Interpretation Table: LGU Performance Revised 2008 LGPMS indicators A. 1.
Valuing Fundamentals of Good Governance Participation Index
What is measured Participation measures the readiness of LGU to actively engage and involve NGOs and community organizations in policy making and project/ program implementation
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Transparency Index
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Indicators NGO representation in Local Special Bodies Feedback mechanism Involvement of NGOs in the implementation of LGU development projects
Performance Description High Performance Index Low Performance Index A high performance index A low performance index indicates indicates an effective consultative the absence of organized mechanism and system for constituencies in the LGU or an constituent participation. LGU unresponsive relation between the maximizes opportunities for LGU and the NGOs/community engaging and involving organizations which translates into community organizations in the non-maximization of decision-making and partnership community expertise and services building. for local service delivery.
What is measured Transparency measures the basic values of the LGU for promoting access to and sharing of LGU information to the general public
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Indicators Presence of Public Information Office or Desk LGU communication and information to the public of its plans, programs and special events Public Accessibility of public documents such as transaction records and contracts
Financial Accountability Index What is measured Indicators
Financial accountability measures how the LGU value the fundamentals of public accountability by introducing initiatives and complying to legally established norms in public financial management
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B. Administrative Governance
Performance Description High Performance Index Low Performance Index A high performance index reflects A low performance index reflect the presence of effective systems indifference and lack of public and mechanisms for making interest in local governance or information available to citizens and less informed public which results to better community understanding, appreciation and willingness to actively join in local governance affairs including various LGU programs, policies and other initiatives
Performance Description High Performance Index Low Performance Index A high performance index reflects A low performance index Effective FMS the presence of effective guidelines, reflects deviation and departure Functional Bids and systems and structures for from standard financial Awards Committee accounting, internal control, management practices Timely liquidation of cash procurement and with financial advances Availability of status report transactions recorded in accordance with prescribed rules and procedures on actions taken on COA audit findings and recommendations
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Local Legislation What is measured
Local legislation measures the administrative capacity of the LGUs legislative body in complementing the executive priorities through proper and efficient legislative action
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Development Planning What is measured
Development planning measures the administrative readiness of the LGU to properly analyze and develop appropriate sectoral development strategies
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Revenue Generation
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The quality of the Legislative Agenda Availability of tracking system on information on local legislations Codification of basic legislation Cost to enact an ordinance or resolution Indicators Properly Organized and functioning LDC Database for development planning Availability of CDP and CLUP LDIP, AIP, (bonus ELA)
Performance Description High Performance Index Low Performance Index A high performance index reflects A low performance index shows a an effective and pro-active passive, reactive and less legislative mechanisms and productive local legislative body procedures contributing to relevant policy development and legislation
Performance Description High Performance Index Low Performance Index A high performance index reflects A low performance index connotes presence of effective structures, the limited capacity of the LGU to consultative mechanism, planning perform sectoral development database and the availability of a planning properly formulated sectoral programs and strategies in the LGU
What is measured The revenue generation service area measures the administrative ability and readiness of the LGU to provide for the financial requirements and needs of the LGU
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Resource Allocation
Efficiency of system on all local taxes, fees and charges Efficiency of system on Real Property Tax Efficiency of system on Business Tax Presence of annual Comprehensive Revenue Generation Plan (CRGP) Percentage of cost to collect revenues to total revenues collected of your city government Actual collection from Real Property Tax (RPT) out of the RPT collectibles Percentage of total LGU revenues generated from local sources Proportion of regular revenues to total LGU revenues
Performance Description High Performance Index Low Performance Index A high performance index reflects A low performance reflects a poor presence of viable and sufficient resource mobilization strategies measures to maximize revenue and programs and suggest external generation and management for a a dependency for financial resources stable and steady availability of especially from national sources financial resources to the LGU
What is measured Resource Allocation measures LGU administrative capacity to comply with the required financial allocation standards and process
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Compliance to annual budget process and statutory requirements Proportion of your LGU’s expenditures for personal services to total LGU expenditure Amount of services extended by your LGU to its constituents on a per capita basis Proportion of actual debt service payment of your LGU to total regular income
Performance Description High Performance Index Low Performance Index A high performance index indicates A low performance index reflects presence of stable management and poor management decisioncoordination processes for budgeting making, coordination, and accounting for an effective complementation in resource allocation and optimum utilization allocation and management of LGU resources
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Customer Service (Civil Application) What is measured Indicators
Customer service measures the administrative capacity in providing quality and fast service to customers in processing civil registry documents in terms of database management, implementation steps and transaction time 9.
1. Processing of civil registry documents 2. Processing of real property documents
HRMD What is measured
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HRMD service area • quality of human resource measures the administrative management and capacity of the LGU in development in terms of: o Recruitment and managing and developing its selection are transparent human resources o o o o
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Social Governance
Permanency in the nature of appointments is valued Good performance is recognized Staff development is available Grievance system is in place
Performance Description High Performance Index Low Performance Index High performance index shows the Low performance index shows LGUs readiness in providing LGU limitations in addressing customer oriented and efficient civil basic LGU customer and business application system operations standards. Also indicates limited capacity of the LGU to introduce innovation in customer service improvements
Performance Description High Performance Index Low Performance Index High performance indicates Low performance indicates an presence of effective systems and informal human resource structure for human resource management processes and management for an improved overall structure and the overall inability LGU management, cordial relations of to introduce innovations and with employees and a improvements in its formal human professionalized local government resource management system. personnel
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Health Services What is measured
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This service area measures • the capacity, availability and • coverage of quality health services in the LGU • • • • •
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LHB functionality Amount of per capita expenditure on health services Provision of various health services to constituent Provision of tetanus toxiod Provision of pre-natal care Provision of children immunization Provision of innovative health services
Support to Education Services
Performance Description High Performance Index Low Performance Index A high performance index indicates Low performance index means a presence of appropriate structures, the absence of health and nutrition systems and programs for an service delivery structure and the effective provision of health and inability of the LGU to design and nutrition services to constituents deliver appropriate program on health services to citizens
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This service area measures the extent and level of priority of the LGU in supporting national government in providing education services priority
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Support to Housing and Basic Utilities What is measured Indicators
This service area measures the presence and availability of basic LGU investment in housing services
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Organization and functionality of the LSB Extension of support to elementary and secondary education from the Special Education Fund (ESF) Extension of support to basic education from the General Fund Implementation of Alternative Learning System (ALS)
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Availability of database for the housing sector Provision of basic housing services in terms of lot or mass housing provision programs
Peace, Security and Disaster Risk Management
Performance Description High Performance Index Low Performance Index A high performance index indicates A low performance index indicates an effective LGU support to the incapacity of the LGU to install development of basic education operating structure and formulate through the provision of appropriate programs that would support structures, human resources, programs education development in the locality and facilities for an equitable access to education
Performance Description High Performance Index Low Performance Index High performance index indicates Low Performance Index indicates a presence and availability of basic low investment priority of LGU for housing and basic utilities the service area mechanisms that defines the requirements for the provision of housing services in the LGU
What is measured This service area measures the LGUs administrative capacity to organize and operationalise basic local structure that would support peace, security and disaster management preparedness
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Organization, functionality and accomplishment of the Peace and Order Council Quality of the Integrated Area Community Public Safety Plan LGU provision of sites for protective services LCPC organization and functionality Adequacy of financial support to the Lupong Tagapamayapa for implementing KP Disputes resolved by Lupong Tagapamayapa? Quality of settlements sustained under the Katarangang Pambarangay. LDCC organizational and functionality Responsiveness to disaster operations Adequacy of services to disaster victims Ability to support rehabilitation effort
Performance Description High Performance Index Low Performance Index A high performance index indicates A low performance index indicates a the presence of effective structures, re-active LGU administrative plans and service delivery for peace structure for peace and order, and order, barangay justice and disaster, barangay justice and disaster preparedness security prepareness
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Support to Agriculture Services What is measured Indicators
This service area measures the initiatives of the LGU in providing localized support to agriculture services delivery
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Level of support to agriculture in terms of irrigation, FMR, research Extent of farming households benefiting from agricultural extension and on-site research services or facilities Provision of alternative and innovative assistance to farmers
Performance Description High Performance Index Low Performance Index High performance index indicates Low performance index indicates presences of relevant policies, unavailability of local investment strategies, programs, facilities and and resource mobilization to resources to support the delivery of agriculture service delivery effective local agriculture services
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Support to Fishery Services What is measured
This service area measures the initiatives of the LGU to provide localized support to fishery services delivery
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FARMC organization and functionality Level of support to fisherfolks and fishery using the criteria below. Extent of fishing households benefiting from fishery extension and on-site research or facilities Provision of alternative and innovative assistance to fisherfolks
Entrepreneurship, Business & Industry Promotion What is measured Indicators
This service area measures the ability of the LGU in providing quality support services to business, enterprise and industry development
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Processing time for building permit, occupancy permit & business permit Presence of administrative body that is responsible in the promotion of business and industry in the LGU Quality of direct support services to businesses, enterprises and industries
Performance Description High Performance Index Low Performance Index High performance index indicates Low performance index indicates presences of relevant policies, unavailability of local investment strategies, programs, facilities and and resource mobilization to fishery resources to support the delivery of service delivery effective local fishery development services
Performance Description High Performance Index Low Performance Index High performance indicates Low performance indicates low presence of efficient and effective priority and readiness of LGU systems, policies, structures, promote business and industry resources and conducive local development business and industry climate promoting
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Forest Ecosystem What is measured
This service area measures the LGU’s technical and administrative capacity to support the forest ecosystem management
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Integration of Forest Management program in the Comprehensive Land Use Plan or in the Provincial Development Physical Framework Plan Involvement of NGOs, Peoples’ organizations, the private sector or the general public in the protection and management of forest Determine the adequacy of forest management efforts using the following criteria
Performance Description High Performance Index Low Performance Index High performance index indicates the Indicates the inability of the LGU presence of an effective and a focused to provide basic safeguards in community-based LGU approach to protecting its forest ecosystem forest ecosystem management including the availability of policies and programs to protect, conserve and rehabilitate the LGU forest ecosystem
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Fresh water ecosystem What is measured
This service area measures the LGU’s technical and administrative capacity to support the fresh water ecosystem management
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Indicators Integration of freshwater protection or rehabilitation program integrated in the Comprehensive Development Plan or Provincial Development Physical Framework Plan Involvement of nongovernment organizations, people’s organizations, the private sector or the general public in the protection or rehabilitation of freshwater, i.e. river or lake Adequacy of freshwater ecosystem management efforts
Performance Description High Performance Index Low Performance Index High performance index indicates the Indicates the inability of the LGU presence of an effective and a focused to provide basic safeguards in community-based LGU approach to protecting its fresh water forest ecosystem management ecosystem including the availability of policies and programs to protect, conserve and rehabilitate the LGU fresh water ecosystem
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Coastal Marine ecosystem What is measured
This service area measures the LGU’s technical and administrative capacity to support the Coastal Marine ecosystem management
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Integration of coastal marine resource rehabilitation or protection program integrated in the Comprehensive Development Plan or Provincial Development Physical Framework Plan Involvement of nongovernment organizations, people’s organizations, the private sector or the general public in the protection or rehabilitation of coastal marine area Adequacy of coastal marine ecosystem management efforts
Performance Description High Performance Index Low Performance Index High performance index indicates the Indicates the inability of the LGU presence of an effective and a focused to provide basic safeguards in community-based LGU approach to protecting its coastal marine forest ecosystem management ecosystem including the availability of policies and programs to protect, conserve and rehabilitate the LGU coastal marine ecosystem
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Urban Ecosystem Management What is measured Indicators
This service area measures the LGU’s technical and administrative capacity to properly support the management of its urban ecosystem particularly on pollution control and solid waste management
On Pollution Control • Integration of pollution control program in the Comprehensive Development Plan or Provincial Development Physical Framework Plan • Involvement of nongovernment organizations, people’s organizations, the private sector or the general public in the protection of the environment from air or water pollution ecosystem • Adequacy of efforts to enforce pollution control measures On SWMB Functionality
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Organizing of the Solid Waste Management Board (SWMB) Availability of the Solid Waste Management Plan % of barangays with material recovery facilities Timely collection of solid
Performance Description High Performance Index Low Performance Index High performance index indicates the Indicates the inability of the LGU capacity of the LGU to provide to provide basic safeguards in appropriate structure, mechanism and protecting its urban ecosystem systems to manage and control solid waste and pollution
Focus to SWM: Signify the preparedness of the LGU to comply with the fundamental requirements of the national program ecological solid waste program
Indicates low LGU technical capacity for managing its solid waste problems
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waste Presence of final waste disposal facility
Interpretation Table: Indicator Level Performance Revised 2008 LGPMS indicators What is measured and managed: Revenue Generation
Benchmark Indicators
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Percentage of cost to collect revenues to total revenues collected of your city government Actual collection from Real Property Tax (RPT) out of the RPT collectibles (in % Total LGU revenues is generated from local sources (in %) Proportion of regular revenues to total LGU revenues (in %) Proportion of your LGU’s expenditures for personal services to total LGU expenditure (in %)? Amount of services extended by your LGU to its constituents on a per capita
Benchmark Level
Indicator Significance Significance of Concern of Above BM Below BM Performance Performance
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basis. Proportion of actual debt service payment of your LGU to total regular income (in %)?