REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
EUROPEAN UNION
DCI-ASIE/2011/022-691
Philippine Association for Government Budget Administration
April 3, 2013
Presented by: Annabelle Ceniza-Echavez, DBM-RO VII
RATIONALE
o The four-year European Union – funded project was
designed considering the following:
1. LGUs are still faced with the challenge of fiscal
sustainability; and
2. Weak LGU PFM is due, in part, to poor
coordination between the oversight agencies and
the LGUs.
Support to Local Government Units for More Effective and Accountable Public Financial Management
OBJECTIVES
o Overall:
• To contribute to the achievement of the Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs) and poverty reduction in
the Philippines, in line with the 2011-2016 Philippine
Development Plan, through improved public financial
management resulting in improved delivery of basic
services by local governments.
o Specific:
• To enhance capacity of local governments to generate
revenue and to allocate and spend public funds more
effectively and efficiently.
Support to Local Government Units for More Effective and Accountable Public Financial Management
PROJECT BUDGET
Categories
1. Services
Technical assistance
Monitoring, evaluation and audit
2. Supplies
Equipment , Software
Publications
3. Operating costs
Events (training, mentoring,
coordination)
Office Operating Costs (staff,
consumables)
4. IEC
Project Information, Education
and Communication materials
and mass media campaigns
Communication/Visibility
5. Contingencies
Contingencies
TOTAL
EU contribution
(in EUR)
3 500 000
200 000
Contracting authority / Paying
authority
European Commission
European Commission
550 000
250 000
DBM / European Commission
DBM / European Commission
3 000 000
DBM / European Commission
300 000
DBM / European Commission
100 000
DBM / European Commission
50 000
European Commission
50 000
8 000 000
DBM / European Commission
Support to Local Government Units for More Effective and Accountable Public Financial Management
PROJECT PHASES
OPERATIONAL
IMPLEMENTATION PHASE
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
CLOSURE
PHASE
Year 5
Year 6
YEAR 4: JUL 2015 – JUN 2016
YEAR 3: JUL 2014 – JUN 2015
YEAR 2: JUL 2013 – JUN 2014
YEAR 1: APR 1 – JUNE 30, 2013
INCEPTION PHASE: SEPT 2012 – MAR 2013
START: JULY 3, 2012
Support to Local Government Units for More Effective and Accountable Public Financial Management
KEY RESULT AREAS
Enhanced capacity
of national
oversight agencies
• Improved institutional
capacities of oversight
bodies at national level;
• LGU PFM policy agenda
and action plan
developed; and
• Strengthened capacity
of ROs;
Strengthened local
capacity in fiscal
and expenditure
management
• Improved revenue
generation and
management at LGU
level;
Strengthened
accountability and
transparency
• Strengthened budget
monitoring and
evaluation at LGU level;
• Improved planning,
budgeting and
execution;
• Enhanced effectiveness
of LGU performance
monitoring systems;
and
• Strengthened internal
control / internal audit
systems; and
• Financial management
leadership developed at
LGU level;
• Localized procurement
reforms;
Support to Local Government Units for More Effective and Accountable Public Financial Management
EXPECTED OUTPUTS
1.
Capacity Building Program/s for Oversight National Government
Agencies, including Regional Offices;
2.
A PFM Reform Agenda (PFM Roadmap) developed taking into
consideration the National PFM Roadmap and results of PFM
Assessments and Improvement Planning;
3.
Capacity Building Program for LGUs;
4.
Updated / Refined Manuals covering Planning and Budgeting, Internal
Control/ Internal Audit, Revenue Generation and Procurement, among
others;
5.
Electronic tools for financial management; and
6.
Institutionalized PFM Assessment (using PFMAT for LGUs) and
Improvement Planning in the LGUs.
Support to Local Government Units for More Effective and Accountable Public Financial Management
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
Project
Steering
Committee
Imprest
Administrator
Project
Technical
Working
Group
Technical
Assistance
Team
Imprest
Accounting
Officer
Project Task
Force
Support Staff
Support to Local Government Units for More Effective and Accountable Public Financial Management
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
Project Steering Committee:
• Chair: Sec. Florencio B. Abad (Usec. Mario L. Relampagos)
• Members:
DILG: Usec. Austere A. Panadero
(Dir. Annaliza Bonagua / Director Manuel Q. Gotis)
BLGF: Usec. Jeremias N. Paul, Jr.
(OIC ED Salvador M. del Castillo)
NEDA :DDG Margarita R. Songco
(Dir. Remedios Endencia)
EU Representative
COA :
Support to Local Government Units for More Effective and Accountable Public Financial Management
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
Imprest Administrator: Dir. Julian Ll. Pacificador, Jr.
Imprest Accounting Officer: Asec. Janet B. Abuel
Project Technical Working Group:
• DBM: Dir. Ruby R. Esteban and Dir. Carmencita N.
Delantar
• DILG: Dir. Annaliza Bonagua and Mr. Edward
Templonuevo
• DOF: Dir. Divina Corpuz and Ms. Maria Paz Javier
• NEDA: Dir. Remedios Endencia and Mr. Alih Faisal Abdul
Support to Local Government Units for More Effective and Accountable Public Financial Management
STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION
o
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PSC and PTWG already organized
TAT already mobilized and hosted at the DBM
Start Up Activities already underway
Preparation of Overall and Annual Work Plans
ongoing
NEXT STEPS:
o Completion by the TAT of the Project’s Inception Report
o Preparation and implementation of the First Operational
Programme Estimates
Support to Local Government Units for More Effective and Accountable Public Financial Management
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
EUROPEAN UNION
DCI-ASIE/2011/022-691