NEGOSYO PARA SA

KAPAYAPAAN :
SULU
Private Sector Support
Project Brief
GoNegosyo
 SULU
v Part of the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao
(ARMM)

v Between island provinces of Tawi Tawi and Basilan

v Jumpoff point from Zamboanga to Sulu province

v Population : 824,731; predominantly Muslim Tausug;

minority – Christians and Badjao

v Capital : Jolo City; population 125,564

v Current Governor : Totoh Tan, son of XVG Sakur Tan

v Government efforts are led by President Rodrigo Duterte
and DA Secretary Manny Pinol -- PCARD : Presidential
Task Force for Conflict Areas Rehabilitation and
Development

v Sulu is base of the MNLF led by Nur Misuari

v Current cease-fire in effect between Government and

MNLF

v Military operations vs Abu Sayaf Group (ASG) is ongoing

and dispersed to areas in the 2nd district namely :Omar,
Panamao, Kalingalan Kalawang

v Government intervention to establish peace and

development thru : military operations, social services
support and economic activity, together with key support
from the Private Sector/GoNegosyo Kapatid
 Assessment Visits

v GoNegosyo assessment visits to Sulu by PSR Ginggay Hontiveros on

October 15-16, 2016 and December 2-3, 2016

v Objective is to determine social services and economic activity

programs that could be supported by Kapatid in aid of Sulu

v On ground logistics provided in coordination with Sulu Provincial

Government and Military Joint Task Force Ground Command
Areas visited :
(Jolo)

v Notre Dame School

v Provincial District Hospital

v Sulu Medical Hospital (private hospital)

v PNP SAF Headquarters / Camp

v Downtown / Commercial district area

v Airport

v Port
Areas visited :
(Maimbung)

v Public HS/Elementary School

v Private Coffee Farm

v GK Village (est 2009)

v (Indanan)

v BJ Coco Mill

(Patikul)

v GK Village (est 2007 in Brgy. Liang)

v Headquarters of Philippine Army/Camp

Consultation meetings held :
v SPWC – Sulu Province Women’s Council

v Private Sector Reps

v SACC – Sulu Area Coordinating Council

v Notre Dame School (Oblates of Mary Immaculate)

v DA

v DTI

v BFAR

v LGUs

v DepEd

v DOH
v Population

v Government Offices

v Military Operations

v Commercial Activity

v Power / Water / Infra

Assessment Coverage
v Connectivity

v Schools

v Health

v Natural Resources – agri fisheries

v GK Villages
 Around Jolo City

Jollibee Zamboanga;
Sulu hopes to someday have
A Jollibee store in their province

Some commercial and retail activity in Jolo City

Consultation Meetings

Meeting with SPWC

Womens Council

Visit to Military officers in Sulu

Meeting with SACC

Sulu Area Coordinating Council
Coco Mill

BJ Coco Mill in Indanan

Used to produce VCO for market

Has its own port and complete facilities for

VCO production

Currently not operational

Owned by Ben Loong (also former Sulu Governor)

 Infra

Airport in Jolo, boundary of Patikul

Beside the military camp of Philippine Army

Well maintained, ready to resume flight operations

CAAP officials visited Sulu two days before the GoNegosyo

Visit in October 2016

Possible resumption of flights to Jolo from Zamboanga

Port is located in Jolo City, jumpoff point from Zamboanga

Slowboat (9 hours) or Fastcraft (5 hours) to Jolo

 Water

Water distribution from Jolo Mainland Water District is limited to

the city and nearby towns.

Most commercial or retail outlets in town have access to running

water though not potable.

Other areas have deepwell as water source and boiling drinking/

potable water is a must for residents on a daily basis.

Irrigation systems needed for large scale farming.

More water refilling stations also needed.

 Power

Power is provided by Suleco, though only less than half of the entire
province is electrified.

In areas with power they experience few outages on a daily basis.

Those who can afford have gensets; cost of diesel is lower owing to
supply trade from Malaysia.

Electricity is limited to the areas of Jolo, Maimbung, parts of

Patiukul, Indanan and Talipao.
Connectivity

Globe - with mobile signal (poor data connectivity)

Smart - no signal or data connectivity

Outside Jolo - no signal / no data connectivity

Visitor Accommodations

SPCC Hotel located inside the military camp

(PNP SAF HQ)

Other hotels in Jolo City are :

Baynatu Hotel, ANR, Demasinod (OMI),
Notre Dame Review Center & Guest House
 GK Villages

GK has established 4 villages located in :

Patikul – first village established in 2007
Panamao – established in partnership with Mrs. Beliz Balkur
Maimbung – donor Smart
Panglimaestino

Bank of America also partnered with GK for these villages.

The first collaborative partnership with Sulu’s LGU and GK was for
the village in Parsugbatan Patikul established in 2007 and home to
30 families selected as beneficiaries. Cost of each home is about
Php 150,000 by today’s standards (3x4 size). Partner was Philippine
Marines who helped the families build the houses. LGU
counterpart was the 1 hectare land on which the village stands.
They have two small classrooms for children (27) covering kinder to
grade 3.
GK Villages
Around Patikul and Maimbung
IPHO – Sulu Provincial Hospital (Orosa
Hospital)

Location : Jolo City

Level 2, 100 beds

Departments : Pediatrics, General Medicine, Surgery. OB Gyne

Absence of Laboratory for Diagnostics

Locals have to go to Zamboanga for this service

Health units :
1 Provincial Hospial
1 Sulu Sanitarium
5 District Hospitals
30 BHWs
10 RHUs
 Agri-Fisheries
Tillable, arable land
Perfect climate for agricultural produce
Human resource – farmers, fishermen
Abundance of seafood due to island waters
Lake Panamao – study if this can be harnessed for irrigation
systems
 Agriculture
Most of barangays are farming or fishing communities. Majority of
farmers earning about Php 150.00 every two-three days from cash
crops. There is an abundance of land for planting, and because
climate conditions in Sulu are ideal, produce such as Coconut,
Durian, Mangosteen, Guava, Papaya, Vegetables, Eggplant, Patola,
are grown successfully and in abundance. Coffee is their strong
product now owing to its great flavor. More land is being planted to
this crop (liberica, robusta).

However, there are no post harvest facilities or SSFs in the area.

Processing is done in zamboanga.

Sulu could benefit from identifying specific agri-fisheries industry

roadmaps and investing in TRAINING and post harvest facilities.
(coffee, cacao, bamboo, fruits processing, seafood processing).
 Public Schools

Visit made to public schools in areas outside Jolo such as the one in
Sultan Jamalul in Brgy Lawm Maimbung. Most classrooms are in
dire state of neglect and disrepair. Classrooms are badly in need of
rehabilitation. Congestion is the norm where average number of
students per class is 60-80. Some schools have no access roads.

There is also the Abijitu school of arts and trade which is

operational but lacks equipment to have decent operation. No
SPED school exists in the province.

Inside GK villages, the Madrasa (Islamic religious) school system is

in place for young children up to grade 3. Teachers earn an average
of Php 4,000 per month. Small classrooms donated to
accommodate teaching these students.
Private School – Notre Dame College
(Oblates of Mary Immaculate - OMI)

The largest private Catholic academe is the Notre Dame School,

located beside the DPWH compound and heavily guarded by
military forces with only one access road for entry and exit to/from
the school campus for security purposes.

The school is run by the Oblation of Mary Immaculate (OMI).

They have livelihood programs focused on the minority Badjao
settlers, and in 2017 plan to pilot a student entrepreneurship
program in partnership with Go Negosyo.

Notre Dame campus was also the safe haven of Muslims during the
Jolo massacre in 1974. And conversely, when identified Catholic
priests were marked for arrest under Martial Law, it was the MNLF
group that brought the priests to hide in the hinterlands.
The Oblates have also established 4 residential villages in Jolo.
 Private Sector Programs :

Negosyo Para sa Kapayapaan sa Sulu

 Private Sector Support
Negosyo Para sa Kapayapaan

v CLASSROOMS

v Rehabilitation of classrooms in Sultan Jamalul Kiram (Lawm,

Maimbung) and Kulasi Central School (Kulasi)

v Cost : Php 650,000-Php700,000 per classroom as per DepEd budget

v Donor : Chinese Federation Chambers of Commerce, and Cong.

Arthur Yap of Bohol
 Private Sector Programs :
Negosyo Para sa Kapayapaan

v KAPATID VILLAGE COMMUNITIES (HOUSES)

v Establishment of new Kapatid Villages in Indanan, Patikul, Omar and

Panamao

v Cost : Php 150,000 per house

v Donor : Various Kapatids

v Toy and Books Library for Children

v Donor : Quintin Pastrana

 Private Sector Programs :
Negosyo Para sa Kapayapaan

v HOSPITAL - IPHO

v Investment to upgrade infra and diagnostic equipment

v Cost : Php 75,000,000

v Donor : MVP Group

 Private Sector Programs :
Negosyo Para sa Kapayapaan

v ICT CONNECTIVITY

v Rehabilitation of SMART tower for mobile and 4G data

v Investor : MVP Group

 Private Sector Programs :
Negosyo Para sa Kapayapaan

v COMMERCIAL FLIGHTS TO JOLO

v Study to resume regional flights Zambo-Jolo

v Investor : Philippine Airlines (Lucio Tan Group)

 Private Sector Programs:
Negosyo Para sa Kapayapaan
v NEGOSYO: POWER PLANT

v Construction of a 50MW power plant

v Investor : San Miguel Group

v REHABILITATION OF SCHOOL OF ARTS AND TRADE

(SULU)

v Donor : San Miguel Group

 Private Sector Programs:
Negosyo Para sa Kapayapaan
v NEGOSYO: COCONUT MILL

v Rehabilitation of coconut mill industry in the province

v Investor : MVP Group

v NEGOSYO: POULTRY FARMS

v Establishment of poultry farms for local consumption and export

v Investor : Bounty Fresh Group / Tennyson Chen

 Private Sector Programs:
Negosyo Para sa Kapayapaan

v NEGOSYO: CAREEGEENAN INDUSTRY

v Establishment of sustainable supply chain for Seaweed from Sulu

v Investor : W Group / Rosalind Wee

v DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE SUPPORT FOR SUL

v Tractors, Implements and Agri Training

 Private Sector Programs:
Negosyo Para sa Kapayapaan

v NEGOSYO: AGRI – VEGGIES AND FRUITS TRAINING

CENTER

v Establishment of training for HVCs

v Mentors : Toto Barcelona / Kapatid Agri Group

v NEGOSYO : Mentor Me Modules for SPWC Livelihood Projects

v Thru DTI Mentor Me Program

 Private Sector Programs:
Negosyo Para sa Kapayapaan
v OTHER PROGRAMS :

v School supplies and slippers for at least 100,000 schoolchildren from

National Bookstore

v 10,000 Hygiene Kits with Toothpaste from Lamoiyan Corporation

v 100 Gallons of Paint for Kapatid Village houses from Robinsons

Group

v Home applicances for Kapatid Villages houses from PCCI

v Project Implementation Team :
v DA Secretary Manny Pinol
v PA for Enterpreneurship Joey Concepcion
Members :
v Go Negosyo Coordinator for Sulu – Ginggay
v Go Negosyo Consultant – Merly
v Go Negosyo Big Brothers – Henry, Toto and Rosalind
v Investor Representative/s (project basis)
v Sulu Provincial Government Representative
v Go Negosyo team – Chelsea, Aeron
THANK YOU !

MAGSUKUL !