Answer : All local elective and appointive officials may file their respective request for a Travel Authority through the concerned DILG Regional Director, Provincial Director, City Director, City Local Government Operations Officer and Municipal Local Government Operations, as the case maybe, and to reach the Office of the Secretary, at least ten (10) calendar days prior to the actual departure date.
Answer : A request for a Travel Authority must be filed and submitted in the following manner:
Answer : Approval of a travel authority depends on the timeliness of the request, complete with supporting documents, and the availability of the approving authority.
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Answer : A request for a Department Authorization to utilize public funds for intelligence or confidential purposes must be filed and submitted to the Office of the Secretary, through the concerned DILG Regional Director, Provincial Director, City Director, City Local Government Operations Officer and Municipal Local Government Operations, as the case maybe, not later than third quarter of the current year, with the following attachments:
Answer : The basic condition that allows an LGU to use funds for intelligence or confidential purposes is for them to consider that peace and order is a priority investment area in the locality, and that funds are allocated for peace and order programs and activities in their annual total appropriations or budget.
Answer : The minimum allowable ceiling to use funds for intelligence or confidential purposes shall not exceed thirty percent (30%) of the total annual amount allocated for peace and order efforts or, three percent (3%) of the total annual appropriations, whichever is lower.
Answer : The use of intelligence funds shall not be limited to the following:
Answer : The following are the steps in establishing a sisterhood or twinning relationship:
Answer : The following are the administrative requirements:
Answer : The Katarungang Pambarangay is a system for amicable settlement of disputes at the barangay. It is an out-of-court resolution of conflicts by the community members themselves under the guidance of the unong barangay and without intervention of legal counsels and representatives.
Answer : The Punong Barangay is the Chairman of the lupon.
Answer : According to the Revised KP Law, the lupon is composed of the punong barangay and ten (10) to twenty (20) members. The lupon shall be constituted every three (3) years.
Answer : The person is a resident or working in the barangay and not disqualified by law for some reason and must possess integrity, impartiality, independence of mind, sense of fairness and reputation of probity may be appointed member of the lupon.
Answer : Functions of Lupon
Answer : Lupon Members shall hold office until a new lupon is constituted on the third year following their appointment, unless the term of any of the lupon members is sooner terminated by resignation, transfer of residence or place of work or withdrawal of appointment by the Punong Barangay with the concurrence of the majority of the members of lupon.
Answer : They serve without compensation except for certain honoraria, allowances and other emoluments as authorized by law or barangay, municipal or city ordinance.
Answer : Minimum of five pesos (P5.00) nor more than twenty pesos (P20.00)
Answer : Almost all civil disputes and every criminal offense punishable by imprisonment not exceeding one year or a fine not exceeding P5,000.00 are subject to amicable settlement under the KP when parties involved are individuals who are residing in the same city or municipality.
Answer : Sec 408 of the LGC enumerates the instance that is not subject to amicable settlement:
Answer : No, unless personal confrontation of parties has already taken place and resulted to a failure in the settlement of such case.
Answer : This is a common occurrence, wherein disputes in the neighborhood, civil or criminal, beyond the jurisdiction of the lupon to settle are accepted by the punong barangay and even conciliated by the pangkat.
There is no law, issuance or ruling prohibiting or penalizing a punong barangay from accepting complaints and grievances, especially when both contending parties are his constituents.
Answer : Any settlement or arbitration on disputes not covered by the KP does not have the force and effect of a court judgment; they are merely private contracts and cannot be enforced through execution by the lupon or court.
Answer : Mediation of the first process of settling a dispute under the KP. It is performed by the punong barangay as lupon chairman who is given authority to summon the disputants for a face to face meeting before him for the purpose of expeditiously and amicably settling their differences.
Answer : Conciliation is the extension of the amicable settlement in the case the mediatory effort of the punong baranagy did not result to reconciliation within the 15 days from the start of the proceedings.
Answer : Arbitration is the alternative way of settling disputes under the KP whereby contesting parties agree in writing on the decision or judgment of the punong barangay or the pangkat.
Answer : These FAQs are sourced from the book titled, “COMPREHENSIVE GUIDEBOOK ON KATARUNGANG PAMBARANGAY,” authored by Juanito S. Ortiz. For other information on Katarungang Pambarangay, contact the author thru telephone no. 3846865 or 09209011634.
Answer : It is a locally-funded project jointly implemented by OPDS/DILG and the Municipal Development Fund Office (MDFO)/DOF, with DILG responsible for capacity development, particularly on project preparation, implementation and operation and maintenance, and MDFO for Fund administration of the P500 M made available by MDFO from its Second Generation Fund (SGF) for relending to interested and eligible LGUs. The MDG Fund finances projects supportive of the attainment of Millennium Development Goals 1 – 7 such as those on water, sanitation, health, education and other socioeconomic projects.
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Answer : The Local Chief Executive writes a Letter of Intent to the Director, Office of Project Development Services, DILG or to the Executive Director, Municipal Development Fund Office, DOF. The Letter of Intent is accompanied by a brief description of the project. If the LGU and the project are both eligible for financing, the LGU is advised to submit documents for the issuance of a Certificate of Borrowing Capacity by the Bureau of Local Government Finance (DOF), and a Sangguniang Bayan resolution authorizing the Local Chief Executive to enter into relevant agreements relative to the project. Proforma of the SB Resolution is provided by MDGF.
A feasibility study (FS) is submitted to MDFO for evaluation. The FS may be prepared by the LGU, may hire a consultant, or it may request technical assistance from the DILG. If found feasible by MDFO, the project is approved for financing under the MDG Fund.
Answer : Projects that clearly contribute to the attainment of any or all of Millennium Development Goals 1-7 and included in the LGU Local Development Plans, such as those on health, poverty-reduction, water, sanitation, education and other socio-economic projects. Examples include but are not limited to:
Answer : MDGF has three (3) financing packages:
Package 1
Softer support / Light equipment e.g. procurement of light equipment, goods, seed capital for livelihood and similar items
Interest rate : 7.5% per annum, fixed
MDGF has three (3) financing packages:
Repayment Period : 5 years inclusive of 1 year grace period on principal
Package 2
Heavy equipment e.g. procurement of heavy equipment such as farm tractors, garbage trucks, dump trucks, pay loaders
Interest rate : 7.5% per annum, fixed
Repayment period : 10 years inclusive of 3 years grace period on principal
Package 3
Civil Works/Infrastructure such as construction and rehabilitation of educational facilities, health-related facilities, water supply facilities and similar items
Interest rate : 8.0% per annum, fixed
Repayment period : 15 years inclusive of 3 years grace period on principal
Answer : The Local Governance Support Program for Local Economic Development (LGSP-LED) is an 8-year collaborative project of the Governments of Canada and the Philippines that will support the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and other relevant national agencies in creating enabling conditions for decentralization and improving policies, laws, programs and operations to enhance local governance and economic development.
The goal of the project is to foster efficient, responsive, transparent and accountable governance at all levels. Its purpose is to reduce poverty by strengthening local governance and supporting sustainable Local Economic Development (LED). The Program operates both at the national and local levels, providing a better enabling environment for LGUs and improved prospects for local economic development in various communities.
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Answer : At the national level, LGSP-LED will improve the enabling environment for decentralization and local governance, with a focus on how this supports local economic development. It will also address ways to improve the coordination and rationalization of LED approaches in the country.
On the other hand, LGSP-LED's work at the local level will provide support to participating LGUs in developing and implementing their local economic development approaches. The intention is to build the capacity of LGUs to pursue innovative LED methods that can produce important job creation, generate economic results for women and men, and improve the governance environment support for economic development.
The strong public-private partnership that would emerge under the Project will provide LGUs and their alliances the means to adopt area-wide, long-term integrated LED strategies focused on creative and sustainable solutions in response to local circumstances.
Answer : LGSP-LED is funded by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and implemented by the Canadian Executing Agency (CEA), in partnership with DILG. The CEA is a consortium of the Canadian Urban Institute (CUI) (www.canurb.com) and the Association of Canadian Community Colleges (ACCC) (www.accc.ca). The implementation of LGSP-LED will cover the period from 2008 until 2016.
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Answer : The focus of LGSP-LED assistance is to improve the capacity of the selected LGUs to create and maintain an environment that sustains more value creation for its enterprises and greater prosperity for its people. Sustainable local economic development dictates that the LGU makes efficient use of its natural resources, minimizing adverse effects brought about by undirected growth. The important contribution of the project is ensuring that LGUs have the prerequisite enabling environment in pushing its businesses and residents oriented towards pro-poor, gender responsive and environmentally sound local economic development.
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Answer : In 2008, a DILG Project Management Team (PMT) was created. The PMT facilitated the conduct of a series of consultative meetings and workshops with LED practitioners and partners form other NGAs, the private sector, NGOs, the academe and the donor community to conduct an inventory of existing programs, projects and activities and series that supports local economic development and the development of the logical framework and project implementation plan for LGSP-LED. To date, through a competitive process, four LGU alliances were selected for Phase I: The Province of Guimaras Agri-Tourism Alliance, the Dapitan-Dipolog-Polanco-Katipunan-Pres. M. Roxas-Manukan (DDPKaRoMa) Growth Corridor in the Province of Zamboanga del Norte, One Pangasinan Alliance of LGUs (OPAL) in the Province of Pangasinan, and the Province of Bohol Integrated Area Development Cluster V (BIAD). A series of capacity development workshops and consultative dialogues with the participating LGU alliances in the planning and implementation of priority LED initiatives have also been completed. In June, LGSP-LED intends to hold national and provincial launches. During the national launching, the MOA between DILG, the CEA and the four participating LGU alliances will be signed.
Answer : The selection of LGU alliances to be covered during Phase 1 will be undertaken in a competitive
manner and will be open to all LGUs including provinces and LGU alliances. The call for LGU
participation will be disseminated through the DILG regional and field offices nationwide. The LGU
application and review of LGU submissions follows a logical sequence involving procedural steps to ensure objectivity and transparency in the LGU selection process.
The following procedural steps in the selection process will be undertaken:
Answer : Over the 8-year period, LGSP-LED assistance will be implemented in three distinct phases. Phase 1 will involve working with competitive LGUs, Phase 2 will involve working with LGUs in a state of reading for LED, and Phase 3 will involve complementation and leveraging donor resources for LGU LED sustainability.
Answer : Competitive LGUs are those that have advanced the LED process and would require additional support to further enabling environment for LED. They are targets of Phase 1, which will cover initial 15 months (2008-2010). It will focus on strengthening the LED programming and partnership arrangements of selected four (4) eligible LGU alliances.
The lessons learned and experience gained during this Phase will serve to guide the succeeding phases of LGSP-LED implementation. It is also intended to inform CIDA and DILG on whether the LGUs should continue into the longer term phase and/or attract more LGUs into the Project.
Answer : LGUs that are in the state of readiness for LED are those that have demonstrated commitment to pursue a transparent and accountable process of LED and possess the technical, managerial, and financial capacity to accomplish their development goals. They are the targets of Phase 2, which will run for the following subsequent three (3) years (2010-2013). Under this Phase, 8 LGUs will be selected for assistance. Separate selection guidelines will be established for Category 2 LGUs based on lessons learned in Phase 1.
Answer : Phase 3 will run for another three (3) years (2013-2016) and may involve expanding coverage of LGSP-LED programming by DILG to other LGUs through complementation and leveraging with other donors and financial institutions. In this stage, LGUs are able to secure complementary investment support and funding assistance for their LED initiatives The Project will support the capacity of LGUs to develop innovative LED approaches at the local level that would generate jobs and create employment opportunities, improve the governance through local enabling environment supporting local economic development and provide models of emerging best practices that other LGUs would adopt and/or replicate.
Answer : Through the Project phased approach, LGSP-LED will target LGUs under three (3) main categories, as follows:
Answer : The themes of gender equality, environmental sustainability and poverty reduction will be treated as cross-cutting themes under LGSP-LED. The priority LED initiatives must demonstrate that consideration has been given to the integration of these essential themes in terms of the planned activities and their implications for future policies.
Answer : The year 2009 will involve the launch of LGSP-LED into its implementation phase, Advanced LGUs will be the priority for Phase I.
In the National-level component, the Department's efforts on creating LED policy framework and strengthen DILG's national and regional machinery necessary for project roll-out. Three major result areas are planned:
Answer : More information about LGSP-LED can be obtained from:
Director Manuel Gotis, CESO III
Chair, PMT
Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG)
A Francisco Gold Condominium II
EDSA, cor. Mapagmahal St.
Diliman, Quezon City
Tel. No. (632) 929-9235, 920-3513
Fax No. (632) 927-7852