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2018

NARRATIVE REPORT

ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AND ECONOMIC PROMOTION CLUSTER

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Group 4 MARIETTA B. SALVIEJO ROMULO B. ROCENA MA SOFIA G. NARAG ALBERTO M. OTCHENGCO, JR. JOEL R. DEFEO ROSALINA S. CONSTANTINO SHARON P. ALMANZA SAMUEL R. SOLIVEN

I. INTRODUCTION

The objective of the cluster Enterprise Development, Agricultural Productivity and Economic

Promotion (Economic Cluster) is to formulate a Community Development Agenda anchored

on the Mission, to provide income generating projects and to provide livelihood projects in

the area and Vision of modernizing the standard of living condition of the people and to

achieve development, progress and prosperity in the community formulated by the

Barangay officials of Barangay Bilao that will support the Municipal Development Plan and

how this will relate to the Philippine Development Plan and to the more long term vision,

Ambisyon 2040. This paper will also discuss the Stakeholders Profile affecting the Economic

Cluster, the Methodology used and the findings or results of our study to support our

recommendation and the Group Reflection Report during the 5-day Community

Engagement Module.

II. METHODOLOGY

The group conducted an ethnographic fieldwork or immersion which entails living in with the

community for five days and four nights, participating and observing the daily activities and

the behavior of people in Barangay Bilao. The group also conducted interviews and survey

to gather information required for this study. We also used secondary data from the

Barangay (registered businesses, estimated monthly income of households) and from the

Municipal Agriculture and Tourism offices (crop production data, registered fisheries and

profile, tourist arrival data for Sapian, and tourism plan) from Department of Trade and

Industry (DTI) Negosyo Center (existing food processors in Sapian and interventions). For

the interview, the following sector groups were chosen as sample: i) Barangay, Municipal

and DTI Negosyo Center officials; ii) Farmers and fisher folks; iii) informal vendors (trade);

iv) Service sector (both formal and informal sectors) v) Housewives, sari-sari store owners

and on-call skilled workers and vi) Cooperative’s representative.

On the other hand, the group surveyed households (Annex A) from the following Sitio:

Kamanok, Proper, Laguit and Agkaningay to determine the nature of employment or job,

income/earnings, other sources of income and other related information. Due to limited time

and resources to conduct a random sampling survey, the group used purposive sampling by

validating the secondary data available to determine the information mentioned above. The

result of the survey is discussed in Part III.

III. RESULTS AND FINDINGS

a. Survey

Table 1: Number of Households by Monthly Income

Monthly Income

2016 Barangay Data 2018 Primary Data

No. of Households

Percent Distribution

No. of Households

Percent Distribution

Highest Educational Attainment

2000 & below 405 51.9 1 3.6 Elementary undergrad

2001-5000 105 13.4 10 35.7 Elementary/HS

5001-10000 106 13.6 11 39.3 HS undergraduate

10001-15000 120 15.4 2 7.1 College/HS graduate

15001-20000 15 1.9 2 7.1 College Graduate

above 20000 30 3.8 2 7.1 College Graduate

Total 781 100 28 100.0

2016 Barangay Data 2018 Primary Data Average

Household Size 4.09 4.54

Based on the result of the survey, households with monthly income above P15,000 which is

14.2% of the sample of 28 households are College graduates. On the other hand, we noted the

huge deviation of the survey from the 2016 Barangay data for households earning P2,000 and

below. This might be due to the differences in the definition of income, sources, coverage and

the method used by the Barangay to gather the information. The survey also noted that those

households with more than 2 members working or employed have higher monthly income.

Moreover, the survey shows that average number of households increased to 5 from 4.

Comparing the data with 2015 Annual Poverty Threshold for Capiz, which is P21,146 we found

out that 57% of our sample are poor (see Annex 2) which is much higher compared to the

poverty incidence of Sapian of 29.7% in 2012. We note that there might be a potential bias

towards high poverty incidence in the result since the group survey concentrated on households

with low income.

b. Findings from Interviews and data gathering

1. Many unregistered businesses in the Barangay level particularly

fishpond operators, bakery, poultry and other micro enterprises.

2. Lack of Barangay Development Plan and the need for a reliable and

credible data

3. Barangay Bilao is not yet part of the Tourism Development Plan

especially for the rehabilitation of Mangroves as a tourist attraction as

well as the Kipot Cave at Sitio Agkaningay due to lack of political will,

distance and accessibility

4. No facilities for tourism promotion, such as pasalubong center to

promote goods in its raw form (buko, sugar cane, ginger and other root

crops, among others)

IV. SECTORAL PROFILE OF STAKEHOLDERS, CHALLENGES AND ISSUES IN

GOVERNANCE AND DEVELOPMENT The group identified the following

stakeholders involving Economic Cluster. The details of the SPSCIGD analysis is

presented in Tables 2 and 3.

1. FARMERS AND FISHER FOLKS

The agricultural lands and fishing industry of Brgy. Bilao are not maximized due to lack of

capital, farmers do not own the land, insufficient supply of water, traditional methods of

farming, lack of advanced farm equipment, presence of crop diseases, low price of

agricultural products, absence of crop rotation, lack of skills for market and value-adding

activities, etc. As a result, the farmers and fisher folks have low income, low agricultural

productivity, wastage of some harvested crops, which in turn affect the quality of life they

have and the level of education reached by their children.

2. LABORERS, INFORMAL VENDORS, UNEMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS

(HOUSEWIVES, OUT-OF-SCHOOL YOUTH)

Most of the respondents interviewed were high school undergraduates, which limits their

opportunities to have high-paying jobs. Laborers, such as construction workers and drivers,

were on an on-call basis. Informal vendors and sari-sari store owners have limited

knowledge on how to manage their businesses and just use their daily sales to augment

their daily household expenses. There were also very few skills and livelihood trainings

availed by the residents of Brgy. Bilao. Also, not all families maximize the land in their

surroundings to plant vegetables for their own consumption. Thus, with the limited income

they earn, even the provision for their daily food intake is affected.

Table 2: SECTORAL PROFILE OF STAKEHOLDERS, CHALLENGES AND ISSUES IN GOVERNANCE AND DEVELOPMENT

FELT NEEDS, PROBLEMS AND OTHER ISSUES CHALLENGING TARGET COMMUNITIES

PERCEIVED CAUSES, ORIGINS AND ATTENDANT VARIABLES

ACTUAL EFFECTS/ IMPACT ON THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF CITIZENS, INSTITUTIONS AND ENVIRONMENT OF THESE COMMUNITIES

STAKEHOLDER: FARMERS (CROPS AND LIVESTOCK)

Low agricultural productivity

Lack of irrigation facilities

Lack of available water supply

Poor maintenance of existing irrigation system

Use of traditional methods

Low income of farmers resulting in poverty

Children not sent to higher educational institutions

No investments for their future




of farming (eg. Sabog of palay)

Lack of advanced farm equipment

Use of non-hybrid seeds/ animals

Presence of natural calamities

Presence of crop diseases (ginger, coconut, banana, etc)

Non-utilization of modern technologies to increase production

Absence of crop rotation

Decreasing size of fruits

Available agricultural lands not being maximized; many idle agricultural lands

Lack of knowledge of farmers on how to maximize their agricultural lands

Many farmers are not land-owners




Low profit of farmers Low price of agricultural products

Wrong timing of production/harvest

Dynamics of supply and demand

Absence of value-adding activities

Some farmers are not land-owners

Absence of ready buyers for some products which results to wastage of some harvested crops

Lack of skills for market and value-adding activities




Lack of capital No savings for investment

Absence of structured lending institutions

Low income

Low pay of agricultural laborers/helpers

Lack of knowledge of laborers on their rights





Abusive land-owners who take advantage of laborers who lack knowledge of their rights



Farmers do not have income in some months

Seasonal agricultural activities

No other job opportunities


Many farmers are not land-owners

Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program not fully implemented

Low income

Poor farm to market roads Lack of funds for infrastructure projects

Low income

STAKEHOLDER: INFORMAL VENDORS (TRADE)

Low profit of micro-enterprises

Some products are not sold due to supply and demand dynamics

Low income of buyers

Some buyers do not pay at once

Some fresh products (eg. Fish) are not sold – these are dried and sold at lower value

Lack of storage facilities for unsold products

Low income of micro entrepreneurs resulting in poverty

Absence of permanent stalls for vendors. Some stalls will be affected by road expansion program

No designated area for permanent barangay public market

STAKEHOLDER: HOUSEWIVES AND OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS

Families do not plant vegetables in their surroundings. Open grounds remain idle

People of Bilao do not know how to maximize land resource in their surroundings. Based from random interviews, many residents are lazy

For vegetable needs, families are dependent on what is sold in Talipapa. They don’t know how to produce for their family’s consumption

Based from interviews with barangay officials and residents, three out of ten high school-age children in Bilao are not studying or what we call out-of-school youth

The schools do not have innovative intervention programs on dropout reduction

Parents do not care about the education of their children

Uneducated residents of Bilao remain unproductive. There is also a tendency for the out-of-school youth to become liabilities of the community




STAKEHOLDER: FISHER FOLKS, HOUSEWIVES, SARI-SARI STORE OWNERS, ON-CALL SKILLED WORKERS

Limited employment available

Most students do not finish schooling. They look for jobs outside the barangay

Separation of family members and children are left to the care of grandparents

Farmers are getting old and young people are shunning away from farming

No capital to raise animals and farming

Hand to mouth living and no motivation to be entrepreneurial. Limited access to capital

Limited development since the barangay is confined to being source of raw materials

Very few trainings on livelihood development

Selective process on identifying participants on trainings

No motivation to attain skills due to perceived selective process of identifying participants

Unstructured system in running a business such as sari-sari store

No training on small store business process

No upgrade from small store to bigger store

Limited processing or no value-adding of products/ raw materials within barangay

Lack of advocacy in value chain approach to development

Farmer-producer exploited by middle traders in the marketing chain

No development agenda for the tourism industry given the potential of as tourist attraction

Lack of know-how in tapping tourism related entrepreneurship

Private sectors not tapped for tourism industry development

V. COMMUNITY AGENDA FOR STRENGTHENING GOVERNANCE AND

DEVELOPMENT (CASGD) See Table 4 for detailed discussion of CASGD

1. FARMERS AND FISHER FOLKS

1.1 Agricultural Productivity Enhancement Program – this includes the establishment

of appropriate irrigation system, hybrid seed dispersal, livestock dispersal, research and

development and technology assistance to increase agricultural productivity and the income

of farmers.

1.2 Market Linkaging Program and Value Chain Analysis – to prevent wastage of

harvested crops and provide branding of products of Brgy. Bilao.

1.3 Structured Lending Program – this includes provision of loans and insurance to

augment capital of farmers with minimal interest rate as well as insure crops against

calamities

1.4 Intensify the implementation of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program for

the farmers to own lands

1.5 Infrastructure Support Program – to provide necessary infrastructure such as

farm to market roads and irrigation.

1.6 Organize farmers and fisher folks to empower them

2. LABORERS, INFORMAL VENDORS, UNEMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS (HOUSEWIVES,

OUT-OF-SCHOOL YOUTH)

2.1 Development of menu of skills and livelihood training programs – to provide a

selection of trainings from which the people of Brgy. Bilao can choose based on their areas

of interest.

2.2 Structured Lending Program for Micro-Entrepreneurs – this includes conduct of

information, education and communication, financial and technical assistance to equip

micro-entrepreneurs with relevant information on available resources, provide available

loans with low interest and facilitate the preparation of necessary requirements for the loans

2.3 Capability Building Programs – conduct appropriate skills or livelihood training

programs, based on the determined areas of interest of the residents, whether skilled

laborers, out-of-school youths or the unemployed. Skills trainings may include sectors such

as, but not limited to, construction, tourism and metals and engineering. Livelihood

programs may include processing of crops (eg. Turmeric powder, banana chips, seafood

crackers), handicrafts and other souvenir items. Training programs can also be conducted

for micro-entrepreneurs to improve profitability.

2.4 Establishment of Barangay Public Market – to facilitate conduct of trading

activities

2.5 Project Gulayan sa Paaralan at Bakuran – to maximize the use of land resource

by promoting vegetable production in schools and homes. This will ensure that sufficient

supply of food baskets/vegetables for every family and inculcate among them the value of

industry.

3. TOURISM SECTOR

3.1. Establishment of Pasalubong Center – to capture the market potential brought about

by tourists going to Lonoy. This shall showcase the products produced by the locals as a

result of the livelihood trainings conducted.

The following shall be the roles of appropriate government entities to achieve the

development interventions proposed:

1. Barangay Development Council to come up with proposal for endorsement to the

Municipal Development Council

2. Provincial Development Council to endorse to the concerned agency at the provincial

level and/or to the Regional Development Council for endorsement to the concerned

regional or national line agency and other institutions such as:

2.1 Department of Agriculture and Department of Agrarian Reform

2.2 Department of Trade and Industry

2.3 Department of Science and Technology

2.4 National Irrigation Administration

2.5 Department of Public Works and Highways

2.6 Technical Education and Skills Development Authority

2.7 Land Bank of the Philippines and Cooperative Development Authority

Table 4: COMMUNITY AGENDA FOR STRENGTHENING GOVERNANCE AND DEVELOPMENT

GOVERNANCE/ DEVELOPMENT INTERVENTION(S)

PURPOSE/ INTENDED BENEFITS; OUTCOMES/ LONG TERM IMPACT

REQUIREMENTS: RESOURCES, INSTITUTIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS

ROLES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

STAKEHOLDER: FARMERS (CROPS AND LIVESTOCK)

Agricultural Productivity Enhancement Program

1. Establishment of appropriate irrigation system (eg. Water impounding system)

2. Hybrid Seed Dispersal Program

3. Livestock Dispersal Program (explore other livestock eg. Goat)

4. Research and development to improve productivity (address diseases, decreasing size of fruits, etc.)

5. Technology Assistance

To increase agricultural productivity

To increase income of farmers

To contribute to the country’s economic development

To reduce unemployment

To decrease poverty among farmers

Human and financial resources to be provided by the government

Through the municipal government which shall request the endorsement of its provincial government for the concerned national agencies to provide the needed resources

Barangay Development Council to come up with proposal for endorsement to the Municipal Development Council

Provincial Development Council to endorse to the concerned agency at the provincial level and/or to the Regional Development Council for endorsement to the concerned regional or national line agency

DA – agricultural technologies and farm inputs

DTI – market linkages, value chain analysis training

DOST – research and development, equipment/ technology assistance

NIA – irrigation system

DPWH – roads

TESDA – skills training

CDA – organization of cooperatives

Market Linkaging Program and Value Chain Analysis

To augment income of farmers

To maximize the gains from agricultural production

DTI

Skills Training and To provide other job TESDA/DTI





Livelihood Program opportunities during off-season

Structured Lending Program 1. Loans 2. Insurance

To augment capital of farmers with minimal interest rate

To insure crops against calamities

DTI

Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program

To intensify CARP implementation for the farmers to own lands

Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR)

Infrastructure Support Program

To provide necessary infrastructure, farm to market roads, irrigation

DPWH

Organize farmers To empower farmers DA

STAKEHOLDER: INFORMAL VENDORS (TRADE)

Structured Lending Program for micro-entrepreneurs

1. Conduct of Information, Education and Communication (IEC)

2. Financial assistance 3. Technical assistance for

the preparation of documentary requirements

To enhance the knowledge of micro-entrepreneurs on available sources

To facilitate the availability of loans with low interest

To provide assistance in the preparation of the necessary documents

Financial resources to be used as seed money for loans

Human resources for IEC campaigns and technical assistance

Barangay Development Council to coordinate with concerned government entities for the provision of the needed assistance through the Municipal Government

DTI – conduct of IEC and technical assistance

LBP – possible lending institution

Micro-entrepreneurs’ Capability Building Program

1. Organize entrepreneurs 2. Conduct of capability

building activities

To enhance the knowledge and skills of micro-entrepreneurs

To organize them to facilitate provision of assistance and to empower them





Establishment of Barangay Public Market

To facilitate conduct of trading activities

Financial Resources/ Barangay Development Council

Barangay Development Council to prioritize the establishment of barangay public market. It could request financial support from Municipal Government and elected officials (eg. Congressmen)

STAKEHOLDER: HOUSEHOLDS MEMBERS

Project Gulayan sa Paaralan at Bakuran (to maximize the use of land resource)

Promote vegetable production in schools and homes

Establish and maintain vegetable gardens as ready food baskets for every family

Inculcate among the learners and family members the value of industry

Make all vacant spaces/lots in the community productive

Train the community members to do small and medium scale food production

IMPACT:

Every home shall have sufficient vegetables for the family. It can also serve as a source of income

The school shall have vegetables for their feeding

Capacity building – the barangay shall take the lead in conducting orientation and training in schools and sitios. Technical experts may be invited from DA-BPI or local agricultural office.

Garden tools – barangay officials shall take charge of the acquisition of garden tools to be distributed to the residents. The barangay may make partnership with the municipal mayor, governor, local Department of Agriculture or NGOs.

Seeds – the barangay shall provide the starter seeds of preferred vegetables. The schools and families shall be responsible for the production of seeds for the succeeding cropping

Fertilizers – schools and

The barangay shall do the following:

Pass a barangay resolution for the barangay-wide implementation of the Gulayan sa Paaralan at Bakuran Project

Coordinate with the Bureau of Plant Industry regarding the needed trainings of participants

Make sure that every family, rich or pure, will have a vegetable garden in their surroundings

Conduct an Annual Search for Best Gulayan sa Bakuran. Awarding of winners shall be done during the Barangay Fiesta

Conduct a Quarterly Vegetable Fair for the families and schools, to showcase and sell their vegetable products

Conduct monthly monitoring of the Gulayan sa Bakuran





program

No land resource shall be left unproductive

families are encouraged to have their respective compost pits for the production of organic fertilizer for their plants

The School Principal shall:

Require each class in school to have a vegetable garden within the campus

Initiate a search for Most Productive Class Garden

STAKEHOLDER: FISHER FOLKS, HOUSEWIVES, SARI-SARI STORE OWNERS, ON-CALL SKILLED WORKERS

Development of menu of livelihood/skills trainings

To provide a selection of trainings from which the people of Bilao can choose which is aligned to their interest

List of training to be included in the menu of programs

Conduct survey on the interest of the people of BIlao and prioritize schedule of trainings

Barangay Development Council to coordinate with concerned government agencies on possible livelihood/skills trainings (DTI and TESDA)

Barangay to initiate the conduct of survey,

Structured system in sari-sari store business

To provide know-how on processes in running a sari-sari store to improve profitability

Training

Identify fast moving products to carry

Create linkage with Fast Moving Consumer Goods companies like Coke-STAR programs

Development of mangroves as tourist attraction

Establishment of pasalubong center and development of souvenir items

To capture the market potential brought about by tourists going to Lonoy

Identify materials like shells, coconut and others to be used for making souvenir items

Municipality of Sapian Negosyo Center

DA, TESDA,DTI

VI. GROUP REFLECTION REPORT ON THE CHALLENGES, LESSONS AND COMMITMENTS TO GOOD GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC SERVICE

D. GROUP REFLECTION REPORT ON THE CHALLENGES, LESSONS AND COMMITMENTS TO GOOD GOVERNANCE

WHAT WE LEARNED WHAT WE MUST DO

1. FARMING

Despite shortage of food, not all families maximize the land in their surroundings to plant vegetables for their own consumption.

We recommend the Project Gulayan sa Paaralan at Bakuran to maximize the use of land resource by promoting vegetable production in schools and homes. This will ensure that sufficient supply of food baskets/vegetables for every family and inculcate among them the value of industry

Harvested crops were not processed for additional livelihood and employment opportunities.

Provide appropriate capability building programs and access to capital to help families have additional sources of income.

Due to lack of advanced farm equipment and skills in modern farming, the farmers resort to traditional farming, thus reducing productivity

We recommend the Agricultural Productivity Enhancement Program which includes technology assistance and hybrid seed dispersal among others

The ABALA Agrarian Reform Cooperative (ABALA ARC) has very limited capital and its roles and potential to extend support and assistance to the community of farmers and fishermen

We recommend the following to the Coop Board:

Specialized training for officers and management staff

Continuous membership education

Honest and competent leadership and management staff

Viable cooperative direction and business operation

Increase volume of business

Undertake marketing and business alliance

2. EDUCATION

Due to meager resources, families prioritize spending for their daily sustenance, thus neglecting the value of education. Also, instead of going to school, children help their parents earn money.

Provide appropriate capability building programs and access to capital to help families have additional sources of income.

Those with very little education has a mindset of “living by the day.” They just settle in earning money which is enough to cover for expenses per day

A training on having an entrepreneurial mindset should be conducted to widen the minds of these locals to more possibilities and ensure that business

WHAT WE LEARNED WHAT WE MUST DO

thinking that they won’t be able to earn more because of lack of education.

potentials in Barangay Bilao are maximized. The training should also include how to handle money wisely to prevent them from spending the capital for their personal needs, and allocate it to expand their businesses.

There were respondents who are currently working, as well as housewives, who wanted to undergo skills training, however, only weekday training schedules were available, which is in conflict to the work of the husbands, or the everyday chores of the housewives.

A survey should be conducted on what industry the residents of Brgy. Bilao would want to pursue. The results of the survey should be processed and prioritized according to the available resources of the locality. Skills training schedules should be flexible enough to cater to the needs of the interested participants.

3. DATA GATHERING

Knowing the correct situation of the environment before coming up with the right proposal for the development of an area is of great importance. The environmental scanning is a very important phase of the Community Engagement Module that it should be given attention to know the situation of all the stakeholders of the community. Sectoral concerns which may differ from one area to another should be properly analyzed so that no one will be left behind. Credible plans for the improvement of the community should be anchored on a sound situational analysis of the area.

The generation of correct data on the situation of a community should be part of the planning process. The community should set up a system for the generation of critical information, that will aid in the formulation of plans and programs, for the improvement of the situation of the community, which should redound to the improvement of life of everyone, leaving no one left behind, which is one of the basic principles of the Sustainable Development Goals

VII. RECOMMENDATION AND CONCLUSION The SPSCIGD and CASGD as well as the Group Reflection can serve as guide for the

community of Bilao through its officials in the formulation of a Barangay Development Plan to

support the realization of its Mission and Vision anchored on the Municipal, Provincial and

Regional Development Plans up to the Philippine Development Plan and the Sustainable

Development Goals towards the achievement of Ambisyon Natin 2040 to have “A Matatag,

Maginhawa at Panatag na Buhay.”

The study also shows the importance of education in uplifting the lives of the community. There

is a high degree of correlation between education and income wherein those who were able to

finish their studies have a higher monthly income thus better living condition.

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