MAINSTREAMING POVERTY AND ENVIRONMENT INITIATIVES IN THE UTILIZATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES (NATIONAL WEALTH TAX), PROVINCE OF BENGUET

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1 BACKGROUND RATIONALE OF THE POVERTY AND ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVES OF BENGUET BEST PRACTICES/MAIN ACTIVITIES LESSONS LEARNED/WAY FORWARD MAINSTREAMING POVERTY AND ENVIRONMENT INITIATIVES IN THE UTILIZATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES (NATIONAL WEALTH TAX), PROVINCE OF BENGUET PHILEX MINES, TUBA AMBUKLAO DAM, BOKOD 1

2 LOCATION, LAND AREA Located between north latitude and to east longitude Bounded on the: North - Mt. Province, South-Pangasinan and La Union East -Ifugao and Nueva Viscaya West -La Union and Ilocos Sur. 256 Kilometers north of Manila Capital Town of La Trinidad 6 Kilometers away from Baguio Land Area 298, 260 hectares 2

3 District 1 District 2 -Bokod -Itogon -Kabayan -Sablan -Tuba -Atok -Bakun -Buguias -Kapangan -Kibungan -La Trinidad*-Capital Town -Mankayan -Tublay * 140 barangay -Landlocked province Accessible by land: South - Kennon Road North - Halsema Highway, Cervantes-Abatan Road East Naguilian Road West Benguet Nueva Viscaya Rd. 3

4 TOTAL POPULATION (2010) = 403,494 (NSO Census) TOTAL NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLD = 84,007 (CBMS Survey ) Average Household size = 4 (CBMS) Pop. Density = 142 persons/sq.km. Growth Rate ( ) = 1.5 -IBALOI Living in the southern part of the Province -KANKANAEY Northern part of the province -KALANGUYA Occupying the eastern part of the Province 4

5 TOPOGRAPHY AND SLOPE -GENERALLY RUGGED AND GENTLY SLOPING TO STEEP SLOPE Lowest elevation meters asl at the southernmost part of Tuba Highest - 2,792 meters asl at Mt. Pulag, Kabayan (3 rd Highest Peak in the Philippines) Other prominent mountains are Tabayoc, Panutuan, Nan-agto, Osdong, Paoay, Mt. Kabunyan, Singkalsa, Sto. Tomas, Mt. Data, and Mt. Ugu. 5

6 METALLIC NON- METALLIC - GOLD - SILICA - COPPER - WHITE CLAY - SILVER - ZINC - LEAD - MOLYBDENUM 6

7 RIVER SYSTEM MAJOR RIVERS -AGNO RIVER -AMBURAYAN RIVER -ABRA RIVER -LA TRINIDAD NAGUILIAN RIVER -BUED RIVER -GALLANO-TUBA RIVER 7

8 OPERATIONAL MINES 1. PHILEX MINING CORP., TUBA 2. LEPANTO CONSOLIDATED MINING COMPANY, MANKAYAN Philex Mining Corporation, Padcal, Camp 3, Tuba 8

9 Lepanto Consolidated Mining Company, Mankayan DAMS 1. AMBUKLAO DAM, BOKOD 1. LA TRINIDAD MINI-HYDRO 2. BINGA DAM, ITOGON 2. SABLAN 3. SAN ROQUE DAM, ITOGON 3. TUBA 4. BAKUN 5. ITOGON 9

10 BINGA DAM, TINONGDAN, BENGUET R.A ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY REFORM ACT OF 2001 R.A PHILIPPINE MINING ACT OF 1995 year amount 2008 Php50,220, ,507, ,025, ,276, TOTAL Php145,029,

11 ENHANCE REVENUE COLLECTION POVERTY ALLEVIATION ENVIROMENTAL PROTECTION GOOD GOVERNANCE 11

12 CBMS DILG/LGU ( ) SAE-NSCB (2009) ATOK ATOK ATOK BAKUN BAKUN BAKUN BOKOD BUGUIAS KABAYAN KABAYAN KABAYAN KAPANGAN KIBUNGAN NHTS DSWD (2010) KIBUNGAN TUBLAY % of HH below poverty threshold WHERE ARE THEY? 1. ATOK 2. BAKUN 3. BOKOD 4. KAPANGAN 5. KIBUNGAN 6. KABAYAN 7. MANKAYAN Source; CBMS

13 OPEN PIT MINING, PADCAL, TUBA 13

14 LEPANTO MINE TAILINGS DAM, COLALO, MANKAYAN SINKING MANKAYAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, MANKAYAN 14

15 E.O EXECUTIVE ORDER STRICTLY PROHIBITING QUARRYNG ACTIVITIES ALONG THE STRETCH OF THE HALSEMA NATL. RD. IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF WITHIN THE PROVINCE OF BENGUET A.O REORGANIZING THE BENGUET PROVINCIAL ENVIRONMENT RESOURCE COUNCIL A.O CREATING AN INTER-DISCIPLINARY FOR THE ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION OF THE BEAUTIFICATION OF HALSEMA HIGHWAY, BENGUET PROVINCE A.O CREATING THE PROVINCIAL MATERNAL, NEW-BORN CHILD HEALTH AND NUTRITION (MNCHN) TEAM OF BENGUET AND DEFINING ITS FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES 15

16 Prevalence of Underweight Children Under 5 Years of Age Source: CBMS

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19 DECREASING TREND OF PREVALENCE OF UNDERWEIGHT AMONG PRESCHOOL CHILDREN FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS. YEAR RATE CY % CY % 19

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21 Agriculture inputs assistance and animal dispersal for poor farmers CONVERGENCE OF GOVERNMENT SERVICES IN THE DEPRESSED BARANGAYS OF BENGUET CY ANSAGAN, TUBA CY GADANG, KAPANGAN CY BASHOY, KABAYAN 21

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27 THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT SPENDS MORE THAN WHAT IS REMITTED BY THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AS ITS SHARE FROM THE NATIONAL WEALTH TAX FOR PROGRAMS/PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES FOR POVERTY AND ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVES. 27