Welcome Remarks Albay Governor Joey Sarte Salceda Visit of DILG Secretary Mar Roxas to Albay May 25, 2014 Our party leader and now Sec. of the Interior and Local Governments, Mar Araneta Roxas – welcome to Warm Albay from our Warm People. Also to your DILG family. We also thank you for coming and boosting our tourism numbers. From VG Imperial and the entire SPA. PCL Pres. Montallana and all councilors of Albay. Provl ABC JP Lee and all the barangay officials and the entire Albay family. At this point, may I first report on the successful compleition of the 8 prerequisites for the operationalization of the $100bn Green Climate Fund under the Philippine chairmanship. Many said it would be a miracle. But, we pulled through and strong moral leadership of President Aquino lifted our efforts. And the Board looks forward to the participation of President of the chairing developing country in the forthcoming Leaders Summit (or pledging session) on Sept. 23 in NY, coinciding with the UNGA On a more local front, I wish to thank Sec. Roxas for defending the Daraga Intl. Airport. And over the phone, I could almost see him write the points I was making – 1. Wealth creation – intl airport may be modest in 154hectres but its would impact on 84,000 hectares of GUICADALE Economic Township where lot prices have risen from P5/sqm to P50psm on the lowside. The second was about spatial integration as the airport is centrally located to serve the needs esp. of ALMASOR, also Catanduanes, Northern Samar and Samar and Camsur. On a more personal note, I would like to thank Sec. Roxas for bringing my appointment to a 3rd consecutive term as RDC Chairman. So, at this point, we I request our quest of honor, the father of LGUs to accept our traditional welcome. Also, our tourist passport, Albay tshirts and pili chocolates called Adelinas since the recipe came from my mother. May I also just report to the father of LGU family, the outcomes of local initiatives inspired by the national confidence. 1. HEALTH ALBAY MDG ACHIEVEMENTS CY 2006 VS 2013 2006 2013 PhilHealth Enrolment 18,510 173,262 MDG Health Indicators: 2006 2013 Target Remarks Under-Five mortality rate (UFMR) 16.5% (357/1,000 live births) 11% (295 / 1,000 live births) 27/1,000 Live births Achieved Infant mortality rate (IMR) 9.43% (237 deaths / 25,132 live births) * 1,000 7.49% (201/26,826 live births) * 1,000 19/1,000 Live births Achieved Maternal mortality rate (MMR) 87% (22 / 25,132 live births) * 100,000 33.55% (9 / 26,826 live births) * 100,000 52/100,000 Live births Achieved Skilled-Birth Attendance (SBA) 43% (10,922 / 25,132 live births) * 100 90% (24,316 / 26,826 live births) * 100 80% Achieved Facility-Based Deliveries (FBD) 14% (3,483 / 25,132 live births) * 100 90% (24,117 / 26,826 live births) * 100 80% Achieved HIV Prevalence Rate 0.0004 (5 / 1% of total pop=12,120) 0.00101 (13 / % of total pop=12,786) < 1% of total pop. Achieved TB Case Detection Rate (CDR) 90% 108% 100 Achieved TB Cure Rate (CR) 91% 85% 85% Achieved Prevalence of Malnutrition 21% 14.01% 17% Achieved Households without Access to Safe Water 7.5% 3.8% 6% Achieved Households without Access to Sanitary Toilets 16.30% 12.44% 13% Achieved Fully-Immunized Child (FIC) 77.84% 85% 95% Anti-Measles Vaccination 83.54% 84.195 95% Contraceptive Prevalence Rate (CPR) 43% 35% 65% Albay has been declared Malaria-free in 2008 and Filaria-free in 2012 Teenage Pregnancy 2006 2013 Teen Pregnancies Total Births % Teen Pregnancies Total Births % 858 25,132 3 1,426 26,826 5 Other health indicators 2006 2013 National Voluntary Blood Donation 39% 54% Dengue cases 55 cases 10 cases Rabies (Deaths) 7 deaths 5 deaths POPULATION 2006 2013 1,212,020 1,278,600 LIVEBIRTHS 2006 2013 25,132 26,826 2. ENVIRONMENT Forest Cover Change, Albay Province (2003 VS 2010) Description Land Area (Hectares) % against total land area Total land area 256,677.00 100% 2003 forest cover 26,298.71 10.25% 2010 forest cover 44,891.16 17.49% Forest cover change: Land Area (Hectares) % over total Increase in forest cover in 7 years 18,592.45 88% Annual rate of gross forest cover increase 2,656.06 ha/year 5.92 percent /year 3. EDUCATION • From 177 out of 193, beating only the provinces, Albay leapt to Rank 19 in 2012 although it is now at 35 as of 2014 • From only 34,000 college graduates in 2000, we are now 184,000 principally due to the aggressive funding assistance programs of the PGA. • Based on PIDS UNICEF study, participation rate in Elementary has jumped from 72% to 98% and 0.3% dropout rate versus national average of 1,3%, 4. AGRICULTURE • We are now the largest producer of pili from 1,200 has planted to 2,972 has • We are the 2nd biggest producer of camotes and possibly the largest exporter • 5. TOURISM • ALBAY is the center of tourism boom in the Philippines from only 8,765 foreign tourists in 2006 (36,608 in 2007), Albay foreign arrivals are now at 383,000 of which 300,000 were added from 2010-2013. 6. DRR/CCA • Zero casualty achieved in 17 out of 20 years since 1994 • OCD NDRRMC has designated Albay as training institute as mandated in RA 10121 Sec. 10 h. • We have provided skills training to hundreds of barangays, hundreds of municipalities, 24 cities, 26 provinces and in partnerships with NGOs like CNDR provided training to firms and communities 7. AWARDS • GALING POOK for early achievement of health MDGs • GALING POOK for DRR institutionalization • 3 consecutive KALASAG as best province in DRR and last year as Hall of Famer At this stage, may I present some of the initiatives of the province: 1. Our concise plan document for 2014: Todo to-do which shows our goals and programs widely distributed so people can help, and if needed provide comments. THIS INSTRUMENT is a most promising tool for local good governance. 2. A copy of the ALMASOR Tourism Alliance document – patterned after Yucatan Peninsula where Cancun and Chichén Itzá promote each other as one product but separated by 220 kms 3. ALMASOR “soul of the south” coffee book table 4. Warm Albay Warm People coffee book table 5. A copy of our RDC resolution and the proposal on the Regional Strategic Initiatives for Countryside Competitiveness amounting to P69bn which I seek your assistance. It includes among others the road tunnelization of mountain ranges that separate Bicol Region from the mainstream of Luzon. It includes Lucena-Sipocot, Naga-Polangui Freeway, Bridges of Cagraray to Batan to Rapu2. For your information, this was already announced by Sec. Almendras for study and adoption. 6. A copy of RDC resolution endorsing the completed documentation of the Albay BUB/GPBP 414m, focusing on island poverty reduction. 7. A special request for the town of Oas still suffering from water issues for far too long. We need initially P60m for this town to finally pull through.
Posted on: Sun, 25 May 2014 13:54:18 +0000
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