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A Service of Leibniz-Informationszentrum econstor Wirtschaft Leibniz Information Centre Make Your Publications Visible. zbw for Economics Parel, Danileen Kristel C.; Detros, Keith C.; Salinas, Christine Ma. Grace R. Working Paper Bottom-up Budgeting Process Assessment: Agusan del Norte PIDS Discussion Paper Series, No. 2015-26 Provided in Cooperation with: Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), Philippines Suggested Citation: Parel, Danileen Kristel C.; Detros, Keith C.; Salinas, Christine Ma. Grace R. 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The studies under the Series are unedited and unreviewed. The views and opinions expressed are those of the author(s) and do not neces- sarily reflect those of the Institute. Not for quotation without permission from the author(s) and the Institute. April 2015 For comments, suggestions or further inquiries please contact: The Research Information Staff, Philippine Institute for Development Studies 5th Floor, NEDA sa Makati Building, 106 Amorsolo Street, Legaspi Village, Makati City, Philippines Tel Nos: (63-2) 8942584 and 8935705; Fax No: (63-2) 8939589; E-mail: [email protected] Or visit our website at http://www.pids.gov.ph Bottom-up Budgeting Process Assessment: Agusan del Norte Danileen Kristel C. Parel, Keith C. Detros and Christine Ma. Grace R. Salinas Philippine Institute for Development Studies July 2014 Abstract The Aquino administration through the Human Development and Poverty Reduction Cluster (HDPRC) and Good Governance and Anti-Corruption Cluster (GGACC) launched the Bottom up Budgeting (BUB) exercise in 2012. The strategy hopes to empower civil society organizations and citizens’ groups to engage local government and national government agencies and make them more responsive to people’s needs. The program is desirable not only because of the additional funds it provides, but because it promotes transparency in governance Furthermore, the BUB not only improves CSO-LGU relations, but also gives CSOs a sense of empowerment and heightens their political efficacy. Since the first round, the BUB process has improved significantly in terms of level of CSO participation, clarity of guidelines, and the process as a whole. It has made planning and budgeting more inclusive and reflective of the local needs from the grassroots level. Despite these improvements, some issues and concerns still need to be addressed in terms of CSO engagement, process facilitation, social preparation, project identification and prioritization, sub-project implementation and service delivery. This paper assesses the FY2015 planning process as well as the FY2013 sub-project implementation in three municipalities in Agusan del Norte, and explores areas for further improvement in the implementation of the subsequent rounds of the BUB. Keywords: participatory planning, bottom-up budgeting, Agusan del Norte, Butuan City, Buenavista, Las Nieves, poverty alleviation, civil society organizations, local governance, grassroots, budget reform Table of Contents List of Tables……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….iii List of Figures………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………iii 1. Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1. Objectives of the Study ................................................................................................................................................. 2 1.2. Methodology ................................................................................................................................................................. 2 1.3. Scope and Limitation of Study ....................................................................................................................................... 3 2. Socio-economic Profile ............................................................................................................................................................ 4 2.1. Land and People .................................................................................................................................................................... 4 2.2. Financial Profile ..................................................................................................................................................................... 5 2.3. Priority Needs and Development Goals ................................................................................................................................ 7 2.3. Civil Society Organizations .................................................................................................................................................... 8 3. Assessment of the Bottom-up Budgeting Process .................................................................................................................. 9 3.1. 2015 BUB Planning Cycle ...................................................................................................................................................... 9 3.2. CSO Assembly...................................................................................................................................................................... 11 CSO Invitation and Participation ........................................................................................................................................... 11 Selection of LPRAT Members ................................................................................................................................................ 13 Poverty Situation Analysis and Issue Identification ............................................................................................................... 14 3.3. LPRAP Workshop ................................................................................................................................................................. 15 Participation .......................................................................................................................................................................... 15 Timing of the LPRAP Workshop ............................................................................................................................................. 16 LPRAP Prioritization Process ................................................................................................................................................. 16 Quality of projects identified ................................................................................................................................................ 18 3.4. 2013 Sub-Project Implementation ...................................................................................................................................... 19 Status of implementation ..................................................................................................................................................... 19 Information sharing and monitoring ..................................................................................................................................... 20 3.5. General assessment ............................................................................................................................................................ 21 Usefulness of the BUB ........................................................................................................................................................... 21 Joint Memorandum Circular No. 4 .......................................................................................................................................