1. Social Justice and Basic Needs “Pro-Poor” Package LEGISLATIVE AND EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COUNCIL 27 JULY 2004

2. Outline  Six Basic Tasks of Poverty Reduction  Legislative Proposals  A Pro-Poor Budget  Proposed Legislation

3. Dimensions of Poverty  Income Dimension  28.4% of Filipino families or 4.3 million families live below poverty threshold ( P160 per day per family of 5).  13% of Filipino families or 2 million families live below food threshold ( P107 per day per family of 5).  Poverty incidence in rural areas is 48.8% as compared to 18.6% in urban areas.  Four out of 10 poorest provinces are in ARMM (Sulu, Tawi-Tawi, Maguindanao, Lanao del Sur)

4. Dimensions of Poverty  Non-Income Dimension  Human capital  Health and Nutrition  Education  Human security  Land Tenure Security  Environment  Peace and Security

5. Social Justice and Basic Needs Package The Six Basic Tasks 1.JOBS CREATION IN AGRICULTURE AND AGRIBUSINESS 2.TRIPLE LENDING TO MICROFINANCING AND SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES 3.CLEAN WATER FOR ALL BARANGAYS 4.ELECTRICITY FOR ALL BARANGAYS 5.LOW-PRICED MEDICINES 6.EDUCATION FOR THE POOR

6. TARGETS 2004 -2010 20042005 1.1 Jobs Creation (DA) Farming and Agricultural Services Farming and Agricultural Services5,000,000jobs475,000794,000 1.2 Develop 2 million hectares of land for agribusiness of land for agribusiness (DA, DAR) (DA, DAR)  P20 billion/yr for agricultural modernization  Coconut levy fund for social services for coconut farming communities and development of coconut-based agribusiness  Marcos wealth to finance agricultural land reform, ancestral domains development and agribusiness in land reform communities 2,000,000hectares of land To be planned for Commodity Areas CoconutLivestockCoffee Oil Palm BananaCassava 1. JOBS CREATION IN AGRICULTURE AND AGRIBUSINESS

7. TARGETS 2004 -2010 20042005 2.1 Microfinancing and Microenterprise Microenterprise Development (DTI) Development (DTI) 3 million clients 3 million clients P 9 – 10 B active loans 300,000 300,000 clients clients P 1.5 B P 1.5 B active loans 500,000 500,000clients P 2.5 B P 2.5 B active loans 2.2 Small and Medium Enterprises Enterprises (DTI) (DTI) Banking Sector Banking Sector P 600 B SULONG (GFIs) P 80 B P 80 B To be planned 2. TRIPLE LENDING FOR MICROFINANCING AND SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

8. TARGETS 2004 -2010 20042005 3.1 Metro Manila and nearby urban areas covered by MWSS areas covered by MWSS (MWSS, Local Governments) (MWSS, Local Governments)200barangays21barangays11barangays 3.2 Outside Metro Manila - rural and urban areas, including water districts - rural and urban areas, including water districts (DILG, LWUA, NAPC, PAGCOR, (DILG, LWUA, NAPC, PAGCOR, Local Governments) Local Governments)200municipalities (increase to 50% population with access to clean water) 172 brgys in 52 KALAHI CIDSS municipalities To be planned 3. CLEAN WATER FOR ALL BARANGAYS

9. TARGETS 2004 -2008 20042005 Barangay energization (DOE)3,500barangays (99% of all barangays) 1,100 barangays (93.5% of all barangays) 900 barangays (96.8% of all barangays) 4. ELECTRICITY FOR ALL BARANGAYS

10. TARGETS 2004 -2010 20042005 Low-priced, most-needed medicines by the poor, available in: (DOH) a) DOH retained hospitals 727272 b) LGU Hospitals 53030100 c) Botika ng Barangay 35,0001,0004,500 5. LOW-PRICED MEDICINES

11. 6. EDUCATION FOR THE POOR TARGETS 2004 -2010 20042005 6.1 Close the classroom gap (DepEd) (DepEd) Sufficient classrooms for class size of 1:45 6,700 classrooms To be planned 6.2 Computer in every school (DepEd) (DepEd) 5 to 10 computers for each complete elementary school 20 computers for each high school To be planned 6.3 Scholar for every poor family (DepEd and CHED) (DepEd and CHED)784,000 Iskolar ng Mahihirap na Pamilya 1,385 New Iskolar 158,000