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ULAP conducted Round Table Discussion on DRRM
The Union of Local Authorities Inc. (ULAP), as the umbrella organization of all the leagues of Local Government Units (LGUs) and locally elected officials, in partnership with The Asia Foundation (TAF) and Center for Disaster Preparedness Foundation, Inc. (CDPFI) conducted the “LGUs and Disasters: Funding the Frontliners”, a Round Table Discussion (RTD) on Disaster Risk Reduction and Management last March 11, 2016 at the Microtel Hotel, Commonwealth Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City. Among the participants who attended were representatives from 15 different LGUs from around the country and representatives from the League of Provinces and Municipalities of the Philippines secretariat. Atty. Pauline Agatha Capellan-Arce and Julius Hontiveros of the Office of Civil Defense – Project Management Office, Maria Teresa Briones of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Tiffany Uriarte of the Presidential Legislative Liaison Office, and Silvestre Barrameda of the Local Government Academy-Department of Interior and Local Government (LGA-DILG) were present during the event. Pamela D. Manalo of the Policy and Budget Research Committee, Ena Fernandez of the Legislative Committee, and Aleli Gumpal of the Committee on Climate Change from the House of Representatives participated as well. Louise Alcalde of the Aksyon Klima Pilipinas, Santina Joy B. Lora and Ven Paolo Mendoza of the Center for Disaster Preparedness (CDP), Marcelo Fernandez and Kriszia Enriquez of TAF represented Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) working on Disaster Risk and Reduction Management (DRRM). Deanna Villacin of the World Bank was also present to give valuable insights during the event.
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Governor Alfonso Umali, Jr. delivered an opening message in behalf of ULAP and its member leagues, highlighting the importance of consensus-building and agenda-setting in the push for reforms for more efficient and effective access to DRRM funds to build disaster-ready and resilient communities at the local level. Thereafter, ULAP Executive Director Czarina MedinaGuce presented an overview of the RTD. The presentation discussed in detail the overall objective for the project and desired accomplishments for the discussions. It also highlighted perceived challenges and funding opportunities for LGUs for their DRRM projects and also set the tone of the discussions throughout the event. She also facilitated the discussions throughout the event. The main objective of the event was to gather stakeholders - LGUs, CSOs, and concerned National Government Agencies (NGAs), in developing a proactive and responsive set of guidelines that shall make LGU access to DRRM funds more efficient and effective in line with the LGU agenda of building disaster-ready and resilient communities. This gathering of stakeholders is a consensus-building initiative that will attempt to map out issues and corresponding suggestions of LGUs, CSOs, and NGAs with regard to the nature are process of the DRRM Fund, thus laying out an agenda for reform in DRRM funding for local actors. To accomplish the main objective of this event, ULAP conducted various activities throughout the duration of the project to arrive with the desired outcomes, namely: exploring options for a faster and more responsive release of funds to the LGUs for the immediate implementation of programs and projects, exploring the expansion of the menu of the menu of projects that can be financed through the NDRRMF and other funding facilities, and identifying concrete directions for policy reform in DRRM financing that will inform the advocacy and lobbying efforts of the ULAP and its partners. In addition to the discussion on opportunities for LGUs to fund their DRRM projects, an open forum was conducted to provide an avenue for all attendees to provide recommendations and solutions to the issues and concerns of the LGUs with regard to the DRRM Financing. All participants, including NGAs, CSOs, representatives from other local leagues and HOR Committees were given time to share their insights and suggestions. Mr. Ven Paolo Valenzuela of CDP also presented key findings and suggestion on the allocation and utilization of the National Disaster Risk and Reduction Management Fund (NDRRMF). He also introduced the proposed draft of the Joint Memorandum Circular (JMC) that aims to address current issues on the implementation of DRRM. After the presentation, a workshop was conducted where participants were asked to review the draft JMC and provide comments/suggestions. At the end of the workshop, suggestions were then categorized based on issues they want to address and whether or not salient features to address these concerns already included in the draft JMC. As part of the results, the ULAP team came up with a White Paper documenting all of the discussions, which can be accessed through the link below. The participants, through a commitment tarp signing, indicated that they are fully committed “to achieve the local government agenda of creating disaster resilient and responsive communities through policy reforms and institutionalization of programs and projects on disaster risk reduction and management”. At the end of the event, Atty. Pauline Agatha Capellan-Arce, representing the Office of Civil Defense (OCD), reacted positively to the discussions. She shared that there are current efforts to reform the R.A. No. 10121 Implementing Rules and Regulations to promote the effective implementation of DRRM. She added that issues and suggestions gathered from the RTD will be raised during OCD’s Technical Working Group (TWG) meeting on the amendment of the said IRR, which will be held by the end of March 2016. Download the Documentation here:
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE - ULAP convenes ULAP convenes LGUs for the Regional Dialogues of the “#ParaSaBayan: Pagtataguyod ng Makabuluhang Adhikain ng Pamamahalang Lokal” Advocacy - ULAP launches #PARASABAYAN Advocacy in 78th NEB Meeting - OGP Lunches New Pilot Program to Harness and Strengthen Local Governance - ULAP wins Gold Prize in Global Innovation Competition 2016 - LGUs pushes for key Local Governance Reforms in line with the Local Government Code 25th Anniversary - ULAP Completes 2 of 3 MAVC Monitoring Visits - ULAP co-Organizes OGP Summit 2016 - 162 - 52 Coalition Lead Conveners Hold its First Meeting for 2016 - ULAP joins the 12th CBMS Philippine National Conference - ULAP and Microsoft Philippines Spearhead Innovative Solution for Open Government Partnership (ISOGP) - ULAP Convenes Migration and Development TWG Policy Subgroup Meeting - ULAP Convenes M&D TWG Policy Subgroup Meeting
ULAP convenes LGUs for the Regional Dialogues of the “#ParaSaBayan: Pagtataguyod ng Makabuluhang Adhikain ng Pamamahalang Lokal” Advocacy “The national government, especially the DILG and DBM, with the help of Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP), have worked for the strengthening of the local governments through different programs such as BuB for cities and municipalities and KALSADA. And we, the LGUs, must do something to sustain these programs and it is within our hands to make these successful,” said Governor Alfonso Umali, Jr., ULAP President, during one of the Regional Dialogues of the “#ParaSaBayan: Pagtataguyod ng Makabuluhang Adhikain ng Pamamahalang Lokal” advocacy, organized by ULAP, the umbrella organization of all the leagues and elected officials in the country. The Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) convened the governors and heads of the leagues for the Regional Dialogues of the “#ParaSaBayan: Pagtataguyod ng Makabuluhang Adhikain ng Pamamahalang Lokal” advocacy in regions MIMAROPA, Central Visayas and the newly formed Negros Region, and CARAGA. The #ParaSaBayan regional dialogues were conducted in the following cities: Puerto Prinsesa City on November 22 for MIMAROPA, Cebu City on December 11 for Central Visayas and Negros Regions, and Butuan City on December 16 for CARAGA. Provincial Governors, and heads representing League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP), League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP) and the Liga ng mga Barangay (LNB) gathered and attended the dialogue for the policy and program advocacies that draws national and local action towards realizing the principles of the Local Government Code. The Code, passed in 1991, provided for local government autonomy, decentralization, meaningful devolution, and empowerment of local governments and their communities. In preparation for the 25th year anniversary of the Code in 2016, ULAP developed the #ParaSaBayan advocacy to open spaces for consensus-building and collaboration among local governance champions.
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Present during the MIMAROPA Regional Dialogue are: • Governor Mario Gene J. Mendiola of Occidental Mindoro • Governor and ULAP President Alfonso Umali, Jr. of Oriental Mindoro • Governor Eduardo Firmalo of Romblon • Acting Governor Romulo Bacorro of Marinduque • Mayor Lucilo Bayron of Puerto Princesa City • OIC James Fadrilan of Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Region IV-B, and • Atty. Jefrie Sahagun, representative of Palawan Governor Jose Alvarez. For Central Visayas and Negros Regions, present during the dialogue are: • Governor Alfonso Umali Jr. of Oriental Mindoro – President of ULAP • Governor Edgar Chatto of Bohol • Governor Ruel Degamo of Negros Oriental • Governor Zaldy Villa of Siquijor • Mayor Mei Ling Quezon – LMP Siquijor, Siquijor • Mayor Dean Villa – LMP Larena, Siquijor • Mayor Bentham Dela Cruz – LMP President of Negros Oriental • Board Member Romulo Cepedoza – LNB President of Bohol • Engr. Ernie Mapa (representing Governor Alfredo Maranon, Jr. of Negros Occidental) and, • Mr. Benigno Christopher Lucero (representing Governor Hilario Davide III of Cebu)
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Also present are Assistant Secretary Maxine Tanya Hamada and Director for Meaningful Devolution Karen Villanueva of Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and Atty. Ian Kenneth Lucero of Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Region 7. Meanwhile, present during the CARAGA Regional Dialogue are: • Gov. Edward Adolf Plaza of Agusan del Sur • Councilor Kirk Asis - ULAP Assistant Secretary General and President of National Movement of Young Legislators • Czarina Medina-Guce – ULAP Executive Director • Mayor Enrico Corvera of Nasipit, Agusan del Norte • BM Benjamin Lim - LNB President of Agusan del Norte • Regional Director Lilibeth Famacion of DILG CARAGA • PPDC Merlinda Baure of Surigao del Sur (representing Governor Johnny Pimentel) • Mr. CPDC Aprodecio Alba of Bislig City, Surigao del Sur (representing Mayor Librado Navarro) and, • Asst. City Budget Officer Mila Busico of Butuan City (representing Mayor Ferdinand Amante, Jr.).
The #ParaSaBayan advocacy, through gathering commitments of the local government heads, pushes for the principle of performance measurements coupled with incentives and capacity-building; local fiscal reforms in key service delivery areas such as health, education, local economic development, and evidence-based policy making through technologies; and participatory governance. The dialogue and consultation was followed by a ceremonial signing of the commitment to the #ParaSaBayan advocacy. The commitment, which is signed by the Governors and other participants, pushes for sustainable and institutionalized policies of the current administration on performance measurements and incentive system for local government units. Moreover, the local governments commit to conduct information dissemination of the advocacy down to their barangays, provide policy lobbying to the national government agencies and foster program partnerships with civil society organizations and the private sector. The dialogue is a series of consultations led by ULAP. The activities will cover all regions in the country, with the objective of translating the advocacy to commitments from the local governments, and response from national government agencies. The gains of the advocacy will be reported in the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Local Government Code in October 2016. The #ParaSaBayan dialogues is in partnership with Department of Interior and Local Government, Department of Budget and Management, Philippine Open Government Partnership (OGP) Steering Committee, United Nation’s RePubliko programme, and Microsoft Philippines. Source: http://ulap.net.ph/index.php/en/program-updates/news-updates/464-ulap-convenes-lgus-for-the-regional-dialogues-of-the-parasabayan-pagtataguyod-ng-makabuluhang-adhikain-ng-pamamahalang-lokal-advocacy Click here for the Photo documentation. https://web.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.742202959213083.1073741968.353582278075155&type=3 https://web.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.742142642552448.1073741966.353582278075155&type=3
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ULAP Launches #ParaSaBayan Advocacy in 78th NEB Meeting
The Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) recently held its 78th National Executive Board Meeting last December 2, 2015 at the DILG-NAPOLCOM Center in Quezon City. Officers of the ULAP National Executive Board and representatives from different local government leagues attended the event including the League of Provinces of the Philippines (LPP), League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP), League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP), Liga ng mga Barangay (LnB), League of Vice-Governors of the Philippines (LVGP), Vice-Mayor’s League of the Philippines (VMLP), Provincial Board Members League of the Philippines (PBMLP), Philippine Councilor’s League (PCL), Lady Local Legislators League (4L), and National Movement of Young Legislators (NMYL).
One strong agenda that echoes over and beyond party lines, one that local government units as a whole would fight for especially in the advent of the 2016 elections. It anchors itself on the following core/objectives:
It was during this event that the “#ParaSaBayan: Pagtataguyod ng Makabuluhang Adhikain ng Pamamahalang Lokal” advocacy was officially launched by ULAP in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Local Government Code in October 2016. Member leagues enthusiastically expressed their full support to this endeavor and vowed to pursue the achievement of a strong and consolidated local government agenda. A commitment signing participated by representatives from the member leagues, national government agencies, private sectors, and civil service societies for the #ParaSaBayan advocacy was, thereafter, held to affirm their pledge to support the goals, objectives and activities of the advocacy.
3. Bridge partnerships between local governments and private and civil society organizations in support of LGUs’ meeting of performance targets.
The “#ParaSaBayan: Pagtataguyod ng Makabuluhang Adhikain ng Pamamahalang Lokal” advocacy is a slogan emphasizing that development of towns and communities is commensurate to the development of the country. It is the pursuit of a consolidated local government (LG) agenda.
1. Advocate platforms for sustainability and further improvement of policies and programs that pursue autonomy, devolution, and empowerment of local governments and their communities; 2. Identify concrete directions for policy reform to support performance measurements and corresponding incentives for local governments in all levels (provinces, cities, municipalities, barangays)
The 78th ULAP National Executive Board Meeting were attended by ULAP Executive Board Members Gov. Alfonso Umali, Jr. (ULAP National President), BM Atty. Edmund R. Abesamis (ULAP Sec. General), Coun. Kirk A. Asis (ULAP Asst. Sec. General), Mayor Abraham T. Burahan (ULAP Auditor), BM Jose Enrique Miraflores (ULAP Asst. Liaison Officer) and Coun. Marlon Paulo C. Alejandrino (Chairman for Advocacy and Policy) and special guests DBM Secretary Butch Abad, DILG USec. Austere Panadero, Commission on Population (POPCOM) Executive Director Dr. Juan Antonio A. Perez III, ABS-CBN Lingkod Kapamilya Bantay Kalikasan Foundation Inc. (ALKFI) Chairman, Ms. Regina Paz Lopez and DBM ASec. Maxine Tanya Hamada.
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Attendees from LPP were Gov. Edgardo Chatto (Prov. of Bohol), Gov. Leopoldo Dominico Petilla (Prov. of Leyte), Gov. Samuel Gumarin (Prov.of Guimaras), Gov. Adolph Edward Plaza (Prov.of Agusan del Sur), Gov. Arturo Uy (Prov.of Compostela Valley), Gov. Ruth Padilla (Prov.of Nueva Vizcaya), Gov. Mario Gene Mendiola (Prov.of Occidental Mindoro), Gov Zaldy Villa (Prov. of Siquijor), Gov. Rodolfo Del Rosario (Prov.of Davao del Norte), Gov. Junie Cua (Prov.of Quirino), Gov. Albert Garcia (Prov. of Bataan), and Gov. Nestor Fongwan (Prov.of Benguet). The LCP representatives were Mayor Lina Montilla (Tacurong City), Mayor Arlene Arcillas (Sta.Rosa City), Mayor Jeffrey Jubal Nalupta (Batac City), Mayor and Mayor Peter Miguel (Koronadal City). The LMP was represented by Mayor Abraham T. Burahan (Municipality of Hadji Panglima Tahil). Other attendees included representatives from the LnB namely Chairman Lorenzo Zuñiga (Sec.Gen), barangay Chairman Gerard Hilarion Ramiro (VP for Mindanao), Chairman Abelardo Pangilinan (Region 4-B), ChairmanNeson Maraña (Region 5), Chairman Laureano Taya (Region 11), Chairman Dulia Sultan (Region 12), Chairman Adnan Biruar (ARMM), and Chairman Benzi Tan Chi (Region 2). More so, LVGP was represented by Vice Gov. Carlo Loreto (VP for Visayas/Leyte), and Vice Gov. Jonah Pimentel (Auditor/Camarines Norte). Representatives from the PBML were BM Jose Enrique Miraflores (EVP/Aklan), BM Baldomero Zamora (VP for Mindanao/Lanao Del Norte), and BM Roderick Agar (Auditor). Representatives from the PCL were Coun. Jesus Cruz (Sec. Gen Luzon), Coun. Jaime Cembrano (RCC Region 13, Butuan City), Coun. Raul Corro (RCC NCR Muntinlupa City), Coun. Roger Montesclaros (Carcar City, Cebu), Oliver Garcia (RCC Region 10, Valencia City, Bukidnon), and ED Wilson Paclibar. Lastly, representatives from the NMYL were Coun. April Marie Dayap (Davao City), BM Abegail Sable (Isabela), Coun. Jose Marcelino, Jr. (Northern Samar), and ED Rey Fajardo. Guests from USAID-FPI, Microsoft, ABS-CBN Foundation, Asian Institute of Journalism and Communication, and Provincial Road Management Facility were also present during the meeting. Other discussions during the board meeting were Sec. Abad’s discussion on Performance Incentives and Direct Downloads to the LGUs, ABS-CBN Lingkod Kapamilya Bantay Kalikasan Foundation Inc. (ALKFI) Chairman Ms. Regina Paz Lopez’ talk on the Puno ng Buhay Program and POPCOM Executive Director Dr. Juan Antonio A. Perez III’s presentation on the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health (RPRH).
Source: http://ulap.net.ph/index.php/en/program-updates/news-updates/459-ulap-launches-the-parasabayan-pagtataguyod-ng-makabuluhangadhikain-ng-pamamahalang-lokal-advocacy
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ULAP wins Gold Prize in Global Innovation Competition 2016
The Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines wins Gold Prize in the recently concluded Global Innovation Competition sponsored by Making All Voices Count, in Accra Ghana, for the project “Increasing Transparency in Extractive Industries”. Represented by ULAP Executive Director Czarina Medina-Guce and Director for Plans Programs and Policy Genixon David, ULAP pushed for the governance innovation of combining a local multi-stakeholder platform, local open data innovations, and social accountability approaches to create plans and budgets in the local levels that reflect priorities of Local governments, indigenous peoples, mining companies, and CSOs. ULAP is one of the 15 finalists from different countries. The finalists underwent a series of mentorship sessions for the innovation incubation, and were judged through a series of presentations to a panel of jury. The project proposal of the Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) on “Increasing Transparency in Extractive Industries” has qualified in the final round of the Making All Voices Count – Global Innovation Competition (MAVC-GIC). Out of around 370 applications from Asian and African countries, only 15 ideas made it in the final round of the grant competition.
open data for transparency in extractive industries reports, and will create community-based multi-stakeholder groups for info-mediation and inclusive monitoring, reporting, and decision-making. Its objectives include increasing transparency and accountability through disclosing the amounts remitted to the government and the benefits they receive in return. More so, it looks into the creation of a local multi-stakeholder group (MSG) composed of representatives from the local government units and other sectors of the society. The MSG will undergo training and capacity-building activities in identifying a context-based info-mediating platform to be used in the planning, monitoring and reporting of projects funded by the shares of local government units the extractive industries. The idea was conceptualized due to the Philippine Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (PH-EITI) 2014 industry report which showed that the amount remitted by companies versus what is received by local government units has a 4.7% discrepancy. Given the grant, ULAP seeks to provide policy support for the establishment of multi-stakeholder groups in different sub-national communities that shall be able to yield context-based information on extractive industries. Consolidating the information from different communities will give the local governments a greater picture of the local problem at hand. Increasing citizen participation shall also increase the clamor for the national and local government, and private companies in practicing the principles of transparency and accountability.
The project proposal aims to build local capacity to use Source: http://ulap.net.ph/index.php/en/program-updates/news-updates/495-ulap-wins-gold-prize-in-global-innovation-competition-2016
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LGUs push for key local governance reforms in line with the Local Government Code 25th Anniversary “The Local Government Code provides the local government units the responsibility of providing projects and programs for the Filipino people. We are at the frontlines of development. Over the years, we have shown that we, the LGUs, have the firm resolve and an ever-growing capacity to implement basic services for our communities,” said Governor Alfonso Umali, Jr., President of the Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP), in one of the Regional Dialogues of the “#ParaSaBayan: Pagtataguyod ng Makabuluhang Adhikain ng Pamamahalang Lokal” advocacy, organized by ULAP, the umbrella organization of all the leagues and elected officials in the country. ULAP convened local government officials among its member leagues, particularly the League of Provinces of the Philippines (LPP), League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP), League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP), Liga ng mga Barangay sa Pilipinas (LNB), League of Vice Governors of the Philippines (LVGP), Philippine Councilor’s League (PCL) and National Movement of Young Legislators (NMYL) for the Regional Dialogues of the “#ParaSaBayan: Pagtataguyod ng Makabuluhang Adhikain ng Pamamahalang Lokal” advocacy in regions MIMAROPA, Central Visayas and the newly formed Negros Region, CARAGA, Central Luzon, CAR and Ilocos Region. #ParaSaBayan was launched on December 2, 2015 during the ULAP National Executive Board (NEB) meeting and has since conducted dialogues and consultation in the following regions: Puerto Prinsesa City on November 22, 2015 for MIMAROPA, Cebu City on December 11, 2015 for Central Visayas and Negros Regions, Butuan City on December 16, 2015 for CARAGA, Tarlac City on January 25, 2016 for Central Luzon, Baguio City on January 26, 2016 for CAR and Vigan City on January 28, 2016 for Ilocos. The #ParaSaBayan advocacy, through gathering commitments of the local government officials, pushes for a set of key reforms that empower local governance actors – LGUs and civil society organizations alike – such as direct access and downloads to local government shares in national wealth, performance measurements and incentives, improved financing guidelines for basic services, and improvement of inclusive local government platforms. These key local reforms are informed by the spirit of devolution and decentralization of governance and development espoused in the Local Government Code of 1991, which would be celebrating 25 years of passage in October 2016. “We will be celebrating the 25th anniversary [of the Code] and the conduct of the #ParaSaBayan regional dialogues is a good step towards bringing in the messages of unity as well as the message of collaboration as we also strengthen the capacities of the local governments. We believe that a strong local government unit will also be a foundation of a strong republic,” said Governor Edgardo Chatto of Bohol during the Regional Dialogues in Cebu.
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ULAP developed the #ParaSaBayan advocacy to open spaces for consensus-building and collaboration among local governance champions. The gains of the advocacy will inform the continuing agenda of the local governments beyond the Code anniversary. According to Governor Albert Garcia of Bataan during the Region 3 dialogue held in Tarlac on January 25, 2016, the local governments are the face of the whole government because they are more accessible to the people. There is a need to be more responsive to the growing needs of Filipino people, and both national and local governments must recognize policy reforms that strengthen the capacities of local governance actors. The #ParaSaBayan advocacy is being conducted in partnership with the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), Department of Budget and Management (DBM), Philippine Open Government Partnership (OGP) Steering Committee, United Nation’s RePubliko advocacy, and Microsoft Philippines. Sustainability and Institutionalization of Performance-based Incentive Programs According to DILG Undersecretary Austere Panadero, after the passage of the Code, the national government has provided capacity building and trainings to the local governments to provide guidance on how to perform their functions. In 2000s, it started to measure the capacities of the local governments by setting-up and creating performance indicators based on what is in the Code through the Local Government Performance Management System (LGPMS). While in the 2010 up to today, further performance measurements were developed – such as the Seal of Good Housekeeping (SGH), which is the award for transparency and disclosure, and the Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG), which is the upgraded, expanded version of the SGH which includes service delivery indicators. Moreover, these performance measurements are now tied to access to financing facilities, such as the Performance Challenge Fund (PCF), the Bottom-Up Budgeting (BuB), and the newly-started Konkreto at Ayos na Lansangan at Daan Tungo sa Pangkalahatang Kaunlaran (KALSADA) for provincial road maintenance and rehabilitation. These said programs have provided incentives through downloading of funds to the local governments, who passed certain governance criteria such as transparency and accountability, for the implementation of projects and programs in their communities. “What is good right now is that we are not looking at personality-based but policy-based, which means the (programs) are looking at our capacities and commitment to good governance. The partnership of the local governments and the national government looks at how to make the resources more felt at the grassroots level,” said Governor Garcia. During the regional dialogue in the Cordillera Autonomous Region (CAR) on January 26, 2016, Benguet Governor Nestor Fongwan said, “Local government units are feeling that they are being consulted and their needs are being met by the national government (through these performance-based incentive programs).” Mayor Ronaldo Y. Corvera from the City of San Luis, Agusan del Sur also mentioned the importance of “giving the communities the opportunity to identify their needs and receive the corresponding programs/projects in line with these needs” during the CARAGA regional dialogue on December 16, 2015. Moreover, Apayao Governor Elias Bulut, Jr. mentioned that they want these programs to be institutionalized in the future and hope that the next administration will continue these incentives for the local governments. Atty. Edmund Abesamis, LNB National President and Secretary-General of ULAP, added that the national government and the next administration must not disregard the efforts of the local governments and the next set of elected officials must push for institutionalizing these programs.
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As Mayor Lucilo Bayron from Puerto Princesa City mentioned during the MIMAROPA dialogue on November 22, 2015 “BuB is free from politics in a way. If you do not have the seal and are not qualified, you won’t get the money. If you cannot implement and liquidate, you won’t be downloaded more money. So it’s very performance based”. As per Agusan Del Sur Governor Edward Adolph Plaza, “it is about time that the national government should acknowledge that local government units play an important part in helping for the progress and development of our country.” Pursuing Meaningful Agenda for Local Governance Reforms The regional dialogues also focus on other local governance reforms in strengthening the roles of the local governments in achieving development that will trickle down to the people. These reforms seek to further empower while uphold accountability among LGUs in their mandate of delivering services in the frontlines of the development agenda.
During the dialogue in Ilocos Region, Governor Ryan Singson of Ilocos Sur noted that current programs of the national government provides additional support and capacity for the local governments, however, systems reform must be introduced to speed up the processes of releasing local shares from the national wealth, particularly on excise taxes on tobacco and mining. The local government officials also discuss the review of the Local Government Code, particularly on increasing the share of the local governments in Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) and revisiting the computation and distribution, to address issues of inequity among the local governments. Moreover, the local governments are seeking to improve health financing guidelines and co-sharing of expenditures between the national government and local governments to enhance local health systems. They are also keen on developing performance-based mechanisms for local education financing that will empower local governments to more effectively respond to local education needs. The same policy approach is pushed for reforms in the National Disaster Fund and People’s Survival Fund to allow local governments to be more responsive during natural disasters. Lastly, to ensure that the programs and projects are more targeted and evidence-based, the local governments want the national government to develop an ICT Policy Framework to assist LGUs in financing and investing on ICT infrastructure and programs that will make local data more transparent and efficient. This will allow innovations in technologies that can open spaces for greater and wider participation of more sectors in the governance agenda. The #ParaSaBayan advocacy will continue on with consensus-building and agenda-setting activities, such as policy workshops and dialogues with potential champions of the local government agenda both in the local and national levels. Source: http://ulap.net.ph/index.php/en/program-updates/news-updates/484-lgus-push-for-key-local-governance-reforms-in-line-with-the-local-government-code-25th-anniversary
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The Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines completes 2 of 3 MAVC Monitoring Visits The Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP), in partnership with Making All Voice Count (MAVC) and HIVOS, conducted the 1st and 2nd of a series of 3 monitoring visits in Surigao del Norte, Abra and Cebu. The 1st monitoring visits were conducted on the following dates December 14-17, 2015 for Surigao Del Norte, January 20-23, 2016 for Abra and January 26-28, 2016 for Cebu. The 1st monitoring visits aimed to (a) vet the BuB 911 hotline prototype that will be housed in the provincial government, (b) identify next steps to realize the prototype, and (c) strengthen buy-in from the provincial and municipal governments and CSOs. The monitoring team, composed of Plans, Programs and Policy Manager Crystal Eunice T. Dela Cruz, Technical Officer Norbert Peter R. Indunan and Project Officer Irish O. Generoso, visited the municipalities of San Isidro and Malimono for Surigao Del Norte, San Isidro and Langiden for Abra and San Remigio for Cebu to conduct the prototype planning with municipal officers and CSO representatives. The team also took time to touch base with the BuB projects’ community beneficiaries. More so, the same planning meeting was also conducted with representatives from the provincial government in order to identify next steps in testing the prototypes.
Prototypes from the three projects are very distinct from one another. Surigao del Norte plans to create a BuB Office under the Office of the Provincial Engineer to provide a multi-platform (website, landline, mobile) monitoring and reporting mechanism between the CSOs, municipalities, provincial government and other BuB stakeholders. Abra, on the other hand, agreed to have representatives from different provincial offices to comprise the BuB 911 team for info-mediation. Abra is looking at mobile and radio as modes of communication given the lack of internet infrastructure in the province. Lastly, Cebu assigned PPDO to head the BuB 911 team with the assignment of 2 monitoring and evaluation documentation officers per NGA to handle on the ground monitoring, reporting and coordination work. They are looking at a multi-platform mode of communication for the BuB 911 hotline. For the 2nd monitoring visit, a Negotiations and Communications, and Data Interpretation and Management Workshop was conducted in Surigao del Norte, Abra and Cebu on March 9, March 15-16 and February 17-19, 2016 respectively. ULAP Plans, Projects and Policies Manager, Crystal Eunice Dela Cruz together with Technical Officer Leolaida Aragan and Project Officer Irish Generoso welcomed the participants from the Municipalities of San Remigio and Tudela and the Province of Cebu. Technical Officer Norbert Peter Indunan joined the team for the Abra workshop with participants coming from the Municipalities of San Isidro and Langiden and the Province of Abra. And Ms. Dela Cruz together with Ms. Generoso welcomed the participants from the Municipalities of San Isidro and Malimono and the Province of Surigao Del Norte. Ms. Dela Cruz started by briefly describing the current BuB monitoring and reporting mechanism. She also gave an overview of the project and previously implemented activities to level off all the participants. Source: http://ulap.net.ph/index.php/en/program-updates/news-updates/483-ulap-completes-1st-of-3-mavc-monitoring-visits
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January - March 2016
ULAP Executive Director Czarina Medina-Guce served as resource person for the Negotiations and Communications Workshops for the two project sites; Cebu and Surigao Del Norte. The session started off with a role playing game simulating a situation requiring communication and negotiation between 2 groups. A short discussion followed as the simulation was processed by the speaker. The session ended with another simulation, this time requiring negotiation between 7 groups with different advocacies and agenda. The processing of the simulated negotiation was a free flowing discussion of learnings from the entire workshop. The same session was conducted by Ms. Dela Cruz during the Abra workshop. For the Data Interpretation and Management session, ULAP was able to pool resource speakers as well, it was facilitated by Department of Budget and Management – Open Data Philippines, Data Lead Miss Gianne Gaoiran (Cebu), Department of Budget and Management – Open Data Philippines, Program Assistant Miss Raisa Perez (Surigao Del Norte) and Department of Budget and Management – Open Data Philippines,Citizen Engagement Officer Ms. Michelle
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The workshops were designed to develop the skills of both representatives from Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and Local Government Units (LGUs) on negotiations and communications, and data interpretation and management. The need for these trainings was identified during the design thinking workshop and monitoring visit of the ULAP project team to the project site. The improved capacity to negotiate and interpret data is in preparation of the upcoming prototype testing for the BuB 911 hotline prototype which aims to improve BuB reporting and reporting through the province as info-mediating platform. For all the areas pre-tests and post-tests were conducted, which were categorized based on familiarity per subtopic and session. The evaluation had a range of 1 to 5 with 5 being ‘extremely confident’ and 1 being ‘least confident’. Results showed that more participants became more confident on the topics after the training. Pre-test for both workshops ranged between 2 to 5. Post-test for both workshops registered an increased score range between 3-5.
Manza. All of the sessions began with a short lecture followed by two simulation exercises which focused on the application of all things they learned from the workshop where they were given data sets to appreciate, interpret, visualize and present. The participants were even given the task to translate these data into policy recommendations and actionable points. Source: http://ulap.net.ph/index.php/en/program-updates/news-updates/502-ulap-completes-negotiations-and-communications-and-data-interpretation-and-management-workshop-in-surigao-del-norte-and-abra Click here for the Photo documentation. https://web.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.746857082081004.1073741970.353582278075155&type=3 https://web.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.757493437684035.1073741972.353582278075155&type=3 https://web.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.768582803241765.1073741974.353582278075155&type=3
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January - March 2016
ULAP co-organizes OGP National Summit 2016
The Philippine Open Government Partnership (OGP) National Summit 2016, which was made possible with the support of USAID- Facilitating Public Investment Project (USAID-FPI) and the efforts of The International Center for Innovation, Transformation and Excellence in Governance (INCITEGov), Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) and the Jesse M. Robredo Institute for Governance, was held on March 3-4, 2016 at the Dusit Thani Manila Hotel. The Summit brought together approximately 200 reform and development partners from the national and local government, civil society organizations, business groups, and academic institutions. It aimed to broaden the reach of OGP and deepen the commitments, links, and work on local coalitions towards achieving open government reforms. Currently, the Philippines has been strongly implementing the OGP Third Country Action Plan (2015-2017). Among the twelve (12) OGP commitments, the following clearly have expectations and implications from and to the local government stakeholders: [2] Sustain transparency in local government plans and budget: Full Disclosure Policy; [4] Attain EITI compliance: Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative ;[6] Strengthen community participation in local planning and budgeting: Bottom-Up Budgeting and National Community Driven Development Program; [8] Enhance performance benchmarks for local governance: Seal of Good Local Governance; and [10] Improve local government competitiveness: Competitiveness Index Score. During the event, ULAP facilitated the Talakayan “Strengthening Local Governance through OGP: Learnings, Commitment and Ways Forward�. Executive Director Czarina Medina-Guce moderated the discussion with Atty. Teodoro Jose Matta of Palawan, Mayor Lourdes Panganiban of
Andaganan, Isabela, and Mayor Maria Angela Garcia of Dinalupihan, Bataan as panellists. The discussion focused on OGP commitments that had the most impact on the Local Government Units (LGUs) included as panellists, and how these commitments can be enhanced or strengthened further through meaningful policy directions or policy reforms. The importance of evidence-based policy making was highlighted. The discussions also revolved around the potential role of CSOs in local governance, and how outreach in through involvement of different sectors could further enhance or strengthen OGP commitments. Break-out Sessions for LGUs on Bottom-up Budgeting, Seal of Good Local Governance and Full Disclosure Policy, Business Competitiveness Index, and Extractive Industries were also facilitated by ULAP. The theme for the sessions was agenda-setting and consensus-building prior and after elections. The sessions aimed to enhance and strengthen performance benchmarks for local governance, full disclosure policy, business competitiveness, and transparency and accountability in extractive industries. During the first break-out session, which covered the topic of Bottom-up Budgeting, Seal of Good Local Governance and Full Disclosure Policy, it was highlighted that improvements on the BuB and the SGLG shall be made in the coming years, and eventually shall be linked with the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for 2016-2030. The speakers for the breakout session were San Remigio, Cebu Councilor Antonio Villamor, DILG Project Management Office (PMO) Richard Villacorte, DILG Bureau of Local Government Systems (BLGS) Melanie Quiton, Dinalupihan Bataan Mayor Maria Angela Garcia and Andaganan Isabela Mayor Lourdes Panganiban.
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The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) is starting to implement the LGU Scorecard , otherwise known as “Local TARGET (Transcending Accountable and Responsive Governance through Empowerment and Teamwork),� which aims to document baseline data for governance and development aligned with the SDGs. The scorecard will be helpful to LGUs in meeting future performance-oriented standards of the SGLG and utilizing the data to respond to local anti-poverty interventions through BuB projects. The second breakout session focused on the Business Competitiveness Index and the Philippine Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (PH-EITI). Speakers for this session included Department of Finance Director Elsa B. Agustin, Palawan Council for Sustainable Development John Pontillas, Department of Trade and Industry Atty. Luis Katibayan, and Naga City Executive Director Ruel Oliver.It was shared by the Department of Finance (DOF) representative that a bill in Congress to institutionalize EITI is already being drafted by the TWG for Reform of the Mining Fiscal Regime. To ensure sustainability, participants agreed that the EITI processes should be localized and that information submitted to national government from reports of mining companies and LGUs should trickle down to the local level. Fiscal reforms including payment of extractive industries taxes directly to the host community and not the principal place of business was strongly advocated during the discussion. With regard to the Business Competitiveness Index, the National Competitiveness Council (NCC) aims to expand the coverage to include all LGUs in its assessment. Participants also requested that there is a need to make the business competitiveness assessment inclusive, such that it should not ignore the marginalized sectors (i.e. IPs, farmers, etc.). Through the summit, ULAP was able to document the gains of the OGP commitments and its remaining challenges. ULAP was also able to gather meaningful policy directions or policy reforms from different sectors who participated in the event as ways of moving forward. From the insights gained through the summit, ULAP will continue to advocate for better transparency and accountability measures in local governance.
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January - March 2016
162 to 52 Coalition Lead Conveners hold its First Meeting for 2016
The 162 to 52 Coalition for Accelerating Collective Impact for Maternal and Child Health convened on February 19, 2016 at the Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) office. It was attended by representatives from lead conveners Department of Health – Bureau of Local Health Systems Development (DOH-BLHSD), Philhealth, Population Commission (POPCOM), Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP), Zuellig Family Foundation (ZFF), Access Health International Philippines and Microsoft Philippines. As an overview, the 162 to 52 Coalition was conceptualized and created as a result of the Third Philippine Health Outlook Forum in December 2011. The coalition envisions itself to be a catalyst of strategic, targeted and innovative public-private partnerships for local health system development and the attainment of desired maternal and child health indicators, with primary focus on areas with poor maternal and child health indices and high poverty concentration. The meeting aimed to discuss the coalition’s plans for 2016 and aligning them the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In the spirit of convergence and collaboration, participants were requested to share current and pipelined programs and activities for the year. This led to discussions on clarifications, sharing of insights and suggestions and possible partnership opportunities among coalition members and even their partners. The current Lead Conveners of Coalition are the following: DOH-BLHSD, Philhealth, POPCOM, DOST-PCHRD, ULAP, Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health (ASMPH), PIDS, Access Health International Philippines, Sanofi Aventis Philippines, ZFF and Microsoft Philippines. Source: http://ulap.net.ph/index.php/en/program-updates/news-updates/501-162-to-52-coalition-lead-conveners-hold-its-first-meeting-for-2016
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ULAP joins the 12th CBMS Philippine National Conference
The Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines, the umbrella organization of all the leagues and elected officials in the country, has partnered with the Community- Based Monitoring System (CBMS) Network Office, headed by its team leader, Dr. Celia Reyes in the conduct of the 12th CBMS Philippine National Conference, with the main theme: “Pursuing Meaning Devolution through CBMS”, on February 29- March 2, 2016 at Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria, Ortigas, Quezon City. Approximately, 670 attendees including national agencies, LGUs, development partners, civil society organizations, academe and private sectors from all across the region in the country gathered together to attend this conference. One of the highlights of the event is the panel discussion on Meaningful Devolution through CBMS. Invited panelists shared their experiences on the challenges of devolution, their key strategies in addressing them and the role of CBMS for better delivery of services and programs at the local level. Mayor Mariano Martinez of San Remigio, Cebu, who is also the League of Municipalities-Cebu Chapter Treasurer, represented ULAP in the panel discussion. Together with him were Mayor Maria Angela Garcia of Dinalupihan, Bataan, Mayor Allan Gamilla of Bongabon, Nueva Ecija and Valenzuela City 1st District Congressman Sherwin Gatchalian’s representative. Meanwhile, ULAP Executive Director Czarina Medina-Guce chaired the Session on Localizing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The session featured presentations and discussions on the United Nations Development Program’s (UNDP) current program initiative on the global development goals. It also looked into the country’s experience with regards to the millennium development goals (MDGs) and other key initiatives of the national government in line with mainstreaming and monitoring the SDGs. More so, the discussion also touched on indicators and planned data collection for monitoring the sustainable development goals. They were discussed by Dr. Emmanuel Buendia of United Nations Development Program (UNDP)-Philippine Country Office, Director Myrna Clara Asuncion of NEDA and Dr. Liza Grace Bersales of the Philippine Statistics Authority, respectively. According to Dr. Reyes, the 3-day convention aimed to be a venue for information sharing of good practices and innovations in the implementation and use of CBMS, and for mapping new development challenges ahead and corresponding strategies to address them. Aside from pursuing meaningful devolution, the conference also focused on promoting youth development, entrepreneurship and providing social protection to the informal sector. This event is part of the collaboration effort of the Innovative Technology for Open Government Partnership (ITOGP) Coalition, where ULAP sits as Co-Chair. This is also in support of ULAP’s “#ParaSaBayan: Pagtataguyod ng Makabuluhang Adhikain ng Pamamahalang Lokal” Advocacy in celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the Local Government Code (LGC) in October 2016. Source: http://ulap.net.ph/index.php/en/program-updates/news-updates/503-ulap-joins-the-12th-cbms-philippine-national-conference
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ULAP and Microsoft Philippines spearhead Innovative Solution for Open Government Partnership (ISOGP) Learning Event
As follow- through to the series of Good Governance Dialogues, an Innovative Solutions for Open Government Partnership (ISOGP) conducted in the past two years, the Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP), the umbrella organizations of all the leagues and elected officials in the country, in partnership with Microsoft Philippines, hosted the ISOGP Learning event at Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria, Quezon City last March 1, 2016. This is in continuation of the advocacy for good local governance through the pursuit of Open Government Partnership (OGP) initiatives. Approximately sixty (60) participants including local government units and other stakeholders attended the dinner event. Currently, the Philippines is officially into the implementation of the Third Country Action Plan (2015-2017) in its continuing commitment to the Open Government Partnership (OGP). Hence, ULAP is pursuing the local government agenda under the advocacy banner of #ParaSaBayan: Pagtataguyod ng Makabuluhang Adhikain ng Pamamahalang Lokal. One of the key tracks of the advocacy is strengthening the implementation of the OGP principles of inclusive governance, transparency, and accountability in subnational/local levels. One of the key aspects to achieve the OGP principle is through technology. Technology has been identified as a helpful tool for government to be able to deliver effective and efficient public service. It also plays an important role in the OGP story. With people getting more connected through technology, there has been a growing demand for government to be more transparent and accountable through increased access to information which provides citizens a way to access and feedback on plans, spending and policy-making. In the event, various innovative solutions in the field of education, disaster, data management, health and others were presented by national government agencies and private sector partners. One of the presentations include the introduction of the #ParaSaBayan Portal website, which aims to link LGUs to technology solution-providers. Meanwhile, the One Device One Solution (ODOS) project, a joint endeavor of ULAP, DILG and Microsoft to provide innovative and technology-based solutions to LGUs that will help them in their attainment of the Seal of Good Local Governance and Open Government Partnership commitments was also introduced. It involves procurement of a cheaper and useful device, preferably a mobile tablet through the DBM Procurement System, that will house a variety of applications that will aid LGUs in coming up with fast and efficient solutions. These applications are mostly free but may require for each LGU to configure with project partners and developers. Licensing of each application will depend on the developer agreement. This event is one of the engagements of the Innovative Technologies for Open Government Partnership (ITOGP) Coalition where ULAP and Microsoft Philippines are lead conveners. This coalition was convened during the ISOGP Coalition in February 2015 to support the implementation of innovative technology solutions for LGUs in aid of good local governance. Source: http://ulap.net.ph/index.php/en/program-updates/news-updates/500-ulap-and-microsoft-philippines-spearhead-innovative-solution-for-open-government-partnership-isogp-learning-event-at-crowne-plaza
January - March 2016
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ULAP Convenes M&D TWG Policy Subgroup Meeting
The Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP), together with Atikha Overseas Workers and Communities Initiative, Inc., conducted a Policy Subgroup for Migration and Development (M&D) Meeting (otherwise known as 2nd Technical Working Group Meeting) on March 29, 2016 at the 9F DILG NAPOLCOM Building, EDSA corner Quezon Ave., Quezon City. The initiative to convene relevant government and non-government organizations working on local initiatives for M&D as part of the Policy Subgroup is part of the Scaling Up Initiatives in Mobilizing Migrant Resources towards Agriculture Development in the Philippines, supported by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). Among the participants who attended were Assistant Secretary Grace Relucio-Princesa of the Department of Foreign Affairs, Atty. Golda Roma of the United Nations Development Programme, Mai Dizon-Anonuevo of Atikha, Edwin C. Pasadol of the Department of Trade and Industry, Jamie S. Vergara, Jr. of the Department of Interior and Local Government, Maria Janica V. Brigola of the Philippine Commission on Women, Lovely S. Mores of the National Economic and Development Authority, Sherwin C. Tapalla of the Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Training Institute, and Melvin D. Caseda of the Department of Labor and Employment-National Reintegration Center for Overseas Filipino Workers. Continuing the efforts and success of the 1st Technical Working Group (TWG) Meeting conducted last October 23, 2015, the Policy Subgroup Meeting was organized to converge initiatives of key national government agencies, local government agencies, private sector, and civil society organizations to facilitate the sharing of financial, technical, and human resources in mobilizing migrant resources towards local development. Furthermore, it was conducted to develop the requisite policy support linking M&D to the Sub-committee on International Migration and Development, under the National Economic Development Authority. The 2nd TWG for M&D was able to generate and consolidate policy directions for a planned Round Table Discussion (RTD) on M&D in relation to ULAP’s #ParaSaBayan advocacy. The meeting identified specific policy directions that will eventually advocate for the development of sound policies to promote M&D initiatives to national and local government, which will be further discussed in the planned RTD this year. Source: http://ulap.net.ph/index.php/en/program-updates/news-updates/508-ulap-convenes-migration-and-development-twg-policy-subgroupmeeting
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