Three regions in Luzon and three in the Visayas were identified as project areas where poverty incidence was highest. These are (in Luzon): the Cordillera Autonomous Region, MIMAROPA, and the Bicol Region; and (in the Visayas): Eastern Visayas, Western Visayas, and Central Visayas. In CAR, four (4) municipalities were classified as guaranteed municipalities and eight (8) were randomly selected. Eight (8) others were considered as MT municipalities. One municipality, Besao, was considered as a “cross-over” municipality from the World Bank and is entitled to get funding support for two more cycles.
In MIMAROPA, there are three (3) guaranteed, 17 randomly selected, and 10 MT municipalities. In the Bicol Region, 15 were randomly selected and 11 are MT municipalities. In Western Visayas, two municipalities are guaranteed while 14 were randomly selected. In Central Visayas, 11 were selected, 14 are MT municipalities, and five (5) cross-over municipalities. In Eastern Visayas, nine are guaranteed, eight were selected, 18 are MT, and four are cross-over municipalities.
In sum, there are 3,769 barangays in 159 municipalities in 24 provinces located in six regions in Luzon and the Visayas that has so far been identified as KALAHI-CIDSS – MCC beneficiaries. Of the total, 18 are guaranteed municipalities, 73 were randomly selected, 58 are MT beneficiaries, and 10 are cross-over municipalities from World Bank – KC municipalities.
| Category | No. of Regions | No. of Provinces | No. of Municipalities | No. of Barangays | |
| Random | 6 | 13 | 73 | 1801 | |
| Guaranteed | 4 | 7 | 18 | 419 | |
| Makamasang Tugon | 5 | 15 | 58 | 1297 | |
| Cross Over | 3 | 3 | 10 | 252 | |
| Total | 24 | 159 | 3769 |
Capacity Building and Implementation Support (CBIS)
Under CBIS, MCA-P provided support for salaries and training primarily to Area Coordination Teams (ACTs), the frontline workers who carry out and facilitate Community Empowerment Activity Cycle (CEAC) activities in project areas as well as the project grievance redress system. The ACTs facilitate the municipal and barangay orientations, participatory social assessments (PSAs), community consultations and municipal inter-barangay forum (MIBF) activities of the CEAC. CBIS has a total budget allocation of $10.62 million, representing 8.8% of the total KALAHI-CIDSS fund. The major initiative undertaken under this activity was the CEAC training for the Municipal Monitoring Teams (MMTs) of 58 MT municipalities done at each regional level.
CEAC Status
| KC Areas | MO | 1st BA | PSA | 2nd BA | CSW | PDW | MIBF |
| MT (58 munis/1,349 brgys) | 58 munis Done | 1297 brgy Done | 1297 brgy Done | 1297 brgy Done | 58 munis Done | 58 munis Done | 58 munis Done |
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| Guaranteed (18 munis/427 brgy) | 18 munis Done | 419 brgy Done | 419 brgy Done | 419 brgy Done | 18 munis Done | 18 munis Done | 9 munis Done |
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| Cross Over – Besao (14 brgy) | Done | 14 brgy Done | 14 brgy Done | 14 brgy Done | Done | Done | Done |
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| MO – Municipal Orientation | test | TEST | CSW – Criteria Setting Workshop |
| BA – Barangay Assembly | test | TEST | PWD – Project Development Workshop |
| PSA – Parcipatory Situational Analysis | test | TEST | MIBF – Municipal Inter-Barangay Forum |
So far,
- 77 municipalities were already covered by the CEAC process and entered the sub-project implementation stage. These are the MT municipalities comprising the first batch of MCC-funded municipalities, 18 guaranteed municipalities, and a cross-over municipality.
- A total of 452,912 community residents participated in CEAC activities registering 76% participation rate and 55% women participation.
- A total of 360 sub-projects were prioritized which includes basic social services, rural access infrastructure, environmental protection, community production for economic support, eco-tourism/light house and capability building.
- A risk study was commissioned by MCC and undertaken by Resolute Construction Management. The detailed risk profiling system for sub-projects and a complementary risk-based management approach to oversight was created through the completion of this risk study with an accompanying comprehensive risk register.