- Good governance and integrated area development (IAD) as core program
Key Result Areas
As of 2006, PRRM's three-year (2004-2007) goal for the demonstration of good governance in at least one municipality in provinces where PRRM has a branch and/or chapter, can be seen/made manifest in the
policies, plans, budgets and quality of people’s participation in the governance of the target municipalities. PRRM's role has been to demonstrate practices in good governance and integrated area development for rural reconstruction (GG and IAD4RR), particularly in the implementation and management of sustainable development models such as community-based coastal resource management (CRM), sustainable agriculture and the localization of the millennium development goals (MDGs), among others.
Policies. In coordination with the local partner POs and NGOs, the chapters and the ProRRMs, the LGU policies that have been enacted in the model municipalities/cities have initially formalized the adoption of sustainable develoment models/programs and the creation of multi-stakeholder groups that will promote such programs.
In the area of environmental management, these officially enacted LGU policies include city/municipal codes on environmental management which have become the basis for land use planning and zoning (Kabankalan City Environmental Management Framework and Environment Code in Negros). Other specific municipal ordinances include municipal fisheries codes (Orion, Bataan; Boac, Marinduque; Mambajao, Camiguin), ecological solid waste management program (Mambajao, Camiguin). Particularly in Kasibu town in Nueva Vizcaya, the Sangguniang Bayan has passed a resolution denying the endorsement of the Didipio Copper Gold Project of the Australasian Philippines Mining, Inc.
In other municipalities, efforts on awareness building among LGUs and civil society organizations are ongoing with the aim of pushing for official policies/ordinances on the establishment of fish sanctuaries (Naic, Cavite), solid waste management (Tabaco Albay; Iriga, Camarines Sur), eco-development tourism (Naic, Cavite) and the localization of the millennium development goals (Kiangan, Ifugao; Kasibu, Nueva Vizcaya; Iriga, Camarines Sur; Orion, Bataan).
The field operations projects in several provinces and in the National Capital Region (NCR) have also contributed to similar results at the municipal/city level. The Packard Foundation-supported Reproductive Health (RH) and Family Planning (FP) Advocacy Project implemented in nine (9) cities in the NCR and other regions has provided the resources and venue towards the enactment of ordinances which promote and create special councils for RH and FP.
Plans. Partly through the participation of PRRM and its partner POs and NGOs in local governance bodies and processes, such policies as mentioned above have been concretely expressed in the municipal development plans. In Kabankalan, Negros, the city's solid waste management plan is incorporated in the City Environmental Management Framework and Environment Code. In Kasibu, anti-mining advocacies among many local groups have resulted in a municipal comprehensive development plan that promotes the local citrus industry and other agricultural enterprises as alternatives to the mining industry. In Boac, Marinduque, the municipal aquatic and fisheries development plan includes provisions for sustainable coastal resource management projects such as fish sanctuaries and marine reserves.
Budgets. Putting resources into these policies, some municipal/city governments have committed annual fund allocations for specific projects such as Bantay Dagat operations and the establishment of fish sanctuaries and marine reserves. The Mambajao LGU, through an ordinance, appropriates funds for its Ecological Solid Waste Management Program.
In other municipalities/cities, there were funds provided for specific projects and purposes: the celebration of the citrus festival and technical assistance to the diversification of agricultural enterprises in Kasibu; a Fish Sanctuary Forum in Naic; and the designation of an officer-in-charge towards establishing the City Environment Office in Kabankalan.
In the Packard RH/FP project, some of the results in terms of fund allocation by the LGUs are as follows:
- Ordinance allocating funds for the Population Welfare and Development (POPWELDEV) Councils in the cities of Valenzuela and Quezon
- Ordinance supporting family planning at the barangay and city levels in General Santos City
- Allocation and/or increase in the annual budget for family planning commodities, facilities and services in the cities of Caloocan, Pasig, Baguio, Valenzuela, Tanjay, Calbayog and Quezon
- Formulation of the Comprehensive City Adolescent RH Program in Pasig City.
Participation. In at least two cases, the municipal/city ordinances provide for the official creation of multi-stakeholder formations that will ensure the effective implementation of such policies. These are the Kabankalan City Council for Sustainable Development (KCCSD) and “necessary institutional mechanisms and incentives” provided for in the Mambajao Ecological Solid Waste Management Program. Other multi-stakeholder formations that are formally recognized by the LGUs and which involve PRRM and its partners are municipal aquatic and fisheries councils, or MAFCs
(Bataan, Marinduque) and Population Welfare and Development (POPWELDEV) Councils (cities of Valenzuela and Quezon). Another specific example is the Kabihug Task Force in Daet, Camarines Norte, which was created through a municipal ordinance to ensure and promote the rights and welfare of the Kabihug indigenous people.
In the other target municipalities, PRRM's partner POs and CSOs have continued their participation in local governance, through their membership in the local development councils and special bodies as well as through advocacy work around local issues. Other such networks are the Kiangan CSO network for local governance in Ifugao, the Kabihug Task Force in Daet, Camarines Norte and Population Welfare and Development (POPWELDEV) Councils in the cities of Valenzuela and Quezon.
Documentation of learnings on good governance from projects
Case studies have been completed to document learnings on local governance from the Packard reproductive health advocacy project, mining and the Alliance of Community Development Advocates (ACDA) in Nueva Vizcaya, and localization of the millennium development goals (MDGs). Case documentation is ongoing for coastal resource management (CRM) in Quezon and solid waste management (SWM) in Quezon, Albay and Camarines Sur. Conversations on sustainability were conducted in Nueva Vizcaya on charter change, and on good governance and sustainable development in Negros Occidental.
The final report of the Finnish Embassy-funded Local Governance Policy Forum (LGPF) project has been completed. The drafting of a manual on local governance is ongoing, focusing on Bataan and Ifugao, also supported by the project. Lessons/gains as a result of the project include the validation of the co-equal roles of civil society organizations (CSOs) and local government units (LGUs) in the actualization of good governance, as well as stronger relations with the project donor, the Finnish Embassy.
Major facilitating factors include PRRM’s ability to maximize/consolidate efforts through coalitions (e.g., in the Finnish Embassy project and through Social Watch-Philippines or SWP); presence of qualified and capable PRRM area managers at the local level; a strong people’s organization (PO) network in Bataan and a new coalition in Ifugao that are both active in engaging their respective LGUs; recognition of PRRM by both CSOs and LGUs, and existing good relations between PRRM and the LGUs involved.
A major recommendation is to start the process of consolidating the learnings on good governance from the above-mentioned projects, i.e., the Packard reproductive health advocacy project, the Finnish Embassy-supported local governance project, and PRRM’s involvement with Social Watch-Philippines (SWP).
Conference/manual on good governance
The manual on good governance being drafted under the Finnish Embassy-supported
LGPF project shall be used as input in the design and conduct of a good governance (GG)
conference to define the building blocks (including indicators) for GG. Upon its
completion, the manual shall also be used as a local governance module by the Conrado
Benitez Institute for Sustainability (CBIS), to be disseminated at the local level.
Direct intervention with local government units (LGUs)
PRRM’s Basic Course on Sustainability (BCS) was conducted for PRRM Chapter leaders
and some local chief executives (LCEs) and local legislators. The Finnish Embassyfunded
LGPF project has likewise strengthened PRRM’s partnerships with LGU officials
in the municipalities of Orion in Bataan and Kiangan in Ifugao.
The next steps towards coming up with a program paper on good governance (as well as
enhancing the manual currently being drafted) include: integrative strategizing on good
governance and integrated area development (IAD) interventions by all PRRM units
(including clarification of strategies in urban and rural areas); and elaboration of GG and
IAD for rural reconstruction in model municipalities, in cooperation with the PRRM
Chapters, provincial rural reconstruction movements (ProRRMs), and partner people’s
organizations (POs).
- Livelihood/social enterprise development as priority content area
Micro-finance operations are ongoing in eight (8) provinces: Cotabato, Camiguin,
Bataan, Nueva Ecija, Marinduque, Negros, Quezon and Camarines Sur. Particularly with
respect to coconut-related enterprises, virgin coconut oil (VCO) production in ongoing in
five (5) provinces, direct copra marketing (DCM) in three (3) provinces, and microfinance
for small coconut farmers in four (4) provinces.
The following imperatives/needs of existing business partners/clients have been
identified: (1) refinement/enhancement of feasibility studies/business plans, e.g., subsector
identification and development; (2) inadequate investments; (3) improvement of
management systems and skills; (4) strengthening of monitoring and control mechanisms;
(5) value formation among leaders and managers; and (6) mentoring/coaching of social
entrepreneurs and their enterprises.
Following are some additional accomplishments for the second semester:
- Scaling up of VCO production in Camarines Norte;
- Training and/or establishment of demonstration farms for the system of rice
intensification (SRI) in Ifugao, Quezon, Nueva Vizcaya, and Camarines Sur;
- Planning for eco-development tourism in Patungan, Cavite;
Recommendations for 2007 include:
- Documentation of PRRM’s SRI experiences/practices;
- Rationalization and operation of the PRRM Alternative Rural Finance (ARF)
program, based on the recommendations of the PRRM ARF Task Force
(PATF);
- Contracting of specialist(s)/consultant(s) on sustainable livelihood and
enterprise development (SLED).
- Propagation of the system of rice intensification (SRI) as flagship program
The target was to have complete SRI promotion programs (i.e., advocacy, adopters,
demonstration areas) in eight (8) rice-producing provinces: Ifugao, Nueva Ecija, Bataan,
Quezon, Marinduque, Camarines Sur, Camiguin and Cotabato,
SRI promotion is currently at the demonstration and replication stages in nine (9)
provinces. SRI training, with funding support from the Department of Agriculture (DA),
has been conducted in 17 provinces: Abra (December 6), Ifugao, Nueva Vizcaya
(December 12), Nueva Ecija, Cavite, Quezon, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur,
Sorsogon, Iloilo, Guimaras, Bohol, Eastern Samar, Leyte, Bukidnon, North Cotabato and
Saranggani.
Other developments include: (1) memorandum of agreement (MOA) between PRRM and
QNAS for SRI and agribusiness development; and (2) grant award to the SRI project of
the Save the Ifugao Terraces Movement (SITMO) in the recently concluded World Bank
Development Innovation Marketplace Program (DIMP) or Panibagong Paraan 2006.
Facilitating factors for the relative success of the SRI promotion program are the
partnerships with SRI-Pilipinas and the DA, as well as the presence of a ready pool of
trainers from within PRRM and its partner people’s organizations (POs).
- Health program development
Community-based health programs (CBHPs) are continuing implementation in four (4)
provinces. Local health service provision projects have added an enterprise dimension to
their character (e.g., botika cum store, donations, small lending among community health
workers or CHWs). A reproductive health (RH) conference was held last February 2006
as part of the review of PRRM’s overall health framework and surfacing of new or
enhanced concepts for health programs and projects. It is recommended to hire a health
consultant to follow through the review and enhancement of PRRM’s health programs
and projects in 2007.
- PO/cadre development program
Activities undertaken during the first semester included the following: (1) identification
of training needs for 15 leaders of the People’s Organizations Leaders’ Caucus (POLAC);
(2) Council of Leaders (CoL) meetings of the national sectoral federations/organizations
(NSF/Os), i.e., SAKAHAN (sustainable agriculture practitioners), NIUGAN (small
coconut farmers), PUMALU-MV (municipal fishers), DALUYONG (rural women), and
PRRYA (youth); (3) conduct of PRRYA summer camp; (4) conduct of business planning
workshop for the Sustainable Agriculture Resource and Technology Center in Nueva
Ecija (SARTC-NE), with the Conrado Benitez Institute for Sustainability (CBIS); (5)
continuing sectoral advocacy work and participation in national NGO/PO networks; and
(6) project development by and for the NSFs.
Identified strengths/positive factors include the following: (1) presence of community
learning centers (CLCs) in several provinces; (2) available training modules on various
thematic courses; (3) existence of a pool of local trainers; (4) funds accessed from local
and Manila-based individuals and institutions. Areas for improvement include: (1)
maintenance of PO leaders and members at the grassroots level; (2) support systems and
resources from various sources; and (3) information database on potential donors for NSF
projects.
Within the second semester, in relation to the formulation of an institutional cadre
development program by the CBIS, training needs assessment (TNA) of target
cadres/local second liners to be enrolled in the cadre/leadership development training
program was conducted for DALUYONG and PRRYA. A Basic Course on Sustainability
(BCS) was undertaken for the PRRYA during the summer camp, and another BCS was
conducted for Chapter and PO leaders.
Also for the second semester, the scaling down/minimization of PRRM intervention in
relation to the national sectoral federations/organizations (NSF/Os) was planned. This
involved assessment of capacities of each NSF/O; drafting of a turn-over plan for each
NSF/O to include strengthening of member federations/organizations in model
municipalities and contribution to rural reconstruction communities (RRCs); and
consolidation/reorganization of community-level formations. Thus far, three-year
sustainability plans have been formulated by DALUYONG and PRRYA. Sustainability
planning is ongoing for PUMALU-MV, SAKAHAN, and the PO Leaders’ Caucus
(POLAC), the informal umbrella organization of the leadership of the national
federations.
Significant activities and concerns of the national sectoral federations for 2006 included
the following:
PRRYA
- Start of three-year project (2006-2009) supported by the Japan People-to-People
Aid Movement (P2): Leaders, Practitioners and Educators for the Youth
- Chapter membership/participation in the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) and local
special bodies (LSBs)
- Participation in local and national advocacies (mining, coco levy, tree planting,
coastal clean-up, SRI, GG, Global Campaign Against Poverty or GCAP)
DALUYONG
- Start of three-year project (2006-2009) supported by the Japan People-to-People
Aid Movement (P2): Demonstrating Women’s Empowerment through Gender
and Development
- Continued active participation and representation in the national rural women’s
congress, Pambansang Kongreso ng Kababaihan sa Kanayunan (PKKK)
- Local fund accessing for small livelihood projects
NIUGAN
- Scaling up of VCO production
- Continuing negotiations for project partnerships
- Continuing participation in the Multi-Sectoral Task Force (MSTF) for the
recovery of the coco levy funds
- Continuing membership in the Coconut Industry Reform Movement (COIR)
- Need to strengthen the national federation leadership
SAKAHAN
- Continuing participation in national rice and sustainable agriculture networks
- Local fund accessing for small livelihood projects
PUMALU-MV
- Weak local member organizations (provincial, municipal)
- Formulation of 2007 plan
- Initial discussions on sustainability plan, including fund management
POLAC
- Formulation of 2007 plan
- Sending out of letters to nine (9) embassies introducing PRRM’s partner
national sectoral federations/associations (SAKAHAN, NIUGAN, PUMALUMV,
DALUYONG and PRRYA) for possible/potential project partnerships
- Branch-Chapter integration strategies
To date, operations management has been “localized” from the branch to the chapter in
four (4) provinces: Ifugao, Albay, Marinduque and Bataan, while preparations for turnover
are underway in Nueva Ecija. The Chapters have been conducting general
assemblies, election of officers, and recruitment of new members.
Areas of concern include: (1) varying levels of expertise/capacities among Chapter
members and leaders; (2) formulation of Chapter development/ sustainability plans; and
(3) inadequate resources for Chapter development activities.
For the second semester, the assessment of Chapter capacities using appropriate
measurement tools, e.g., customization of the organizational capacity index (OCI) for
POs, has resulted in reorganization or re-election of officers in some Chapters. In relation
to turn-over planning (from branch office to chapter) for each Chapter (with
corresponding change of emphasis in the role of each branch/area manager), an
assessment and planning guide for Chapters has been crafted. In addition, the Ifugao,
Nueva Vizcaya, Bataan, Quezon, Maringduque, Camarines Sur and North Cotabato
Chapters have been involved in the activities of Social Watch-Philippines. Project
proposals have likewise been generated by the Quezon, Nueva Vizcaya, Negros
Occidental and Cavite Chapters.
At present, there are PRRM Chapters in 19 areas: 5 cities and 14 provinces. Current
membership totals 476 individuals. Most of the members come from the academe, local
government units/agencies (LGUs/LGAs), and non-government organizations (NGOs),
while a few come from the business sector.
In general, chapter activities, projects and programs focus on movement building and
community development, as well as project development and resource mobilization.
Some chapters took the lead or participated in local advocacies, e.g., mining, solid waste
management (SWM), and localization of the millennium development goals (MDGs).
Chapter members who are elected government officials provide support for policy
reforms while those in NGOs, LGAs, local development councils (LDCs), and the
academe provide technical assistance to PO initiatives in the promotion and
demonstration of sustainable development projects and programs.
For 2007, it is recommended to review the lead role of the Chapters in the creation of
provincial rural reconstruction movements (ProRRMs), as well as optimize the potential
role of Chapter members in the provision of technical assistance to various concerns (See
Annex 1: Summary Status of Chapter Development).
- Field Programs/Projects
Translating Interest into Commitment and Mobilized Resources for Reproductive Health
(TRICOM-RH), supported by the David and Lucille Packard Foundation
Phase 2 of the project, Translating Interest into Commitment and Mobilized Resources
for Reproductive Health (TRICOM-RH), supported by the David and Lucille Packard
Foundation, ends December 2006. Phase 3 starts January 2007 in three (3) cities of the
National Capital Region (NCR), i.e., Caloocan, Pasig and Quezon City, and two (2)
provinces (Nueva Ecija and Camarines Sur). Phase 3 of the TRICOM-RH project will
continue the advocacy initiatives for RH that had been started in city and municipal
governments.
HIV/AIDS Prevention Project in Metro Manila and Camarines Norte, supported by the
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has likewise approved Years 2 and 3
(2007-2008) of the HIV/AIDS Prevention Project in three (3) NCR cities (Manila, Pasay
and Quezon City) and Daet, Camarines Norte. Phase 1 officially ended last May 2006
while the month of June 2006 was spent in project development for the succeeding phase.
The project involves peer education and behavior change communication strategies.
Scholarship Support Project for Kabihug Children in Camarines Norte, also supported
by the UNICEF
In Camarines Norte, the participatory community appraisal (PCA) project funded by the
UNICEF Philippines in the indigenous communities of the Kabihug has resulted in a
scholarship support project for Kabihug children in two (2) municipalities, also supported
by UNICEF. This project intends to provide the elementary school Kabihug children with
mentoring and monitoring support for them to be able to complete the school year.
Activities in the past months also included coordinating with the schools and barangay,
municipal and provincial LGUs so that improved local awareness redounds to providing
quality education and social support services to the Kabihug school children.
Commenced in July of this year, the project activities will be concluded in April 2007.
Scholarship Program for Former Child Laborers in the Bicol Region, supported by the
Japanese People-to-People Aid Movement (P2)
The scholarship program of P2 is a strategy to provide direct support services to former
child laborers through scholarship assistance packages, while influencing the public and
the agencies involved in child labor elimination to encourage their sustained support to
this sector. The latter includes coordination with the local government units especially in
the reactivation of the Councils for the Protection of Children and the implementation of
related activities.
The scholarship program of P2 and PRRM is on its final year of support for 30 high
school students now on their fourth year of secondary schooling in the provinces of
Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur and Albay.
Development of IP targeting mechanism within the agrarian reform (AR) framework and
preparation of ancestral domain sustainable development and protection plans
(ADSDPP)
The consulting services constitute Components A and B of the Japan Social Development
Fund (JSDF) IP Grant Project (TF 053822), implemented in 25 Agrarian Reform
Communities (ARCs) across ten (10) provinces of the World Bank-supported Second
Agrarian Reform Communities Development Project (WB-ARCDP2). The engagement
of PRRM is for a period of ten months, from May 2006 to March 2007.
A project orientation and planning workshop (POPW) was conducted last May 22-24,
2006 at the PRRM National Training Institute (NTI) in San Leonardo, Nueva Ecija. The
major output of the workshop was the formulation of site implementation plans (SIPs) for
the 25 ARCs covered by the project, by the DAR-NCIP-PRRM provincial project teams,
that essentially detail the project’s national implementation plan or work plan for
Component B.
For the months of June until mid-July 2006, the DAR-NCIP-PRRM provincial
implementing teams coordinated the conduct of activities pertaining to Phase 1 or the
social mobilization phase of ADSDPP formulation. In connection with Phase 2 (data
gathering and assessment), a trainers’ training on data gathering and assessment was
conducted for the PRRM provincial coordinators (PCs) last 14-15 July 2006 at the PRRM
National Headquarters. PRRM submitted the project inception report to the client (DAR)
within July 2006.
A process documentation write shop was conducted last November 7-8, 2006 for the five
(5) pilot sites of Sabtang, Batanes; Magsaysay, Mindoro Occidental; Tiwi, Albay;
Jimenez, Misamis Occidental; and Monkayo, Compostela Valley. The write shop was
devoted to Component A (development of IP targeting mechanism within the AR
framework), and focused on: (1) documentation/review of ARC planning processes and
ARCDP2 preparatory activities; (2) documentation/review of ARCDP2 implementation
steps and processes; and (3) description of participation of LGUs and other stakeholders.
To date, most of the sites have completed or are in the process of completing Phase 2
(data gathering and assessment). PRRM submitted the baseline study reports for 16 of the
25 sites on December 05, 2006 and will submit the remaining nine (9) on December 15,
2006. The period from January to March 2007 will be spent completing Phases 3 and 4
(development planning, plan promotion and social marketing) under Component B. A
national conference/workshop will be convened in late January or early February 2007 to
surface/generate, consolidate, and finalize the inputs for the preparation of the final
report. The integrative final report will contain proposed revisions to the ADSDPP and
ARCDP2 operations manuals.
- Sustainable development education and training
a. Implementation of education and training courses
The CBIS conducted five (5) batches of the Basic Course on Sustainability (BCS) for: (1)
technical staff; (2) PRRYA; (3) student interns; (4) administrative staff; and (5)
PO/Chapter leaders, all with video documentation. Continuous improvement has been
noted in the running of the course. The conduct of these five batches paved the way for
the further enhancement/refinement of the course modules in terms of content,
methodology and tools, and skills of mentors and facilitators. The course modules shall
be finalized/standardized within the second semester.
There is a need to finalize the session plans for each module through the conduct of write
shops to facilitate the finalization/standardization of each course module. There is also a
need to incorporate the gender dimension into all modules by using examples/cases (e.g.,
Module 6 on Sustainable Development Indicators).
b. Faculty development
There is a long list of identified potential CBIS faculty members whose profiles are
currently being compiled for the CBIS faculty database. There is a need for a
memorandum from the CBIS Director formally announcing the roster of the CBIS
faculty. There is also a need to upload the curriculum vitae of the CBIS faculty and staff,
as well as the need for a web link for the CBIS faculty.
c. Course development
This includes the finalization of priority thematic courses, development of new training
courses, course materials development, research and development. The first draft of a
Local Governance Course prepared by a student intern has been reviewed. A module on
HIV/AIDS behavioral change for peer educators has been developed. A library training
manual has been developed for the community learning centers (CLCs). Course materials
developed so far include SRI, NO CHEATS, climate change, and a training design for a
sustainable health module. Additional course modules to be developed include: (1)
orientation on the millennium development goals (MDGs); (2) sustainable
livelihood/social enterprise development; (3) micro-finance for women; (4) biodiversity
and water.
d. Library/resource database development
A library database (in excel format) has been installed in the Ifugao community learning
center (CLC), where volunteers have been trained on library development and
maintenance. Books and PRRM publications have been distributed to various branches
offices and chapters.
- Sustainable development public education and advocacy
a. Conversations on Sustainability
Five (5) Conversations on Sustainability were conducted, on: (1) SRI; (2) sustainable
communities; (3) the 2004 elections/network of citizens for honest elections and truthful
statistics (NO CHEATS); (4) health; and (5) climate issues and solutions. Additional
Conversations were launched on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), health and
wellness, Linux systems installation, and education for all (EFA), in coordination with
the Office of the President (OP).
b. Networking
The internship program for two (2) Dutch/Yale students and local (UP, PUP and UST)
students yielded two (2) assessment papers on the PRRM eco-development tourism
program.
c. Institutional linkages
Links were maintained and strengthened with various groups/networks, including Social
Watch, Sustainability Watch, SRI-Pilipinas, NGO ‘Advisory’ Group on the World Bank,
Philippine Greens, Fair Trade Alliance (FTA), Stop the New Round (SNR) coalition,
Conference of Asian Foundations and Organizations (CAFO), NGO Forum on the ADB,
national congress of rural women or Pambansang Kongreso ng Kababaihan sa
Kanayunan (PKKK), Education Network (E-Net), Earth Day Network, Philippine
Development Forum (PDF), Philippine Network on Climate Change (PNCC), NGO
Coalition for Renewable Energy and Sustainability (NCORES), Eco-Waste Coalition,
and the Sustainable Energy and Forest Management, Inc. (SEFMI).
Links were also maintained and strengthened with the following government bodies:
Quezon City Development Council (QCDC), Manila Bay Environmental Management
Project Coordinating Committee (PCC)/Technical Working Group (TWG), and the Inter-
Agency Committee on Climate Change (IACCC)/Clean Development Mechanism
(CDM) Steering Committee.
d. Public education on advocacy/campaign issues
SRI, NO CHEATS and climate change materials were developed. PRRM also
participated in the Green Philippines Tree Planting activity last August 2006.
- Project development and resource mobilization
a. Project proposal preparation
Project proposals were prepared for the following: (1) SITMO and SRI which were
approved for funding by the World Bank and Department of Agriculture; (2) DOECBRED
Social Preparation for Renewable Energy (RE) Projects in partnership with the
Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP); (3) Community-Based Disaster Risk
Reduction Capacity Building Program for LGUs and Other Stakeholders; (4) Capintalan
Micro-Hydro Project for the Ashden Awards.
The CBIS also provided technical assistance to PRRM-Bicol in the
conceptualization/brainstorming of proposed Eco-Waste Management Projects (Iriga and
Tabaco) and the Mt. Asog Resource Conservation Project (Iriga). The SEFMI business
proposal and plan was also consolidated for potential private investors (Solar Electric
Co., IUSI) and a tie-up was explored with the NAPOCOR on watershed management
(San Roque Dam).
b. Marketing and promotion of CBIS courses
A CBIS brochure was produced. The PRRM 2007 calendar will feature CBIS course
offerings. There is a need to prioritize the production of one-page descriptions of the
various thematic courses that will form part of the CBIS brochure.
- CBIS institutionalization
a. Accreditation
The CBIS has made inquiries and submitted a letter of intent (LOI) to the Technical
Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) regarding CBIS accreditation, but
there is a need to evaluate if TESDA is the right accrediting institution for the CBIS.
b. Assessment/evaluation system for course graduates
A core competency scheme has been drafted. CBIS certificates of course completion and
training evaluation instruments have been developed, but the assessment system is still in
the seminal stage of development. There is a need to hold a workshop with the CLCs to
develop the core competency scheme; the CBIS faculty members assigned to the various
thematic areas should prepare their respective competency standards and evaluation
system.
c. Course materials development
Apart from the video documentation of the Capintalan micro-hydro project, there is a
need to develop the PRRM case studies that will serve as inputs for the course offerings.
d. Corporate and Executive Affairs
The annual National Council meeting was held on March 31, 2006 for the sole purpose of
electing the new members of the Board of Trustees. The new set of Trustees held its
election of officers on May 11, 2006. The composition of the Board Committees and
election of the Treasurer were conducted during the Board’s regular meeting held on July
17, 2006. The Resource Mobilization Committee was abolished and a Program
Committee was formed to “contribute more directly in reviewing and developing
programs” of PRRM.
The Asset Management Committee (AMC) met regularly and was active in managing the
Fund for Institutional Administration Trust (FIAT) and properties of the organization.
The Membership and Chapter Development Committee (MCDC) renewed the
accreditation of 17 out of 19 Chapters. Two Inter-Chapter meetings were conducted by
the MCDC, one in March during the National Council meeting and another one in
October during the Basic Course on Sustainability for PRRM Chapter and PO leaders.
The concerns discussed were: the organization’s process for formulating institutional
positions on “burning issues”, creation of a “Members’ Welfare Fund”, technical
assistance to Chapters in developing their social enterprise proposals, inclusion of
Chapter Representatives among the BOT members in the AMC, training of second liners
of the Chapters in the Visayas and Mindanao provinces, evaluation of the agricultural
projects in the National Training Institute (NTI) for possible replication by the Chapters,support to the “NO CHEATS” campaign, and assistance from the National Office in
linking Chapters to donors.
The Program Committee, a newly created committee, met once. Ideas were suggested by
the Committee for PRRM’s future programs and projects (details are contained in the
Annual Report of the Committee).
The staff Management Committee (Man Com) held six (6) regular and four (4) special
meetings. There were some changes in the membership of the Man Com because of the
retirement of two staff officers and the hiring of a new Head of the Finance Services Unit
(who joined the Man Com).
e. Institutional and Resource Development and Management
- Project development
a. Development of IP targeting mechanism within the agrarian reform (AR) framework
and preparation of ancestral domain sustainable development and protection plans
(ADSDPP)
Last 06 July 2005, PRRM submitted its expression of interest (EOI) to provide the
consulting services for the development of IP targeting mechanism within the AR
framework and preparation of ADSDPP within the project, “Development and Testing of
Innovative Approaches for Mainstreaming Indigenous Peoples (IPs) in Selected Agrarian
Reform Communities (ARCs)”.
PRRM was among the six (6) firms that were short listed by the Department of Agrarian
Reform (DAR) and subsequently issued requests for proposals in February 2006. PRRM
submitted its technical and financial proposals last 03 March 2006, and was notified by
the DAR of having passed the technical evaluation on March 29, 2006.
Public opening of the financial proposals was conducted last March 31, 2006. After a
negotiation meeting between PRRM and the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the
DAR on 25 April 2006, PRRM submitted a revised technical and financial proposal on
May 05, 2006. The BAC resolution in favor of PRRM as the winning bidder, consultant
evaluation report and initialed negotiated contract were submitted to the World Bank for
concurrence on May 09, 2006.
b. Integrated Programme for the Empowerment of Indigenous Peoples and Sustainable
Development of Ancestral Domains (IP-EIPSDADS)
PRRM also registered as one of the firms bidding for the provision of consulting services
for this project of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), very similar to
the ADSDPP project, which would be implemented in 13 IP communities/ancestral
domains (ADs) nationwide. The technical and financial proposals were submitted last
April 17, 2006. On June 05, 2006 PRRM was informed by the UNDP that its technical
proposal was found to be the second most technically compliant bid by the UNDP-DAR18
NEDA review committee, and only in the event that the most technically compliant
bidder refuses to contract with the UNDP would it consider negotiations with the second
in rank.
c. Philippines-Australia Local Governance Development Program (LGDP)
PRRM submitted a tender for the management of Phase I of the Local Governance
Development Program (LGDP), supported by the Australian Agency for International
Development (Aus AID). The LGDP aims to strengthen and improve the effectiveness of
LGU governance structures and systems, thereby improving local government delivery of
basic services that enhance local development.
The LGDP is designed as a long-term program that will run for up to ten (10) years.
Phase I is a one-year learning and development phase that will be implemented in the two
(2) provinces of Bohol and Iloilo. PRRM submitted its technical and financial proposals
for Phase I last July 10, 2006.
PRRM was subsequently informed by the Aus AID that it was not short listed. PRRM
was invited to a debriefing session on the tender process during which it was informed
that inasmuch as this was the first time Aus AID opened the tender process to non-
Australian firms, only three (3) Philippine firms submitted tenders; nonetheless, Aus AID
decided to award the contract to an Australian firm.
- Human resource management and development
As of 30 November 2006, PRRM had a total of 102 personnel, including consultants.
Sixty one persons (60%) are assigned to projects while 41 (40%) are assigned to regular
functions. Fifty seven (57) are males and forty five (45) are females.
During the year, forty four (44) were hired: 39 were assigned to the new ADSDPP
project, and five (5) were replacements of staff who resigned/retired. One of the new
hires in 2006 is the head of the Finance Services Unit. There were efforts to recruit
specialists on health, development communications, social enterprise development and
planning, monitoring and evaluation but the salary expectations of qualified applicants
were below the salary levels of PRRM; thus, all four crucial positions remain vacant.
Three regular staff (one vice president/director for movement building and field
operations, one assistant vice president/finance unit head/director for corporate affairs,
and a secretary) retired this year. The remaining medical doctor/health specialist resigned
to take on a better-paying job.
Quite a number of student volunteers/interns were mobilized to assist in program/project
implementation. There were three (3) foreign student interns (two Dutch and one
Japanese) and 66 student interns from six Metro Manila schools.
On staff development, three staff and one trustee attended short international courses
abroad (Japan, Fiji, Laos) and in the Philippines. Nueva Ecija Area Manager Shubert
Ciencia attended a course sponsored by JICA on Project Formulation for Regional
Development Focused on Human Security held in Japan; Cavite Area Manager Leonora
Lava attended an APO-sponsored Seminar on Rural Life Improvement for Community
Development held in Laos; Chapter Development Coordinator Joselito Gonzales attended
an APO-sponsored Training Course on Facilitation for Community Development held in
Fiji; and Trustee James Tayaban attended a course run by IIRR on Organizational
Learning for Development Action held in Silang, Cavite.
Twenty (20) international conferences/workshops/meetings were attended by five (5)
members of the staff Management Committee, one area manager and two technical staff.
All international trips were financially supported by other organizations.
Two batches of the Basic Course on Sustainability, PRRM’s beginners’ course, were
conducted and attended by 18 technical staff and 17 administrative and finance staff.
Fourteen (14) sessions of Friday Conversations, a short weekly internal forum tackling
developmental issues and projects, were held and attended by staff. The topics discussed
were: charter change, mining, free operating system/software, electoral fraud, WTO,
disaster situation and response, martial rule and authoritarianism, fair trade, education for
all, MDG budgeting, ADSDPP project, PRRM internship experience, ASEAN Summit in
Helsinki and Social Watch Assembly in Bulgaria.
Several staff also participated in CBIS-sponsored Conversations on Sustainability (e.g. on
health) and ADCO-sponsored forums (e.g. on mining). A number also attended local
conferences/workshops/forums/seminars/trainings sponsored by other organizations that
are relevant to their work. Staff also participated in campaigns and mobilizations
supported by PRRM (e.g. International Women’s Day rally, greening of Philippine
highways, GCAP’s stand up against poverty). The National Office staff had a field trip to
the Greenpeace boat MV Esperanza at the Manila North Harbor and learned about
protecting our oceans. They also joined the PRRYA Youth Camp in Silang, Cavite for a
day and gained better understanding of the youth organization, its issues and advocacies.
The semestral evaluation of staff was conducted but management decided to forego the
merit increases for 2006 and instead an Economic Relief Assistance (ERA) was provided
to all staff who had already served for at least six months.
The salary structure of PRRM that was adopted in 1997 is still being used and has not
been changed since then due to the financial limitations of the organization. However, the
cost of living has substantially increased through the years and the salaries of staff have
not been adjusted to address the continuing increase in the cost of goods and services.
The Human Resource Management and Development Unit (HRMDU) conducted a salary
and benefits survey among NGOs to compare salaries and benefits and come up with a
proposal for a new salary structure that would be used in the proposed salary adjustments
for 2007.
Annex 1
SUMMARY STATUS OF CHAPTER DEVELOPMENT
| Chapter |
Status |
Major Activities/Projects |
| Ilocos Sur |
Membership: 15
Organizational
affiliation: mostly
government
employees |
Members are involved in community
development programs (coastal resource
management and livelihood development
programs and projects; facilitate financial
assistance from the government |
| Baguio-
Benguet |
Membership: 21
Members’ affiliations:
government
employees and
academe |
Implementation of community
development projects; project
development |
| Ifugao |
Membership: 26
Members’ affiliations:
NGO workers,
government
employees and former
government officials |
Promotion of sustainable development
programs and projects; sustainable
energy; cultural development and ecodevelopment
tourism; natural resource
management: saving the rice terraces |
| Nueva
Vizcaya |
Membership: 25
Members’ affiliations:
NGO workers,
government
employees, academe,
religious groups and
former government
officials |
Involvement in campaign against largescale
mining; membership in LDCs;
active role in lobby work for community
participation in promoting sustainable
development programs; partnership
building (Alliance of Community
Development Advocates or ACDA);
project development and business plan for
PRRM property |
| Nueva Ecija |
Membership: 17
Affiliation of
members: retired
government
employees, NGO
workers, academe |
Support to sustainable agriculture
promotion (SRI); support to KOOL-NE/
KALIKASAN livelihood program
development |
| Bataan |
Membership: 32
Affiliations:
government
employees, NGO
workers, LGU, local
media, academe and
religious groups |
Pawikan conservation project; coastal
resource management; sustainable
agriculture; good governance and MDGs;
social services (medical mission);
partnership building (Bataan NGO-PO
Network or BNPN) |
| Cavite |
Membership: 31
Affiliations: academe,
NGO workers, LGU
and government
employees |
Support to project implementation in
ARC areas; project development |
| Quezon
Province |
Membership: 20
Affiliations: media,
NGO workers, LGU,
government
employees, youth
leaders and PO leaders |
SRI promotion; support campaign on
coco levy recovery; assistance in sectoral
organizing and strengthening MDGs;
community-based coastal resource
management |
| Marinduque |
Membership: 38
Affiliations:
government officials,
government
employees, religious
groups, business
sector and NGO
workers |
Coastal resource management; campaign
on the rehabilitation and clean-up of the
Marcopper mine spill; good governance
and MDGs; ProRRM organizing and
strengthening; community development
and resource center (SLKC);
assist POs in project development and
management |
| Camarines
Norte |
Membership: 21
Affiliations: NGO
workers,
government officials
and employees |
Promotion of appropriate technologies;
HIV/AIDS campaign; campaign against
GMOs; support to PO initiatives |
| Camarines
Sur |
Membership: 53
Affiliations of
members: government
employees, NGO
workers, academe,
religious groups |
MDG campaign; local governance; SRI;
ProRRM building; project development |
| Albay |
Membership:39
Affiliations: LGU,
government
employees, NGO
workers |
Support to PO initiatives; waste
management; involvement in mining
campaign; project development |
| Iloilo |
Inactive |
|
| Negros
Occidental |
Membership: 25
Affiliations: business
sector, NGO workers,
government officials
and employees,
academe and religious
groups |
Local governance, LDC and LSB
participation, MDGs, agrarian reform;
lead in the following networks: Negros
Caucus, FDC, Fair Trade, Bukluran,
WevNet; project development and
resource mobilization |
| Camiguin |
Membership: no
data |
Credit |
| North
Cotabato |
Membership: no data
Affiliations:
government officials
and employees,
NGO workers, media |
Local governance/MDGs; campaign on
human rights; project development; social
enterprise development and management;
assist POs in project development |
| Quezon City |
Membership: 83
Affiliations: NGO
workers |
Solid waste management; MDGs; City
Development Council participation;
facilitated creation of NGO-PO Chamber;
various environmental campaigns: Galing
Pook, Earth Day, National Rivers
Summit, Greening the Highways. |
| Pasig City |
Membership: 15
Affiliations: no data |
Assist POs (Dumagats) in Tanay, Rizal |
| Manila |
Inactive |
|
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