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Guidelines On The Preparation of Devolution Transition Plans of Lgus in Support of Full Devolution

The document provides guidelines for local government units (LGUs) in the Philippines to prepare Devolution Transition Plans (DTPs) to support the full devolution of responsibilities from the national government agencies (NGAs) to LGUs. It outlines the rationale and legal basis for devolution, as well as guiding principles for LGUs to assume greater responsibilities. It details the components and timelines for LGUs to prepare their DTPs, including assessing current status and capacity, phasing plans, and performance targets. The DTPs will help LGUs systematically plan for and monitor their transition to fully assuming devolved functions to provide more responsive local services.

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Guidelines On The Preparation of Devolution Transition Plans of Lgus in Support of Full Devolution

The document provides guidelines for local government units (LGUs) in the Philippines to prepare Devolution Transition Plans (DTPs) to support the full devolution of responsibilities from the national government agencies (NGAs) to LGUs. It outlines the rationale and legal basis for devolution, as well as guiding principles for LGUs to assume greater responsibilities. It details the components and timelines for LGUs to prepare their DTPs, including assessing current status and capacity, phasing plans, and performance targets. The DTPs will help LGUs systematically plan for and monitor their transition to fully assuming devolved functions to provide more responsive local services.

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Guidelines on the Preparation of

Devolution Transition Plans of LGUs


in Support of Full Devolution
Local Government Capability Development Division
Department of the Interior and Local Government – Region III
Rationale/Legal Framework
• Republic Act No. 7160 or the Local Government Code of 1991
Sec. 2 (a) “… the State shall provide for a more responsive and accountable local
government structure instituted through a system of decentralization whereby local government
units shall be given more powers, authority, responsibilities, and resources.”
Sec. 3 (d) “ … the vesting of duty, responsibility, and accountability in local government units shall
be accompanied with provision for reasonably adequate resources to discharge their powers and
effectively carry out their functions…”

• Supreme Court Ruling on the Mandanas-Garcia petitions clarified the basis


for the computation of local government just shares of LGUs and ordered NG to include all collections
of national taxes in the computation of LGU share

• EO No. 138, S. 2021 encourages LGUs to primarily and ultimately responsible in the
implementation and delivery of devolved functions pursuant to LGC, Sec 17 and other laws which
subsequently assigned new functions to LGUs
Guiding Principles
• LGs are primarily responsible for providing direct
service delivery to their constituencies and will assume
greater responsibility and accountability in ensuring the
quality of devolved services.

• LGs are expected to strengthen their capacity to exercise


stewardship of their increased fiscal resources; enhance their
organizational capability for service delivery; and institute
transparent, accountable, and participatory mechanisms to
better achieve national and local development objectives.

• LGs are encouraged to establish robust partnership with NGAs,


private sector, NGOs, CSOs, POs, and academic institutions as
providers of technical expertise and information, innovations, and
governance models on service delivery.
LGU Devolution Transition Plans
LGU’s roadmap to ensure strategic perspective;
systematic and coherent actions towards their
full assumption of devolved functions
All provinces,
cities, Foster alignment of priorities and complementation
municipalities, and influence the design of the devolution
and transition activities of NGAs
barangays
shall prepare
their DTPs Leverage support from other governance
stakeholders in cooperative undertakings during
the devolution transition period

Guide in the monitoring and performance assessment of


LGUs by NGAs, DBM, and DILG
Preparation of the LGU DTPs
• LGU DTP preparation shall be undertaken in close coordination with the NGAs
• Subject to their development priorities, capacities, and resources, and with
reference to NGA DTPs
1. identify the responsibilities to fully assume and PPAs of NGAs to absorb
2. prioritize which of these needs scaling-up;
3. adopt a phased approach towards full assumption of devolved responsibilities
• Full assumption of devolved functions and services may entail updating of their
OSSP and CapDev Agenda
• LGUs are reminded of the projected decrease in their respective FYs 2023 &
2024 NTA shares due to the effects of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
pandemic through the identification of possible revenue sources to address
potential gaps.
Preparation of the LGU DTPs
• Higher LGUs to perform oversight functions over component LGUs
within their jurisdiction and ensure harmonization and vertical
integration of development requirements.
• Cities and municipalities to guide and support their component
barangays in the
assumption of their new roles and responsibilities
• Local Sanggunian to review and approve the LGU DTP through a
Sanggunian Resolution
Components of LGU DTPs

State of Phasing of Local Revenue Performance


Devolved Assumption of Capacity Targets for
Organizational Forecast and
Functions, Functions, Development Devolved
Structure and Resource
Services, and Services, and Agenda and Functions and
Staffing Pattern Mobilization
Facilities* Facilities* Requirements* Services
Strategy

*Applicable for barangays


State of Devolved Functions,
Services, and Facilities

Baseline information on the status devolved


functions, services, and facilities already being
carried out vis-à-vis Section 17 of RA 7160
and other existing laws which subsequently
assigned new functions to LGUs
Phasing of Assumption of Functions, Services, and
Facilities

• map out the full assumption of devolved functions, services, and


facilities contingent on LGU development priorities, institutional
capacity and resources
• indicate the phasing and timing of the implementation of
these responsibilities
• in consideration of the following:
1. Inventory of devolved responsibilities that LGUs are to fully assume
including the NGA PPAs along the devolved functions and services;
2. LGU’s assessment of the relevance and applicability of NGA PPAs
along the devolved functions and services; and
3. Results of consultations with higher LGUs and sectoral committees of
RDCs
Capacity Development Agenda

• Outlines the CapDev requirements to absorb, manage, and sustain the


responsibilities under a fully devolved set-up following DILG MC No. 2021-067
Adoption of a Capacity Development (CapDev) Framework in the Planning,
Design and Implementation of CapDev Intervention for LGUs, 23 June 2021

• Capacity assessment shall guide in updating the OSSP

• Ensure that funding for their identified capacity development requirements will be
included in their AIP and Annual Budget
LGU Devolution Transition Committee
❑ Provinces, Cities, and For barangays
Municipalities
❑ LCE as Chair;
❑ Punong Barangay as Chair;
❑ A regular member of the Local
❑ Barangay Secretary;
Sanggunian; ❑ Barangay Treasurer; and,
❑ Members of the Local Finance
❑ A regular member of the
Committee (Planning and
Local Sanggunian
Development Coordinator, ❑ At least 2 representatives
Treasurer, Budget Officer);
from CSOs and POs that are
❑ Local Administrator;
members of the BDC
❑ President of the Liga ng mga
Barangay;
❑ At least 2 representatives from
CSOs and POs that are members
of the LDC
LGU DTP Implementation and Support to
Transition
• Form a communications team to formulate their respective communications plans
and strategies
• Ensure vertical alignment of local development priorities with regional and
national priorities; integration of new responsibilities in CDP, sector plans, and
AIP
• Develop mechanisms to continually upgrade their services and guarantee the
quality of LGU service delivery
• Set up the appropriate mechanism to collect comparable data and information on
a regular basis to systematically track their performance targets
Timelines and Submission

Barangay DTPs
LGU DTPs will be
60 calendar days submitted online to
to monitor
Cities/Municipalities DTPs compliance and
enable access and
90 calendar days allow sharing

Provinces/HUC/ICC DTPs
120 calendar days
Annexes
Annex A Sample Sanggunian Resolution

Annex B Outline of LGU Devolution Transition Plan for


Provinces/Cities/Municipalities

Annex C Matrix of Devolved Basic Services and Facilities Based on the Local
Government Code of 1991
Annex D Matrix of Other Laws Assigning Additional Functions to LGUs

Annex E-2 Attachment 1-B: Inventory of LGU Functions, Services, and Facilities
for Barangays
Attachment 2-B: Phasing of Full Assumption of Devolved
Annex F-2
Functions, Services, and Facilities for Barangays

Annex G-2 Attachment 3-B: Capacity Development Requirements for Barangays


Thank you!

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