People Empowerment
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People Empowerment
DAVE BERCASIODAVE BERCASIO
Executive DirectorExecutive Director
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Presentation Outline
•The Background–Timeline and Notes
•NCPC Response: Making participation work for the people
•Achievements, Lessons learned, Future Directions, Replicability
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The BackgroundTIMELINE
PASSAGE OF THE LGC (1991)PASSAGE OF THE LGC (1991)
Naga City NGO-PO Council (1993)Naga City NGO-PO Council (1993)
Enactment of the Empowerment Ordinance (1995)
Enactment of the Empowerment Ordinance (1995)
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The BackgroundNOTES
•Governance solely in the hands of the elected officials
•Participation limited to sectoral and thematic engagements of few groups
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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