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MAJOR ISSUES & CONCERNS
Social Services & Development Sector
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Improper disposal of waste and
environmental sanitation problem primarily causing the prevalence
of communicable diseases |
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Low coverage of health programs
due to inadequate medical facilities, equipment, supply of medicines
and health workers specially in District/Municipal hospitals,
RHU and Barangay Health Centers |
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Inadequate school facilities,
instructional materials, and teachers (in both elementary and
secondary levels) |
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Inadequate knowledge and skills
on disaster preparedness to pre-empt or mitigate the impact
of natural and man-made disasters |
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Mismatch and/or lack of livelihood
employment capability and employment opportunities of the populace |
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Problem on drug abuse due to lack
of education on ill-effects of drugs, community participation
and weak monitoring and apprehension system |
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Need to establish economic support
for teachers and students in the form of loan assistance. |
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Passive attitude of municipal
and barangay officials relative to nutrition program |
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Delayed and impaired delivery
of health programs due to the negative attitude and cultural
habits of the people. |
Economic Development Sector
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Lack of business investment incentives. |
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Lack/inadequate business and agricultural
support facilities such as Provincial Industrial Centers &
Peoples Industrial Enterprise, Airport, FMR, Irrigation Facilities,
Fish Ports, Cold Storage and Post Harvest Facilities. |
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Crop destruction, crop infestation of diseases
& pests primarily due to flooding. |
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Limited access to business, agricultural and
livelihood financing due to very stiff credit requirements. |
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Very high cost of production and very low
return-on-investments. |
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Inadequate accesses to direct marketing assistance
to farmers/fishermen, businesspersons and cooperatives leading
to oppressive manipulation by intermediaries of local and foreign
business transactions. |
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Insufficient/inadequate entrepreneurial capability
and capacity of majority of the local farmers/fisherfolk, businesspersons
and cooperatives. |
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Poor investments in tourism projects leading
to inadequate tourism infrastructure and support facilities
due to peace & order problem |
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Very limited support to science & technology
development. |
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Slow acceptance of farmers/fishermen of updated
technology packages. |
Environment Management Sector
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Air and water pollution caused by improper
waste disposal and collection system/management of households,
industrial firms, commercial establishments, hospitals and vehicles. |
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Absence of Comprehensive Land Use and Zoning
Plans in some municipalities |
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Depleted marine resources (coral reefs, fish
sanctuaries, sea grasses, mangroves, etc.) and prevalence of
Red Tide contamination of the bays of Illana, Panguil, Dumanquillas
and Sibulon due to siltation, illegal coastal and mangrove activities |
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Weak/lax enforcement of fishery laws and other
environmental regulations relative to the illegal practices
of sand & gravel concessionaires and other aggregate materials |
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Watershed denudation that resulted to degradation
of agricultural lands, flooding/siltation in lowland areas/farmlands,
destruction of coastal ecosystem |
Infrastructure Development Sector
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Inadequate and poor condition due to poor
maintenance of provincial, barangay roads and farm-to-market
roads, temporary bridges, ports and airports |
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Insufficient water projects and inadequate
maintenance of existing systems in the urban and rural communities |
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Lack of interior road network to interlink
the mainland to the coastal areas |
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Inadequate classrooms [E/S & H.S) and
dilapidated school buildings. |
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Inadequate communication facilities. |
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Lack of power supply in the interior and coastal
barangays. |
Development Administration Sector
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Slow turn-out of collection from local taxes
and sources such as Real Property Tax, amusement tax, and from
other fund sources |
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Inadequate/lack of the following: drainage
system, perimeter lights, roofing, and comfort rooms in the
provincial capitol building and premises. |
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Limited involvement/participation of civil
society NGOs/POs and other stakeholders in planning. |
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Newly installed SP and SB members need orientation
in local legislation processes, systems, and procedures. |
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Provincial/Municipal Monitoring and Evaluation
Committee not totally functional |
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