Republic of the Philippines COUNTRY STRATEGY and PROGRAMME EVALUATION
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Independent Office of Evaluation Republic of the Philippines COUNTRY STRATEGY AND PROGRAMME EVALUATION Independent Office Independent Office of Evaluation of Evaluation Independent O ce of Evaluation Independent O ce of Evaluation International Fund for Agricultural Development International Fund for Agricultural Development Via Paolo di Dono, 44 - 00142 Rome, Italy Via Paolo di Dono, 44 - 00142 Rome, Italy Tel: +39 06 54591 - Fax: +39 06 5043463 Tel: +39 06 54591 - Fax: +39 06 5043463 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] www.ifad.org/evaluation www.ifad.org/evaluation www.twitter.com/IFADeval www.twitter.com/IFADeval www.youtube.com/IFADevaluation www.youtube.com/IFADevaluation Independent Office Independent Office of Evaluation of Evaluation Independent O ce of Evaluation Independent O ce of Evaluation International Fund for Agricultural Development International Fund for Agricultural Development Via Paolo di Dono, 44 - 00142 Rome, Italy Via Paolo di Dono, 44 - 00142 Rome, Italy Tel: +39 06 54591 - Fax: +39 06 5043463 Tel: +39 06 54591 - Fax: +39 06 5043463 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] www.ifad.org/evaluation www.ifad.org/evaluation www.twitter.com/IFADeval www.twitter.com/IFADeval IFAD internal printing services www.youtube.com/IFADevaluation www.youtube.com/IFADevaluation Bureau indépendant Oficina de Evaluación de l’évaluation Independiente Bureau indépendant de l’évaluation Oficina de Evaluación Independiente Fonds international de développement agricole Fondo Internacional de Desarrollo Agrícola Via Paolo di Dono, 44 - 00142 Rome, Italie Via Paolo di Dono, 44 - 00142 Roma, Italia Téléphone: +39 06 54591 - Télécopie: +39 06 5043463 Tel: (+39) 06 54591 - Fax: (+39) 06 5043463 Courriel: [email protected] www.ifad.org/evaluation Correo electrónico: [email protected] www.ifad.org/evaluation www.twitter.com/IFADeval www.youtube.com/IFADevaluation www.twitter.com/IFADeval www.youtube.com/IFADevaluation Independent Office Bureau indépendant of Evaluation de l’évaluation Independent O ce of Evaluation Bureau indépendant de l’évaluation International Fund for Agricultural Development Fonds international de développement agricole Via Paolo di Dono, 44 - 00142 Rome, Italy Via Paolo di Dono, 44 - 00142 Rome, Italie Tel: +39 06 54591 - Fax: +39 06 5043463 Téléphone: +39 06 54591 - Télécopie: +39 06 5043463 E-mail: [email protected] Courriel: [email protected] www.ifad.org/evaluation www.ifad.org/evaluation www.twitter.com/IFADeval www.twitter.com/IFADeval www.youtube.com/IFADevaluation www.youtube.com/IFADevaluation Oficina de Evaluación Independiente Oficina de Evaluación Independiente Fondo Internacional de Desarrollo Agrícola Via Paolo di Dono, 44 - 00142 Roma, Italia Tel: (+39) 06 54591 - Fax: (+39) 06 5043463 Correo electrónico: [email protected] www.ifad.org/evaluation www.twitter.com/IFADeval www.youtube.com/IFADevaluation Republic of the Philippines Country Strategy and Programme Evaluation April 2017 Report No. 4424-PH Document of the International Fund for Agricultural Development Photos of activities supported by IFAD-financed projects in the Republic of the Philippines Front cover: Community members in Bayyo Barangay, Bontoc Municipality, Mount Province, Cordillera Administrative Region, supported by the Second Cordillera Highland Agricultural Resource Management Project. An ancestral domain sustainable development and protection plan was prepared in this area. Back cover: Mr Teodoro Cinco, president of Sta. Elena Irrigators Service Association: in the rice field in the communal irrigation system rehabilitated under IRPEP: Sta. Elena Barangay, Tanauan Municipality, Leyte Province, Region VIII (Eastern Visayas) (left); A bridge and farm-to-market road rehabilitated with support by CHARMP2. Bokod Municipality, Benguet Province, Cordillera Administrative Region (right). ©IFAD/Fumiko Nakai This report is a product of staff of the Independent Office of Evaluation of IFAD and the findings and conclusions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect the views of IFAD Member States or the representatives to its Executive Board. The designations employed and the presentation of material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of IFAD concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The designations “developed” and “developing” countries are intended for statistical convenience and do not necessarily express a judgement about the stage reached by a particular country or area in the development process. All rights reserved ©2017 by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Foreword This is the first country strategy and programme evaluation conducted by the Independent Office of Evaluation of IFAD in the Republic of the Philippines, covering the IFAD-Government partnership pursued under the two country strategies of 1999 and 2009. Since 1978, IFAD has supported 15 projects and programmes in the Republic of the Philippines for a total cost of US$771.5 million, of which IFAD contributed US$243.7 million. IFAD's portfolio in the Philippines has been a mix of area-based projects with multi-sectoral components based on a participatory approach, and those with a sectoral focus (such as microenterprise development, irrigation and natural resources management) and with wider geographical coverage. The main target group has included upland farmers, indigenous peoples, agrarian reform beneficiaries and fishers. The evaluation finds that IFAD-funded projects and programmes made notable achievements in crucial areas for rural poverty reduction, such as increasing crop yields through irrigated agriculture, and upgrading and rehabilitating rural infrastructure. The Philippines portfolio has actively been pursuing gender equality and women’s empowerment by helping them diversify their income sources and encouraging their participation and leadership in grass-roots organizations. In general, the prospect for sustainability of benefits generated is favourable. Beyond the lending portfolio, there have been good practices in knowledge management, and effective partnerships with diverse government agencies, civil society organizations and research organizations beyond the projects and programmes. On the other hand, the progress of the portfolio and its potential to achieve more have been held back mainly by delays in project processing and implementation. There is also room to enhance the quality of evidence from monitoring and evaluation across the portfolio, including better monitoring which groups of beneficiaries have actually been reached. IFAD and the Government have fostered close and effective partnerships in their efforts to address rural poverty issues, and there have been achievements and good practices in some areas. But more can be done to improve performance and upgrade non-lending activities to achieve greater impact. In fact, it will be important to multiply efforts to enhance evidence-based analysis and learning to inform key policy issues and larger programmes so that good practices can be scaled up. It will also be important to strengthen partnerships with other development agencies. This evaluation report includes the Agreement at Completion Point, which contains the evaluation’s main recommendations and proposed follow-up actions, as agreed by the Government and IFAD. I hope that the results of this independent evaluation will be useful in strengthening even further the partnership for inclusive and sustainable rural development and poverty reduction in the Philippines. Oscar A. Garcia Director Independent Office of Evaluation of IFAD Acknowledgements This country strategy and programme evaluation was conducted by Fumiko Nakai, Senior Evaluation Officer, Independent Office of Evaluation of IFAD (IOE), with contributions from Derek Poate (IOE principal senior consultant – country programming and strategic issues), Maliha Hussein (IOE senior consultant – lending portfolio assessment) and Elmer Mercado (IOE consultant - natural resource management, local institutions and indigenous peoples' issues). Laure Vidaud, IOE Evaluation Assistant, provided administrative support. The evaluation benefited from an internal peer review within IOE. IOE is grateful to IFAD’s Programme Management Department – in particular, the Asia and the Pacific Division – for its collaboration in this evaluation. Deep appreciation is also due to the Government of the Philippines – particularly the National Economic Development Authority, the Departments of Agriculture, of Agrarian Reform and of Trade and Industry, and IFAD-financed project staff and partners – for the cooperation throughout the evaluation process, including organizational and logistical support for field visits by the evaluation mission, and co-organizing the national workshop held in Manila on 16 November 2016. IOE also thanks all other partners who spared time to meet with the evaluation team and share their views. Contents Currency equivalent and measure ii Abbreviations and acronyms ii Map of IFAD-supported operations covered by the evaluation iv Map of IFAD-supported operations in the Republic of the Philippines since 1978 v Executive summary vi Agreement at Completion Point xvi I. Background 1 A. Introduction 1 B. Objectives, methodology and processes 1 II. Country context and IFAD's strategy and operations for the CSPE period 7 A. Country context 7 B. IFAD's strategy