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3.1 Follow-up with LGU, RHU, NGOs, POs and other Project stakeholder commitments for PHE
Fifteen LGUs and 4 barangays continued to support PHE activities in both DB and VIP during this period. During this reporting period, two barangays87 in Pres. Carlos P. Garcia Bohol
allocated funds from their barangay development funds to procure FP supplies for their CBDs complementing the municipal support.
Results from Activity 3.1
• 2 barangays procuring FP commodities and distributing to Project CBDs
3.2 Advocate and provide support for local development, environment, CRM and fisheries plans andor agendas and leverage resources for incorporating PHE into local policies,
plans and agendas
During this period, a new PHE Ordinance was passed in the municipality of Buenavista, Bohol. This was a gesture by the LGU after the turn-over meetings to show their commitment to
continue supporting the sustainability plan developed to support the gains of the Project. The BALANCED - Philippines team leveraged cash or in - kind support amounting to about US
11,337.67 PhP 476, 182.36 from LGUs and Provincial Government for PHE related activities such as IEC activities, supportive supervisions, trainings Coastal Law Enforcement trainings,
repeat MEAT, etc.. The support covered the venue, meals, staff time of members of the PHE RT and RHU staff during the supportive supervisions, FP commodities, and other related costs.
Results from Activity 3.2
• One 1 PHE ordinance in Buenavista,Bohol
• US 11,337.67 PhP 476, 182.36 leveraged for PHE activities from local sources
3.3 Conduct a national level PHE orientation
Selected BALANCED-Philippines PHE advocates88 and practitioners met with representatives of the DOH and USAID representative at the DOH Bureau of International Health Cooperation
BIHC Conference Room on May 15, 2013. The purpose of the meeting was to share the PHE approach, the PHE CBD system component and the benefits of the PHE approach to the health
and welfare of the communities in the project sites and explore how best the PHE approach be adapted or disseminated to a larger health community.
The DOH representatives acknowledged that the strategies of the BALANCED-Philippines project were outstanding and directly benefitted the community. The DOH recommended that we
document all the strategies and activities for submission to the Bureau of Local Health
87 Barngay Tugas and Barangay Tilmobo 88 Dr. Corazon Bernabe MHO of Abra de Ilog, Occidental Mindoro; Dr. Joshua Vergara, MHO of Baco, Oriental
Mindoro, Dr. Estarmio Zafico of Hindang, Leyte and Dr. Edgardo Daya of Provincial Health Officer of Leyte
122 Development and National Economic Development Authority for a good practice award. They
also suggested that we present at the Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao DOH clusters for them to be able to adapt and replicate the Project’s good practices that are applicable in their regions in
August – September 2013. Results from Activity 3.3
• PHE presented at the Department of Health
3.4 Build local champions that can share real-time stories and testimonials on the advantages of the integrated PHE approach their community
Two BALANCED-Philippines local PHE champions from VIP and DB Dr Zafico of Hindang Leyte and Dr. Bernabe of Abra de Ilog were mentored and tapped as advocates during this
reporting period. They helped to promote the PHE approach and its benefits relative to their own communities to the DOH key personnel during the national meeting held on May 15, 2013 at the
DOH BIHC Conference Room. They described how the PHE approach have increased key health indicators in their municipalities particularly CPR and how the community got more
involved and empowered to act on conserving their resources and planning their families and be able to reach difficult to reach communities such as the indigenous communities Mangyans in
Occidental Mindoro.
Results from Activity 3.4 •
2 local champions identified, mentored and are actively advocating for PHE approach Summary of PMP Results for IR3
INDICATOR April to June
Accomplishment Number of nationalregional forums where the PHE approach is
highlighted 1
3.1 Amount of in-country public and private financial resources leveraged by USG programs for FPRH USAIDOH standard indicator 1
US 11,337.67 PhP 476, 182.36
3.2 Number of local policy reformsplans with integrated PHE BALANCED field indicator
1 PHE Ordinance in Buenavista,
Bohol
IR 4: Improved governance capacities of provincial and municipal LGUs in the VIP and Danajon Bank marine ecosystems
The following were the accomplishments of BALANCED-Philippines in DB and VIP during this quarter
4.1. Strengthen MPAs in select VIP and Danajon Bank sites
123 MPA Strengthening in Danajon Bank
BALANCED-Philippines worked to address the management weaknesses identified in the baseline MEAT assessment. During this reporting period, the following strengthening activities
were conducted in selected MPA in the Danajon Bank.
a MPA Participatory Biophysical Monitoring and Evaluation
Two MPA Participatory Biophysical Monitoring and EvaluationPCRA were conducted with 24 6 females; 18 males management committee members from the selected MPAs in Inabanga and
Pres. Carlos P. Garcia. The training also built the capacity of the community to monitor, record and analyze data gathered and observe changes of their marine resources from time to time and
identify possible causes of the changes if any.
b Coastal Law Enforcement Training Bantay Dagat Training
During this reporting period, a coastal law enforcement training was conducted with 18 participants 2 females and 16 males in collaboration with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic
Resources BFAR Region 7. The training also deputized the trainees as guardian of the seas- or bantay dagat.
c Repeat MEAT and PHE addendum
Repeat MEAT surveys were conducted in the ten MPAs supported by the Project in DB to assess improvements after the Project provided inputs to strengthen the MPAs that were identified as
“weak” initially by the project. The MEAT was used and results were compared with the baselines conducted in 2011. Overall, the results of the repeat MPA MEAT conducted were
positive. Six of ten MPAs increased their overall MEAT scores between the first and second assessments and although no MPA moved up a level e.g. from level one to level two six of the
MPAs made significant progress and are on the verge of moving up. Hence, even if it may be too early to gauge the impact of the MPA strengthening interventions we are confident that most of
the MPAs are moving in the right direction. The MPAs that performed the best consists of active groups of PO who have women and youth in their management bodies and those supported by
LGUs. It should be noted that MEAT scores of MPAs in Inabanga and Clarin increased more than those in Pres. Carlos P. Garcia PCPG. This may be because the strengthening activities for
MPAs in PCPG were later in the Project and hence, they have had less time to document improvements.
Similar to the repeat MEAT survey, the parallel PHE Addendum was also conducted in the 10 MPAs that benefitted from the MPA strengthening activities. These were low scoring MPAs and
none of them had reached higher than level two on the regular MEAT assessment. Results showed that among the 10 MPAs the highest score was obtained by Bonbonon MPA with 28 out
of 64 points, and Bonbon obtained the lowest score of 14. With the PHE Addendum, all the MPAs assessed achieved only Level 1.
d Other Activities
124 The BALANCED-Philippines team facilitated installation of marker buoys in the ten MPA
strengthening sites in Clarin, Inabanga and Pres. Carlos P. Garcia. The team also organized barangay presentations of the new CRM plan in Inabanga and MPA plans in Pres. Carlos P.
Garcia. MPA Strengthening in the VIP
In the VIP, CIP continued to work with the MPA network as follows:
a PCRA training
PCRA training was conducted with 17 participants 4 females and 13 males involved in the management of MPAs in the three project sites of the BALANCED-Philippines Project in the
province of Oriental Mindoro. The objectives of the training were for the participants to know the importance and purpose of participatory coastal development planning and the coastal
resources management planning process; be familiarized with some participatory methods; facilitate participatory information gathering and analyses which are be useful in the formulation
of the coastal development plan; and analyze results to identify issues and identify management guidelines.
b MPA Feed Backing Sessions
BALANCED-Philippines Project team in VIP conducted MPA feedback sessions with the stakeholders of the Project supported MPAs in Oriental Mindoro, namely, San Teodoro and
Puerto Galera. Further, in collaboration with the Provincial Government-Environment and Natural Resources Office PGENRO, LGUs and the Batangas MPA and BD Network, CIP
facilitated the MPA feedback sessions with the four89 LGUs that were finalists for the Batangas Recognition Awards for Verde Island Passage’ Outstanding MPA BRAVO
Results from activity 4.1
• 41 10 females and 31 males participants trained in PCRA in Inabanga and Pres. Carlos
P. Garcia in Bohol and Baco, San Teodoro and Puerto Galera in Oriental Mindoro •
18 participants 2 females and 16 males trained on Coastal Law Enforcement in Danajon
4.2. Strengthening of Bantay Dagat BD Networks
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