1. THE ASSESSMENT-BASED NATIONAL DIALOGUE
TOWARDS A NATIONAL SOCIAL PROTECTION FLOOR IN THE PHILIPPINES:
Concept, Process, and Work Plan
Ma. Lourdes Macapanpan, ILO
Clark, Pampanga
30 March 2015

2. STEP 3 – Finalisation & endorsement STEP 1 – Assessment matrix
1. Inventory of schemes through desk review and bilateral consultations
2. Draft assessment matrix
3. Dialogues to validate the Assessment Matrix and provide policy recommendations
5. Translation of policy recommendations into “costable” scenarios
4. Data collection for the RAP protocol and costing of the scenarios
6. Dialogue # 3 to present the results of the costing and discuss the fiscal space
8. Endorsement by the HDPR cluster; presentation to the government; publication & launch of the ABND report
7. Finalization of the costing and assessment matrix; writing of the ABND report
STEP 1 – Assessment matrix
National dialogue
STEP 2 – Costing using the RAP model

3. Milestones 2013 to 2015 :
2013
ABND Pilot for Workers in the Informal Sector
Launch of the ABND exercise in the Philippines
2014
2015
Finalization and endorsement of the ABND report

4. 2013: ABND Pilot for Workers in the Informal Sector
May 2013
Pilot Convergence Program for Workers in the Informal Sector Thru the SDC Subcommittees on Informal Sector and Social Protection
Lead agencies: NEDA, DSWD, DOLE

5. 2014: Launch of the ABND exercise in the Philippines
May 2014
The United Nations Country Team (UNCT) met and expressed their support for the ABND Philippines exercise.
ILO met with DOLE to present the ABND process and its relevance for the country.

6. 2014: Launch of the ABND exercise in the Philippines
May 2014
Several stakeholders met to understand the details of the ABND methodology, discuss the launch of the ABND exercise and set up of a Core Group (CG) for the exercise.
NEDA DOLE
DSWD NAPC
DBM PSA
ECOP FFW
UNCT

7. 2014: Launch of the ABND exercise in the Philippines
June 2014
DOLE presented the ABND exercise at the joint Social Development Committee (SDC) cabinet level and Human Development and Poverty Reduction (HDPR) cluster meeting and received the commitment of the agencies to the ABND.
The Core Group had its first meeting to decide on its tasks and responsibilities, and to come up with a work plan for the coming months.
DOLE requested NEDA to co-chair the ABND process with them.

8. 2014: Launch of the ABND exercise in the Philippines
June to October 2014
Conduct of bilateral meetings with National Government agencies in the Core Group, including PHIC, SSS, SSC, GSIS, TUCP, APL, ALLWIES, NCDA
An overview of the ABND was presented to the HDPR cluster and the NEDA SDC Technical Board and updated on the activities on 27 November
Initial meeting with PSA to discuss the Rapid Assessment Protocol (RAP) model.
December 2014
The ABND exercise was presented to NEDA Regional Directors

9. 2014: Launch of the ABND exercise in the Philippines
January 2015
DOLE issued Administrative Order No to create a Technical Working Group (TWG) to conduct the ABND process.
February 2015
Latest ABND Core Group meeting to finalize the ABND matrix in preparation of the Multi-partite Island-wide Consultations

10. 2015: Finalization and endorsement of the ABND report
March 2015
April 2015
Conduct of Island-Wide Multi-Partite Consultations
Visayas – 18 to 19 March
Luzon – 30 to 31 March
Mindanao – 14 to 15 April
Conduct of National Multi-Partite Validation Workshop
27 to 28 April
Conduct of Rapid Assessment Protocol (RAP) Participatory Training Workshop
20 to 22 April

11. May 2015 2015: Finalization and endorsement of the ABND report
Soft Launching of SPF for All
Meetings with DOLE, NEDA SDC SC-SP/SC-IS
Presentation to Human Development Poverty Reduction (HPDR) Cluster meeting
Writing of the ABND Report

12. THANK YOU