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==[[Southern Leyte News]]==
==[[Southern Leyte News]]==
'''Women occupy more top positions in Southern Leyte – NSO SOLeyte'''
'''Rehabilitated farm-to-market road boosts farmers’ income'''
*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?article=1281332214891
*Source: http://www.pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?article=1301332378782
*Tuesday 20th of March 2012
*Thursday 22nd of March 2012
:by   Erna S. Gorne
:by Marcelo M. Pedalino






MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, March 20 (PIA)   --   Seven out of 10 women in Southern Leyte are professionals and occupied top positions, the National Statistics Office in Southern Leyte revealed in a special release entitled “Women in Southern Leyte.”
ANAHAWAN, Southern Leyte, Mar. 22 (PIA)  -- A six kilometer (km) farm-to-market road linking this town to its  its interior and upland barangays can greatly help farmers save on costs in transporting their farm products and will inspire them to produce more.
   
   
“To celebrate the 2012 National Women’s Month this Special Release provides a portrait of the situation of women in Southern Leyte based on data collected in the 2007 Census of Popultion (2007 POPCEN) excluding the Institutional Population,” Southern Leyte Provincial Statistics Officer Mae R. Almonte said.
“Each sack of copra costs P 80 to P 100 when ferried to the town, so for 10 sacks ,a farmer spends P 1,000 for transportation expenses alone;  but with the opening of this road, such expenses can be saved and instead, be added to the farmer’s income,” said Mayor Roberto Loquinte in an interview shortly before the formal ribbon-cutting ceremony to inaugurate the new infrastructure here yesterday.
   
   
 
The project, dubbed rehabilitation/improvement of Poblacion-Kagingkingan road, was part of the Enhancement of Food Security (EFOS) program of GIZ, a German government organization which extended funding in the amount of P 4,863,652.
The 2007 Census of Population (2007 POPCEN) results show that 70.14 percent of women’s usual occupation in the province were professionals compared to men with 29.86 percent.  This major occupation group includes Engineering Science Professional, Teaching Professionals, Health Professional and Legal Professionals among others, Almonte said.
   
   
The sensus further reveal that more women (57.21 percent) occupied the top positions in the province like Officials of Government and Special – Interest Organizations, Corporate Executive, Managers, Managing Proprietors and Supervisors than men (42.79 percent), she added.
Loquinte said the local government unit of Anahawan gave a counterpart of P 800,000, while the provincial government provided the heavy equipment during the construction.
   
   
Moreover, higher proportion of women’s usual occupation were Clerks and Technicians and Associate Professionals with 63.59 percent and 60.42 percent, respectively, she said.
Some 3,000 households will directly benefit in using the improved road, Loquinte added.
   
   
Larger proportion of women ( 56.23 percent)  were academic degree holders than men (43.77 percent) and 54.62 percent of those who has taken post baccalaureate courses were women while 45.38 percent were men, she said.
During the brief program at the town’s gym, Gov. Damian Mercado lauded Mayor Loquinte for the successful implementation of the cash-for-work program in the process of constructing the farm-to-market road.
   
   
She added that fewer women dependents (21 dependents) compared to men (22 dependents) were observed in 2007. However, a higher old age dependency was reported among women (4 old dependents) than among men (3 old dependents) due to the fact that women live longer than men.  On the other hand, there was a higher young age dependency among men (19 young dependents) compared to women (17 young dependents).
He also thanked the GIZ, through its advisor, Dr. Andreas Lange, for supporting the project as well as other environment-related initiatives undertaken by GIZ in other areas of the province.
   
   
With the results of the 2007 POPCEN, about 2 in 10 households are headed by women.  It is obvious that men dominate in the household since 82.93 percent were regarded as head while only 17.01 percent were women, she said.
Among those attending the ribbon-cutting for opening the new road were provincial Board members Daisy Gamale, Abelardo Almario, Roberto Lagumbay, and the local officials of Anahawan.
   
   
One in 10 women is an overseas worker, Almonte disclosed. Of the 10 years old and over household population, there were 4.6 thousand overseas workers  in the province or 1.56 percent.  Three thousand were men and 1.7 thousand were women.  This indicator provides additional strength to the stability of the economy through their remittances invested in industries, she added. (EOPT/ESG- PIA 8, SoLeyte)
Rev. Fr. Cruff Climaco led the blessing of the newly-opened road. (EOPT/MMP-PIA 8, Southern Leyte)


==Photo Gallery of Southern Leyte, Philippines==
==Photo Gallery of Southern Leyte, Philippines==
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