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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