Local Development Planning in the Philippines
at the Local Level
A report by:
Sheryl I. Fernando
“Local governments do not have the luxury d of time to delay the development of their de own capabilities whic will allow them to ch achieve their cherishe objectives. ed They should help them mselves and not stagnate while the rest of the world go by. st Local governments he elping themselves is the essence of the home ru It is also the ule. cornerstone of democr ratic and just institutions. “
‐‐ LOGODEF, 1993
“Local governments in the Philippines have th roots in the colonial administration of Spain, heir which lasted in the Philippines for some 32 years. These three centuries under Spanish 27 government were characterized by a highly ce entralized regime. The Spanish Governor General in Manila actually governed the provinces and cities in the whole country. After Spain, the US d came in the early 1900s and Filippinized local government administration. g The last 50 years of the present century saw several developments towards decentralization. The Local Autonomy Act of 1959, the passage of the Barrio Charter and the Decentralization Act o of 1967 were all incremental national legisla ations in response to the clamour for a self‐rule concept. The Philippine Constitutions of 1972 and 1987 also significantly influenced the movement for political devolution. The most significant constitutional provisions (Article 10 on Local Government) are the following: s The Congress shall enact a local government code which shall provide for a more responsive and accountable local government structure instituted through a system of s decentralization with effective mechanisms of recall, initiative n and referendum allocate among the different local government m, units their powers, responsibilities and resources and provide for the qualificati ions, election, appointment, removal, terms, salaries, power functions and duties of local officials and all rs, other matters relating to the organization and operation of
A report by:
Sheryl I. Fernando
“Local governments do not have the luxury d of time to delay the development of their de own capabilities whic will allow them to ch achieve their cherishe objectives. ed They should help them mselves and not stagnate while the rest of the world go by. st Local governments he elping themselves is the essence of the home ru It is also the ule. cornerstone of democr ratic and just institutions. “
‐‐ LOGODEF, 1993
“Local governments in the Philippines have th roots in the colonial administration of Spain, heir which lasted in the Philippines for some 32 years. These three centuries under Spanish 27 government were characterized by a highly ce entralized regime. The Spanish Governor General in Manila actually governed the provinces and cities in the whole country. After Spain, the US d came in the early 1900s and Filippinized local government administration. g The last 50 years of the present century saw several developments towards decentralization. The Local Autonomy Act of 1959, the passage of the Barrio Charter and the Decentralization Act o of 1967 were all incremental national legisla ations in response to the clamour for a self‐rule concept. The Philippine Constitutions of 1972 and 1987 also significantly influenced the movement for political devolution. The most significant constitutional provisions (Article 10 on Local Government) are the following: s The Congress shall enact a local government code which shall provide for a more responsive and accountable local government structure instituted through a system of s decentralization with effective mechanisms of recall, initiative n and referendum allocate among the different local government m, units their powers, responsibilities and resources and provide for the qualificati ions, election, appointment, removal, terms, salaries, power functions and duties of local officials and all rs, other matters relating to the organization and operation of
References: ONLINE : Guide to Comprehensive Development Plan http://www.mongabay.com/reference/country_studies/philippines/GOVERNMENT.html Accessed: June 26, 2012 Local Government Code. http://www.chanrobles.com/localgov1.htm Accessed: June 26, 2012 Local Government in Asia and the Pacific: A Comparative Study. Country paper: Philippines http://www.unescap.org/huset/lgstudy/country/philippines/philippines.html Accessed: June 26, 2012 Luz Seño‐Ani. Participatory territorial planning: the farming systems development approach in community planning in the Philippines, 1995–2002. http://www.fao.org/docrep/005/Y8999T/y8999t06.htm Accessed: June 26, 2012 Philippines‐ Government http://www.mongabay.com/reference/country_studies/philippines/GOVERNMENT.html Accessed: June 26, 2012 Rationalizing the Local Planning System http://www.dilg.gov.ph/PDF_File/reports/DILG‐Reports‐2011712‐ea7ba5859e.pdf e‐BOOK/BOOK: Panadero, Austere A. (2008). Strategy to Further Decentralization in the Philippines. LOGODEF Journal on Local Governance. Towards Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction into the Planning Process of Road Construction PHOTOS: Gov. meets with brgy officials: http://pampangacapitol.ph/2011/10/06/gov‐meets‐with‐barangay‐officials/ cory caricature‐‐‐from the Filipino mind: Bobby Tuazon http://thefilipinomind.blogspot.com/2009/08/cora‐aquino‐how‐politics‐of‐reform‐lost.html Cover photo by Sheryl Fernando, documentor, Executive management course for PSWDOs and MSWDOs in Mindanao A report submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements in Development Management in n Development Organizations Submit tted to: Dr. Jedida L. Aquino Profe essor Submitted by: Sheryl I. F Fernando MD DM