1. THE ASSESSMENT-BASED NATIONAL DIALOGUE
TOWARDS A NATIONAL SOCIAL PROTECTION FLOOR:
Concept, Process, and Work Plan
Department of Labor and Employment

2. Social protection floors: four guarantees
All residents have access to essential health care including maternity care 
All children enjoy basic income security (providing access to nutrition, education and care) 
All persons in active age who are unable to earn sufficient income (e.g. in case of sickness, maternity, unemployment, disability) enjoy basic income security 
All older persons enjoy basic income security

3. Social protection floors: a minimum entitlement
Poor
Rest of informal sector
Formal Sector
Social protection floor: social security guarantees providing income security and access to goods and services
Social security system: based on the SPF, provide higher levels of protection to as many people as possible
Level of protection

4. SPF INITIATIVES :
May Pilot Convergence Program for Workers in the Informal Sector Thru the SDC Subcommittees on Informal Sector and Social Protection
(Lead agencies: NEDA, DSWD, DOLE)
21 May The United Nations Country Team (UNCT) met on 21 May 2014 and expressed their support for the ABND Philippines exercise.
23 May ILO met with DOLE on 23 May 2014, to present the ABND process and its relevance for the country.

5. SPF INITIATIVES 28 May 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

6. SPF INITIATIVES :
5 June DOLE presented the ABND exercise to the Secretaries of DSWD, NEDA and DOLE 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.
19 June 2014, 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.

7. SPF INITIATIVES :
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 2014.
2 December 2014 – The ABND exercise was presented to NEDA Regional Directors
January DOLE issued Administrative Order No to create a Technical Working Group (TWG) to conduct the ABND process.
February 3 - latest ABND Core Group meeting to finalize the ABND matrix

8. The ABND approach Objectives Outputs 3 steps
Answer a simple question: Is the social protection floor a reality for all members of society?
An assessment matrix which compares the SP situation to the SPF leading to recommendations
A costing & fiscal space analysis leading to priority policy options & sequencing
A mechanism for national dialogue and policy coordination
ABND matrix
Costing model
Endorsement

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

10. Conduct of Island-Wide consultation meetings
ACTIVITY
EXPECTED OUTPUTS
TIMELINE
Conduct of Island-Wide consultation meetings
Visayas (IloIlo City)
Luzon (Clark,Pampanga)
Mindanao (Cagayan De Oro City)
Validated Assessment Matrix at the regional level
March 18 – 19
March 31 – April 1
April
3. Conduct of Rapid Assessment Protocol (RAP) Model
Estimated cost of policy options/recommendations
April 20-22, 2015

11. 4. Conduct of National Validation Workshop (Manila)
ACTIVITY
EXPECTED OUTPUTS
TIMELINE
4. Conduct of National Validation Workshop (Manila)
Final Assessment Matrix
Proposed SPF
April 27-28, 2015
5. Writing of ABND Report
Draft ABND Report
May 2015
6. Meetings with DOLE, NEDA SDC SC-SP/SC-IS
7. Presentation to Human Development Poverty Reduction (HPDR) Cluster meeting (at least 2 meetings)
HDPR approved SPF
8. Soft Launching of SPF for All
May/June 2015

12. THANK YOU