presentation: active citizenship in local governance and democracy by tanya hamada, incitegov
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Active Citizenship in Local
Governance and Democracy
June 19, 2012 Discovery Suites, Mandaluyong, Manila
PROGRAMS
• Knowledge and Practice
linking Democratic
Politics- Good
Governance-
Development Outcomes
• Knowledge and Practice
on Constructive
Engagement
• Constituency Building
for Active Citizenship
Desired Outcomes of BAG • Engagement with Executive in Effective Budget
Preparation and Execution • Engagement with Legislature in effective budget
oversight • More budget information in terms of process and
content made available and understandable to a wider public
• Clarified rules on contentious budget provisions, implementing guidelines and issuances.
BUDGET ADVOCACY GROUPS
• A People’ Campaign 2007-2010
• Walang Corrupt, Walang Mahirap
• 16-pt Social Contract
• Philippine Development Plan
• 5 Spending Priorities
• Constructive Engagement with Citizens and Civil Society (Kayo ang Boss Ko)
• BANTAY – GABAY – TULAY - KAAGAPAY
• Power/Politics of the Purse and DILG’s FDP
PHILIPPINE CONTEXT 2010- 2016
WHAT WE HAVE KNOWN WHAT WE ARE LEARNING AND DEFINING
Centralized Government “Black Box of Governance”
Localization “Participative Governance”
CSO ‘protest’ and ‘opposition’ identity
CSO ‘partner for reform’ identity
Centralized/Restricted/Classified “Information as power”
WWW, Wikileaks, Wikepedia,FOI Information-based power
Politics of the Politician Politics of the Citizen
CULTURE OF IMPUNITY CULTURE OF ACCOUNTABILITY
emPOWERment Transitions and Directions
Basis for Full Disclosure Policy
RA 7160
Section 352 of the Local Government Code: “..posting within 30 days from end of each fiscal year in at least three publicly
accessible and conspicuous places in the local government unit, a summary of all revenues collected and funds received,
including the appropriations and disbursements of such funds during the preceding fiscal year.”
Basis for Full Disclosure Policy
RA 9184
Republic Act No. 9184, known as the Government Procurement Reform Act: “…posting of the
Invitation to Bid, Notice to Proceed at Approved Contract in procuring entity’s premises, in
newspapers of general circulation, the Philippine Government Electric Procurement System
(PhilGEPS) and the website of the procuring entity.”
Basis for Full Disclosure Policy
GAA FY 2012
Section 84 of Republic Act No. 10147 (General Appropriation Act) FY 2011, re, “Use and Disbursement of Internal Revenue
Allotment of LGUs: “..Strict compliance with Sections 288 and 354 of RA No. 7160 and DILG Memorandum Circular No. 2010-83, entitled “Full Disclosure of Local Finances, and Bids and Public Offering”, is hereby mandated: Provided, that in addition to the publication or posting requirement under Section 352 of RA No.
7160 in three (3) publicly accessible and conspicuous places in the local government unit…
GAA FY 2012 (Continuation)
…the LGUs shall also post the detailed information on the use
and disbursement, and status of programs and projects in the LGUs’ websites. Failure to comply with these
requirements shall subject the responsible officials to disciplinary actions in accordance with existing laws.”
Basis for Full Disclosure Policy
Commission on Audit Internal Memo
Commission on Audit Internal Memorandum, dated October 8, 2010, enjoining concerned COA officials and auditors to
monitor management’s compliance to DILG Memorandum Circular 2010-83, and any deviation therefrom or non-
compliance therewith shall be a subject of an Audit Observation Memorandum, and eventually forms part of the Annual Audit
Report or Management letter, if necessary.
12 FDP DOCUMENTS AB
Cash
SRE
TF
SEF
IRA
GAD
Debt
APP
Bids
Items
Abstracts
FULL DISCLOSURE POLICY
TRANSPARENCY ACCOUNTABILITY
PARTICIPATION
SOURCE DOCUMENTS FOR FDP DOCUMENTS
The Power of the Purse
• The most concrete governance tool
• The most visible and trackable policy/law
• Expression of government priorities
• Anti-corruption; transparent, accountable and participatory governance
• Poverty reduction and empowerment of the poor and vulnerable
• Rapid, equitable and sustained economic growth
• Just, inclusive and lasting peace and the rule of law
• Integrity of the environment and climate change mitigation and adaptation
The Power of the Purse
• Institutionalized and predictable cycle
• Identified intervention points, accountabilities and decision making bodies/institutions
• Potential to be the ‘common language’ between government and citizens
(NBM 109, NBC 536, NBC 539)
• Can be an objective vehicle and measure of advocacy “Bottom-up Budgeting” (JMC 1–2012)
Context for Citizen Engagement in PFM
Public Fiscal Management (PFM)
Performance,
Compliance
Value
Outcomes,
Policies,
Strategies
Records,
Reports
Target
Results,
Output
Indicators Execution
and Delivery
External Scrutiny and
Audit
Legislation and Approval
Formulation of policy and budget
preparation
JMC 1-2012
NBM 109
NBC 536
NBC 539
Citizenship and Constructive Engagement
• BANTAY – prevent financial corruption and enhance accountability
• GABAY – improve budget allocation and facilitate fund distribution procedures – negotiating priorities
• TULAY – demystify the budget and the budget process
• KAAGAPAY – respond to basic needs of citizens at grassroots
KEY INSIGHTS
• Check and Balance between executive and legislative – define countervailing force role of CSOs
• Period for engagement must be sustained throughout the budget process even if particular attention is focused on one or two phases – from macroeconomic assumptions to audit balancing efficiency and quality of budget
• Quality of available information
– What is dependent on relationships?
– What is dependent on systems and processes?
– What is dependent on simple access?
KEY INSIGHTS
• Sharp and specialized/focused capacity development by
and among CSOs
• Broad public and private constituency building for
Budget Work (Public Fiscal Management Reform)
• Both of these tracks can and should accompany strategic
reform efforts or the most vulnerable sectors/institutions
– Bottom-up Budgeting
– Full Disclosure Policy
– Education and Health within CCT
KEY INSIGHTS
• Need to map CSO presence and capacity assessment for
constructive engagement in local and national budget
processes
• Need to pilot report templates for Congress oversight of
budget execution for identified PAPs in selected agencies
• Need to establish an independent multi-sourced (public
and private) fund to sustain and institutionalize cso
constructive engagement in budget cycle
References: • Local Government Act of 1991 RA 7160
• President’s Budget Message for 2012
• General Provisions of GAA for 2012 (attached PDF) - Section 84 on IRA and Full Disclosure Policy
• DILG MC2011-134
• National Budget Memorandum No.109
• National Budget Circular No. 536
• National Budget Circular No. 539
• Joint Memorandum Circular No. 1 Series of 2012
• RA 9184 Government Procurement Reform Act
• DILG AO 17 Feb 2012 Directing the use of the Procurement Service and Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System in Procurement Activities in accordance with RA 9184
Active Citizenship in Local Governance and Democracy
Maxine Tanya Hamada