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    People Empowerment

    DAVE BERCASIO
    Executive Director
    Presentation
    Outline
    • The Background
    – Timeline and Notes
    • NCPC Response: Making
    participation work for the
    people
    • Achievements, Lessons
    learned, Future Directions,
    Replicability
    The
    Background
    TIMELINE
    PASSAGE
    PASSAGEOF
    OFTHE
    THELGC
    LGC(1991)
    (1991)

    Naga
    NagaCity
    CityNGO-PO
    NGO-PO Council
    Council (1993)
    (1993)

    Enactment
    Enactmentof
    ofthe
    theEmpowerment
    Empowerment
    Ordinance
    Ordinance(1995)
    (1995)
    The
    Background
    NOTES
    • Governance solely in the hands of the
    elected officials
    • Participation limited to sectoral and
    thematic engagements of few groups
    The Empowerment
    Ordinance
    • The first in the country
    • Became the statement of the City
    Government and the people to enter
    into partnership
    • Widened areas for participation
    • Made people’s representatives as
    regular members
    – Participate in deliberations
    – Vote on matters tackled
    – Be counted in determining of the quorum
    The
    Challenges
    • Lack of material readiness of the
    people to engage government
    • Not all local officials are
    appreciative of people’s
    participation
    • Absence of consolidated agenda
    as foundation for engaging
    government
    NCPC
    Responses
    • Making the people ready for the
    partnership
    • Making the government
    open to people’s participation
    • Making the partnership work
    for the people
    • Investing financial and material
    resources to the
    partnership
    Making the People
    Ready for the
    Partnership
    • Building capacities
    • Forming coalitions at the
    grassroots and sectoral levels
    – Barangay People’s Council
    – Sectoral Organizing
    • Articulating and consolidating
    the needs of the people
    Making the
    Government Open
    to People’s
    Participation
    • One-on-one Meetings
    • Orolay-olay
    – Mayor and City Councilors
    – Department Heads
    • Resulted to more relaxed
    partnership
    Making the Partnership
    Work
    for the People
    • Influencing government decision-
    making and budget allocation
    – CDC and BDC; Appropriation Com
    • Participation in project implementation
    • Ensuring Transparency and
    Accountability
    • Holding the government to account for
    its performance
    – 1997 “Ulat sa Bayan”
    – Opposition to Ordinance No. 2003-099
    Investing Financial &
    Material Resources to the
    Partnership
    • Culture-based cleanliness
    program
    • Providing internet access to
    upland barangays
    • Capacity-builing to sectoral
    leaders of the City
    Achievemen
    ts
    • NCPC maximized by sectoral groups
    to advance their needs
    • Improvement of access to and
    quality of government services
    • Raising the level of credibility of
    government processes
    • 4 Barangay Empowerment
    Ordinances
    passed
    Lessons
    Learned
    • Enabling political environment is
    catalytic
    • Partnership requires less energy and
    resources but produces greater results
    • Presence of CSO partners facilitates
    client-focused and demand-driven
    services
    • Partnership invites pro-active
    contribution from the people
    Future
    Directions
    • Maintaining relevance, integrity
    and credibility
    • Push for sectoral representation
    in the city’s legislative council
    • Maximize available and create
    new avenues for partnership
    • Pursue full implementation of
    the RC system
    Replicabi
    lity
    • Presence of a statement of
    partnership
    – Readiness of the people and government
    • Mechanism to mobilize citizens
    participation and obtain needs and
    feedback
    • Discussion and resolution of issues
    relevant to the citizens
    Dios mabalos
    po!

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