Status Report on the BPLS Program (as of March 2011)

Status Report on the BPLS Program

(as of March 2011)

3rd Meeting of the BPLS Oversight Committee30 March 2011Function Room, Fraser’s PlaceMakati City

Outline

• Accomplishments• Issues and Concerns• Proposed Program for 2011• The DPL Matrix

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

On the Standards

• DTI & DILG Joint Memorandum Circular No. 01, s.2010 (Guidelines in Implementing the Standards in Processing Business Permits and Licenses in all Cities and Municipalities)

• Joint Department Administrative Order No. 10-07. s.2010 (Guidelines in Implementing the Nationwide Upscaling of Reforms in Processing Business Permits and Licenses in all Cities and Municipalities )

• Memorandum of Agreement between DILG and DTI on the Creation of Sub Working Group on Local Investment Reforms

Knowledge Products

– Course Design for Trainer’s Training– Course Design for LGUs– Manual for the Standards– BPLS Course Book– Powerpoint/Presentation Materials– Evaluation Reports– Regional Action Plans– BPLS Business Model/ Sustainability Plan

Training of Trainers (Coverage)

Coverage Venue Date

CAR, Regions 1 & 2 Baguio CityAugust 9 – 11

Region 5 Legazpi

Regions 6 & 7 Cebu City

August 16 – 18Regions 9 & 10

Cagayan de Oro City

Region 8 & CARAGA Cebu City August 23 – 25

Regions 3, 4-A & NCR & Palawan

Manila Sept. 1–3

Regions 11 & 12 Davao City Sept. 7-9

REGION DILG DTI BPLO ACADEME CHAMBER TOTAL

NCR 1 7 23 21 31

CAR 6 6 3 4 3 22

I 8 10 1 1 1 21

II 8 8 2 1 1 20

III 16 18 8 1 43

IV-A 13 7 9 2 2 33 IV-B (Palawan) 6 3 1 10

V 20 7 21 1 1 50

VI 15 13 3 2 33

VII 7 7 4 4 1 23

VIII 14 14 1 1 30

IX 8 9 3 3 1 24

X 13 8 8 4 1 34

XI 11 9 5 1 26

XII 8 8 11 1 28 XIII (CARAGA) 8 11 4 1 1 25

TOTAL 162 145 107 26 13 453

Training of Trainers (Coaches Trained)

Web Portal

– BPLS Web Page at the LGA Website

– BPLS Help Desk• BPLS e-group

Regional Roll-Out (On-Site Coaching)

Regions2010 2011-2014 Non-Targets

Target Completed On-Going No Reform Completed On-Going Completed On-Going

NCR 1 1            CAR 3 1 2          

I 8 1 4 3       3II 3 3       1   3III 23 10 12 1        

IV-A 16 3 8 5 2 5    IV-B 5 2   3     1  

V 6   6     2   7VI 6   6     3   1VII 9 7   2     2  VIII 4 3   1   2   1IX 4 1 3          X 4   4          XI 7 1 4 2       1XII 7 2 3 2     1  

CARAGA 2 2     4   4                   

Totals 108 37 52 19 6 13 8 16

General Accomplishments• Regional BPLS Coordination Committee in

most of the regions are organized w/ DTI and DILG as co-convenors

• Conducted the “Smarting the Regional BPLS Action Plans” last Feb. 24-25, 2010

ISSUES AND CONCERNS

Issues and Concerns

• Big number of 2010 LGUs were not able to streamline their processes based on standards

• Low “buy-in” for streamlining• Lack of BPLS advocacy programs• Presence of existing system being used

(above/below standard)• Conflicting BPLS regulatory policies of

involved agencies• Lack of competent and capacitated Coach

PROPOSED INTERVENTIONS FOR 2011

2011 Interventions

• Assistance for Coaches– Mobility– Establishment of the Help Desk– IEC (awareness building)

• BPLS Certification System– Development of the Certification System– Pilot Testing– Training of Accreditors

2011 Interventions

• Automation/ IT Solutions (w/ NCC)– BPLS Computerization Guidelines for

LGUs (USAID-LINC-EG)

• Monitoring & Evaluation– Monitoring and Evaluation Plan

• Tools/instruments development

– Profiling of BPLS targets– Documentation of BPLS Experiences

• Executive Forum

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