Local Government Academy 2010 Annual Report by Euly Enrique

BANYUHAY Committee

ISSN 1655-7336

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Esmeralda Daphne Purnell

MANAGING EDITORS Jeffrey Manalo Euly Enrique

STAFF WRITERS Myra Gialogo Lizeth Certeza Flordeliza Pacio Apolinar Diana Hannah Mannag

CONTRIBUTORS Virginia Rivera Louisa Bite Lizbeth Jalimao Arturo Morales III Nilda Torres

LAYOUT ARTIST Iris Alegro-Igrobay

About the Cover In time for the new leadership in the country, the LGA Annual Report 2010 is titled “BANYUHAY”—a contraction of the Filipino phrase “bagong anyo ng buhay” which simply means “new life”. Our Annual Report cover which depicts a newly-planted sprout symbolizes LGA’s perspective of revitalized programs and projects and renewed public commitment to serve our various clients at the local governance arena. The sprout purposely resembles a coconut plant, which after becoming a full-grown tree, is considered to be one of the most utilized trees in the world. Like it, the different programs and other initiatives of LGA which are carefully planted today are expected to reap multitudes of achievements which contribute to the success of our local governance clients, and to a larger extent, the attainment of national development.

Table of Contents

ACRONYMS

6-9

ORGANIZATIONAL PHILOSOPHY

10-11

Mandate Vision-Mission and Goals Core Values

ORGANIZATIONAL PROFILE

12-13

MESSAGES

14-17

DILG Secretary DILG Undersecretary for Local Government DILG-LGA Executive Director

OPERATING HIGHLIGHTS

Empowering and Promoting Accountable LGUs

20-29

Anti-Corruption Programs Poverty Reduction Programs Local HANDA to Climate Change Newly-Elected Officials Program Barangay Newly-Elected Officials Program Local Government Scholarship Program (for LGUs)

Harnessing Power and Energy of Volunteerism

to Promote Good Governance

Vigilance to Volunteerism: Program Intensifying Peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Engagement in Local Governance (V2VPIPELoG)

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30-33

Building Public Accountabilities and Stakeholdership in DILG Operations and Advocacies

34-37

Biyaheng Pinoy: Tapat na Palakad, Bayang Maunlad Program Bringing About Sanctuaries for Peace and Development

Boosting DILG towards Good Local Governance

38-41

46th Batch LGOO Training 7 Habits for Effective Local Government Operations Officer

Fine-tuning Organizational Operations

42-47

Staff Development Process Development Networks and Linkages

2010 KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTS

48-51

2010 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

52-53

2011 OUTLOOK

54-55

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Acronyms

AECID

Agencia Espa単ola de Cooperacion Internacional para el Desarrollo

ARC

Assessment, Review and Charting

AusAID

Australian Agency for International Development

BGPMS

Barangay Governance Performance Management System

BNEO

Barangay newly Elected Officials

BOT

Board of Trustees

BPLS

Business Permit and Licensing Systems

CapDev

Capacity Development

Capacity Building

CHED

Commission on Higher Education

CLCI

Center for Leadership and Change, Inc.

CSO

Civil Society Organization

DILG

Department of the Interior and Local Government

DILG-CLGSC

DILG Central Local Government Scholarship Committee

DRR

Disaster Risk Reduction

DTI

Department of Trade and Industry

European Commission

ELA

Executive-Legislative Agenda

ETD

Education and Training Division

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European Union

GTZ

German Technical Cooperation

HIV-AIDS

Human Immunodeficiency Virus â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

IFC

International Finance Corporation

IPAC

Institute of Public Administration and Canada

IPU

Institutional Partnership Unit

Knowledge Management

KM4LED

Knowledge Management for Local Economic Development

KOICA

Korea International Cooperation Agency

LCP

League of Cities of the Philippines

LED

Local Economic Development

LED4LGUs

Local Economic Development for Local Government Units

LGA

Local Government Academy

LGNRC

Local Governance National Resource Center

LGOO

Local Government Operations Officer

LGRC

Local Governance Resource Center

LGRRC

Local Governance Regional Resource Center

LGSP-LED

Local Government Support Program for Local Economic Development

LGU

Local Government Units

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Acronyms

LINC-EG

Local Implementation of National Competitiveness for Economic Growth

LIP

LED Information Portal

LMP

League of Municipalities of the Philippines

LOGOTRI-ASPAC-

Local Government Training and Research Institutes—Asia and the Pacific

LoGoTRI-PhilNet-

Local Government Training and Research Institutes—Philippine Network

LPP

League of Provinces of the Philippines

LRI

Local Resource Institutions

LSB

Local Special Bodies

M&E

Monitoring and Evaluation

MDG-FACES

Millennium Development Goals – Family-based Actions on Children and their Environs

in the Slums

MLGOO

Municipal Local Government Operations Officer

MOA

Memorandum of Agreement

MSAC

Multi-Sectoral Advisory Committee

NEO

Newly Elected Officials

OPAPP

Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process

PAHRDF

Philippine-Australia Human Resource and Organizational Development Facility

PhilUEMA

Philippine Urban Environmental Management Applications

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PLHIV

People Living with HIV

RAAT

Regional AIDS Assistance Team

RBME

Results-based Monitoring and Evaluation

RPDD

Research and Policy Development Division

SLGP

Strengthening Local Governments in the Philippines

TESDA

Technical Education and Skills Development Authority

TOR

Terms of Reference

ULAP

Union of Local Authorities in the Philippines

UNESCAP

United Nations Economic & Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

UN HABITAT

United Nations Human Settlement Programme

USAID

United States Agency for International Development

V2VPIPELoG

Vigilance to Volunteerism: A Program Intensifying Peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Engagement in Local Governance

World Bank

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Organizational Philosophy Vision The LGA is the premier training and development institution for capacity building towards innovative and effective local governance.

Mission As we advance toward our vision, we the LGA Family, reiterate our commitment to all our stakeholders: The Local Officials—To ensure availability of appropriate education and training services; The Local Functionaries—To continuously ensure the availability of appropriate training and development services directed to specific needs; The Partners—To strengthen networking and collaborative efforts to deliver our commitments to our clients; The DILG Personnel—To continuously upgrade their capability towards excellence in the performance of their functions and responsibilities; The LGA Personnel—To continuously upgrade their capability as a training and development institution.

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Mandate “There shall be established in the Department of Local Government a Local Government Academy which shall be responsible for human resource development and training of local government officials and the Department Personnel.” (Executive Order 262, Section 14)

Goals •

Provide continuing education for local governance

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Strengthen and enhance the linkages and partnership with various leagues

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Strengthen the partnership with local academic institutions

Core Values •

Integrity

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Commitment

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Teamwork

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Organizational Profile

ur agency, the Local Government Academy (LGA), is the country’s leading provider of capacity-building services to local government units (LGUs) and to the Department

of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) personnel. With our main office located in the heart of Pasig City and at the University of the Philippines in Los Baños, respectively, we cater to the needs of LGUs nationwide—from program designing to training implementation and other forms of technical assistance. We trace our roots back in August 1988 where we were formally organized as the national training institution that would coordinate, synchronize, rationalize, and deliver training programs for local governments. In our 22 years of existence, we have evolved to become not just one of the country’s leading training service providers but more so as an orchestrator of and trendsetter in capacity development programs. Our workforce of 73 highly committed, innovative, and team-oriented permanent and contractual employees is our client’s best assurance of our capability to deliver high-quality and ground-breaking programs on good governance.

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We take great pride in securing the trust and confidence of our local and global partners that have continuously supported us in capacitating local governments to achieve genuine local autonomy. They continue to inspire us to find better ways of delivering our services to our clients. The nation and our people need and want more from us, given the big challenges we are facing. We at the LGA will continue to lead and tirelessly seek opportunities to be of service to our clients.

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Message I wish to congratulate the Local Government Academy (LGA) for steadfastly delivering on its mandate as the capacity development arm of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) for the officials and personnel of the local government units and the Department personnel. The LGA, under the new administration, has embarked on Capacity Development (CapDev) programs for LGUs that support the vision of the government anchored on the tenets of good governance, such as (1) seamless performance that nurtures accountability; (2) transparency, sense of ownership and informed decision through participation and collective actions; and (3) integrity. We are confident that through these CapDev programs, the ripples of good governance and model practices will soon create bigger waves of synergy that will transform our country from islands into an archipelago of good governance. We believe that there is no need to reinvent the wheel. LGUs could learn from the best practices of model LGUs, customize these practices according to their needs and realities and introduce further innovations to achieve greater heights of national development. But just like any collaborative undertaking, LGA could not do it alone. We count on the involvement of all local governance stakeholders working as one in this great task of national transformation for LGUs to imbibe good governance practices. The success, therefore, of CapDev interventions for LGUs demands the continuing support and involvement of local governance stakeholders, with LGA taking on the lead role based on its mandate.

JESSE M. ROBREDO Secretary of the Interior and Local Government & Chairman, LGA Board of Trustees

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Message The Local Government Academy (LGA) has taken on the active role of capacitating our local government units (LGUs) towards excellence in local governance. But it is also expected of LGUs to seriously prepare their Capacity Development Agenda based on their competency gaps determined using certain competency assessment tools. With the coming of the new administration towards the second half of the year, the LGA had ably fine tuned its CapDev programs for LGUs supportive of the Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s call for good governance that puts premium on performance that nurtures accountability, transparency, sense of ownership and informed decision through participation and collective actions, and integrity. The battlecry for reforms based on the principles of good governance has now taken center stage in the plans and programs of LGA for the year that ended. It is worthy to note that it is only through the collective support of partners that genuine reforms could be realized and reinforced. We hope that the LGA with the support of local governance stakeholders would ascend greater heights in capacitating LGUs for meaningful local autonomy that settles down to better service delivery and better quality of life in the communities and the whole nation.

AUSTERE A. PANDERO, CESO I Undersecretary for Local Government

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Message

The Local Government Academy (LGA) this year has put more emphasis in empowering and promoting accountable LGUs through responsive capacity development (CapDev) programs in such areas as anti-corruption, poverty reduction, adaptation and readiness to climate change. Being an election year, LGA led the orientation and demand-driven programs for the newly-elected local officials, with the greater bulk for the barangay newly-elected officials (BNEO), a program that caters to officials and functionaries of over 42,000 barangays. We have started and we would continue up to the coming year the program to harness power and energy of volunteerism to promote good governance. We embarked on building public accountabilities and stakeholdership in DILG operations and advocacies through the Biyaheng Pinoy program. To boost the DILG towards good local governance, we conducted the latest batch of LGOO training and the training on the 7 Habits for Effective Local Government Operations Officers. We also embarked on staff development, process development and improved on our networks and linkages to hone our personnel.

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LGA through the years, would not have accomplished our mandated tasks if not for the continuing support of our partners and stakeholders on good local governance. Our accomplishment this year is the confirmation of our mutual commitment to build the capacities of LGUs in pursuance of local autonomy and good governance. With you, our partners, we harness the strength to carry on as we count on your continuing support.

MARIVEL C. SACENDONCILLO, CESO III Executive Director

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Operating Highlights

Empowering and Promoting Accountable LGUs

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As the Local Government Academy (LGA) sees itself as the premier training and institution for capacity building towards innovative and effective local governance, LGA in 2010 has launched a handful of programs aimed at empowering and promoting accountable local government units (LGUs). The programs focused on anticorruption, poverty reduction, climate change adaptation, newly-elected local government and barangay officials, and scholarship programs for LGUs.

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Empowering and Promoting Accountable LGUs

Anti-Corruption Programs The Streamlining Business Permit and Licensing Systems (BPLS) program is aimed at rationalizing and easing the process in establishing start up businesses at the local level. LGA in partnership with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), worked with various development partners, Agencia Española de Cooperacion Internacional para el Desarrollo (AECID), German Technical Cooperation (GTZ), Local Governance Support

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Program for Local Economic Development (LGSP-LED), United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through Local Implementation of National Competitiveness for Economic Growth (LINC-EG) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) in implementing the different components of the program. The BPLS’ components are Manuals and Training Materials Development, Trainer’s Training Workshop for Upscaling the BPLS Reforms, Study

Tour, Helpline Website on BPLS Concerns and After-Workshop Coaching Assistance, and provision of computers and equipment. Moreover, issued a Joint Memorandum Circular (JMC) and Joint Department Administrative Order (JDAO) implementing the standards in processing business permits and licenses (unified form, standard steps, standard processing time, signatories).

Poverty Reduction Programs Another program cluster focused on reducing poverty in the country. Under this is the Local Economic Development (LED) program, which has three components: KM4LED, LED4LGUs, and LIP Development. *LED Knowledge Management (KM4LED) LGA is continuously providing coaching and coordination support to the four pilot regions—Regions I, VI, VII, and IX—through regional LED focal persons and regional LGRCs. To date, the use of knowledge management strategies, techniques and tools, together with other LED strategies such as cluster development and alliance building, are being considered as effective mechanisms to promote local economic development.

*LED Curriculum Development The Local Economic Development for Local Government Units (LED4LGUs) provides LGUs with a solid understanding of the principles and decision tools of LED enabling them to assess their LED opportunities and threats. Basically, the curriculum reinforces that LED is a process where a collective action of public, business and non-governmental sector partners is needed to create better conditions for employment generation and to stimulate economic growth. This year, compilation of best practices, international and local case studies, manuals and tool kits were acquired and a LED curriculum was drafted and pilot tested to provincial local economic investment promotion officers (LEIPOs).

*LED Information Portal (LIP Development) The LED Information Program (LIP) is a portal envisioned to capture, consolidate and analyze local economic information that may be used for economic planning, policy development, capacity development and investment decisions of targeted users. The LGA in 2010 organized a LIP Development Team and drafted the Terms of Reference (TOR) for a consultant to develop the LIP systems’ design and tools.

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To intensify the campaign toward poverty reduction, the Millennium Development Goals – Familybased Actions on Children and their Environs in the Slums (MDG-FACES) was launched in 2008. Since then, this expanded program aimed at helping the national government in meeting the Millennium Development Goals by 2015, has aided in enhancing the capacities of direct beneficiaries – children and mothers who are living in the slums – to actively participate in the decision making processes of the local government.

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Furthermore, the MDG-FACES is continuously making ways to improve the quality of life of children. In fact this year, we have implemented the program to 16 new cities--Dagupan, Iriga, Calbayog, Calamba, Zamboanga, Calapan, Tagum, Oroqieta, Cauayan, Talisay, GENSAN, Olongapo, Canlaon, Butuan, Baguio and Taguig.

Recognizing the fact that improving a person’s quality of life is inclusive not only of assuring social and community belonging, and elevating mental, psychological and spiritual becoming but also of maintaining one’s physical being, LGA also gives utmost importance to health and human development.

Moreover, in response to the Philippine National AIDS Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s call to address the HIV epidemic in the country manifested by a steady increase in the number of HIV infection cases - due to the high prevalence rate of sexually transmitted infections, unsafe sexual practices, a relatively younger sexually-active population, and low awareness on HIV and AIDS prevention and control, the LGA and the UNDP worked together to implement a program on HIV-AIDS.

The program started in 2005 in order to strengthen LGUs and Regional AIDS Assistance Teams (RAATs) in mitigating the negative impacts of HIV and AIDS on human development. Its thrust is focused mainly on ensuring that local responses are aligned with the national agenda of keeping the epidemic less than one percent (1%) of the general population. In order to achieve the program goals, a series of capacity-building programs intended for RAATs was developed

as part of a comprehensive leadership program that will cut across all levels of governance through broad-based participation and multi-sectoral response including people living with HIV and AIDS (PLHIV). Also, the HIV-AIDS program has established local AIDS Councils, encouraging the participation and support of civil society groups and communities to raise public awareness and to mobilize multisectoral support to combat the epidemic. Moreover, the program is working non-stop in finding ways to mainstream HIV/ AIDS awareness and prevention in local governance processes, particularly in the local planning and budgeting processes.

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Mainstreaming Climate Change Act in Local Governance Realizing the need to stand up and help address the global phenomenon of Climate Change, LGA went a notch higher in taking on the challenge when we developed CapDev initiatives that zeroes on readiness and adaptation. With local governments as stewards for climate protection, the “Training Program in Mainstreaming Climate Change Protection in Local Governance” aimed to enable

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LGUs to formulate and implement local climate change action plans consistent with the Local Government Code and the National Climate Change Action Plan and to help local officials, functionaries, members of local development councils and special bodies to make informed decisions in mitigating disasters caused by and adapting to climate change. More importantly, it helped communities reduce vulnerability to disasters, adapt to climate change, and comitigate climate change impacts. We also started implementing “Climate Change 101” as fundamental course aimed at enhancing the level of

understanding of LGUs on how climate change can affect development. A Training of Trainers on Vulnerability Assessment for Adaptation and Mitigation was held early this year and was attended by climate change advocates from the AsiaPacific region and various local resource institutions (LRIs). The activity was made possible through the collaboration with the UN-HABITAT. A Forum on Understanding and Responding to Climate Change and two schools on the Basic Course Climate Change and Action Planning were also conducted and were made possible by partnerships with the DILG Regional Offices of Mindanao and the College of Public Affairs in the University of the Philippines-Los Baños.

On the other hand, the program on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Strengthening the Disaster Risk Reduction Capacity of LGUs Affected by Typhoon Parma in Central Luzon Areasâ&#x20AC;?, pioneered on bringing and/or reconstructing communities toward a better shape. It continues to ensure that typhoon-damaged communities, particularly in Nueva Ecija, have increased capacities, readiness and resiliency in disaster response, pre-disaster mitigation measures and post-disaster rehabilitation works, as it is founded on the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Framework.

With the DILG and the Spanish International Cooperation Agency (AECID), LGA through the said program has continiously enhanced LGU capacities in matters of disaster risk reduction (DRR) and disaster response, improved mechanisms of interLGU coordination and awareness raising of the communities by providing infrastructure, livelihood, and capacity development interventions.

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Newly-Elected Officials Program 2010 being an election year, the LGA with the support of various partners (World Bank, CIDA, AusAID, EC, Leagues of Local Governments, and the DILG), carried out the NEO Program to enable capacity development for local government officials as they acquire the necessary knowledge and skills needed in the performance of their roles as leaders and catalyst for change. It is a term-based program divided into four major components.

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Ensuring Smooth Transition. To facilitate smooth transition of powers and authorities from the outgoing to the incoming local officials, a Transition Team was organized in every LGU. This team was made responsible to organize the data, transition documents, briefing folio, schedules, and other requirements which ensured that services in the LGU were not disrupted despite the change of leadership. Laying the Foundation. It is in this component where newlyminted officials were groomed as development managers and key actors in local governance. It was implemented in two tracks: Track 1-A: My First 1000 Days in Office, Track 1-B: Knowing my LGU; and Track 2: Fine tuning my Competencies. Various local chief executives were guided in crafting their respective Development Roadmaps, LGU Capacity Development Agenda, and Updated CDP-ELA.

Building Alliances. This institutional mechanism for dialogues on development issues was utilized in defining collectively appropriate strategic responses to address issues and concerns at the provincial level. It also promoted a culture of collaboration among municipal and city mayors and their governors in crafting their Provincial Development Roadmap and the Commitment of Component Cities and Municipalities to the Provincial Vision. Sharpening the Saw. Finally, this component was envisioned to enhance the leadership, managerial, and technical capabilities of local officials in carrying out their duties and responsibilities with ease and accuracy. This is a continuous and demand-driven component where LGUs match their requirements with the existing capacity development services and training packages available.

Barangay Newly-Elected Officials Program

Local Government Scholarship Program

The Barangay Newly-Elected Officials (BNEO) is a capacity development program of DILG through the LGA as part of its continuing efforts to enhance the proficiency of barangay officials in performing their mandated tasks and responsibilities. As a local response to the administration’s call for “Tapat na Palakad, Bayang Maunlad,” it has been anchored on the three (3) tenets of Biyaheng Pinoy namely, accountability, transparency, and integrity.

As the Secretariat for the DILGCentral Local Government Scholarship Committee (DILG-CLGSC), we facilitated scholarship invitations from various donor countries and through the Technical Education and Skills Authority (TESDA) and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to enhance the capacity of 34 local government officials who are recipients

of foreign scholarships from various fields of study including environment, medicine, disaster, local administration, agriculture, veterinary, infrastructure, small and medium enterprise, e-Government promotion, and tourism. Grantees of scholarships spread from Luzon (Regions III, IVA, IVB, V, CAR, and NCR), Visayas (Regions VI, VII, VIII) and Mindanao (Regions XI, XII, CARAGA) areas. Among the sponsoring countries which accommodated the local government scholars for this year include Singapore, Japan, Malaysia, India, Korea, Netherlands and Thailand.

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Operating Highlights

Harnessing Power and Energy of Volunteerism to Promote Good Governance

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One of the major pronouncements of the current administration is its commitment to bringing CSO participation in the forefront of governance. Following this pronouncement, the DILG and LGA embarked on an intervention that would help LGUs do that through a program dubbed as V2V PIPELoG.

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Harnessing Power and Energy of Volunteerism Promote Good Governance

Launched in November 2010, the V2V PIPELOG or the Vigilance to Volunteerism: A Program Intensifying Peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Engagement in Local Governance will help forge and maintain stronger partnerships between local governments and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs). It will do so through its four program componentsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;CSO Mapping, Local Special Bodies (LSB) Strengthening, Volunteer Program and Guardians of Local Governance.

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The first component, CSO Mapping, will provide a comprehensive inventory of all CSOs in the country. Along with this, an analysis on existing volunteer work areas will also be presented as well as specific capacity building needs of the organizations. The LSB Strengthening component will help increase memberships of CSOs in local special bodies. This will be done through various information dissemination activities like symposia, workshops and orientation sessions. The Volunteer Program, meanwhile, will enhance CSO volunteer efforts in LGUs. Through the program, LGA will

help in the placement of volunteer organizations to LGUsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; whose capacity development needs match the expertise of the CSOs. This is expected to yield more productive partnership outputs for both LGUs and CSOs. Completing the roster of components is the Guardians of Local Governance, which will train CSOs in assessing LGU performance and strengthen their role in ensuring transparent and accountable governance. The DILG has enlisted the help

of CSO groups CodeNGO and PhilDHRRA as partners in the programâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s implementation. The work programs for the V2V PIPELoG components have been finalized and the implementation of CSO Mapping and LSB Strengthening activities have already began. Initial program outputs like mapping tools and training modules are expected to be pilot-tested in Bicol and CARAGA areas in the first quarter of 2011.

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Operating Highlights

Building Public Accountabilities and Stakeholdership in DILG Operations and Advocacies

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In line with DILGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s thrust of building public accountabilities and stakeholdership in its operations and advocacies, LGA steps up in encouraging different local governance stakeholders to proactively participate and support the cause of the department and of our organization.

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Building Public Accountabilities and Stakeholdership in DILG Operations and Advocacies

In the first quarter of 2010, LGA— through the Strengthening Local Governments in the Philippines (SLGP) project under AECID— and the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP), signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) implementing a project in the Bicol Region titled “The Sorsogon Initiative: Bringing About Sanctuaries for Peace and Development”.

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The still on-going Sorsogon initiative primarily focuses on establishing an environment that is conducive to peace and peace-building activities through infrastructure development, institutional capacity-building, and local economic development. Moreover, the cooperation and buy-in of the project partners which include LGUs as well as different civil society organizations and interest groups were secured to ensure that peace-building is a theme that will be maintained throughout the entire duration of the project.

Likewise, LGA also took the lead as the national secretariat of another breakthrough initiative dubbed as the BIYAHENG PINOY: Tapat na Palakad, Bayang Maunlad. Launched last October 2010, Biyaheng Pinoy is a year-long program celebrating the 20 years of local autonomy in the Philippines. Through a series of activities at the local and national level, the program sought to instill in the consciousness of national

and local officials the value of local autonomy towards national development and heighten the awareness of the general public on local governance issues. To officially jumpstart the event, a local Governance Policy Forum was held which highlighted relevant and timely local governance issues such as: (1) improving local fiscal capacities; (2) institutionalizing transparency and accountability; (3) improving LGU competitiveness; (4) crisis

management; (5) addressing the plight of informal settlers; (6) strengthening collaboration to address human trafficking; and (7) scaling up LGU best practices. With over 500 local governance stakeholders who represented the national and local governments, civil societies, private sector, academe, media, and development partners, various recommendations on the local government policy agenda of the country were proposed and discussed.

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Operating Highlights

Boosting DILG towards Good Local Governance

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As the premier training arm of the Department, LGA remained true and consistent to its commitment to continuously enhance the capability of the DILG officials and personnel towards excellence in performing their functions and responsibilities.

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Boosting DILG towards Good Local Governance

For 2010, LGA designed the “7 Habits for Effective Local Government Operations Officers” program aimed to provide Municipal Local Government Operations Officers (MLGOOs) with strategic thinking on planning and management techniques that will assist them in facing the growing challenges and demands of their respective communities based on the Department’s thrusts and programs. With technical assistance from the Franklin Covey—Center

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for Leadership and Change, Inc. (CLCI), the program correctly identified the training requirements and the necessary interventions needed to be undertaken to equip the participants. It weaved the trainees’ moral fibers which transformed them from being personality-based to characterdriven and highly effective individuals ready to take on their tasks and responsibilities.

Equally significant is the annual Local Government Operations Officers (LGOO) Induction Training. In this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 46th Batch of LGOOs, the training curriculum contents include the following: (1) general reorientation of human resource management functions and a continuing quest for organization ideal personnel placement; (2) accentuated and rationalized program of the department to position its best human assets in strategic levels and key areas of concern; (3)

the traditional roles of national agency operations technicians and field workers and the emerging trends of social marketing of government programs and services; (4) the importance of field exposures both to rural and urban communities and on-thejob training with local governance achievers and practitioners amid demands of modern living; (5) the community of stakeholders in local governance and the existence of body corporate and the frontline LGU system; (6)

a review on the urgency and impact of modern communication system on governance; (7) security and community protective services(indigenous and as a transferred technology); (8) merging management tools for organizational effective in service organizations; (9) team working and economic governance and; (10) morality and spirituality in public service.

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Operating Highlights

Fine-tuning Organizational Operations

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For 2010, we continued to be steadfast in improving our services to respond to the expectations of our clients and pursue our unwavering commitment for excellence in local governance. We implemented several programs and activities and constantly upgraded the competencies of our employees to enhance our business sytems and processes and promote a workplace culture of continuous learning.

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Fine-tuning Organizational Operations

Personnel and Staff Development. Anchored on the principle that leadership is a major key to the success of an organization, an activity for the LGA Executive Committee was conducted last May 2010. Titled “Worklife Balance for Effective Leadership”, the activity provided the participants with the capacity to recognize disempowering and stressful stimuli and the ability to shift mindsets to overcome them. Personnel capacity development opportunities both here and abroad were offered to select LGA employees. This is to empower the organization’s human resource, our major source of skills and intellectual capital, in achieving our desired results.

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In the field of Governance and Administration, Ms. Esmeralda Daphne Purnell participated in the course on “Local Governance” in Japan, while Mr. Alfonso Maralli, Jr. and Mr. Patrick John Megia attended the “Local Administration Improvement Course” in South Korea. Executive Director Marivel Sacendoncillo, Ms. Genedine Evangelista, and Ms. Marciana Obispo also attended the “Forum on Urban Development and Governance” in Brazil, and “Leadership and Public Management” in the United States. In the area of Environmental Management, on the other hand, Mr. Leovigildo C. Resol and Mr. Aldrin Aquino were sent to Malaysia and took part in the programs titled “Pro-poor and Sustainable Solid Waste Management for Secondary Cities and Small Towns”; and “Economic Planning and Management Course”, respectively.

For training programs held locally, a number of staff were trained in the areas of environmental management and sanitation, knowledge management, human rights, procurement, information technology, monitoring and evaluation, leadership, and project management. Building expertise on the mentioned areas are meant to realize the desired organizational outcomes and for the personnel to develop their individual competencies and to instill in them personal motivation to improve performance.

Systems and Processes Improvement. LGA has likewise improved existing systems and processes in delivering services to our clients. Driven by the vital need to consolidate and share the wealth of information on local governance, the project â&#x20AC;&#x153;Strengthening Local Governance Resource Centers as Harmonizing Mechanism for Effective Local Governance in the Philippinesâ&#x20AC;?, is continuously being implemented with support from the European Union (EU). This seeks to harmonize local government capacity development initiatives through the LGRRCs under a common Local Governance Knowledge Management (KM) Framework.

In 2010, LGA implemented key activities that would ensure proper institutionalization and sustainability of LGRCs in different regions. An assessment of the LGRRCs and KM Audit were done to gauge the KM readiness of the DILG Regional Offices where the LGRRCs are lodged, as well as to set the stage for the development of the Local Governance KM framework of the regions. As the Local Governance National Resource Center (LGNRC), the LGA pursued the issuance of a policy on Mainstreaming the LGRC in the DILG Operations (DILG Memorandum Circular

No. __). LGA also stepped up the organization of its MultiSectoral Advisory Committee (MSAC) through the conduct of consultation meetings among perspective members. Regular consultation meetings with the LGRRC Managers and General Orientation on Operating and Managing a Local Governance Library were also held to further LGRRC operations.

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Fine-tuning Organizational Operations

Another ground-breaking initiative to improve on our system is a project with AusAID through the PAHRDF which enabled us to develop a results-based monitoring and evaluation system for our capacity development programs. In February to April of 2010, a pool of technical staff was trained on the development and implementation of an RBME system. This intervention resulted in the creation of LGAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s M&E systems for its programs and the publication of a resource guidebook on RBME. The newly-developed M&E system was also immediately applied to the flagship program NEO, and has since been included all succeeding capacity development programs of the Academy.

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In order to ensure proper implementation of all M&E activities for national programs, a series of training for regional M&E focal persons was started in June 2010. This training is also expected to build the regionsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; capacity to implement the M&E system in their own programs. Following the establishment of the RBME system for its programs, we have also taken steps to develop its organizational M&E system anchored on results-based performance. Work on the new system started in October 2010 with support from the World Bank,

and is expected to be completed in early 2011. This aims to institutionalize a framework to better coordinate and harmonize LGU capacity building (CB) programs and intends to strengthen the institutional arrangements to implement these programs. Towards this end, a new business model for LGA will be developed to strengthen this oversight and coordinating role.

Networks and Linkages. Finally, we

recognize that all our endeavors will only be highly operational if we work hand-in-hand with various local governance stakeholders. Through these networks and linkages—both local and international, addressing relevant local governance issues become more participatory in approach and is thus more effective.

International Partners and Networks European Commission, Government of Manitoba, Canada/Institute of Public Administration and Canada (IPAC), Local Government Training and Research Institutes in Asia Pacific, Asian Institute of Technology, Canadian International Development Agency, Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (Agencia Española De Cooperacion Internacional para el Desarollo, AECID),

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP), United Nations Human Settlement Programme (UN-HABITAT), and World Bank.

Local Partners and Networks Local Governance Support Program for Local Economic Developmment (LGSPLED), Local Government Training and Research Institutes – Philippine Network (LoGoTRIPhilNet), Philippine Australia Human Resource and Organizational Development Facility, Philippine Urban Environmental Management Applications (PhilUEMA) Network, Union of Local Authorities in the Philippines (League of Cities of the Philippines, League of Provinces of the Philippines, League of Municipalities of the Philippines, and Liga ng mga Barangay).

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2010 Knowledge Products Collection BOOKS The Family-based Actions for Children and their Environs in the Slums (FACES) of the MDGs is a two volume collection“Anthology of City Stories as Replication Guides” and “Guidebook and Training Manual” - rooted from the experiences of 15 cities and communities that participated in the FACES project. The project harnessed the collective energies of various stakeholders including non-government organizations, people’s organizations, faith based organizations, businesses, private individuals and barangay leaders toward the improvement of life of the poorest members of the community.

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The 2010 Revised Edition of Managing Knowledge for Improved Local Governance Performance: A Guidebook on Capacity Development Agenda Formulation showcases needed governance actions and key processes in devising Capacity Development Agenda. It is a user-friendly guidebook as it is written in practical terms and is at the same time a good source of information on various facets of local governance.

Measure to Manage: A Toolkit for Results-Based Monitoring and Evaluation of Capacity Development Programs is an output of a series of training and coaching sessions with the LGAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Team, sponsored by the Philippines Australia Human Resource Development Facility (PAHRDF) in February to April 2010. The toolkit serves as a guide for the LGA, the DILG, and other stakeholders on the sustained implementation of a M&E system for Capacity Development interventions. Specifically, it provides M&E tools and templates for documenting and analyzing CapDev intervention results.

The Local Government Executive Planner 20102013 is a constant guide and companion of elected local officials on their three years of service. The planner is composed of several parts: (1) the LGA Profile, (2) Basic Information of Philippine LGUs, (3) Profile of Provincial Local Governments, (4) Pointers for the First 100 Days in Office, (5) Milestones & Important Dates, and (6) Directory of National Government Agencies, Controlled Corporations and Development Assistance Agencies.

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BOOKLET

BROCHURES

The guidebook, Engaging the Barangays: Guide for Mayors 2010 is a relevant tool for Local Chief Executives in dealing with the barangays and for identifying areas for local collaborations and assistance needed by these communities.

The 2010 Newly-Elected Officials (NEO) Program: Building a Corps of Good Governance Champions brochure introduces the NEO Program through a presentation of its background and objectives, target participants, and methods and timeframe of implementation. The brochure on 2010 NewlyElected Officials (NEO) Program: Building a Corps of Good Governance Champions: Component 3 – Provincial Alliance Building explains the objectives, key features and workshop contents of NEO Program’s third component, Provincial Alliance Building.

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The Local Government Academy, Your Ally in Capacity Development is a marketing material introducing the LGA and its trainings and services offered to the local governments. Biyaheng Pinoy: Tapat na Palakad, Bayang Maunlad: Celebrating 2- Years of Local Autonomy in the Philippines is an advocacy material for the Biyaheng Pinoy program - a year long celebration in preparation for the 20 years of local autonomy in the Philippines. The program’s background, objectives, logo and its meaning, framework and enrollment scheme are the contents of this fold brochure.

NON-PRINT MATERIALS The 2010 Newly-Elected Officials Program CD ROM is composed of two books. The first book, “A Guide for Local Chief Executives (LCEs) on Public Personnel Administration,” is about the entire spectrum of a public organization’s human resource management, from recruitment to retirement. It includes manpower planning and forecasting, selection and staffing, training and development, performance management, employee discipline and promotion of employees’ welfare and productivity. The second book, “Resource Finder: Financial and Technical Assistance for Local Government Units,” is Resource Finder’s third edition developed and designed to expedite the implementation of the LGU Executive Agenda and in recognition of the need to expand the knowledge of a whole array of available resources.

The 2010 Newly-Elected Officials (NEO) Program: Building a Corps of Good Governance Champions is a CD ROM featuring three books: (1) Critical Steps for the First 100 Days, (2) CapDev Manual, and (3) Tasks and Responsibilities Checklist. “Critical Steps for the First 100 Days” is a 2nd edition guidebook for Governors and City and Municipal Mayors offering a set of modules on the critical steps for the first 100 days in office of the local government official. It provides insights on how to effectively direct development through the formulation of an action agenda.

The “CapDev Manual” is a soft copy version of 2010 Revised Edition of “Managing Knowledge for Improved Local Governance Performance: A Guidebook on Capacity Development Formulation”. This handbook assists the Local Chief Executives in producing their respective CapDev Agenda by providing details on the different steps in formulating a competency-based Capacity Development Agenda. Lastly, “Tasks and Responsibilities Checklist” is a practical reference guide aiding local government officials carry out their responsibilities and chart their development directions. It features strategic and insightful tips and approaches on what to do on the first six months as well as the continuing tasks in local governance.

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2010 Financial Highlights For FY 2010, LGA has a total appropriation of P88,398,000.00 which was broken down into the following expenses: (a) Personnel Services—P13,791,000; (b) Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses—P72,607,000; and (c) Congressional Initiative— P2,000,000.00 (see Figure 1).

Figure 1: Internal funds (FY 2010)

In this total budget, 70% was allocated for Human Resource Development (HRD) and training services provided to LGUs while the remaining 30% was allotted for the DILG personnel (see Figure 2).

Figure 2: Funds for LGUs vs. Funds for DILG (FY 2010)

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This appropriation supported the conduct of major programs for LGUs based on the new administration’s priorities—anticorruption and poverty reduction programs. These programs include: Newly-Elected Officials Program, Nationwide Conduct of Streamlining Business Permits and Licensing Systems, LED4LGUs, Mainstreaming Climate Protection in Local Governance, and MDGFACES.

A number of programs were also conducted for DILG officials and personnel such as the Leadership and Enhancement Training for Middle Managers: 7 Habits for Effective Local Government Operations Officer, Induction Training for LGOOs, and Crafting the DILG Program Directions for 2010.

Moreover, it must be noted that the limited resources of the organization did not prevent us in continuously performing our mandated tasks to provide more quality programs that will address the demands of the Department and LGUs nationwide. This may be attributed to the committed workforce of LGA and to the ever-supportive donors and partners who believed in LGA’s capacity as an institution and contributed additional resources which ensured the smooth implementation of the organization’s lined up programs and projects for 2010 (see Figure 3).

Figure 3: Internal funds vs. External Funds

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2011 Outlook LGA is committed to the realization of its mandate to be the capacity development provider for local governments and the DILG personnel. As such, we have always blended our tasks with the priority thrusts of the Department. The programs and other activities for the following year are wellanchored on the umbrella program of the Departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the Biyaheng Pinoy: Tapat na Palakad, Bayang Maunladâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a year-long program celebrating the 20 years of local autonomy and decentralization in the country. We shall respond to the major issues on corruption and the need for competitiveness of LGUs. We shall spearhead CapDev programs and activities aimed at enhancing greater transparency and accountability of LGUs by looking into the trends of their CapDev Agenda.

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In line with this advocacy, we shall support through capacity development initiatives the Department programs on V2V PIPELOG and the BNEO. This will enhance the participation of the civil society from mere vigilance to active volunteerism and involvement, and to orient, among others, the newly-elected barangay officials on barangay governance and the newly-crafted performance measurement tool, the Barangay Governance Performance Management System (BGPMS). We shall likewise play a vital support role in responding to Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction Management (DRRM) through CapDev initiatives for LGUs, zeroing on readiness and adaptation.

Also, to further assist the local government units in their CapDev agenda, we shall continuously link other CapDev service providers and the LGUs through the LGRRCs strategically located in DILG regional offices across the archipelago. We recognize our role as a knowledge broker for LGUs and as a knowledge global facilitator in the international arena of local governance in capacity development hence opening networks and linking local and international partners in CapDev for local governance.

As the DILG shifts from its role as service provider to an enabler and facilitator, the LGA, being mandated to upgrade the DILG personnelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;sâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; capability towards excellence in the delivery of their functions, takes the challenge of developing the core competencies of the DILG officers and personnel to prepare them fit for their new roles.

Likewise, on the same perspective, LGA shall pursue its internal capacity development programs for its personnel to complement a new business model, for LGA is taking shape, taking into account its emerging role in the area of capacity development in local governance. We, as an institution, must develop a new set of core competencies and be prepared for new ways of doing things.

The future for LGA could be exciting. With confidence and enthusiasm, together with our partners, the possibilities in the arena of local capacity development for LGUs are endless. We hope to create a bright future for good local governance through capacity development as we walk through 2011 and beyond.

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LGA, Ang Bagong Pilipino LGA Hymn

Isang bansang Malaya, isang bansang masagana Pamahalaang lokal kaagapay sa t’wina Taglay nilang dunong dapat na linangin Mithiin ng autonomiya’y ating kakamtin Akademyang Panlokal, institusyong itinadhana Kaagapay sa pag-unlad at pamamahala LGA ang aming tahanan Hinuhubog aming katauhan Pinapalakas puso’t isipan LGA ay ganyan LGA ay siyang katuparan Gumagabay sa kailangan Upang sa baya’y maglingkod Bukas palagi sa kaninuman Dagat man o bundok aming aakyatin Lalawigan at syudad ,nayon ay aabutin Pamahalaang lokal ating pagtitibayin Kagalingan sa pamamahala’y lilinangin Akademyang Panlokal, institusyong itinadhana Kaagapay sa pag-unlad at pamamahala

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LGA ang aming tahanan Hinuhubog aming katauhan Pinapalakas puso’t isipan LGA ay ganyan LGA ang siyang katuparan Gumagabay sa kailangan Upang sa baya’y maglingkod Bukas palagi sa kaninuman Saan man mapadpad, sa puso ay ikaw ang liyag Kahit anong oras ika’y paglilingkuran Ganyan ang nasa puso namin at sa isipan Maging ang buhay ay ilalaan LGA ang aming tahanan Hinuhubog aming katauhan Pinapalakas puso’t isipan LGA ay ganyan LGA ang siyang katuparan Gumagabay sa kailangan Upang sa baya’y maglingkod Bukas palagi sa kaninuman

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Board of Trustees Secretary Jesse M. Robredo Chairman of the Board Atty. Jose D. Lina, Jr. Vice-Chairman Marivel C. Sacendoncillo Board Secretary Mr. Ancieto M. Sobrepe単a Dr. Milwida M. Guevarra Ms. Rustica C. Palacol Members

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Executive Committee Marivel C. Sacendoncillo, CESO III Executive Director Thelma T. Vecina Assistant Director and Concurrent Chief Research & Policy Development Division E. Daphne N. Purnell Assistant Chief Research & Policy Development Division Leovigildo C, Resol Chief Education and Training Division Alfonso A. Maralli, Jr. Assistant Chief Education and Training Division Genedine A. Evangelista Chief Administrative Division Marciana C. Obispo Assistant Chief Administrative Division Patrick John D. Megia Unit Head Institutional Partnership Unit

Silvestre Z. Barrameda, Jr. Assistant Unit Head Institutional Partnership Unit

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Part II

2010 Accomplishment Matrix

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACADEMY Department of the Interior and Local Government 8/F Agustin I Building, F. Ortigas Jr. Road, Ortigas Center, Pasig City Tel# (632) 634-6416/ 634-1883; Fax# (632) 634-6567 Email: lgamail@lga.gov.ph Website: www.lga.gov.ph