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Guide on the Executive-Legislative Agenda Formulation

Guide on the Executive-Legislative Agenda Formulation

What is Executive and Legislative Agenda (ELA)?

The ELA is a term-based unifying plan or document that is developed and mutually
agreed upon by both the executive and legislative departments of a local government
unit (LGU), in consultation with the various stakeholders. It contains the major
development thrusts and priorities of both the executive and the legislative branches
for the three-year term of office. The ELA supports existing LGU planning systems and
adds greater value to the LGU mandated plans (i.e., Provincial Development and
Physical Framework Plan [PDPFP], Comprehensive Land Use Plan [CLUP], and
Comprehensive Development Plan [CDP]) by moving them forward to getting
implemented and monitored.

Who should lead/facilitate the formulation of ELA in the LGUs?

The formulation process shall be led by the Provincial/City/Municipal Planning and

Development Coordinator (P/C/MPDC).

Contents of an ELA

I. Message from the Local Chief Executive

II. Sanggunian Resolution adopting the ELA

III. LGU Vision Statement

IV. Development Goals, Objectives, and Strategies

V. Platform of Governance/Priority Thrusts of the Incumbent

This should contain the priorities of the incumbent that may be broadly
stated. This should also highlight those that would support: (i) the identified
development goals, objectives, and strategies derived from the CDP
process, (ii) those supporting National Government priorities, and (iii) those
devolved functions, services, and facilities (FSFs) and NGA programs,
activities, and projects (PAPs) when applicable, that will be assumed by the
concerned LGU as indicated in the LGU Devolution Transition Plan (DTP).

VI. Priority Legislative Agenda of the Sanggunian to carry out the platform of
governance and development goals, objectives, and strategies
This should contain the agreed legislative agenda, that may be broadly
stated that would support the (i) priorities of the incumbent; (ii) identified
development goals, objectives, and priorities; and (iii) those devolved
functions, services, and facilities (FSFs) and NGA programs, activities, and
projects (PAPs) when applicable, that will be assumed by the concerned
LGU as indicated in the LGU Devolution Transition Plan (DTP).
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ELA Formulation Process

The process in formulating the ELA should initially emanate from the CDP Process,
using the Guidelines on CDP Preparation and the CDP Illustrative Guide. From the
Vision Reality Gap Analysis (based on the CDP Process), the goals, objectives, and
strategies that will address the identified gaps are derived. These shall provide the
basis for ELA formulation.

The ELA can thus be derived following the steps as shown in the matrix below.

Office/Person
Steps Participants Remarks
Responsible
1. Present the P/C/MPDC Local Chief The Local Chief
Vision, Vision- Executive, Executive and
Reality Gaps, Sanggunian, and Sanggunian should be
Goals, Objectives, Planning Team informed of the LGU
and Strategies in situation and the
plenary formulated vision,
goals, and objectives
in which they should
anchor their priorities.
2. Present the P/C/MPDC Local Chief To highlight the
LGU DTP Executive, devolved functions
Sanggunian, and and services that are
Planning Team partially and not yet
assumed; phasing of
and strategy for the
assumption of
devolved functions
and services; capacity
development
requirements and
modifications in the
LGU’s Organizational
Structure and Staffing
Pattern (OSSP); and
strategies to increase
LGU resources
3. Present in Mayor Sanggunian and
plenary the priority Planning Team
thrusts/platform of
governance of the
incumbent
4. Present in Vice Mayor Local Chief
plenary the priority Executive,
legislative agenda Sanggunian, and
of the Sanggunian Planning Team
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Office/Person
Steps Participants Remarks
Responsible
5. Present the P/C/MPDC, Local Chief To better facilitate the
synthesis of the Secretary to the Executive, process, C/MPDC and
executive and Sanggunian Sanggunian, and the Sanggunian
legislative priorities Planning Team Secretary, prior to the
vis-à-vis the goals, session proper should
objective and already have captured
strategies priorities of the LCE
(identified during and the Sanggunian,
the CDP process) and situated priority
thrusts/platform of
governance and
legislative priorities
with the goals,
objectives, and
strategies identified
within the CDP
process and National
Government’s
priorities.
6. Agree and Provincial Local Chief For the Local Chief
finalize the ELA Director or City Executive, Executive and
Director or Sanggunian, and Sanggunian to sign
C/MLGOO (to Planning Team the ELA
facilitate)
7. Prepare and Sanggunian
approve the
Resolution
adopting the ELA

Prior to the ELA formulation process, concerned LGU functionaries are expected to
undertake preparatory workshops/sessions/activities to come-up with the proposed
priorities based on Steps 1 to 4. The aim of the preparatory work is to harmonize the
priorities of the incumbent vis-a-vis the priorities as embodied in the LGU’s CDP and
DTP.