SOCIAL PROTECTION DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2023

PART 1 – MUNICIPAL PROFILE

VISION :

BATO, an economically sustained premier eco-tourism destination in Bicol by 2030 with God-loving,
educated, healthy, self-reliant and empowered people towards the attainment of disaster-resilient
community and ecologically balanced environment with an organized system of governance.

MISSION:

The Local Government Unit of BATO shall initiate and implement plans, programs and activities that will
enhance social and economic stability, self-reliance, improved quality of life and morality through
active people’s participation under an ecologically sound environment.

1.0 HISTORY
The Origin of the Town’s Name

With the Spanish Conquestadores led by Juan de Salcedo set foot in Catanduanes in 1575, Bato
remained for a time unexplored. However, during the Hispanization of the Philippines, the Governadorcillo
ordered that all settlements must have their names registered, together with the data on population and estimated
taxes due the King of Spain.

It was on this purpose that local Spanish officials assigned to the place asked a woman who was
washing clothes in the natural stone well, the name of the settlement. She thought it that the Spaniards were
asking the name of the well. So she answered “Bato” which the Spaniards recorded and reported as the name of
one of the sitios of Virac.

So then, the place was called Bato until it became a full pledge municipality on April 15, 1799. The
appointment of Alcalde Municipal came late in 1898.

The people of the newly created municipality, fought bravely the Spanish guards with Capitan Diego as
the head of the insurectos and General Brumbuela as the commanding officer who took charge of Virac,
Calolbon, and Bato. The fighting continued until after the Philippine Independence was declared at Kawit,
Cavite on June 12, 1898 because of the communication gap.

American Occupation: Pre-War

When the Americans came during the year Philippine Independence was declared at Kawit, Cavite, the
Batonhons who did not like to lose their hard-earned freedom went to the mountains and refused to recognize

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the American administration. But the natives were easily convinced to put down their arms because of the
Americans’ better knowledge of warfare and superior firearms.

Establishment of Schools

The natives found the Americans more democratic than the Spaniards. In 1904, the Bato Public School
was founded. It was housed in the Tribunal with two teachers from Albay and an American supervising them by
the name of Ralph Robinson. Miss Maria Nogot handled class A and Mr. Toribio de Vibar, class B. Batonhons
found the school much better than the Spanish convent schools in terms of methods of instruction and school
supplies. While the Spanish schools forced children to memorize the cartilla, the Americans introduced practical
knowledge through English instruction with school supplies available for free. In 1908, Miss Juliana Toledana,
the first batonhon to be trained in the methods of teaching, taught in the public school. Then in 1909, teachers
were all residents of Bato. It was in 1914 that Catanduanes became district 2, a separate district of the Division
of Albay.

Japanese Occupation

On December 12, 1941, two Japanese warships docked at Cabugao Bay. Several squadrons of
warplanes flew over the skies of the Poblacion, Batalay, Cabugao and Virac. Since the Batonhon anticipated
their coming by drills on how to backout and get shelter, in a few minutes they were able to evacuate to safer
places with handy belongings The Japanese occupied the Batalay Elementary School and be-friended the
evacuees. Majority of them were not convinced, so they remained in their places of refuge. All kinds of business
transactions whether government or private were paralyzed.

A military government was organized in Bato after the fall of Bataan on April 9, 1942, and a Filipino
major ruled under the Japanese military command. In 1943, Atty. Basilio Soriao was appointed mayor and the
incumbent mayor Ricardo Rojas was appointed as Provincial Governor by the Japanese Imperial Government
until Catanduanes was liberated. A guerilla unit was organized in Catanduanes with Major Salvador A. Rodulfo
as the commanding officer and Bato as the official headquarter. Several encounters with the Japanese forces
were made.

BATO: 1945 – 1980

After the liberation of Catanduanes in 1945, Vice Mayor Moises Tarrobal assumed the position of Mayor of
Bato and restored the function of the commonwealth government until July 4, 1946 when the country gained
independence from American control.

2.0 GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION

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Municipality of Bato, Catanduanes is situated at the South-eastern tip of the Province of Catanduanes.
It is bounded on the North by the Municipality of San Miguel and the Municipality of Baras; on the South by
Cabugao Bay; on the East by the Pacific Ocean and on the West by the Municipality of Virac – the Capital
Town of the province. Its
National Road served as the
major access road of six (6)
municipalities in going to the
capital town of Virac. They
are the municipalities of
Baras, San Miguel, Gigmoto,
Viga, Panganiban and
Bagamanoc. The seat of the
municipality is situated 8
kilometers from the Provincial
Capitol located in the heart of
the Capital town of Virac.
Municipality of Bato is
encompassed by the
meridional coordinates
124015’16” to 124021’7” East
longitude and 13032’50” to
13038’47” North latitude.

POLITICAL
BOUNDARIES and LAND
AREA
Bato belongs to the
5th Class Municipality of Catanduanes. It is politically subdivided having a 27 barangays of which are five (5)
urban barangays namely; Cabugao, Libod Poblacion, Ilawod Poblacion, Tamburan and Banawang. Twenty-two
(22) are rural barangays namely, Marinawa, Binanuahan, San Andres, Guinobatan, Sipi, Sibacungan, Tilis,
Oguis, Aroyao Pequeño, Mintay, Libjo, Talisay, San Roque, Buenavista, Cagraray, Batalay, Pananaogan, Bote
and Carorian
Having a total land area of 4,880 hectares, Bato is considered the smallest municipality comprising 3.23% of

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the total land area of Catanduanes. Predominantly, it is an agricultural community with 71.49% or 3,488.68
hectares planted with rice, abaca, coconut and corn. Built-up area used for commercial and residential areas
comprises 1.94% or 94.91 hectares. Other land uses are fishpond, nipaland and thicket occupying 21.08% or
1,028.08 hectares. In terms of land area barangay San Roque is consideredthe largest among the twenty seven
(27) barangays occupying 415.534 hectares or 8.51% of the municipality’s area. Considered large barangays
also are: Carorian, San Roque, Marinawa, and Sipi with a land area of 370.342 hectares, 350.555 hectares,
319.11 hectares, 310.101 hectares, respectively. Barangay Libod Poblacion on the other hand is the smallest
(15.654 hectares) comprising 0.32% only of the municipality’s area.

TOPOGRAPHY
The natural feature of the municipality of Bato is something it should be proud of. Having an elevation
of land which varies from sea level to about 700 meters above sea level, it has space and areas for approximately
all its necessities. The area of flat lands along the coast of Cabugao Bay and the Pacific and those along the
banks of Bato River do not only cater to the agricultural needs of its inhabitants but also to their shelter and
recreational needs.

Bato River is divided into two (2) major portions. One portion is located west of the bank. This portion
constitutes forest and reserve area of the locality, within this forest is watershed areas which could be utilized as
potable water source not only for Bato but also for Virac. The eastern portion of the bank of the river covering
25-30 percent of the locality is productive or agriculturally used. Also included in this area are the swamps and
marshes of Bato, which are spawning grounds of games and fishes.

The higher elevation of the eastern portion of the river is predominantly agricultural to majority crops
such as abaca, coconut and mixed orchard crops. Still higher in elevation than the next preceding area occupying

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a 2.5 hectares land is a man-made feature, the PAG-ASA (Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and
Astronomical Services Administration) Weather Station located in Buenavista. Thus, from its location, the
PAG-ASA could be very well forewarn inhabitants of the locality of any incoming or by-passing typhoon.
Another man-made feature is the human settlements scattered all throughout the locality but are generally
concentrated either along the coastal regions of Bato.

The municipality is generally characterized by a moderately sloping or rolling (815%) and very gently
sloping (3-8%) terrain. Its flat lands (0-3%) are mostly found along the coast of Cabugao Bay, the banks of the
Bato River and the Poblacion area stretching eastward to Barangay Talisay, Libjo and Bagumbayan. These flat
lands occupy an average area of 25-30 percent hect arage of Bato. The eastern portion of Bato facing the Pacific
Ocean has a slope ranging from 3-30%. This area includes the coastal barangays of Cagraray, Carorian, Bote
and Pananaogan shields the lowlands of the municipality from the incoming winds of the Pacific. These areas
are mostly planted to orchard, hard wood trees and abaca. Part of the western and northern portion of Bato lying
on the boundary between this municipality and the municipalities of Virac and San Miguel is mountainous area
characterized by a strongly hilly slope (30%). It is predominantly forestal.

WEATHER & CLIMATE

Bato fall under the second type of climate, characterized by the absence of dry season with a very
pronounced maximum rainfall from November to January, while April and May are the only months with the
least rainfall averaging 162 mm. With itslocation along the pacific coast, Bato is neither sheltered from
northeast monsoon nor the trade winds as well as cyclonic storms. From September to early March
thenortheasterly wind prevails at an average velocity of 3 knots. While the southwesterlywind or “Habagat”
prevails from May to early September at an average velocity of 4 knots. March to early May, wind is variable

3.0 POPULATION & DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE

Population by Age-Group and Sex Distribution

Based on the 2019 LGU COUNTS survey, Bato recorded a total of 22, 680 population. This translates
to a population of around 4, 725 HH’s. Moreover, the average household size recorded was 4.80 which
translates in an average of four persons living in the same roof.

Of the 22, 680 populations in 2019 LGU Counts, males accounted for 11, 522 or 50.80% while
females comprised of 11, 158 or 49.27%.

Population by Age Group & Sex

2019 LGU Counts
Population Total
Age Group
Male Female

0-2 years Old 649 570 1219

3-4 years old 441 410 851
5-12 years old 1951 1826 3777
13-15 years old 710 660 1370
16-17 years old 499 424 923
18-24 years old 1602 1514 3116
25-59 years old 4630 4400 9030
60 & above 1040 1354 2394
TOTAL 11522 11158 22680
Source : MPDO

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Population Composition by School-Age, Working-Age, Dependent-Age Group and Sex, Year 2019

Male Female
Sex
Age Group Both Sexes
Ratio
No. % No. %

School going population 10,038

Pre-school (3-5) 1,337 676 50.56% 661 49.4% 1.02

Elementary (6-12) 3,289 1714 52.11% 1575 47.9% 1.09

Secondary (Junior HS)(13-

1,851 977 52.78% 874 47.2% 1.12
16)

Secondary (Senior HS)(17-

899 473 52.61% 426 47.4% 1.11
18)

Tertiary (19-24) 2,664 1366 51.28% 1298 48.7% 1.05

Working Age (15-64) 14,298 7360 51.48% 6938 48.5% 1.06

Labor Force (15 and over) 14,438 7,428 51.45% 7,010 48.6% 1.06

Dependent Population 8,382 3,811 50% 3,846 45.9% 0.99

Young (0-14) 6,738 3507 52.05% 3231 48.0% 1.09

Old (65-over) 1,644 1644 100.00% 655 39.8% 2.51

Source: MPDO, 2019 LGU Counts

POPULATION DENSITY
Bato has a total population of 22, 680 comprised of 27.13% urban
population and 73.87% rural population. Based on the actual land area 4,619.96 hectare, the
municipality has an average density of almost 5 persons per hectare.

Population Density, by Barangay

CY 2014 & 2019

Pop'n (2014 Pop'n (2019 Gross Area 2014 Pop'n

Barangay
RCBMS) LGU Counts) (ha) CY 2012 Density

URBAN
Banawang 584 640 106.4866 5.48
Cabugao 2,592 3050 180.349 14.37
Ilawod (Pob.) 849 928 18.5586 45.75

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Libod Poblacion 1,001 931 15.4616 64.74

Tamburan 511 603 74.6843 6.84
Subtotal 5,537 6,152 395.540 14.00
RURAL
Aroyao Pequeño 166 225 111.9251 1.48
Bagumbayan 400 485 89.7427 4.46
Batalay 1,293 1606 414.8723 3.12
Binanwahan 1,681 2147 96.754 17.37
Bote 869 1300 279.3402 3.11
Buenavista 372 496 237.882 1.56
Cagraray 613 706 300.0935 2.04
Carorian 662 518 370.252 1.79
Guinobatan 1,085 1426 106.5057 10.19
Libjo 317 407 106.9633 2.96
Marinawa 512 682 318.8697 1.61
Mintay 342 396 129.6876 2.64
Oguis 362 432 63.8877 5.67
Pananaogan 603 718 197.576 3.05
San Andres 344 422 79.1611 4.35
San Pedro 459 510 76.4673 6.00
San Roque 1,385 1659 354.6823
Santa Isabel 128 165 81.0461 1.58
Sibacungan 603 648 302.3183 1.99
Sipi 804 967 309.7899 2.60
Talisay 252 257 120.851 2.09
Tilis 289 356 75.7536 3.82
Subtotal 13,541 16,528 4,224.421 3.21
TOTAL 19,078 22,680 4,619.96 4.13
Source : 2019 LGU Counts, 2014 RCBMS, MPDO & Assesor’s Office

Labor Force
The labor force participation rate based on 2019 LGU Count recorded is 99.03%. Employment
rate was 99.27%, while unemployment rate was 0.73%.

Labor Force Population by Sex and Age 15 years old & over

City/Municipal

Sex *Not in
Population 15 Yrs Unemploye
Employed % % Labor
and Over d
Force

Both Sexes 14, 304 14,199 99.27 105 0.73

*Not in Labor Force - means persons 15 years old and over who are neither employed nor unemployed
e.g., full‐time students, stay‐home housewives, retirees, etc

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Labor Force Population by Sex and Employment Sta-

tus, Year 2019
4000

Population
3500 Male Female
3000
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
0
Employed Unemployed

Ethnicity
Mother Tongue is defined as the language/dialect first learned by a person to speak. Based on the 2019
LGU Counts, Ethnicity Distribution Report showing the present ethnicity of Bato. Thus, it implies that majority
of the population of Bato, speaks Bicol as their primary language.

ETHNICITY DISTRIBUTION REPORT, CY 2019

Religious Waray 100
Affiliation Tausug 3
Tagalog 210
Surigaonon 1
Based on Sama/Samal 1 the
2014 CBMS Pangasinan/Panggalato 25
Others 181
Survey, Roman Masbateño /Masbatenon 8
Catholic remained Manobo 1 as
Maguindanao 3
the largest Kapampangan 17
Kadaklan / kachakran 1
religious Itawis 1
affiliation which Ilocano 1
Ibanag 63
accounts to Hiligaynon, Ilonggo 1
96.35% of the Higaonon 45
Dumagat 1
total population of Davao - Chavacano 5
Cebuano 1
Bato followed by Caviteño 46
Protestant or those Capizeño 2
Cagayanen 1
belong to Born- Bukidnon 1
again Christian Boholano 2
Bisaya / Binisaya 112
with 1.76% of the Bikol / Bicol 17391
Ata/Negrito 1
total population. American Origin 2
0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000 14000 16000 18000 20000
Total

Magnitude of Families/Individuals
Based on the table below conducted in 2019 LGU Counts, there are 2,234 households of 56.75% lived
below the poverty line. Furthermore, Bote had the highest poverty incidence at the barangay level with 78.95%
of their total households, it is followed by Bote and Rizal with 78.80% and 75.56%, respectively. However,
Ilawod Poblacion registered the lowest poverty incidence with 22.11% or 44 household

Households with Income Below Poverty Threshold,

CY 2019 LGU Counts

Barangay Number of Magnitude Proportion

Households (Number) (%)

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Aroyao Pequeño 53 12 22.64%

Bagumbayan 97 12 12.37%
Banawang 135 31 22.96%
Batalay 327 45 13.76%
Binanwahan 406 87 21.43%
Bote 282 89 31.56%
Buenavista 111 19 17.12%
Cabugao 641 107 16.69%
Cagraray 158 47 29.75%
Carorian 107 35 32.71%
Guinobatan 297 78 26.26%
Ilawod (Pob.) 201 31 15.42%
Libjo 90 14 15.56%
Libod Poblacion 212 19 8.96%
Marinawa 135 28 20.74%
Mintay 89 19 21.35%
Oguis 87 20 22.99%
Pananaogan 147 26 17.69%
San Andres 89 16 17.98%
San Pedro 99 10 10.10%
San Roque 333 57 17.12%
Santa Isabel 30 5 16.67%
Sibacungan 144 39 27.08%
Sipi 196 14 7.14%
Talisay 53 6 11.32%
Tamburan 125 28 22.40%
Tilis 81 15 18.52%
Total 4,725 909 19.24%
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT PROFILE

EDUCATION

The first public school founded in Bato was in 1904 with two teachers from Albay – Miss Maria Nogot
and Mr. Toribio de Vibar, under the supervision of an American named Ralph Robinson. Education has been the
one of the most important sectors for the BAtonhon since it helps people to grow academically and
intellectually.

The elementary schools recorded a total of 2515 enrollees for school year 2018 – 2019, 1354 males and
1161 females.

Secondary education is catered by three public schools. The identified number of enrollees for the
school year 2018 – 2019 reached a total number of 1918 for Junior High School – 915 males and 1918 females;
and 772 enrollees for Senior High School – 389 males and 383 females.

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Bato do not have a tertiary school but the municipality has a vocational/ technical school which is the
Cabugao School of Handicrafts and Cottage Industry (CSHCI), a Technical Education and Skills Development
Authority (TESDA) affiliated school located at Barangay Cabugao, for those who cannot afford to pursue a
college education. CSHCI has a total enrollee of 1007 – 447 males and 560 females. All in all, the enrolment in
the municipality of Bato for school year 2018 – 2019 reached a total number of 5,284 enrollees.

HEALTH
The Municipality of Bato provides health services thru its health facilities one(1) hospital – Bato
Maternity and Children Hospital; one (1) Rural Health Unit and four (4 ) Barangay Health Stations.

BATO MATERNITY and CHILDREN HOSPITAL serve as the primary health provider in the
municipality. It also serve the health needs of adjacent municipalities of San Miguel, Baras and Gigmoto. The
services it renders includes consultation, laboratory, pharmacy, delivery, admission and minor surgeries
delivered by the following health personnel; 2 doctors, 9 nurses, 6 midwives, 1 pharmacist, 1 dentist and nursing
attendants and 17 administrative personnel. This is funded out of the government budgets.It is located at
Barangay Tamburan and has a 25 bed capacity. This translate the ratio of hospital bed over population of
1.10:1000.

BATO Rural Health Unit (RHU) located at Libod Poblacion are managed thru municipal health officer
and being staffed by one (1) doctor, one (1) nurse, four (4) midwives, one (1) medical technologist, (1) sanitary
inspector. The basic health services being delivered includes medical consultation services, treatments of minor
ailments, maternal and child health care, nutrition, dispensation of drugs and medicines, on calls and attendance
at home, immunization and conduct of health education, family planning, sanitation campaign and other health
related activitieMeanwhile,

BARANGAY HEALTH (BHS), the primary health care facility at the barangay level, provides first
aid, maternal and child health care, diagnosis of social diseases, and other basic health services to all them
members of the community it is serving. It is being manned by rural health midwives, barangay nutrition
scholars and barangay health workers, and they follow a schedule of medical services from Monday to Friday.
Ideally, there should be BHS per barangay but in absence of health station in every barangay some of the
Barangay Hall was utilized as health center.

WELFARE PROFILE

A. Vulnerable Children (0 to below 18 years old)

❑ Number of malnourished children (Source: Barangay Nutrition Scholar)

Nutritional Status Distribution Report, Aged 0-5 yrs old

LGU COUNTS 2019

Population Aged 0-5 yrs old Aged 0-2 yrs old Aged 3-5 yrs old
Category

Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total

Above normal 14 15 29 6 5 11 7 9 16
Below
normal(moderate) 46 31 77 19 18 37 27 13 40
Below
normal(severe) 7 6 13 2 2 4 5 4 9

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Normal 1,257 1,179 2,436 621 544 1,165 636 635 1,271

Total 1,324 1,231 2,555 648 569 1,217 675 661 1,336
Source : MPDO

Comparative Report on Nutritional Status Distribution Report, Aged 0-5 yrs old
2014 Population 2019 Population
Aged 0-5 yrs old Aged 0-5 yrs old
Category

Male Female Total Male Female Total

Above normal 13 6 19 14 15 29
Below
normal(moderate) 36 38 74 46 31 77

Below normal(severe) 6 9 15 7 6 13

Normal 1219 1152 2371 1,257 1,179 2,436

Total 1274 1205 2479 1,324 1,231 2,555

❑ Number of 3 to 4 year old children not attending day care service/ supervised neighborhood play

Total Male Female

669 350 319

❑ Number of potentially neglected 0 to 2 year old children

Total Male Female

NO data 0 0

❑ Number of children in need of special protection (0 to below 18 years old)

Cases Previous Year Current Year

Male Female Total Male Female Total
Abandoned 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neglected 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sexually Abused
- Rape 0 2 2 0 0 0
-Incest
-Acts of lasciviousness
0 1 1 0 0 0
Sexually Exploited 0 0 0 0 0 0
-Victim of prostitution
-Victim of pedophilia
-Victim of pornography/

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cyber pornography
Physically 0 0 0 0 0 0
Abused/maltreated
Street Children 0 0 0 0 0 0
Victim of Child Labor 0 0 0 0 0 0
Victim of illegal 0 0 0 0 0 0
recruitment
Victim of child 0 0 0 0 0 0
trafficking
Victim of armed conflict 0 0 0 0 0 0
Children at risk 2 0 2 0 0 0
CICL 1 0 1 1 1 1
Source : MSWDO

❑ Number of children placed in alternative parental care

Cases Male Female Total

Adoption 0 0 0
Foster Care 1 0 1
Legal Guardianship 0 0 0

❑ Number of children with disabilities by type of disability, Aged 0-18 yrs old
CY 2022

Type of Disability Male Female Total

Visual Impairment 34
Hearing Impairment 16
Physical Disability 58
Mental Disability 16
Learning Disability 28
Psychosocial 8
Speech Impairment 19

B. Vulnerable Youth (15 to 30 years old)

❑ Number of youth in need of special protection

Cases Previous Year Current Year

Male Female Total Male Female Total
Sexually Abused 0 1 0 0 1 0
-Rape
-Incest
-Acts of Lasciviousness
Sexually Exploited 0 0 0 0 0 0
-Victim of prostitution
- Victim of pedophilia
-Victim of
pornography/cyber
pornography
Physically 0 0 0 0 0 0
abused/maltreated
In-conflict with the law n/a
Victim of illegal 0 0 0 0 0 0
recruitment

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Victim of trafficking 0 0 0 0 0 0
Victim of armed conflict n/a
Street youth 0 0 0 0 0 0
Drug dependents
Teenage Pregnancy 0 0 0 0 0 0

❑ Number of youth not enrolled in secondary school

Total Male Female

C. Disadvantaged Women (18 to 59 years old)

❑ Number of women in especially difficult circumstances

Cases Previous Year Current Year

Male Female Total Male Female Total

Sexually Abused 0 0 0 0 0 0
-Rape
-Incest
-Acts of lasciviousness

Physically 0 0 0 0 0 0
abused/maltreated

Emotionally abused 0 0 0 0 0 0

Victim of illegal 0 0 0 0 0 0
recruitment

Victim of trafficking 0 0 0 0 0 0

Victim of involuntary 0 0 0 0 0 0
prostitution

Victim of armed conflict 0 0 0 0 0 0

Women in detention 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Women with disabilities

D. Persons with Disability

❑ Number of persons with disabilities (PWDs, by type of disability

Disability Distribution Report, Aged 18-59 yrs old

CY 2019
Type of Disability Male Female Total
Low vision 9 6 15
Mentally ill 28 23 51
Mild cerebral palsy 5 2 7
Multiple impairment 0 7 7
No legs 1 0 1
One hand 2 0 2
One leg 4 3 7
Oral defect 3 4 7
Others 91 88 179
Partial blindness 11 6 17
Partially deaf 3 6 9
Retarded/Mental
4 2 6
retardation
Severe cerebral palsy 1 1 2
Total blindness 3 1 4
Totally deaf 3 1 4
Total 168 150 318

❑ Number of PWDs by category (in crisis situation)

Category Previous Year Current Year

Male Female Total Male Female Total
Abused/Exploited 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neglected/Abandoned 0 0 0 0 0 0
Others (specify) 0 0 0 0 0 0

E. Senior Citizens

❑ Number of indigent senior citizens (in crisis situation)

Cases Previous Year Current Year

Male Female Total Male Female Total
Abused 0 0 0 0 0 0
Maltreated 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neglected/Abandoned 0 0 0 0 0 0

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F. Other Disadvantaged Families/Individuals

❑ Number of families victims of disasters/calamities

Classification Previous Year Current Year (2019)

Number Number
Families in identified disaster
prone areas
Victims of flooding 2199
Victims of landslides 1253
Victims of earthquake n/a
Victims of volcanic eruption n/a
Victims of Fire 4
Victims of typhoon

❑ Number of internally displaced families

Classification Previous Year Current Year

Number Number
Displaced families due to disasters 5324 (Typhoon Rolly 2020)
Displaced families due to armed 0 0
conflict

❑ Number of families at risks/by type of cases

Classification/Family Cases Previous Year Current Year

Number Number
Street families 0 0
Urban Poor
Informal settlers 128 (RCBMS 2014) 67 ( LGU COUNTS 2019)
Indigenous peoples n/a n/a
Migrant workers/overseas Filipino 240 (LGU Counts 2019)
workers
Victims of trafficking 0 0
Deportees n/a

HOUSING

Based on the 2019 LGU Counts, Table 3.22 shows that out of 4, 725 HH’s, 3329 HH’s or 70.46% still
possess their own house & lot , followed by the households in own house, rent-free lot with consent of owner
rented units (810). The survey shows that, 67 HHs or 1.42% considered as informal settlers. This is lower
compared to 2014 RCBMS Survey recorded as 3.13%.

Tenure Status of the Housing Unit and Lot Distribution Report

CY 2019

Tenure Status No of HH's Percent (%)

Own or owner-like possession of house and lot 3329 70.46

Own house, rent-free lot with consent of owner 810 17.14

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Rent-free house and lot with consent of owner 313 6.62

Rent house/room including lot 117 2.48

Own house, rent lot 67 1.42

Own house, rent-free lot without consent of owner *** 54 1.14

Others 18 0.38

Rent-free house and lot without consent of owner *** 11 0.23

Living in a public space without rent *** 4 0.08

Living in a public space with rent 2 0.04

Total 4725 100.00

Source : 2019 LGU Counts, MPDO

Note :: *** - considered as informal settler

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PART II. LGU RISK VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT

A. Risk and Vulnerabilities of LGU

Risk and Vulnerabilities

A. Individual Life Cycle Risk

• Infant Mortality Rate ( below 0 yrs old) 0

• Under – 5 Mortality Rate 0

87 (2014)
• Prevalence of Malnutrition 90 (2019)

• Number of stunted children

• Prevalence of Teenage pregnancy (youth) 14

• Maternity Mortality Rate 0

• Disability ratio (women) • Women

• Old-age Dependency Ratio • PWD

• illness • Older Person

• Percentage of Families with Large Family size (5 or

more family member) 133/6498

2 (2022)
• Cases of HIV AIDS • Family 0 (2021)

B. Economic Risk

● Underemployment

157 (2019 LGU Counts)

● Unemployment 153 (2014 rcbms)

909 (2019 LGU Counts)

● Poverty lncidence 2324 (2014 RCBMS

● Labor Productivity /Labor force

● Number of individuals affected by Company/Labor

Shutdown, labor strike/labor retrenchment

C. Environment and Disaster Risk

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128 (2014)
● Number of informal settlers 67 (2019)

● No. of families displaced due Disaster 0

● No of families displaced due to development projects 0

389 (2019)
● No. of families with no access to potable water 23 (2014)

138 (2014)
● No. of families with no access to CR 49 (2019)

● No. of families affected by drought 0

● No. of families affected by flooding 2199 (CDRA Process)

● No of families affected by landslide 1253 (CDRA Process)

● No of families at affected by earth quake n/a

● No of families at affected by Volcanic eruption n/a

6 (2018)
● No of families affected by fire 4 (2019)

● No. of families identified in disaster prone areas

D. Social and Governance Risk

● Crime rate 53

● Crime Rate Against Person 27

● Crime Rate Against Property 9

● Arm conflict n/a

● Cases of domestic violence 2

● Cases of Political insurgencies/Extra Judicial killings and

Enforced Disappearances n/a

● Cases of Drug abuse 1

● Cases of discrimination n/a

● Net Enrollment Rate

● Completion Rate

● Simple Literacy Rate

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● Functional Literacy Rate

Workshop 2:

1. INDIVIDUAL LIFE CYCLE RISKS

RISKS VULNERABLE REASONS/ IMPACTS ON FAMILY PROGRAMS/

GROUPS CONDITIONS THE FAMILY ADAPTATIO SERVICES
AFFECTED LEADING TO MEMBERS N ACCESSED
RISKS STRATEGIES BY FAMILIES

Morbidity Older Person Poor Nutrition Dependency Referral Livelihood

Loss of morale Services Assistance
Youth (School Economic ( DOLE,
Age) problem in the Looking for TESDA, DTI,
family possible DSWD)
sponsorship

Presence of Children Poor Family Prone to Availment of

malnutrition Income Health Issues Supplmental Supplmental
Feeding Feeding
Program Program

Poor Nutrition Loss of Live Implementatio

n of Nutrition
Program

Prevalence of Women Poor Broken Family Attending Psychological

Abused Women Relationship Counselling Debriefing
Family with the May developed
partner low self-esteem Availment to
and depression the skills
training
provided by
the TESDA
DOLE, DTI

Providion of
Sustainable
Livelihood
Program

Presense of 14 Youth Peer Pressure Interrupted Attending IEC on Related

Teenage Family Education Counselling Family
Pregnancy dysfunctional Program
Not Attending Maternal
School Mortality
Psycho-social
Rape Case Low Morale Counselling
Victim

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2. ECONOMIC RISKS

RISKS VULNERABILIT IMPACTS ON VULNERABL FAMILY EXTERNAL

Y INDICATORS THE E GROUP ADAPTATIO INTERVENTI
FAMILY AFFECTED N ON
MEMBERS STRATEGIES

Seasonal Lack of education Insufficient Workers in Income Skills training,

employment of Job mismatch family income formal and augmentation livelihood
45% or 2300 to provide informal sector activities assistance
Family HH basic needs
heads such as
education,
food , shelter

Presence of Low family Unable to Family below Income Partnerships

HHs below income meet the basic poverty augmentation with DSWD
Poverty needs of threshold activities
Threshold family
Livelihood TUPAD
May lead to Training
involvement in Program such
crimes such as as Gulayan Sa
theft Barangay

Children may Assistance to

not be able to education of
go school children
through
scholarship
program

SPES
PROGRAM

3. Environment and Disaster Risk

RISKS VULNERABLE REASONS/ IMPACTS FAMILY

GROUPS AFFECTED CONDITIONS ON THE ADAPTATION
LEADING TO FAMILY STRATEGIES
RISKS MEMBERS

Number of informal ALL Has no capacity Displacement Subsidy program

settlers to acquire own on Pabahay
land Prone to land
(2019 LGU Counts) eviction
(households
occupying house and lots
without permission of
owner)

No. of families displaced ALL Located in a Loss of lives Relocation to a

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due Disaster flood prone area, safer place

near waterways Damage to
property

4. SOCIAL AND GOVERNANCE RISKS

SOCIAL AND FACTORS THAT IMPACTS OF RESPONSES RESPONSES OF

POLITICAL EVENTS CONTRIBUTE TO THE RISKS OF THE GOV’T. AND
THAT BRING RISKS THE RISKS COMMUNIT AGENCIES
Y LEADERS OUTSIDE OF
THE
COMMUNITY

Political transitions Political differences, Slow economic None Assess LGU

Political instability change in policies and development Provide Capacity
staff Development
Employee’s
Short Term of office conflict with the Enforce strong
administration code of conducts

May cause Established

mental health positive
relationship with
the administration

Undergo stress
debriefing

Workforce Crisis Understaff offices Increased Hiring of

Workload & additional
Burnout manpower
(contract of
Unmet service)
compliance
requirement

Poor Services

Workshop 3:

A. Social Protection Adaptation Strategies: Inventory of Gaps

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Risk and What are the What are lacking/gaps New/Enhanced SP

Vulnerabilities existing strategies to Program
reduce/respond to
risk

A. Individual Life Cycle

Risk

 Prevalence of old aged

dependency Social Pension Policy on the selection Expansion of SP to
other SC not
Health Insurance Limited coverage (1607 covered by DSWD
(2,295 are senior
SOC PEN, 688 not
Citizens)
covered of socpen) Self-Social
(1,607 are SOCPEN)
Enhancement of
senior Citizens

Provision of
Livelihood Training
Program for Senior
Citizens

0-2 y.o not included in Geriatric Services

the SFP of DSWD

Unsustained program
• Prevalence of Supplemental Feeding Institutionalization /
due financial limitation
Malnutrition Program Mainstreaming of
ECCD F1K in the
ECCD F1K local level and
provide funds
RUSF
thereof
Capacity Dev. For
Gulayan Sa
BNS/CDWs/BHWs
Barangay
Health Services (vit.
Supplementation,
deworming, nutrition
education)
Lack of interest of the
youth

UKP of DSWD Poor economic

 Increasing no. of OSYs condition of the family
Involvement in Youth
among 15-24 yrs old
Org. Strengthen youth
(1,231 Not schooling)
dev. programs
(Employment/ Advocacy activities Limited staff
Looking for Work, ( Observance of compliment to
Family Income not Linggo ng Kabataan) implement youth
sufficient to send programs Inclusion of LYDP
child to school, lack

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of interest, early in LGU plans

marriage, etc.)
Government
Internship Program
Ordinance Creating
( in collaboration with LYD Office with
DOLE) manpower
compliment

Strict compliance of
the CSC and
national agencies
on the circulars
issued

Tulong Aral Sa
Kabataan

Localize GIP

Presence of 14 Teenage To undertake the Limited Funds You-4-You

Pregnancy Social Protection Teen Trail
Program for Lack of IEC Program
Teenage Mothers
and their IEC Related to
Children Family
Lack of regular
(SPPTMC) Development
checkups
Seminars
(FDS)

Adoption of Limited of funds for the

Adolescent laboratory test
Health and Establishment
Development of Adolescent
Program (AHDP) Clinic

To strictly implement
and strengthen the
Intensification
You-for-You (u4u)
of You-for-
Teen Trail
You (u4u)
Counseling and Teen Trail
Referral Services Program

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Hiring of
POPCOM
Officer

Presence of malnutrition Operation Not all BHS/BHC

TImbang provides complete
basic equipment
Supplemental and essential
Feeding Program medicines

Nutrition
Program
Lack of funds for
the purchase of
extra
supplementation

Prevalence of Abused Women Presence of

VAWC Desk in
the barangay

Psycho-social
counselling

Seasonal employment of 45% Employment of AICS dependency Strengthen the

or 2300 Family HH heads placement of LOCAL PESO
program of local
PESO

Skills
development
training

Sustainable Lenient on the

Livelihood implementation of
Program 4Ps Program
AICS

4Ps Program

Presence of HHs below Poverty Sustainable AICS Sustained the

Threshold Livelihood AICS program
Program
Review the
4Ps Program Non-inclusion of category of
other poor non-poor
AICS households in 4Ps
Conduct of re-

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Gulayan Sa Livelihood Program assessment of

barangay have lapses on the those poor
implementation tagged as non-
Capital/Financial poor
assistance Unsustainable
Government
Livelihood Program

Number of informal settlers Core shelter Lack of local Socialized

program resources to Housing
implement Pabahay Program
Program/Socialized
(2019 LGU Counts)(households
Housing
occupying house and lots
without permission of owner)

No. of families displaced due Resettlement Zoning Ordinance Strict

Disaster not properly Enforcement of
implemented Zoning
Ordinance
No lots/land
available possible Lot inventory
for the relocation
Provision of
funds for the
purchase of
land

Passage of
Lenient on laws localized
and ordinance on environmental
protection and laws and
rehabilitation of ordinances
forest ecosystem
as well as on
solid waste
management (RA
9003)

DRRM is not Updating of

implemented well Lack of manpower CDRA process
to implement
programs on Institutionalize
DRRM d the
manpower
pooling
through

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contract of
service

Political transitions Insecurity and Lack of employee

uncertainty of protection on
employee political stability

Workforce Crisis Manpower

Augmentation

Workshop 4:

Formulating the Strategies

1. INDIVIDUAL LIFE CYCLE RISKS

Risk and
SP Vulnerab
Inputs
Programs ilities Amoun Outcome
(Resource Activities Outputs
(from (from t s
s)
workshop 3) Workshop
2)

Expansion of Old-age 100,00 Additional Passage of One (1)

SOCPEN to Dependen 0.00 funds for Resolution for Passage resolution
other SC not t Provision Provision of of passed
of FA to FUNDs and resolutio and
covered by
senior Granting the n implemen
DSWD citizens same those not passed, ted
not covered by
(688 not covered SOCPEN
socpen) assistance
of DSWD 100% of Alleviate
the not poverty
socpen
provide
d with
Social
Pension

Permane
nt
Manpower Creation and Personn
Augmentat Filling-up of el hired Operation
ion Plantilla of OSCA
through Position sustained
Hiring of
Organic
Personnel
to

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manageme
nt the
OSCA

Provision
of
localized
social
pension
funded by
the LGU

Communi 27
cation baranga
Intensifi Education ys
cation of conduct
Public
You-for- ed with
Awarenes
You CEPA,
s , TOT
(u4u) school
Trainings,
Teen based
Teenage 100,00 IEC,
Trail IEC,
Pregnancy 0.00 Conduct TOT
Program of training
Lecture, for
Film students
Showing leader
includin
g
teacher

Establis
hment
of POPCO
Manpower Hiring of
Adolesc 500,00 M
Augmentat POPCOM
ent 0.00 Officer
ion Officer
Clinic hired

Workshop 5:

I. CONCLUSIONS

As Municipality of Bato faces different challenges struggles addressing the social difficulties and
problems presented in the summarized tables/figures in the risk and vulnerabilities several
recommendations should be implemented, policies to formulate and adopt.

After series of workshops, recommended options were identified to address the prevailing gaps. To
sum up all the strategies, policies to be made and all the interventions to fill the gaps and deficiencies,

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this will incur additional wherein the government of bato has financial incapacity, however rest assured
that the LGU will exert all the effort to come up in a win-win solutions.

II. RECCOMENDATIONS

INDIVIDUAL LIFE CYCLE RISKS

• Children
 Support services to ALS implementation
 Support and assistance of the Sanguniang Kabataan Federation to respond on out of school
children and youth concerns and needs
 Implement advocacy activities, preventive and protective activities and services for children
and youth.
 Continuous provision of hot meals to children after the 120 days supplemental feeding
program of DSWD.
 Conduct/sponsor Forum on Alternative Parental Care – Adoption, Foster Care and Legal
Guardianship
 Involvement of CSO’s and NGOs in the Planning, Implementation, Monitoring and
Evaluation of social welfare services for children

• YOUTH
 Adequate lecture on teenage pregnancy
 Intensification of You-4-You Teen Trail
 Adequate lecture on proper health care e.g. mother and child health care, family planning, pre-
marriage counseling, and responsible parenthood
 School Based CEPA on teenage pregnancy
 Formulation of Comprehensive Local Juvenile Intervention Program

• Women
 Set up database /information system for disadvantaged, needy and marginalized women
 Strengthen livelihood program of women through the Federation of KALIPI
 Employ personality enhancement interventions to women and ensure continuous participation to socio
community activities.
 Continue the capacity building intervention on the VAWC functionality
 Involvement of CSO’s and NGOs in the Planning, Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation of
social welfare services for women
• PWD
 Establishment of statistical and master list of persons with disabilities
 PDAO to strengthen advocacy on accessibility to ensure that all types of disabilities can have equal
access to programs and services in the government
 PDAO to strengthen advocacy on inclusive education
 PDAO to intensify the process of survey and identification of persons with disabilities across all types.

• Older Person
 Provision of funds for the localized social pension program

Family

 Strengthen psycho social services and activities through conduct of capability building activities
relation to disaster risk reduction and management
 Provision of Livelihood Program

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PART III – DOCUMENTATIONS & REFERENCES

References :


 DSWD AO No. 02 s. 2023 – Amended Guidelines for Prepartion of Social Protection and
Development Report (SPDR) –AO 7, s. 2011
 SOCIAL PROTECTION HANDBOOK
 2019 LGU COUNTS
 2022-2025 Comprehensive Development Plan
 Ecological Profile 2020
 2023 SPDR Write shop

Documentation:

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