State of Health and Nutrition – Maternal mortality rate is unbearable.
State of Education – Elementary participation rate is intolerable. Elementary completion rate is extremely low. Simple literacy rate is low.
State of Employment – Unemployment rate is alarming. Underemployment rate is very high.
State of Income – Income per capita is extremely low. Poverty incidence is alarming. Magnitude of families living below poverty threshold is too high.
State of Forest Ecosystems – Forest cover in forest land is denuded. Incidence of large-scale illegal logging is high. Forest resources and wildlife habitat are severely at risk.
The report is in summary form and quite easy to read and understand. It has one conclusion, however, that I find difficult to believe. In its "State of Urban Ecosystems," it indicates that, in Senator Ninoy Aquino, "air quality is poor." I wonder what the basis for the statement is. Among the barangays of the town, only Kulaman is officially identified as urban, and as I have observed firsthand, the village barely has possible sources of air pollution, such as factories and motorized vehicles.
Another error I noticed in the document is the land area of Senator Ninoy Aquino. It should just be thirty-nine thousand hectares, not thirty-nine million.
