Impact assessment of CY 2009 CBFM-CARP [Community-based Forest Management-Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program] Project in Region IV-A [Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon, Philippines]

The respondents of the project ranges from 30 to 50 percent of the target 50% of the SES respondents last 2009. The beneficiaries of the project were at the middle to old age (40 years old and above). The oldest respondents was 86 years old as beneficiary of the projects. Eighty-six percent of the respondents attained elementary and high school level of education. Thus, this implies that the beneficiaries were familiar to the area since living there for a period of time. Roman Catholic was the major religious affiliation of the respondents. The average number of household size was 4. The ownership of the respondents in terms of vehicle, furniture, appliances and electronic gadgets increased over the period of time. The income derived from CBFM-CARP [Community-based Forest Management-Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program] project contributed in attained this items. No much improvement or changed on the availability of facilities on health, infrastructure, transportation, and credit facilities in each respective area. However, there was a significant increased on communication facility particularly on the use of mobile phone of the respondents. Waste disposal of the respondents improved over the period of the time from burning and throwing waste everywhere to practicing segregation, composting and collection from LGUs in their respective area. The average number of involvement of the respondents in an organization was to except from their membership in people's organization. Majority of the respondents mentioned that farming was the source of income from 2009 to 2015. The average primary annual income of the respondents increased from PhP41,976.86 to PhP 56,228.81 while the secondary annual income also increased from PhP33,752.90 to PhP46,035.23 over the period of time. The grand annual income of the respondents was PhP74,880.63 to 105,168.81. The annual income from the CBFM-CARP project was PhP2,030,903.00 which was only 12% of the grand total income of the respondents. The average percentage of the farm produced domestically ranges from 10-20% while the percentage sold was 80-90%. Expenditures and saving of the respondents increased from 2009 to 2015. The CBFM-CARP project is selected areas in Region 4-A [[Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon, Philippines] contributed to the increased income and ownership of vehicle, furniture, appliances and electronic gadgets of the respondents.