National Conference on CBMS

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1 National Conference on CBMS Session 2 CBMS and Local Governance Case of Palawan Proportion of households with access to sanitary toilet facilities By Hon. Governor Joel Reyes Provincial Government of Palawan September 23-24, 2004 Dusit Hotel Nikko Makati City, Philippines This conference is organized by the CBMS Network Coordinating Team of the Angelo King Institute for Economic and Business Studies with the aid of a grant from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Ottawa, Canada.

2 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

3 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

4 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 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 IN 1994, IN 1997, IN 2000 TO IN 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

5 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 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 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 INFANT MORTALITY RATE DECLINED FROM 30.5 IN 1980, TO 27.6 IN 2000, AND TO 27.3 IN 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

6 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 THERE IS A SLIGHT DECLINE IN ELEMENTARY ENROLMENT IN 2002 AT 83.06% FROM 84.74% IN 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.

7 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 AND , 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

8 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 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.

9 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

10 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

11 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.

12 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.