Pushing the frontiers of local accountability and

performance

Seal of Good Local Governance

Perspectives, directions,

advocacies

START

3Assess

2Capacitate

LOOKING FORWARD

Incentivize4

MOVING AHEAD

LGUs

Local autonomy

2010-2016

1991 LGC

Shifts in DILG

Capacity-

building

LG

assessment

s

LG

assessment

s

Performance

incentives

ICBP etc.LGPMS,

CBMS, etc.

SGH, SGLG,

CSIPCF and

programs (BUB,

PAMANA,

SALINTUBIG,

etc.)

1990s late 1990s onwards 2010-onwards 2010-2016

Shifts in DILG

1local capacity

demonstrated?

2local capacity

assessed?

3 local performance

incentivized?

Partners and good local governance

2 People want to

be involved in

planning and

monitoring

17 out of 10 want

to participate in

governance

3Bottom-up

involvement is

keySource: SWS, 2012

OUR DESTINATION. . . . .

We are in the era of performance.

Now more than ever.

All LGUs count in this journey.

It is time to raise the bar.

1

Raising the bar of good local governance

2010-2013

SEAL OF GOOD

HOUSEKEEPING

SEAL OF GOOD

LOCAL GOVERNANCE

2014-onwards

Pagkilala sa katapatan at kahusayan ng

pamahalaang lokal

The Seal of Good Local Governance

Disaster

preparednessGood financial

housekeepingSocial protection

Business-friendliness

and competitivenessEnvironmental

managementPeace and order

SGH

Overall approach

3 + 1principle

Assessment Validation Conferment

Child-friendly assessment

❖ international commitment:

MDGs

❖ National priority

❖ outcomes-based

❖ child rights, protection, and

well-being

LGA, 2013

Incentives matter.

2

Our performance challenge to all LGUs

Seal of Good

Local

Governance

PCF AT IBA PA...

Qualified LGUs

1

CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT AT IBA

PA...

Other LGUs

2

For SGLG qualified LGUs

Seal of Good

Local Governance

PCF AT IBA PA...

1PCF incentives

2Access to program

windows of NGAs

3Continuing CapDev

4Access to loans

For LGUs who have yet to hurdle SGLG

Seal of Good

Local

Governance

CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT AT IBA

PA...

Other LGUs

Walang iwanan!

1 Continuing CapDev

especially in areas

where LGU is weak

3Access to loans, if

LGU passes good

financial

housekeeping

2Access to program

windows, as applicable

DILG’s delivery unit

Cluster is key

Time to work

together

times!

Cluster in Cagayan Province, Region 2

1

Quality at all times!Time to communicate,

collaborate, complement

3

Quality at all levels: Cluster

❖ Communicate the new Seal

❖ Profile LGUs and gather evidence

❖ Document observations: positive, atypical or opportunity

for improvement

❖ Give feedback

Quality at all levels: Provincial Office

❖ Compare across LGUs

❖ Draw insights from Cluster observations

❖ Normalize

Quality at all levels: Regional Office

❖ Compare across LGUs, income classes, etc.

❖ Isolate high flyers and those that need priority assistance

❖ Explain nuances

❖ Normalize

Very important!

Cluster

LGU LGU LGU

PO

RO

CO

Quality = Integrity

Cluster in Bohol Province, Region 7

SGH Recipients in Region III

❖ A decrease of 14.60%

No. of

LGUs2010

2011 2012

No. % No. %

137 0 137 100% 117 85.40

2014 Seal of Good Local Governance

Initial Result

Thematic AreasCompliant Non-Compliant

No. % No. %

Good Financial Housekeeping 23 1

Disaster Preparedness 9 15

Social Protection 12 12

Business Friendliness and

Competitiveness23 1

Peace and Order 21 3

Environmental Protection 3 21

Province of Bulacan

Disaster Preparedness

❖ Absence of Updated Comprehensive Land Use Plan

❖ Absence of DRRM Plan and Local Climate Change Plan

❖ Absence of System for registration and information guide for evacuees

❖ Absence of Search and Rescue or Emergency Response Teams organized, equipped and trained.

❖ Absence of System for relief operations e.g., system for gathering and distributing relief goods

❖ Absence of System for providing medical support and/or psycho-social support

❖ Absence of System for ensuring peace and security during a disaster

❖ Standard Operating Procedures are not documented

Identified Gaps and Limitations

Social Protection

Identified Gaps and Limitations

Business Friendliness and Competitiveness

❖ Non-compliance to accessibility law in the municipal hall

and rural health units

❖ Non-compliance to IPRA Law

❖ Absence of a Business One Stop Shop

Peace and Order

Identified Gaps and Limitations

❖ Local POC does not convene at least once every quarter

❖ No adopted LACAP (Local Anti-Crime Action Plan)

❖ No support on the organization of BPAT ( Barangay Peacekeeping Action Team)

Environmental Protection

❖ Absence of a 10 Year Solid Waste Management Plan

adopted by the SB

❖ Absence of a waste collection system

❖ Absence of an LGU MRF

❖ No access to Sanitary Landfill or alternative technology

for final disposal of waste

Identified Gaps and Limitations

“Lagi ko pong sinasabi na itinaas na natin angantas o sukat ng paglilingkod. Hindi na sapat na

tayo ay matino lamang. Hindi rin sapat na tayo ay mahusay lamang. Hindi lahat ng matino ay

mahusay, at lalo namang hindi lahat ng mahusayay matino. Ang dapat ay matino at mahusay upang

karapat dapat tayong pagkatiwalaan ng pera ngbayan,” -DILG Sec. Jesse M. Robredo

Thank you.