2022 – Research | SDG 5 – Gender Equality

Proponent: Shierly D. Cabangan, Rodel L Asuncion, Amyneth A. Bartolome

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The study generally aimed to investigate Children In Conflict With the Law Cases in the Province of Isabela. Specifically, the following variables were examined: the profile of the respondents, common crimes committed reasons for commission, problems encountered in the investigation, and probable solutions to address identified problems. Both qualitative and quantitative methods using survey questionnaires and focused group discussions were employed. Purposive sampling was adopted to identify the respondents from selected police stations and residents of Bahay Pag-Asa. Findings showed that the majority of the respondents belong to the age bracket of 24-34, female, college graduate, and number of trainings, cases handled, and CICL apprehended were within the bracket of 1-3. The common crimes committed by CICL are theft, Murder, Rape, RA 9165, and Gambling. The reasons for committing crimes are peer influence and lack of guidance from their parents/ guardians. Further, the majority of the respondents assessed problems encountered as “Moderately serious”, and proposed that private and public schools must provide programs, training, or seminars in their schools to educate the students regarding their responsibility in the community and to prevent them from becoming a victim or accused of a crime; parents of CICL must be subjected to seminars or counseling so they may be aware of the consequences of the crime committed by their children; proper guidance from the family to avoid involvement in crime; and the Local Government Unit, PNP, and other concerned agency must conduct training, seminars, or programs to enhance the competency of Investigators & WCPDO in handling cases. Hence, it can be concluded that the WCPD is compliant with international standards and R.A. 9344 but there is still a need to hone the skills and capabilities of the WCPD in handling CICL cases. Moreover, different sectors or institutions must collaborate and receive proper training on how to properly deal with the CICLs to achieve the best interest of the child as mandated by law.

Proponent: Ruth P. Aguilar, Arnel A. Galope Jr.

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The study aimed to describe the Multiple Roles of Women in Selected Barangays of Cabagan, Isabela during the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, the objectives of the study were to: determine the profile of the respondents; determine the productive roles of women in the community during the pandemic; and identify the challenges and coping mechanisms they encountered in managing their roles during the pandemic. Descriptive statistics including frequency distribution, percentage, and rank order were used to describe the responses and to summarize the data. In terms of the socio-demographic profile of the respondents, the majority belonged to early and middle adulthood, Roman Catholic, and college graduates. It revealed that the majority of the respondents work in what is regarded to be one of the noblest professions— teaching. Moreover, the majority of respondents had low incomes or were still living in poverty. With reference to their productive activities, it reveals that the three most important activities of the respondents are engaging in online selling, attending to the garden or planttita, and planting vegetables for sale to augment income. The acquired information suggests that the pandemic had a negative impact on women's economic conditions since they were forced to take on additional jobs in order to supplement their income. The top three challenges in managing their activities during the pandemic were decreased in gender workforce participation, lack of supportive services in decision-making, and decreased mobility in providing health care services. The last two challenges were increased numbers in the informal economy and fewer savings and mounted cases of domestic, physical, and sexual violence. This shows that workplace equity must be promoted by the local government and healthcare providers in order to safeguard the financial status of the concerned women. The relevant officials must also deal with the increasing domestic, physical, and sexual violence situations. This indicates that to protect the financial situation of women, the local government and healthcare providers must promote workplace equity. Also, the mounted cases of domestic, physical, and sexual violence must be taken care of by the officials concerned. The respondents' five most popular coping mechanisms for managing their roles during the pandemic were spending time with their families, working out, carving out time for themselves and their interests, engaging in spirituality, and having faith that the pandemic will end normally. The fact that women put their families and physical health first is important. They practiced spirituality as well, asking God to halt the disease naturally.

Proponent: Sonny Boy V. Villegas, Jr.

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Conversion of paper-based records to electronic characters of demographic profile gives advantages in campus to associate and rationalize its manual systems and processes. Using it, the information can be accessible at any time and produce accurate profile information and reports needed to decision support for Statistics of the young adolescents involved in early pregnancy in terms of their age, gender identity, preference, sexual orientation, education, marital status, and health and lifestyle. The development of a Gender Statistical Profiling System that serves as the digitized-based application will secure the paper-based demographic records of the young generation, the primary beneficiary of the study, and will somehow increase their interest in involving themselves in different programs and improve their performance in other aspects of their life in order to become a productive citizens. This system produces statistical reports to monitor the Gender Statistics of young adolescents that will help with decision support. Moreover, the ISO 25010 Software quality standards was applied to measure the extent of compliance of the system. The study used developmental-descriptive research design, and testing of software compliance employed by the population of young generations of San Mateo, Isabela wherein convenience and purposive sampling were used in choosing the respondents. As a result, the software is very highly extended complied and beneficial to young adolescents and to the campus.

Proponent: Ruby B.Dimas

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The 2022 Gender and Development (GAD) Advocacy Program of ISU San Mariano, with Dr. Ruby B. Dimas as its main project leader, aimed to improve level of knowledge of its women and men beneficiaries in the adopted barangays-Bitabian, San Mariano, Isabela and Sta. Cruz, Benito Soliven, Isabela on GAD Basic Concepts; Issues and concerns such as women empowerment, health and wellness of women and men, and to equip them with the necessary skills for livelihood enterprises. These were achieved employing different strategies including the utilization of human and material resources. Furthermore, the program is geared toward the attainment of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) namely on the alleviation of poverty (SDG 1), Zero Hunger (SDG 2), gender equality (SDG 5) and Reduced Inequalities (SDG 10) among the beneficiaries and the community as a whole.

Proponent: Marisol C. Bareno

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The project aimed to promote the following UN SDG’s: end extreme poverty in all forms through provision of skills and training to operate catering business that would generate income for the target clientele; end hunger achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture through practicing proper business protocols, food handing and sanitation to meet nutritional needs of potential catering clients; achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls through engaging the target clientele. SMGLO as an association positively affected their way of living by empowering the members in producing their own income through catering business services and eventually mitigated discrimination against women and girls. Lastly, this project sustained, inclusive, and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all through provision of dignified jobs.

Proponent: Marisol C. Bareno

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The project aimed to promote the following UN SDG’s: end extreme poverty in all forms through provision of skills and training to operate catering business that would generate income for the target clientele; end hunger achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture through practicing proper business protocols, food handing and sanitation to meet nutritional needs of potential catering clients; achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls through engaging the target clientele. SMGLO as an association positively affected their way of living by empowering the members in producing their own income through catering business services and eventually mitigated discrimination against women and girls. Lastly, this project sustained, inclusive, and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all through provision of dignified jobs.

Project ROUTE: Reaching-Out, Unifying, Transforming, and Empowering Communities Through Gender-based Approach – The BIDANI Way 

Proponents: Mila R. Andres, Anthony M. Aquino

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ISU-BIDANI program is an integrated, holistic, and multi-disciplinary development approach to improve nutrition in communities. In 1990 to 2000, ISU as one of the Six (6) pioneering SUCs and leading academic institutions, had consistently implemented BIDANI program under the 10-years bilateral funding assistance from the Netherlands government. ISU, being the lead agency for BIDANI in Region 2, had covered 4 provinces, through its six satellites which were based in learning institutions, namely: Quirino State College (QSC); Nueva Vizcaya State Institute of Technology (NVSIT); Nueva Vizcaya State Polytechnic College (NVSPC); Ifugao State University (IFSU); Cagayan State University (CSU); and Baggao National Agricultural School (BNAS). Additionally, there were 11 municipalities in Cagayan Valley Region which served as pilot/catchment areas.
In April 2001, ISU institutionalized BIDANI as an extension program of Echague main Campus. Until today, ISU is recognized as legitimate and pioneer member of the BIDANI National Network Program which had expanded from six (6) SUCs in 1984 to 12 SUCs in 2018. Recently, ISU-BIDANI as one of the pillars and pioneering BIDANI SUCs participated in the 45th Anniversary and 1st Annual BIDANI Convention held on July 12 – 13, 2023 at UPLB, Los Baños, Laguna with the theme, “BIDANI@45: Boosting Positive Impact Through Revitalized Partnership and Sustainable Practices”’
The program operates on 3 different processes and innovative strategies as follows: 1) Barangay Integrated Development Approach (BIDA) – builds capacities of local government in systematic nutrition-in-development planning, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation of projects embodied in comprehensive multi-sectoral development plan; 2) Barangay Management Information System (BMIS) – a people-based information system useful in planning and management of programs/projects/activities; and 3) Participative Nutrition Enhancement Approach (PNEA) – an individualized and family-focused strategy to rehabilitate/prevent malnutrition and complement and strengthen existing nutrition activities of the government.
ISU is actively sustaining the BIDANI program operation at the national and local level. Amidst the pandemic, ISU-BIDANI revitalized strong collaboration with partner agencies and other institutions through signing a five-year memorandum of agreement (MOA). Additionally, a consultative meeting and monitoring was conducted on April of 2018 by UPLB which is the national network central coordinating. To further enhance the technical capabilities of the ISU-BIDANI Team, series Training of Trainers (ToT) on BIDANI program and strategy was conducted to re-orient both ISU-E and LGU-Echague, and barangay Salvacion (BIDANI pilot/catchment area) on the BIDANI operational/development framework.
Today, ISU-BIDANI Echague Campus covers 14 barangays as adopted BIDANI communities in Echague. Currently, these barangays are undergoing training on BMIS and software application. Also, training and planning-workshop of PPIC of San Antonio Minit as well training-workshop of BNS and BHWs in merging e-OPT tool with BMIS was completed. Overall, ISU-BIDANI had positioned its programs/projects/activities target aligned to Five (5) SDGs as follows; SDG 1 (NO POVERTY), SDG 2 (NO HUNGER), SDG 3 (GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING), SDG 4 (QUALITY EDUCATION), SDG 5 (GENDER EQUALITY).

Proponents: Hazel Beth M. Bautista, Nikki Joyce C. Curan, Christian Lloyd D. Taguba

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Today, dramatic advances in technology and progress in globalization are transforming our communities into a single borderless community in which there is interaction of diverse knowledge and culture. Our society demands continuous innovation and the creation of new knowledge to achieve sustainable development and growth. As the country moves toward the promotion of sustainable development, the role of the academe, industry, and other sectors of the economy become increasingly significant. Thus, this outreach program is timely for it provides an appropriate action to help the unemployed women in barangay San Fabian, Echague, Isabela to develop their skills and potential in order to earn for a living in order to addressed several Sustainable development Goals namely:

Proponents: Martina R. Peńalber, Nikki Joyce C. Curan ,Christian Lloyd D. Taguba, Mylene R. Corpuz

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They are giving all their best to protect the country up to the extent of putting their lives in danger. They are obeying “Comply First Before You Complain”. They even sacrificing their own families for the country. They are the most in demand government employees when calamities come at the most unexpected times. They are obliged to go and save people before protecting their own families. They are always ready anytime to support and share their knowledge, skills and resources for the benefits of the people where they are destined as public servants. This is aligned to the SDGs No.16 “Peace,Justice and Strong Institutions, and SDG No. 17. Partnerships for the Goals and Sustainable Cities and Communities.
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is also undergoing accreditation to upgrade their services based from standard and they are required to be trained not only to protect the country but to help upgrade the standard of living of the people around them, but not to forget to also start with their own families as a model and application of their responsibilities. This is in line with the SDGs No.1: No to Poverty, SDG No. 2: Zero Hunger, and SDG 5: Gender and Equality.
They need advice to balance their way of living by giving attention not only to the community people but at the same time to the welfare of their own families. They need to make ways and remedies to provide everything for their own family a descent way of living despite of being committed, dedicated and passionate public servant for happy and fulfilled living. They are required to rear their children by providing them food, shelter, health care and quality education for a better life and a productive living.
Hence, one of their advocacies is to support livelihood program towards sustainable community development: Providing access to livelihood opportunities for their dependents and for the people in the community where they are assigned. They should uplift the moral of every Filipino to combat all trials and calamities happening on earth especially the covid19 pandemic so that they can survive and be a model individual to all.
Their stories and lessons highlighted the importance of convergence, collaboration, and grassroots, human rights-based approach to community development. It shows that the military’s role is evolving and it should also be open to collaboration with other government agencies like SUC’s and different stakeholders to bring peace and improve lives of their own family and the people under their protection. The Community Support Program is a first step towards changing their paradigm. They are no longer just focusing on improving their warfighting skills; they are now also facilitating development like livelihood programs, reintroducing government services, and bridging the gap between local governments and far-flung communities.
These programs show that the best way to counter insurgency is to efficiently address the people’s needs. Therefore, as an extension modality of ISU, Echague Campus, we will assist its clients in the adopted 513th ECB, 51EBDE, PA, CMFDC (ANNEX) BRGY SOYUNG, ECHAGUE, ISABELA as our partner in the university by providing a Livelihood Training Workshop Event Management and Food Processing Also, as a state university, ISU has a social responsibility to its clients to help them improve their standard of living in terms of increased income to meet their families’ needs aligned to the 17th Sustainable Development Goal’s on the part of ISU community, and other stakeholders, will also an avenue where they can make savings for economic growth and development. It will also support the community needs as it helps them to be responsible by making them busy for more productive endeavor and to imbibe a sense of collaboration and promote local economic development to attain peace and order. Hence, it is the intent of this extension project to be established and implemented.

Proponent: Jenifer L. Subia

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San Mateo, Isabela is popularly known as the Munggo Capital of the Philippines. The town has more than 7,500 hectares of farms planted with mung beans during the dry season. There was an average production of 1,000 kilograms of munggo per hectare which could imply a total production of 7,500,000 kgs. The ultimate challenge nowadays is to make the economy more stable. One approach is to provide the community with workable livelihood projects that will generate business and patentable innovative products to help people in the community to have a reliable source of income. As an institution of higher learning, ISU-San Mateo Campus shares the goal of other public and private organizations to stabilize the economy. Due to the higher demand for product innovation, and as a support to the programs: One Town, One Product (OTOP) and One Campus, One Product, and the greater needs in livelihood programs strengthening the innovative processing of mungbean should be implemented. As a result, the institution created an extension program on mungbean processing that could be adapted by different clientele with different outcomes. The Rural Improvement Club San Mateo Federation, the Isabela Green Ladies Organizations, MSMEs Out-of-school-youth, and P4MPs were the first organizations that benefited from the training program offered by ISU-SM. The said training was attended by 47 participants which include thirty (30) married women over 40 years old who are RIC, IGLO, and MSMEs; twelve (12) male farmers who are P4MPs over the age of forty (40); four (4 ) unmarried males who are out of school youth between the ages of 18 and 21; and a 19-year-old girl. The extension project entitled, “Mungbean Processing: Munggo Hatid ay Bagong Kasanayan at Pangkabuhayan” will cater to viable livelihood in the community. The four (4) courses incorporated in the project will develop both the personal and entrepreneurial competencies and skills in making innovative products from mungbean. Additionally, the activity promotes mungbean product processing as an agri-business opportunity, creates proficient mungbean product manufacturers, and improves the standard of living for marginal farmers and landless individuals, especially women’s organizations.

Proponent: Rosalinda S. Guingab

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The project gave an opportunity for both male and female aspiring researchers to learn the principles of converting their completed researches into a publishable article for submission to reputable journals. It thus addressed SDG 5 (gender equality) as it aimed to secure equal participation and opportunities for this notable endeavor especially for women in agencies involved in research. The researchers are expected to profit from their knowledge acquired from the training-workshop as a research publication is tantamount to a promotion and subsequently, a raise in salary. The project therefore addresses SDG 1 (no poverty).

Proponent: Marvin Cabantac

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The “Tulong Dunong sa kawaning Gobyerno” extension program of the School of Arts and Sciences (SAS) has successfully produced a total of twenty-four (24) Civil Service Exam passers composing government employees, youth, and mothers from the March 17 and August 7 Civil Service Commission (CSC) exams.
The 24 examinees from the different localities of Isabela such as the City Government of Cauayan, Alicia Water District, the Local Government Unit (LGU) of Alicia, LGU Burgos, the Local Youth Development Office of Cauayan City, and a volunteer from a non-government agency which is not yet included as a clientele of the program have undergone a series of reviews before the set examinations. The examinees included eleven females and thirteen males.
The Tulong Dunong jumpstarted in 2013 as a program to cater to the students of the Bachelor of Arts in preparation for the annual Career Service Eligibility Examination, professional and sub-professional category, of the Civil Service Commission. It generated 85 passers since the establishment of the program. At present, the successful passers are serving in different government agencies serving as civil servants. They are now working as lawyers, law enforcers, and government employees.
This project was designed to give equal opportunity to everyone especially mothers, persons with special needs, and working students in the law or postgraduate degree to attain their professional advancement by providing a chance to obtain their career service eligibility at the ease and comfort of their time and place. Specifically, it aimed to provide quality review for the examinees in the different areas of the examination; to train them how to use different techniques in responding to the different questions during the CS Examination; to provide equal opportunity to women who are struggling in their work and studies to prepare in their CS Examination; and to increase their chances of passing the CS examination.
This extension project is scheduled to be presented by Mr. Marvin Cabantac, the project leader, in the Higher Education category at the 8th Biennial National Philippine Association of Extension Program Implementors, Inc. (PAEPI) convention next year.