Zero Poverty PH 2030
Bulacan
The Community
The local convergence area in Bulacan encompasses barangays across the City of San Jose del Monte, including communities in Sta. Cruz, Minuyan, Bagong Buhay, San Pedro, Citrus, San Martin, San Rafael, BBB, and Fatima. Situated within major relocation and suburban developments, these communities are primarily composed of resettled families who depend on informal labor, micro-enterprises, daily wage work, and localized services for their livelihoods.
Thematic profiles
Findings
- 216 school-age children (5–18 yrs) or 6% are not currently enrolled in school, ALS, or TVET/TESDA.
- 231 (7%) out of 3,231 enrolled students are in school-based feeding programs.
- No enrolled students were found to attend school less than three days per week, suggesting consistent participation among learners.
- 108 individuals (1%) are unregistered at birth, affecting access to education, social services, and legal identity.
- 94% school enrollment rate is a positive indicator, with 100% of enrolled students attending more than 3 days per week.
Key Issues
- A portion of school‑age children remain outside formal or alternative learning systems, showing barriers to full participation.
- The presence of learners in feeding programs points to undernutrition affecting educational performance.
- Unregistered births hinder access to schooling, social services, and legal identity.
Partnership Opportunities
- Conduct out-of-school youth mapping; coordinate with DepEd Alternative Learning System and TESDA for immediate enrollment.
- Scale up school-based feeding program coverage; coordinate with DSWD and barangay nutrition scholars for identification of beneficiaries.
- Facilitate mass civil registration drives in coordination with PSA; prioritize undocumented minors for immediate registration.
- Sustain high enrollment through continuing scholarship programs (City YSDO: 292; Provincial: 88) and conditional education support.
Findings
- 9 out of 2,950 families reported living in hazard‑prone areas.
- Typhoons emerged as the most common disaster, affecting 1,739 families, which is equivalent to 59% of all profiled families.
- Minor hazard exposure recorded: earthquake (12), volcanic eruption (3), strong winds (2), fire (1), drought (1).
Key Issues
- Limited community disaster readiness training in the community.
Partnership Opportunities
- Barangay‑level community training on Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM), First Aid, and Basic Life Support to strengthen safety and preparedness against disasters and calamities.
- Capacity building and the provision of emergency relief before, during, and after disasters.
- Establishment and activation of Barangay Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (BDRRM) plans; and pre-positioning of relief goods and evacuation routes.
- Inclusion of multi-hazard risk mapping in CLUP/CDP updates; conduct annual hazard awareness and preparedness drills for all barangays.
Findings
- 8% of children 0–59 months are stunted (low height-for-age) and 9% are wasted (low weight-for-height).
- Only 40% of families received any form of social protection in the last 2 years; 60% received none.
- 52% of the profiled families reported having no access to PhilHealth.
292 PWDs identified, yet PWD-specific support programs recorded zero recipients. - Only 2 families are recorded as 4Ps/MCCT beneficiaries despite high poverty incidence.
- 13 families lack their own sanitary toilet.
Key Issues
- Stunting and wasting among children under five signal persistent nutrition and growth challenges
- Limited social protection, leaving many families vulnerable
- PWD support gaps
- Minimal 4Ps/MCCT coverage
Partnership Opportunities
- Implement intensive community-based nutrition programs; strengthen Botika ng Barangay and health center supplementary feeding.
- Expand PhilHealth indigent enrollment, accelerate SSS/GSIS membership drives, and enroll eligible families in 4Ps/MCCT.
- Register all identified PWDs in the National Council on Disability Affairs database and link them to DSWD and LGU PWD assistance.
- Conduct updated Listahanan (National Household Targeting System) assessment to identify and enroll all eligible poor families.
Findings
- 2,572 families earn below the ₱16,046 monthly poverty threshold for Region III (Central Luzon), revealing that 87% of the profiled families fall below the poverty line.
- 69.2% of individuals (8,285) have no source of income, leaving most families dependent on a single earner.
- 30.3% of employed individuals (1,114) have irregular income, indicating high vulnerability to economic shocks.
- Only 1 family is enrolled in the DSWD Sustainable Livelihood Program despite widespread unemployment.
Key Issues
- Lack of capital seed requirements.
- Most jobs are only on-call / Irregular sources of income.
- High business operating costs.
- Lack of knowledge in handling money.
Partnership Opportunities
- Livelihood capital/seed fund assistance.
- Stable jobs and local recruitment activities.
- Financial literacy and entrepreneurship training.
- Deploy DSWD Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) and DOLE TUPAD/AKAP; establish community enterprise hubs in target barangays.
- Provide skills training through TESDA, promote Pag-IBIG and SSS enrollment for informal workers, and expand microfinance access.
- Facilitate access to PhilSys-linked financial inclusion programs; link families to DTI Negosyo Centers for enterprise development.
- Increase SLP program slots for Bulacan LGU; conduct community-level SLP orientation and application assistance campaigns.
- Market access, and mentoring for microenterprises suited for relocation sites (e.g., food processing, urban gardening, sari-sari stores, tailoring, eco-friendly products, repair services, transport operations, and home-based food businesses).
About the local convenor(s)
Latigo Handang Maglingkod Foundation, Inc.Based in the City of San Jose del Monte, Latigo Handang Maglingkod Foundation, Inc. (LHMFI) leads provincial coordination and community engagement across Bulacan. The foundation mobilizes local partners and drives essential grassroots initiatives, including family profiling, health assistance, blood donation drives, and relief operations to support vulnerable households.
Precious Stone Religious CorporationServing as a local co-convenor for Barangay Citrus in San Jose del Monte, Precious Stone Religious Corporation brings faith-based outreach directly to the neighborhood level. The organization focuses on holistic family support, spiritual care, and community development to help uplift residents in the area.
Handang Maglingkod sa Kapwa, Inc.Handang Maglingkod sa Kapwa, Inc. leads local convergence efforts in the Municipality of Marilao. Dedicated to community welfare, the organization delivers direct social services, family aid, and grassroots mobilization to support low-income and relocated families across the town.
Milestones & Activities
- Baseline Profiling and Validation (December 2025): Reprofiled and validated 4,109 partner families across Bulacan using the updated ZeP2030 Baseline Profiling Tool to establish updated target benchmarks, despite holiday scheduling constraints, data consolidation delays, and encoding limitations.
- Partnership Expansion and Resource Mobilization (November 2025–February 2026): Onboarded a Co-Convenor and established partnerships with key civil society organizations—including the Jollibee Group Foundation, De La Salle Brothers Inc. Social Action Unit, and PCUP (MOU signed)—leading to joint initiatives such as Project Merry Hearts, local feeding programs, and Project Ermanatics: First 1000 Days.
- Quarterly Convergence and Governance Alignments (November 2025–February 2026): Held two (2) Quarterly Convergence Meetings and three (3) Technical Working Group (TWG)/Staff Meetings to align local stakeholders, while navigating member availability and transportation constraints.
- Family and Community Visioning (May 2026): Conducted Family and Community Visioning sessions to engage local stakeholders and formulate actionable community plans.
Members
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LGU-NGA
Homeowners Association
Urban Poor Orgs
NGO & Academe
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Partners
- De La Salle Brothers Inc.
- Jollibee Group Foundation, Inc.
- Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor
ZeP2030 Co-Secretariat
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