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National Conference on CBMS

September 23-24, 2004Dusit Hotel NikkoMakati City, Philippines

Session 2CBMS and Local Governance

Case of PalawanCase of Palawan

Provincial Government of Palawan

By Hon. Governor Joel Reyes

This conference is organized by the CBMS Network Coordinating Team of the Angelo King Institute for Economic and Business Studieswith the aid of a grant from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Ottawa, Canada.

POWER POINT PRESENTATION OF GOVERNOR JOEL T. REYES ON PALAWAN’S

CBMS EXPERIENCE

NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMMUNITY BASED MONITORING SYSTEM

DUSIT HOTEL NIKKO, AYALA CENTER, MAKATI CITY

23 SEPTEMBER 2000

GOOD MORNING. IT IS MY HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO GIVE A PRESENTATION

ON THE EXPERIENCE OF MY PROVINCE AS FAR AS THE COMMUNITY BASED

MONITORING SYSTEM IS CONCERNED. WE ARE PROUD TO SAY THAT WE ARE

THE FIRST PROVINCE IN THE COUNTRY TO IMPLEMENT THE CBMS

PROVINCEWIDE. TODAY, I WILL BE SHARING WITH YOU HOW THE CBMS

STARTED IN PALAWAN BACK IN 1999; THE BENEFITS DERIVED FROM ITS

IMPLEMENTATION AND THE MANNER BY WHICH THE CBMS IS HELPING THE

PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT OF PALAWAN IN MAKING AN HONEST APPRAISAL

OF OUR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX, THE MAIN STRATEGIES WE HAVE

ADOPTED FOR THE CBMS IMPLEMENTATION. FINALLY, I WILL ALSO SHARE

WITH YOU THE LESSONS GAINED AFTER FIVE YEARS OF CBMS.

I WAS STILL A VICE GOVERNOR IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THEN GOV. SALVADOR

P. SOCRATES, WHEN I POSED A CHALLENGE TO THE PROVINCIAL PLANNING

AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE TO COME UP WITH A SYSTEM FOR MONITORING

THE IMPACT OF GOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONS IN OUR BARANGAYS AND

MUNICIPALITIES; AND TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE DECISION-MAKERS WITH A

TOOL TO MAKE A SCIENTIFIC AND SYSTEMATIC APPRAISAL OF PALAWAN’S

DEVELOPMENT. “ IN OTHER WORDS, WE NEED A TOOL THAT WILL SHOW US

WHERE WE ARE NOW AS FAR AS PALAWAN’S DEVELOPMENT IS CONCERNED “.

IN MARCH 1999, SOCRATES ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE POLICY

DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION INC. THROUGH MIMAP-PHILIPPINES (NOW THE

CBMS NETWORK) FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SYSTEM IN PALAWAN. IN

SEPTEMBER 1999, THE CBMS PROJECT TEAM WAS CREATED AND COMPOSED

OF STAFF FROM MIMAP-PHILIPPINES LED BY ITS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DR.

CELIA M. REYES, THE PROVINCIAL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE AND

MR. DIRK HEINRICHS, WHO WAS THEN CONNECTED WITH THE PROVINCIAL

GOVERNMENT THROUGH THE INTEGRATED EXPERT PROGRAM OF THE

CENTER OF INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION AND DEVELOPMENT (CIM).

TWO MONTHS LATER, THE CBMS WAS PILOTED IN 2 BARANGAYS IN THE

MUNICIPALITY OF TAYTAY IN THE NORTH, IN ORDER TO TEST AND VALIDATE

OUR SURVEY METHODOLOGY AND INSTRUMENTS. THE PROVINCEWIDE

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROJECT WAS FORMALLY LAUNCHED THE

FOLLOWING YEAR THROUGH EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 15. FULL

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROJECT IN JANUARY 2000 WAS MARKED WITH A

CBMS FORUM ATTENDED BY LOCAL CHIEF EXECUTIVES AND MUNICIPAL

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COORDINATORS.

WHAT IS CBMS?

THE SYSTEM IS A TOOL FOR COLLECTING AND PROCESSING OF LOCATION

SPECIFIC INFORMATION ABOUT HUMAN DEVELOPMENT (IN SHARED

RESPONSIBILITY WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS IN PALAWAN) ON A

REGULAR BASIS. IT IS NOT ONLY A MECHANISM FOR SOCIAL MONITORING BUT

IT IS ALSO A TOOL FOR GAUGING EFFECTIVENESS OF PROGRAMS AND

PROJECTS.

HOW IS CBMS IMPLEMENTED?

THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CBMS INVOLVES ORGANIZATIONS AND

PARTICIPANTS IN THE LOCAL DEVELOPMENT ARENA WHICH INCLUDE THE

FOLLOWING: AT THE BARANGAY / COMMUNITY LEVEL: THE BARANGAY

OFFICIALS AND ENUMERATORS, MOSTLY BARANGAY HEALTH WORKERS,

BARANGAY NUTRITION SCHOLARS AND MEMBERS OF THE SANGGUNIANG

KABATAAN, SCHOOL TEACHERS, AND STUDENTS ( i.e. COLLEGE STUDENTS

WHO AVAIL OF STUDENT PRIVILEGE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE). AT THE

MUNICIPAL LEVEL: THE MUNICIPAL MAYORS, THE MUNICIPAL PLANNING AND

DEVELOPMENT COORDINATORS, MUNICIPAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT

OPERATIONS OFFICERS, AND THE MUNICIPAL SOCIAL WELFARE OFFICERS.

INVOLVEMENT AT THE PROVINCIAL LEVEL INCLUDES THE GOVERNOR AND THE

PROVINCIAL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE. NEW KEY PLAYERS TO

THE SYSTEM ARE THE NGO’S LIKE THE PALAWAN NGO’S NETWORK INC.

(PNNI), CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL (CI).

IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE YEAR 2000, 4 TRAINING TEAMS OF THE PPDO

RESEARCH WERE DEPLOYED WHEREBY 24 ORIENTATION SEMINARS WERE

CONDUCTED. TRAININGS WERE ALSO CONDUCTED IN 354 BARANGAYS IN 21

MUNICIPALITIES.

NOW, BETWEEN MARCH AND SEPTEMBER OF THE SAME YEAR, SURVEYS

WERE CONDUCTED UNDER THE LEAD COORDINATION OF THE MUNICIPALITIES.

PPDO PROVIDED ASSISTANCE TO THE MUNICIPALITIES AND BARANGAYS

THROUGH FIELD VISITS UNTIL THE COMPLETION OF THE SURVEYS AND

PROCESSING OF THE RESULTS, BOTH AT THE PUROK, BARANGAY AND

MUNICIPALITY LEVEL.

THE SURVEY RESULTS WERE CONSOLIDATED AND VALIDATED AT THE

PROVINCIAL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE AND IN THE COMMUNITIES

AND PRESENTED DURING THE PROVINCIAL DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL IN

SEPTEMBER 2000.

THROUGH THE CBMS WE WERE ABLE TO MEASURE THE HUMAN

DEVELOPMENT INDEX (HDI) AS IT RELATES TO THE PALAWAN EXPERIENCE.

CBMS FINDINGS SHOW THAT HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IN PALAWAN IS

SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVING. THE PROVINCIAL HDI STOOD AT ABOUT 0.491 IN

1994, 0.590 IN 1997, 0.698 IN 2000 TO 0.721 IN 2002. “ THESE FIGURES SHOW AN

UPWARD TREND IN THE PROVINCIAL HDI “ (ADLIB).

THE SURVEY RESULTS ALSO SHOW THAT THE DEVELOPMENT LEVELS VARY

SIGNIFICANTLY ACROSS MUNICIPALITIES. CBMS POINTS OUT TO US WHERE

DEVELOPMENT IS HIGHEST, LOWEST OR THOSE OCCUPYING THE MEDIAN

LEVEL. CUYO, AN ISLAND MUNICIPALITY LOCATED IN THE NORTH SECTION OF

PALAWAN, REGISTERED THE HIGHEST HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX AT 0.786.

ITS HIGH HDI COULD BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE HIGH LITERACY INDEX AND THE

INHABITANT’S HIGH REGARD / VALUE FOR EDUCATION.

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IS FOUND LOWEST IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF ESPANOLA

AT 0.619. LOCATED IN THE SOUTH SECTION OF MAINLAND PALAWAN,

ESPANOLA’S LOW HDI COULD BE DUE TO ETHNIC AND CULTURAL BELIEFS

AND CUSTOMS AS WELL AS MIGRATION WHEREBY MANY OF THE INDIGENOUS

PEOPLE AND MIGRANTS IN THIS MUNICIPALITY DO NOT CONSIDER FORMAL

EDUCATION IMPORTANT. THEIR PRIMARY CONSIDERATION IS ECONOMIC

SURVIVAL AND NOT EDUCATION NOR HIGH PRODUCTIVITY.

IN TERMS OF LIFE EXPECTANCY, DATA GATHERED BETWEEN 1994 TO 2002

SHOWS AN IMPROVEMENT IN LIFE EXPECTANCY. THE ESTIMATED LIFE

EXPECTANCY FOR THE PROVINCE IN 2002 WAS 67 YEARS, AN INCREASE OF

ALMOST 7 YEARS OVER THE ESTIMATED LIFE EXPECTANCY OF 60 YEARS IN

1994.

THE INCREASE IN LIFE EXPECTANCY COULD BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE

REDUCED INFANT AND CHILD MORTALITY RATES OR THE HIGH SURVIVAL

RATIO AMONG INFANTS AND CHILD MORTALITY RATES (0-6) BETWEEN 2000 TO

2002. INFANT MORTALITY RATE DECLINED FROM 30.5 IN 1980, TO 27.6 IN 2000,

AND TO 27.3 IN 2002.

THE FURTHER RISE IN LIFE EXPECTANCY INDICATES SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC

IMPROVEMENTS IN THE LIVING CONDITIONS OF THE PALAWENOS. IT

SUGGESTS THE SUCCESS OF OUR HEALTH PROGRAMS IN RESPONDING TO

THE CHALLENGE OF ADDRESSING THE MORTALITY CONDITION OF THE

PROVINCE. ONE OF THE FLAGSHIP PROGRAMS OF MY ADMINISTRATION IS

THE LAKBAYAN, ACRONYM FOR LAKBAY BAYANIHAN. IT IS BASICALLY A MULTI-

AGENCY PARTICIPATORY APPROACH IN BASIC SERVICES DELIVERY IN THE

COMMUNITIES. WHEN LAKBAYAN GOES TO REMOTE BARANGAYS IT BRINGS

MEDICAL AND DENTAL, HEALTH SERVICES AND CIVIC WORKS. IT ALSO

PROVIDES LIVELIHOOD TRAININGS, JOBS FAIR AND OTHER GOVERNMENT

SERVICES IN COOPERATION WITH NATIONAL AGENCIES BASED IN PUERTO

PRINCESA CITY. LAKBAYAN RESPONDS TO SHORT TERM NEEDS AND

SERVICES WHILE LONG TERM PROJECTS ARE UNDERWAY.

IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION, THE COMBINED ENROLMENT RATE IN 2002 OF

75% IS A SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT OVER THE 2000 RATIO OF 69%. OUR

HIGH SCHOOL ENROLMENT RATE GREW BY 3% FROM 63% IN 2000 TO 66% IN

2002. THERE IS A SLIGHT DECLINE IN ELEMENTARY ENROLMENT IN 2002 AT

83.06% FROM 84.74% IN 2000.

THIS MEANS THAT THE PROVINCE HAS AT LEAST COPED UP WITH GROWTH OF

ENROLMENT. EDUCATION IS ONE OF MY ANTI-POVERTY MEASURES AND WE

TRY TO ADDRESS THE NEED FOR MORE TEACHERS THROUGH THE

PROVINCIAL TEACHER'S POOL PROGRAM WHEREBY WE HIRED QUALIFIED

TEACHERS AND DEPLOYED THEM TO AREAS WHERE THERE IS A GREAT

DEMAND FOR TEACHERS USING CBMS AS BASIS OF IDENTIFICATION OF THESE

AREAS, AND PROVIDING COLLEGE EDUCATION TO POOR BUT DESERVING

STUDENTS UNDER THE JTR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, TO MENTION A FEW.

THROUGH THE CBMS, WE HAVE ALSO GAUGED THE PROPORTION OF OUR

HOUSEHOLDS WITH GREATER THAN THE POVERTY THRESHOLD. CBMS

FINDINGS SHOWED INCOME AS THE WEAKEST ASPECT OF HUMAN

DEVELOPMENT INDEX. THIS WAS REFLECTED IN A HIGH POVERTY INCIDENCE

OF THE PROVINCE. THE SITUATION IS A LITTLE WORSE THAN IT WAS IN 2000 –

THIS IS THE REASON WHY POVERTY ALLEVIATION REMAINS OUR MAJOR

CONCERN IN THE PROVINCE.

HOW HAS PALAWAN BENEFITED FROM THE CBMS?

FIRST, THE CBMS PROVIDES RELIABLE, RELEVANT AND COMPREHENSIVE

DATA ON THE WELFARE CONDITIONS AND DEVELOPMENT STATUS ACROSS

THE PROVINCE FROM THE BARANGAYS TO THE MUNICIPALITIES. WITH CBMS,

WE WERE ABLE TO PINPOINT AREAS WHERE THERE IS A NEED FOR WATER

AND ENERGY. WE USED CBMS IN DETERMINING BENEFECIARIES OF

BARANGAY ENVIRONMENT AND SANITATION PROJECT (BESP), FOR INSTANCE.

SECONDLY, IT GIVES DIRECTION AND GUIDANCE IN CRAFTING OUR

DEVELOPMENT AGENDA. GUIDED BY THIS AGENDA, WE SAW THE NEED TO

RESTRUCTURE AND STREAMLINE THE ORGANIZATIONAL SET-UP OF THE

PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT. BY DEVIATING FROM THE COMPARTMENTALIZED

STRUCTURE, WE APPLIED THE CLUSTER CONCEPT, WHEREBY OFFICES WITH

ALLIED FUNCTIONS ARE GROUPED TOGETHER FOR AN INTEGRATED,

SYNCHRONIZED AND CONVERGENT DELIVERY OF SERVICES AND PROGRAM

IMPLEMENTATION.

THIRDLY, THE CBMS HAS ENHANCED RECOGNITION AND CREDIBILITY OF

LOCAL GOVERNANCE AND POLITICAL LEADERSHIP. BEFORE THE DILG

RECOGNIZED THE CBMS AS A LOCAL INITIATIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT AND

POVERTY MONITORING AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL, WITH THE ISSUANCE OF

CIRCULAR NOS. 2001-109 AND 2003-92, CBMS WAS ALREADY BEING USED AS A

POVERTY MONITORING TOOL IN THE PROVINCE. IN FACT, WE WERE INVITED

IN VARIOUS NATIONAL AND REGIONAL CONFERENCES IN MANILA, DAVAO AND

LEYTE TO PRESENT OUR CBMS EXPERIENCE TO LOCAL POVERTY REDUCTION

ACTION OFFICERS AND PLANNERS. IN 2001, I ALSO SENT VICE GOVERNOR

DAVID PONCE DE LEON TO MOROCCO TO REPRESENT ME IN THE CBMS

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE.

FOURTH, IT GUIDES LGU AND PROJECT IMPLEMENTORS, IN SETTING PROJECT

TARGETS. SINCE IT PROVIDES INPUTS IN IDENTIFYING THE RIGHT PROJECT

LOCATION, THE RIGHT PROJECT BENEFICIARIES AND THE TYPE OF

INTERVENTION SCHEME NEEDED MOST IN A SPECIFIC AREA. FOR EXAMPLE,

AS SHOWN IN THIS MAP, PHIL HEALTH WOULD FIND CBMS VERY USEFUL IN

THE IDENTIFICATION OF BENEFICIARIES TO ITS PROGRAM, IN THIS CASE, IN

BARANGAY KEMDENG IN SAN VICENTE, A CIDSS AREA.

FIFTH, THE CBMS MONITORS DEVELOPMENT TRENDS. IT SHOWS THE DEGREE

TO WHICH PEOPLE GET HEALTHIER, WHERE ACCESS TO WATER SERVICES

AND SANITATION FACILITIES, IS NEEDED. FURTHERMORE, IT SHOWS WHERE

CHANGES / IMPROVEMENTS HAVE TAKEN PLACE. FOR INSTANCE, THE

HOUSEHOLDS OF BARANGAY KEMDENG IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF SAN

VICENTE AS SHOWN IN THIS MAP, SHOWS HOW THEIR ACCESS TO SANITARY

TOILET FACILITIES IMPROVED BY 21%, FROM 60% IN 2000 TO 80% IN 2002.

SIXTH, IT IS A READY TO USE SOURCE OR REFERENCE FOR THE PREPARATION

OF COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLANS (CLUP) AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC

PROFILES WHICH TRANSLATES TO SAVINGS TO THE LGU ON OTHER

EXPENSES SUCH AS DATA COLLECTION, SURVEYS, AND PRE-DEVELOPMENTAL

ACTIVITIES.

LASTLY, IT HELPS IN MOBILIZING INVESTMENTS. EXPERIENCE SHOWS THAT

GOOD AND RELEVANT DATA HELP STREAMLINE LOCAL INVESTMENTS

TOWARDS THE COMMON GOALS OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS.

EXTERNAL SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS VALUE THE SYSTEM BECAUSE IT GIVES

THEM THE PROPER BASIS FOR PROJECT ALLOCATION, POINTS OF

INTERVENTIONS, PARTICIPATION AND/OR FUND CONTRIBUTION. PLEASE

ALLOW ME TO CITE A FEW EXAMPLES ON THIS REGARD: THE BESP PROJECT

OF WORLD BANK, THE PALAWAN TROPICAL FORESTRY PROTECTION

PROGRAM OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, PALAWAN CORRIDOR OF THE

CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL, AND THE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

OF THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT OF PALAWAN.

WHAT ARE THE MAJOR STRATEGIES USED IN CBMS IMPLEMENTATION?

PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT STRATEGY IS ACTIVE DATA DISSEMINATION

WHICH REFERS TO INTENSIVE INFORMATION AND DIALOGUE WITH POTENTIAL

USERS.

SECONDLY, DATA IS OPENLY SHARED AND MADE ACCESSIBLE ACROSS ALL

LGU LEVELS, CIVIL SOCIETY/PRIVATE SECTOR AND NGO’S.

INTENSIVE NETWORKING REFERS TO THE INVOLVEMENT OF THE LGU AND

PARTNER AGENCIES IN THE PROCESS OF DATA GENERATION,

INTERPRETATION AND UTILIZATION.

FINALLY, INTEGRATION OF CBMS DATA INTO THE REGULAR PLANNING

OPERATION WITHIN THE PROVINCE AS A REGULAR AND CONTINOUS ANNUAL

LGU ACTIVITY.

DATA DISSEMINATION

ACTIVE DATA DISSEMINATION IS ACHIEVED THROUGH THE PALAWAN HUMAN

DEVELOPMENT REPORT, PALAWAN BEING THE FIRST AT THE PROVINCIAL

LEVEL IN THE ENTIRE PHILIPPINES. THIS REPORT DOCUMENTS THE CBMS

DATA OF THE YEAR 2000 AND IT ALSO PROVIDES ANALYSIS AND

INTERPRETATION OF INFORMATION. FURTHERMORE, IT GIVES

RECOMMENDATIONS BY DEVELOPMENT SECTOR AND LOCATION. THE REPORT

CONTAINS MAPS TO VISUALIZE DEMOGRAPHIC TREND AND SPATIAL

DIFFERENCES IN HOUSEHOLD ACCESS TO BASIC SERVICES, UTILITIES, ETC.

A COMPUTER-BASED INFORMATION SYSTEM – THE NATURAL RESOURCES AND

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT DATABASE (NRDB) MAKES THE CBMS DATA OF

PALAWAN ACCESSIBLE TO USERS, PLANNERS AND DECISION MAKERS. THE

DATABASE INTRODUCTION HAS BEEN JUSTIFIED ON THE GROUNDS THAT IT

IMPROVES THE TASKS OF LOCAL DATA MANAGEMENT, PLANNING,

RESOURCES ALLOCATION AND DECISION-MAKING.

NETWORKING TO ENHANCE AND EXPAND CBMS DATA IMPLIES TWO THINGS:

FIRST, THE EXPANSION OF CBMS DATABASE IS DONE IN ORDER TO KEEP IT

RELEVANT FOR OTHER DATA USERS. AN EXAMPLE OF THIS IS THE INCLUSION

OF ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS AND TRENDS, ANOTHER IS THE UTILIZATION

OF THE DATABASE PROGRAM FOR THE TAX MAPPING PROCESSES.

SECONDLY, THE IMPLEMENTATION SAW AN INCREASING NUMBER OF

PARTNER AGENCIES, BOTH AS PART OF DATA GENERATION AND UTILIZATION.

INTEGRATION INTO THE REGULAR PLANNING PROCESS IS ANOTHER

STRATEGY TO ENHANCE UTILIZATION AND RELEVANCE OF THE CBMS

INFORMATION. CBMS DATA AND FINDINGS ARE FREQUENTLY PRESENTED AND

DISCUSSED WITH STAKEHOLDERS LIKE THE LOCAL DEVELOPMENT COUNCILS,

SECTORAL AGENCIES, LOCAL LEGISLATIVE BODIES.

HOWEVER, MERE PRESENTATION IS NOT ENOUGH. IN PALAWAN, WE ARE

TRYING TO MAXIMIZE THE BENEFITS OF CBMS BY MAKING IT PART OF THE

ENTIRE PLANNING PROCESS. FOR INSTANCE, TO COMPLEMENT THE PRESENT

DEVELOPMENT APPROACH WHERE MUNICIPALITIES WITH COMMON

DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES WERE CLUSTERED BY ZONES, THE CBMS DATA

WAS ARRANGED BY ZONE, AND BY CLUSTER, SHOWING THE FLEXIBILITY AND

UTILITY OF THE DATABASE. THE INTEGRATION OF CBMS IN THE PLANNING,

MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT OF THE PERFORMANCE OF EACH CLUSTER

LEADS TO A MORE EFFICIENT GOVERNANCE.

CBMS IS USED TO SET TARGETS FOR ACHIEVEMENTS. AT THE LOCAL LEVEL,

CBMS IS USEFUL FOR PROJECT TARGETING AND SELECTION. IT ALSO GUIDES

IN THE IDENTIFICATION OF PROJECTS AND POLICIES AND PRIORITIZATION OF

INTEGRATED STRATEGIC OPTIONS. FOLLOWING IS A MAP PRESENTATION OF

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX BY ZONE TO SHOW AND ILLUSTRATE HOW THE

SYSTEM WORKED.

IT HELPS IN MONITORING CHANGES IN THE WELFARE CONDITIONS OF

PARTICULAR AREAS OF CONCERN. LATER ON, MY STAFF FROM THE

PROVINCIAL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE, WILL SHARE OUR

EXPERIENCE IN MEASURING THE EFFECTIVENESS AND IMPACT OF ANTI-

POVERTY MEASURES, A CASE STUDY RESEARCH USING PARTICIPATORY

IMPACT MONITORING WITH CIDSS AS A PILOT PROJECT.

FINALLY, IT HELPS GOVERNMENT TO RE-ADJUST GOALS AND DEVELOPMENT

THRUSTS. AFTER THE CBMS ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION IN 2003, I SAW

THE NEED TO REFOCUS PRIORITIES (ON THE SECTORS WHERE MORE

INTERVENTIONS ARE NEEDED). THIS LED TO THE CREATION AND LAUNCHING

OF THE KILUSAN SA KALUSUGAN, KARUNUNGAN AT KABUHAYAN OR K4. AS

THE NAME SUGGESTS, K4 FOCUSES ON ENHANCEMENT OF HEALTH

PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPROVING THE HEALTH

CONDITIONS OF OUR PEOPLE; STRENGTHENING THE EDUCATION SECTOR TO

IMPROVE ACCESSIBILITY OF OUR SCHOOLS FROM DAY CARE CENTERS TO

ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND THRU THE JTR SCHOLARSHIP

PROGRAM AND THE KABUHAYAN ASPECT ADDRESSES MANPOWER

DEVELOPMENT TO MAKE OUR LABOR FORCE SELF-RELIANT.

IMPLEMENTING INFORMATION SYSTEM – LESSON FROM PALAWAN

WE WOULD LIKE TO SHARE SOME LESSONS WE LEARNED FROM THE CBMS-

PALAWAN EXPERIENCE.

1. BUILD A BROAD PARTNERSHIP ACROSS LGU, CIVIL SOCIETY AND

PRIVATE SECTOR. CBMS CANNOT BE IMPLEMENTED BY JUST ONE

AGENCY.

2. DELINEATE CLEARLY THE RESPONSIBILITIES ACROSS LGU LEVELS:

BARANGAYS, MUNICIPALITIES AND PROVINCE AND THE PARTNER

AGENCIES FROM CIVIL SOCIETY FOR GREATER MULTI-SECTORAL

PARTICIPATION.

3. HAVE A STRONG COORDINATING AND INTEGRATING AGENCY (LIKE THE

PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT) TO AVOID DISINTEGRATION OF EFFORTS

AND DATA (KANYA-KANYA SYSTEM).

4. LOCALIZE YOUR APPROACH TO DATA GATHERING, COLLECTION AND

PROCESSING. THIS MUST BE DONE IN THE BARANGAYS AND AT THE

MUNICIPAL LEVELS TO AVOID CLOGGING UP OF DATA AT THE

PROVINCIAL PLANNING BODY, IN OUR CASE, AT THE PPDO.

5. SHARE RESOURCES ACROSS ALL LEVELS.

6. BE CREATIVE IN TAPPING SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE. A FIRM

COMMITMENT WILL GENERATE ASSISTANCE AND COOPERATION AT ALL

LEVELS.

7. BE PATIENT: CBMS DATA WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE OVERNIGHT;

PERSEVERANCE WILL LEAD TO ENDURANCE.

FUTURE PLAN

SUSTAINING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CBMS IN THE PROVINCE IS

ONE OF MY PRIORITIES. WE HAVE EARMARKED THE UPDATING OF CBMS

INDICATORS BI-ANNUALLY. FOR THE NEXT YEAR, WE HAVE PLANS OF

CONDUCTING OUR THIRD ROUND OF SURVEY WHICH WILL COVER ALL

HOUSEHOLDS OF THE PROVINCE.