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People Empowerment

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 OF THE LGC (1991).

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People Empowerment

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  1. People Empowerment DAVE BERCASIO Executive Director

  2. Presentation Outline • The Background • Timeline and Notes • NCPC Response: Making participation work for the people • Achievements, Lessons learned, Future Directions, Replicability

  3. The Background TIMELINE PASSAGE OF THE LGC (1991) Naga City NGO-PO Council (1993) Enactment of the Empowerment Ordinance (1995)

  4. The Background NOTES • Governance solely in the hands of the elected officials • Participation limited to sectoral and thematic engagements of few groups

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. Achievements • 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

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. Replicability • 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

  16. Dios mabalos po!

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