Center for Local and Regional Governance
National College of Public Administration and Governance University of the Philippines - Diliman
LOCAL MATTERS
Local Government in the Philippines: Experiences in Autonomy, Decentralization and Beyond
Contents
Foreword Preface
Section 1 – Celebrating 50 Years
Self-organization, Self-government, Self-regulation: How Free Can Local Governments Be?
Romeo B. Ocampo
3
Devolution and Capacity-Building in Local Policy Making Nestor N. Pilar
25
Citizen Satisfaction in Local Government Units: The Case of CSIS for Dagupan
Perla E. Legaspi
39
e-Local governance: Revisiting issues and challenges in the use of ICTs for citizen participation
Erwin A. Alampay
51
Center for Local and Regional Governance
National College of Public Administration and Governance University of the Philippines - Diliman
Section 2 – Review of Local Government Code of 1991
Citizen Participation, Transparency, and Accountability in Local Governance: Reflections on Lessons Learned after 25 years Czarina D. Medina-Guce & Genixon C. David
71
Local Government Boundary Reform: Municipal Amalgamation in Japan and Implications for Policy in the Philippines
Simeon A. Ilago
95
Assessment of the State of Decentralization and Democratization for Development in the National Capital Region
Elyzabeth F. Cureg & Erwin A. Alampay
109
Section 3 – Emerging Issues in Decentralization
Subnational Design in Federations: Options for the Philippines Raphael N. Montes Jr., Erwin A. Alampay, Xavier Venn A. Asuncion, Eleangel Dawn S. Cortel, Elyzabeth F. Cureg, Maricris B. Delos Santos, Patricia Irene C. Patdu, Prejean A. Prieto, and Lourdes V. Santos
145
Understanding Barangays in the Philippines: Mandates, Services, Issues, and Areas for Reform
Raphael N. Montes Jr., Eleangel Dawn S. Cortel, Erwin A. Alampay, Xavier Venn A. Asuncion, Michelle C. Castillo, Marie Christine P. Chan, Elyzabeth F. Cureg, Maricris B. Delos Santos, Patricia Irene C. Patdu, Don Jeffery A. Quebral, Gerard Martin C. Suarez, and Lourdes V. Santos
167
Assessing fiscal data openness in local governments in the Philippines Erwin A. Alampay, Pauline S. Bautista, and Raphael N. Montes Jr.
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Center for Local and Regional Governance
National College of Public Administration and Governance University of the Philippines - Diliman
Enabling the disabled: Assessment of Local Mechanisms for Programs and Services for Persons with Disabilities
Elyzabeth F. Cureg, Don Jeffery A. Quebral & Patricia Irene C. Patdu
233
Section 4 – Case Studies of Good Local Governance
Civil Society Participation as a Building Block of Good Governance: The Cagayan de Oro City Experience
Dixon Q. Yasay
259
Practices, expectations and sustainability in Philippine sister-cities program
Michael A. Tumanut & Kristoffer B. Berse
283
Sustaining TQM in an ISO 9001: 2008 – Certified Philippine Local Government Unit: The Case of Muntinlupa
Patrick C. de Leon
303
Disability-Inclusive policy implementation in 7 Philippine Local Governments: Policy, Process, and Program Considerations Elyzabeth F. Cureg & Don Jeffery A. Quebral
329
The Imperatives of Peace for Development in the Philippines: How the Galing Pook Innovation Awardees Provide Hope it can be Done
Alex B. Brillantes Jr., Maria Pilar M. Lorenzo, Bianca Nicole H. Dacumos, Ainna Shariz E. Comia, and Lizan E. Perante-Calina
347
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