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1 Standard Project Report 2015 Reporting Period: 1 January - 31 December 2015 PHILIPPINES Support for Returnees and other Conflict-Affected Households in Central Mindanao, and National Capacity Development in Disaster Preparedness and Response Project Number Project Category Single Country PRRO Overall Planned Beneficiaries 1,480,112 Planned Beneficiaries in ,645 Total Beneficiaries in ,342 Single Countr Philippines 2015.gif Project Approval Date 14 Feb 2012 Planned Start Date 01 May 2012 Actual Start Date 01 May 2012 Project End Date 31 Mar 2015 Financial Closure Date n.a. Approved budget as 31 December 2015 in USD Capacity Dev.t and Augmentation 11,693,135 Cash--based Transfer and Related Costs 6,259,107 Direct Support Costs 15,335,897 Food and Related Costs 59,237,583 Indirect Support Costs 6,476,800 Total Approved Budget 99,002,523 Commodities Metric Tonnes Total Approved Commodities 70,203 Planned Commodities in ,312 Actual Commodities in ,897

2 Operational SPR COUNTRY OVERVIEW TABLE OF CONTENTS COUNTRY BACKGROUND SUMMARY OF WFP ASSISTANCE OPERATIONAL SPR OPERATIONAL OBJECTIVES AND RELEVANCE RESULTS Beneficiaries, Targeting and Distribution 'Story Worth Telling' Progress Towards Gender Equality Protection and Accountability to Affected Population Outputs Outcomes Sustainability, Capacity Development and Handover INPUTS Resource Inputs Food Purchases and in-kind Receipts Food Transport, Delivery and Handling Post-Delivery Losses MANAGEMENT Partnerships Lessons Learned OPERATIONAL STATISTICS (where applicable) Annex: Resource Inputs from Donors Annex: Commodity Transactions

3 Standard Project Report 2015 Philippines Country Overview Country Overview PHL.gif 2015 Philippines

4 Standard Project Report 2015 Philippines Country Overview COUNTRY BACKGROUND Comprising over 7,100 islands, the Philippines is a low middle-income, food-deficit country with an estimated population of 100 million. Despite being one of the fastest growing economies in Southeast Asia in recent years, poverty declines were modest, leaving marginalised groups such as women, children, and elderly vulnerable to hunger and poverty. The country ranks 115th out of 188 countries in the 2015 Human Development Index, and with a Gender Inequality Index value of 0.420, it is 89th out of 155 countries. Government data for 2015 showed that the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) expanded by 5.8 percent, down from 6.1 percent last year, as a result of a difficult fiscal environment, the onset of El Nino, and contraction in the agriculture sector. Poverty incidence worsened, increasing to 25.8 percent in the first half of 2015, from 24.6 percent over the same period in According to the 2015 Global Hunger Index, which ranks the country 53rd out of 104 countries, the food and nutrition situation in the Philippines is 'serious' despite steady improvements since the 1990s. Prevalence of undernutrition remains an issue of public concern. Based on the 2013 National Nutrition Survey, only 15.4 percent of children aged 6 to 23 months meet the minimum dietary diversity, while at least 24.8 percent of pregnant women are nutritionally at risk. Wasting and stunting among children in WFP's operational areas in the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) remained a problem at 8.5 percent and 39 percent respectively in 2013, which are above national average and above the acceptable range as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO). The accumulated burden of human-induced and natural disasters in recent years - the Philippines ranks 4th out of 188 countries in the 2016 Global Climate Risk Index - has affected the country's economic agenda and impeded the pace of progress towards the achievement of the United Nations (UN) Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The Philippines is on track to meet some of the targets, but with medium-low probability of achieving Goals 1, 5 and 6. While some progress has been made in reducing extreme poverty, it is not fast enough to achieve the targeted rate of reduction. Similarly, the prevalence of malnutrition has significantly reduced but remains far from the 2015 target. All of the targets for improving maternal health have a low probability of being met. The long sought after peace dividend in Mindanao remained mired, especially after the deadly clash between government forces and Moro secessionist groups at the start of the year. This set back shook confidence in the peace process, thereby resulting in continuous delays in the passage of the Bangsamoro Basic Law, which envisages the creation of an autonomous Bangsamoro political entity replacing ARMM. Despite the sanguine outlook expressed by the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), the peace process remains fragile and vulnerable, often triggering conflict within the region. SUMMARY OF WFP ASSISTANCE WFP activities in 2015 continued to focus on strengthening the resilience of vulnerable population groups affected by conflict and natural disasters through a range of market-sensitive food assistance options such as general food distribution, cash-based transfers, food assistance-for-assets, school meals, and supplementary feeding programmes. WFP also worked with the government and relevant agencies to enhance institutional capacities in disaster preparedness and response, as well as improve response structures and policy frameworks on food security and nutrition. Moreover, WFP supported the efforts of the government during emergency response by providing food assistance and augmenting their logistics capacity to rapidly deliver relief assistance to affected communities. This year, WFP concluded its Immediate Response Emergency Operation (IR-EMOP), which provided unconditional cash transfers to the people affected by Typhoon Hagupit in Eastern Samar and food assistance to people affected by tropical storm Jangmi in Bohol. Following the end of the three-year Protracted Relief and Recovery Operation (PRRO) in conflict-affected areas in Mindanao and in other parts of the country affected by disasters, a new PRRO commenced, focusing on the same areas in Mindanao, this PRRO included components on capacity augmentation and policy development, as agreed with the government, especially for food and nutrition policies. This operation also marked the programmatic shift from prevention of acute malnutrition to prevention of chronic malnutrition in order to address the alarmingly high stunting prevalence in Mindanao. The PRRO also continued to support the establishment of contingency stocks for emergencies, which allowed WFP to provide urgent food assistance in response to Typhoon Koppu. In addition, logistics support was provided to the government for the transport of relief items to areas affected by flooding in Maguindanao, tropical storm Linfa, and Typhoons Koppu and Melor. In parallel to the PRRO, WFP implemented a Special Operation, which aimed to address the challenges identified during the Typhoon Haiyan response in order to enhance the disaster response capabilities of the government, particularly in areas of logistics and supply chain management. In 2015, the first ever mechanised repacking system was established at the National Resource Operations Center, enabling the government to produce over 50,000 family food packs per day, which are enough to feed 250,000 people for three days. During the response to Typhoon Koppu and Melor, the government used the enhanced repacking facility to produce family food packs for the affected populations. In 2015, WFP projects in the Philippines in 2015 were in line with the Philippine Development Plan and the Philippine UN Development Action Framework, and supported the attainment of WFP Strategic Objectives 1, 2 and 3, the MDGs 1-5 and 7, as well as the Zero Hunger Challenge.

5 Standard Project Report 2015 Philippines Country Overview Beneficiaries Male Female Total Number of children below 5 years of age 28,955 26,752 55,707 Number of children 5 to 18 years of age 99,218 99, ,323 Number of adults 44,233 46,010 90,243 Total number of beneficiaries in , , ,273 Total number of beneficiaries in ,578,777 1,622,614 3,201,391 Total number of beneficiaries in ,411,208 2,377,838 4,789,046 Distribution (mt) Project Type Cereals Oil Pulses Mix Other Total Single Country PRRO 2, ,143 Single Country IR-EMOP 2 2 Total food distributed in , ,145 Total food distributed in , ,687 Total food distributed in , ,109

6 Operational SPR OPERATIONAL OBJECTIVES AND RELEVANCE WFP concluded its three-year protracted relief and recovery operation (PRRO) within the first three months of This PRRO aimed to consolidate the recovery of the livelihoods of food-insecure communities affected by conflict and strengthen their resilience to man-made and natural shocks. To complement the efforts of the Government of the Philippines in shifting the paradigm from response to proactive preparedness and mitigation, WFP incorporated capacity development initiatives into this operation to strengthen the institutional capacities of national and local actors in disasterprone areas across the country, and to enhance community resilience. Aligned with WFP Strategic Objectives 1, 2 and 3, the PRRO aimed to: (i) consolidate livelihood recovery in food-insecure communities in Central Mindanao through the provision of food assistance and, on a smaller scale, cash transfers; (ii) assist the most vulnerable individuals whose nutrition security had been negatively affected by the escalation of conflict; and (iii) invest in disaster preparedness and mitigation measures by strengthening national, provincial, and local government capacities through targeted disaster preparedness and response activities. Since 2012, WFP has progressively expanded the scope of this PRRO to respond to significant calamities in support of the efforts of the government, and several budget revisions were undertaken to adjust operational requirements. A budget revision (BR) was approved in December 2014 to extend this PRRO for another three months until March 2015, thus allowing WFP to continue providing food assistance in Central Mindanao as a bridging period to the subsequent PRRO , which commenced in April The three-month extension ensured an uninterrupted realignment of WFP's programme strategy for the region alongside the ongoing government planning and the Mindanao peace process. Another BR was approved in 2015 to provide cash assistance to the people affected by Typhoon Hagupit in Eastern Visayas.

7 RESULTS Beneficiaries, Targeting and Distribution PRRO focused on chronically vulnerable communities in Central Mindanao affected by periodic escalations in conflict and natural disaster-related displacements that posed serious challenges to attaining sustainable food security. Food and cash assistance were also provided to the people in the Samar provinces who were affected by Typhoon Hagupit. Overall, WFP reached 85 percent of its intended beneficiaries in 2015 on the back of the successful emergency response in Samar, the school feeding and food assistance for assets (FFA) programmes in Central Mindanao which were within targets, and the underachievement in the nutrition intervention. In response to the needs of people affected by Typhoon Hagupit, WFP utilised its contingency rice stocks for general food distribution (GFD) in Eastern, Northern, and Western Samar provinces. Given the small-scale nature of the assistance, the total number of people reached was less than half of the annual target under the contingency stocks. A cash-based FFA intervention was subsequently implemented in Eastern Samar to support the restoration of lost or damaged livelihoods among communities most affected by the typhoon. In coordination with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and local government units (LGUs), priority areas for intervention were determined. Criteria for the selection of asset-creation projects included the capacity of the local communities to maintain the assets. Based on the needs identified with the LGUs and given the short timeframe for implementation, more beneficiaries than planned in the targeted group received a monthly assistance of USD 60 (representing 60 percent of the monthly household food gap) for two months instead of three. Beneficiaries used the majority of their entitlement to purchase food, but also kept a portion for savings. With more activities geared towards the construction and rehabilitation of communal assets, such as irrigation canals, reservoirs, and farm-to-market access roads, the actual participation rate of males was higher than that of females compared with the targets. Women were more involved in less strenuous activities such as nursery establishment, mangrove planting, and bio-intensive gardening. In Central Mindanao, WFP continued its asset-creation activities through the food-based FFA schemes as cash-based FFA interventions were completed in Based on needs assessments and consultations conducted with LGUs and communities, the FFA projects were intended to create or rehabilitate assets for the benefit of the community. In return, the participants were provided with rice to improve their food and nutrition security. Some of the food-for-training (FFT) activities that were postponed in 2014 were carried out and completed in 2015 following confirmation of activities by the implementing partner and availability of trainers. The trainings were aimed at providing participants with marketable and life skills, particularly on rural socioeconomic development through livelihood support. School feeding in Central Mindanao was implemented in 406 elementary schools to encourage children to return to school after years of displacement and to retain those already enrolled. School meals consisted of rice and mung beans, and were cooked with vitamin-a fortified oil. A pipeline break affected the distribution of beans at the beginning of the year due to late arrival of the beans caused by congestion at Manila port. Vegetables grown at schools or supplied by communities were provided as a complimentary contribution to the school meals, helping to promote a more diversified food basket and contributing to the physical and mental development of schoolchildren.

8 WFP implemented blanket supplementary feeding programme (BSFP) for the prevention of acute malnutrition, and targeted supplementary feeding programme (TSFP) for the treatment of moderate acute malnutrition (MAM), with both programmes focusing only on selected areas where the rate of malnutrition was high and where there were suitable government health centres to implement the programmes. This shift in targeting approach was based on the results from a capacity assessment conducted by UNICEF in 2014, and the reduction in covered areas ultimately resulted in lower numbers of children supported. BSFP was implemented in three municipalities, providing children aged 6-23 months with specialised nutritious food (Plumpy'Doz) to accompany their regular diet and supply one-third of their daily calorie requirements. A temporary suspension in the distribution of Plumpy'Doz in January to investigate possible defects in packaging affected the programme, contributing to low tonnage distribution and a lower number of children supported. To encourage more pregnant and lactating women (PLW) to seek health care services, WFP provided take-home rations of rice and beans as incentives through BSFP, which the women received during their monthly pre- and post-natal consultations. The rations provided PLW with 50 percent of energy and 35 percent of protein requirements to prevent undernutrition. TSFP was implemented in 23 municipalities, some of which were previously covered by UNICEF's community-based management of acute malnutrition (CMAM) programme. WFP worked with the Health Organization for Mindanao (HOM) to implement TSFP, providing children with specialised nutritious food (Plumpy'Sup) to treat moderate acute malnutrition. With the reduced number of supported municipalities, the number of children supported was lower than planned. On the other hand, as both BSFP and TSFP began in 2012, MAM cases in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) gradually reduced, as evidenced by the latest results of the National Nutrition Survey, which showed that the wasting prevalence in ARMM decreased to 8.2 percent in 2015 from 10 percent in Beneficiary Category Planned Actual % Actual v. Planned Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total 2 Number of adults 24,238 36,412 60,650 25,978 25,340 51, % 69.6% 84.6% Number of children 5 to 18 years of age 57,668 60, ,690 54,747 54, , % 90.5% 92.7% Number of children below 5 years of age 12,889 13,416 26,305 6,603 6,347 12, % 47.3% 49.2% Total number of beneficiaries in , , ,645 87,328 86, , % 78.3% 84.7% Total number of beneficiaries in , , , , ,203 1,400, % 338.3% 338.3% Total number of beneficiaries in , ,857 1,480, ,856 1,036,364 2,030, % 137.3% 137.2% The total number of beneficiaries includes all targeted persons who were provided with WFP food during the reporting period - either as a recipient/participant in one or more of the following groups, or from a household food ration distributed to one of these recipients/participants Beneficiary Category Planned Actual % Actual v. Planned Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total 2 Participants in Food For Training ,234 1,320 3, Participants in Food For Assets 8,026 8,353 16,379 11,753 8,969 20, % 107.4% 126.5% Pregnant and lactating women participating in blanket supplementary feeding (prevention of moderate acute malnutrition) 7,500 7,500 6,367 6, % 84.9% Beneficiaries of General food distribution (GFD)/ targeted food distribution/assistance (GFD-TFD/A) 49,000 51, ,000 23,773 22,477 46, % 44.1% 46.3% Children receiving school meals 49,000 51, ,000 49,606 50,011 99, % 98.1% 99.6% Children 24 to 59 months given food under supplementary feeding (treatment for moderate malnutrition) 1,067 1,111 2, % 35.2% 32.2% Children 6 to 23 months given food under blanket supplementary feeding (prevention of acute malnutrition) 5,880 6,120 12, , % 10.7% 10.7% Children 6 to 23 months given food under supplementary feeding (treatment for moderate malnutrition) , % 40.4% 41.7% Cash-Based Transfer Beneficiaries 20,529 21,366 41,895 23,827 22,188 46, % 103.8% 109.8%

9 Commodity Distribution Commodity Planned Distribution (mt) Actual Distribution (mt) % Actual v. Planned Beans % Ready To Use Supplementary Food % Rice 2,014 1, % Vegetable Oil % Total for ,312 1, % Total reported in 2014 SPR 18,740 18, % Total reported in 2013 SPR 32,094 24, % Total reported in 2012 SPR 17,057 11, % Cash-Based Transfer Planned Distribution (USD) Actual Distribution (USD) % Actual v. Planned Cash 1,457,553 1,085, % Total for ,457,553 1,085, % 'Story Worth Telling' Mr. Wilmar and his family were thankful to have survived the brunt of Typhoon Hagupit when it made landfall in their province of Eastern Samar. "There was a lot of destruction, but we were just thankful to be alive," said Wilmar, whose family had evacuated to higher ground. However, looking at their damaged house, they knew that it would be a challenge to rebuild their lives. WFP worked with DSWD to rebuild and create new livelihoods through the FFA programme as part of the early recovery phase. Participants received cash as they worked on vital new infrastructure or livelihoods that aimed to increase the food security of their household or communities. Wilmar was one of the participants selected to be part of the FFA programme. Through the project, he was able to restart his livelihood by making fishing boats. During the 20-day work period, Wilmar was able to finish two boats, which could be sold at PHP 40,000 (USD 900) or more. "We have now been able to slowly rebuild our house. The FFA project has given me that push to get back to work, to continue to strive and to live despite the hardship we have endured," said Wilmar. "I won't forget the help I received through the FFA. I really cannot thank WFP enough."

10 Progress Towards Gender Equality Gender is a cross-cutting theme that was mainstreamed into all programme activities. WFP ensured that the assistance provided was relevant and fostered gender equality. WFP staff were trained on gender mainstreaming, while cooperating partners were oriented on WFP gender policy, specifically, the gender indicators to help guide them in integrating gender concerns into the monitoring and analysis of the projects. WFP's school meals have encouraged both boys and girls to attend primary school as evidenced by the high retention rates which are similar for boys and girls, indicating a high level of gender parity. Under the FFA programme, community needs assessments and consultations with the assisted communities were conducted to address the needs of women and men. A gender checklist was developed to aid the identification and evaluation of the proposed asset-creation projects by the communities, as well as assess the benefits that the created or rehabilitated assets bring to the assisted households or communities. While it can be noted that FFA, as well as FFT, activities had higher levels of male participation, it is crucial to understand and consider that mobility and opportunities in the assisted communities were identified by committees comprising women and men. Through a consultation process, female and male participants discussed the sharing of workloads in accordance to their capacities and vulnerabilities. Shared parenting and housekeeping roles had to be agreed by the households, if either the mother, father, or any members of the family were participating in the proposed projects. An orientation session was conducted to ensure that the participation of women in the projects would not create problems in the family or community. Due to the labourintensive nature of most asset-creation activities, such as the construction of water system and rehabilitation of irrigation and roads, more men were involved in these activities. However, it is important not to overlook the productive work of women. Households headed by females were given priority to take part in lighter or less rigorous activities, such as gardening and other small-scale productive activities. Women's role as family caregiver can also be translated into the bigger role they play in decision-making in the household. While distribution figures point to more men obtaining entitlements such as food and cash, post-distribution monitoring results showed that it is the women who influenced decisions over the use of the assistance they received, and the proportion has steadily increased since the start of the operation. It is important to note that in the context of the Philippines, women were already empowered to make decisions in the household, as shown by the 2013 National Demographic and Health Survey by the Philippine Statistics Authority, which indicated that 85 percent of married women were involved in major household purchases and 92 percent took part in purchases of daily household needs. WFP will continue to monitor the trends in the subsequent PRRO and ensure necessary coordination with partners and communities to collectively understand the cross-cutting indicators and, ultimately, promote gender equality. Cross-cutting Indicators Project end Target Base Value Previous Follow-up Latest Follow-up Target Val (at start of project or benchmark) (penultimate follow-up) (latest value measured) Proportion of households where females and males together make decisions over the use of cash, 2voucher or food Base value: Dec-2013, FFA (in-kind), Central Mindanao, Programme monitoring. Previous Follow-up: Dec-2014, FFA (in-kind), Central Mindanao, Programme monitoring. Latest Follow-up: Mar-2015, FFA (in-kind), Central Mindanao, Programme monitoring Proportion of households where females make decisions over the use of cash, voucher or food Base value: Dec-2013, FFA (in-kind), Central Mindanao, Programme monitoring. Previous Follow-up: Dec-2014, FFA (in-kind), Central Mindanao, Programme monitoring. Latest Follow-up: Mar-2015, FFA (in-kind), Central Mindanao, Programme monitoring Proportion of households where males make decisions over the use of cash, voucher or food Base value: Dec-2013, FFA (in-kind), Central Mindanao, Programme monitoring. Previous Follow-up: Dec-2014, FFA (in-kind), Central Mindanao, Programme monitoring. Latest Follow-up: Mar-2015, FFA (in-kind), Central Mindanao, Programme monitoring

11 Protection and Accountability to Affected Populations In Central Mindanao, where inter-clan fighting and violent attacks typically dominate the security landscape of the region, it was crucial that the safety and dignity of the beneficiaries considered given their already vulnerable situation. Clan fighting and armed conflict affect people's movement and access to basic services, and usually lead to internal displacement in the region. WFP ensured that the selected activity and distribution sites had no safety or security risks, and avoided areas where there were reported threats of inter-clan fighting or suspected violent attacks such as improvised explosive device attacks. WFP also made certain that at the distribution sites, beneficiaries had access to safe drinking water, shade, and latrines. In line with the tenets of the do-no-harm principle, WFP worked closely with LGUs, that have the primary responsibility of protecting the people within their borders and helping to oversee the safe collection of assistance by beneficiaries, especially by PLW and other vulnerable groups. In order to ensure the provision of programme information, WFP staff and partners conducted orientation sessions for both targeted and non-targeted individuals, informing them of beneficiary selection criteria, composition and collection method of their entitlements, and the complaint and feedback mechanism. Beneficiaries were able to file complaints and provide feedback through hotlines, and staff field visits. A confidential system was established to capture the process flow starting from the time the complaint or feedback was received until an action was taken and feedback was given to the user (or the person who filed the complaint or feedback). Post-distribution monitoring results showed that all cross-cutting indicators on protection and accountability exceeded the targets. While the majority of the beneficiaries reported that they were adequately informed about the programme and knew where to go if they had a complaint, question or feedback on their entitlement or other issues of concern, the results were lower than the previous values. In the next PRRO, WFP will address this by strengthening its messaging and raising awareness about the complaint and feedback mechanism during orientations with beneficiaries and through information materials. Neither women nor men reported any major safety problems going to and from the programme sites. Some of the implemented livelihood interventions have indirect benefits on people's protection in the long term. Projects such as construction of farm-to-market access roads promote safe and economical links to health and education services. WFP will continue to consider protection concerns in the next PRRO. Cross-cutting Indicators Project end Target Base Value Previous Follow-up Latest Follow-up (at start of project or benchmark) (penultimate follow-up) (latest value measured) Proportion of assisted people (men) informed about the programme (who is included, what people will 2receive, where people can complain) Base value: Dec-2013, FFA (in-kind), Central Mindanao, Programme monitoring. Previous Follow-up: Dec-2014, FFA (in-kind), Central Mindanao, Programme monitoring. Latest Follow-up: Mar-2015, FFA (in-kind), Central Mindanao, Programme monitoring Proportion of assisted people (men) who do not experience safety problems travelling to/from and at WFP programme sites Base value: Dec-2013, FFA (in-kind), Central Mindanao, Programme monitoring. Previous Follow-up: Dec-2014, FFA (in-kind), Central Mindanao, Programme monitoring. Latest Follow-up: Mar-2015, FFA (in-kind), Central Mindanao, Programme monitoring Proportion of assisted people (women) informed about the programme (who is included, what people will receive, where people can complain) Base value: Dec-2013, FFA (in-kind), Central Mindanao, Programme monitoring. Previous Follow-up: Dec-2014, FFA (in-kind), Central Mindanao, Programme monitoring. Latest Follow-up: Mar-2015, FFA (in-kind), Central Mindanao, Programme monitoring Proportion of assisted people (women) who do not experience safety problems travelling to/from and at WFP programme sites Base value: Dec-2013, FFA (in-kind), Central Mindanao, Programme monitoring. Previous Follow-up: Dec-2014, FFA (in-kind), Central Mindanao, Programme monitoring. Latest Follow-up: Mar-2015, FFA (in-kind), Central Mindanao, Programme monitoring

12 Outputs The food-based food for assets (FFA) in Central Mindanao and cash-based FFA in Eastern Samar successfully resulted in the creation and rehabilitation of household and community assets. WFP ensured that the selected projects were aligned with the technical standards of WFP and with the needs of the government and communities. In fact, some of the agriculture- and fishery-based projects were continued and maintained by the participants to supplement their income after the FFA projects ended. For example, fish ponds contribute to household income and can increase dietary diversity if the fish is not sold. More importantly, the created and rehabilitated assets were intended to help reduce risks from natural disasters and can contribute to long-term benefits for the environment, which in turn, could increase community resilience. These included feeder roads, which provided the residents with access and connections to markets and other key areas. With agriculture a primary industry in the country, irrigation schemes are vital to the growth of agricultural crops, which in turn contribute to the production of staples such as rice and corn to address food gaps. All of the projects were implemented with the support of village officials and community leaders who also monitored the day-to-day implementation of the activities. Following a request from the government, WFP provided emergency food assistance through general food distribution (GFD) to the people affected by Typhoon Hagupit in Samar provinces to help make up for household food access shortfalls in the aftermath of the typhoon. This GFD and the subsequent cash-based FFA programme in the typhoonafflicted areas, complemented the Immediate Response Emergency Operation (IR-EMOP) that was also carried out from December 2014 until the first quarter of Training sessions through food for training (FFT) schemes were also provided to food-insecure households in Central Mindanao, allowing them to devote their time to learning new skills and knowledge such as life skills and literacy training, which can help sustain them economically in the future. Some of these programmes prioritised addressing the needs of the most vulnerable households, especially women who were breadwinners or heads of their families. For example, training in baking, cooking, candle-making, and dressmaking helped women commercialise the skills gained and translate them into cash-earning livelihood opportunities. On-site school feeding was successfully implemented in Central Mindanao until the end of the scholastic year in March. Hot meals were provided for elementary school students in remote communities affected by recurring conflict in the region. The intervention provided a safety net for children from vulnerable households affected by conflict, while enabling them to return to school after years of displacement and in order to retain those already enrolled. The school meals were often supplemented by vegetables grown at the schools and by communities to encourage sustainability of the programme and make healthier food baskets. In areas where blanket supplementary feeding programmes (BSFP) and targeted supplementary feeding programmes (TSFP) were implemented, the supported PLW and children were directly managed by the local health workers, who have been trained by WFP. These health workers empowered parents and caregivers during their routine follow-up, providing them with medical consultation and nutrition counselling, which included instructions on breastfeeding, food preparation, and hygiene; all important components of care practices. Under MAM treatment activities, consultations were given during admission and follow-up visits in order to sensitise parents and caregivers on the importance of proper care for undernourished children. These successful messaging and counselling activities ultimately contributed to very high proportions of caregivers receiving at least three key messages under both BSFP and TSFP. During the year, WFP completed the Phase 3 of its DPR Programme through strengthening the institutional capacities of national and local-level government actors to improve disaster risk mitigation, and preparedness and response mechanisms. WFP also increased the synergy between stakeholders in DPR through partnerships with NGOs, the civil society, and the academic community. The primary activities were training counterparts' staff members in disaster and climate risk management, contingency planning, early warning systems, and food security monitoring systems. Because of the positive feedback from previous training sessions, there was greater interest from government partners and community members to conduct more sessions at the provincial, municipal and barangay levels, which resulted in a higher than expected number of participants. More importantly, these training sessions resulted in the development and production of relevant outputs including contingency plans, creation of quick response teams, and installation of automated weather stations. WFP continued its work in policy and advocacy, and technical support in the field of food and nutrition security. WFP provided data and conducted training for government counterparts on the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), a tool that provides global standards and protocols for food security analysis and classification using a food security severity scale. The IPC aims to help stakeholders in identifying priorities for intervention. Moreover, WFP worked with the Bangsamoro Transition Commission in the development of a Food and Nutrition Security Plan, which will be incorporated into the Bangsamoro Development Plan. WFP also assisted the government in formulating the Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty Program, which focuses on hunger mitigation, poverty alleviation, and food self-sufficiency. All of these initiatives potentially offer a significant contribution to the government's overall objective of promoting rural development.

13 Output Unit Planned Actual % Actual vs. Planned SO 1: Nutrition: Prevention of Acute Malnutrition Number of pregnant/lactating women assisted Individual 7,500 6, % Proportion of targeted caregivers (male and female) receiving 3 key messages delivered through WFP supported messaging and counseling % % SO 1: Nutrition: Treatment of Acute Malnutrition Proportion of targeted caregivers (male and female) receiving 3 key messages delivered through WFP supported messaging and counseling % % SO 2: FFA C&V: Number of beneficiaries receiving cash transfers Individual 41,895 46, % C&V: Total amount of cash transferred to beneficiaries US$ 1,457,553 1,085, % Hectares (ha) of agricultural land benefiting from new irrigation schemes (including irrigation canal construction, specific protection measures, embankments, etc) Ha % Hectares (ha) of agricultural land benefiting from rehabilitated irrigation schemes (including irrigation canal repair, specific protection measures, embankments, etc) Ha 1,270 1, % Hectares (ha) of forest planted and established Ha 2,066 2, % Kilometres (km) of feeder roads built (FFA) and maintained (self-help) km % Number of assets built, restored or maintained by targeted communities and individuals Asset % Number of fish ponds constructed (FFA) and maintained (self-help) fish pond % Number of tree seedlings produced tree seedling 3,036,418 2,976, % Number of water springs developed water spring % SO 2: FFT Number of literacy sessions carried out training session % Number of livelihood support training sessions carried out training session % Number of participants in beneficiary training sessions (literacy) Individual % Number of participants in beneficiary training sessions (livelihood-support/agriculture&farming/iga) Individual 2,960 2, % SO 2: School Feeding Number of primary school children assisted by WFP Individual 100,000 99, % Number of primary schools assisted by WFP school % SO 3: Capacity Development - Emergency Preparedness and Response Number of counterparts staff members trained in contingency planning individual 1,407 1, % Number of counterparts staff members trained in disaster and climate risk management individual 13,053 13, %

14 Output Unit Planned Actual % Actual vs. Planned Number of counterparts staff members trained in early warning systems individual 2,825 2, % Number of counterparts staff members trained in food security monitoring systems individual % SO 3: Capacity Development: Strengthening National Capacities Number of food security monitoring/surveillance reports produced with WFP support report % Report on the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification Number of government counterparts trained in data collection and analysis on food and nutrition security individual % Training on Integrated Food Security Phase Classification Number of national programmes developed with WFP support (safety net) national programme % Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty Number of national safety net policies that are nutrition sensitive policy % The Food and Nutrition Security Plan Number of technical assistance activities provided activity % Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty, Food and Nurtition Security Plan, and Health Outcomes The first three months of the year marked the end of this PRRO, and thus consolidated the results achieved in the assisted communities. WFP engaged with cooperating partners to conduct distribution and post-distribution monitoring (PDM) activities in the operational areas. Monitoring and key informant interviews were conducted regularly for all activities, and household interviews were carried out during PDM activities. While WFP strived to reach the outcomes on different levels - households, communities, and policies - the three-month time-frame was too short to see significant progress in some activities. Based on the PDM results, the proportions of households headed by males and those headed by females with poor food consumption scores (FCS) were significantly better than the baseline, albeit slightly still above the targets and previous follow-up values. On the other hand, the proportion of both households headed by males and females with borderline FCS slightly increased from the baseline; however, households headed by males showed slight improvement from the previous follow-up. The significant decrease of households with poor FCS may imply shifting of households to borderline FCS and acceptable FCS categories - 61 percent of households headed by females and 62 percent of households headed by males had acceptable FCS at project end compared with 54 percent at the start of the project. Despite this, targets were not achieved. The deterioration in results were in line with the worsening poverty incidence in ARMM and affected the capacity and frequency of households to buy other food products such as meat and fish, which would have improved their food consumption pattern. WFP is working with the government on a more holistic approach towards improving the coverage and effectiveness of social protection as an integral component of poverty alleviation strategies. The household dietary diversity scores of both households headed by males and those headed by females demonstrated an upward positive trend, which showed that the beneficiaries were able to supplement WFP food with other nutritious food items for their daily meals. In the same way, the food assistance under the FFA programme positively contributed to reducing or stabilising negative coping strategies used by the households when faced with food shortages. Furthermore, the successful implementation of the asset-creation activities positively contributed to the increase in the community asset score, signifying that the communities now have more functional assets that enable them to start restoring and rebuilding their livelihoods. In Central Mindanao, retention rates in the WFP-assisted schools under the school feeding programme for the scholastic year remained high. The figures were taken from the Department of Education (DepEd) and were validated by WFP. These results indicate that the school feeding programme positively contributed towards the retention of students.

15 A capacity assessment carried out by UNICEF in 2014, showed that the human and technical expertise in health centres in most of Central Mindanao was not sufficient. Consequently, WFP reduced the targeted areas of its BSFP from 13 to three municipalities to focus only on areas where the rate of malnutrition was high, and where the health centres had the capacity to implement the programme and were supported by UNICEF. This reduction in the number of areas targeted resulted in lower-than-planned BSFP coverage of 35 percent (1,280 enrolled children out of 3,659 eligible children to participate in the programme), which was calculated using a desk-based review. Also, in 2014, UNICEF reviewed its CMAM programme and phased out its intervention in some areas. WFP partnered with HOM to target 10 of these municipalities, in addition to the 13 municipalities already under TSFP. With the overall shift of WFP's nutrition strategy, moving from addressing acute malnutrition to chronic malnutrition, the partnership was short-term and primarily aimed at helping HOM kick-start its nutrition support in these areas. This, coupled with the short time-frame to implement the programme, contributed to the coverage rate of 23 percent (1,965 enrolled children out of 8,388 estimated MAM cases) based on a desk-based review. Notwithstanding, the overall MAM treatment programme met the target rates for mortality, recovery, non-response, and default and were all within SPHERE standards, indicating that the programme contributed to the management of acute malnutrition rates among children under five. In October, WFP organised its third annual National Forum on DPR. As part of this event, WFP and partners from government, academia, and NGOs at both national and local levels conducted an assessment measuring the capacity of the government on disaster response management as a follow-up to the baseline established for the National Capacity Index on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR-NCI). Based on this year's multi-stakeholder assessment and discussion between WFP and partners, there was consensus that the capacity of the government at national and local levels has improved from last year. Lessons learned from the Typhoon Haiyan response were cited to have contributed to this improved capacity. WFP will continue to work with the government at the national and local levels to improve the capacity through the DPR programme.

16 S Project end Target Base Value Previous Follow-up Latest Follow-up Outcome (at start of project or benchmark) (penultimate follow-up) (latest value measured) SStrategic Objective 1: Save lives and protect livelihoods in emergencies 21 Coverage rate of supplementary feeding Base value: Jan-2014, BSFP (Prevention of acute malnutrition), Central Mindanao,Desk-based calculation, Secondary data. Previous Follow-up: Dec-2014, BSFP (Prevention of acute malnutrition), Central Mindanao,Desk-based calculation, Secondary data. Latest Follow-up: May-2015, BSFP (Prevention of acute malnutrition), Central Mindanao,Desk-based calculation, Secondary data Coverage rate of supplementary feeding Base value: Jan-2014, TSFP (MAM treatment), Central Mindanao, Desk-based calculation, Secondary data. Previous Follow-up: Dec-2014, TSFP (MAM treatment), Central Mindanao, Desk-based calculation, Secondary data. Latest Follow-up: May-2015, TSFP (MAM treatment), Central Mindanao, Desk-based calculation, Secondary data MAM treatment default rate (%) Base value: May-2014, Central Mindanao, Programme monitoring. Latest Follow-up: May-2015, Central Mindanao, Programme monitoring MAM treatment mortality rate (%) Base value: May-2014, Central Mindanao, Programme monitoring. Latest Follow-up: May-2015, Central Mindanao, Programme monitoring MAM treatment non-response rate (%) Base value: May-2014, Central Mindanao, Programme monitoring. Latest Follow-up: May-2015, Central Mindanao, Programme monitoring MAM treatment recovery rate (%) Base value: May-2014, Central Mindanao, Programme monitoring. Latest Follow-up: May-2015, Central Mindanao, Programme monitoring Strategic Objective 2: Support or restore food security and nutrition and establish or rebuild livelihoods in fragile settings and Sfollowing emergencies 2 CAS: percentage of communities with an increased Asset Score Base value: Jan-2013, Central Mindanao, WFP survey. Previous Follow-up: Dec-2014, Central Mindanao, Programme monitoring. Latest Follow-up: Mar-2015, Central Mindanao, Programme monitoring CSI: Coping Strategy Index (average) Base value: Jan-2013, Central Mindanao, WFP survey. Previous Follow-up: Dec-2014, Central Mindanao, Programme monitoring. Latest Follow-up: Mar-2015, Central Mindanao, Programme monitoring Diet Diversity Score (female-headed households) Base value: Jan-2013, Central Mindanao, WFP survey. Previous Follow-up: Dec-2014, Central Mindanao, Programme monitoring. Latest Follow-up: Jan-2015, Central Mindanao, Programme monitoring Diet Diversity Score (male-headed households) Base value: Jan-2013, Central Mindanao, WFP survey. Previous Follow-up: Dec-2014, Central Mindanao, Programme monitoring. Latest Follow-up: Mar-2015, Central Mindanao, Programme monitoring FCS: percentage of households with borderline Food Consumption Score (female-headed) Base value: Jan-2013, Central Mindanao, WFP survey. Previous Follow-up: Dec-2014, Central Mindanao, Programme monitoring. Latest Follow-up: Mar-2015, Central Mindanao, Programme monitoring FCS: percentage of households with borderline Food Consumption Score (male-headed) Base value: Jan-2013, Central Mindanao, WFP survey. Previous Follow-up: Dec-2014, Central Mindanao, Programme monitoring. Latest Follow-up: Mar-2015, Central Mindanao, Programme monitoring FCS: percentage of households with poor Food Consumption Score (female-headed) Base value: Dec-2013, Central Mindanao, WFP survey. Previous Follow-up: Dec-2014, Central Mindanao, Programme monitoring. Latest Follow-up: Mar-2015, Central Mindanao, Programme monitoring FCS: percentage of households with poor Food Consumption Score (male-headed) Base value: Jan-2013, Central Mindanao, WFP survey. Previous Follow-up: Dec-2014, Central Mindanao, Programme monitoring. Latest Follow-up: Mar-2015, Central Mindanao, Programme monitoring Retention rate (boys) in WFP-assisted primary schools Base value: Jun-2013, Department of Education, Central Mindanao, Secondary data. Previous Follow-up: Jun-2014, Department of Education, Central Mindanao, Secondary data. Latest Follow-up: Jun-2015, Department of Education, Central Mindanao, Secondary data Retention rate (girls) in WFP-assisted primary schools Base value: Jun-2013, Department of Education, Central Mindanao, Secondary data. Previous Follow-up: Jun-2014, Department of Education, Central Mindanao, Secondary data. Latest Follow-up: Jun-2015, Department of Education, Central Mindanao, Secondary data SStrategic Objective 3: Reduce risk and enable people, communities and countries to meet their own food and nutrition needs 3 NCI: National Capacity Index Base value: Aug-2014, WFP survey. Latest Follow-up: Oct-2015, WFP survey

17 Sustainability, Capacity Development and Handover This PRRO focused on the recovery of food-insecure, conflict-affected communities in Central Mindanao. An evaluation of the project yielded insights and recommendations that will be used to help strategise and better position WFP in the subsequent PRRO , which also commenced this year. In this new PRRO, WFP will focus on stunting prevention by working more efficiently with LGUs for FFA programmes in the local context, reviewing school feeding with regard to sustainability, and strengthening partnerships with the NGOS and the academic community to maximise impact in DPR activities. This PRRO and its follow-on were also implemented in parallel with the Special Operation , which addressed the challenges identified during the Typhoon Haiyan response in order to enhance the disaster response capability of the government in logistics and supply chain management. In the Philippines, WFP has been able to provide assistance through a Letter of Agreement with DSWD. As the lead government agency for social protection, DSWD aims to alleviate poverty through social safety nets. Similarly, WFP implements programmes, addressing food and nutrition insecurity in the most vulnerable populations in conflict and disaster-affected areas. In Mindanao, WFP provided assistance in conflict-affected areas, complementing DSWD's social protection programmes, especially in areas where there were gaps in resources or implementation capacity. WFP leverages DSWD's safety net platform for its unconditional cash transfer initiatives during emergencies. At the local level, WFP facilitated the LGU-led FFA projects, with the LGUs providing non-food items such as seeds and planting materials for asset-creation activities. Through community needs assessments and participatory consultations with the LGUs, WFP ensured that the asset-creation activities were needs-oriented in line with local development plans as stipulated in the LGU's Annual Investment Plans and Comprehensive Development Plans, Executive Legislative Agenda. National line agencies also provided local technical support and supervision to projects, while communities provided tools and chaired the project management committees. WFP's school feeding programme provided support to school-aged children until the end of the scholastic year in March. The programme complemented the national programme of DSWD and DepEd's school-based feeding programme, which aims to address undernutrition and short-term hunger among public school children. WFP conducted orientation for the Parent-Teachers Association to promote the importance of school meals, food and nutrition security, as well as proper storage and stock recording of the commodities. To encourage sustainability of the school feeding programme, WFP tapped the DSWD's 4Ps platform to institutionalise some of the needed support to the programme, one of which was the mandatory two-hour service of parents who are 4Ps beneficiaries to prepare and distribute school meals. WFP assisted the government in formulating the Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty Program, which seeks to align the different mandates of various government agencies - hunger mitigation (DSWD), poverty alleviation (Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR)), and food self-sufficiency (Department of Agriculture) - in terms of programmes and projects on the ground. WFP, in partnership with DSWD and DAR, aims to improve food and nutrition security policies at the national and local levels. Especially in the next PRRO, WFP will continue supporting this effort by providing technical support, complementing government programmes, safety nets, and advocating for policy reform. In support of the peace process in Mindanao, WFP continued to play an important role in strengthening the food and nutrition analysis and responses in the region, in conjunction with the Bangsamoro administration, to ensure that the needs of different population groups were recognised and addressed. INPUTS Resource Inputs The PRRO received adequate resources from government and private sector donors, enabling the completion of the project activities, including provision of emergency assistance to the affected populations in Samar provinces.