| LPP
holds PPDC Consultation Workshop on Alliance Building
The
League of Provinces of the Philippines (LPP) in partnership
with the Local Government Academy (LGA) of the Department
of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and with the League
of Local Planners and Development Coordinators of the Philippines
(LLPDCP) with assistance from the Australian Agency for International
Development (AusAID) have come together and conducted a “Consultation
Workshop on Alliance Building” last May 22-23, 2007
at Marco Polo Hotel, Cebu City.
The activity was participated in by forty-eight (48) Provincial
Planning and Development Coordinators (PPDCs) from all over
the country including ARMM. It was designed to provide the
PPDC with the necessary and relevant information as they start
to engage the incoming Governor in the affairs of the Provincial
Government. The workshop will provide a link to the actual
alliance building for local development that will happen after
the oath-taking of the incoming governors.
Provincial Planning Development Coordinators play a critical
role in alliance building for LGUs in which they take the
lead in building databases to provide timely information to
LGU leaders; advocate for shared vision among LGU officials
and stakeholders; provide a sound range of development options
for LGU decision-makers; provide critical analysis and enable
educated decision-making at all times; and ensure that the
strategy is executed, communicated and measured.
The following are the major outputs of the workshop: 1) Developed
a generic list of documents to prepare relative the alliance
building activity; 2) Identified the positive and negative
forces that could affect alliance building in the province;
3) Developed a common template for the analysis of the alliance
building profile of the LGU; 4) Enhanced and approved the
provincial alliance building program designs: 5) Identified
logistical requirements for the successful conduct of the
activity; and 6) Formulated a re-entry action plan for the
planners after the workshop.
Regional Director Pedro Noval, DILG-Region 7 and Robert Limbago,
LPP Program Officer, welcomed the participants and delineated
the significance of the activity for the new sets of local
officials who would embark a new role while highlighting the
significant role of local planners on the undertaking.
DILG
Assistant Secretary Austere Panadero cited that the engagement
of the national government organizations in local planning,
budgeting and synchronization programs and activities are
urgent. Adjoining it, he mentioned the critical role of the
province in the synchronization processes. In finality, he
encouraged the participants to revisit their vast experiences
and come up with models that would be useful in the smooth
transition from previous political administrations to ensure
sustained local development.
Executive
Director Marivel C. Sacendoncillo of the Local Government
Academy presented the overview of the program. She presented
the “roadmap” that was envisioned by the DILG
in helping the newly elected officials’ in setting their
direction and the strategy which involves the engagement with
all stakeholders.
Atty.
Juanito Cambangay, Provincial Planning and Development Coordinator
of Bohol, expounded on the importance of Alliance Building
in Local Government Units based on the experience of Bohol
Province. He presented the need for alliance building because
of the following: (1) frequent change in LGU administration
and leadership that requires alliance building; (2) the country’s
commitment to the MDGs and poverty reduction cannot be accomplished
without forming necessary alliances; (3) synergistic alliances,
especially among LGUs, can accelerate development; (4) globalization
calls for the integrated area development approach.
Director
Manuel Gotis, BLGD-DILG, presented Joint Memorandum Circular
No. 001 (JMC No. 1) which was signed between NEDA-DILG-DBM-DOF
last March 8, 2007 at the meeting of the Philippine Development
Forum. JMC No. 1 provides guidelines on the harmonization
of local planning, investment programming, revenue administration,
budgeting and expenditure management. The circular reduces
the number of plans that LGUs are made to prepare. From twenty-seven
disjointed plans, LGUs will now be required to prepare only
two plans – The Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP) and
the Comprehensive Development Plan (CDP).
Mr. Valentin Guidote, PPDC of Laguna and President of the
League of Local Planners and Development Coordinators of the
Philippines (LLPDCP) gave a presentation on the Role of the
PPDCs in Alliance Building. (Boy Limbago)
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