Building Constituency in Participatory Local

Goverance through the conduct of CSO

Conference in LGUs

FIELD GUIDE

Civil Society Organization

Conference
2022
OUTLINE OF PRESENTATION

I. Background
II. Legal Basis
III. Timelines
IV. Roles and Responsibilities
V. Regional Orientation
VI. CSO Conference
VII.Reporting Scheme/ Forms

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 I. BACKGROUND

• The LSBs will be reconstituted

• New guidelines on CSO accreditation and selection of representatives have

been issued.

• Many CSOs are either unaware of the need to participate, uninformed of

how they can participate in local governance, do not view participation as
relevant, or find the requirements to be rather rigorous.

• The CSO Conference will again be organized in response to these

challenges.

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Objectives

1. Enlighten CSOs on the significance of citizen participation in local

governance, the avenues for participation and the guidelines for
CSO accreditation;

2. Encourage more CSOs to apply for accreditation and participate

in local governance; and

3. Serve as a venue for networking among CSOs that can help in the
formation of their Local People’s Council.

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 II. LEGAL BASIS
DILG MC 2022-83
4.2.2. the LGU, in collaboration with the DILG Field Office, shall hold a CSO Conference . . .

4.2.2.1. The CSO Conference shall be handled by the CSO Desk Officer and/or concerned Local
PDO or a duly designated LGU appointive official, with the support of the concerned DILG officers .

4.2.2.2. The CSO Conference shall cover four major topics:

a) relevance of participatory governance;

a) guidelines on LGU accreditation of CSOs and reconstitution of LSBs
b) avenues of CSO participation as provided for in RA 7160 and other relevant policies and
issuances; and
c) encouraging the formation and/or expansion of a local CSO Network and/or Local People’s
Council if not already established.

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4.2.2.3. . . . the BLGS-CSO/PPPP PMO and the SLGP- PMO shall provide
the Training Modules . . . and the training of the concerned DILG officers and
LGU functionaries.

4.2.2.4. The LGU shall be responsible for providing the funding and resources
needed to facilitate the CSO Conference . . .

4.2.2.5. The sanggunian shall see to it that Application forms for accreditation
and the documentary templates for the requirements are readily available in
the CSO Desk or the Office of the Secretary to the Sanggunian and during the
CSO Conference.

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III. TIMELINES
CSO
Conference
(1st wk of Aug)

Local Orientation for

LGU functionaries
concerned – f2f (July)
Regional Orientation for
DILG LGOOs - online
(July)

Inter-regional
Orientation for DILG
Reg’l Officers – f2f (June)

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 IV. Roles and Responsibilities
Regional Office
• Direct the SLGP RCT, in
collaboration with the pertinent
regional officers, to brief the
DILG officers concerned/
LGOOs on the conduct of the
CSO conference and to
oversee its implementation
including the submission of
reports by the LGUs.
Provincial Office
• Direct the concerned DILG
Field Officers/LGOOs to meet
with the LGU CSO Desk
Officer, LPDC, and/or a
duly designated appointed
officers to discuss
preparations.
• Assist in facilitating the conduct
of the conference together
with LGU functionaries.
• Assist the LGU with the online
submission of reports. 
LGU
• Assign the CSO Desk Officer,
LPDC, representatives from
the LCE and Sanggunian
offices, and/or duly designated
LGU appointed officers the
responsibility of holding the
conference and submitting
online reports to the DILG.
• Provide funding and resources
to facilitate the conduct of the
activity.  
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS OFFICER (LGOO)
1. Conduct preparatory meetings with the concerned LGU functionaries to discuss the
following;
• Schedules, program and resource persons
• Facilitator and documenter
• Food and venue
• Participants and invitations
• Laptop and LCD for the audiovisual presentations
• Reproduction of materials and supplies
• Submission and updating of reports online to the DILG re the CSO Conference

2. Facilitate the conference together with the concerned LGU functionaries;

3. Serve as one of the resource persons; and
4. Assist the LGU in the submission of report to the link provided.

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V. Regional Orientation Program

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Regional Orientation Program: Objectives

Orient the LGOOs on the following:

1) Modules that shall be used including the specific

provisions of MC 2022-83;

2) Suggested preparatory activities and the program for

actual conduct of the activity; and

3) Reporting scheme and form.

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Regional Orientation Program of Activities
Duration: 1 day (Online)

1) Preliminaries
2) Opening remarks
3) Objectives/ Schedules of Activities
4) CSO Conference Modules:
• Relevance of Participatory Governance
• Codal Avenues of Participation
• MC 2022-83: Guidelines on LGU Accreditation and
Selection of Representatives to the LSBs
• The Local People’s Council
5) Field Guide & Reporting Scheme/ Forms
6) Synthesis and Ways Forward

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VI. CSO Conference

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 CSO Conference: Objectives
The overall objective of the activity is to encourage CSOs to seek
accreditation and participate in local governance. In particular, it intends to
enlighten and/or discuss the following with CSOs:

a) Relevance of participatory governance;

b) Code mandated avenues of participation;
c) MC 2022-83 Guidelines on LGU accreditation of CSOs and
Selection of Representatives to the LSBs;
d) Local People’s Council; and
e) Accreditation guidelines and procedures of the concerned LGU.

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CSO Conference Program of Activities
• Program Schedule: 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM

1) Preliminaries
2) Opening remarks
3) Objectives/ Schedules of Activities
4) Relevance of Participatory Governance
5) Codal Avenues of Participation
6) MC 2022-83: Guidelines on LGU Accreditation and Selection of
Representatives to the LSBs
7) The Local People’s Council
8) Accreditation guidelines and procedures of the concerned LGU
9) Synthesis and Ways Forward

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Suggested CSO Conference Participants
• Accredited and non-accredited CSOs
• Representatives from the following orgs/ sectors:
1. Fisherfolk
2. Farmers and Landless Rural Workers
3. Urban Poor
4. Indigenous Peoples
5. Formal Labor and Migrant Workers
6. Workers in the Informal Sector
7. Women
8. Youth and Students
9. Senior Citizens
10.Persons with Disabilities
11.Cooperatives
12.Non-Government Organizations
13.Other People’s Organizations

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VII. CSO Conference Reporting Scheme/ Form
• Participants must complete an attendance form prior to the start of the conference.

• The CSO Desk Officer, LPDC, or the designated appointed officer shall consolidate the
report and encode the data to the internet link that will be provided.

• It must include the following details:

∙ Region/ Province/ City or Municipality:
∙ Date Conference Conducted
∙ Number of Individual Participants
∙ Number of CSOs participated
∙ Number of CSO participants that are accredited by the LGU
∙ Number of CSO participants that are not accredited by the LGU
∙ Profile of CSO participants (Number):
o Type of CSOs – PO, NGO, Coop,
o Core Organizational program – educ/ training, advocacy, enterprise dev
o Primary beneficiary sectors – farmers, urban poor, workers, children, SC
o Scope of Operations – brgy, mun, city, province, region, national
o NGA Registration – SEC, DOLE, HLURB, CDA, etc.

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