BUSINESS-FRIENDLY AND
COMPETITIVE
LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS
Coaching Business-Friendly and
Competitive LGUs for LEIPOs
21-22 January 2015
Brentwood Suites, Quezon City
Recent Updates
• The Philippines placed 52nd out of 144 economies in
the prestigious rankings, versus59th in 2013. Since
2010, when the Aquino administration took office,
the country has gained 33 places – the largest over
the period among all countries studied.
– “Philippines are among the most improved in the
annual survey of 189 economies”
DILG PROGRAM FRAMEWORK
Poverty in multiple dimensions reduced and
massive quality employment created
Societal
Outcome
Human
Development and
Poverty
Reduction
Security,
Justice and
Peace
Climate Change
Adaptation and
Mitigation
Good
Governance
and Anticorruption
KRAs/
Sector
Outcomes
Economic
Development
DILG
Outcome
Areas
S
Environment-Protective,
T Business-Friendly and Competitive
C
Climate Change Adaptive and
Disaster
R
LGUs
Resilient LGUs A
E N
P
State
of
Local
Governance
improved
A
N E
Accountable,C
G D
I
Socially-Protective and Safe LGUs
Transparent, Participative
and
T
T
Effective Local Governance
H
Y
E
INTERNAL GOVERNANCE
MFO
LG Capacity Development, Performance Oversight and Awards/Incentives
PPAs
DILG Programs/Projects/Activities (from Locally-funded and Regular funds)
BUSINESS-FRIENDLINESS AND
COMPETITIVENESS
This is a condition where LGUs spur sustainable economic
and inclusive growth by engaging the business sector by
promoting local trade/business and generating employment.
PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
 Improve capacity of LGUs in engaging business sector,
promoting local trade / businesses and generating
employment following reforms in their business
environment
 Enhance LGU competitiveness towards increasing
sustainable growth and ensuring that growth is inclusive
Desired Outcomes for a
Business-Friendly and Competitive
LGU
1. Updated and approved CLUP/Zoning Ordinance as well as CDPs/sector
plans to guide location and focus of investments
2. Structure leading local economic investment and incentive promotion
(eg. LGU LEIPOs w/ capacity to perform their LED roles)
3. Local policies and ordinances for business and investment attraction
and retention consistent with national investment policies (Local
Investment and Incentives Code, Local Revenue Code, Local Tourism ,
etc)
4. Streamlined transactional services (BPLS, building/construction permits,
occupancy permits, sanitation and fire clearances)
5. LGU Roadmap to attract investments and generate employment (ie LGU
Business Plan)
6. Active partnership with business sector (implementation of a PPP
project)
7. Basic Infrastructure to support local businesses (roads, power, IT
support)
• DILG Outcome Area: Businessfriendly and competitive LGUs
• Calls for local governments to
work with the private sector and
other stakeholders to improve
local economic services
“A successful economic development strategy
must focus on improving the skills of the area's
workforce, reducing the cost of doing business
and making available the resources business
needs to compete and thrive in today's global
economy.”
- Rod Blagojevich
“Governments across the globe realize the
private sector is an important motor of
development and job creation. And they realize
it’s important to have the right regulations that
enable the development of the private sector.”
-Rita Ramalho, WB-IF
Local Economic Development
Business Friendly and Competitive LGUs
Enabling
Environment for
BFCL
- Cap Building of
Investment
Promotion
Office/r (LEIPO)
- Formulation of
Business Plan
- Updating CDP,
CLUP, LIIC, LRC
- Information
Portal (SparkBIz)
Simplifying
Regulatory
Systems
Streamlining
BPLS
Streamlining
Building/Occupa
ncy Permits
Automation of
BPLS and other
RS
Local
Infrastructure
Support
Provincial Road
Management Facility
(PRMF)
Special Local Road
Fund (SLRF)
Konkreto at Ayos na
Lansangan at Daan
Tungo sa
Pangkalahatang
Kaunlaran KALSADA
Workforce
Development
Skills Training for
Accelerated
Growth in Local
Government
(STAG-LG)
DILG’s LED Program as a
Vehicle for Enabling
Business Friendliness and
Competitiveness:
Local Governance Support
Program for Local
Economic Development
(LGSP-LED):
LGSP-LED is implemented through DILGs:
•
•
•
•
BLGD
Local Government Academy (LGA)
Regional and provincial offices Provincial Offices
Private Sector Partners (PCCI, NCC)
Approaches
Convergence
Capacity
development
LED Information
Portal (Sparkbiz)
Convergence (or Economic
Transformation Teams)
work with other national government
agencies and private sector
RETT: Mobilizing National Government
Agencies to Support LGUs
DILG
DOT
DTI
DOLE
DA
DPWH
LGUs/Allianc
es/TDAs
DENR
Capacity Development
• LED4LGUs curriculum- a capdev program for
LEIPOs and LED team to enhance LED
knowledge and skills; delivered through a
knowledge network composed of industry and
private sector partners, local resource institutions
and select LGUs
• Capacity-building in other LED and BFCL
interventions
Establishment of LED INFORMATION PORTAL
(SPARKBIZ) http://sparkbiz.ph
Bring business and LGUs together
➔ by providing up-​to-​date investment information that
matters, straight from the LGUs themselves
➔ to drive and spark economic development in more
places in the country
Facilitate generation of info requirement for
➔ PCCI’s Most Business-Friendly Awards
➔ NCC’s Most Competitive LGUs
Partnership with the Private Sector
• Working partnership with the Philippine Chamber
of Commerce of the Philippines, and other
private groups, and other those working for the
private sector such as NCC.
• Constant dialogues and consultations with private
sector groups/organizations
• Consider recommendations from chambers (e.g.
Arangaka Report of JFCC)
Support LED Local Projects
Creating Businessfriendly LGUs
Building Competitive
• LGU policies, plans
and systems
• Investment
promotion
• Accessing business
support services
• Destination
marketing
• Tourism circuit
planning
• Workforce
Development
• Product and market
enhancement
Tourism Sector
Results so far….
Since 2008, the
local projects in
9 sites have
achieved results
in terms of
improved local
economic
conditions
Php 6 billion
New Investments
2,269 direct jobs
Employment
Increase of 50-90 %
Visitor Arrivals
• What are the roles and responsibilities of
the Local Economic and Investment
Promotion Officer (LEIPO)?
“Overcoming poverty is not a task of charity, it is
an act of justice. Like Slavery and Apartheid,
poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can
be overcome and eradicated by the actions of
human beings. Sometimes it falls on a
generation to be great. YOU can be that great
generation. Let your greatness blossom.”
- Nelson Mandela
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