Professional Documents
Culture Documents
(BaSulTa)
PROBLEMS, CHALLENGES AND
OPPORTUNITIES
BASULTA STUDY:
Backgrounder
What is the Situation? What explains the
Situation? Problems and Challenges
BASULTA STUDY:
GOVERNANCE AND HUMAN SECURITY SITUATION
OBJECTIVES:
To present the socio-economic/human security situation
of BaSulTa vis-a-vis the ARMM and Mindanao;
Basilan
Sulu
Tawi-Tawi
Basilan
Basilan Profile
Ethnic groupings: (41.3%) Yakans, (23.0%) Tausug,
(11.9%) Chavacano, (10.1%) Samals, (14%) mix of
Visayans, Cebuanos & Badjaos.
Sulu
Sulu Profile
Has 18 municipalities with more than 400
islands and islets from the tip of Zamboanga
toward Borneo; Jolo is the capital town.
The Tausugs (people of the current) form
the biggest segment (85.27%) of the
provincial population of 619, 668. The
smaller ethnic groups (Badjaos, Samals,
etc.) are generally socially discriminated.
Has the most number of private armed
groups in the country.
Has consistently posted the highest
poverty incidence in 1997 and 2000.
Tawi-tawi
Tawi-tawi Profile
Has more than 307 islands including Cagayan de Mapun island,
Turtle island and Tawi-tawi island groups; Has ten (10) island
municipalities with Bongao as capital town.
95 percent of the population are Muslim while the remaining
five percent is a mixture of Christian and other religions.
By ethnic grouping, Sama (84%) constitutes the biggest group
while the rest (16%) are a mix of Tausugs, Jama Mapun and
others.
Tawi-tawi ranked as the 3rd poorest province in 2000 from #40
in 1997 indicating a drastic fall in income level among its poor &
non-poor population groups.
Basilan
Sulu
Tawi-tawi
ARMM
RP
Intl
Comparison
83/77
(HDI Bottom 2
countries) Sierra
Leone
Niger
0.753
Mali 0.326
Chad 0.379
Guinea 0.425
HDI Rank
(province PHDR, 2000:;
HDR, 2004)
68/77
77/77
76/77
HDI
(PHDR, 2000; HDR, 2004)
0.42
0.311
0.378
Basilan
Sulu
Tawi-tawi
ARMM
RP
332,628
619,668
322,317
78.6 M
60.2
52.3
50.8
18.1
28.6
29.7
55.9
29.9
11.4
57.4
69.8
Intl
Comparison
Senegal 52.7
Benin 50.7
7.4
Gambia 29.6
Gabon 28.1
63
29
Sudan 64
Lesotho 64
61.6
86
Chad 27
Togo 54
Basilan
Sulu
Tawi-tawi
ARMM
RP
Intl
Comparison
63
92
75.3
62.9
36.9
Zambia 72.9
Malawi 65.3
P13,193
P 7,850
P 11,349
P 48,816
(MM)
16.7
37.3
25.8
7.2
28.6
18.1
34.2
51.9
42.3
47.3
7.4
Chad 54.2
Sudan 40.1
Haiti 48.1
0.583
Senegal
Mauritania
82.1
77.7
34.3
29.7
42.8
33.96
SULU
TAWI-TAWI
Frequency
Percent
Frequency
Percent
Frequency
Percent
6.6
5.5
4.4
P1,000 -P1,999
16
17.6
12
13.2
8.9
P2,000 -P3,999
42
46.2
24
26.4
27
30
P 4,000 - 5,999
11
12.1
20
22
12
13.3
P6,000 - 7,999
5.5
6.6
8.9
P8,000 - 9,999
4.4
11
12.1
3.3
P10,000 above
No Income
4.4
12
13.2
21
23.3
2.2
1.1
7.8
No Fixed
income
1.1
91
100
91
100
90
100
Below 1000
Total
ADZU/TM Survey, 2004
Monthly Income :
From fishing
From mat weaving
From day labor
Washing clothes daily
From tailoring
400 pesos
600 pesos (2 mats)
50 pesos
600 pesos
300 pesos
Number of
Families
Average Mo.
Income per HH
Percentage
104
PhP 752
95
none
PhP 752
100
6
Total
110
Sulu
Tawi-Tawi
Elementary
51 (21.43)
35 (13.72)
39 (16.45)
High School
65 (27.31)
70 (27.45)
69 (29.11)
College
94 (39. 5)
95 (37.25)
100 (42.19)
Graduate
Vocational
course
None
23 (9.66)
19 (7.45)
1 (0.42)
No answer
31
26
238
255
237
Educational
Attainment
Total
ADZU/TM Survey, 2004
Frequency
6
1
282
Percentage
2.1
0.3
97.6
Basilan
Sulu
Tawi-tawi
ARMM
RP
332,828
619,668
322,317
2,412,159
78M
60.2
52.3
50.8
57.4
69
18.1
28.6
29.7
63
36
Gabon 60
Bolivia 62
55.9
29.9
11.4
61.6
87
Niger 20
Uganda 50
Population (2000)
Infant Mortality
Families with Access to water
(APIS, 1999; WDI, 2000; HDR, 2002)
Intl
Haiti 52.6
Congo 51.3
8.9
Basilan
%
Sulu
%
Tawi-Tawi
%
TOTAL
%
Piped water/
Faucet
42.9 (39)
50.7 (38)
13 (12)
35.5
Deep Well
20.9 (19)
37.3 (28)
40 (36)
32.7
32 (29)
10.7
16.4 (15)
1.3 (1)
7 (6)
8.2
Mixed
6.6 (6)
9.3 (7)
7 (6)
7.6
Spring
11.0 (10)
1.3 (1)
4.1
2.2 (2)
1 (1)
1.1
Rain
Open Well
No Answer
ADZU/TM Survey, 2004
35
30
Malaria
25
Skin diseases
Diarrhea
20
Gastroenteritis
15
Measles
10
Amoebiasis
ARD
5
0
Basilan
Sulu
Tawi-Tawi
Total
76.47
Attend meetings
68.75
61.36
66.67
60
40
22.73
23.53
15.91
20
18.75
12.5
21.51
11.83
0
Basilan
Sulu
Taw i-Taw i
Nature of participation
Total
Participate in
policy/decisionmaking process
Both
Sulu (%)
Tawi-Tawi (%)
Health Services
4.1
9.2
6.1
Micro-enterprise
4.5
19.0
7.9
Literacy
5.6
15.5
12.1
Community organizing
2.3
7.7
0.9
Water
4.9
2.8
7.9
Solar Energy
0.8
0.7
6.5
Infrastructure
72.6
32.4
44.9
Training
2.3
7.0
2.3
Others
3.0
5.6
11.2
Type
Health
Microenterpri
se
Literacy
CO
Water
NGO
Church
Type of
Agency
Solar
Energy
Acade
me
LGU
NGA
PO
TOTAL
10
4
11
12
15
13
Infra
Trng General
Others
Total
11
43
174
205
193
266
NGO
Health
Microenterp
rise
Literacy
Church
CO
Infra
Trng General
Others
25
18
15
LGU
NGA
11
Others
22
1
10
27
47
1
13
27
Total
7
3
TOTAL
Solar
Energy
Academ
e
PO
Water
22
11
1
4
46
10
142
Health
NGO
Microenterpr
ise
Literac
y
CO
Church
Water
Solar
Energy
Infra
Trng Genera
l
Academ
e
LGU
47
NGA
19
10
22
PO
13
17
26
TOTAL
17
21
14
96
Others
Total
6
2
10
71
89
39
24
214
PROVINCES
Consultations
conducted in
Community
HH participation
HH heads
Perception on
receiving
adequate basic
services from
government
BASILAN
54.94%
41.76%
32.97%
SULU
52.7%
29.7%
33%
TAWI-TAWI
76.66%
76.67%
12.22%
Sulu (%)
Tawi-Tawi (%)
Health Services
9.3
15.6
7.4
Micro-enterprise
4.7
13.0
15.7
Literacy
14.0
16.9
6.5
Community Organizing
14.0
2.6
2.8
Water
16.3
6.5
18.5
Solar Energy
2.6
0.9
Infrastructure
18.6
19.5
28.7
Training
14.0
13.0
4.6
Others
9.3
10.4
14.8
Type
Basilan
Sulu
Tawi-Tawi
Livelihood/
employment
Education
Housing
Infrastructure
Armed conflict
Proliferation of guns, armed private armies
(no rule of law)
Kidnapping and extortion; Piracy in the seas
Perceived threat of terrorism (Abu Sayyaf)
Family grudges and political feuds (Rido)
Drug addiction/Alcoholism
RECOMMENDATIONS
1. ON GOOD GOVERNANCE AND PARTICIPATION
How can transparency, accountability, and predictability
be exercised in the area?
RECOMMENDATIONS
1. ON GOOD GOVERNANCE AND PARTICIPATION
How can transparency, accountability, and predictability
be exercised in the area?
Basilan
Sulu
TawiTawi
10
21
20
10
11
10. Donor should let the people implement the projects for
successful completion
2. RECOMMENDATIONS ON PEACE
RECOMMENDATIONS
3. ON ECONOMIC ACTIVITY TO ENHANCE BUSINESS
AND INDUSTRY
RECOMMENDATIONS
3. ON ECONOMIC ACTIVITY TO ENHANCE BUSINESS
AND INDUSTRY
RECOMMENDATIONS
3. ON ECONOMIC ACTIVITY TO ENHANCE BUSINESS
AND INDUSTRY
RECOMMENDATIONS
4. ON BASIC SERVICES: EDUCATION AND HEALTH
All stakeholders need to re-examine their roles,
programs and objectives towards collectively
working for long-term human security.
Networking of civil society groups should be
established.
Establish strong coordination and synchronization
of development efforts.
Develop people as active participants and not
passive recipients of development.