Philippine Development Forum

Working Group on
Decentralization and Local Government

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Accomplishments on the Work Plan

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Outcome:
Meaningful engagement of people’s organizations in local governance
Project / Activity Actual Outputs/ Deliverables Proponent/ Period of
Responsible Implementation
Agencies
Intensifying Vigilance to Volunteerism: Program for Intensifying DILG-BLGS, October 2010 –
partnership People’s Engagement in Local Governance (VTV LGA On-going
with POs, CSOs, PIPELOG): (AECID)
PS
1.CSO Mapping / Profiling
•Mapped a total of 3,640 CSOs both formal and informal
except Region VII and ARMM, and mapped according to
service areas; To complete the mapping this year to cover
two said regions, and
•CSO Map published in the LGA website.
2. Local Special Bodies (LSB) Strengthening
•2 regions (Regions V and XIII) provided with training of
trainers (ToT) on LSB Strengthening.
3. Volunteer Program
•Draft policy for volunteer program developed;
•Volunteer Management Service training pilot-tested to
Nueva Ecija , and
•Volunteer program framework developed.

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Outcome:
Meaningful engagement of people’s organizations in local governance
Project / Activity Actual Outputs/ Deliverables Proponent/ Period of
Responsible Implementation
Agencies
Intensifying 4. Local Governance Watch Program DILG-BLGS October 2010 –
partnership •Developed “Civil Society Participation Fund”. On-going
with POs, CSOs, Guidelines. Project lunching will be on 27 July 2012.
PS •Establishment of a “Citizen Satisfaction Index System” Next activities:
to generate feedback on the service performance and Field testing in
programs of the government currently being undertaken July in 3 pilot
sites (1 in Luzon,
1 in Visayas, 1 in
Mindanao).

Needing further
donors’ support
5. Building on Full Disclosure Policy (FDP) for DILG-BLGS
Strengthening Citizen demand on Local (DIALOG TF-
Governance” WB,CIDA,
• Ninety One (91) participants capacitated from Sixty AUSAID)
Nine (69) CSOs in the five (5) clusters: Naga, Davao,
Cebu and two from Manila,
• Consultations with TF-PLG conducted and came out
with Concept Note on Capacity Development for
CSOs.

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 Outcome:
More transparent and accountable local operations
Project / Activity Actual Outputs/ Deliverables Proponent/ Period of
Responsible Implementation
Agencies
Institutionalization of Integrated compliance to full disclosure policy as a DILG-BLGS October 2010 –
Public Disclosure necessary indicator in various programs grants and and BLGD On-going
award systems for LGUs i.e.,
•Performance Challenge Fund
•Seal of Good Housekeeping
•Gawad Pamana ng Lahi

On widening Public Access to LGU reports DILG-BLGS 2012-On-going

•Developed Full Disclosure Policy View Portal (DIALOG TF)
system; functionalities tested by DILG and LGUs
in NCR.

Conducted of training and workshops for the DILG-BLGS On-going

PACTS Team and DILG Regional Focal Persons in
the development of a systematic and updated
database and generation of reports on LGU
compliance to public disclosure policy

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 Outcome:
Improved Local Government Performance
Project / Activity Actual Outputs/ Deliverables Proponent/ Period of
Responsible Implementation
Agencies
Implementation of 1. Refined the PCF concept and program DILG 2010 - On-going
Performance design; PCF Guidelines for 2010 and 2011 (ADB,World
Challenge Fund and implementation issued for guidance of Bank and Next Activities:
Institutionalization of LGUs; AusAid) 1.Development of a
Incentive Systems for 2. Established the institutional mechanism for National Strategy for
Local Governance DILG to manage the PCF- Incentive’s System for
• Organized the PCF Management Team Local Governance and
at the DILG CO and RO levels Performance
• Developed the PCF Website for easier 2.Enhancement of the
information dissemination PCF-Website for on-
3. Conducted policy dialogues and knowledge line monitoring and
sharing on Incentive Systems for Local reporting
Governance and Performance;
4. Rapid assessment on PCF and SGH
Implementation was conducted by CODE-
NGO and DLSU; Initial findings shared to
DILG PCF Management Team. Report
currently being finalized.

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 Outcome:
Improved Local Government Performance
Project / Activity Actual Outputs/ Deliverables Proponent/ Period of
Responsible Implementation
Agencies
Strengthening LGU 1. Capacitate Local Planning Officers in DILG / NEDA Not yet started
Planning and selected Regions (EU)
Budgeting Capacity • Printing and dissemination of the Included in the
CDP Guidelines & RPS Manual upcoming EU
• Conduct of capacity-building to Public Financial
local planning officers Management
2. Improve performance measurement (PFM) program to
• Development of CBMS Manual for be rolled out on
LGUs & relevant NGAs the 3rd Quarter of
• Development of LGPMS modules to 2012.
monitor key indicators of Plan-
Budget Execution & Service
Delivery Outcomes to determine
budgeting performance

3. Finalized Compendium of Planning DILG / DOF/ Done/ Completed

Documents and endorsed by CCD last 18 DBM/NEDA
May 2012
(GIZ)

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 Outcome:
Improved Local Government Performance
Project / Activity Actual Outputs/ Deliverables Proponent/ Period of
Responsible Implementation
Agencies
Strengthening 1. Improve accountability mechanism and integrate OPIF DBM, COA Included in the
LGU budget and results-oriented outcomes and outputs ; (ADB, EU) upcoming EU
accountability • Improve M&E systems, and Public Financial
• Policy guidance and development of tools on Management
ICS/IAS (PFM) program to
2. Capacitate budgeting officer be rolled out on
• TNA tool for assessing capacity and training the 3rd Quarter of
needs of budgeting officer developed by DBM 2012.
with ADB;
• Improve budgeting tools;
• Alignment of Planning and Budgeting documents,
&
• Competency Certification System for budget
office Procurement
3. Develop a DBM LGU Public Financial Management
(PFM) strategy
• Roadmap for LGU PFM developed;
• PFM assessment tools developed, currently
being finalized and to issue on July 2012, and
• Finalization of Bottom-Up Assessment tool on-
going.

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 Outcome:
Devolution models identified for replication
Project / Actual Outputs/ Deliverables Proponent/ Period of
Activity Responsible Implementation
Agencies
Promote inter- 1. Policy review on areas for expanding DILG / May 2009 - On-
local LGU alliance building and partnerships, Leagues / Sub- going
governance particularly on promoting Inter-local WG on Inter-
reforms governance (ILG) reforms conducted; Local
2. Established procedures to promote local Cooperation
area development partnerships through the (GIZ / EU /
conduct of the policy review on ILG; CIDA /
USAID /
3. Exploring the potential of providing AECID)
financing to LGU Alliances still on-going

5. Knowledge Management on alliances’

activities published:
• Cook Book and
• Learning Modules

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 Outcome:
Improved capacities of LCEs
Project / Activity Actual Outputs/ Deliverables Proponent/ Period of Implementation &
Responsible Next Activities
Agencies
Newly Elected Series of Capacity building activities for DILG-LGA Done/ Completed
Officials (NEO) newly elected local chief executives were (DIALOG TF /  
Program 2010 provided CIDA / Next Activities: Conduct series of
AusAID /EU) FGDs on July 2012 to generate
inputs on how to assess the NEO
program;
By 2013, redesign the program
and come up with a framework /
instrument to assess the impact of
the program.
Peer-based 1. Conducted peer-based assessment and DILG-LGA / On-going
assessment and accreditation system; LOGO TRI
accreditation (USAID TAG)
2. 100+ training programs accredited
system for local
under the system with PhilNet,
governance
supported by Asia Foundation, and
trainings
3. Currently undergoing social marketing
and extending outside PhilNet;
4. On-going enhancements to include
equivalency.
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 Outcome:
More efficient local service delivery
Project / Activity Actual Outputs/ Deliverables Proponent/ Period of
Responsible Implementation &
Agencies Next Activities
Strengthening 1. Capacity building provided for 467 DILG DILG – LGA Done/Completed
LGUs in Bicol and Personnel conducted in terms of technical (AECID) last 24 February
CARAGA proficiency 2012
2. Provided infrastructure support and equipment to
Bicol and Caraga LGUs such as the construction (Finalizing the
of Magpayang Public Market at Mainit, Surigao terminal report
del Norte; development of Municipal Ecology based on AECID
Park at San Andres and San Miguel ,
templates)
Catanduanes, among others.
 
3. 1,025 LGU officials of Bicol and Caraga  
provided with Technical Assistance in
institutionalizing local planning and mechanism
4. Provided technical assistance to LGUs on local
economic development
5. Funding grants for infrastructure development
awarded to selected LGUs that have passed the
SGH and have performed well during the
implementation of SLGP Phases 1 and 2.

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