GAINING INSIGHTS ON THE CBMS APPLICATION: THE CASE OF THE PHILIPPINES PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2004 NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CBMS GAINING INSIGHTS ON THE CBMS APPLICATION: THE CASE OF THE PHILIPPINES PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2004 NATIONAL CONEFRENCE ON CBMS September 23-24, 2004 Makati City, Philippines The 2004 National Conference on CBMS was organized by the CBMS Network Coordinating Team of the Angelo King Institute for Economic and Business Studies with the aid of a grant from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Ottawa, Canada. Gaining Insights on the CBMS Application: The Case of the Philippines Proceedings of the 2004 National Conference on CBMS Copyright © CBMS Network Coordinating Team, 2005 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—whether virtual, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise—without the written permission of the copyright owner. Acknowledgement The publication of this volume has been made possible through the CBMS Network Coordinating Team of the Angelo King Institute for Economic and Business Studies of De La Salle University-Manila with the aid of a grant from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Ottawa, Canada. Table of Contents ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Preface ○○○○○○○○○○○○○ ix ○○○○○○○○ Program ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ xi ○○○○○○○○○ Opening Remarks ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ 1 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Keynote Address ○○○○○○○○○ 5 Investing in Information in the Philippines ○○○○○○○○○○○○○ 9 Michelle Hibler Community-Based Monitoring System: A Tool to ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Fight Poverty ○○○○○○○ 15 Celia M. Reyes, et. al. CBMS Experiences of Local Partners from Palawan ○○○○○○○ 47 The use of CBMS for Local Governance: From a ○○○○○○○○○○○ Provincial Perspective ○○○○○○○○○○○○ 49 Joel T. Reyes Profiling South Palawan Planning Area Using CBMS ○○○○○○57 Rogelio Abiog ○○○○ CBMS: The San Vicente, Palawan Experience ○○○○○ 65 Lucylyn Panagsagan Building a Profile with the CBMS Information: Barangay ○○○○○○○○ Oring-Oring, Brooke’s Point, Palawan ○○○○○○ 83 Ibrahim Palampisi Evaluating the CIDSS and Other Programs in Palawan ○○○○101 Josephine Escaño CBMS Experiences of Local Partners from ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Camarines Norte ○○○○○○○○○ 117 The use of CBMS for Local Governance: From ○○○○○ Municipal Perspective ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ 119 Winifredo Balce Oco CBMS-GIS and Global Positioning System: ○○○○○○○○○ The Sta. Elena Experience ○○○○○○○○○○○ 127 Bimbo Doria v Applying the CBMS in the Preparation of SEPs and ○○○○○ Project Proposals: The Labo Exerience ○○○○○○○○ 133 Evaristo Pandi The Case of Basud, Camarines Norte ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○137 Rosalie Ocan-Lopez The Experience of Talisay, Camarines Norte ○○○○○○○○○141 Mirian Hernandez Mobilizing for the CBMS in Labo, Camarines Norte ○○○○○ 145 Jose Ramon Lagatuz The CBMS Exprience of Barangay Kalamunding, Labo, Camarines Norte ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○153 Constancia Labios ○○○○○○○○○○○○ Views from New CBMS Partners ○○○○○○ 159 CBMS and Pasay City: Sharing the Spirit of “Bayanihan” in ○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Reducing Poverty ○○○○○○○○○○○○ 161 Wenceslao Trinidad Province of Bulacan: Learning from CBMS Experiences of ○○○○○○○○○○○ Other LGUs ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ 163 Arlene Pascual Mandaue City: Using the CBMS as a Complement to its ○○○○○○ Deliverty Performance of Basic Services ○○○○○ 165 Thadeo Ouano Comments from National Government Agencies ○○○○○○○○○ 167 ○○○○○○ Local Governments as Champions of CBMS ○○○○○ 169 Oskar Balbastro Integrating the CBMS Concept in Monitoring the MDGs ○○○○173 Maritess Balhon-Kelly Continuing Data Generation: The heart of a Good ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Monitoring System ○○○○○○○○○○○ 175 Gil Fernando Cruz Building a Broad Partnerships for a Successful CBMS ○○○○○177 Gerardo Calderon vi Better Understanding of the CBMS for a Better Evaluation of its Contributions ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○181 Paul Villarete Training as a Tool for Better CBMS Application ○○○○○○○○185 Eduardo Youngson Remarks from International Organizations ○○○○○○○○○○○○ 183 CBMS and International Partnerships: From the ○○○○○○ IDRC Perspective ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ 187 Evan Due Enhancing the Presentation of CBMS Data Through Maps ○○ 193 Ronet Santos Highlights of discussions ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○195 ○○○○ Directory of the Participants ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ 205 vii viii Preface This volume contains the proceedings of the National Conference on Community-Based Monitoring System (CBMS) organized by the CBMS Network Coordinating Team of the Angelo King Institute for Economic and Business Studies of the De La Salle University-Manila on September 23-24, 2004 at the Dusit Hotel Nikko, Makati City. The two-day conference showcased the rich and fruitful experiences of local government units in using CBMS for planning, program formulation, policy impact assessment and poverty monitoring. The first day of the conference served as a policy forum for a wide range of CBMS stakeholders including heads of national government agencies, local chief executives and non-government organization (NGO) representatives. Also featured were the experiences of the Province of Palawan, the City of Puerto Princesa (also in Palawan) and the Municipality of Labo in Camarines Norte in implementing their own local poverty monitoring systems. The second day, on the other hand, focused on technical discussions on the various applications of CBMS as well as on the best practices and lessons learned by the LGU partners of the CBMS Network Coordinating Team. The highlights of the discussions after every session are likewise documented here to provide the reader with a comprehensive view of the wealth of ideas that emerged during the conference. The conference, which was attended by at least 100 delegates from local and national government agencies, the academe and various international organizations, was made possible with the aid of a grant from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) based in Ottawa, Canada. ix (BLANK PAGE) x Program September 23, 2004 Registration Opening Ceremony Master of Ceremonies: Mr. Raymund Habaradas Assistant Professor, College of Business and Management De La Salle University National Anthem/Invocation Opening Remarks Dr. Ponciano S. Intal, Jr. Executive Director Angelo King Institute for Economic and Business Studies De La Salle University Keynote Speaker Honorable Secretary Corazon Soliman Secretary, Department of Social Welfare and Development Represented by: Honorable Lourdes G. Balanon Undersecretary for Programs and Policy Group Department of Social Welfare and Development Open Forum Guest Moderator: Atty. Ricardo Puno, Jr. Board Member Angelo King Institute for Economic and Business Studies De La Salle University xi Coffee Break Session 1: CBMS Local and International Network Initiatives: An Overview Presentor: Dr. Celia Reyes PEP Co- Director and CBMS Network Leader Session 2. CBMS and Local Governance Case of Palawan Presentor: Honorable Governor Joel Reyes Governor of Palawan and Vice-President for Luzon of the League of Provinces of the Philippines Responses Mr. Oskar Balbastro Director for Region IV-B National Economic and Development Authority Open Forum Lunch Experience of Municipality of Labo, Camarines Norte Presentor: Honorable Mayor Winifredo Balce-Oco Municipal Mayor of Labo, Camarines Norte and President, League of Mayors of Camarines Norte CBMS: The Puerto Princesa Experience Presentor: Honorable Mayor Edward Hagedorn City Mayor of Puerto Princesa, Palawan Represented by: Ms. Jovenee Sagun Assistant City Planning and Development Coordinator xii Responses Atty. Gil Fernando C. Cruz Executive Director, League of Cities of the Philippines Mayor Gerardo V. Calderon Secretary General, League of Municipalities of the Philippines and Municipal Mayor, Angono, Rizal Open Forum Coffee Break Responses from New Local CBMS Partners Ms. Arlene Pascual Provincial Planning and Development Coordinator Province of Bulacan Honorable Mayor Thadeo Ouano City Mayor of Mandaue, Cebu and Vice President for the Visayas of the League of Cities of the Philippines Represented By: Mr. Serafin Blanco City Administrator, Mandaue City, Cebu Honorable Mayor Wenceslao Trinidad City Mayor of Pasay and Spokesperson, Metro Manila Mayors League Responses from International Organizations on Local Monitoring System-Related Initiatives Mr. Ronet Santos Regional Coordinator, Voluntary Service Organization xiii Dr. Evan Due Senior Regional Program Specialist International Development Research Centre Regional Office for Southeast and East Asia Open Forum Closing Remarks Dr. Celia M. Reyes PEP Co-Director and CBMS Network Leader End of Session September 24, 2004 Session 3. CBMS Data Collection and Data Processing Techniques CBMS-GIS and Global Positioning System Presentor: Mr. Bimbo Doria Municipal Planning and Development Coordinator Sta. Elena, Camarines Norte Open Forum Moderator: Dr. Caesar B. Cororaton Senior Research Fellow Philippine Institute for Development Studies Session 4. Use of CBMS for Preparation of Development Plans and Socioeconomic Profiles Profiling South Palawan Planning Area (SPPA) Using CBMS Presentor: Mr. Rogelio Abiog Manager, Southern Palawan Planning Information Center xiv CBMS: The San Vicente Experience Presentor: Ms. Lucylyn Panagsagan Assistant Municipal Planning and Development Coordinator Municipality of San Vicente, Northern Palawan Coffee Break Application of CBMS in the Preparation of SEPs and Project Proposals Presentor: Mr. Evaristo Pandi Municipal Planning and Development Coordinator Labo, Camarines Norte