2013 PHILIPPINES DEVELOPMENT FORUM
February 4-5, 2013
Marco Polo Hotel, Davao City
Cluster Theme: Good Governance and Anti-Corruption
Recommendation No. 1
Build and Strengthen Constituencies for Reform and Empower Citizens to Participate in and Demand for
Sustained Good Governance at the National and Local Levels
Challenge
Irreversibility of Reforms
Supply-side
Enhancing capacity of
bureaucracy for transparent,
participatory and accountable
governance
Demand-side
Capacity constraints of civil
society, private sector and
citizens to effectively engage
government
Policy Action and Time Frame
1. Integrate capacity building and
change management for transparency,
participation and accountability in all
programs and projects, including those
funded by Development Partners;
2. Make information accessible in an
open data format;
3. Broadly engage business in reform
efforts that seek to curb corruption and
improve competitiveness;
4. Support the passage of urgent bills
that institutionalize governance
reforms ; and
5. Sustain and scale-up Bottom-up
Budgeting, Performance Challenge
Fund and Empowerment Fund
Role /Support of Stakeholders
2013 PHILIPPINES DEVELOPMENT FORUM
February 4-5, 2013
Marco Polo Hotel, Davao City
Cluster Theme: Good Governance and Anti-Corruption
Recommendation No. 2
Strengthen Government’s Monitoring and Evaluation Mechanisms, Public Financial Management, and
Performance Management Systems to Ensure that Citizens Directly Benefit from the Gains of Good
Governance.
Challenge
Ensuring that reforms lead to
direct and immediate benefits for
a majority of citizens
Need for sharper priorities,
stronger linkage between the
PDP, budget allocation and
performance management
systems
Policy Action and Time Frame
1. Speed up implementation of the
PFM Reform Roadmap 2012-2015,
2. Set up systems that provide citizens
easy access to information on
government programs and
performance in a timely and
comprehensible manner;
Local economic development
3. Implement the action plan identified i
the Country Procurement Assessment
Report
LGU accountability and fiscal
responsibility
4. Scale up capacity building efforts for
local governments until brgy. Level
5. Strengthen on-going initiatives
Role /Support of Stakeholders
2013 PHILIPPINES DEVELOPMENT FORUM
February 4-5, 2013
Marco Polo Hotel, Davao City
Cluster Theme: Good Governance and Anti-Corruption
Recommendation No. 3 Pursue Good Governance and Anti-corruption at the Local Government Level,
including in Mindanao within the Framework of the President’s Social Contract Taking into Consideration its
Developmental, Humanitarian and Peace building Context.
Challenge
Developmental, Humanitarian
and Peace building context in
Mindanao
Policy Action and Time Frame
1. Implement the comprehensive
ARMM Reform Program
2. Engage international and local
development partners, civil society and
other non-state actors through locally
relevant and adapted development
strategies, delivery mechanisms and
M&E systems.
Role /Support of Stakeholders