Comprehensive

Development
Plan

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 Vision
A culture-rich and ecologically-balanced Bago City where wealth is shared by its
empowered and self-reliant citizenry living in an agri-industrial economy under responsive and
accountable governance.

Cross-Sectoral/Special Issues and Concerns

SOCIAL

Education Sub-Sector

• Lack of classrooms for pre-school, elementary and secondary schools

• Dilapidated classrooms

• Flood prone schools

• Lack of school furniture

• High prevalence of drop out

• Low participation rate

• Low completion rate

• Low achievement rate

• BCC increasing enrollment of non – Bago residents

• Low salary of BCC teachers as constraint by Civil Service Standard

• Low PRC Board passing rate

• Courses at BCC not related to industry

• Underdeveloped agri-education

Health and Nutrition Sub-Sector

• Low programs accomplishment

• Health facilities need improvement

• Lack of dentist to conform the national standard requirement

• Unavailability of Botika ng Barangay in the barangays

• Insufficient medical Supplies

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 • High incidence of teenage pregnancies

• Low coverage for National Health Insurance Program (NHIP)

• Unmet need for family planning

• Low Contraceptive Prevalence Rate

• Incidence of sexually transmitted infections, early marriage, illegitimate births

• Inconsistencies of data base

• In-migration (barangay Lag-asan & Poblacion)

Social Welfare Sub-Sector

• Need for a better data for PWD’s, senior citizens, senior citizens with disability, women, children
and adult with disability

• No building for PWD Center.

• Few establishments in the City complied with the Senior & PWDs Act

• No fund allocation for free medicines to senior citizens

• Need for a local ordinance in support of the PWD program and services/activities

• Low participation rate of pre-school children in barangay level

• Increasing number of Out-of-School Youths

• No Holding Center for delinquent minors and Children In conflict of the Law (CICL)

• Students in computer gaming stations during class hours

• Irresponsible parenthood

• There are 4 barangays with high risk for landslide; parts of Mailum, Ilijan, Bacong and Ma-ao

• High risk for pyroclastic flow: parts of Ilijan and Ma-ao

• High exposure to lahar flow and pathway: parts of Mailum, Ilijan, Binubuhan, Ma-ao, DJLA,
Alianza , Atipuluan, Malingin, Caridad, Pacol, Napoles, Lag-asan, Balingasag, Sampinit and whole
of Poblacion

• Lack of personnel some barangays not focusing on peace and order problem

• Unwillingness of some individuals as witness in a certain crime

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 • Lack of Fire Truck (Brand New)

• Inadequate fighting equipment

• Poor communication system

• Lack of jail buildings

• Inadequate infrastructure utilities in some relocation sites (power, water, drainage, etc.)

• Absence of proper documents to ensure tenurial security of housing beneficiaries

• High prevalence of informal settlers

• Lack or inadequate resettlement areas for relocation during eviction

• Prevalent Informal Settlers along canal system

ECONOMIC

• Farmers lack capital

• Low and unstable prices of palay

• High cost of farm inputs

• Conversion of agricultural land to other uses

• Proposal for the Bago River to be source of water for residential and commercial use.

• Delinquency in the payment of land taxes

• Some business establishments do not have permit/license

• Slow internet connectivity

• High cost of fuel and power

• High tax assessment rates

• Private vacation houses operate without necessary permit/license

INFRASTRACTURE

Transportation Sub-Sector

 Inadequate RRW in portions of the National Highway;

 Inadequate drainage system along the National Road and in Urban Barangays;

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  Worsening Traffic situation in urban barangays;

 Poor road conditions in barangays;

 Absence of bridges that will serve as passage way for residents during heavy rains; and

 Inadequate road network as per HLURB standard;

Power Sub-Sector

 Inadequate power supply

 Only 48.39% of the total Households have electrical connection based on CENECO data

 Trees growing under the distribution lines

 Prevalence of illegal connection

 Absence of Road Right of Way

Water Sub-Sector

 Some households in mountainous barangays have no access to potable water supply.

 Incidence of water-borne diseases

Information and Communication Technology

 Current letter carriers are below the HLURB standard of 1:5000.

 Poor communication service in other barangays.

ENVIRONMENT

Forest Ecosystem

 Illegal settlers in Mount Kanla-on Natural Park

 Forest Destruction’ kaingin activity is still on-going as prevalent source of income
 Threatened area in case of volcanic eruption

Fresh water ecosystem

 Limited program on River Rehabilitation

 Increasing population especially on the watershed areas

- Pollution of Bago River

- Patches of riverbank destruction

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 - Limited alternative livelihood to residents in the watershed areas

Lowland/Agricultural ecosystem

 Throwing of garbage and other foreign materials inside irrigation canals

 Planting of trees, vegetables and the like at the NIA canal embankment
 Silted and Inundated drainage system

Urban ecosystem

 More info on National Greening Program especially the 5hectares urban greening of Bago City
 Patches of littered garbage on national highway and still un -segregated waste of some
households
Coastal Marine ecosystem
 Inadequate educational background of fisher folks along DBI shoreline about climate change and
its effect
- Establishment of Beach Resorts and of Industries in the Coastal Areas
- Abandoned FLA areas not turned over to DENR
- No co-management Agreement between DENR and LGU on Mangrove Areas Waste
materials at seashore
- Presence of Coastal communities

INSTITUTIONAL
Local Fiscal Management
 Decrease in IRA and Income
 Decreasing RPT collection
 Land reform beneficiaries do not pay taxes after land transfer
 Presence of delinquent taxpayer
 Local Revenue Code needs revision
 Low income from public enterprises (BCC, BCH, BAMR, RSPNC & Kipot)
 PS expenditure of 46.77 % is above the 45% limitation for 1st – 3rd class cities
 Delayed liquidation of cash advances by employees
Organization and Management
 Large number of plantilla personnel
 Non-functional/productive employees
 Unequal distribution of work assignments

Public Participation
 Not all organized NGOs/POs apply for accreditation with SP

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 Development Orientation
 Laws on gender implication not enacted
 Absence of Revenue Codes in some barangays
 Not all development projects planned are implemented
 Lack of accurate and updated database especially for the economic sector
 Unregulated construction /establishment of boarding houses

SECTORAL DEVELOPMENT PLANS

Social Development Plan

Goals

SOCIAL

Education Sub-Sector

• Improve the quality of education of school-going population in the City of Bago

• Promote equitable, affordable and accessible education for all Bagonhons

• Provide basic quality education to all pupils/students of school age in the City of Bago

• To be the Agricultural Education Center for Central Negros

Health and Nutrition Sub-Sector

• Improve the health status of the constituency

• Ensure accessible, affordable and sustainable quality health care services to all Bagonhons

• Increase financial risk protection for the poor

• Improvement of quality of life of Bagonhon families

• Develop a productive, sexually responsible individuals/youths.

Social Welfare Sub-Sector

• To promote and to protect the rights of the marginalized sectors: children, women, senior
citizens and PWDs

• Promote children’s participation in governance

• Enhance the development of children and realizing their full potentials

• Ensure the survival of children

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 • Establish a protection system for children

DRRM

• To minimize morbidity, mortality and disability for complications during health

emergency/disaster

Protective Services

• Improve the peace and order situation of the City

• Enhance security of the constituency

Housing

• To provide security of tenure and improve the quality of living condition of less fortunate
families

• To provide efficient services to the farmers and other irrigation stakeholders

Objectives and Targets

Education Sub-Sector

• At the end of SY 2014-15 all pupils/students of school age in the Bago will be in school.

• To consistently improve NATs results so that Bago will exceed the minimum passing MPS of 75%
on all subject areas

• To cut the number of dropouts by 50% and to raise cohort, survival and completion rates to
100% by 2020

• To increase tertiary completion rate

• Consultation with key stakeholders on the desired purpose of BCC

• A salary matrix that is competitive with private/gov’t institution

• Constantly increasing PRC Board exam passing rate with topnotchers

• Placement office in BCC for industry

• To establish an independent Agri-school in Ma-ao

• Linkage with La Granja

• To reduce class size to conform to national standard

• To repair at least 50% of all dilapidated classrooms within the period of three years

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 Health and Nutrition Sub-Sector

• To improve health outcomes related to service utilization indicators

• To intensify and focus health program implementation to meet the Millennium Development
Goals (MDG)

• To improve/maintain proper waste disposal and increase access to quality water supply

• To upgrade health facilities to improve access to quality services

• To strengthen quality assurance in every health facility

• To ensure continuous availability of blood supply

• To ensure access to quality and affordable medicines thru Botika ng Barangays

Social Welfare Sub-Sector

• Accessible building (PWDs Center)

• Available PWD’s data bank including senior citizens with disability, women, children and adult
with disability

• Free medicines provided for senior citizen/PWDs

• Enrolment of Senior Citizens to Philhealth

• Master list of senior citizen

• Gender-sensitive programs/projects that address the needs of women and children

• To minimize number of delinquent minors and CICL

• To establish children’s center and additional manpower

• To increase participation of pre-school enrolment in barangay level

• To provide additional knowledge and skills on OSYs fields of interest

• To lessen access of school children to computer shops, video games, irrelevant recreational
games

• To enhance awareness of parents on their roles and responsibilities

DRRM

• To ensure health emergency preparedness among the general public and to strengthen
capability to respond and to recover from emergencies and disasters

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 Protective Services

• To reduce the crime rate by providing round the clock checkpoint

• Increase personnel (PNP, BFP, and BJMP) assignment annually

• Continuous consultation, information and dissemination with the barangays, schools and non
government organizations

• Provide additional PNP personnel for police visibility specifically to the places of convergence
such as terminal, markets, schools and plaza

• Enhancement and upgrading of office equipment

Protective Services

• To provide the inmates welfare and development program

• To maintain the security and safety of inmates while under detention as well as the community

• To achieve a zero fire incidence in the City

• Attainment of fire trucks

• Construction/repair of jail building

• Request from National Headquarter and LGU support

Housing

• To provide infrastructure utilities to the relocation/resettlement sites (power, water, drainage)

• To pass an ordinance that will provide tenurial security to the beneficiaries

• To provide adequate resettlement site to informal settlers

• To provide adequate support to housing related concerns

• To eliminate/relocate informal settlers along canal system

• To keep the entire canal free from debris and obstruction

Strategies

Education Sub-Sector

• Campaign/advocacy on the importance of education to man’s life

• Conduct school mapping on pupils/students of school age

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 • Enhancing partnership between the allied agencies in the promotion of affordable and quality
education

• Quality and affordable education shall be available for all and a tool for the City’s development
in the next 10 years

• Intensify programs/projects e.g. feeding program, Drop Out Reduction Program (DORP), Project
Suma at Basa, Big Brother Big Sister, Adopt a School, Brigada Eskwela and others

• Provide technical assistance to teachers’ weakness thru INSET

• Implement reward system for best performing schools (least drop-out and other performance
indicators)

• Passage of a system for scholarship

• Increase scholarship fund

• Revision of the City Ordinance creating the BCC

• In house training for board exam review

• Solicit private donation to BCC for research and development funding

• Establishing working area for agricultural college

• LSB budget for additional teachers

• LSB budget to prioritize classroom repairs

• LCPC works with all agencies/offices concerned to cut dropout rates

• Reduce class size thru repair and construction of additional classrooms

Health and Nutrition Sub-Sector

• Train health care providers in FP/MNCHN services including Public Health Nurse supervision

• Ensure FB/MNCHN commodity security through LGU financing, access to DOH and other grants.
Local policy development and improve forecasting and logistics management

• Implement and fast track local CSR/MNCHN policy and plans

• Improve health service information system through quality checks of health statistics and
analysis of local data for improved decision – making

• Implement improved logistics management system

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 • Updated trainings to health care providers to address the increasing demand of services

• Maintain/improve blood collection in every barangay and increase IEC.

• Increase Botika ng Barangay (BnB) and provide affordable and quality over the counter
medicines/supplies to the community

• Lobby for additional budget for coverage

• Provide IEC material/advocate for the use of their cards/MDR to access to health services.

• Sustained implementation of RPFP IEC activities

• Purchase and systematic distribution of customized RPFP IEC materials

Social Welfare Sub-Sector

• Intensify IEC in gender and disability issues and concerns
• Strengthen/expand collaboration and partnership between and among PWDs, government and
private sector
• Regular annual fund allocation for PWD programs/services (0.5%) city/barangay
• Establish data base on disability thru survey
• Passage of the local ordinance in support of the PWD program and services/activities
• Coordinate/dialogue with concerned establishment re: discounts for PWDs and senior citizens.
• Identify/survey pre-school children in all barangays
• Conduct survey to identify OSYs per barangay
• Provide additional knowledge & skills on OSYs field of interests
• Better access to Alternative Learning System (ALS)
• Lessen access of school children to computer shops, video games & irrelevant recreational
games
• Enhance awareness of parents on their roles and responsibilities
• Strict monitoring & implementation of existing laws & ordinances
DRRM
• Strengthen the existing CDRRM systems
• Establish/strengthen coordination/collaboration of all stakeholders/key players
• Enhance capacity of respondent
• Formulate policy on DRRM in the context of the City Ordinances: Preemptive evacuation
• Create response team per barangay
• Establishment of database on infrastructure
• Construction of stockroom for relief goods and supplies
Protective Services
• To strengthen strong linkages with the LGU to gain financial support

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 • Develop community partnership in order to get back the trust and confidence towards the
police
• Persistent request to cope up with standard police-to-population ratio
• Procurement of communication equipment with replacement program every 3 years
• Conduct lecture on fire prevention and fire fighting suppression in every barangay
• Persistent request to cope up with standard fireman-to-population ratio
• Establish volunteer Fire Brigade in every Barangay
• Request for issuance of fire-fighting gears and equipment
• Establish linkages with LGU, NGOs, religious sectors and other organizations
• Make innovation and good practices to gain support from the community
• Continuous program for rehabilitation of inmates
• Undertake necessary repairs Housing
• Provision of infrastructure utilities like power, water, drainage, etc. through the help of other
shelter agencies
• Establish strong linkages with other shelter agencies on the passage of an Ordinance that will
provide security of tenure to the beneficiaries
• Enhance public-private sector partnership in housing development through CMP and other
programs of the National Government
• Acquire lands suitable for socialized housing as identified in the zoning ordinance
• Provide adequate financial and personnel support that will address housing concerns
• Implementation of NIA MC#11S.2012

Economic Development Plan

Goals

 To reduce poverty, achieve food security, increase income, and improve production and
productivity.

Objectives and Targets

• To improve farm infrastructures and facilities

• To promote crops diversification

• To improve irrigation system management

• To adopt climate change-sensitive, climate-resilient agricultural technologies and food

production systems

• To provide effective market assistance and marketing support to agricultural products

• To sharpen regulatory competence

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 • To enhance the investment and opportunity environment for investors

• To strengthen adherence to accreditation standards of tourism facilities, products and services.

• To improve the collection of local taxes, fees and charges.

Strategies

• Strengthen support services to farmers

• Develop and adopt scientific agricultural practices
• Institutionalize cultural and tourism organizations
• Intensify local revenue collection
• Improve business registration procedure

Infrastructure and Physical Development Plan

Goals

Transportation Sub-Sector

 Improved transportation facilities

Power Sub-Sector

 Adequate and reliable power supply

Water Sub-Sector

 Accessible safe and potable drinking water supply

Information and Communication Technology

 Improved Information and communication services

Objectives and Targets

Transportation Sub-Sector

 To acquire additional Road Right of Way along the National Road and to construct adequate
infrastructures;

 To identify and construct alternative routes to decongest traffic and avoid accidents;

 To construct infrastructures that will provide efficient delivery of goods; and

 To provide infrastructures that would serve as passageway for residents during heavy rains.

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 Power Sub-Sector

 To consider proposals from independent power producers that will ensure adequate and
reliable power supply

 To extend power supply in far flung areas

 To minimize accidents and power interruptions

Water Sub-Sector

 To provide level 3 water system in barangays not covered by the Local Water District

 To provide communal faucets in mountainous barangays

Information and Communication Technology

 To provide additional letter carrier to meet the standard requirement

 To establish cell sites in areas with poor communication service

Strategies

Transportation Sub-Sector

 Construction of infrastructures that would serve as passage way to residents during heavy rains;

 Continuous construction, rehabilitation, repair/improvement and maintenance of infrastructure

facilities to enhance the socio-economic activities of the populace;

 Construction of alternative route/diversion roads to avoid accidents and traffic congestion;

Power Sub-Sector

 Establish linkages with the private sector/agencies in finding alternative sources of power
coming from agricultural wastes that would provide adequate power supply to the consumers.

 Continuous rural electrification project in partnership with CENECO in providing power supply to
far flung areas.

 The Electric Utility company will conduct information campaign in order to help reduce systems
loss, power interruptions as well as minimize accidents.

Water Sub-Sector

 Continuous construction of Level 3 and Level 2 water system in barangays not covered by the
Local Water District to provide access to safe and potable water supply.

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  Continuous program on water testing to ensure safe and potable water.

Information and Communication Technology

 Additional letter carriers that would meet the HLURB standard;

 Encourage communication providers to construct cell sites in other barangays for better
information and communication service.

Environmental Management Plan

Goals

Forest Ecosystem

 To uphold the conservation and protection of the natural environment, especially the protected
areas

Fresh water ecosystem

 Protect and Rehabilitate major rivers in Bago

Lowland/Agricultural ecosystem

 To provide efficient services to the farmers and other irrigation stakeholders

Urban ecosystem

 To inform the other entities including students to plant trees not only on identified area for
urban greening but on all vacant lots
 Clean environment and reduction of daily waste volume

Coastal Marine ecosystem

 To have a group/team to conduct training/ educational updates on climate change and its
effect
 To promote tourist spots with ecologically safe and clean coastal waters
 To protect and conserve coastal resources

Objectives and Targets

Forest Ecosystem

 Relocate illegal settlers

 Provide livelihood projects for the residents as alternative source of income
 Provide investors the assurance of protection in the event of volcanic activity

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 Fresh water ecosystem

 To provide a comprehensive community based conservation, preservation and sustainable

management of the Bago River Watershed within the administrative jurisdiction of Bago City.

Lowland/Agricultural ecosystem

 To keep the entire canal system free from debris and obstruction
 To keep the entire canal embankments clear of trees and other unnecessary vegetations
 To drain out excess irrigation water and run-off during downpour

Urban ecosystem

 To have a clean surroundings for the benefit of constituents

 To plant 2,000 seedlings within the identified area for urban greening

Coastal Marine ecosystem

 To enable the fisherfolk learn and have a knowledge about environment, climate change and its
effect
 Promote tourism/attracts investors without compromising the sustainability/stability of our
coastal environment
 Proper waste disposal management
 Increase livelihood opportunities with sustainable utilization of natural resources
 To increase production without damaging the natural environment
 Restore,/rehabilitate mangrove areas to its original state
 To assess/inspect areas/monitor FLA’s that is productive/abandoned
 To eradicate/minimize the volume of waste materials at seashore

Strategies

Forest Ecosystem

 Upland reforestation
 Conduct area survey and monitoring
 Develop resettlement plan
 Introduce agro-forestry and rain forestation to motivate residents to generate income at the
same time protect the area
 Provide environment-friendly livelihood assistance
 Promote environmental education program to raise the communities level of awareness and
appreciate the value of forest resources
 Government support in the event of an adverse volcano activity

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  Rapid monitoring of protected area by forest guards

Fresh water ecosystem

 Enactment of local ordinances

 Strict implementation of ordinances/environmental laws
- Massive campaign on the responsible parenthood among families in the watershed area
- Conduct inspection and monitoring of communities in the watershed areas
- Provision of incentives and recognitions to environment - friendly initiatives of households
by the barangays
- Passage of ordinance requiring the mandatory planting of bamboos along river banks to
avoid erosion
- Establishment and maintenance of nursery for plantable bamboo seedlings
- Mudflats in the river banks shall be planted with nipa
- Provision of alternative environment-friendly livelihood for income and to lessen pressure to
the environment brought about by unregulated and unsustainable utilization of resources .

Lowland/Agricultural ecosystem

 Strengthen the Irrigator’s Associations capability to maintain the canal system and ensure timely
release of their remuneration
- Lobby City Government of Bago and implement City Ordinance No. 95-03 S. 1995
- Implement NIA MC# 11, S. 2012
- Lobby with DA and LGU for funds for de-silting and improvement of drainage

Urban ecosystem

 Coordinate with the Bago City ENRO and CENRO Bacolod office regarding this National Greening
Program and Urban Greening within Bago City
 Strict implementation of Kabahin Ka Program on SWM advocacy, enforcement, engineering and
entrepreneurship.

Coastal Marine ecosystem

 Conduct training
 Strict enforcement of laws/ordinances regarding the implementation of proper waste disposal
(R.A. 9003)
- Close coordination with LGU, DENR,BFAR on the issues/concerns in the
implementation/cancellation of FLA’s (Fishpond Lease Agreement)
- Coastal clean-up
- Mangrove tree planting to serve as buffer against tidal actions

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  Establishment of Mangrove Forest access Path/Bridge. Viewing decks and Multi-purpose
building

Institutional Development Plan

Goals

 To strengthen the organizational and management structure, administrative systems, policies

and legislation of the City to maximize the delivery of public services.

Local Fiscal Management

 To increase local revenues

Organization and Management

 To continuously enhance human resources capabilities

Public Participation

 To increase NGOs/POs/PS/NGAs involvement in the planning and implementation of

development programs and projects

Development Orientation

 To establish policy and legislation to ensure high quality service delivery and enable sustainable
development

Objectives and Targets

Local Fiscal Management

 To increase RPT collection

 To lessen IRA dependency
 To undertake general revision of assessments on lands (3 yrs. as stated on LGC)
 To establish economic enterprise
 To comply with the 45% ceiling on PS expenditures
 To strengthen administrative capacity relative to prompt liquidation of cash advances

Organization and Management

 To strengthen and maximize human resources

 To enhance and re-awaken employees commitment towards public service
 To enhance employees capacity in the delivery of public service

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 Public Participation

 To increase public awareness and participation in the formulation of policies, plans, programs
and projects
 To strengthen coordination and partnership with national government agencies (NGAs)

Development Orientation

 To enact gender sensitive ordinance

 To enact resolution requiring all barangays to enact Barangay Revenue Codes
 To implement projects that are prioritized and provided with budget allocations
 To establish accurate and updated database for all sectors
 To regulate the construction of boarding houses

Strategies

Local Fiscal Management

 To intensify campaign on tax revenue collection thru:

(1) provide incentive scheme to early payees

(2) enforce civil remedies to delinquent taxpayers

(3) restructuring scheme

(4) tax amnesty

(5) roster of delinquent taxpayers

(6) secure from DAR the list of Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries in the city

(7) upgrade computer systems/programs on Land Tax

(8) additional manpower (collection clerks)

 To review and amend ordinance on Local Revenue Code

(1) increase assessment and market values of RPT

 To establish economic enterprise thru passage of an ordinance by the SP for its creation
 To privatize local public enterprises
 Strict monitoring of cash advance liquidation thru:

(1) sending out memorandum to all offices as to the time limit of claiming salaries and wages

(2) send out a maximum of 3 notices/ reminders for the liquidation of special cash advance

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  To decrease PS expenditure to 45% thru:

(1) limit number of employees charged to General Fund

(2) privatize local public enterprise

Organization and Management

 Detailed O & M study with assistance from CSC on personnel requirement

 Reorganization
 Retraining and evaluation of employees
 Maximize services thru multi-tasking of work
 Install computer hardware and other systems to streamline processes

Public Participation

 Accredit all NGOs/POs/PS organized in the different barangays thru:

(1) tap assistance of barangay and IA leaders

(2) massive information campaign

 Involve barangays and NGOs/POs in the identification of priority programs and project
 To utilize Information and Communication Technology (ICT) as a tool to improve efficiency and
ensure greater transparency and effectiveness in government operations
 forge partnership with NGAs on the continuous construction, rehabilitation, repair/
improvement and maintenance of infrastructure project and facilities

Development Orientation

 SP to enact ordinances (gender sensitive ordinances, Barangay Revenue Codes and Boarding
House Code)
 Creation of resolution
 Time table of project implementation should be based on AIP
 Conduct primary data gathering thru survey or networking
 Conduct regular inspection on boarding houses compliance to fire and building code
 Conduct blind evaluation on boarders

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