LGPMS User Guide Version 2

Local Governance Performance
Management System:
The Revised Indicator System
and Website
A User’s Guide
BUREAU OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT SUPERVISION

Department of the Interior and Local Government
August 2009
Utilizing LGPMS Results: What They Said
The LGPMS, as a web-based system, was first implemented in 2005. The online system with
results from 2004-2006 has been utilized in various ways by LGPMS stakeholders. Excerpts from
some of the articles written and published on how LGPMS was appreciated and used were put
together in this Manual to document past experiences on LGPMS result utilization.
 Reporting to the Citizens and Preparation of the Executive and Legislative Agenda
“In Antique, LGPMS… has been the source of information in preparing the State of
the Province Address delivered by the Governor and the Executive and Legislative
Agenda of the province and the municipalities, PD Maza said.”
Source: PIA Press Release, 2007/02/20

http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&fi=p070220.htm&no=22
“My report is based on the Local Governance Performance Management System, or

LGPMS ng Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). This system is
not merely reportorial but a tool that enables the local government unit to
determine our capabilities and limitations in the delivery of essential public
services.”
Source: ULAT NG PUNONG LUNGSOD 2006

Mayor Amelita S. Navarro, Santiago City http://www.cityofsantiago.gov.ph/index.php?
option=com_content&task=view&id=66
 Program and Investment Prioritization
“To Mayor Piang (Upi, Maguindanao), the LGPMS colors provide chief executives
like him handy and simple guides to help them prioritize activities and investments
in a given year. As a self-assessment tool, the LGPMS shows the LGU’s strong and
weak areas and leaves it to the latter to decide on their priorities based on the
information presented. According to Mayor Piang, with LGPMS, he realized that
environmental management was his LGU’s weak area because it had no
environmental code and solid waste management program.”
Source: Knowledge Product on Local Governance,

Trekking the Good Local Governance Terrain:
The LGSP Capacity Development Way, Copyright @ 2006
User’s Guide Page 2

“Local Governance Performance Management System or LGPMS for short is now
institutionalized in my municipality, San Agustin…. We need to focus on Economic
Development and Governance for the ensuing year. We hope to fulfill one of the
agenda of the Millennium Development Goals which is eradication of poverty and
hunger. - MAYOR TOTO MADRONA, SAN AGUSTIN, ROMBLON”
Source: DILG Romblon Website

http://xdcweb.com/clients/dilgromblon/news10.php
 Strengthening Institutional Capacity
“In the cities of Calbayog in Samar and the Island Garden City of Samal (IGaCoS) in
Davao Norte, LGPMS provided a framework for strengthening the operational
procedures of the city governments. Both cities have organized their operating
systems around the five performance areas of LGPMS. Operations were clustered
around governance, administration, social services, economic development, and
environmental.”
Source: Knowledge Product on Local Governance,

Trekking the Good Local Governance Terrain:
The LGSP Capacity Development Way, Copyright @ 2006
 Research Studies
“Dear Director Acosta: … I would like to ask for your permission to use selected LGPMS
indicators for my current research project. The focus of my research at the Asia-Pacific
Research Center, Stanford University is on “drivers of local governance”. The analysis of
LGPMS data would help to shed empirical light on the performance of sub-national
governments over the last years and, in doing so, greatly benefit this research project.”
Source: Letter-request dated May, 2009 of Mr. Christian von Luebke,

Asia-Pacific Research Center, Stanford University, USA

Table of Contents
Utilizing LGPMS Results: What They Said.......................................................................................2

Revisiting the LGPMS.......................................................................................................................5
The New LGPMS: An Introduction...................................................................................................6
Characteristics of the New LGPMS..................................................................................................8
The LGPMS Conceptual Framework as Revised..............................................................................9
The LGPMS Indicator System.........................................................................................................10
The LGPMS Online Reports............................................................................................................20
Linking LGPMS Information to Actions..........................................................................................25
The LGPMS Website.......................................................................................................................26
Annexes
Annex A. Definition of Terms.........................................................................................................29
Annex B. Menu of Indicators.........................................................................................................31
Annex C. LGPMS Scaling Table.......................................................................................................48
Annex D.1 Sample e-SLGR..............................................................................................................73
Annex D.2 Sample Financial Performance e-Report......................................................................79
Annex D.3 e-SLDR...........................................................................................................................83

Revisiting the LGPMS: A Shift from Performance Measurement
to Performance Management
“There is a distinct difference between Performance Measurement and Performance

Management. Performance Measurement is the science of collecting data, analyzing variances,
and reporting results. Performance Management is the art of defining the appropriate
measures, collecting and analyzing data, identifying gaps, and developing action plans to close
or exploit those gaps.”
(Source:http://www.energypulse.net/centers/article/article_display.cfm?a_id=1865)
Performance measure is futile if not linked to desirable actions. Valuing performance

management means bringing out the sense of responsibility and accountability to the people.
Development-oriented public servants find merit to performance management as a
development management tool -- which provides information, guide decisions, and influence
national and local actions towards better governance and continuing socio-economic and
environmental development.
The LGPMS is not a Performance Measurement but a Performance Management tool. It

does not end in collecting data and reporting results. More importantly, it helps identify
development gaps and further guides local government units to develop executive and
legislative actions to address such gaps.
Why the need to implement the LGPMS?
The LGPMS serves as a robust on-line national information system on local governments. It generates
information that are useful in policy and program development, both at the local and national
government levels.
LGPMS is for:
1. LGUs – to monitor their performance and to assess their state of development for the purpose
of influencing local and national decisions or actions essential in the provision of quality basic
services to the constituents, and in addressing development gaps in the locality.
2. DILG - to link the information generated from the system to Department plans and programs
that impact on local governments as it pursues its mandate of supporting the capacity
development of LGU's towards self-governance, and development and its administrative oversight
role in advancing in the interest of public accountability .
3. Other Users, i.e., other national government agencies, development institutions, investors, NGOs,
academe and the general public - to facilitate research and the pulling of information about local
governments as inputs to development studies, policy or project development.

The New LGPMS: An Introduction
After a couple of years of LGPMS implementation, flaws on the system (indicators,

implementation process, and online database) were observed and experienced. These flaws
were used by the LGPMS Management Team as it aims to continuously enhance the system.
About a year was dedicated in redevelopment and testing. Now, the LGPMS online is reborn
and is ready to serve the users, especially the local government units.
The LGPMS, as enhanced, is now dubbed as LGPMS Version 2. The enhanced version
maintains its use as a self-assessment management tool for local governments. It is a web-
based system that has the ability to produce information on the state of local governance
performance, and the state of local development, using governance and development
indicators.
What are new in this version? In general terms, revisions are made on the following:
1. LGPMS Characteristics
2. Conceptual Framework
3. Indicator Structure, Benchmark and Calculation
4. LGPMS Online Reports: Reporting Framework and Interpretation Guide
5. The LGPMS Website
The specific changes are contained in the succeeding sections.
Highlights of changes on the operational issues in the old LGPMS version are:
1. Unavailability of Data - most of the LGUs suffer from dearth of “exact” information,
especially on numerical values that the indicators require. The issue on unavailability of
data distorts the information that the LGPMS should be producing.
Improvement in the LGPMS Version 2
Except for financial indicators which ask for exact percentage values, the revised LGPMS
no longer asks for exact values but instead asks on where the LGU fits on a range of
values or description. In this manner, the respondent can provide estimated but
educated information. It is better to have an estimated information from an LGU expert
rather than no information at all.

2. Validity of Data - In the old LGPMS, there is no specific validation instrument to attest to
the validity of data.
In the revised LGPMS, the LGU respondents are required to affix their signatures in the
Certification Page which is attached to the Data Capture Form as a means of testifying
the validity of information provided.
3. Data Capture Form - In the old LGPMS, the Data Capture Form is separated from the
Technical Notes. The users need to look at the two documents to understand the
indicators. Combining the two documents, the total number of pages reaches to about
200. This has implication on the printing cost and immediate understanding of
indicators by the LGU users.
 Reduced number of pages. In the revised LGPMS, the Data Capture Forms and the
Technical Notes are contained in one document. The number of pages is reduced
from 200 to about 25-50 pages.
 Simpler and more user-friendly. The indicators are translated into questions or
statements that are easily understood by the respondents.
Example:
Old LGPMS Revised LGPMS

1. Real Property Tax 1. How much is your actual collection
Accomplishment Rate from Real Property Tax (RPT) out of
the RPT collectibles (in %)?

Characteristics of the New LGPMS:
A Self-Assessment and a Survey Tool
The LGPMS Version 2 is designed as a self-assessment tool and a survey tool at the same
time.
What is the difference between the two?
 LGPMS as a self-assessment tool -- the LGPMS has the ability to assess performance
and state of development, using sets of questions (indicators). It is called self-
assessment since respondents are local government officials and functionaries
themselves. An artificial intelligence on the interpretation of results is embedded in the
system. As an assessment tool, a benchmark and a scaling system are used to measure
performance and state of development. Two benchmarks are used: External
Benchmark and Internal Benchmark. External benchmark is utilized to compare and
appraise local government performance and state of development based on standards,
national average or targets. On the other hand, Internal Benchmark is used to evaluate
current year performance as compared to performance in previous years.
 LGPMS as a survey tool -- the LGPMS is a survey tool with the main purpose to gather
raw data from local governments, with the analysis done manually. This means that no
analysis or artificial intelligence is integrated in the system for a particular survey and
purpose. The LGPMS is capable of conducting multiple surveys in one year. This opens
a venue where other required data of the DILG or of other national government agencies
such as the Department of Health and the Department of Tourism, which are not
covered by the LGPMS indicators, can be gathered through the LGPMS web-database
system.

The LGPMS Conceptual Framework as Revised
The old LGPMS was founded on input-output-outcome indicator-relationship in determining

the performance of a particular LGU. There was a strong argument among the LGU users,
based on the evaluation made by the LGPMS Team and the study conducted by the League of
Municipalities of the Philippines on the 1 st Cycle of LGPMS implementation, that outcome or
development conditions cannot be solely attributed to the performance of LGUs since there are
many players and factors in the society that influence the state of development of a particular
locality -- which includes national policies, geographical, environmental, or political attributes,
among others.
Recognizing the merit of this argument, and considering the intention of LGPMS in providing
the LGUs, particularly the Local Chief Executives, with information that enable them to
effectively manage their local government units by improving their LGU performance, the
revised LGPMS conceptual framework was developed.
The revised LGPMS

conceptual framework (see
Fig. 1) looks into the state of
local governance
performance which is
measured using governance
indicators, either input or
output, and the state of local
development which is
measured using development
or outcome indicators. This is
to emphasize that
governance indicators used to
measure the State of Local
Governance Performance are
based on the LGU’s key responsibilities or on those areas which the local government unit has
direct control. On the other hand, the development indicators used to measure the state of
local development are not necessarily within the control of the LGU but are utilized to
determine development gaps where the local government, national government and other
sectors of the society can work together in addressing development backlogs.
Information on the State of Local Governance Performance and the State of Local
Development are equally important inputs in managing LGU performance in local governance.

The LGPMS Indicator System:
Revised Structure, Benchmark, Scaling and Calculation
1. Revised LGPMS Indicator Structure
Here are the pointers considered in revising the LGPMS Indicator Clusters: (a) clustering
should be based on the new LGPMS conceptual framework; (b) clustering should reflect
ecosystem uniqueness of the LGUs; and (c) the cluster-titles should be more descriptive of
areas being assessed.
The LGPMS Version 2 is composed of two core indicator clusters: Governance Indicators
Cluster and Development Indicators Cluster. Governance Indicators are collected and
reported annually, while development indicators are collected and reported every three
years.
The Governance Indicators Cluster is composed of five Performance Areas and 20

Service Areas. Refer to Table 1 for the list.
Table 1: Governance Indicators Cluster

Performance Area Service Area
1. Administrative 1. Local Legislation
Governance 2. Development Planning
3. Revenue Generation
4. Resource Allocation and Utilization
5. Customer Service
6. Human Resource Management and Development
2. Social Governance 1. Health Service
2. Support to Education
3. Support to Housing and Basic Utilities
4. Peace, Security and Disaster Risk Management
3. Economic 1. Support to Agriculture Sector
Governance 2. Support to Fishery Services
3. Entrepreneurship, Business and Industry
Promotion
4. Environmental 1. Forest Ecosystem Management
Governance 2. Freshwater Ecosystem Management
3. Coastal Marine Ecosystem Management
4. Urban Ecosystem Management
5. Valuing 1. Transparency
Fundamentals of 2. Participation
Good Governance 3. Financial Accountability
The Development Indicators Cluster is composed of three sectors and 11 sub-sectors.

Refer to Table 2 for the list.
Table 2: Development Indicators Cluster

Development Sector Development Sub-Sector
1. Social 1. State of Health and Nutrition
Development 2. State of Education
3. State of Housing and Basic Utilities
4. Peace and Order Condition
2. Economic 1. State of Income
Development 2. State of Employment
3. Environmental 1. State of Agricultural Ecosystem
Development 2. State of Forest Ecosystem
3. State of Coastal Marine Ecosystem
4. State of Freshwater Ecosystem
5. State of Urban Ecosystem
The Definition of Terms on Ecosystem and Economic Profile is contained in Annex A.
1. Types of LGPMS Indicators
The type of indicators determines the data inputs and the level of information that can
be generated from the system. There are four types of indicators in the LGPMS.
 Percentage Indicators - Unlike in the old LGPMS, numerators and denominators are
no longer asked as data inputs. Computed percentage value is what to be inputted
in the Data Capture Form. This means that LGU users have to compute for the
percentage value manually if the data are raw. Percentage indicators apply only on
financial indicators.
Example:
% Locally Sourced to
Total LGU Revenues %
 Exclusive List Indicators - This type of indicator can be commonly seen in the
LGPMS indicators. The LGU user has to select one among the range of values or
description that fits the situation of the LGU.

Example:
Extent of riverside or lakeside squatters
 More than 100 21 – 100 houses 6 – 20 houses per 2 – 5 houses per 0 – 1 squatter
 houses per km per km stretch km stretch within km stretch within house per km
stretch within 50 within lakeside or 50 meters of 50 meters of stretch within 50
meters of lakeside riverbank lakeside or lakeside or meters lakeside or
or riverbank (too riverbank riverbank riverbank
many to count)
 List Indicators - This is another common type of indicator in the LGPMS especially in
Governance Indicators. The LGU user has to select one or more descriptions that fit
the LGU situation.
Example:
Which of the following Codes are already enacted by the sanggunian?
3.1 Code of General Ordinances Yes No
3.2 Revenue Code Yes No
3.3 Local Investment and Incentive Code Yes No
3.4 Market Code Yes No
3.5 Health and Sanitation Code Yes No
3.6 Code for Children Yes No
3.7 Gender and Development Code Yes No
3.8 Environmental Code Yes No
3.9 Zoning Ordinance Yes No
There are some “List Indicators” that verify the absence or presence of a structure or
tool. If a structure or tool is present, the list of descriptions is to be answered to
assess its quality or effectiveness. The processing rule is called “Leading Question.”
Example:

2. Does your sanggunian have a system that tracks information on local legislations?
If Yes, is the tracking system capable of generating information on?
2.1 Existing local rules and regulations which complement

national laws or policies Yes No
2.2 Existing local rules and regulations which are being

enforced Yes No
2.3 Existing local rules and regulations which are not being
enforced Yes No
2.4 Existing local rules and regulations to avoid duplication

of legislation Yes No
 Profile Indicators - Profile indicators are not part of the scaling system but are
generated to support the analysis, and also, to provide the user with basic facts
about the LGU. Profile indicators include demographic, economic profile, tourism
potential, and contact information.
The Menu of Indicators is attached in Annex B. A more extensive discussion on the

indicators and associated information is embodied in the Data Capture Form.
2. Indicator Applicability
LGPMS Indicators are customized to local government units following these applicability
criteria:
 LGU Type - either for province, city and/or municipality
 Income Classification – either for Highly Urbanized Cities, 1st-3rd class and/or 4th to 6th
class
 Ecosystem Classification – either for agricultural, coastal marine, freshwater, and/or

forest.
In this way, local governments are assessed based on political structure, economic and
ecosystem characteristics.

2. Benchmarks, Recommended Thresholds and Policy Standards
Benchmarks, Thresholds and Standards used to assess local governance performance or

state of local development in the LGPMS Version 2 are drawn from the MTPDP Targets,
National Averages, national laws and policies, set by the concerned national government
agencies, or recommended thresholds by experts.
 Comparison with benchmarks such as national targets or averages
Example:
- MTPDP Targets are commonly used in development indicators, e.g., % of Children

(under 5 yrs. old) with below normal weights, where the MTPDP 2010 Target is
21.6%
- National averages are commonly used for financial indicators. An LGU is compared
to national average of LGUs with the same LGU type and income class in a given year,
e.g., Real Property Tax Accomplishment Rate.
 Comparison with policy standards – the policy standards are used as list of criteria in
assessing quality or functionality of structures or tools as inputs in local government
operations, e.g., Functionality of the Local Development Council.
 Comparison with recommended thresholds – recommended thresholds by experts are

used when benchmarks and standards are not available, e.g., forest cover, tertiary or
technical education completion rate and the like.
3. Scaling System
A 5-point scale is applied to group local government performance -- to facilitate the

identification of weak and strong points, or to situate localities with high or poor level of

development. Applying a Scaling System also enables the summarizing of indicator values
into a higher level of information.
In the case of governance indicators, the higher level of information is produced by

service areas: Example: Transparency, Participation, Local Legislation, Development
Planning, etc.
While in the case of development indicators, the higher level of information is produced
by sub-sector and sector: Example of Sub-sector - State of Health, State of Education, State
of Housing and Basic Utilities, Peace and Order Condition; Example of Sector – Social
Development Index.
The scale of 1 to 5 is also called “Index”. For Governance Indicators Result, the term
used is Performance Scale as shown in Box 1. For Development Indicators Result, the
description used is Development Index as displayed in Box 2.
Box 1 - Performance Scale Box 2 - Development Index
5 4 3 2 1 5 4 3 2 1
Excellen High but Fai Lo Very Very High Fair Poor Bad
t not r w Low High
Excellen
t
The scales do not use equal distribution of intervals as applied in statistical operation but
use uneven class breaks in order to highlight issues. An example is given below which
shows the class intervals used to get the index of households with sanitary toilets.
Scaling Table
Indicator 5 4 3 2 1
Very High High Fair Poor Bad
Percentage of
households with
sanitary toilet
97-100% 92-96% 86-91% 80-85% Below 80%
facilities (for LGUs
outside Metro
Manila)
Intervals for class 4 5 6 6 80
break
As can be seen, to obtain a score of 5 (Very High) the range for the percentage of
households having sanitary toilet facilities must be close to 100% while if less than 80%, the
situation is considered bad and given an index of 1. The intervals for each class break are
uneven with it being much easier to get a bad condition than a good one.

The scaling is also based on the benchmark used. Here, the national average is 86%
which is set at the Scale of 3 or Fair, and the other ranges are adjusted accordingly.
4. Calculating and Summarizing Indicator Values
Step 1. Get the equivalent scale or index of an indicator.
For Percentage Indicators - in determining the scale, the indicator value of an LGU
has to be compared to the national average(s) in a given year. Higher value than the
national average gets a higher scale while the lower value gets a lower scale. The
scale is not available in the Scaling Table. The national average is produced by the
system only after the nationwide data entry.
For Exclusive List Indicators - LGU response has a corresponding scale as can be
immediately seen in the Scaling Table.
Example:
Indicator Sub- Scale

Reference indicator
Not
No. Ref. No.
5 4 3 2 1 Applicable
6 Percentage of Barangays with Material Recovery Facilities
75- 50- 25-
100% 0-25%
99% 74% 49%
For List Indicators - LGU response in each sub-indicator has a corresponding scale
which can be immediately seen in the Scaling Table. Compute for the indicator
scale by getting the average of sub-indicators.
Example:
Indicator Sub-
Scale Processing
Reference indicator
Rule
No. Ref. No. 5 4 3 2 1 Not

Applicable
1.1 Participation
Get the
Representation of NGOs, POs and Private Sector in the average
1
Local Special Bodies of 1.1 –
1.4
1.1 Yes Partial No 5
1.2 Yes No 1
Indicator
3.5
Scale
LGPMS Scaling Table is included in this Manual as Annex C.
Step 2. For Governance Indicators, get the Service Area Index by averaging the indicator
scales.
Example 1: Service Area Index
2.1 Local Legislation

Indicator Reference No. Performance Scale
1 3.5
2 1
3 2.7
4 2
Local Legislation Index =
sum of performance scale/no. of 2.3
indicators
Note: Governance indicators are no longer computed at the performance area

level.
Steps 2-4. For development indicators, get the Sub-Sector Index, Sector Index and
Overall Development Index.
Step 2. Sub-sector Calculation
Housing and Basic Utilities

Indicator Reference No. Development Index
1 1
2 3
3 1
4 5
5 3
6 3
State of Housing and Basic
Utilities Index =
2.66
sum of Development Index/no.
of indicators
Step 3. Sector Calculation
Social Development
Sub-sector Development Index
Health and Nutrition 3.40
Education 2.70
Housing and Basic Utilities 3.20
Peace and Order 4.10
Social Development Index =
sum of Development Index/no. 3.35
of sub-sector
Step 4. Overall Development Index Calculation
Sector Development Index

Social Development 3.10
Economic Development 2.20

Environmental Development 3.40
Social Development Index =
sum of Development Index/no. 2.90
of sub-sector

The LGPMS Online Reports:
Basic Reporting Framework and Interpretation Guide
There are two levels of online reports – one is the e-report for provincial, city and municipal
governments, and the other are the summaries of reports at the provincial, regional and
national levels.
1. e-Reports for the Provincial, City and Municipal Governments
The electronic reports that can be generated for city and municipal governments are:
a. State of Local Governance Performance e-Report (e-SLGPR);

b. Financial Performance e-Report ; and
c. State of Local Development e-Report (e-SLDR)
The electronic reports that can be generated for provincial governments are:
a. State of Local Governance Performance e-Report (e-SLGPR) and

b. Financial Performance e-Report
Take note that the e-SLDR for the province is the Summary of Results for its component
cities and municipalities, which is discussed in the next section called “LGPMS Result
Summaries”.
The framework used in producing these electronic reports for LGUs are described in
Illustrations 1 – 3.

Illustration 1: e-SLGPR Framework for Provincial, City and Municipal Governments
State of Local Governance Performance e-Report

(e-SLGPR)
When and Who can What kind of information

Access? are produced?
Excellent Performance
Produced Annually is equal to a Scale of Provides information on Service
“5” Areas where the LGU attain Excellent
Performance and Areas for
Available for each Improvement
provincial, city and Area for improvement
municipal governments is lower than the scale
of “5”
Provides basic interpretation of the
Access restricted -- performance, as well as suggested
Available for registered actions which the LGU may wish to
LGU Information Users pursue.
only. LGU users cannot
view the report of other
LGUs.
Note: See sample e-SLGPR in Annex D.1.

The Service Areas are listed in the Revised
Indicator Structure.

Illustration 2: Financial Performance e-Report Framework
for Provincial, City and Municipal Government
Financial Performance e-Report

Produced Annually The 11 Financial Indicators: It contains graphical presentations of

LGU’s Financial Performance on 11
Cost to Collect
Financial Indicators. An LGU is
Access restricted -- Revenues
compared to national average of
Available for registered
LGU Information Users Locally-Sourced LGUS with the same LGU Type and
only. LGU users cannot Revenues to Total Income class.
view the report of other Income
LGUs.
Regular Revenues to
Total Income It provides Interpretation Guide like
how the indicator was computed, its
Locally-Sourced significance, and the minimum
Note: See sample Financial Performance Revenue Level desirable and exceptional
e-Report in Annex D.2 performance.
Locally-Sourced
Revenue Per Capita
Real Property Tax

Accomplishment
Rate
PS Expenditure
Ratio
Total Expenditures
Per Capita
Debt Service Ratio
Revenue Growth*
Growth in Locally
Sourced Revenue
per Capita*
* Available starting second

year of LGPMS Version 2
implementation
Illustration 3: e-SLDR Framework for City and Municipal Governments
State of Local Development e-Report

(e-SLDR)

Every three years,

starting Profile Year
Web-format: Downloadable-format:
2009
1. Graphical Presentation (Wheel Graphical Presentation
Not-restricted. Available Chart) of the locality’s (bar chart) of the
to all users including the development condition by locality’s development
public viewers. indicator, sub-sector, sector condition by sub-sector
and overall development with interpretation guide
indices. Core Development at the indicator level.
Challenges are highlighted.
Note: See sample e-SLDR in Interpretation guide is
Annex D.3. provided.
Basic Interpretation
Socio-Economic and
Environmental Index
Interpretation
Interdependencies
(Sectoral Development
Plot) – provides sectoral 1 or 2
development axis with Core Development
interpretation guide. It Challenges
also provide sample
analysis of how socio-
economic and 3 or 4
environmental factors are Acceptable level of
inter-connected and how development
one affects the others.
5
Desirable level of
development

2. LGPMS Result Summaries
Summaries of LGPMS results for e-SLGPR and e-SLDR are available at the provincial,
regional and national levels, which can be viewed by all users including the public. It
means that usernames and passwords are not required, and can be accessed in the LGPMS
Homepage without going to the LGPMS database.
 e-SLGPR - Provincial, Regional and National Summaries for e-SLGPR are presented by
Service Area Level in a Performance Area, and grouped by Performance Description.
Grouping by Performance Description, i.e., excellent, high, fair, low, very low, enables
a Provincial Government and concerned national government agencies to identify
which among the component LGUs need more assistance and intervention, and on
what area(s).
 e-SLDR - Provincial, Regional and National Summaries for e-SLDR are presented by
indicator, sub-sector, sector and overall development levels, and by development
index to highlight local governments facing development issues or core development
challenges, as well as those which can be described as with acceptable or desirable
level of development.
REMINDER! There are more information that can be produced by the system other
than what are reported electronically, e.g., governance indicators and sub-indicators.
Any unpublished information can be generated by the LGPMS Database Administrator

who is stationed at the Bureau of Local Government Supervision. A formal request has to
be made and addressed to the BLGS Director.
For a more detailed information about a particular LGU, that information can be obtained
from the concerned local government unit and the request has to be addressed directly
to the Local Chief Executive.

Linking LGPMS Information to Actions
Suggested Areas for Improvement and Core Development Challenges as presented in the
electronic reports, are the priority areas that need to be looked into. Again, all these
information are useless if not linked to desirable actions towards improving local government
administration and uplifting local socio-economic development conditions.
Linking LGPMS Information to meaningful action simply means:
 In Planning and Budgeting - the LGPMS results are inputs when:

- revisiting or preparing the Comprehensive Development Plan or the Executive and
Legislative Agenda (if CDP is not yet prepared).
- preparing the Annual Investment Plan and the Annual Budget, especially when
prioritizing programs and projects. For provincial, regional and national
governments, the LGPMS results are important inputs in identifying LGUs that need
more assistance and on the type of assistance necessary.
 In Strengthening Institutional Capacity – LGPMS results are useful in identifying

institutional capacity development gaps. Results find utility in the formulation of the
Capacity Development Agenda (which is a component of the CDP).
 In Project Development - LGPMS results are inputs in the preparation of project

proposals and concept papers, for funding from local or external sources.
 In Policy Development – LGPMS results are inputs in the review or in the formulation of
sound policy interventions at the local or national government level.
 In Reporting to the Public – LGPMS results are inputs to reports to the public,
highlighting on the strengths of the LGU and on the development gaps that need to be
addressed.
 In Performance Monitoring – through access to the on-line LGPMS, key accountable

officials such as the Local Chief Executive are informed of: (a) performance or the lack of
it, either of the local government machinery as a whole or of administrative offices or of
those offices created and funded to deliver frontline services; and (b) obtaining
development conditions. In the case of a head of a local government, decisions and
actions are thus better informed and the desired results in the exercise of executive
management, direction and control are better assured of support, commitment and
success.

The LGPMS Website
The LGPMS website is located at www.blgs.gov.ph/lgpms. The website has restricted and
non-restricted features.
1. Restricted Features
Restricted features are contained in the LGPMS Database which require a username and
password to access. The primary users of LGPMS (LGU Users and DILG-BLGS, RFPs, PFPs and
LGU Coordinators) are provided with user accounts with various levels of access on the
database depending on their tasks and responsibilities.
Restricted features are:
 Database Administration
 Downloading of Data Capture Form and Online Data Entry
 e-SLGPR and Financial Performance e-Report for individual LGUs
Note: Detailed instructions on navigating the restricted features of the LGPMS

are included in the Operations Handbook prepared for the LGPMS Primary Users.
2. Non-Restricted Features
Non-restricted features are contained in the LGPMS Homepage which does not require a
username and password to access. Access is assured.
What information are available in the LGPMS Homepage?
All information, links, write-ups or publications about LGPMS are posted. This is the
primary communication medium of the LGPMS Management Team in reaching out to the
LGPMS users and, at the same time, in generating feedback from them.

Major Links:
1. Home - contains news and event stories written by the LGPMS “Circle of Writers”
within the DILG, or contributory stories by volunteer writers who are not members of
the Circle of Writers but who wish to write about the LGPMS.
2. About LGPMS - contains information about LGPMS, e.g., history, benefits, indicator
framework and basic analysis, operations processes, and the like.
3. e-Reports - contains State of Local Development e-Reports of individual LGUs and
Summaries of Results, and Summaries of the State of Local Governance Performance
e-Reports
4. LGU Basic Facts and Figures – contains basic information about individual LGUs, e.g.,
demographic, economic profile, tourism potential, financial information, and contact
details.
5. Publication – contains technical reports or studies, guidelines or manuals developed
for the LGPMS or related issues
6. Contact Us - contains contact details of the DILG LGPMS Management Team
7. FAQs - contains frequently asked questions
8. Forum - a facility where users can participate in a discussion for a particular topic in
the LGPMS. All registered LGPMS Users can participate, i.e., read, create topics, and
post in the forum. The LGPMS Forum Administrator creates the usernames and
passwords for Forum Users. Users are notified via e-mail. Users without online
accounts can read the contents but cannot post comments or participate in a
discussion in the Forum. If interested to participate, he or she has to contact the
Forum Administrator for access.
9. Useful Links – contains useful website links of organizations, or URLs of useful web-
pages for LGUs.
10. Archives – contains old articles on the LGPMS
Note: The website links and contents are regularly updated.

Visit the LGPMS website from time to time to keep you posted.

Annexes

Annex A. Definition of Terms
Terms Used on Ecosystem

Agricultural Ecosystem Looks into factors that contribute to agricultural land
productivity, i.e., land use, irrigated land, and crops and crop
yield. Agricultural land productivity impacts on the socio-
economic and environmental conditions in a locality.
Coastal Marine Ecosystem Looks into factors that contribute to coastal habitat
productivity, e.g., extent of polluting industries and squatter-
households, mangrove preservation and fish catch. Again,
coastal habitat productivity has impact on socio-economic and
environment conditions.
Forest Ecosystem Looks into factors that contribute to forest preservation and
productivity, e.g., forest cover, illegal logging, and presence of
illegal dwellers. Forest preservation and productivity has
impact on the three development dimensions: social,
economic and environment. Forest means dense growth of
trees and underbrush covering a large tract of land -- in upland
and public land. In LGPMS, it does not cover private lands or
parks in subdivisions.
Freshwater Ecosystem Looks into factors that contribute to freshwater (rivers and
lakes) habitat productivity, e.g., water quality, extent of
polluting industries and squatter-households, and fish catch.
Urban Ecosystem Looks into the physical environment and land quality in urban
areas, i.e., cities and town centers. Urban land quality impacts
on sanitation, health, and on the local economy, among
others.
Terms Used on Economic Profile (LGU Basic Facts and Figures)
Agricultural A locality with agricultural activities like the production of
agricultural crops such as palay, corn, coconut (including
copra), sugarcane, and bananas and the raising of live-stock
and poultry.
Commercial and Service Location of commercial centers like general merchandise,
Centers food, automotive, repair shops, theaters, hotels, motels,
private clinics, professional services, miscellaneous business
services, e.g., banks, shopping malls, sales and corporate
offices, telecommunication centers, loading services and
other related activities, including merchant wholesalers,
distributors and warehousing.

Fishery A locality rich with marine resources and with fishery-related
activities. Fishery covers fishing, fish culture, and the
gathering of other marine products such as seaweeds, shells
and sponges.
Industrial Manufacturing, refining, fabricating, assembly, storage, parking
and other incidental uses, including food processing, cottage
industries, rice mills, steel mills, chemical processing, etc.
Mining A locality with mining and quarrying activities which cover the
production of all metallic mineral ores and concentrates, i.e.,
copper mining, gold mining, and other metal mining which
include silver, lead, zinc, manganese, platinum, palladium,
cobalt, cadmium and nickel, by extraction from nature and
wells.

Annex B. Menu of Indicators
I. GOVERNANCE INDICATORS
Indicator Applicability Indicator Type Scaling Method / Benchmark

1. Valuing Fundamentals of Good Governance
1.1 Participation
1. Representation of NGOs, POs and Province, City, List NGOs, POs and/or private
Private Sector in the Local Special Bodies Municipality sector should be represented
in all local special bodies
2. Presence of feedback mechanism to Exclusive List Feedback mechanism
generate citizen views on the reach and established
quality of LGU services
3. Involvement of NGOs, POs and Private Exclusive List More than 70% of LGU
Sector in the implementation of LGU development projects were
development projects implemented in partnership
with NGOs, Pos and Private
Sector
1.2 Transparency
1. Presence of Public Information Office or Province, City, Exclusive List Public Information Office or
Desk Municipality Desk present
2. Extent of communication mediums used List Should be able to update the
to update the public on local public through various
government plans, programs and communication mediums
special events
3. Accessibility of public documents such Exclusive List All public documents should be
as transaction records and contracts accessed by the public
1.3 Financial Accountability
1. Effectiveness of the LGU's Financial Province, City, List Should meet all criteria set on
Management System Municipality effectiveness of the financial

management system
2. Functionality of the Bids and Awards Province, City, List Should meet all criteria set on
Committee Municipality composition, meetings and
performance of the BAC
3. Timely liquidation of cash advances List Cash advances should
liquidated within the
prescribed period
4. Availability of status report on actions Status report of actions on
taken by the LGU on COA Audit Findings COA findings and
and Recommendations Recommendations should be
available
2. Administrative Governance
2.1 Local Legislation
1. Quality of the Legislative Agenda Province, City, List Should meet all criteria set on
Municipality quality of the Legislative
Agenda
2. Quality of the Legislative Tracking List Should meet all criteria set on
System the capability of the tracking
system
3. Presence of Updated Codes in Support List Responsive legislation. The
of Administrative Functions, Regulatory desirable situation is that the
Mandates, Corporate Objectives, Social Sanggunian has enacted and
Development, Economic Development updated the Basic Codes.
and Environmental Management
4. Percentage of ordinances over total Percentage The higher percentage the
enactments better.
2.2 Development Planning
1. Functionality of the Local Development Province, City, List Should meet all criteria set on
Council Municipality composition, meetings and
performance of the LDC

2. Quality of database for development List Should meet all criteria set on
planning contents of database for
development planning
3. Quality of the Comprehensive Province (PDPFP) , List Should meet all criteria set on
Development Plan or Provincial City (CDP), how the CDP or PDPFP was
Development and Physical Framework Municipality (CDP) formulated
Plan
4. Quality of the Local Development Province, City, List Should meet all criteria set on
Investment Plan as a component of the Municipality how the LDIP was prepared
CDP or PDPFP
5. Quality of the Comprehensive Land Use City, Municipality List Should meet all criteria set on
Plan how the CLUP was formulated
6. Quality of the Annual Investment City, Municipality List Should meet all criteria set on
Program how the AIP was prepared
7. Presence of the Executive and Province, City, Exclusive Bonus point
Legislative Agenda Municipality
2.3 Revenue Generation
1. Efficiency of the system on local Province, City, List Should meet all criteria set on
government-imposed or collected Municipality efficiency of systems on
taxes, fees and charges collection
2. Quality of the Comprehensive Revenue List Should meet all criteria set on
Generation Plan the quality of the CRGP
3. Total Revenue Collection Cost to Total Percentage Should be higher than the
Revenue Collected national average of LGUs with
the same LGU Type and
Income Class
4. Real Property Tax Accomplishment Rate City , Municipality Percentage Should be higher than the
national average of LGUs with
Income Class

5. Percentage of Locally Sourced Province, City, Percentage Should be higher than the
Revenues to Total Local Government Municipality national average of LGUs with
Revenues the same LGU Type and
Income Class
6. Percentage of Regular Revenues to Percentage Should be higher than the
Total Local Government Revenues national average of LGUs with
Income Class
2.4 Resource Allocation and Utilization
1. Quality of the Annual Budget Province, City, List Should meet criteria set on
Municipality quality of annual budget
2. Per Capita Expenditure Province, City, Percentage Should be higher than the
Municipality national average of LGUs with
Income Class
3. Personal Services Ratio Percentage Should be lower than the
national average of LGUs with
Income Class
4. Debt Service Ratio Percentage Debt service should not exceed
20% of the regular income
2.5 Customer Service - Civil Application
1. Quality of Customer Service in the City, Municipality List Should meet criteria set on
processing of Civil Registry Documents quality of customer service
2. Quality of Customer Service in the List Should meet criteria set on
processing of Real Property Documents quality of customer service
2.6 Human Resource Management and
Development
1. Quality of Human Resource Province, City, List Should meet criteria set on
Management and Development Municipality quality of HRMD

3. Social Governance
3.1 Health Services
1. Functionality of the Local Health Board Province, City, List Should meet all criteria set on
Municipality composition, meetings and
performance
2. Quality of Primary Health Care List Should meet all criteria set on
quality of service provided
3. Quality of Maternal Care List Should meet all criteria set on
4. Quality of Child Care List Should meet all criteria set on
5. Other Innovative Health Services List Should meet all criteria set on
3.2 Support to Education Services
1. Functionality of the Local School Board Province, City, List Should meet all criteria set on
Municipality composition, meetings and
performance of the LSB
2. Support to Elementary and Secondary List Should meet all criteria set on
Education from the Special Education the extent of support provided
Fund to elementary and secondary
education
3. Support to education from the General List Should meet all criteria set on
Fund the extent of support provided
to education
4. Quality of the Alternative Learning System List Should meet all criteria set on
quality of ALS
3.3 Support to Housing and Basic Utilities
1. Presence of database for the housing Province, City, List Should meet all criteria set on
sector Municipality the content s of the database

for the housing sector
2. Types of services provided for the housing List Should meet all criteria set on
sector the extent of services provided
for the housing sector
3.4 Peace, Security and Disaster Risk
Management
1. Functionality of the Peace and Order Province, City, List Should meet all criteria set on
Council Municipality composition, meetings and
performance of the POC
2. Quality of the Integrated Area List Should meet all criteria set on
Community Public Safety Plan the quality of the IA/CPSP
3. Quality of Accomplishments List Should meet all criteria set on
the quality of
accomplishments relative to
peace and order
4. Provision of sites for protective services City, Municipality List Should be able to provide sites
for protective services
5. Functionality of the Local Council for the Province, City, List Should meet all criteria set on
Protection of Children Municipality composition, meetings and
performance of the LCPC
6. Adequacy of financial support to Lupong City, Municipality List Should meet all criteria on the
Tagapamayapa adequacy of financial support
provided to LT
7. Percentage of interpersonal disputes City, Municipality Exclusive List The higher the percentage the
resolved through Lupong Tagapamayapa better
8. Percentage of amicable settlements Exclusive List The higher the percentage the
sustained under Lupong Tagapamayapa better
9. Functionality of the Local Disaster Province, City, List Should meet all criteria set on

Coordinating Council Municipality composition, meetings and
performance of the LDCC
10. Responsiveness of disaster operations List Should meet all criteria set on
responsiveness of operations
conducted during disasters
11. Adequacy of services for disaster victims List Should meet all criteria set on
the adequacy of services
provided to victims of disasters
12. Rehabilitation Effort List Should meet all criteria set on
the rehabilitation efforts
conducted after a disaster
4. Economic Governance
4.1 Support to Agriculture Services
1. Extent of support to agriculture Province, City, List Should meet all criteria set on
Municipality the level of support provided
(Agricultural to agriculture
Ecosystem)
2. Percentage of farming households City, Municipality Exclusive List The higher the percentage the
benefitting from agricultural extension (Agricultural better
or on-site reasearch services and Ecosystem)
facilities
3. Presence of other alternative or Province, City, Exclusive List Bonus point
innovative assistance to farmers Municipality
(Agricultural
Ecosystem)
4.2 Support to Fishery Services

1. Functionality of the Fisheries and Province, City, List Should meet all criteria set on

Aquatic Resource Management Council Municipality composition, meetings and
(Coastal Marine performance of the FARMC
Ecosystem)
2. Support to fisherfolks and fishing City, Municipality List Should meet all criteria set on
industry (Coastal Marine the level of support provided
Ecosystem) to the fishing industry
3. Percentage of fishing households Exclusive List The higher the percentage the
benefitting from extension or on-site better
research services and facilities
4. Presence of other alternative or Province, City, Exclusive List Bonus point
innovative assistance to fisherfolks Municipality
(Coastal Marine
Ecosystem)
4.3 Entrepreneurship, Business, and Industry
Promotion
1. Quality of Civil Application System to City, Municipality List Should meet all criteria set on
Business Sector the civil application system
related to the business sector
2. Processing time of Building Permit, City, Municipality Exclusive List Should be less than 4 hours for
Building Occupancy Permit and Business building and occupancy
Permit permits, and less than 15
minutes for a business permit
3. Presence of a local government- Province, City, Exclusive List LG-supported administrative
supported administrative body that is Municipality body should be present
responsible in the promotion of business
and industry
4. Quality of direct support services to List Should meet all criteria set on
businesses, enterprises and industries the quality of support services
to businesses, enterprises and
industries

5. Environmental Governance
5.1 Forest Ecosystem Management
1. Integration of forest management Province, City, Exclusive List Forest management program
program in the Comprehensive Land Use Municipality integrated in the CLUP or
Plan or Provincial Development Physical (Forest Ecosystems) PDPFP
Framework Plan
2. Involvement of NGOs, POs and Private Exclusive List NGOs, Pos and the private
Sector in the protection and sector actively participate the
management of forest protection and management of
forests
3. Adequacy of forest management efforts List Should meet all criteria set on
the adequacy of efforts
committed to forest
management
5.2 Freshwater Ecosystem Management
1. Integration of freshwater protection or Province, City, Exclusive List Freshwater protection or
rehabilitation program in the Municipality management program
Comprehensive Land Use Plan or (Freshwater integrated in the CLUP or
Provincial Development Physical Ecosystems) PDPFP
Framework Plan
2. Involvement of NGOs, POs and Private Province, City, Exclusive List NGOs, Pos and the private
Sector or the general public in the Municipality sector actively participate the
protection and rehabilitation of (Freshwater protection and rehabilitation
freshwater, i.e. river or lake Ecosystems) of freshwater
3. Adequacy of freshwater ecosystem List Should meet all criteria set on
management efforts the adequacy of efforts
committed to freshwater
ecosystem management
5.3 Coastal Marine Ecosystem Management
1. Integration of coastal marine resource Province, City, Exclusive List Coastal marine resource

rehabilitation or protection program in Municipality rehabilitation or protection
the Comprehensive Land Use Plan or (Coastal Marine program integrated in the
Provincial Development Physical Ecosystems) CLUP or PDPFP
Framework Plan
Sector in the protection and sector actively participate the
rehabilitation of coastal areas protection and rehabilitation
of coastal areas
3. Adequacy of coastal marine ecosystem List Should meet all criteria set on
management efforts the adequacy of efforts
committed to coastal marine
ecosystem management
5.4 Urban Ecosystem Management
1. Integration of pollution control program Province, City, Exclusive List Pollution control program
in the Comprehensive Development Plan Municipality integrated in the CLUP or
or Provincial Development Physical PDPFP
Framework Plan
Sector or the general public in the sector actively participate in
protection of the environment from air the protection of the
or water pollution environment from air or water
pollution
3. Adequacy of effort to enforce pollution Province, City, List Should meet all criteria set on
control measures Municipality the adequacy of efforts to
enforce pollution control
measures
4. Functionality of the Solid Waste Province, City, List Should meet all criteria set on
Management Board Municipality composition, meetings and

performance
5. Quality of a Solid Waste Management List Should meet all criteria set on
Plan the quality of SWM Plan
6. Percentage of Barangays with Material City, Municipality Exclusive List Should be 100%
Recovery Facilities
7. Effectiveness of Solid Waste Collection City, Municipality Exclusive List Garbage should be collected
and Disposal on-time or as scheduled
8. Presence of facilities as final disposal of Exclusive List Sanitary landfill as final
solid wastes disposal of solid wastes

II. DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS

1. Social Development
1.1 State of Health and Nutrition
1. Percentage of children below normal City, Municipality Exclusive List Should be lower than the
weights national target
2. Morbidity Rate List Should be lower than the
national target
3. Crude Death Rate Exclusive List Should be lower than the
national average
4. Maternal Mortality Rate Exclusive List Should be lower than the
national target
5. Infant Mortality Rate Exclusive List Should be lower than the
national target
6. Under 5 Mortality Rate Exclusive List Should be lower than the
national target
1.2 State of Education
1. Elementary Participation Rate City, Municipality Exclusive List Should be higher than the
national target
2. Elementary Completion Rate Exclusive List Should be higher than the
national target
3. Secondary Completion Rate Exclusive List Should be higher than the
national target
4. Tertiary or Technical Education Exclusive List At least half of the population
Completion Rate completed tertiary or
technical education
5. Basic or Simple Literacy Rate Exclusive List Should be higher than
national average

1.3 State of Housing
1. Percentage (%) of non-owner City, Municipality Exclusive List Should be lower than
households national average
2. Percentage (%) of squatters or informal Exclusive List The lower the percentage the
dwellers better
3. Percentage (%) of households with Exclusive List This condition should not
makeshift houses exist
4. Percentage (%) of households with Metro Manila and Exclusive List Should be higher than the
access to piped-in water (level III) supply HUCs average for NCR
for LGUs in Metro Manila and HUCs
5. Percentage (%) of households with LGUs outside Metro Exclusive List Should be higher than the
access to piped-in water (level III) supply Manila and non- national average (excluding
for LGUs outside Metro Manila and non- HUCs NCR)
HUCs
6. Percentage (%) of households with LGUs in Metro Exclusive List Should be higher than the
sanitary toilet facility for LGUs in Metro Manila and HUCs average for NCR
Manila and HUCs
sanitary toilet facility for LGUs outside Manila and non- national average (excluding
Metro Manila and non-HUCs HUCs NCR)
8. Percentage (%) of households with LGUs in Metro Exclusive List Should be higher than the
electricity for LGUs in Metro Manila and Manila and HUCs average for NCR
HUCs
electricity for LGUs outside Metro Manila and non- national average (excluding
Manila and non-HUCs HUCs NCR)
4. State of Peace and Order
1. Incidence of Index Crime City, Municipality Exclusive List The lower the incidence the
better

2. Incidence of Non-Index Crime City, Municipality Exclusive List The lower the incidence the
better
3. Incidence of rebellion (Phenomenal Exclusive List Should not exist
indicator)
4. Incidence of terrorism (Phenomenal Exclusive List Should not exist
Indicator)
2. Economic Development
2.1
State of Employment
1. Unemployment rate City, Municipality Exclusive List Should be lower than the
national average
2. Underemployment rate Exclusive List Should be lower than the
national average
2.2 State of Income
1. Poverty Incidence for LGUs in Metro LGUs in Metro Exclusive List Should be lower than the
Manila and HUcs Manila and HUcs average for NCR
2. Poverty Incidence for LGUs outside LGUs outside Metro Exclusive List Should be lower than the
Metro Manila and non-HUcs Manila and non- national average (excluding
HUcs NCR)
3. Income per Capita City, Municipality Exclusive List Should not be lower than the
calculated national average
3. Environmental Development
4. 3.1 Urban Ecosystem
5. 1. Percentage of tree cover in urban areas City, Town Center Exclusive List Should be at least 20% (expert
estimate)
6. 2. Percentage of polluting industries City, Municipality Exclusive List Should not exist
7. 3. Absence of smog, odor and noise in City, Town Center Exclusive List Absence of smog, odor and
urban areas noise in cities or town centers

8. 4. Presence of solid waste heaps on City, Town Center Exclusive List This situation should not
roadsides and vacant lots and in urban occur
lands
9. 3.2 Agricultural Ecosystem
10. 1. Crop yield City, Municipality List Should be higher than
(Agricultural national average
2. 3. Percentage (%) of irrigated land to total Ecosystem) Exclusive List The higher percentage the
irrigable lands better
1. 4. Percentage (%) of prime lands converted HUC, ICC Exclusive List should not be higher than
to non-agricultural uses for HUCs and (Agricultural 15%
ICCs Ecosystem)
2. 5. Percentage (%) of prime lands converted Component City, 1st- Exclusive List should not be higher than
to non-agricultural uses for CCs and 1st - 3rd Municipality 10%
3rd class municipalities (Agricultural
Ecosystem)
3. 6. Percentage (%) of prime lands converted th th
4 -6 Municipality Exclusive List should not be higher than 5%
to non-agricultural uses for 4th - 6th (Agricultural
class municipalities Ecosystem)
3.3 State of Forest Ecosystem
1. Forest Cover City, Municipality Exclusive List Should not be lower than
(Forest Ecosystem) 50% (expert inference)
2. Presence of illegal occupants in forest Exclusive List No illegal dwellers in forest
land land except for community
forest workers and
traditional or indigenous
people

3. Incidence of Illegal logging City, Municipality Exclusive List No incidence of large-scale
(Forest Ecosystem) illegal logging
4. Incidence of quarrying and mining Exclusive List Large-scale quarrying and
mining in forest should not
be tolerated.
3.4 State of Coastal Marine Ecosystem
1. Percentage (%) of mangroves remaining City, Municipality Exclusive List Should not be lower than
(Coastal Marine 50% (expert inference)
2. Coastal Fish Catch Ecosystem) Exclusive List Should be stable or
increasing
3. Incidence of Illegal Fishing Exclusive List Should be minimal (1 or 2
cases)
Exclusive List Should not be more than 20
4. Extent of marine squatter households on houses per km stretch
coastline
Exclusive List All industries should have

5. Presence of polluting industries in pollution control facilities
coastal areas
6. Presence of waste heaps on coastline Exclusive List Should have no solid waste
heaps on coastline.
3.5 State of Freshwater Ecosystem

1. Fish catch in river or lake City, Municipality Exclusive List Should be stable or
(Freshwater increasing
2. Presence of polluting industries in Ecosystem) Exclusive List All industries should have
lakeside or riverside pollution control facilities

3. Freshwater quality City, Municipality Exclusive List Water should be clear,
(Freshwater without water lilies and/or
Ecosystem) floating wastes
4. Extent of riverside or lakeside squatters Exclusive List Should not be more than 20
per km stretch

Annex C. LGPMS Scaling Table
I. GOVERNANCE INDICATORS

II. DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS

No
incidence

Annex D.1 Sample e-SLGR
NOTE: THIS IS A SAMPLE REPORT. COMPLETE AND ACTUAL

REPORT CONTENTS ARE PRODUCED ELECTRONICALLY AFTER
ONLINE DATA ENTRY.
e-SLGPR
State of Local Governance Performance, Electronic Report
Municipality of XXX, PY 2009
Highlighted in this report is your LGU's performance in four (4) areas of governance: (1)
Administrative Governance, (2) Social Governance, (3) Economic Governance, and (4)
Environmental Governance. A special report is included to determine how the fundamentals of
good governance such as Participation, Transparency, and Financial Accountability are valued in
the LGU. It is to note that the LGU's performance was assessed based on the responses of the
LGU's Team to the questions provided into the LGPMS database. A Performance Scale is used to
identify areas with excellent performance and areas for improvement. A perfect scale of 5
denotes excellent performance while performance scales of 1-4 indicate areas for improvement.
Although scales of 3 and 4 are relatively high, there are areas which can still be improved on. All
these are explained in detail as you read the entire report.
On Administrative Governance
Administrative Governance looks into six areas: Local Legislation, Development Planning,
Revenue Generation, Resource Allocation and Utilization, Customer Service and Human
Resource Management and Development. Your LGU performance in each area of Administrative
Governance is plotted in the graph below.

Area(s) with Excellent Performance
None of the 4 areas in Administrative Governance marked "excellent performance" so

far. Meantime, dedicate more time and effort on the areas for improvement.
Area(s) for Improvement
The areas for improvement are listed by priority, starting from the area which gets the
lowest performance scale followed by areas which get higher performance scales, respectively.
Priority Area for Performance Interpretation

Improvement Description
Improvements in the following areas are underscored:
(a) organizational performance; (b) consultation process;
3.06
Development Planning and (c) management of planning database. These areas
Fair
are instrumental in quality land use and development
planning, or lack of it.

The imperatives of quality legislation have to be looked
into. This might mean looking into legislative staff
3.33
Local Legislation competence and the greater use of legislative tools such
Fair
agenda development, legislative tracking, backstopping
committee and legislative performance.

The civil application system needs to be transformed
into a seamless transactional process. After all, the
Customer Service - Civil 3.85
inherent motivation of putting up such a system is to
Applications Fair
ensure the ease of obtaining civil registry and real
property documents.


HRMD practices need to be improved. Transparency in
recruitment and selection, valuing stability in
Human Resource 4.20
employment, recognition of good performance,
Management and High but not
promotion of professional growth, and ease of being
Development Excellent
heard through a personnel grievance system are
essential in organizational productivity.
On Social Governance
Social Governance looks into four areas: Health Services, Support to Education Services,
Support to Housing and Basic Utilities, and Peace, Security and Disaster Risk Management. Your
LGU performance in each area of Social Governance is plotted in the graph below.
Area(s) with Excellent Performance
None of the 4 areas in Social Governance marked "excellent performance" so far.
Meantime, dedicate more time and effort on the areas for improvement.

Area(s) for Improvement
The areas for improvement are listed by priority, starting from the area which gets the
lowest performance scale followed by areas which get higher performance scales, respectively.

Support to basic education is weak. Take note and take
Support to Education 2.85
action; The Local School Board has to be more in
Services Low
advancing the cause of basic quality education.
Suggested Action(s) to Take
 Mobilize the Local School Board
 Invest the Special Education Fund in actions that improve the quality of the human
capital such as (a) construction, repair or maintenance of school buildings and
facilities, (b) extension classes and extension teachers, and (c) educational research.
Be reminded that sports competition, whether at the district level or local
government-wide, is the mandate of another agency, and definitely not of the
Department of Education or of the LGU
 Establish a Scholarship Fund for the poor but qualified. It is the essence of public service
 Establish or improve the quality of the Alternative Learning System

Efforts are made to ensure Peace, Security and Disaster
Peace, Security and
3.07 Risk Management. But much more need to be done.
Disaster Risk
Fair Factors that have the ability to improve performance in
Management
this area have to be considered.
 Strengthen the Peace and Order Council and the Local Council for the Protection of
Children. There a lot of creative ways to achieve such status. For a start, ensure the
provision of annual financial support to peace and order, and public safety initiatives
 Ensure an annual financial allocation to the Katarungang Pambarangay. The Local

Government Code mandates it. Let us be reminded that this village justice system is
principal in the promotion of community peace, harmony and solidarity.
 Strengthen the Local Disaster Coordinating Council. There are a lot of creative ways to

achieve it.
 Enhance local government readiness to manage the risks of disasters, including relief,
other associated services and rehabilitation

4.00 A certain level of support is extended to the housing
Support to Housing and
High but not services sector. However, further assistance to concerns
Basic Utilities
Excellent such as the following is encouraged.
 Cause the donation of a local government lot for socialized housing, or provide
socialized housing or mass dwelling in partnership with the private sector. Housing is
an inalienable right

The overall quality of the local health system deserves a
4.13 second look. This is so because performance falls short
Health Services High but not in certain aspects. The principal support system on this
Excellent matter is the Local Health Board. It might have to do
more.
 Mobilize the Local Health Board
 Improve the quality of primary health care or basic curative services
 Improve the quality of maternal care services
 Improve the quality of child care services

Annex D.2 Sample Financial Performance e-Report
This is only a sample report. Complete and

actual contents of the reports are produced
electronically after online data entry.
Financial Performance e-Report
This Report provides a practical tool to gauge your LGU's financial performance as
compared to financial performance of all LGUs within the same LGU type and income class. The
information lets you know whether your LGU is ahead or lagging behind with many LGUs for
purposes of maintaining good performance, or catching up. This is to note that reference data
year is 2008 but reported in 2009.
Financial performance is divided into two parts: (1) Revenue Generation, and (2)
Resource Allocation and Utilization. It is hoped that the information presented here would help
you to plan ahead for the LGU and adjust revenue and expenditure priorities in accordance with
the financial realities, projections and priorities of the organization.
Revenue Generation
Municipality of
XXX

Interpretation Guide
Indicator: Cost to Collect Revenues

Computation: (cost in collecting revenues/total local revenues collected) x 100
Significance: Determines local revenue collection efficiency
Desired performance: Should be lower than the average of LGUs with the same LGU
type and income class
Exceptional performance: Lower for both conditions: (1) average of LGUs with the
same LGU type and income class, (2) national average of the
same LGU type regardless of income class

Municipality
of XXXMunicipality
of XXX
Indicator: Locally-Sourced Revenues to Total Income

Computation: (Amount of locally-sourced revenues/Total LGU Income) x 100
Significance: Determines local revenue collection effort and dependency from
external revenue sources, e.g. IRA & other inter-governmental fund
transfer
Desired performance: Locally-sourced revenues to total income should be higher
than the average of LGUs with the same LGU type and income
class
Exceptional performance: Locally-sourced revenues to total income should be higher
than the: (1) average of LGUs with the same LGU type and
income class, (2) national average of the same LGU type
regardless of income class

Municipality
of XXX
Indicator: Debt Service Ratio

Computation: Actual debt service cost/regular income
Significance: Considers the proportion of actual debt service costs to total regular
income.
Desirable performance: Should not exceed 20% of the regular income. That is the
debt servicing limitation set for under LG Code of 1991.

Annex D.3 e-SLDR This is a sample of the LGPMS web-page format of the e-SLDR. Complete
and actual contents of the reports are produced electronically after online
data entry.
e-SLDR
State of Local Development, Electronic Report Municipality of XXX, 2009
Municipality X, PY 2009
General Profile e-SLDR is an approximation of the state of socio-
economic and environmental development in a
Income Class: 4th Class locality. The result is based on LGU self-
Population: 98, 000
assessment or estimates of key development
Land Area (in has): 20,000
indicators. National target, average and expert
Major economic activity: Agriculture
inference are used as benchmarks.
How to interpret the chart?

How to interpret the chart?
Municipality of XXX, 2009 A 5-point scale and color codes are applied to
visualize the result. The numerical
A 5-point equivalent
scale and used are applied to
color codes
to gauge the level of the
visualize development is called equivalent used
result. The numerical
“Development Index”.
to gauge the level of development is called
“Development Index”.
Development Index:
Development Index:
Level of analysis:
Level of analysis:
Indicator level (focus on the smallest slice, seen at
the outermost layer of the
Indicator levelchart)
(focus– on
it the
describes
smallest slice, seen at
specific development condition,
the outermost layere.g.,
of the “Poverty
chart) – it describes
incidence is high. specific
Many families live below
development poverty e.g., “Poverty
condition,
threshold”. LGU data or
incidence estimate
is high. Manyon poverty
families live below poverty
incidence is compared to national
threshold”. average. The LGU
LGU data or estimate on poverty
CORE DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES should have a lower poverty
incidence incidence to
is compared than that of
national average. The LGU
the national average
should haveto aget loweranpoverty
acceptable
incidence than that of
State of Health and Nutrition - Morbidity rate is alarming; Crude death rate is abnormally development indexthe (DI) of at least “3”.
national average to get an acceptable
high; Maternal mortality rate is unbearable
development index (DI) of at least “3”.
State of Education - Elementary Participation Rate is quite low. ; Elementary Completion Rate is Sub-sector level (focus on a slice that binds a number
low.
State of Housing and Basic Utilities - % of households without houses of their own is
of indicators, seenSub-sector
at the second
level outer layer
(focus onofa the
slice that binds a
high ; Prevalence of squatter or informal dwellers is a problem ; Households access to piped-in chart) – it is the average
number ofof indicator
indicators,indices under
seen at a
the second outer layer
water supply (level III) is low. Difficulty in accessing water could be an issue to a number of sub-sector. It describes
of the the
chart)sub-sector
– it is thedevelopment
average of indicator indices
residents; Access to sanitary toilet facility is an inconvenience to a number of households. Health condition, e.g., “Sub-sector: Income; DI:It 2.5, Poor. the sub-sector
under a sub-sector. describes
and sanitation is at stake; % of households with electricity is very low.
State of Peace and Order - Incidence of non-index crime such as crimes against national security, development condition, e.g., “Sub-sector: Income;
fundamental laws of the state, public order, public morals, violations of special laws, illegal Sectoral level (focus
DI:on a slice
2.5, Poor.that binds a number of
gambling, illegal possession of firearms, carnapping, illegal drugs, kidnapping, serious illegal sub-sectors, seen at the second inner layer of the
detention, and smuggling is high.; Incidence of rebellion is undesirable chart) - it is the Sectoral
average level
of sub-sector
(focus on indices. It binds a number
a slice that
State of Employment - Unemployment rate is high.; Underemployment rate is high describes the sectoral development
State of Income - Income per capita is low. of sub-sectors, seen condition, e.g.,inner layer of the
at the second
State of Coastal Marine Ecosystems - Many cases of illegal fishing were reported for the past 3
“Sector: Economic; DI: 2.7,
chart) - it Poor.
is the average of sub-sector indices. It
years ; Many squatter households are observed on coastline. Marine environment is at risk due to describes the sectoral development condition, e.g.,
probable pollution loads ; Presence of solid waste heaps is observed in many spots and sites on Overall Development (focusEconomic;
“Sector: on the innermost circle)
DI: 2.7, Poor.
coastline. Quality of coastal water is questionable. – It is the average of sectoral indices, i.e., Social,
Economic and Environment. it describes the
Overall Development overall
(focus on the innermost
Note: Core Development Challenges are those development indicators where the development condition
circle) –in Ita islocality, e.g., “Overall
the average of sectoral indices, i.e.,
LGU failed to achieve the minimum or acceptable condition, and got an equivalent
Development Index: 3.2,Economic
Social, Fair”. and Environment. it describes the
development index of "2" or "1"
overall development condition in a locality, e.g.,
“Overall Development Index: 3.2, Fair”.

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Local Governance Performance

BUREAU OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT SUPERVISION

Source: PIA Press Release, 2007/02/20

“My report is based on the Local Governance Performance Management System, or

Source: ULAT NG PUNONG LUNGSOD 2006

 Program and Investment Prioritization

Source: Knowledge Product on Local Governance,

User’s Guide Page 2

Source: DILG Romblon Website

 Strengthening Institutional Capacity

Source: Knowledge Product on Local Governance,

Source: Letter-request dated May, 2009 of Mr. Christian von Luebke,

User’s Guide Page 3

Utilizing LGPMS Results: What They Said.......................................................................................2

User’s Guide Page 4

“There is a distinct difference between Performance Measurement and Performance

Performance measure is futile if not linked to desirable actions. Valuing performance

The LGPMS is not a Performance Measurement but a Performance Management tool. It

Why the need to implement the LGPMS?

User’s Guide Page 5

After a couple of years of LGPMS implementation, flaws on the system (indicators,

The specific changes are contained in the succeeding sections.

Improvement in the LGPMS Version 2

User’s Guide Page 6

Improvement in the LGPMS Version 2

Improvement in the LGPMS Version 2

Old LGPMS Revised LGPMS

User’s Guide Page 7

What is the difference between the two?

User’s Guide Page 8

The old LGPMS was founded on input-output-outcome indicator-relationship in determining

The revised LGPMS

User’s Guide Page 9

1. Revised LGPMS Indicator Structure

The Governance Indicators Cluster is composed of five Performance Areas and 20

Table 1: Governance Indicators Cluster

User’s Guide Page 10

Table 2: Development Indicators Cluster

The Definition of Terms on Ecosystem and Economic Profile is contained in Annex A.

1. Types of LGPMS Indicators

User’s Guide Page 11

Extent of riverside or lakeside squatters

Which of the following Codes are already enacted by the sanggunian?

3.1 Code of General Ordinances Yes No

3.2 Revenue Code Yes No

3.3 Local Investment and Incentive Code Yes No

3.4 Market Code Yes No

3.5 Health and Sanitation Code Yes No

3.6 Code for Children Yes No

3.7 Gender and Development Code Yes No

3.8 Environmental Code Yes No

3.9 Zoning Ordinance Yes No

User’s Guide Page 12

If Yes, is the tracking system capable of generating information on?

2.1 Existing local rules and regulations which complement

2.2 Existing local rules and regulations which are being

2.4 Existing local rules and regulations to avoid duplication

The Menu of Indicators is attached in Annex B. A more extensive discussion on the

 LGU Type - either for province, city and/or municipality