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DIALOG Trust Fund Update June 25, 2012

PHILIPPINES DEVELOPMENT FORUM. Working Group on Decentralization and Local Government. DIALOG Trust Fund Update June 25, 2012. Completed Activity. 2010 Newly Elected Officials (NEO) Program Supported implementation of multi-component capacity building program in Jun-Nov 2010

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DIALOG Trust Fund Update June 25, 2012

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  1. PHILIPPINES DEVELOPMENT FORUM Working Group on Decentralization and Local Government DIALOG Trust Fund Update June 25, 2012

  2. Completed Activity • 2010 Newly Elected Officials (NEO) Program • Supported implementation of multi-component capacity building program in Jun-Nov 2010 • Multi-stakeholder partnership: DILG, LGA, Leagues, Development Partners • Final outputs submitted in Feb/Mar 2012 • 2010 NEO Program Training Evaluation Report (DIALOG TF) • Provincial Alliance-Building Report (EU) • PhP 9.4 million in support from DIALOG TF

  3. On-going Activities • Capacity Building for Local Treasurers on the Statements of Receipts & Expenditures (DOF-BLGF) • Support for implementation of 9 workshops for provincial and city treasurers, accountants and budget officers nationwide in Mar-Jul 2012 • Seven workshops have been completed with two remaining workshops to be completed by mid-July • Final Evaluation Report expected in Q4 2012 • Estimated PhP 7.2 million in support from DIALOG TF

  4. On-going Activities • Building on the Full Disclosure Policy: Strengthening Citizen Demand for Local Governance (DILG-BLGS) • TA in development of FDP View Portal in DILG website (1) • FDP View Portal expected to go live in Aug 2012 • Design and piloting of capacity building program for CSOs on utilizing the LGU reports disclosed under the FDP (2) • Five workshops conducted in Apr-May 2012 • Finalization of learning materials and references for distribution • On-going review of implementation and M&E of participants • Estimated PhP 4.9 million in support from DIALOG TF • Review options with DILG and CSO partners for scaling up capacity building program for CSOs

  5. Pipeline Activity • Enabling Sustainable LGU Debt Management (BLGF) • Background: Recent analytical work have highlighted key issues in LGU debt policies and monitoring systems (2012 IMF mission, 2010 COA Special Audit, WB & ADB analyses) • Overall levels of LGU debt are relatively low (0.8% of GDP in 2010) • Demand-side & supply-side issues in optimizing LGU debt financing • Anecdotal evidence of LGU abuse of borrowing powers, e.g., loans exceeding debt service capacity and loan proceeds not being utilized for their intended purpose • Need for stronger LGU debt policies and monitoring systems to mitigate potential fiscal risks

  6. Pipeline Activity • Enabling Sustainable LGU Debt Management (BLGF) • Preliminary Objectives: • Institutionalize sustainable and fiscally sound LGU debt policies and management systems that will promote greater transparency and accountability for LGU loans and borrowings. • Preliminary Activities • Review and address existing deficiencies in the current policies and practices on loans and borrowings of LGUs • Develop and implement tools and systems for the management of LGU loans and borrowings • Alignment with DIALOG TF Objectives • Consistent with development objectives of TF & PDF-WG work-plan

  7. Pipeline Activity • Enabling Sustainable LGU Debt Management (BLGF) • Alignment with DIALOG TF Objectives • This project is consistent with the development objectives of the DIALOG Trust Fund and the work-plan of the PDF-WG. • This project builds on learnings and findings from other development partner activities.

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