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LOCAL GOVERNMENT
ADMINISTRATION
Chapter 3
NGO Membership in LGU Special Bodies

Presented by:

Leonardo G. Cereno
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Definition of terms:

Non-governmental organization or NGO:

• refers to a non-stock, non-profit organization that works with different sectors and
communities, promoting their general welfare and development, provide a wide range of
services for people’s organization;
• Non – profit organization depends on donation for its source of funds

Civil Society Organization or CSO

• refers to a non-state and non-profit association that works to improve society and the human
condition;
• Basic types of CSOs include non-governmental organization, civic organization, cooperative,
social movement, professional group and business group

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Local Special Bodies of the LGU (LGC Chapter 5, Title Four to Seven)

• Local Prequalification, Bids and Awards Committee

• Local School Board
• Local Health Board
• Local Development Council
• Local Peace & Order Council

Other LGU Special Bodies

• Local Finance Committee
• Municipal Project Monitoring Committee
• The Gender and Development Focal Point System
• Municipal Council for the Protection of Children

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 Local Prequalification, Bids and Awards Committee (PBAC)
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• Conduct screening of contractors, bidding, evaluation of bids, & recommendation of awards
concerning local infrastructure projects.
Local School Board (LSB)
• Determine supplemental budget for public schools from real property share - (50%) Special
Education Fund);
• Authorize disbursement of SEF;
• Advise Sanggunian on education matters;
• Recommend changes in public school names;
• Consulted by DepEd on appointments of Superintendents, supervisor, principals & other school
officials.
Local Health Board (LHB)
• Propose to Sanggunian annual budgetary allocation for operation & maintenance of health
facilities & services within locality;
• Advise Sanggunian on health matters;
• Create committees to advise local health agencies on personnel selection & promotion, bids &
awards, grievances & complaints, personnel discipline, budget review, operations review & other 4 4

similar functions.
Local Development Council (LDC)
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• Formulate long term, medium-term & annual socio- economic developments plans & policies ;
• Formulate medium-term & annual public investment plan;
• Formulate local investment incentives to promote inflow & direction of private investment capital;
• Coordinate, monitor and evaluate implementation of development programs & projects.

Local Peace and Order Council (LPOC)

• Provide a forum for dialogue and deliberation of major issues and problems affecting peace and
order, including insurgency;
• Recommend measures which will improve or enhance peace and order and public safety in their
respective areas of responsibility, including anti-insurgency measures;
• Monitor the provision of livelihood and infrastructure development programs and projects in the
remote rural and indigenous population areas adopted to isolate them from the Communist rebels
and its ideological, political and organization works;

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• Provide a forum for dialogue and deliberation of major issues and problems affecting peace and
order, including insurgency;
• Recommend measures which will improve or enhance peace and order and public safety in their
respective areas of responsibility, including anti-insurgency measures;
• Monitor the provision of livelihood and infrastructure development programs and projects in the
remote rural and indigenous population areas adopted to isolate them from the Communist rebels
and its ideological, political and organization works;
• Provide a forum for dialogue and deliberation of major issues and problems affecting peace and
order, including insurgency;
• Recommend measures which will improve or enhance peace and order and public safety in their
respective areas of responsibility, including anti-insurgency measures;
• Monitor the provision of livelihood and infrastructure development programs and projects in the
remote rural and indigenous population areas adopted to isolate them from the Communist rebels
and its ideological, political and organization works;

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Composition of Special Bodies
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Local Prequalification, Local School Board Local Health Board
Bids and Awards
Committee
Chairman LCE LCE LCE
Vice- Chairman Sanggunian Committee Division Superintendent/ Local Health Officer
on Appropriations Division Supervisor
Chairman

Members Sanggunian Minority Sanggunian Education Sanggunian Health

representative, Committee Chairman Committee Chairman
Mun. Treasurer

2 NGO representatives Mun. Treasurer PO or NGO

representative
Practicing CPA SK Federation DOH representative
President
COA as observer President of PTA
Public Schools Non-
Academic personnel
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Local Dev’t. Council Local Peace and Order
Council

Chairman LCE LCE

Vice- Chairman All PB’s of the municipality Vice Mayor

Members Sanggunian Committee on 1 representative chosen by

Appropriations Chairman Sanggunian among its
member

Congressman or his 3 representatives from the

representative private sector with
appropriate security
clearances

PNP/AFP
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 Legal Basis
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a. 1987 Constitution

• Article II, Section 23 states that the State shall encourage non-government, community-based, or
sectoral organizations that promote the welfare of the nation;
• Article XIII, Section 15 states that the State shall also respect the role of independent people’s
organizations to pursue legitimate and collective interests and aspirations through peaceful and
lawful means;
• Article XIII, Section 16 states The Constitution has also vested the right to the people and their
organizations to effectively and reasonably participate at all levels of social, political and
economic decision-making and establish adequate consultation mechanisms thereof.

b. R.A. 7160 (Local Government Code of 1991)

• Section 34 mandates LGUs to promote the establishment and operation of people’s and
nongovernmental organizations;
• Section 35 states that LGU and NGOs may also enter into joint ventures in the delivery of certain
basic services, capability building and livelihood projects, among others;
• Section 36 states that LGUs may also provide assistance, financial or otherwise, to such groups;
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Selection / Accreditation Process
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a. Inventory and Directory
• Various DILG circulars mandated the Municipal Mayor to conduct through the Municipal Planning
and Development Office an inventory of “all POs, NGOs, and business and professional groups,
or the updating of such inventory, if already available, within the local government unit.

b. Call for Accreditation

• Within the 1st week of August, the Sanggunian shall issue a Notice of Call for Accreditation to all
CSOs listed in the final updated Directory of CSOs, whether previously accredited or seeking
accreditation for the first time, through the conduct of a CSO Conference that shall be conducted
by the local government unit.

• The Sanggunian shall also see to it that, within the 1st week of August, copies of the Notice of
Call for Accreditation are prominently posted in at least three (3) conspicuous places within the
municipality, city or province. The same shall also be posted in the LGU website, social and/or
print media, if applicable.

• An invitation shall also be sent to all organizations participating in different government programs,
and those representing various local boards or councils pursuant to applicable laws and rules and
regulations, encouraging these organizations to participate in the accreditation and selection
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Requirements for New Accreditation or Renewal
• Within the 2nd week of August, but not later than the last working day of the 3d week, every
organization seeking for a new accreditation, or renewal, shall submit one (1) copy of each of the
following requirements to the Sanggunian:
• Letter of Application; • For existing CSOs,
• Duly accomplished Application Form for  Minutes of the Annual Meetings of the
Accreditation immediately preceding year as certified by the
organizations' board secretary;
• Duly approved Board Resolution signifying
intention for accreditation for the purpose of  Annual Accomplishment Report for the
representation in the local special body; immediately preceding year;
• Original Sworn Statement, issued by the chief  Financial Statement, at the minimum, signed by
executive officer or equivalent officer of the the executive officers of the organization, also
CSO, stating that the CSO is an independent, of the immediately preceding year, and
nonpartisan organization and that it will retain indicating therein other information such as the
its autonomy while pursuing the advancement source(s) of funds;
of the peoples' interest through its membership
in a local special body, after satisfying all the
requirements and set criteria, and after
securing a Certificate of Accreditation from the 1111
concerned Sanggunian;Letter of Application;
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Requirements for New Accreditation or Renewal
• Within the 2nd week of August, but not later than the last working day of the 3d week, every
organization seeking for a new accreditation, or renewal, shall submit one (1) copy of each of the
following requirements to the Sanggunian:

• For CSOs applying to be members of the Local

School or Health Boards, photocopy of profiles
of at least three (3) individuals in the
organization that will verify their involvement in
education or health services, as prescribed in
Sections 98 and 102 of RA 7160.

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• The Sanggunian shall evaluate all applications for accreditation, upon receipt thereof, starting on
the 3rd week but not later than the last working day of August, on the basis of the following
criteria:
 Registration with the SEC, CDA , DOLE, DA, DAR, NHA, HLURB or any national
government agency that is empowered by law or policy to accredit or register such
organization;
 Organization purposes and objectives which include community organization and
development, institution-building, local enterprise development, livelihood development,
capacity building, and similar development objectives and considerations;
 Community-based and sectoral-based with project development and implementation track
record of at least one (1) year;
 Reliability as evidenced by the preparation of annual reports and conduct of annual meetings
duly certified by the board secretary of organization; and
 For CSOs applying to be members of the Local School or Health Boards, must be composed
of individuals that have competencies that are related to the functions relevant to the local
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Accreditation Proper
• No Certificate of Accreditation shall be issued to any organization that failed to submit any of the
enumerated requirements and failed to satisfy any of the set criteria.
• The Sanggunian shall issue before, but not later than, the last working day of August, the
following:
 Certificate of Accreditation to every qualified CSO;
 Notice to every organization, which applied and satisfied the set criteria but failed to submit
all the requirements, encouraging them to complete the lacking requirements not later than
the last working day of the 1st week of September; and
 Notice of Non-Qualification to CSOs that were not able to satisfy the requirements and set
criteria, informing them of the reason/s for said non-qualification.

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• After the accreditation process, within the 1st week of September, the DILG Provincial Director
Municipal Local Government Operations Officer, as the case may be, shall issue a notice to all
accredited CSOs for a meeting on the selection of representatives to the local special bodies. Said
notice shall be posted in at least three (3) conspicuous places within the province, city or municipality.
The same shall also be posted in the LGU website, social and/or print media, if applicable.
• Within the 2nd week of September, meeting with the executive officers, or with the duly authorized
representatives of all accredited CSOs shall be held where such groups shall choose from among
themselves the representative organizations to the local special bodies.
• During the above-said meeting, the DILG Provincial Director, City Director, City Local Government
Operations Officer or Municipal Local Government Operations Officer shall conduct an orientation, to
be presided by the Provincial Governor, City Mayor or Municipal Mayor, on the functions of the local
special bodies and responsibilities of the CSO that will be selected.
• The executive officers, or the duly authorized representatives, of the selected CSOs shall designate
their principal and alternate representatives to the local special bodies where they are to sit as
members.
• In no case shall an organization or a representative thereof be a member of more than one (1) local
special body within a province, city, or municipality
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• The term of office of a selected representative shall be coterminous with that of the
local chief executive concerned. Should a vacancy arise, the selected CSO shall
designate a replacement for the unexpired term.

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“ that government of the people, by the

people, for the people, shall not perish
from the earth”

(U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, The

Gettysburg Address, November 19, 1863)

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