Mindanao Agenda 2023-2028

Agenda 1: PEOPLE’S WELL BEING (EDUCATION, HEALTH, SOCIAL

PROTECTION)

“Pursue human development and overall well-being of all Mindanawons, marked by

good health, ample education, and strengthened social protection”
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I. INTRODUCTION

Human development is crucial for personal, economic, social, and environmental

well-being. Developing people’s well-being enables individuals to grow and become
the best version of themselves. It involves improving access to education,
healthcare, and other basic needs, which in turn leads to increased productivity and
economic growth. Overall, development of people’s well-being is improving the
quality of life as envisioned by Mindanawons.

In spite of the abundance of natural wealth, poverty incidence among families in

Mindanao in the last two decades has mostly been higher than the rest of the
country. Structural obstacles to poverty reduction include among others, limited
education opportunities, lack of access to basic services including health care, land
inequality, and difficult geography and climatic conditions.

The state of human development in Mindanao is not at par with the overall country
situation as reflected in the Human Development Index (HDI) values for the
Philippines and for Mindanao provinces. Based on the 2019 PSA data, 6 out of 10 of
the bottom provinces with lowest HDI are in in Mindanao. This discussion paper will
focus on three very important contributors to development and/or well-being:
education, health and social protection

II. SITUATIONAL CHALLENGES

Improving the quality of life and people’s well-being is a complex and multifaceted
challenge that requires addressing a variety of interrelated factors. Some of the
challenges that need to be addressed, specifically for education and health , are
briefly discussed below.

Education. It is considered as one of the most powerful tools to combat poverty. A

good education can equip individuals with the knowledge and skills they need to
improve their economic circumstances. In the Philippine Development Plan, the
following are the identified challenges:
a. Learning poverty rate in the Philippines is estimated at 90.9% in 2019, which
means that nine out of ten 10-year-old Filipino children are unable to read and
understand a simple text.
 b. The proportion of Proficient learners in the 2018 National Achievement Tests
was very low, and the Philippines ranks the lowest overall among all countries
assessed in International large-scale assessments (see Appendix A).
c. Only 3 out of 1,975 HEIs in the country were ranked within the Top 1,500 in
the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. Passing rates of
higher education graduates in professional licensure exam was also low
(42.9% in 2019).

Health. Access to quality healthcare is crucial for people to enjoy a good quality of
life. In the Philippine Development Plan, the following are the challenges of the
health sector that were identified:
a. Progress on key health outcomes pre-pandemic was mixed. Pandemic-
related service delivery disruptions and demand created additional backlogs
challenged health system capacities.
b. Slow progress in childhood nutrition outcomes, potentially having lifelong
health, education, and, ultimately, economic effects
c. Childhood immunization coverage did not meet the target.
d. The triple burden of disease continues to be a priority public health concern.
e. Urbanization, globalization, and the environment affects health outcomes and
disproportionately impacting poor households and marginalized communities.
f. Health sector reforms and plans to improve financial protection and access to
healthcare services are being pursued, but implementation remains an issue
g. Gains from enacted health system reforms are not yet maximized.

Social Protection. Social protection floors are nationally defined sets of basic social
security guarantees which secure protection aimed at preventing or alleviating
poverty, vulnerability, and social exclusion . The guarantees should ensure at a
minimum that, over the life cycle, all in need have access to essential health care
and to basic income security which together secure effective access to goods and
services defined as necessary at the national level. The following are the challenges
of the social protection program

a. Low social protection expenditure and coverage.

b. There is a need to continue addressing recurrent and new risks facing vulnerable
sectors and poor households.

In Mindanao, the key challenges for education, health, and social protection are
summarized in Figure 1.

Figure 1: Key challenges for education, health and social potection

Challenges Details

Education
 Challenges Details
 Nearly Proficient in the National Achievement Test (NAT) are below the
Student scores
national average (see Appendix A)
below national
average  Lowest average Cohort Survival Rate for Senior High Schools (see Appendix
B)
 School participation is picking up, but still far from the desired Level (see
Appendix C)
 More than 6,000 barangays may not have Junior/Senior High School (see
Lack of hard and
Appendix D).
soft infrastructure
 Weather disturbances like heavy rains affecting Mindanao have caused
for basic
damage to schools reaching approximately P400-million in 2023
education
 Many schools are not connected to internet (see Appendix E)
 Huge number of schools have no source of water for drinking ( see Appendix
F)
 10% of schools in Mindanao have no supply of electricity (see Appendix G)

 Few certified graduates in agriculture, processing, logistics, mining, tourism

Mismatch of
and STEM (see Appendix H)
education to
needs for  Underemployment higher than national average in Regions IX, X, XII and XII in
economic growth January 2022 (See Appendix I)

Need for  Uneven availment among regions in Mindanao of Arabic Language and Islamic
inclusive Values Education (ALIVE) Program (See Appendix J)
education  Accreditation and standardization, funding and support
 Integration with the mainstream education system and security concerns

Teachers  Workload of Teachers include administrative tasks and requirement to perform

performing more Research activities (in the case of HEIs)
administrative
which affects
their teaching
productivity

Health

Poor Health  Prevalence of stunting in region IX, BARMM and CARAGA are higher than
Outcomes national average as result of chronic or recurrent malnutrition (see Appendix
K).
 Low percent distribution of livebirths delivered in health facilities (see Appendix
L)
 Childhood mortality rates are decreasing (see Appendix M)
 The top three (3) leading causes of mortality in Mindanao are Acute
Respiratory Infection, Hypertension, and Animal Bites (see Appendix N)
 Prevalence of Malnourishment (Underweight, Stunted and Wasted) (see
Appendix O)
 Prevalence of severe malnourishment (see Appendix P)

Limited access to  83% of Mindanawons have access to basic safe water supply (seeAppendix
safe water and Q)
sanitation  71% of Mindanawons have access to sanitation (see Appendix R)

Limited access to  Low current health expenditures per capita and relative to GDP (Appendix O,
general and S)
specialized  Most municipalities do not have access to public hospitals that can provide
health services specialized services (see Appendix T)
 Challenges Details
 Around 53% of the population do not have access to a Rural Health
Unit/Health Centers (RHU/HC) within 30 minutes (see Appendix U)
 Estimated gap of over 4,000 Barangay Health Stations (see Appendix V)
 Bed density (0.555) is lower than national average (0.735) (see Appendix W)
 Projected need for medical equipment is considerable (see Appendix X)
 Ratio of physicians for every 10,000 population is the lowest among the three
island groups (see Appendices Y, Z and AA)

High burden of  Higher out of pocket expenditure for health care expenses
healthcare costs  Majority of the Primary Public Health Facilities are still practicing paper-based
health record system.

Social Protection

Low social  Implementation of Social Protection Programs need additional budget (see
protection Appendix AB)
expenditure and  High percentage of child laborers in the region (see Appendix AC)
coverage.

III. INTEGRATIVE STRATEGIES

The provision of good health, ample education and strengthened social protection for
all Mindanawons shall be pursued along three outcomes: (1) good health
strengthened; (2) ample education established, and, (3) strengthened social
protection. These three outcomes will be attained through specific strategies
involving national government agencies, local government units, the private sector
and other stakeholders (see Figure 2).
 Figure 2: Strategy Framework to Provide Good Health, Ample Education, Strengthen Social Protection

Universal Goal

National Vision

Societal Goal

Mindanao Vision

Sub Agenda Outcomes Good Health Strengthened Ample Education Established Strengthen Social Protection

 Strengthen the school-based  Bridging needs gap of Provide basic income

feeding program classrooms and teachers security for children ,
 Promotion of Heath Education at Primary and Secondary providing access to
 Improve access to water and levels nutrition, education, care
sanitation  Build more resilient schools and any other necessary
and classrooms goods and services
 Upgrade and equip barangay
 Provide electricity and
health facilities to provide first
Strategies internet connectivity to Provide basic income
response emergency and
Schools security for persons in
essential health service
 Strengthen private-public active age who are
 Increase service capacity,
complementarity in the unable to earn sufficient
quality, and reliability of
provision of quality basic income, in particular in
healthcare professionals
education cases of sickness,
 Establish and build integrated,
 Modernizing the unemployment,
innovative, and quality

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 Good Health Strengthened
healthcare delivery systems
 Establish more medicine-
related courses in state
universities and colleges
 Improve the infrastructure,
health literacy, reform the
health system, digital
connectivity, improve health
outcomes, health
infrastructure
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Ample Education Established Strengthen Social Protection
educational system maternity and disability
 Increase linkages and
collaboration between Provide basic income
industry and private sector security for older persons
with HEIs and TVET to
address skills mismatch.
 Revise the K to 12
Curriculum to make them
more responsive to our
aspiration as a nation
 Reduce the number of
learning areas to focus on
foundational skills
 Strengthen our literacy and
numeracy programs
 Revitalize our Reading,
Science and Technology,
and Math programs
 Provide e-classroom
packages for teaching and
learning
 Digitize our essential
processes, including our
national
 assessments
 Improve English proficiency
while recognizing linguistic
diversity
 Review the implementation of
the Mother Tongue-based
 Multilingual Education Policy
 Intensify the values formation
of learners in curriculum and
 teaching
 Embed the culture of peace
 Good Health Strengthened Ample Education Established Strengthen Social Protection
in our curriculum
 Be transparent with
curriculum guides and test
scores
 Share test items with schools
and teachers to strengthen
the use of assessment
 Launch our National
Education Portal
 Strengthen the
complementarity between
public and private schools
 Work closely with Congress
in pushing for the expansion
of GASTPE coverage to
include kindergarten and
elementary learners.
 Support BARMM School
Building Program and
GASTPE direction.
 Creation of the Procurement
Strand
 Provide education to children
and youth in situations of
disadvantage
 Strengthen and
institutionalize the
reintegration program for
adolescent mothers, Children
at Risk (CAR), and Children
in Conflict with the Law
(CICL)
 Strengthen the mechanism in
safeguarding our learners
against all forms of

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 Good Health Strengthened Ample Education Established Strengthen Social Protection
discrimination and dangers
 Seek out mental wellness
experts to form interventions
at the school level
 Strengthen inclusive
education programs,
including the alternative
learning system, last mile
schools, and programs for IP
learners and learners with
disabilities
 Establish of Inclusive
Learning Resource Centers
 Provide assessment assistive
mechanisms to students with
disabilities
 Eradicate illiteracy through
relevant policy issuances,
and community literacy
program interventions.
 Involve our parents and
guardians in the education of
our children.
 Provide professional
development programs
 Provide support in terms
of innovative, responsive,
and inclusive teaching
approaches following the
Philippine Professional
Standards for Teachers
(PPST).
 Capacitate our teachers
and learners in utilizing
technology in remote

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 Good Health Strengthened Ample Education Established Strengthen Social Protection
learning to maximize the
benefits of digital learning.
 Provide training and other
learning and development
interventions for school
leaders
 Fast-track the
implementation of the
career progression policy
 Implement the Merit
Selection Policy
 Make the new Teacher
Education Council and
Secretariat fully
 functional
 Advocate for additional
benefits for our teachers
 Implement the policy on
the distribution of teacher
workload and
 payment of teaching
overload
 Expand the coverage for
the grant of Special
Hardship Allowances
 Address issues affecting
the net-take-home pay of
teachers
 Work with DOH for free
annual physical
examinations for teachers
 Coordinate with the GSIS
for an improved and
superior benefits package
for all DepEd personnel

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 Provide a free legal
assistance facility for
teachers on matters
concerning loan contracts
and obligations

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III. INDICATIVE PROGRAMS, ACTIVITES AND PROJECTS

There have been efforts to promote inclusive and sustainable human development in
Mindanao. The Philippine government, in collaboration ODA partners, CSOs and the
private sector, have implemented various programs and initiatives aimed at improving
access to education and healthcare. International Development Partners can provide
assistance in addressing gaps in the following areas:
 School Nutrition Program
 Construction of classrooms (Construction/Improvement of school buildings (zero
backlog/day care centers)
 Modernizing the educational system through technologies that aid in providing
access to poorer communities (Curriculum development: higher education reform
agenda, program for IPs, etc.)
 Building health centers and increase the number of hospitals with specialized
services

 Health Care Information Management System (Full Implementation) - CDO Campus

 Implementation of the Comprehensive Action Plan on Executive Order No. 141,
“Adopting as a National Priority the Implementation of Measures to Address the
Root Causes of the Rising Number of Teenage Pregnancies, and Mobilizing
Government Agencies for the Purpose”
 Strengthening and Supporting Local Capacities in the Implementation of the
National Program on Population and Family Planning (NPPFP)
 Development of a Community-Based Psychosocial Support Program for Rural
Communities in Caraga
 PCA - Coconut Farmers and Industry Development Plan (CFIDP) - Health and
Medical for Farmers and Their Families
 Project RHEDIC: Resiliency in Health through Enhancements of Diagnostics and
Devices, Information and Communication Systems, Climate Change Adaptation and
Disaster Risk Management
 NCMF Medical-Dental Community Service Program
 Psychosocial and Counselling Program

 Promote lifelong learning for all and implement flexible learning skills development
programs using technology that will allow larger participation of learners
 Mindanao Wide Human Resource Development Study based on the needs of the
industries (Establishment Skills Training and Research Centers)
 Integrated community development projects that provide not just steady income but
address generational poverty through education completion; opportunities for higher
education learning; and healthier populace.
 Provide Financial and Technical Support to State Universities and Colleges
(SUCs) for them to offer medical courses in their program offerings

Public-Private Partnership may be explored to increase participation of SUCs in

offering medical courses (i.e., medical doctor, specialists) to address gaps in
human capital in the health sector. Private Hospitals may sponsor subsidies to
deserving students taking up medical courses in state universities and colleges.
In return, these students once they become medical professionals shall render a
return of service to their host institutions or nominated geographic area to
practice their profession.

 Strengthen the school-based feeding program to address malnutrition

Malnutrition-related cognitive impairments will be reduced by promoting a regular

diet of sufficient quantities and varieties of nutrient-dense food among children.
With the support of the LGUs, the school-based feeding program, including those
of the barangay day care centers, will be improved and strengthened. This will be
done according to the results of the assessments on its outcomes, especially in
addressing malnutrition.

 Strengthen private-public complementarity in the provision of quality basic

education

The voucher system will be expanded to promote complementarity between the

public and private education systems and provide students more options on
which school to attend. Private investment in basic education will be encouraged
to prevent overcrowding and stretching the resources of public schools.
Government spending on education will be increased to four to six percent of
GDP in line with the Education 2030 Framework for Action. Quality of basic
education will be improved by observing minimum standards of service delivery,
e.g., maintaining ideal.

 Ensure the appropriate budget for the implementation of the Universal Health Care Law
in order to assure adequate and accessible health services

 To protect children, the following are the recommendations a) enhancing the Pantawid
Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps); b) full implementation of feeding programs; c)
addressing teenage pregnancy; d) program for Children in Need of Special Protection; e)
providing for healthcare and mental health support; f) changing mindset towards savings
and disaster management; g) providing quality education; h) improve youth/child
participation in policy development; i) addressing child labor; and j) social protection for
abandoned children.
  Include the provision of emergency employment, enrollment of all livelihood programs
beneficiaries in social security program, enhancement of existing unemployment
insurance, social insurance coverage of job orders and contract of service personnel in
the public sector, promotion of savings mobilization, employees' compensation benefits,
and provision of programs for Overseas Filipino Workers

 Extending SP coverage for older persons and increasing the benefit level. Under social
assistance, grant of discounts, provision of life-long learning opportunities, and
integrated health services shall be ensured. On social pension, full implementation of
Section 5 on the Government Assistance under the law, specifically on the coverage of
all indigent senior citizens is recommended

Appendix AD shows the list of indicative programs, activities and projects in alignment
with situational challenges and planned strategies.

Appendix AE shows the ongoing ODA programs

V. RESULTS MATRIX

Appendix AF presents the indicative performance indicators and targets to improving

the quality of life and well-being of Mindanawons, specifically on health and education
aspects.

VI. LEGISLATIVE/POLICY AGENDA

Appendix AG presents the indicative policy agenda under the Philippine Development
Plan and the current status.
 APPENDICES

Appendix A: Percentage of learners achieving “Nearly Proficient in the National

Achievement Test (NAT), By Region in Mindanao 2017-2018

40
35.9
34.1
35 31.7
30.5 NAT 10 National
30 27.4 Average 34.2
23.8
25 22.2

20
15.5 15.4
15 11.9 NAT 6 National
10.2
8.9 Average 16.5
10

0
Region IX Region X Region XI Region XII Caraga ARMM

NAT 6 NAT 10

Source: DepEd Basic Education Assistance. Processed by NEDA-Co

Appendix B: Basic Education, SY 2019-2020, By Island Region, By Region in

Mindanao
Participation Rate Cohort Survival Rate Drop Out Rate Graduation Rate
Region
Elem Jr HS Sr HS Elem Jr HS Sr HS Elem Jr HS Sr HS Elem Jr HS Sr HS

Phil 93.33 81.04 44.17 95.78 85.45 76.67 0.60 2.31 2.31 96.60 85.80 76.70

Luzon 93.76 86.53 53.99 97.76 88.09 79.01 0.59 4.36 4.54 97.23 86.66 76.95

Visayas 95.67 84.77 44.70 97.07 84.80 77.30 0.73 5.53 4.97 95.07 83.28 74.78

Mindanao 90.55 71.83 33.82 92.52 83.45 73.70 1.06 6.02 5.90 91.77 82.30 71.03

Region IX 91.70 74.20 34.40 95.60 78.90 71.20 1.20 7.80 6.90 94.90 77.30 68.40

Region X 99.20 76.80 38.10 95.50 82.90 75.00 1.10 6.10 5.80 94.40 82.20 73.30

Region XI 93.90 85.40 41.50 96.10 83.00 75.50 1.10 6.20 5.70 95.30 81.50 72.30

Region XII 92.20 75.90 37.50 96.30 83.40 74.90 0.90 6.00 5.00 96.00 82.50 73.00

Caraga 94.80 82.20 40.80 96.40 85.10 75.60 0.90 5.20 5.50 95.00 83.70 73.00

BARMM 71.50 36.50 10.60 75.20 87.40 70.00 5.60 4.80 6.50 75.00 86.60 66.20

Source: DepEd Basic Education Information System

Appendix C. Participation Rate, By Education level, 2022-2023

Appendix D. Number of Schools by Curricular Classification (By Region), 2022-2023

Purely Purely JHS Purely SHS JHS with All

ES and JHS Grand
Region ES (G7 to (G11 to SHS Offering
(K to 10) Total
(K to 6) G10) G12) (G7 to G12) K to 12)

All Schools

Region IX 2,203 72 49 390 64 66 2,844

Region X 2,139 46 57 385 278 199 3,104

Region XI 1,786 98 56 412 184 161 2,697

Region XII 1,674 115 40 360 159 172 2,520

CARAGA 1,754 37 23 390 75 77 2,356

BARMM 2,383 165 17 273 32 55 2,925

MINADANAO 11,939 533 242 2,210 792 730 16,446

Public Schools

Region IX 2,064 66 3 341 47 17 2,538

Region X 1,883 31 11 305 224 69 2,523

 Purely Purely JHS Purely SHS JHS with All
ES and JHS Grand
Region ES (G7 to (G11 to SHS Offering
(K to 10) Total
(K to 6) G10) G12) (G7 to G12) K to 12)

Region XI 1,579 96 5 366 130 32 2,208

Region XII 1,508 100 1 306 134 91 2,140

CARAGA 1,604 32 7 355 58 41 2,097

BARMM 2,243 128 222 3 2 2,598

MINADANAO 10,881 453 27 1,895 596 252 14,104

Private Schools

Region IX 139 2 40 46 17 48 292

Region X 256 15 44 71 54 129 569

Region XI 207 2 51 46 54 129 489

Region XII 166 15 39 51 25 80 376

CARAGA 149 5 16 33 17 36 256

BARMM 138 14 11 27 28 52 270

MINADANAO 916 51 161 228 178 426 1,960

State and CHED-Recognized Local Universities and Colleges

Region IX 4 6 3 1 14

Region X 2 9 1 12

Region XI -

Region XII 3 1 4

CARAGA 1 2 3

BARMM 2 23 6 24 1 1 57

MINADANAO 3 27 14 41 1 4 90

Source: DepEd Planning Service, Based on LIS, as of January 10, 2023

Appendix E. Internet Connectivity, Mindanao Regions, SY 2021-2022

Appendix F. Water Supply in Mindanao Schools, Mindanao Regions, SY 2021-2022

Appendix G. Electricity in Mindanao Schools, Mindanao Regions, SY 2021-2022

 Appendix H: Number of Certified TVET Graduates, per selected sector, by Region, 2021

Sector Region IX Region X Region XI Region XII Caraga BARMM Mindanao

Agriculture, Forestry,
Fishery
1886 4537 4445 4197 2684 818 18567

Automotive Land
Transport
4419 5615 4415 5983 2029 1652 24113

Construction 2059 3860 2568 3139 1977 3100 16703

Electrical / Electronics 2588 3340 2918 1481 1298 2993 14618

Garments 597 252 337 462 176 1174 2998

Logistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Maritime 0 0 46 0 29 0 75
Tourism 3900 5509 8219 3299 1295 2441 24663
Social/Community Devt 289 409 4023 1416 152 622 6911
Food Processing 671 502 1486 612 198 0 3469
Metals Engineering 1941 3112 3282 3106 1629 755 13825
Source: TVET Annual Statistics 2021
* For Mindanao to further grow, it needs workers on Agriculture, processing, logistics, mining and tourism.
However, those sectors have fewer certified graduates that would cater to the development needs of
Mindanawons.

Appendix I. Unemployment and Underemployment Rate by Region in Jan 2022

and Jan 2023

JANUARY 2022 JANUARY 2023

Region
Unemployment Underemployment Unemployment Underemployment
rate (%) rate (%) rate (%) rate (%)

Region IX 5.0 18.7 2.6 19.8

Region X 5.1 14.9 4.6 14.5

Region XI 4.8 11.0 4.5 6.3

Region XII 4.5 20.8 3.5 29.5

Region XIII 5.9 17.8 5.0 24.2

BARMM 7.0 12.0 3.2 10.4

Mindanao 5.38 15.9 3.91 17.47

Source: PSA Labor Force Survey

Appendix J. Number of Learners in Arabic Language and
Islamic Values Education (ALIVE) Program by Region

Appendix K. Prevalence of Child Stunting

 Appendix L: Percent distribution of livebirths delivered in a health facility, by
Mindanao Region, 2022

100
90 88.4 National
80
Average
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Region IX Region X Region IX Region XII Caraga BARMM

Source: DOH, Processed by NEDA Central

Appendix M: Trends in early childhood mortality rates. Deaths per 1,000 live
births in the 5-year period preceding the 2022 NDHS
Mortality 1993 1998 2003 2008 2013 2017 2022
Under-5 54 58 40 34 31 27 26
Infant 34 35 29 25 23 21 22
Neonatal 18 18 17 16 13 14 15
Source: National Demographic and Health Survey

Appendix N: Leading Causes of Mortality in Mindanao, 2020

Rank Illness Number
1 Acute Respiratory Infection 120,683
2 Hypertension 76,625
3 Animal Bites 38,383
4 Urinary Tract Infection 23,272
5 Pneumonia 23,092
6 Skin Disease 22,780
7 Influenza Like-Illness 20,616
8 Acute Lower Respiratory Tract Infection 13,515
9 Acute Hemorrhagic Fever 12,609
10 Acute Febrille Illness 11,994
Source: Department of Health, Field Health Services Information System (FHSIS) Annual Report
 Coverage Normal Underweight Severely Underweight Overweight
Region Total Number
Total % Total % Total % Total %
measured

Region IX 326,354 306,918 94.0% 12,233 3.7% 3,521 1.1% 3,682 1.1%
Region X 477,097 458,925 96.2% 11,249 2.4% 2,581 0.5% 4,342 0.9%
Region XI 483,395 462,436 95.7% 13,199 2.7% 2,855 0.6% 4,905 1.0%
Region XII 371288 352179 94.9% 11810 3.2% 3161 0.9% 4138 1.1%
Region XIII 256,199 241,069 94.1% 8,334 3.3% 2,502 1.0% 4,294 1.7%
BARMM 413,186 393,086 95.1% 11,571 2.8% 4,368 1.1% 4,161 1.0%
Mindanao 2,327,519 2,214,613 95.15 68,396 2.94 18,988 0.82 25,522 1.10

Appendix O: Malnutrition data in Mindanao

Coverage Normal Stunted Severely Stunted Tall

Region Total Number
Total % Total % Total % Total %
measured

Region IX 325,624 289,189 88.8% 20,123 6.2% 8,655 2.7% 7,657 2.4%
Region X 477,097 435,397 91.3% 22,760 4.8% 7,689 1.6% 11,251 2.4%
Region XI 483,416 444,587 92.0% 25,264 5.2% 6,579 1.4% 6,986 1.4%
Region XII 396,590 360,294 90.8% 21,043 5.3% 7,356 1.9% 7,897 2.0%
Region XIII 255,898 226,454 88.5% 16,331 6.4% 5,491 2.1% 7,622 3.0%
BARMM 412,982 369,202 89.4% 21,831 5.3% 8,845 2.1% 13,104 3.2%
Mindanao 2,351,607 2,125,123 90.37 127,352 5.42 44,615 1.90 54,517 2.32

Coverage Normal Moderately Wasted Severely Wasted Overweight Obese

Region Total
Number Total % Total % Total % Total % Total %
measured
Region IX 304,238 287,558 94.5% 7,107 2.3% 2,777 0.9% 4,063 1.3% 2,733 0.9%
Region X 477,097 462,146 96.9% 5,725 1.2% 1,832 0.4% 4,489 0.9% 2,905 0.6%
Region XI 483,377 467,857 96.8% 4,907 1.0% 1,521 0.3% 5,359 1.1% 3,733 0.8%
Region XII 371,140 354,643 95.6% 6,222 1.7% 2,295 0.6% 4,779 1.3% 3,201 0.9%
Region XIII 255,825 241,171 94.3% 4,632 1.8% 1,760 0.7% 4,874 1.9% 3,388 1.3%
BARMM 412,988 393,772 95.3% 8,222 2.0% 3,248 0.8% 4,524 1.1% 3,222 0.8%
Mindanao 2,304,665 2,207,147 95.77 36,815 1.60 13,433 0.58 28,088 1.22 19,182 0.83

Source: National Nutrition Council

 Appendix P: Percentage of Severely Malnourished, Mindanao regions

3.0%
Normal vs. Severely 2.7%

2.5%
Malnourished 2.1% 2.1%

2.0% 1.6%
1.9%

1.4%
1.5%
1.1% 1.1%
1.0%
0.9%
Severly Normal 1.0% 0.9%
0.7%
0.8%
Normal 3% 0.5%0.6% 0.6%
0.4%0.3%
97% Severly 0.5%
0.0%
Severely Severely Stunted Severely Wasted
Underweight

Source: National Nutrition Council Region IX Region X Region XI

Region XII Region XIII BARMM

Appendix Q: Proportion and Total Number of Households (HHs) with access to

basic safe water supply and manage drinking water Philippines, 2021

HHs with Access to Basic Safe Water Supplya HHs using Safely
Projected Managed Drinking
Area No. of Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total % Water Services
HHs
No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %

R9 842,036 137,268 20.57 215,475 32.29 314,569 47.14 667,312 79.25 433,837 51.52

R 10 1,135,195 298,615 26.96 258,511 23.34 550,582 49.70 1,107,708 97.58 483,776 42.62

R 11 1,301,197 234,491 20.01 236,894 20.21 700,757 59.78 1,172,142 90.08 950,699 73.06

R 12 1,156,886 317,653 39.12 156,569 19.28 337,860 41.60 812,082 70.20 419,771 36.28

BARMM 701,960 243,395 57.81 118,854 28.23 58,751 13.96 421,000 59.97 158,285 22.55

CARAGA 617,544 123,933 21.10 182,537 31.08 280,768 47.81 587,238 95.09 319,014 51.66

Mindanao 5,754,818 1,355,355 28 1,168,840 25 2,243,287 47 4,767,482 83 2,765,382 48

Legend: 0 = No Case
Note: Level 1 water supply facility/service (point source) is a protected well or a developed spring with an outlet but
without a distribution system, generally adaptable for rural areas where the houses are thinly scattered. A Level I
facility normally serves an average of 15 households. Level II water supply facility/service (communal faucet system
or standposts) means a water supply facility composed of a source, a reservoir, a piped distribution network with
adequate treatment facility, and communal faucets. Usually, one faucet serves 4 to 6 households. Generally suitable
for rural and urban fringe areas where houses are clustered densely to justify a simple piped system. The definition
was modified with the inclusion of the underlined phrase 'with adequate treatment' to emphasize that source of water
supply has passed the Philippine National Standards for Drinking Water. Level III water supply facility/service is a
water supply facility with a source, a reservoir, a piped distribution network with adequate treatment facility and
household taps. Level III water supply facility/service is generally suited for densely populated urban areas. The
definition was modified with the inclusion of the underlined phrase 'with adequate treatment' to emphasize that source
of water supply has passed the Philippine National Standards for Drinking Water.
Source: 2021 Annual Report Field Health Services Information System (FHSIS)

Appendix R: Percentage of Households with Safely Managed Sanitation Service,

By Region Mindanao, 2021

100
80
60
40
20
0
Region IX Region X Region XI Region XII BARMM Caraga Mindanao

Access to Basic Sanitary Toiet Safely Managed Facility

Source: FHSIS
 Appendix S: Current Health Expenditure, By Region, Mindanao, 2021

Region 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

IX Zamboanga Peninsula 10,564.26 11,727.20 12,922.29 13,453.94 15,194.59 16,448.28 727.29 21,963.99

X Northern Mindanao 16,599.41 18,392.96 19,715.93 21,618.30 22,814.02 21,991.79 35,229.05 35,618.68

XI Davao Region 17,939.34 20,357.26 21,594.02 23,092.98 25,901.98 26,906.30 40,370.30 40,417.96

XII SOCCSKSARGEN 19,007.48 20,974.90 22,151.58 23,507.34 27,003.49 25,347.80 38,209.04 38,444.78

XIII Caraga 8,394.02 9,254.21 10,231.24 11,114.72 11,002.44 12,289.56 17,376.48 21,532.50

BARMM 3,943.86 4,623.54 4,751.95 5,056.75 7,508.43 8,320.39 22,585.79 15,923.14

Total Philippines 489,066.90 543,581.63 598,461.98 655,714.20 722,172.57 813204.01 917,153.16 1,086,991.64

Source: Philippines National Health Accounts 2021, PSA

Current Health Expenditure per Capita, By Region

Region 2015 2020

IX Zamboanga Peninsula 3,230.83 187.66

X Northern Mindanao 3,922.32 7,013.87
XI Davao Region 4,160.22 7,699.06
XII SOCCSKSARGEN 4,614.66 7,795.40
XIII Caraga 3,563.82 6,195.29
BARMM 1,222.71 5,128.14
Mindanao 3,535.42 5,885.09
Total Philippines 5,382.99 8,387.06

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

 Total Health Expenditure and GDP at Current Prices, 2014- 2021
in Php million

Total Health Gross Domestic

Year The share to GDP
Expenditure Product
531,373.83 13,206,828.25 4.02%
2014
607,160.86 13,944,157.45 4.35%
2015
672,107.70 15,132,381.47 4.44%
2016
740,125.38 16,556,651.08 4.47%
2017
848,681.73 18,265,190.26 4.65%
2018
897,593.62 19,517,863.17 4.60%
2019r
1,005,694.90 17,951,573.57 5.60%
2020r
1,158,142.21 19,410,568.06 5.97%
2021
Source: Philippines National Health Accounts 2021, PSA

Appendix T: Licensed Public Hospitals in Mindanao

 Appendix U: Distribution of Populations without Access to a Rural Health
Unit/Health Center within 30 Minutes

Source: DOH Philippine Health Development Facility Plan 2020-2040

Appendix V: Number of Barangay Health Stations and Barangays, By Region, 2019

Region BHS Barangays % Share (BHS/barangay) Estimated gap
Region IX 753 1,859 0.4 1,106
Region X 1,238 2,022 0.6 787
Region XI 1,190 1,162 1.0 8
Region XII 1,172 1,195 1.0 46
Region XIII 784 1,311 0.6 527
BARMM 650 2,535 0.3 1,885
Mindanao 5,787 10,084 0.6 4,297
Source: National Health Facility Registry 2019. Some Provinces and HUCs/ ICCS have more BHS than barangay
hence gaps were converted to zero. The National Health Facility Registry 2019 only contains 22 BHS for NCR.
Philippine Health Facility Development Plan 2020-2040
 Appendix W: Median Provincial hospital bed density by location, 2021
All hospitals Provinces with a density less than 0.5 per 1,000 population
Philippines 0.735

NCR, Reg III, Reg IV-a 0.813

Luzon 0.568 Occidental Mindoro (0.096), Oriental Mindoro (0.464), Aurora (0.336), Ifugao (0.241), La Union
(0.469), Pangasinan (0.485), Palawan (0.499), Romblon (0.428), and Marinduque (0.314)

Visayas 0.728 Samar (0.474), Northern Samar (0.29), Masbate (0.05), Antique (0.417), and Guimaras (0.133)

Mindanao 0.555 Tawi-Tawi (0.214) Sulu (0.25), Zamboanga del Norte (0.198), Zamboanga, Sibugay (0.262), Lanao
del Sur (0.276), Maguindanao (0.29), Basilan (0.254) Sarangani (0.306), Davao de Oro (0.141),
Davao Oriental (0.226), Sulu (0.15), Surigao del Sur (0.429), and Agusan del Sur (0.285)
Note: Hospital bed density across provinces is computed as the number of PhilHealth accredited beds per 1,000 population for each province.
Source: PIDS, Spatiotemporal Analysis of Health Service Coverage in the Philippines, 2022

Appendix X: Projected Need for Equipment, Mindanao 2030

Computerized Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Xray Magnetic resonance Linear Accelerator
Region Tomography (CT) Hospital Hospital Hospital
Machine imaging (MRI) Machine (LINAC) Machine
Scan Bed Bed Bed
R9 15 2 1 2 718 275 312
R10 23 4 1 2 1,126 419 499
R11 24 4 1 2 1,135 428 610
R12 27 4 2 2 1,321 490 554
R13 10 2 1 1 476 940 216
BARMM 21 3 1 2 1,207 166 356
Mindanao 120 19 7 11 5,983 2,718 2,547
*Projected additional need for 2030 to meet population demand for the given year
Source: DOH Health Development Facility Plan 2020-2024
 Appendix Y Number of Public Medical practitioners, by Island group 2020

Number of Public Medical Practitioners

per Island Group, 2020
10,000
9,000
8,000
7,000
6,000
5,000
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
-
Luzon Visayas Mindanao
Medical Doctor (gov't.) 1,925 696 730
Public Dentist 1,297 324 288
Public Health Nurse 8,962 4,810 7,174

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

Appendix Z: Ratio of Government Doctors to Population, Per Island Group, 2020

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority (2020)

 Appendix AA: Need for Outpatient Primary Care Physicians, Mindanao
Projected additional need for PCP Cumulative
Projected
projected
Region need for
2030 2035 2040 need for PCP
PCP in 2025
2025-2040
Region IX 2,488 396 480 574 3,938
Region X 3,017 415 466 525 4,423
Region XI 3,108 340 444 500 4,392
Region XII 3,409 667 878 1,141 6,095
Region XIII 1,672 173 205 244 2,294
BARMM 2,624 440 511 593 4,168
Total (Mindanao) 16,318 2,431 2,984 3,577 25,310
Total (Philippines) 65,578 7,810 9,352 10,671 93,411
Source: Philippine Health Facility Development Plan 2020-2040

Appendix AB. Budget for Social Protection Programs

Special Protection Program Amount needed Remarks

Universal Health Care Law 2,338,466 Requirements fro
Medium Term Expenditure National Government
Program Subsidy (High) 2023-
2026

Costs for Service Delivery 48.80 - 99.20 M CY 2022 -2026

Sub Program
Costs for Health Human
Resource Sub -Program for
Addressing teenage
pregnancy
Program for Children in Need
of Special Protection (CNSP)
Healthcare and mental health
support
Full implementation of feeding
programs
a) Supplementary Feeding
Program (SFP)
b) School-Based Feeding
Program (SBFP)
c) First 1,000 Days (F1kD),
49.42 - 123.76 CY 2022 -2026,
10 million Additional cost on
actual PAPs is yet to be
determined
_ LGU Budget
- No additional cost.
Included in the regular
LGU/Barangay Health
Center services; c/o
school nurse/LGU funds
Annual cost estimates :
SFP for 570,000 children
₱ 1.238 billion (120 days )
₱ 2.157billion* (209 days )
₱ 3.767 billion* (365 days )
SBFP for 3.2 M children
₱ 15.479 billion (120 days )
including Tutok Kainan
Changing mindset of children
Quality education for children
Programs for youth
empowerment, Addressing
Child labor, social protection
for abandoned children
F1kD
a)Pregnant/Lactating mothe rs
for 700 ,000 Nutritionally at risk
(NAR) mothers
₱ 3.777 billion (90 days )
b) 6 mos . – 23 mos . childre n
for 800 ,000 NAR children
₱ 5.316 billion (180 days )
No additional cost. Already in Financial Literarcy and
DepEd K-12 curriculum coping with disasters
-- LGU Budget
-- No additional cost

Emergency Employment -- Budget for

activities in 2022
already funded
under DOLE
Livelihood Programs -- No Budget Required
Unemployment Insurance -- Existing Budget
Social insurance for JOs and -- Cost implication
COs in the public sector for the enrolment
is integrated in the
budget of
concerned
agencies and
LGUs
Financial Literacy -- No budget required
Apprenticeship/Internship -- Existing Budget
Reintegration Program for -- Cost implication
OFWs is included on
respective
agency’s budget
Establish a system to Cost implication
harmonize processing an is included on
benefits payment in GSIS and respective
SSS to include online filing 5M agency’s budget
and disbursement of benefits
to address fragmented
implementation of EC services ₱ 50 M
• Institutionalize a return -to -
work program for
Persons-with work related
disabilities (PWRDs)
• Establish a worker's
rehabilitation center
Program for OFWs Cost implication
is included on
 respective
agency’s budget
Insurance subsidy for workers
in the informal sector

Social Assistance to Older -- Existing Budget

Persons
Ensure full implementation of Level of Benefit 4 M indigent SCs
Section 5 on Government ₱ 1,000
Assistance under RA 9994 : (RA 11916)
Expanded Senior Citizens Act Monthly₱ 1.576 B
of 2010 Annual ₱ 18.911 B
Social Pension
a. Cover all without pension
b. Increase minimum pension
provided under
SSS
c. Consider higher pension
benefits for PWDs
across all pension schemes
Appendix AC. Percent Distribution of Child Laborers, Mindanao Regions to National, October
2021

16
14.8

14

12

10
8.5
8 7.5

6
6

4
4

2
2

0
Region 9 Region 10 Region 11 Region 12 Region 13 BARMM

Source:PSA October 2019, October 2020, October 2021 Labor force Survey
 Appendix AD: Indicative Programs, Activities, And Projects (PAPS)

Challenges Strategy PAPS

Good Health strengthened

Prevalence of  Strengthen the school-based feeding  School Nutrition Program

severe program
malnourishment
 Promotion of Heath Education

Not all have  Address the issue of access to water and  Mindanao Water Supply
access to safe sanitation Program
water and
 Accelerate health literacy and public health
sanitation
and nutrition campaigns as a means to
mitigate Lifestyle Related Diseases

Limited access  Build additional health centers/hubs
to general and
 Upgrade and equip barangay health
specialized
facilities to provide first response
services in
emergency and essential health service
public hospitals
Limited access  Increase service capacity, quality, and
to a rural health reliability of healthcare professionals
care within 30  Establish and build integrated, innovative,
minutes. and quality healthcare delivery systems
 Establish more medicine-related courses in
state universities and colleges so more
deserving financially-challenged students
can enroll to medical schools
 Build health centers and
hospitals with specialized
services such as programs on
health facility enhancement,
health leadership
governance, tuberculosis
control, maternal and child
care, water and sanitation
facility improvement
 LGU Health Development
Programmes
 Digitalization of Health
Centers

High burden of  Accelerate interoperable health information  Medical Assistance to

healthcare costs systems Indigent Program (MAIP)
 Establish apex or level 3 hospital facilities
to increase access to affordable quality
health care services
 Ensure funding for health care subsidies
especially in DOH-managed hospitals

Ample Education established

Lack of hard  Bridging the needs gap of classrooms and  Construction of classrooms
and soft teachers at the Primary and Secondary (Construction/Improvement of
infrastructure for levels school buildings (zero
basic education backlog/day care centers)
 Strengthen private-public complementarity
in the provision of quality basic education

Student scores  Modernizing the educational system  Enhance Early Childhood

below national Care and Development
 Promote lifelong learning for all and
average (ECCD) curriculum
implement flexible learning skills
development programs using technology  Higher education reform
 Challenges Strategy PAPS
that will allow larger participation of learners agenda
 Program for IPs

Mismatch of  Increase linkages and collaboration  Mindanao Wide Human

education to between industry and private sector with Resource Development Study
needs for HEIs and TVET based on the needs of the
economic industries
 Establish institutional mechanisms for
growth
linking and matching the supply and  Establish Skills Training and
demand for graduates of Higher Research Centers
Educational Institutions and TVET sector
 Integrated community
 Updating and alignment of TVET development projects that
curriculum to labor-market needs provide income and promote
education completion;
opportunities for higher
education learning; and
healthier populace

Strengthen Social Protection

Low social  Provide basic income security for  Ensure the appropriate
protection children , providing access to budget for the
expenditure and nutrition, education, care and any implementation of the
coverage. other necessary goods and services Universal Health Care Law in
order to assure adequate
and accessible health
 Provide basic income security for services
persons in active age who are
 To protect children, the
unable to earn sufficient income, in
following are the
particular in ases of sickness, recommendations a)
unemployment, enhancing the Pantawid
 maternity and disability Pamilyang Pilipino Program
(4Ps); b) full implementation
of feeding programs; c)
 Provide basic income security for
addressing teenage
older persons pregnancy; d) program for
Children in Need of Special
Protection; e) providing for
healthcare and mental health
support; f) changing mindset
towards savings and disaster
management; g) providing
quality education; h) improve
youth/child participation in
policy development; i)
addressing child labor; and j)
social protection for
abandoned children.
 Include the provision of
emergency employment,
enrollment of all livelihood
programs beneficiaries in
social security program,
 Challenges Strategy PAPS
enhancement of existing
unemployment insurance,
social insurance coverage of
job orders and contract of
service personnel in the
public sector, promotion of
savings mobilization,
employees' compensation
benefits, and provision of
programs for Overseas
Filipino Workers

 Extending SP coverage for

older persons and increasing
the benefit level. Under
social assistance, grant of
discounts, provision of life-
long learning opportunities,
and integrated health
services shall be ensured.
On social pension, full
implementation of Section 5
on the Government
Assistance under the law,
specifically on the coverage
of all indigent senior citizens
is recommended

Appendix AE. International Partners and Foreign Assisted Projects

INTERNATIONAL HEALTH PARTNERS
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
 Health Systems Enhancement to Address and Limit COVID19 Project (ADB HEAL1) and
ADB HEAL 2
 Second HEAL COVID19 Additional Financing
 Emergency Assistance for Reconstruction and Recovery of Marawi - Health Component
(ADB Marawi)
World Bank (WB)
 Philippines COVID-19 Emergency Response Project (WB-PCERP1) and Additional
Financing
 Philippine Multi-sectoral Nutrition Project (PMNP)
Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
 Program for COVID-19 Crisis Response Emergency Support
 JICA-CARE
 JICA-IntERlaPP
 JAPOHR Project
 PHELNIDS
The Global Fund
 PROTECTS
  GF-Tuberculosis
 GF-Malaria
Government of Japan
 Japanese Grant-Aid for the Economic and Social Development Programme for the
Philippines (NPGA)
Vital Strategies
 Data for Health Initiative - Data Impact Program (Vital DIP)
United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
 Development Objective Agreement “Family Health Improved” (USAIDDOAg)
World Health Organization (WHO)
 WHO 2022-2023 Blennium Work Plan
 WHO-KOICA Subnational Initiatives
United Nations (UN)
 8th Country Programme of Cooperation (UNICEF-8th CPC)
 8th Country Programme of Assistance (UNFPA-8th CPC)
 UNDP Country Programme (CPD) 2019 – 2023
Government of Canada through OXFAM
 Sexual Health and Empowerment (CANADA-SHE)
Asian Development Bank: Emergency Assistance for the Reconstruction and Recovery of
Marawi
 The Emergency Assistance for the Reconstruction and Recovery of Marawi Project
(ERRM) - to provide the Government of the Philippines with immediate and flexible
financing to implement programs

INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION PARTNERS

Global Partnership for Education
Asian Development Bank (ADB),
 Post-COVID-19 Business and Employment Recovery Program - Subprogram 1
 Supporting Innovation in the Philippine Technical and Vocational Education and
Training System Project
 Technology-Enabled Innovation in Education in Southeast Asia
 Secondary Education Support Program
 EdTech Solutions for Last Mile Schools in COVID-19
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)
Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the Republic of the Philippines
Government of Australia-Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (GoA-DFAT),
 Education Pathways to Peace in Mindanao (Pathways)
 Philippines-Australia Scholarships and Alumni Program
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
 Verification Survey for the Improvement of Students’ Math Performance Using the
Hybrid Learning Material “Smart Lecture” (Cagayan de Oro)
 Japanese Grant Aid for Human Resource Development Scholarship (JDS) (Nationwide)
 ASEAN University Network/South East Asia Engineering Education Development
Network (AUN/SEED-Net) (Phase IV) (Nationwide)
Korea Eximbank
Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA),
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF),
United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
 ABC+: Advancing Basic Education in the Philippines project
 Opportunity 2.0: Second-chance Opportunities for Out-of-school Youth project
  YouthWorks PH
World Bank (WB)

INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS SOCIAL PROTECTION PARTNERS

Asian Development Bank (ADB),

 Expanded Social Assistance Project
 Support for Human and Social Development in Southeast Asia

Government of Australia-Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (GoA-DFAT),

 Social Protection, Innovation and Policy Engagement
 SaferKidsPH

European Union

 Building Capacities of Civil Society Organizations, LGUs, and Government Line

Agencies in Mindanao to address Child Labor through Promotion of Acceptable
Conditions of Work in Crop Agriculture (Child Fund)

World Bank
 The Philippines Multisectoral Nutrition Project
 Beneficiary FIRST Social Protection Project
 Appendix AF: Results Matrix
Philippine Data
Baseline Target by
Development Plan Mindanao Agenda Indicator Source
(Current data) 2028
2023-2028
Agenda 1: People’s Average Life Expectancy (years old)
Subchapter 2.1: Boost (2020)
well Being; Outcome
Health  Male 69.63 71.14 DOH
1.a: Good health
strengthened  Female 75.91 77.42

Mortality (2020)
 Maternal (per 100,000 live births) 144 74 DOH
 Infant (per 1,000 live births) 22 11.52

NA Prevalence of malnutrition for children (2021)

under five years DOH
TBD
 moderately wasted 1.6
 severely wasted 0.58

NA Barangays with Functioning Health 5,757 100%

DOH
Centers: (2019) 10,084

Outcome 1: Social Safe water supply coverage (% of families) 83% (2021) 97.48% WDs,
determinants of health RWSs,
improved Access to basic sanitation (% of families) 71% (2021) 98.17% WSPs

Outcome 3: Access, Percent of provinces with adequate bed-to- TBD 60% DOH
quality, and efficiency of population ratios (%)
health care improved Percent of provinces with adequate primary TBD 50% DOH
care facilities (%)
Agenda 1: People’s Net Enrollment (SY 2019-2020)
Chapter 2: Promote
well Being; Outcome  Elementary 90.55 98.88
Human and Social DepEd
1.b: Ample education
Development; Sub-  Junior 71.83 93.80
established
chapter Outcome 1.2.1  Senior 33.82 84.60
Quality, inclusive,
adaptive, resilient, and Completion Rates (SY 2019-2020)
future-ready basic  Elementary 91.77 95.6
DepEd
education achieved  Junior 82.30 94.8
 Senior 71.03 89.9

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 Agenda 1: People’s  Percentage of families covered with 83.8 (2020) 100%
Chapter 3: Reduce Social
well Being; Outcome social insurance (%)
Vulnerabilities and Security
1.c Strengthen Social
Protect Purchasing System
Protection
Power (SSS),
Government
Service
Insurance
System
(GSIS),
Philhealth,
Philippine
Crop
Insurance
Corporation

Legend: Department of Education (DepEd); Department of Health (DOH); Water Districts (WDs), Rural Water Systems (RWS), Water Service
Providers (WSP); Not applicable (NA); To be determined (TBD)
Source: Philippine Development Plan 2023-2028

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 Appendix AG. Executive Agenda for Legislation
Health
HEALTH EXECUTIVE AGENDA FOR LEGISLATION
(HEAL)
1. Trans Fat elimination
2. Creation of the Philippine Center for Disease
Control and Prevention
3. Health Facilities and Services Regulation Act
4. Drugs and Medicines Prices Regulation Act
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STATUS
Senate Bill No. 1916 (“An Act to Protect Filipinos from
the Harmful Effects of Trans Fatty Acids, And For Other
Purposes” or the Trans Fat Free Philippines Bill filed by
Sen. Nancy Binay on 16 November 2020.
House Bill No. 6522 (Philippine Centers for Disease
Prevention and Control (CDC) Act approved on third
and final reading in Congress (as of 12 December
2022)
Senate No. 1095 introduced by Sen. Manuel Lapid (An
Act Strengthening the Regulation of Health Facilities
and Services, and Appropriating Funds Therefor,
Repealing for the Purpose Republic Act No. 4226,
otherwise known as the “Hospital Licensure Act”)
Executive Order No. 104 “Improving Access to
Healthcare through the Regulation of Prices in the
Retail of Drugs and Medicines”
 5. Establishment of Specialty Centers House Bill No. 7751 (proposed Department of Health
Specialty Centers Act) approved on third and final
reading in Congress (as of 08 May 2023)

6. Medical Reserve Corps

Senate Bill No. 1120 introduced by Sen. Imee Marcos
(An Act Strengthening the National Preparedness and
Response to Pandemic, Epidemic, and other Public
Health Emergencies, Creating a Medical Reserve Corps
Therefor, and for Other Purposes)

Status: Pending in the Committee (9/6/2022)

7. Magna Carta for Barangay Health Workers Senate Bill No. 1911 (Magna Carta of Barangay Health
Workers) filed by Senator Manuel Lapid (as of 02 March
2023)

Education

Legislative Agenda (Education) STATUS

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 1. Review of the Basic Education System
2. Expansion of the National Feeding Program
3. Expansion of the Government Assistance to
Students and Teachers in Private Education
4. Strengthening TVET System
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Republic Act No. 10533 – An Act Enhancing the
Philippine Basic Education System by Strengthening its
Curriculum and Increasing the Number of Years for
Basic Education, Appropriating Funds Therefor and for
Other Purposes
Sen. Sonny Angara filed a bill seeking to expand the
coverage of the national feeding program in schools to
include junior and senior high schools students. Angara
is seeking to amend RA No. 11037 or the
Masustansyang Pagkain Para sa Batang Filipino Act
which only covers undernourished children in day care
centers, kindergarten, and elementary schools. (20
August 2022)
Republic Act No. 8545 – An Act Amending Republic Act
No. 6728, Otherwise Known as “An Act Providing
Government Assistance to Students and Teachers in
Private Education and Appropriating Funds Therefor,”
Establishing a Fund for the Purpose of Subsidizing
Salaries of Private School Teachers, and Appropriating
Funds Therefor
Senate Bill No. 363 introduced by Sen. Joel Villanueva
(An Act Strengthening Technical Vocational Education
and Training (TVET) in the Philippines by Incorporating
 Apprenticeship and Dual Training System, Providing for
Continuous Training of the Unemployed, and Expanding
the Provision of Enterprise-Based Education and
Training, and for Other Purposes)

Status - Pending in the Committee (8/8/2022)

SOCIAL PROTECTION

LEGISLATIVE
UPDATES Rationale
AGENDA

Achieve a universal, modern, and integrated Social Protection System

The need for a legal framework that will

Universal and HB79 - AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A
integrated Social NATIONAL POLICY PREVENTING
Protection System ADOLESCENT PREGNANCIES,
INSTITUTIONALIZING SOCIAL
PROTECTION FOR ADOLESCENT
PARENTS, AND PROVIDING FUNDS
THEREFOR
rationalize SP programs toward an integrated
system where there is: • Recognition of SP as a
basic right provided by the state; •
Institutionalization of SP floor; • Establishment
of effective coordination structures; •
Establishment and updating of social registries;
• Enhancement of digital payment platforms;
and • Sustainable financing (See Subchapter
11.1) and partnerships with the private and civil
society sectors

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 HB443, HB 500, HB 1910, HB3008,
HB3458, HB4973, HB5410, HB6104,
HB6904; SB2181, 1819
AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING THE
COMMUNITY-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT
APPROACH AS A NATIONAL
STRATEGY FOR INCLUSIVE GROWTH
AND SOCIAL PROTECTION,
ESTABLISHING FOR THE PURPOSE
THE CDD KNOWLEDGE AND
RESOURCE INSTITUTE, AND
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

HB594 - AN ACT TO FURTHER

STRENGTHEN THE STANDARD OF
PROTECTION AND ENHANCEMENT OF
THE WELFARE OF SELF-EMPLOYED
WORKERS AND CRAFTSMEN AND THE
PROMOTION OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP
THEREBY AMENDING FOR THIS
PURPOSE, SECTION 8 OF REPUBLIC
ACT NO. 8282 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS
THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT OF 1997

HB1115 - AN ACT CREATING AN

AGRICULTURAL PENSION FUND FOR
ENHANCED SOCIAL PROTECTION TO
POOR AGRICULTURAL WORKERS

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 HB 20262, HB5559, HB7276; SB1979,
1209, 372
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL
POLICY IN PREVENTING TEENAGE
PREGNANCIES, INSTITUTIONALIZING
SOCIAL PROTECTION FOR TEENAGE
PARENTS, AND PROVIDING FUNDS
THEREFOR

HB4458 - AN ACT UPHOLDING SOCIAL

JUSTICE IN THE PROTECTION AND
PROMOTION OF THE SENIOR
CITIZENS’ RIGHT TO HEALTH, BY
PROVIDING FREE IMMUNIZATION TO
ALL SENIOR CITIZENS, AMENDING
FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 4 OF
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7432, AS
AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO.
9257, FURTHER AMENDED BY
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9994, OTHERWISE
KNOWN AS THE "EXPANDED SENIOR
CITIZENS ACT OF 2010", PROVIDING
FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES

HB5071 - AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING

THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE, SOCIAL PENSION, AND
FINANCIAL PROTECTION FOR

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 FILIPINO PERSONS WITH
DISABILITIES, AND FOR RELATED
PURPOSES

Mitigate individual and lifecycle risks

HB4238; SB284
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A UNIFIED
SYSTEM FOR SEPARATION,
RETIREMENT, AND PENSION OF THE
MILITARY AND UNIFORMED
PERSONNEL (MUP) SERVICES OF THE This bill seeks to provide an equitable and
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, sustainable pension system for uniformed
CREATING THE MILITARY AND personnel. It also intends to address the
Unified System of UNIFORMED PERSONNEL weakness in their current pension system such
Separation, RETIREMENT FUND, PROVIDING as automatic indexation, funding sources, and
Retirement, and FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER the need to adjust the pensionable age, among
Pension PURPOSES others.

HB5498, 5803, 08223, 8515; SB592

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE
UNIVERSAL DISABILITY SUPPORT
ALLOWANCE FOR PERSONS WITH
DISABILITIES, APPROPRIATING
Disability Support FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER
Allowance PURPOSES
The bill seeks to grant a cash subsidy to
supplement incomes of households with
persons
with disability.

Expansion of HB490 This will expand the coverage and benefits of

Unemployment AN ACT INSTITUTING A NATIONAL unemployment insurance under the Social

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 Insurance UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE Security System (SSS) and Government
PROGRAM FOR THE PHILIPPINES AND Service Insurance System (GSIS).
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

HB2293; SB133
AN ACT EXPANDING UNEMPLOYMENT
INSURANCE BENEFITS, AMENDING
FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 14-B OF
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11199,
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE SOCIAL
SECURITY ACT OF 2018, AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES

Mitigate natural, health, climate, and other human-induced hazards

This will establish permanent and typhoon-

HB07354: Approved by the House;
Evacuation Center Act SB2143, 2085, 1652, 940, 465, 193
AN ACT ESTABLISHING EVACUATION
CENTERS IN EVERY CITY AND
MUNICIPALITY, AND APPROPRIATING
FUNDS THEREFOR
resilient evacuation centers with necessary
facilities to avoid the practice of using
classrooms during calamities. These centers
will also
take into consideration in their design the
welfare of children, women, persons with
disability,
and the elderly.

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