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The Barangay Development Plan
Inclusive Planning and Budgeting
LGU planning is the Department of Interior and Local Government’s Rationalizing the Local Planning System.
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Here, the conduct of multi-stakeholder consultation and participatory planning process to involve community members in identifying public policies and actions that are relevant and helpful for them is highlighted. Community members do not need to know the technical planning process in order to participate.
Barangays and local government units are mandated to have a comprehensive and multi-sectoral development plan,13 and a harmonized planning and budgeting.14
The Barangay Development Plan
The barangay is the primary planning and implementing unit of government policies, plans, programs, projects, and activities in the community.15 As such, it must prepare, “a comprehensive multi-sectoral development plan that is formulated through an inclusive and participatory approach led by the Barangay Development Council (BDC) and approved by the Sangguniang Barangay.16
13 Local Government Code, Section 106 14 DILG, NEDA, DBM AND DOF Joint Memorandum Circular No. 1, Series of 2007 on Harmonization of Local Planning, Investment Programming, Budgeting, Revenue Administration and Expenditure Management 15 Local Government Code, Section 384 16 National Barangay Operations Office - Department of Interior and Local Government, Primer on Barangay Development Planning, 2020. Put simply, the BDC must lead the preparation of Barangay Development Plan (BDP). The BDP must then be approved by the Sangguniang Barangay or the legislative body in the barangay level. It is an official document of the barangay that specify policy options, programs, projects, and activities intended to contribute towards the achievement of the barangay’s development goals and objectives. 17 Here are some of the information that must be included in the plan: • Situational analysis, • Organizational philosophy, • Policy options, • Programs, projects, and activities, • Implementation timelines, • Resource requirements, and • Monitoring and evaluation system.
17 Ibid.
