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Report No.: 137065 PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT THE PHILIPPINES SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT REFORM PROJECT (IBRD-78050, IBRD-82180) June 27, 2019 Human Development and Economic Management Independent Evaluation Group Currency Equivalents (annual averages) Currency Unit = Philippine Peso (PHP) 2010 $1.00 PHP 46.30 2011 $1.00 PHP 43.33 2012 $1.00 PHP 42.05 2013 $1.00 PHP 43.15 2014 $1.00 PHP 43.66 2015 $1.00 PHP 42.12 2016 $1.00 PHP 47.07 Abbreviations CAS Country Assistance Strategy MCCT modified conditional cash transfer CCT conditional cash transfer MDG Millennium Development Goals CPE Country Program Evaluation MIS Management Information System CPF Country Partnership Framework NHTS-PR National Household Targeting CY calendar year System for Poverty Reduction DSWD Department of Social Welfare and (Listahanan) Development NPMO National Project Management Office FY fiscal year PDP Philippine Development Plan GDP gross domestic product PMT proxy means test IBRD International Bank for Reconstruction PPAR Project Performance Assessment and Development Report ICR Implementation Completion and RDD regression discontinuity design Results Report RCT randomized control trial IEG Independent Evaluation Group SWDRP Social Welfare Development Reform IPPF Indigenous Peoples Policy Framework Project LGU local government unit All dollar amounts are U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated. Fiscal Year Government: January 1 – December 31 Director-General, Independent Evaluation Ms. Alison Evans Acting Director, Human Development and Economic Management Ms. Sophie Sirtaine Acting Manager, Corporate and Human Development Mr. Rasmus Heltberg Task Manager Ms. Elena Bardasi ii Contents Preface ................................................................................................................................................................ vii Summary ............................................................................................................................................................. ix 1. Background and Context .......................................................................................................................... 1 Country and Project Background ........................................................................................................... 1 2. Relevance of the Objectives and Design............................................................................................. 2 Objectives ....................................................................................................................................................... 2 Relevance of the Objectives ..................................................................................................................... 3 Design .............................................................................................................................................................. 6 Components ................................................................................................................................................................ 6 Relevance of the Design ............................................................................................................................ 7 3. Implementation ......................................................................................................................................... 10 Key Dates ...................................................................................................................................................... 10 Planned versus Actual Expenditure by Component..................................................................................... 10 Implementation Experience ................................................................................................................................... 11 Safeguards Compliance .......................................................................................................................................... 11 Financial Management and Procurement ....................................................................................................... 12 4. Achievement of the Objectives ............................................................................................................ 13 Objective 1: Strengthen Effectiveness of the DSWD to Efficiently Implement the CCT ...... 13 Outputs ........................................................................................................................................................................ 13 Outcomes ................................................................................................................................................................... 15 Objective 2: Strengthen Effectiveness of the DSWD to Expand an Efficient and Functional Targeting System of Social Protection ............................................................................................... 20 Outputs ....................................................................................................................................................................... 20 Outcomes ................................................................................................................................................................... 21 5. Efficiency ...................................................................................................................................................... 23 6. Ratings .......................................................................................................................................................... 24 Outcome ...................................................................................................................................................... 24 Risk to Development Outcome ............................................................................................................ 25 Bank Performance .................................................................................................................................... 25 Quality at Entry ........................................................................................................................................................ 25 iii Quality of Supervision ........................................................................................................................................... 26 Borrower Performance ............................................................................................................................ 27 Government Performance.................................................................................................................................... 27 Implementing Agency Performance................................................................................................................. 27 Monitoring and Evaluation .................................................................................................................... 28 Design ......................................................................................................................................................................... 28 Implementation ....................................................................................................................................................... 29 Use................................................................................................................................................................................ 30 7. Lessons .......................................................................................................................................................... 30 Bibliography ..................................................................................................................................................... 37 Appendixes Appendix A. Basic