1. Philippine Development Forum Working Group on Decentralization and Local Government PDF-WORKING GROUP ON DECENTRALIZATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

2. PDF-WORKING GROUP ON DECENTRALIZATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT Development Agenda 3: Accelerating Local Economic and Sustainable Development for Increased Employment Opportunities and Reduced Poverty Improved LGU competitiveness to encourage business activity Increased LGU adaptation to mainstream DRR/CCA in local governance Increased Inter-Local Government Cooperation

3. PDF-WORKING GROUP ON DECENTRALIZATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT Development Agenda 3: Accelerating Local Economic and Sustainable Development for Increased Employment Opportunities and Reduced Poverty Outcome: Improved LGU competitiveness to encourage business activity Up-scaling of Business Permit and Licensing System (BPLS) DILG-LGA / DTI / Sub-WG on LIR (IFC / GIZ / USAID / AECID / CIDA) To streamline the business permits and licensing system (BPLS) in the Philippines to as many LGUs as possible Enhanced Policy Guidelines in Implementing the Standards in Processing Business Permits and Licenses in all Cities and Municipalities Training Manual on BPLS Streamlining for LGUs Pool of Trainers/ Coaches on BPLS Streamlining Computerized BPLS System: Databank BPLS Best Practices documentation

4. PDF-WORKING GROUP ON DECENTRALIZATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT Development Agenda 3: Accelerating Local Economic and Sustainable Development for Increased Employment Opportunities and Reduced Poverty Outcome: Improved LGU competitiveness to encourage business activity Capacitating LGUs on Local Investment Promotion DILG / DTI/DOF (CIDA To improve capacity of LGUs in engaging business sector, promoting local trade/businesses and generating employment following reforms in their business environment To enhance LGU competitiveness Organization and Strengthening of Local Economic Investment and Promotions Officer (LEIPO) Capacitate LGUs formulate their Business Plans Assist LGUs formulate/update their Local Investments and Incentives Code (LIIC) and Local Revenue Code (LRC)

5. PDF-WORKING GROUP ON DECENTRALIZATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT Development Agenda 3: Accelerating Local Economic and Sustainable Development for Increased Employment Opportunities and Reduced Poverty Outcome: Improved LGU competitiveness to encourage business activity Development of Seal of LGU Competitive- ness DILG-BLGS (LGSP-LED- CIDA/USAID- INVEST To assess the ability of a local government to optimize its resource endowment and to build on a policy of local government-private sector partnership towards economic transformation Development of Indicator Framework and Protocols Scaling up of Indicators Roll-out Strategy Competency Development for Assessors and Validators Baseline date of LGUs relative to business competitiveness List of LGUs displaying high level of business competitiveness, subject to the conferment of the Seal List of LGUs which are in need of capability building

6. PDF-WORKING GROUP ON DECENTRALIZATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT Development Agenda 3: Accelerating Local Economic and Sustainable Development for Increased Employment Opportunities and Reduced Poverty Outcome: Improved LGU competitiveness to encourage business activity Provincial Road Management Facility DILG-OPDS (AusAID) To promote economic growth and improve public access to public services in Southern Philippines through: Rehabilitation and maintenance of a core road network of 1,000kms of provincial roads in selected provinces in Visayas and Mindanao Strengthening of provincial institutional capacities and governance systems using road management as an entry point in the institutionalization of reforms Rehabilitation and maintenance of about 12500kms of Core Provincial Road Network in the 10 PRMF partner provinces: Bohol, Guimaras, Misamis Occidental, Bukidnon, Agusan del Sur, Surigao del Norte, Misamis Oriental and the 3 new provinces of Aklan, Davao del Norte, and Lanao del Norte 1.Development of Multi year Budgets linked to provincial plans thru adoption of Provincial Road Network Development Planning Systems and processes 2.Fully functional Internal Control and Audit Systems and Processes 3.Fully functional Human Resource Management and Development Office 4.Institutionalization of strategic Financial and Expenditure Management Systems and improved revenue generation Transparent and accountable procurement system that is compliant with the Government Procurement Law (RA 9184) and contracting out of locally funded projects

7. PDF-WORKING GROUP ON DECENTRALIZATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT Development Agenda 3: Accelerating Local Economic and Sustainable Development for Increased Employment Opportunities and Reduced Poverty Outcome: Increased Inter-Local Government Cooperation Promoting inter-local cooperation among LGUs DILG-BLGD (GIZ/CIDA) To promote cooperation among LGUs for more efficient delivery of basic services To development capacity of LGUs in managing joint projects with other LGUs  Updating of ILC policy  Capacity building of DILG Regional Focal Persons on ILC  Technical support to the organization/revival of LGU clusters  Assistance n the development of LGU Cluster Plans

8. PDF-WORKING GROUP ON DECENTRALIZATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT Development Agenda 3: Accelerating Local Economic and Sustainable Development for Increased Employment Opportunities and Reduced Poverty Outcome: Increased Inter-Local Government Cooperation Local Government Support Program for Local Economic Development (LGSP-LED) DILG/DTI/DOT (CIDA) To reduce poverty by strengthening local governance and supporting sustainable local economic development (LED).  LED policy harmonization and program coordination among DILG and other NGAs including the establishments and strengthening of inter-agency mechanism  Enhanced DILG and other NGAs’ capacities in the development and implementation of specific policies and measures  Enhanced capacity of NGAs through ETT and other national and local convergence mechanisms in providing access to better information on LED trends, opportunities and good practices to LGUs/Alliances

9. PDF-WORKING GROUP ON DECENTRALIZATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT Development Agenda 3: Accelerating Local Economic and Sustainable Development for Increased Employment Opportunities and Reduced Poverty Outcome: Increased Inter-Local Government Cooperation Local Government Support Program for Local Economic Development (LGSP-LED) DILG/DTI/DOT (CIDA) To reduce poverty by strengthening local governance and supporting sustainable local economic development (LED).  Support LGU/Alliance to develop: 1.A core LED Team with capacities to support the development of tourism circuits 2.Business-friendly and LED-enabling strategies, policies, programs; 3.Established local Tourism Councils and Business Associations 4.Tourism Statistics and information systems to support evidence-based planning for LED; 5.Product development action plans for their priority Tourism Circuits 6.PFS and investment packages priority attraction or tourism infrastructure projects 7.Programs to develop the skills of tourism enterprise workers and entrepreneurs

10. PDF-WORKING GROUP ON DECENTRALIZATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT Development Agenda 3: Accelerating Local Economic and Sustainable Development for Increased Employment Opportunities and Reduced Poverty Outcome: Increased Inter-Local Government Cooperation Financing Inter-Local Cooperation Projects MDFO To provide MDFO policies and capacity building on the development of the financing window on inter-local cooperation  Financing window on inter-local cooperation

11. PDF-WORKING GROUP ON DECENTRALIZATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT Development Agenda 3: Accelerating Local Economic and Sustainable Development for Increased Employment Opportunities and Reduced Poverty Outcome: Increased LGU adaptation to mainstream DRR/CCA in local PPAs Mainstreaming DRR/CCA in local governance NEDA-RDCS (UNDP-AusAID, and MDG-F Programme of UNDP-Spanish Government) To capacitate LGUs mainstream disaster risk./vulnerability assessment in planning and decision making Technical Assistance to Provinces on the Preparation of Disaster Risk/Vulnerability Assessment Reports and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)/Climate Change Adaptation (CCA)-enhanced PDPFPs 1.46 draft Provincial DR/VA Reports 2.10 draft DRR/CCA-enhanced PDPFPs Reference Manual on Mainstreaming DRR/CCA in CLUPs. Reference Manual pilot tested in one city (Surigao City) and 3 municipalities in Surigao del Norte (Claver, Bacuag and Gigaquit)

12. PDF-WORKING GROUP ON DECENTRALIZATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT Development Agenda 3: Accelerating Local Economic and Sustainable Development for Increased Employment Opportunities and Reduced Poverty Outcome: Increased LGU adaptation to mainstream DRR/CCA in local governance Enhancing LGU Capacity on Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction and Management DILG-BLGD (WB) To build the capacities of the LGUs in addressing the impacts of disaster and institutionalization of the framework and mainstreaming DRR/CCA in Local Government Systems and Procedures Guidelines on DRR/CCA mainstreaming in local government system and procedures Capacity-building to most vulnerable LGUs on mainstreaming DRR/CCA in CDPs Enhanced LGU capacities to formulate DRRM/CCA compliant CDPs

13. PDF-WORKING GROUP ON DECENTRALIZATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT Development Agenda 3: Accelerating Local Economic and Sustainable Development for Increased Employment Opportunities and Reduced Poverty Outcome: Increased LGU adaptation to mainstream DRR/CCA in local governance Philippine Cities Climate Change Adaptation Project DILG/HUDCC/ DENR/ OCD/NEDA (UN-Habitat) To enhance capacities on planning and implementing projects for climate change, assessment, adaptation and disaster risk reduction Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment Mainstreamed into the LCCAP of 4 cities VAA/LCCAP mainstreamed into the CLUP and CDP Cities with Vulnerability Analysis (VAA) Report

14. PDF-WORKING GROUP ON DECENTRALIZATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT Development Agenda 3: Accelerating Local Economic and Sustainable Development for Increased Employment Opportunities and Reduced Poverty Outcome: Increased LGU adaptation to mainstream DRR/CCA in local governance Inclusion of CCA and expanded coverage of Disaster Management Assistance Fund (DMAF) MDFO To encourage LGUs to avail of DMAF for additional financing Continuous orientation/advocacy workshop on LGUs to avail of DMAF

15. PDF-WORKING GROUP ON DECENTRALIZATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT MARAMING SALAMAT po!