Programs,
Services and Advocacies
Reasearch
and Policy Advocacy
The team had research collaboration with the Women in Governance (WIG)
for its primer, the Institute of Popular Democracy for the chapter
on the Party List. Aside from its regular publication, the Governance
Brief, a monologue of the proceedings of the recent forums on the
IRA had also been published. Together with the LGPF Partners, there
likewise has been no let-up in its legislative advocacy and dialogue
in policy making bodies and concerend local government structures.
THE
LOCAL GOVERNANCE POLICY Forum (LGPF)
The Local Governance Policy Forum (LGPF) is a network of non-governmental
organizations, people's organizations, and members of the academe
who have come together to create avenues for discourse and advocacy
on local governance issues. The group believes that local government
is the most feasible avenue for democratic and participatory governance
and therefore must be strengthened. It's work has focused on policy
analysis which it presents in fora and publications that we hope will
bring these issues to public discourse.
The
LGPF is composed of the Philippine Business for Social Progress, Kaisahan
Tungo sa Kaunlaran sa Kanayunan at Repormang Pansakahan (KAISAHAN),
Philippine Partnership for the Development of Human Resources in Rural
Areas (PhilDHRRA), Trainor's Collective, Inc. (TCI), Makati NGO-PO
Network (MNN), Ateneo Center for Social Policy (ACSP), Center for
Legislative Development (CLD), Kumare-Kumpare Network and the Institute
of Politics and Local Governance. It also counts a wide netwrok of
local government executives, NGOs and POs throughout the country.
IPG serves as the secretariat od the LGPF.
For
the year 2000, together with our partners:
Filed a petition at the Supreme Court last August 22, 2000 seeking
to declare as null and void sections 1 and 4 of the 2000 GAA for placing
Php11 Billion of the IRA under unprogrammed funds. The respondents
are currently being asked to comment on the petition.
Continuing
discussions for and advocacy on the IRA. A monograph of the proceedings
of the February 8, 2000 forum on the IRA Cut was published, another
one on the June and August Fora is underway.
Participation
in the hearings and deliberations of the Subcommittee in the People's
Participation of the Committee on teh Suffrage and Electoral Reforms
pertaining to civil society participation in national policy making
bodies, and electoral and other political reforms.
In
particular:
The Local Sectoral Representation Bill which has been approved ar
the Committee leve. We have begun talking to the office of Senator
biazon for the Senate counterpart of the Bill.
Ammendments
to the Party List Law adopted by the Subcommittee on Suffrage in partnership
with Rep. Loretta Rosales of AKBAYAN!
Omnibus
Bill Ammendments to the Local Government Code.
The
BUDGET WATCH to be launched before the end of the year 2000 is the
culmination of efforts by the LGPF in its relentless campaigns for
the just share of the LGUs in the national revenues. Together with
the Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) and progressive
lawmakers, this advocacy project is intended to serve as watchdog
for any further and future untrusions in the budget.
