 years old) are malnourished;

Child deaths (under 5 years old) in the last 12 months: 6 out of 586 (1.02%);

Deaths due to pregnancy related causes in the last 12 months: 1 out of 127 ;

Minimal Fee for delayed birth registration (Only fees on accountable forms are collected; no penalty/fines for late registration/Free Birth Registration)

Barangays with high Badjao populace were given priority in the on-going Fisherfolk Registration;

Additional Badjao beneficiaries were recently included among 4Ps recipients;

Medical and burial service assistance extended

Issuance of a bona fide Bongao resident ID to facilitate substantial access to healthcare and medical services for Badjaos at Bongao’s Rural Health Unit (RHU);

Enrolment of all Badjao family heads to Philhealth thru the 4Ps;

Inclusion of all Badjaos to the 4Ps; Establishment of extension elementary schools in Badjao

concentrated communities; Sourcing-out of livelihood program packages (trainings on

fishery-related activities such as commercial dry-fishing and other fishery post harvest technologies) for the Badjaos;

Provision of more social service delivery infrastructures at the heart of Badjao communities(Brgys Lamion and Pag-asa) like Health Stations and Learning- to- Read Centers ; improvement of wooden/planked walkways;

Provision of access to free or low-cost Housing Programs to Badjao Families

Meeting with 35 Barangay Heads : A Factor that Contributed to the Successful Conduct of CBMS in Bongao, Tawi-Tawi

Training of LGU-based Enumerators on CBMS

A typical Badjao house-on-stilt…

MAGSUKUL MA KAAM KAMEMON/ MAGSUKUL KANIYU KATAN

Bongao is home to both Sama and Tausugspeaking populace to include non-muslim migrants

from Luzon, Visayas, and other parts of Mindanao

Photo of Bud Bongao as viewed from Sanga-Sanga Bridge(Courtesy of Youth for Nature Volunteer, Daphny Gonzales)