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Region 13
Caraga Region
The history of Caraga can be traced back tothe 15th century when explorers discoveredthe existence of “Kalagans,” believed to be ofVisayan origin, in one of the three districts inMindanao. The word Caraga originated fromthe Visayan word
kalagan.
Kalag
means soulor people and
an
means land. The “Kalagans,”called “Caragans” by the Spaniards, occupiedthe district composed of the two provinces ofSurigao, northern part of Davao Oriental, andeastern Misamis Oriental. The two Agusanprovinces were later organized under theadministrative jurisdiction of Surigao andbecame the independent Agusan province in1914. In 1960, Surigao was divided as Norteand Sur, and in June 1967, Agusan followedsuit. While Butuan then was just a town ofAgusan, the logging boom in 1950s drewbusinesses to the area. On August 2, 1950, byvirtue of Republic Act 523, the City Charterof Butuan was approved.Region 13, the Caraga Administrative Region or the Caraga Region was createdthrough Republic Act Number 7901 as approved by President Fidel V. Ramos onFebruary 25, 1995. The region is composed of four provinces: Agusan del Norte,Agusan del Sur, Surigao del Norte, and Surigao del Sur; and three cities: Butuan,Surigao, and Bislig; seventy (70) municipalities and 1,346 barangays (http://caraga.neda.gov.ph/Caraga_Region/Caraga_Region.htm. October 17, 2003).
Location and Size.
Caraga Region, situated in the northeast section of Mindanao,is located between 8
0
00’ and 10
0
30’ latitude and 125
0
15’ to 126
0
30’ longitude. It isbounded on the north by the Bohol Sea; on the south by the provinces of Davao,Compostela Valley, and Davao Oriental of Region 11; on the west by Bukidnon
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and Misamis Oriental of Region 10; and on the east by the Philippine Sea and thePacic Ocean. The region has a total land area of 1,884,697 hectares. This represents6.3 percent of the country’s total land area and 18.5 percent of Mindanao’s. Of theregion’s total land area, 47.60% belongs to Agusan del Sur.
Topography.
The region is characterized by mountainous areas, and at and roll-ing lands. Mountain ranges divide Agusan and Surigao provinces and subrangesseparate most of the lowlands along the Pacic Coast. The most productive agri-cultural area of the region lies along the Agusan River Basin. The famous AgusanMarsh also sits in the middle of Agusan del Sur. Among the lakes in the region, LakeMainit is the widest. It traverses eight (8) municipalities: Alegria, Tubod, Mainit,and Sison in the province of Surigao del Norte and Tubay, Santiago, Jabonga, andKitcharao in Agusan del Norte.
Land Classifcation and Major Land Uses.
Of the total land area, 71.22% is forestlandand 28.78% is alienable and disposable land. Major land uses include forestlandcomprising 31.36% and 23.98% of agricultural and open spaces.
Population.
Based on the nal results of the 2000 census, the total populationof the region was 2,095,367 which was 7.86% higher than the 1995 population of1,942,687. The annual population growth rate over the last ve years was peggedat a manageable 1.63%, one of the lowest in the country. Among the four provinces,Agusan del Sur registered the largest population at 559,294 and Surigao del Nortethe smallest at 481,416. In terms of growth rate, Surigao del Norte was the fastestgrowing province with an annual average growth rate of 1.84% over the last veyears, while Surigao del Sur was the slowest at 1.35% over the same period.Butuan and Surigao cities have a total population of 267,279 and 118,534, respec-tively. Butuan City registered an annual growth rate of 1.70% in the last ve years,while Surigao City posted 2.65%.
Poverty.
Poverty incidence in the region continues to upsurge from 51.20% in 1997to 60.10% in 1998. Both numbers are way above the national average of 31.8% in1997. On the other hand, the region-wide average annual family income based on the1994 and 1997 Family Income and Expenditures Survey (FIES) years posted 36.17%increase from Php52,508.25 in 1994 to Php71,498.50 in 1997. In 1997, the increasein average annual family income outpaced the increase in average annual familyexpenditures of Php61,540.25, thereby translating to an average annual savings ofPhp9,958.25 per family.
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Economy.
The region has an agriculture-based economy with rice, corn, coconut,bananas, mango, and root crops as major products. Other crops that are propagatedin the region also include palm trees with more than 10,000 hectares, rubber, abaca,coffee, pineapple, and papaya. The region is also noted for its wood and wood-basedproducts which are utilized primarily for housing and other industrial uses.
Climate.
Caraga Region has Type II kind of climate, with no pronounced wetand dry season. It has been observed that during the months of November toFebruary, occurrence of heavy rains is usually experienced in the region. (http://www.medco.gov.ph/medcoweb/regpro.asp?RegAreaID=R13. October 14,2003).The sociogeographical feature of the region, which owes to the increasing numberof population and poverty incidence, shows that teacher education is necessary inthe area. There is a demand to increase the number of public schools or govern-ment-subsidized schools. Moreover, for the Teacher Education to help acceleratethe development of their predominantly agricultural the area, their training shouldbe responsive or acculturated to their local and national situation. Thus, this studyis an attempt to assess who are training our teachers.
Institutional Profle
A quarter of the sixteen sampled higher education institutions (HEIs) are govern-ment-funded schools, all of which are state colleges. The remaining twelve privatelyowned institutions are equally divided into sectarian and nonsectarian schools.
Refer to Table 1a.
The number of teacher educators from the four state colleges comprise 45.56% ofthe total number of teacher respondents (169). Forty-four teachers (26.04%) arefrom private sectarian schools while the remaining 48 educators (28.40%) are fromprivate nonsectarian institutions.
See Table 1b.
Of the sixteen institutions, three have not more than 20 teaching personnel, whilethe other three have 21−40 teaching staff. Ten deans comprising 62.50% of the totalnumber of respondents did not give the information about the number of teachersthey have in their respective schools. As to how many nonteaching personnel theyhave, a quarter of the total number of deans said that they have 20 or less. Onlyone respondent said that their school has 21−40 nonteaching staff.
Refer to Tables20a and 20b.
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