Pagbabantay ng

Mamamayan sa
Pundo ng Bayan

Session 1:
Bottom-up Budgeting (BuB)
Overview and Monitoring and
Evaluation Framework
Civil society,
an
overview
Session objectives
1.Guide the participants on how to discuss the
concept of Civil Society.

2.Guide the participants in presenting the nature

of Civil Society and its interactions with
government and society as a whole.

3.Guide participants in presenting and discussing

the CSO interface with the government agencies
like DILG.
Civil Society, definition

A civil society is comprised of

groups or organizations
working in the interest of the
citizens but operating outside
of the governmental and for-
profit sectors.
Civil Society, attributes

Voluntary
Non-governmental
Non-profit
Civil Society Organizations

Sectoral groups
Advocacy groups
Community-based
groups
 Civil Society, goals

Make claims and demands on

Government

Alternative to government in terms of

service provision

Self-help organizations where members

engage in mutual aid
 Civil Society, roles

1. Partners for reforms

2. Proponent of change and model
builder
3. Fiscalizers to stop corruption
4. Voice of the people
 Civil Society and BuB

Framework:
1. Decentralize power
2. Democratize power (purse)
 BuB is the Government and CSOs
sharing power.

From the central to the local government

Broadening of people's participation in

economic management and political
governance.
 Legal Basis of Government
collaboration with CSOs

Philippine Constitution
Article II, Section 23: The State shall
encourage non-governmental,
community-based, or sector
organizations
that promote the welfare of the
nation.
 Legal Basis of Government
collaboration with CSOs
Philippine Constitution
Article XIII, Section 15: The State shall respect
the role of independent peoples organizations to
enable the people to pursue and protect, within
the democratic framework, their legitimate and
collective interests and aspirations through
peaceful and lawful means.
 Legal Basis of Government
collaboration with CSOs

Article XIII, Section 16: The right of the people

and their organizations to effective and
reasonable participation at all levels of social,
political and economic decision-making shall
not be abridged. The State shall, by law,
facilitate the establishment of adequate
consultation mechanisms.
 CSO capacity
development is one of
the collaborations which
the civil society can
partner with government
agencies like DILG.
 What is Bottom-Up
Budgeting?
1. Reform in the budget process

CSOs in each city/municipality propose and

prioritize development projects
To be funded by National Government
Agencies
Integrated in the General Appropriations Act
(National Budget)
 What is Bottom-Up
Budgeting?
2. Local Governance Reform
Providing incentives for local good governance
Strengthening the devolution of basic services
delivery

3. Democratic and Empowerment Project

Creating a conducive environment for peoples
participation
Generating demand for good governance at
the local level.
 What is Bottom-Up
Budgeting?
4. Peoples Participation in Governance as
embodied in the Local Government of 1991
NGOs and POs as active partners of local
governments in the pursuit of local autonomy and
development (sec. 34)
Mandatory prior consultation to NGOs and
POs and affected sectors on the proposed
projects
 Oversight Agencies
DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT
(DBM)

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND

DEVELOPMENT (DSWD)

DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR AND LOCAL

GOVERNMENT (DILG)

NATIONAL ANTI-POVERTY COMMISSION

(NAPC)

NATIONAL ECONOMIC AND DEVELOPMENT

AUTHORITY (NEDA)
Participating Agencies
Regular BUB Process Flow
Announcement of CSO Project Implementation
Assembly

Conduct of CSO Provision of LGU Counterpart

Assembly

Conduct of LPRAP Integration of the LGU

workshop projects in the budgets of
participating agencies

Submission of List of Submission of revised list of

Priority PR Projects projects by the LPRAT

Consolidation of the Validation, review and

List of Priority Projects revision of Priority Projects
by Region by the RPRAT
 To summarize BuB...
VOICE NEGOTIATION OVERSIGHT
Capacity to Capacity to CSO performing
speak and negotiate with as watchdogs,
communicate LGUs by careful ensuring quality in
issues and analysis of implementation,
situations and strong role in
concerns
moving forward monitoring and
Need for using as basis evaluation
adequate identified Operationalization
information and common of moving from
tools interests Expose and
Need for Oppose to
openness and Propose, and
transparency in practicing social
governance accountability
 Why monitor and evaluate?
1.Ensure that BuB is progressing as planned,
and funds are being used properly.

2. Examine whether GPBP is achieving the

intended results.

3.Identify the reasons why not, and take

corrective actions in a timely manner.
 Why monitor and evaluate?
4.Allows management to detect problems
early on and make informed decisions on how
to improve the program.

5. Ensures transparency and accountability in

government over the use of funds.
 BuB results framework
IMPACT
To contribute to making governance
responsive to local needs and making public
resources allocation more efficient and
effective. This in turn will contribute to
poverty reduction and inclusive growth.
 BuB results framework

Strategic Objectives
1.Access To increase citizen's access to
local service delivery through demand-
driven budget planning process

2.Accountability To strengthen
government accountability in local
public service provision
 BuB results framework
Intermediate results

1. Capacity building Participating CSOs

and basic sectors capacities for
participatory local development are
strengthened
 BuB results framework

Intermediate results

2. Empowerment Participating CSOs

and basic sectors are empowered to
represent the citizen's developmental
needs
 BuB results framework

Intermediate results
3. Participatory Local government units,
CSOs and basic sectors are engaged in
participatory LPRAP planning and project
prioritization process
 BuB results framework
Intermediate results

4. Satisfactory results LPRAP priority

projects are completed on time and utilized
satisfactorily.
 BuB results framework

Intermediate results

5. Effective collaboration- BuB is

managed satisfactorily and all stakeholders
coordinate effectively
 BuB results framework
Inputs
1. Staffing (RPMT, RPRAT, LPRAT)

2. Training
Capacity development
Citizens monitoring
Communications
BuB Project Planning
and Budgeting Cycle
THANK YOU

&
MABUHAY!!
!