DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM STATUS OF CARP IMPLEMENTATION

January to December 2011

HIGHLIGHTS OF PERFORMANCE
A. Land Tenure Improvement (LTI) 1. Land Acquisition and Distribution (LAD) Land Distribution For the Period From January to December 2011, DAR acquired and processed a total of 120,284 hectares or 60 percent of the gross target1 for the year of 200,000 hectares. However, 8,395 hectares of these were found to be either nonCARPable or landowners retained areas. This leaves DAR with a net area of 111,889 hectares of private and government lands found to be suited for agricultural use and the same were subsequently distributed to 62,262 ARBs nationwide. (Figure 1).

Refers to the total area projected to be acquired and distributed for the year 2011. The target includes both CARPable and non-CARPable areas, i.e., landowners retained areas, areas excluded and/or exempted from CARP coverage, roads, easement/right of way, etc.
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The total net area distributed during the period under review comprised 48,984.77 hectares (44%) private agricultural lands (PAL) and 62,903 hectares (56%) non-PAL, i.e., settlements lands, landed estates and government-owned lands (Figure 2).

The bulk of lands distributed during the year are governmentowned lands (45,877 hectares 41 percent), lands distributed through the voluntary land transfer (VLT) scheme (24,686.51 hectares 22 percent),2 and settlement areas (16,937 hectares 15 percent). Aggregately, land distributed through these three schemes totaled to 87,500.70 hectares or 78 percent of the total area distributed during the year. In terms of volume of lands distributed, huge portions distributed during the year came from Region XII (32,753 hectares), Region VII (10,930 hectares), ARMM (8,767 hectares) and CARAGA (8,594 hectares). Aggregately, these four regions distributed 61,044 hectares, or 54% of the total area distributed of 111,889 hectares. In terms of performance vis--vis targets, five regions exceeded their targets. These are: ARMM (135 percent), CARAGA (117 percent), Region VII (116%), Region IX (115 percent), and Region II (109%), respectively. Details on regional disaggregation of lands distributed during the year are presented in Figure 3.

These are lands offered under the voluntary land transfer (VLT) scheme prior to the enactment of RA 9700 in July 2009 and processing of which were completed only during the year.
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Cumulative Accomplishment as of December 2011 As of the end of December 2011, DAR has already distributed a total of 4,385,092 hectares. This is equivalent to 82 percent of the DARs land distribution gross scope of 5,366,4433 hectares. So far, the program has transformed a total of 2,561,226 landless farmers into landowners, thus, giving them full access and control over the lands awarded to them. The total net CARPable area distributed so far, comprised 56 percent PAL (2,463,255 hectares) and 44 percent non-PAL (1,921,837 hectares). The details on the area distributed in terms of land type/mode of acquisition are presented in Figure 4.

DARs revised Land Acquisition and Distribution Scope of 5,366,443 hectares is derived by adding the validated LAD balance of 1,093,240 hectares as of end of 2010 and the cumulative land distribution accomplishment as of end of 2010 of 4,273,203 hectares.
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Balance end of 2011 It should be recalled that as of the end of 2010, DAR has a gross balance of 1,093,240 hectares. With the total area of 120,2844 hectares processed during the period under review, the LAD balance now stands at 972,956 hectares. LAD Balance end of 2011
PARTICULARS (has)
LAD SCOPE CUMULATIVE ACCOMP. E.O. 2010 LAD BALANCE E.O. 2010 AREA PROCESSED CY 2011 * AREA DISTRIBUTED CY 2011 CUMULATIVE ACCOMP. EO 2011 LAD BALANCE EO 2011
retained areas

AREA IN HECTARES
5,366,443 4,273,203 1,093,240 120,284 111,889 4,385,092 972,956**

* 8,349 hectares are found to be either non-CARPable, i.e. excluded from CARP coverage, easement, etc. or landowners **Subject to validation

DAR is now faced with the challenge of completing distribution of these remaining lands by the end of June 2014. To achieve its target, the DAR has to resolve a slew of operational and legal issues hounding the program, specifically on survey and CF processing. 2. Other LTI Services 2.1 Documentation of Distributed but Not Yet Documented (DNYD) Lands As of the end of 2011, there are still 165,335 hectares of distributed OLT and GFI lands that have yet to be documented for subsequent compensation of its landowners. For 2011, the DAR has documented 11,095 hectares of DNYD lands. This brings to 34,566 hectares--21 percent of the total magnitude of DNYD lands-- the total area of lands already documented by DAR. Of these, 18,139 hectares or 52 percent are OLT lands and 16,427 hectares or 48 percent are GFI lands. As of to date, a total of 130,769 hectares of DNYD lands have yet to be documented.

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Total area covered by Collective CLOAs stands at 2,109,064 hectares. Of these, 577,344 hectares or 27 percent are covered by mother titles issued to farmers organizations and cooperatives, and are co -owned under the voluntary land transfer scheme, and therefore, not prioritized for subdivision. This leaves DAR a net area for subdivision of 1,531,720 hectares. 2.2 Subdivision of Collective CLOA For the period under review, DAR moduled for survey a total of 60,054 hectares covered by Collective CLOAs. Of these, 31,192 hectares or 52 percent have been completed and forwarded for review and approval by LMS-DENR, survey plans of 15,260 hectares of which have been approved. As of the end of the reporting period, the DAR has so far subdivided 833,381 hectares of lands covered by collective CLOAs. This is 54 percent of the net area prioritized for subdivision of 1,531,7205 hectares and 39 percent of the total area of lands covered by Collective CLOA of 2,109,064 hectares. As of the end of 2011, a total of 605,463 hectares of lands prioritized for subdivision have yet to be subdivided6. 2.3 Installation of Uninstalled ARBs For the period under review, a total of 3,033 ARBs unable to enter and till the lands awarded to them were finally installed by the DAR in 4,046 hectares of agricultural lands. The bulk of the ARBs installed were in Region VI particularly in the province of Negros Occidental where most of the contentious lands are located. Negros Occidental alone accounted for 39 percent of the total accomplishment for the period with 1,182 ARBs installed. The accomplishment is equivalent to 86 percent and 96 percent of this years targets of 3,540 ARBs and 4,046 hectares, respectively. As of to date, the total number of hitherto uninstalled ARBs stands at 34,047 ARBs or 79 percent of the magnitude (42,980 ARBs). These ARBs are now freely cultivating 53,886 hectares of previously contentious private agricultural lands.

Exclude lands that have shifted to VLT mode and/or those awarded to ARB organizations and cooperatives The inventory is still being cleansed. There are a number of provinces where the area already subdivided exceeds the net area for subdivision. This has resulted in a disproportionate number of area in terms of the balance still to be subdivided by end of December 2011.
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B. Agrarian Justice Delivery (AJD) 1. Agrarian Legal Assistance 1.1 Resolution of Agrarian Law Implementation (ALI) Cases From January to December 2011, a total of 56,338 ALI cases were administratively resolved by the DAR. The performance is 96 percent of the total caseload for the period of 58,890 cases.
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Accomplishment in Agrarian Legal Assistance

No. of Cases Resolved/Disposed January-December 2011
60,000

50,000

121%
40,000

96%
30,000

20,000

88%
10,000

100%
ALI 46,394 56,338 58,890 JUDICIAL 1,486 1,488 2,229

67%

128%
QUASI-JUDICIAL 11,542 14,787 16,761

0 Target Accomp Caseload

1.2 ARB Representation Before Judicial and Quasi-Judicial Courts During the period under review, the DAR lawyers represented ARBs in 18,990 cases before judicial and quasi-judicial bodies and were able to dispose or submit for resolution 16,275 cases (86 percent). Representation before quasi-judicial courts account for most of the accomplishment with 14,787 cases (88 percent) submitted for resolution. 2. Adjudication of Cases From January to December 2011, the DAR Adjudication Board and its salas have a total caseload of 27,181 cases. These include the 8,173 pending cases as of end of 2010 and the 19,008 cases received during the period under review. Of the total caseload, 19,006 cases were resolved for a resolution rate of 70 percent. Against the funded target for the year of 21,848 cases, the accomplishment is equivalent to 87 percent. The accomplishment brings to 383,950 cases the total number of cases adjudicated as of December 2011. This accounts for 98 percent of the cumulative l caseload of 392,125 cases. Emphasis is now being given by the Agrarian Justice Sector on the improvement of the systems, adjustment of the legal framework, restructuring and reorganization of the offices, designing of case templates and reduction of case backlogs to further improve program delivery. Further, the One DAR Concept shall likewise be introduced by the sector to unify the entire Department for the attainment of program
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objectives. The concept shall utilize intrasourcing and job sharing schemes which shall facilitate the speedy and efficient administration of agrarian justice through the utilization and/or distribution of personnel available from the Low-LAD DARPOs and DARROs for and to their counterparts in the High-LAD areas. C. Program Beneficiaries Development (PBD) 1. Social Infrastructure and Local Capacity Building (SILCAB) 1.1 Development of Agrarian Reform Communities (ARCs)7 A total of 26 regular ARCs and 10 Strategic ARCs (SARCs) were confirmed during the period under review. These communities involve 29,553 ARBs that are now in the position to have access to and avail development interventions from DAR and other CARP implementing agencies (CIAs). The accomplishment during the year brings to 2,183 the total number of ARCs confirmed since 1993 and has further expanded the reach of the ARC program to 7,603 barangays nationwide and benefiting 1,255,248 ARBs and non-ARBs8. 1.2 Gender Responsive Capacity Development of ARBs/ARB Organizations Gender Responsive Training For 2011, DAR conducted a series of trainings on capacity and entrepreneurial skills which were participated in by 147,765 ARBs 9. The trainings hopefully would build the capacity of the ARBs to improve their productivity and increase their incomes. As of to date, a total of 2.97 million ARBs (service count) have undergone various gender responsive trainings conducted by DAR and other government and private institutions. ARB Membership in Organizations For 2011, 46,563 ARBs became members in organizations bringing to 477,226 the total number of ARB-members in 6,429 organizations. ARB membership in organizations now account for 56 percent of the total membership of 848,179. These farmers organizations/cooperatives already have an accumulated capital build-up amounting to PhP2.86 billion and savings amounting to PhP1.71 billion---a 13 percent and 20 percent increase, respectively, compared to end of 2010 figures.
Detailed information on the DARs performance in ARC development is contained in the 2011 ARCMTS Report. The figures include barangays within the ARC Connectivity Clusters or ARCCs 9 Service count
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1.3 Complementary Support Services to ARBs outside the ARCs While DAR and other partner agencies are making an effort to expand the reach of the ARCs through the connectivity clusters, areas that are not yet within the ambit of the ARCs and/or not yet clustered are likewise given complementary support services. The strategy is mostly in cognizance of the limited resources the government has and to avoid spreading the resources too thinly across agrarian areas. From January to December 2011, 53,032 ARBs were provided with basic social services such as trainings, credit, and membership in ARB organizations.

2. Sustainable (SARED)

Agribusiness

and

Rural

Enterprise

Development

2.1 Development of lands into Agribusiness Under this program, the DAR identifies new and existing lands that can be developed for agribusiness endeavors. For the year under review, the Department was able to facilitate the preparation of 387 agribusiness plans involving an aggregate of 44,913 hectares of lands. In addition, a total of 147 agribusiness ventures were started during the year. These ventures are now benefiting 37,622 ARBs and 8,626 non-ARBs. As of the end of 2011, 762 agribusiness plans have been prepared involving 186,862 hectares. Likewise, 780 agribusiness ventures are now operational and benefiting 99,149 ARBs and 14,822 non-ARBs. 2.2 Development Enterprises of Gender-Responsive Agri and Non-Agri

During the year, a total of 571 products10 and services were developed nationwide. Of these, a total of 291 products and services (51 percent) were launched in commercial markets. This brings to 3,743 and 1,568 the total number of products and services already developed and launched commercially, respectively. In addition, there are now a total of 782 operational medium, small and micro enterprises (MSMEs) involving 1,007 ARB organizations and 22,385 ARBs. In terms of the number of MSMEs, this is a high 51 percent increase compared to the 2010 year-end figure of 517 MSMEs. The increasing number of MSMEs is a welcome respite
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Involve generic products and their variants which explain the unusual high number of products developed

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for farming households since this translates to availability of more services and products in the market. 2.3 Marketing Assistance Program This program is implemented primarily to improve the marketability of ARBs products and its competitiveness in the local and global market. Thus, DAR facilitates the establishment of marketing center to promote the ARBs produce. For the year under review, 50 marketing centers were established. To date, there are now 277 marketing centers nationwide. During the period under review, trade fairs, exhibits and other relevant activities have resulted in the signing of 1,053 new marketing contracts expected to benefit 528 farmers organizations. 2.4 Provision of Credit and Microfinance Assistance Through close coordination with other government and nongovernment agencies, credit and microfinance assistance are now readily accessible and available to ARBs. Among the current credit and microfinance programs of the DAR includes Credit Assistance Program for Program Beneficiaries Development (CAP-PBD) Window III, Microfinance Innovations in Cooperatives in Agrarian Reform Areas (MICOOP @ ARAs), Micro-Agri Loan Product (MALP) and DAR-Center for Agriculture and Rural Development (DARCARD). Previous and/or completed credit programs were CAP-PBD Window I and II, DAR-LBP, DAR-TLRC, KMI and Quedancor. For CY 2011, a total of PhP1.32 billion in agri-credit and microfinance assistance were availed by 843 organizations benefiting 65,963 ARBs. The amount was utilized to finance 49,443 projects. Regions IV-B, X and III are the top three regions which availed the highest amount of loan. As of December 2011, a total of 2,862 organizations have availed of agri-credit and microfinance assistance amounting to PhP5.43 billion. These monies have funded the 74,438 projects and benefiting 399,701 ARBs. 2.5 Job Generation The Department pursues programs and projects that would create jobs and employ and utilize manpower in the rural areas. This is the DARs humble contribution in alleviating poverty. Jobs are generated mostly from activities involving establishment of rural enterprises, development of lands for agribusiness, and physical infrastructure.

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During the year, a total of 63,406 jobs were generated by the Department, to wit: Agribusiness and other enterprises New lands developed for agribusiness Physical infrastructure MSMEs 23,098 jobs 10,620 jobs 9,335 jobs 20,353jobs

2.6 Agrarian Reform Community Connectivity and Economic Support Services (ARCCESS) The ARCCESS is a strategic intervention provided by the DAR to ARBs which aims to improve the net income and sustain the livelihood of ARBs through two major components, to wit: Provision of professional services to build the capacity of ARB organizations on agricultural technology and enterprise development; and Provision of common service facilities (CSF) or farm implements, equipment and machineries to ARB organizations to enhance their farm yield and reduce inefficiencies. The provision of CSF is on the condition that these will be used by the recipient ARB organization as business assets. There are now 247 eligible sub-projects supported by ARCCESS. These sub-projects, spread across the whole country, are mostly on rice, corn, coconut, sugar, vegetables, coffee, cassava, oil palm, and rubber. In 2012, these sub-projects will undergo needs and design assessment and depending on the result of this exercise and subject to the guidelines of RA 9184 (Government Procurement Reform Act), a recipient ARB organization of an eligible ARCCESS sub-project may receive customized capacity development on agricultural extension and business development as well as common service facilities. . Sugarcane Block Farming Further, ARCCESS sub-projects on sugarcane production are implemented in partnership with the Department of Agriculture and the Sugar Regulatory Administration. In 2011, the partnership with these two agencies were laid down and the implementation of Sugarcane Block Farming will begin in January 2012 in the provinces of Tarlac, Batangas, Pampanga, Albay, Antique, Capiz, Iloilo, Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, Leyte, Bukidnon, and Davao del Sur. The Sugarcane Block Farming initiative consolidates small sugar farms operationally in order to obtain economies of scale. The block farms, a minimum of 30 hectares each, will be managed as one farm such that

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the activities in the small individual farms are aligned and implemented according to the plans of the whole block. In this way, resources including equipment, inputs, farm workers, and financing are utilized efficiently. 3. Access Facilitation and Access Enhancement (AFAE) Services The Department in partnership with the other CARP implementing agencies, local government units and foreign donors facilitates the provision of rural infrastructure facilities and other services in the countryside to boost ARBs farm productivity and increase their income. 3.1 Provision of Physical Infrastructure (Both Locally-Funded and Foreign-Assisted Projects) From January to December 2011, a total of 1,264 physical infrastructure projects in the ARCs were constructed and rehabilitated by the Department. These projects are either funded by foreign-assisted (FAPs) or locally funded. These projects are: a) irrigation systems servicing an aggregate area of 55,136 hectares; b) farm-to-market roads with a total length of 3,836 kilometers; c) bridges with a length of 1,271 linear meters; 4) 1,643 units of preand post-harvest facilities; and 4) multi-purpose pavements with an aggregate area of 45,679 square meters. As of December 2011, the cumulative accomplishments bring to 11,002 projects facilitated and implemented by the Department, to wit: 8,484 farm-to-market roads (20,262 kilometers) 380 bridges (15,402 linear meters) 1,268 irrigation systems (261,227 hectares) 615 of post-harvest facilities (2,388 units) 255 multi-purpose pavements (90,890 square meters).

3.2 Provision of Basic Social Services For CY 2011, the Department provided to the Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries (ARBs) 205 units of health centers, 1,579 units of potable water supply systems, 227 classrooms, and 55 power supply projects.

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4. Foreign Resource Mobilization As of December 2011, there are 62 projects implemented by the Department with a total investment of PhP79.17 billion. Of the total projects, 56 are completed (PhP41.53 billion) while six projects (PhP37.63 billion) are still ongoing. In addition to this, another six projects with total project cost of PhP8.74 billion are yet to be implemented. 5. Support Services for Rural Women For CY 2011, a total of 1,150 womens desks were established nationwide, serving 27,983 women. While 1,098 projects have been implemented, serving 28,085 women. For the last two years, a total of 1,840 womens desks have been established nationwide. These served a total of 44,900 women. 6. Support Services for Landowners For CY 2011, 86 landowners desks have been established nationwide. These had served 4,414 landowners. So far since the start of the program on 2010, 434 landowners desks have been established, serving a total of 7,947 landowners. 7. Programang Agraryo Iskolar (PAI) For SY 2010-2011, a total of 1,373 grantees were enrolled in different state colleges and universities. This brings to 3,448 the total number of deserving children and/or wards of ARBs already granted scholarships under the program. Of these, 2,075 grantees or 60 percent have already graduated from different colleges and universities nationwide. D. Report on ARC Level of Development Assessment (ALDA) 11 Anchored on the ARC development strategy, the ALDA looks into the status of ARCs in the six key result areas (KRAs) of ARC development, namely: Land Tenure Improvement (LTI), Organizational Maturity (OM), Economic and Physical Infrastructure Support Services (ECOPISS), Farm Productivity and Income (FPI), Basic Social Services (BSS), and Gender and Development (GAD). Collectively, these KRAs and their indicators comprise the Sustainable Rural Development Index (SRDI), the analysis of which yields the levels of ARCs overall performance and impact of the support services provided.

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Sourced from the 2011 ALDA Report

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ALDA results show that there are 948 ARCs (48%) in Level Five, 515 ARCs (26%) in Level Four, and 297 ARCs (15%) in Level Three. It is noted that about 11 percent of ARCs are still under Levels One (4%) and Two (7%), equivalent to 223 ARCs combined. Continuous progression in the ARCs is crucial to a dynamic community and the DAR is bent in further improving the ARCs levels of development. The 2011 ALDA report also shows that 1,583 organizations or 33 percent of the organizations assessed in 2011 are in Figure 6 Maturity Level Five. On Level of Maturity of ARB Organizations the other hand, 1,303 CY 2011 organizations or 27 Level Orgs % percent are almost evenly distributed at 1 1,465 30.3 Levels Three and Four. 2 481 10.0 The number of 3 654 13.5 organizations in the lower levels of Two and 4 649 13.4 One stand at 481 and 5 1,583 32.8 1,465, respectively 12 (Figure 6).
Histogram: OM LEVEL NATIONAL
2000 1800 1600 1400 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0

On yield per crop, the ALDA findings show that rice, coconut, and corn are still the top three crops planted in the ARCs. Irrigated rice is the major crop in 858 ARCs (43.3% of the 1,983 ARCs subjected to ALDA for 2011) covering a total area of 618,773 hectares. The average yield of irrigated rice in the said ARCs is 4.57 MT per hectare. This figure is 10.4 percent higher than the national average yield of 4.14 MT/ha. About 48 percent of the ARCs (952 out 1,983 ARCs) are still dependent on rainfall as a source of water for rice production. Nevertheless, the average yield in unirrigated areas in the ARCs is still higher by almost 10 percent compared to the national average of 2.98 MT/hectare. Coconut is the second major crop covering 576 ARCs (29%) nationwide. The total land area planted to coconut is estimated at 576,263 hectares. The computed average yield at the national level is 2.71 MT per hectare. This figure is way below (40%) the national average yield of 4.53 MT per hectare. The yield for CY 2011 for coconut in the ARCs has even gone down by about five percent compared to the previous period.

No. of Orgs.

Level of Maturity

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Ibid. 12

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Average Yield of Major Crops, 2011 *

Crop Irrigated Palay Unirrigated Palay Corn Coconut Sugarcane No. of ARCs 858 952 130 471 86 Area Planted In Has 618,773 329,900 122,443 576,263 93,250 Ave. Yield (M T) 4.57 3.27 3.89 2.71 61.69 National Ave. Yield** (M T) 4.14 2.98 2.60 4.53 66.84

* 2011 ALDA results **Sourced from the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (2010 figures)

Corn covers 130 ARCs with total land area of 122,443 hectares. It has an average yield of 3.89 MT/ha which is higher by four percent than the previous period (3.45 MT/ha). The yield for corn in the ARCs is almost 50 percent higher than the national average yield at 2.6 MT per hectare. Sugarcane is cultivated in 86 ARCs covering a total of 93,250 hectares. The average yield of sugarcane is 61.69 MT/hectare, which is lower by 7.7 percent compared to the national average yield of 66.84 MT/ha. In determining household income in the ARCs for CY 2011, the assessment covered 44,517 ARB households as the sample for income analysis. A stratified sampling methodology was used to identify the total samples for the survey nationwide. Average Annual ARB Household Income, 2011.
Region Net Farm Income Off-farm Income Non-Farm Income Ave. Annual ARB HH Income

National* 68,960 23,162 67,492 159,614 CAR 58,856 20,604 116,743 196,202 I 76,503 11,164 69,733 157,400 II 77,998 17,658 118,272 213,928 III 75,749 11,991 60,862 148,601 IV-A 71,489 149,039 33,457 253,985 IV-B 70,477 16,886 100,259 187,621 V 61,080 16,539 66,386 144,005 VI 41,577 17,868 70,402 129,847 VII 38,398 3,317 41,276 82,991 VIII 58,511 15,283 66,975 140,769 IX 95,033 16,669 60,581 172,283 X 75,430 17,864 67,495 160,789 XI 77,550 9,278 27,764 114,592 XII 98,392 5,224 41,603 145,219 CARAGA 57,357 18,048 70,568 145,973 * National average was computed based from continuous count of the combined ARC households that were surveyed numbering 44,517, hence may
not tally with the computed national average if based on the average of households by region. ** *** Farm income comprise of incomes from crop production (rice, corn and other crops), livestock raising and crop processing/ enterprises. Off-farm income comes from wages derived from performing farming activities for other farmers (land preparation, planting, fertilizer application and weeding, etc.), contract labor, and post-harvest activities such as threshing and hauling. Non-farm income on the other hand comes from the salaries and wages of ARBs doing non-farm related activities; foreign and local remittances from the members of the household; wholesale and retail activities, as well as income derived from recreation/personal, transportation/communication, pensions, manufacturing activities and interest received, mining and quarrying, and forestry/ hunting activities.

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The household income of the ARBs in ARCs is made up of 3 major components, the farm income (net of expenses), off-farm income and nonfarm income. Results show that the average ARB annual household income at the national level is about PhP159,614. Region IV-A registered the highest average household income amounting to PhP253,985 followed by Region II

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with Php213,928. On the other hand, Region VII has the lowest average household income amounting to only PhP82,991. By component, farm income contributes the biggest share to the total ARB household income at 43.2 percent, while off-farm income shares 14.5 percent. Significantly, the size of non-farm income which shares 42.3 percent is fast closing in on-farm income. By Income Component Share to the Total Household Income, in Percent
Region National* CAR I II III IV-A IV-B V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII CARAGA Net Farm Income 43.2 30.0 48.6 36.5 51.0 28.1 37.6 42.4 32.0 46.3 41.6 55.2 46.9 67.7 67.8 39.3 Off-Farm Income 14.5 10.5 7.1 8.3 8.0 58.7 9.0 11.5 13.8 4.9 10.9 9.7 11.1 8.1 3.6 12.4 Non-Farm Income 42.3 59.5 44.3 55.2 41.0 13.2 53.4 46.1 54.2 49.8 47.5 35.1 42.0 24.2 28.6 48.3 Ave. Annual ARB HH Income 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Based on the 2009 Official Poverty Statistics13 of the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB), a family of six needed PhP101,046.00 a year to stay out of poverty or PhP16,841 per capita. For purposes of comparison with the ALDA data, the family of six is used because this is the standard family size used by NSCB for rural families. At the national level, comparing with the above-mentioned national poverty threshold of PhP101,046 (for all areas), the ARB national average household income in the ARCs of PhP159,614 is 58% higher. But in the comparison at the regional level, the regional poverty threshold data of the rural areas from NSCB were used. Results of the comparison are shown in Table 31. All the regions except Region VII exhibited average ARB HH income level higher than their regional poverty threshold.

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This is the latest data published by NSCB in its website (posted on 08 February 2011)

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Comparison of the ARB Average Household Income vs. Poverty Threshold

Region

Ave. ARB Household Income, 2011

Poverty Threshold , Rural Areas (except at the National Level)* for a Family of Six 101,046 96,366 105,240 91,200 111,348 102,930 93,294 101,562 95,676 104,652 94,938 90,300 98,358 101,394 93,582 99,432

Per Capita 16,841 16,061 17,540 15,200 18,558 17,155 15,549 16,927 15,946 17,442 15,823 15,050 16,393 16,899 15,597 16,572

Variance: Above (+) / Below (-) the Poverty Threshold (PhP)

% Above (+) / Below (-)

National* CAR I II III IV-A IV-B V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII CARAGA

159,614 196,202 157,400 213,928 148,601 253,985 187,621 144,005 129,847 82,991 140,769 172,283 160,789 114,592 145,219 145,973

58,568 99,836 52,160 122,728 37,253 151,055 94,327 42,443 34,171 -21,661 45,831 81,983 62,431 13,198 51,637 46,541

58% 104% 50% 135% 33% 147% 101% 42% 36% -21% 48% 91% 63% 13% 55% 47%

Source: Annual Per Capita Poverty Threshold for Urban and Rural Areas, by Region: 2003, 2006 and 2009; National Statistical Coordination Board- Philippine Poverty Statistics

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