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PERFORMANCE EFFECTIVENESS AND PERFORMANCE EFFICIENCY OF BGPMS

OR BARANGAY GOVERNANCE PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN

BARANGAY DAGOCDOC, TANDAG CITY

A Thesis Title Proposal No. 3

By:

MARY HELEN POLINAR ZAFRA

March 2020
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INTRODUCTION/RATIONALE

There are currently a little over 42,000 barangays all over the country. On the average,

there is a barangay for every 2,500 Filipinos. Think about it. Isn’t a grouping of such a

small size a powerful force in shaping Philippine life, if we want it to?

Under the 1991 Local Government Code, the barangay was structured and is presently

functioning as another level of government — the lowest level. In contrast, in pre-

Spanish Philippines from where the barangay model was borrowed, it appears that the

barangay “…was not a political organization per se” (from historian Robert B. Fox as

quoted in the book of O.D. Corpuz, The Roots of the Filipino Nation, Vol. 1 (2005).

For a small unit of government, the barangay structure is not a simple one. It has an

elected Punong Barangay, a Sangguniang Barangay consisting of seven elected

members and the Sangguniang Kabataan Chairman, and a separate appointive

secretary and an appointive treasurer — altogether 11 barangay officials. In addition,

each barangay has to organize a Lupon ng Tagapamayapa consisting of a Chairman

and 10 to 20 members. And for each dispute in the barangay, a Pangkat ng

Tagapagkasundo, consisting of 3 members, has to be organized. The barangay can

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also organize local tanods. Isn’t all these a large, complex structure to deal with 2,500

or so people, which include children and, therefore, compose of only 500 or so families?

A barangay has several powers, duties, and functions. Among others, the Punong

Barangay is empowered to enforce all laws and ordinances; maintain public order;

ensure the delivery of basic services; enforce laws and regulations relating to pollution

control and protection of the environment; adopt measures to

prevent and control the proliferation of squatters; and adopt measures to prevent and

eradicate drug abuse, child abuse, and juvenile delinquency. The Sangguniang

Barangay can enact ordinances; levy taxes and other revenue measures; provide for

construction and maintenance of barangay facilities and other public works; regulate

use of public facilities, including waterworks; etc.

Judging by the present condition of our rural and urban areas, it is fair to say that the

barangays have not been effective in the performance of the above duties and

responsibilities. It is not a case that we expect the barangay to effectively do what it is

required to do. Much of its written responsibilities are beyond its competence. Moreover,

the officials may lack an appreciation of their written powers to enable them to perform
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those responsibilities successfully. We created a complex structure and provided

funding to a system that simply cannot effectively deal with the things the system is

designed to deal with.

With regard to funding, the finances of a barangay come mostly from three sources:

25% of the basic real estate tax collected in the barangay (the share of a barangay in a

city and in a Metro Manila political unit is computed a little differently); its share of the

20% allocation to the barangays of the internal revenue allotment (IRA) of the province

or city where it belongs; its share of the 35% allocation to the barangays of the share of

the province from the sales and taxes derived by the national government from the

exploitation of national wealth in a provincial territory. The share of each barangay in the

total allocation to the barangays of the IRA and in revenue from exploitation of national

wealth is computed as follows: 60% based on population and 40% divided equally.

It is not possible to obtain the total magnitude of the actual shares of the barangays in

basic real estate tax and on sales and taxes derived from the exploitation of national

wealth.
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As for the IRA, the share of the barangays for the year 2018 has already been

determined, but is still based only on BIR tax collections.

Let us double this amount to cover the shares of the barangay in basic real estate tax

and revenue from exploitation of national wealth. This doubling translates to an average

fund allocation to a barangay of P6.3 million. This allocation could be small or big in

serving 500 or so families, depending upon how one sees the role of the barangay. It is

definitely small if a barangay does all it needs to do under the law. But it is big, if it does

not do much.

The author’s observation leans towards the latter, because such amount of annual

funds may not be enough to do any significant infrastructure development or institution

building in the barangay. This is the reason why, in many cases that the author have

observed, barangay funds are spent on such things as installing street lights, painting

colors to lamp posts and trees lining the streets, displaying Christmas decorations,

procuring and maintaining a barangay vehicle, and building and maintaining a barangay
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hall. I find these expenditures to be a waste of money. The barangay funds could have

been pooled together to build something of larger economic value that provides higher

multiplier effect for the province or city.

The City of Tandag is composed of has 21 Barangays. One of which is Barangay

Dagocdoc, Tandag City which is located at the heart of the city or the city proper. Its

population as determined by the 2015 Census was 4,153. This represented 7.37% of

the total population of Tandag City. The author chose this Barangay as it is one of the

biggest Barangays in the City.

In the Philippines, there are many ways of checking on whether or not the Barangay is

performing well. The department of Interior and Local Government came up with

Governance Performance Management System or the BGPMS.

BGPMS is an assessment tool for barangays that measures the effective delivery of

services and accomplishments in the performance of their function as mandated in the

1991 Local Government Code and other related issuances. BGPMS provides a clear

picture of the performance and productivity level of Barangays in the areas of

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Governance, Administration, Social Services, Economic Development and

Environmental Management.

The said measurement/evaluation instrument will identify and determine the presence

and absence of: (a) barangay compliance to laws and presidential directives; (b)

facilities and equipment; (c) managerial and administrative capacities of barangay

officials; and (d) programs and project being implemented and thereby also reflecting

the barangays’ capacity and limitations in the five (5) performance areas. It shall also

serve as guide for the higher local government units, the national government and other

service providers to determine the kind of policy and program intervention the barangay

needs.

Under BGPMS, barangays are expected to come up with their State of Barangay

Governance Report or SGBR whose content serves as basis for the city and municipal

governments and the DILG in coming up with the necessary interventions and/or

assistance to them. The System was field-tested in 4,798 barangays in the middle of

2011.
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Finally, BGPMS encourages the barangay to improve its performance and productivity,

thus, leading to a better quality of life for its residents. The following are the objectives

of the BGPMS:

• Serve as the basis for the national government and policymakers in formulating

policy that would rationalize assistance to barangays;

• Apprise the city or municipal government of the present state or level of

performance of its component barangays and thus be guided in the formulation of

integrated policies, plans and programs that would lead to the barangay’s efficient

delivery of basic services and effective discharge of its functions and responsibilities;

• Provide the city and municipal government with vital data/inputs in the

accomplishments of the data requirements of their own LGPMS;

• Raise awareness of the barangay government and barangay officials on their

state or level of performance viz-a viz the following: 1. benchmark information/data

generated necessary for the preparation of plans and budget as well as crucial in the

assessment of their skills and training needs; and 2. identified presence or absence of

services and facilities which serve as guide in enhancing the delivery of services to their

constituents
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• Promote transparency and accountability in barangay governance through

compliance to laws and other issuances.

Through the BGMPS every barangay or BPUs will be expected to come up with their

State of Barangay Governance Report (SGBR). Each SGBR will provide the necessary

information that will serve as the basis for the supervising unit such as the city or

municipal governments and by the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG)

in providing the necessary package of interventions and/or assistance to address any

resulting problems and concerns reflected in the SGBR. These documents are pertinent

to the improvement and success of every BPUs in the government if results, reports,

recommendations and interventions are carried out religiously. There have been a

number of studies conducted relating to local governance and its performance that

could be insightful for practical recommendations in promoting transparency and

maximizing participation and improvement in service delivery in the Basic Political unit

(BPU). However, there were no such studies conducted here in BSU. Therefore, the

researchers find it imperative to study the implication of the Barangay Governance

Performance Management System of the selected barangay in Tandag City in the Fiscal
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year 2019, as it is the latest completed assessment done by all politically recognized

barangays.
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Statement of the Problem

This study aims to examine the implication of the Barangay Governance Performance

Management System result of Barangay Dagocdoc, Tandag City for the 2017 fiscal

year. Specifically, this study sought to answer the following questions:

a. What is the level of Barangay Governance Performance of Barangay Dagocdoc,

Tandag City?

b. What are the implications of the key performance areas results of the BGMPS of

Barangay Dagocdoc, Tandag City?

c. Did the BGPMS give the people of Barangay Dagocdoc a clearer idea on their

rights and obligations as part of the community?

d. What are the things that the people need to do in order to help the Barangay

Officials of Barangay Dagocdoc especially in the development and progress of the

barangay?

e. How can barangays, as the smallest unit of government, become more effective

in performing its designated functions?

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REFERENCES

Fisman, R., & Golden, M. (2017). Corruption: What Everyone Needs to Know.

Oxford University Press