1. The Escalante Experience
CBMS
The Escalante Experience
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HON. MELECIO J. YAP, JR.
Mayor City of Escalante, Negros Occidental

2. Outline Brief LGU Profile Results and Discussion
Facilitating local planning and budgeting using CBMS data
Key CBMS Results
Conclusions and Ways Forward

4. Escalante City, one of the 13 Cities of Negros Occidental, is located at the Northeastern tip of the Province, some 95 kms. away from Bacolod City, the provincial capital.
Basic facts

5. Sugar Cane Farming (39.0%) Fishing (9.0%) Trade & Commerce (20.0%)
It is small, very rural city, created 7 yrs. ago. It has a population of 86,580 (18,935 HHs) whose income sources are derived mainly from sugar cane farming, wholesale and retail trading and fishing.
Sugar Cane Farming (39.0%)
Fishing (9.0%)
Trade & Commerce (20.0%)
Nationally and even internationally known in the 1980s because of the so – called “ESCALANTE MASSACRE” .
Source: CBMS 2006

6. Local Finance
2006 %
2007
IRA
197,416,115.31
85.54
211,380,868.00
88.23
Local Income
33,361,443.70
14.46
28,203,755.17
11.77
Total
230,777,559.01
100.00
239,584,623.17
City Treasurer’s Office 2007
Escalante is a 5th income class city, 88.23% of its total income of PhP Million for 2007 comes from the National Government as its Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) share.

7. TIMELINE November 28, 1856: Creation of Escalante as a Town.
July 1, 1948: Division of Escalante into two: - Escalante and Toboso.
May 30, 1958: Transfer of Municipal Government from Old Poblacion to its present site, Brgy. Balintawak (7 kms. away).
March 31, 2001: Conversion into the 10th component City of Negros Occidental.
timeline

8. PARTNERSHIP WITH: CBMS Network Team DAWN Foundation
Dr. Aniceto Orbeta of PIDS
Our partnership with the CBMS Network Team, DAWN Foundation, and Dr. with Orbeta started in the 1st quarter of 2006.

9. Why CBMS?
Need for updated, relevant, reliable and disaggregated data down to the barangay level.

10. CBMS-GRB Implementation
Coverage: City-wide
Budget: Cost-sharing
(PhP 38.00/HH – city counterpart)
Data Gathering Instrument: Questionnaire
Data Enumerators: City / Brgy. Health Workers
Encoding and Map Digitizing: Brgy. Computer Operators
Data Validation: Brgy. / City Consultations
mission

11. CBMS-GRB Implementation
Capacity-building interventions
Trainings and seminars on:
Data Gathering
Encoding
Map Digitizing
Planning and Budgeting

12. CBMS-GRB Implementation
Challenges:
People’s attitude towards data gatherers – indifference, contempt, bias
Language barrier – English Questionnaire
Low Educational level of data gatherers
Misdeclaration of income
CBMS-GRB Implementation

13. Key CBMS Results 1990 % 1995 2000 2006 City of Escalante 72,681 79,928
79,098
86,580
Male
36,593
50.35
40,284
50.40
39,770
50.28
44,352
51.23
Female
36,088
49.65
39,644
49.60
39,328
49.72
42,220
48.76
% Growth
1.99
-0.21
1.58
NSO 1990, 1995, 2000
CBMS 2006

14. Source: CBMS Data Survey 2006
Key CBMS Results
High Poverty Incidence
Escalante Average
74.43 (CBMS 2006)
National Average
24.4*
* National Statistics Office 2003 Family Income and Expenditure Survey
Source: CBMS Data Survey 2006

15. Source: CBMS Data Survey 2006
Key CBMS Results
Basic Needs
Indicators
Number
Proportion
Health
Proportion of child deaths aged 0-5 years old 60
0.52
Proportion of women deaths due to pregnancy-related causes 6
0.44
Nutrition
Proportion of malnourished children aged 0-5 years old
692
6.07
Source: CBMS Data Survey 2006
opportunities

16. Key CBMS Results Average educational attainment - Grade Four
Basic Needs
Indicators
Number
Proportion
Total M F
Basic Education
Proportion of children aged 6-12 years old not attending elementary school
3,680
2,049
1,631
24.40
26.30
22.30
Proportion of children aged years old not attending high school
4,885
2,927
1,958
52.90
61.00
44.00
Proportion of children aged years old not attending school
4,865
2,945
1,920
20.00
23.40
16.30
Average educational attainment Grade Four

17. Literacy by age group and sex, City of Escalante NSO 2000 – 89%
CBMS 2006 – 93%
Total %
Male
Female
Literate
62,003
93.3
31,506
93.1
30,497
93.6
10-14
10,586
5,378
91.8
5,208
95.5
15-64
47,778
94.7
24,433
94.4
23,345
95.1
65 & above
3,639
77.6
1,695
80.4
1,944
75.3
Illiterate
4,174
6.3
2,214
6.5
1,960
6.0
704
6.2
469
8.0
235
4.3
2,442
4.8
1,340
5.2
1,102
4.5
1,028
21.9
405
19.2
623
24.1

18. Source: CBMS Data Survey 2006
Key CBMS Results
Limited Access to Safe Water
Escalante Average*
49.59 (CBMS 2006)
National Average
19.8*
*National Statistics Office 2004 Annual Poverty Indicators Survey
Source: CBMS Data Survey 2006

19. Source: CBMS Data Survey 2006
Key CBMS Results
High Proportion of Households
Without Access to Sanitary Toilets
Escalante Average
59.42 (CBMS 2006)
National Average
13.8**
*National Statistics Office 2004 Annual Poverty Indicators Survey
Source: CBMS Data Survey 2006

20. Cause of death of persons who died during the reference period*
Key CBMS Results
High Incidence of Poverty-Related Deaths
CITY OF ESCALANTE
Cause of death of persons who died during the reference period*
Magnitude
Proportion**
Total
Male
Female
Pneumonia 49 26 23
0.06
0.05
Tuberculosis 25 11 14
0.03
0.02
Diarrhea 15 5 10
0.01
Measles 2 1
Delivery 6 9
Male Members
44,352
Female Members
42,220
Total Members
86,580
*Cause of death of persons who died during the reference period
**Number of persons by cause of death over total number of members
Source: CBMS Survey 2006

21. Source: CBMS Data Survey 2006
Key CBMS Results
Prevalence of Poverty-Related Diseases
MORBIDITY
2006
No.
Rate
Male (%)
Female (%)
Upper Respiratory Tract Infection
3,108 37
1,486
1,622
Diarrheal Diseases
307
168
139
Pneumonia
375 4
226
149
Abdominal Disorders
192 2 92
100
Anemia
177 77
Parasitism
130 60 70
Source: CBMS Data Survey 2006

22. Key CBMS Results
63% of HHs are Informal Settlers

23. Type of business/industry*
Key CBMS Results
Agriculture-dependent labor
CITY OF ESCALANTE
Type of business/industry*
Magnitude
Proportion**
Total
Male
Female
Agriculture mining and Forestry
10,922
8,210
2,712
38.71
42.94
29.82
Fishing
2,447
2,293
154
8.67
11.99
1.69
Manufacturing
904
594
310
3.2
3.11
3.41
Construction
1,212
1,147 65
4.3 6
0.71
Wholesale and Retail Trade, Vehicle Repair
3,513
1,662
1,851
12.45
8.69
20.35
Transportation, Storage & Communication
2,284
2,085
199
8.1
10.91
2.19
Private Households with Employed Persons
2,399
855
1544
8.5
4.47
16.98
Employed Members of the Labor Force
28,213
19,118
9,095
*General type of business/industry
**Number of employed by type of business/industry over total number of employed persons
Source: CBMS Survey 2006

24. Key CBMS Results Seasonality of work CITY OF ESCALANTE
Nature of employment*
Magnitude
Proportion**
Total
Male
Female
Permanent
13,241
8,715
4,526
46.9
45.6
49.76
Short-term, seasonal or casual
13,227
9,091
4,136
47.6
45.48
Worked on different jobs on day to day or week to week
1,714
1,292
422
6.08
6.76
4.64
Employed Members of the Labor Force
28,213
19,118
9,095
*Employed members of the labor force and their nature of employment.
**Number of employed by nature of employment over number employed members
Source: CBMS Survey 2006

25. Key CBMS Results Unskilled labor force 781 478 303 2.77 2.50 3.33
CITY OF ESCALANTE
Type of occupation*
Magnitude
Proportion**
Total
Male
Female
Officials of Gov’t, Special-Interest Org’ns, Corporate Executives, Managers, Managing Proprietors and Supervisors
781
478
303
2.77
2.50
3.33
Physical, Mathematical and Eng’g Science Professionals
1,215
486
729
4.31
2.54
8.02
Technician and Associate Professionals
270
212 58
0.96
1.11
0.64
Service Workers and Shop and Market Sales Workers
4,404
1,802
2,602
15.61
9.43
28.61
Farmers, Forestry Workers and Fishermen
6,532
5,263
1,269
23.15
27.53
13.95
Trades and Related Workers
1,283
899
384
4.55
4.7
4.22
Plant and Machine Operators and Assemblers
1,098
1,059 39
3.89
5.54
0.43
Laborers and Unskilled Workers
11,274
8,237
3,037
39.96
43.09
33.39
Special Occupations
818
456
362
2.9
2.39
3.98
Employed Members of the Labor Force
28,213
Male – 19,118
Female – 9,095

26. Source: CBMS Data Survey 2006
Key CBMS Results
Most Migrant Workers are Employed as Menial Workers
Occupation of OFW
Number of OFW %
Babysitters, Domestic Helpers, Maids
150
26.32
Seafarers 93
16.32
Factory Workers 25
4.39
Caregivers 16
2.81
Nurse
Welders 13
2.28
Office Professionals 5
0.88
Engineers/Architects 15
2.63
Total Number of OFWs
570
Source: CBMS Data Survey 2006

27. Key CBMS Results Peace and Order
28 of 94 crimes (29.8%) were against women
CITY OF ESCALANTE
Type of crime*
Magnitude
Proportion**
Total
Male
Female
Murder / Homicide 15 11 3
15.96
24.44
6.38
Theft 24 13
25.53
28.89
23.4
Rape 10 2 8
10.64
4.44
17.02
Physical Injury (not including battery) 5
11.11
Spousal / Partner abuse 22 7
15.56
31.91
Child abuse 9
9.57
Other crimes (specified) 4
4.26
Male Victims 45
Female Victims 47
Total Victims 94

28. Source: CBMS Data Survey 2006
Key CBMS Results
Low Participation of Women
Source: CBMS Data Survey 2006

29. CBMS RESULTS enabled the city to identify, among others:
priority areas of concern
who, where and how many are the target population
what interventions to undertake
how much is needed to address the problem
benchmark on impact monitoring

30. PRIORITY AREAS OF CONCERN of the City per CBMS RESULTS:
Poverty
Livelihood projects (at least 50% of Php 10.5 Million City assistance to barangays from Development Funds )
PhP 500,000 for cooperative development
2. Education
Scholarship program
Feeding program
Establishment of barangay extension high schools
School-based agri-business projects

31. PRIORITY AREAS OF CONCERN of the City per CBMS RESULTS:
3. Health and Environmental Issues
PhP 40 Million loan from Land Bank for water system development
PhP 15 Million from NAPC for barangay level water system projects
Assistance from UNDP
Implementation of RA 9003
Access to toilets be made a criteria for barangay clean and green contest
4. Capacity Development
PhP 1 Million for skills and livelihood trainings for women and out- of-school youth

32. PRIORITY AREAS OF CONCERN of the City per CBMS RESULTS:
5. Shelter
Land banking in all barangays
Linkaging with housing agencies (government and NGOs)
Farm-Lot subdivision scheme in rural barangays
6. Women Empowerment
Minding centers
Joint ownership of properties

33. Conclusions: CBMS data triggered policy changes:
- in the utilization of the City’s 20% Development Funds
Bigger budget allocation for :
Livelihood projects (at least 50% of Php 10.5 Million City assistance to barangays)
Water system development
Coop development
Farm – to – market roads
- in the Planning and Budgeting of the 5% GAD Budget
GAD plan using CBMS data as basis for budgeting
- in the Planning and Budgeting of the Local School Board Funds

34. Some CBMS Concerns: Simplification of Questionnaire
Improvement of indicators to capture realistic
data on income and employment
Periodic updating of data
Per se, it is a powerful instrument to obtain disaggregated, updated and relevant data on the socio – economic life of communities.

35. Philippine Institute of Development Studies
Special Thanks to:
Dr. Celia M. Reyes
CBMS Network
Dr. Aniceto Orbeta, Jr.
Philippine Institute of Development Studies
Councilor Celia Flor
DAWN Foundation
Daghang Salamat!