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1. 2012 STATE OF LOCAL GOVERNANCE PERFORMANCE REPORT
ALAMINOS CITY, PANGASINAN 1
STATE OF LOCAL GOVERNANCE
PERFORMANCE REPORT
(E-SLGPR)
2012
City of Alaminos
Province of Pangasinan
2. 2012 STATE OF LOCAL GOVERNANCE PERFORMANCE REPORT
ALAMINOS CITY, PANGASINAN 2
I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Local Governance Performance Management System (LGPMS) is a web-based
self-assessment, management and survey tool for local government units (LGUs), designed
to identify its strengths and limitations in the provision of public services. It aims to be a
results-oriented guide in: a) formulating effective policies, plans and programs that will
respond to the citizens' needs; and b) promote excellence in governance through improved
used of financial and human resources.
It evaluates the Governance Aspect consisting of Administrative, Social, Economic,
Environmental and Valuing Fundamentals of governance; and Developmental Aspect
consisting of State of social, economic and environmental development.
Its major outputs include the following:
1. State of Local Governance Performance Report (SLGPR)
2. State of Local Development Report (SLDR)
3. Financial Performance Report (FPR)
The city, in response to the DILG Memorandum RE: Implementation of Local Governance
Performance System (LGPMS), began the dissemination of Data Capture Forms to
concerned departments and sections on March 7. It facilitated the online data entry of
accomplished DCFs and online generation of reports from the 3rd to the 4th week of April.
Through the generated outputs, the city of Alaminos is hoped to have a clearer view on its
overall capacity and strengths based on the LGPMS findings. The city also came up with
priority strategies for implementation or adoption to address the identified governance and
developmental challenges.
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A. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE FINDINGS
The city obtained a 4.41 overall numerical rating in its e-State of Local Governance
Performance Rating, the result of the entries made in the Local Governance Performance
System, for the year 2012. That is equivalent to a HIGH level of performance.
The findings are as follows:
Table 1. Overall Performance Index in e-SLGPR
In Administrative Governance, w/c deals with Local Legislation, Development
Planning, Revenue Generation, Resource Allocation & Utilization, Customer Service and
Human Resource Management and Development, the city garnered an overall rating of
3.78 (FAIR).
In Social Governance w/c includes the following service areas: Health Service,
Education, Housing and Basic Utilities, and Peace, Security and Disaster Risk
Management, the city obtained an overall rating of 4.15 (HIGH).
Economic Governance deals with the performance of the LGU in terms of Support
to Agricultural Sector, Support to Fishery Services and Entrepreneurship, Business and
Industry Promotion. This area received a rating of 4.62 (HIGH).
Performance areas Performance Rating
Administrative Governance 3.78
Social Governance 4.15
Economic Governance 4.62
Environmental Governance 4.82
Valuing Fundamentals of Good
Governance
4.67
Overall Performance Index 4.41
4. 2012 STATE OF LOCAL GOVERNANCE PERFORMANCE REPORT
ALAMINOS CITY, PANGASINAN 4
Environmental Governance which covers Forestry, Freshwater Management,
Coastal Marine and Urban Ecosystems Management received an average rating of 4.82
(HIGH).
Valuing Fundamentals of Governance includes Participation, Transparency
and Financial Accountability. This area received a performance rating of 4.67 (HIGH).
B. HIGHLIGHTS OF STRATEGIES FOR IMPLEMENTATION
As shown on Table 1, Alaminos City’s primary gap falls under Administrative
Governance. There is a less than excellent performance in Revenue Generation, Resource
Allocation & Utilization, and Local Legislation. The LGU should be able to devise a plan that
will help improve and increase the collection of locally-sourced revenue. Likewise, the LGU
should properly allocate its resources by observing the budgetary, statutory, and
contractual requirements. Likewise, the LGU should enact the following ordinances: Code
of General Ordinances, Sanitation Code, and Environment Code; update the Revenue
code; and improve resource allocation and utilization
Under Social Governance, the city needs to update its database on the housing
sector, particularly on the inventory of informal settlers and households with access to
electricity, clean water and sanitary toilet, households with makeshift houses.
In Economic Governance, the city has sustained a HIGH performance. The city can
intensify its actions in all service areas so that excellent performance can be achieved.
These actions may include providing enabling mechanisms to support the influx of
investments in the city to lessen dependency on cost-sharing schemes with national
government agencies.
The Environmental Governance performance area received the city’s highest rating
(4.82) with minor gaps identified in Urban Ecosystems Management. One action that the
LGU could undertake is the shift from controlled dumpsite to sanitary landfill and
strengthening the city’s Solid Waste Management Plan.
The performance area, Valuing Fundamentals of Governance, also garnered a
HIGH rating which could be made excellent once the city intensifies minor gaps in
Participation and Financial Accountability through intensifying participation of NGOs
specially in Local Special Bodies and automating its financial management system.
5. 2012 STATE OF LOCAL GOVERNANCE PERFORMANCE REPORT
ALAMINOS CITY, PANGASINAN 5
II. STATE OF PERFORMANCE
A. ADMINISTRATIVE GOVERNANCE
Administrative Governance looks into six areas: Local Legislation, Development
Planning, Revenue Generation, Resource Allocation and Utilization, Customer Service and
Human Resource Management and Development.
Under this performance area, the city of Alaminos obtained an overall rating of 3.78
which is equivalent to FAIR performance, broken down as shown in the graph below:
Graph 1.Comparative Rating of the Six (6) Service Areas under Administrative Governance
As shown in Graph 1, the city of Alaminos has an EXCELLENT performance in
Human Resource Management and Development and Customer Service –Civil
Applications, both with a numerical rating of 5.0. The LGU has also garnered a HIGH
performance in Development Planning with a numerical rating of 4.10. The LGU has FAIR
performance in Local Legislation, with a numerical rating of 3.78. However, the LGU
6. 2012 STATE OF LOCAL GOVERNANCE PERFORMANCE REPORT
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performed POOR on Revenue Generation and Resource Allocation and Utilization with a
numerical rating of 2.85 and 2.42, respectively.
CAPACITY-ENSURING, FACILITATING AND HINDERING FACTORS
LOCAL LEGISLATION
Facilitating Factors:
1. Presence of Legislative Agenda supportive to the Executive Agenda
2. Computer-aided tracking system of all local rules and regulations
Hindering Factors:
1. The city has yet to enact the following Codes: Code of General Ordinances, Market
Code, Sanitation Code and Environmental Code.
2. The city was not able to meet 100% enactment of ordinances vs. Legislative
measures.
DEVELOPMENT PLANNING
Facilitating Factors:
1. The city has an organized and functional Local Development Council (LDC)
2. The city’s Planning and Development office maintains an updated database which
houses the city’s demographic, social development, economic, physical land use,
and. institutional data
3. The city has an Existing Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP), Comprehensive
Development Plan (CDP), Local Development Investment Program (LDIP) and
Annual Investment Program (AIP).
Hindering Factors:
1. The city’s Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP), is currently being updated.
2. Monitoring and Evaluation is not yet an integral component of its Local Development
Investment Program (LDIP) and Annual Investment Program (AIP).
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REVENUE GENERATION
Facilitating Factors:
1. Under its One System One Government Program, the city employs an integrated
Business Permit and Licensing System and other revenue-related system
applications which facilitates the following: a) networking of key offices such as
business permit and licensing office, city assessor and city treasury for easier data
sharing, records cleansing and transparency on reports; b) reduced processing time
and rationalized permit regulatory requirements; and c) automated generation of
reports and records management.
2. The LGU employs an incentive scheme, giving the following discounts for advanced
full payments of real property tax: a) 15% for full payment of RPT w/in the 1st
quarter
of tax year; and b) 20% for full payment of RPT of succeeding year (before January
1 of succeeding year); business tax incentive (2% discount) based on compliance to
business codification ordinance.
3. The city has an Annual Revenue Generation Plan that embodies local revenue
policy directions for the given year.
4. The city conducts business tax mapping activity, remote access real property tax
outreach collection and computerized cleansing of RPT records.
5. Revenue to Total Income is higher (100%) than the average of LGUs with the same
type and income class (93.72) and the national average of same LGU type and
income class (92.36%).
Hindering Factors:
1. Civil remedies on tax delinquencies are not yet enforced.
2. Presence of untitled real properties.
3. The city’s Local Revenue Code is outdated. (1993)
4. Cost-to-collect is higher (18.18%) than the average of LGUs with the same type and
income class (15.94%) and the national average of same LGU type and income
class (14.34%).
5. Real Property Tax (RPT) accomplishment rate is high (91.05) but still lower than the
average of LGUs with the same type and income class (98.27%) and the national
average of same LGU type and income class (94.22%).
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6. Locally-sourced revenues to total income is lower (17.75%) than the average of
LGUs with the same type and income class (19.53%) and the national average of
same LGU type and income class (35.02 %).
RESOURCE ALLOCATION AND UTILIZATION
Facilitating Factors:
1. The approved Annual Budget is a) responsive to the budgetary requirements of the
Annual Investment Program (AIP); b) did not exceed estimates of income, c) more
than 20% of IRA was appropriated for development projects and; d) Php30, 000 aid
for each of the 39 barangays was provided.
2. The city allocated amount (as per national law) for the following: a) Gender and
Development projects, b) maintenance of Office for Senior Citizens Affairs, c)
monitoring & surveillance of AIDS, and d) strengthening of Local Council for the
Protection of Children (LCPC).
Hindering Factors:
1. The Annual Budget was not approved w/in the period, October 17 to December 31.
2. Personal Services Expenditure Ratio is higher (53.96%) than the average of LGUs
with the same type and income class (44.34%) and the national average of same
LGU type and income class (38.50 %).
3. Total Expenditure per capita is lower (3,389.54) than the average of LGUs with the
same type and income class (3,654.39) and the national average of same LGU type
and income class (3,560.33 %).
4. Debt Service Ratio exceeded 20% of regular income (24.87%).
5. Some identified projects w/ allocation were not implemented w/in the specified or
target period.
CUSTOMER SERVICE – Civil Applications
Facilitating Factors:
1. The city’s Local Civil Registry employs a Digital Archiving System, which serves as
a database of local civil registry records, facilitating faster access and provision of
copies to citizens.
2. The City Assessor’s Office employs a Real Property Tax Archiving System, w/c
creates a digital archive on real properties, facilitating easier research and retrieval
of RPT documents, and a Real Property Tax Administration System.
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3. The city’s Citizen’s Charter informs citizens of the clear and simple procedures in
availing civil registry and real property documents. Average transaction time for the
issuance of documents is 30 minutes or less.
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT
Facilitating Factors:
1. The LGU’s recruitment and selection are made transparent through the publication
of vacant positions in appropriate media and posted in conspicuous places in the
city. The city recruits and selects employees through a Personnel Selection Board
following the merit and fitness rule.
2. The permanent nature of appointment is valued making most of its employees
permanent. Service awards and plaque of appreciation are also being given to
reward long-term service to the LGU.
3. The employees have undergone Values Orientation Workshop (VOW) conducted in
coordination with the Civil Service Commission and the Office of the Ombudsman to
refresh and reactivate the workforce with the right values and attitude towards work.
4. The city has a grievance system where employment-related issues are addressed,
resolved and settled.
5. Seminars and Trainings
PRIORITY STRATEGIES FOR IMPLEMENTATION
To respond to the gaps in the performance of the LGU in this performance area, the
following actions/strategies are recommended for adoption.
LOCAL LEGISLATION
Enact the following: a) Code of General Ordinances; b) Market Code; c) Heath and
Sanitation Code and; d) Environmental Code. These shall serve to support the
administrative functions, regulatory mandates, corporate objectives, social
development, economic development, and environmental management of the LGU.
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ALAMINOS CITY, PANGASINAN 10
Employ a Legislative Tracking System. The Sangguniang Panlungsod must adopt a
system especially designed for tracking the legislative measures that will facilitate the
efficiency in tracking, reporting, and computing legislative enactments
DEVELOPMENT PLANNING
Strengthening of the LDC. The LDC should meet at least twice every six months and
the sectoral committees to meet as often as necessary.
Updating of Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP) and Comprehensive
Development Plan (CDP).
Create sectoral committees.
Orient newly-elected officials.
REVENUE GENERATION
Update the Revenue Code. This will improve tax collection by adjusting tax rates and
coverage.
Enforce civil remedies for delinquent tax payers. This will help increase the collection
of real property tax and other local taxes.
Create and implement a Land Tenure Improvement Program.
Implement RA 7279 or the Urban Development and Housing Act( UDHA ).
Improve revenue generation measures and systems.
RESOURCE ALLOCATION AND UTILIZATION
Budgeting process of the LGU must always follow the mandated schedule and
timelines.
Develop results-based monitoring system
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B. SOCIAL GOVERNANCE
Social Governance looks into four service areas: Health Services, Support to
Education Services, Support to Housing and Basic Utilities,
and Peace, Security and Disaster Risk Management. The performance of the city in each
area is shown in the graph below.
Graph 2. Comparative Rating of the Four (4) Service Areas under
Social Governance
Graph 2 illustrates that Alaminos City obtained an EXCELLENT rating in Health
Services; a HIGH rating equivalent to a numerical score of 4.70 in Support to Education
Services; a POOR rating equivalent to numerical score of 2.40 in Support to Housing and
Basic Utilities; and a HIGH rating equivalent to numerical score of 4.50 in Peace, Security
and Disaster Risk Management.
CAPACITY-ENSURING, REINFORCING and HINDERING FACTORS
HEALTH SERVICES
Facilitating Factors:
1. The city has an organized and functional Local Health Board (LHB)
2. It fosters a highly functioning health system characterized by Quality primary health
care, maternal care and child care
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3. The City Health Office, together with the City Agriculture Office, DepEd Alaminos
City Division and 39 barangay councils, implements its Expanded Feeding cum
Livelihood Project from September to March. The program entails the preparation of
hot lunch for the pre-school and school children (approximately 20,000) 3x a week.
Through the program, the prevalence of malnutrition has dropped from22.51% in
2005 to 3.55% this year.
4. The City Health Office initiates the conduct of annual medical missions.
SUPPORT TO EDUCATION SERVICES
Facilitating Factors:
1. The city has an organized and functional Local School Board (LSB)
2. The city extend support to elementary and secondary education through allotment of
funds for construction, repair or maintenance of school buildings & facilities,
educational research, sports development and establishment of extension classes
through the Special Education Fund (SEF).
3. The city’s Expanded Scholarship Program supports 45 scholars annually, allotting
2M every year. It also implements other scholarship programs.
4. It maintains a public library.
5. Through its Wireless Internet-Based Governance System (WINGS) project, the city
has established computer laboratories in elementary and secondary schools and
provided wireless connectivity, giving students access to data sources around the
globe. The city also hired computer teachers in support to the implementation of
Alternative Learning System (ALS).
Hindering Factors:
1. Ensure sufficiency of resources for ALS i.e. staff and funds.
SUPPORT TO HOUSING AND BASIC UTILITIES
Facilitating Factors:
1. The city, in partnership with Gawad Kalinga, has provided socialized housing for
former informal settlers in coastal areas.
Hindering Factors:
1. The city needs to update its database on the housing sector i.e. inventory of
informal settlers, inventory of makeshift houses and households w/ access to water
supply and electricity, etc.
2. The city has yet to donate a lot for socialized housing.
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PEACE, SECURITY AND DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT
Facilitating Factors:
1. The city has an organized and functional Peace and Order Council and an
Integrated Area Community Safety Public Plan
2. The city has sites for the following: police station, fire station and city jail.
3. The Lupong Tagapamayapa has resolved 80% or more of interpersonal disputes,
where 98 to 100%of the cases resolved were sustained or not repudiated.
4. The city also has an organized and functional Local Council for the Protection of
Children (LCPC). Its Stimulation and Therapeutic Activity Center (STAC) and Crisis
Intervention Center (CIC) facilities continue to provide assistance to children and
women.
5. The city has an organized and functional Local Disaster Risk Reduction and
Management Council (LDRRMC). The LDRRMC’s command center was
immediately mobilized when prolonged rains caused some flooding in certain
barangays in the city. Evacuation centers were made available, and relief goods
immediately distributed to affected families.
The council also approved a resolution providing Food for Work assistance
to families in coastal barangays whose source of income was affected by gale
warnings due to prolonged heavy rains (habagat).
Hindering Factors:
1. The city needs to ensure annual financial allocation for Katarungang Pambarangay.
2. The LDRRMC should formulate its Operations Manual.
3. The functional Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (LDRRMO) is
yet to be operationalized.
PRIORITY STRATEGIES FOR IMPLEMENTATION
SUPPORT TO HOUSING AND BASIC UTILITIES
Update of database to translate existing available data into an organized and
accessible manner.
Cause the donation of lot for socialized housing.
Land banking for socialized housing.
PEACE, SECURITY AND DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT
Ensure compliance to Section 422 of the Local Government Code which mandates
the appropriation of fund for the implementation of the Katarungang Pambarangay
(KP).
Conduct educational campaign and activate the Early Warning System.
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Formulate Operations Manual for LDRRMC.
Operationalization of LDRRMO.
C. ECONOMIC GOVERNANCE
Under the Economic Governance, the performance of the city in Support to
Agriculture Sector, Support to Fishery Services and Entrepreneurship, Business and
Industry Promotion are illustrated below:
Graph 3. Comparative Rating of the Three (3) Service Areas under
Economic Governance
As shown by Graph 3, the city attained a HIGH rating in the service areas of
Support to Agriculture Sector, Support to Fishery Services and Entrepreneurship, Business
and Industry Promotion, which garnered average rating of 4.81, 4.73 and 4.33 respectively.
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CAPACITY-ENSURING, REINFORCING and HINDERING FACTORS
SUPPORT TO AGRICULTURE SECTOR
Facilitating Factors:
1. Eighty percent (80%) or more of farming households benefit from agricultural
extension and on-site services i.e. technical assistance on farming technologies,
seed production.
2. The LGU extends FULL support on the rehabilitation or construction of irrigation
system for irrigated or irrigable areas, providing small farm reservoirs, small scale
irrigation projects and other irrigation facilities. Full support is also extended in the
rehabilitation or construction of farm-to-market roads.
3. It provides alternative assistance/services through its Expanded Vegetable
Production project, mushroom spawn production, e-Kawayan project.
4. It also provides certified rice seeds to 7000 registered farmers under a 50-50
scheme, to lessen the farmers’ production expenses.
Hindering Factors:
1. The city’s support in the following: a) provision of post harvest equipment, machines
or facilities; b) credit facilitation services; c) production support services; d) research
& development services; and e) market development services, is high but not fully
provided solely by the LGU, and is implemented or funded with the Department of
Agriculture, other donor/agency through a cost-sharing scheme.
SUPPORT TO FISHERY SERVICES
Facilitating Factors:
1. The city has an organized and functional Fisheries and Aquatic Source
Management Council (FARMC).
2. Eighty percent (80%) or more of fishing households benefits from fishery extension
and on-site research or facilities.
3. The LGU extends FULL support on the rehabilitation or construction of fishery-
related infrastructure i.e. mariculture parks, fish cages, etc. The city currently
maintains a 34-hectare fish sanctuary in Barangay Telbang and established
mangrove nurseries and mangrove forests, providing ample breeding grounds for
fish and other aquatic resources in the coastal areas.
4. It also strictly enforces Fisherfolk registration OF fishing boats, fishery structures
and fishing gears.
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5. It provides alternative assistance to fisher folk which include aquasilviculture and
oyster production.
Hindering Factors:
1. FARMC meetings must always be documented.
2. The city’s support in the following: a) provision of post harvest equipment, machines
or facilities; b) credit facilitation services; c) production support services; d) research
& development services; and e) market development services, is high but not fully
provided solely by the LGU, and is implemented or funded with the Department of
Agriculture, other donor/agency through a cost-sharing scheme.
ENTREPRENEURSHIP, BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY PROMOTION
Facilitating Factors:
1. Under its One System One Government (OSOG) program, the city employs the
following system applications: a)Integrated Business Permit and Licensing System;
b) Building and Zoning Clearance System; c) Integrated Cashiering System; d)
Occupation Permit System and other system applications related to
securing/renewing business permit, building and occupancy permit. These systems
reduced processing and transaction time and documentary requirements and
modernized the calculation of taxes and generation of reports, thus promoting
transparency.
2. The city holds an annual One Stop Shop for securing/renewing business permits,
every January.
3. The LGU employs an incentive scheme, giving the following discounts for advanced
full payments of real property tax: a) 15% for full payment of RPT w/in the 1st
quarter
of tax year; and b) 20% for full payment of RPT of succeeding year, during the
current year. The city also employs an incentive scheme on business tax.
Hindering Factors:
1. The city needs to strengthen its support services to small and medium
enterprises i.e. assistance in product labelling, packaging and training of
business-employed personnel or private sector employees
PRIORITY STRATEGIES FOR IMPLEMENTATION
To respond to the gaps in the performance of the LGU in this performance area, the
following actions/strategies are recommended for adoption:
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SUPPORT TO AGRICULTURE SECTOR
Strengthen the Organic Agriculture Program.
Strengthen marketing program
Develop farmer-entrepreneurs
SUPPORT TO FISHERY SERVICES
Strengthen FARMC functionality through regular documentation of meetings.
ENTREPRENEURSHIP, BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY PROMOTION
Coordinate with private investors and business sectors for the conduct of trade fairs
and exhibits of OTOP products during special occasions to boost tourism, and
promote economic development.
D. ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE
Environmental Governance focuses on the management efforts of the LGU in the
protection and rehabilitation of its ecosystem. It consists of four service areas, namely:
Forest Ecosystems Management, Freshwater Ecosystems Management, Coastal Marine
Ecosystems Management, and Urban Ecosystems Management.
Graph 4.Comparative Rating of the Four (4) Service Areas under
Environmental Governance
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The graph above features the rating of the city in the four service areas under
Environmental Governance. As shown, the municipality achieved a rating of 5, which
signifies EXCELLENT performance, in the areas of Forest Ecosystems Management,
Freshwater Ecosystems Management, and Coastal Marine Ecosystems Management; and
a rating of 4.28, which stands for HIGH performance, in the area of Urban Ecosystems
Management.
CAPACITY-ENSURING, REINFORCING AND HINDERING FACTORS
FOREST ECOSYSTEMS MANAGEMENT
Facilitating Factors:
1. The city implements its Adopt-a-Mountain program which plants, protects and
maintains fruit and forest trees in a 16.28 hectare-Tree Park.
2. The city annually enjoins young people to conduct simultaneous tree planting
activities in various schools and the tree park, in partnership with non-government
organizations and national government agencies.
FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS MANAGEMENT
Facilitating Factors:
1. The city strictly enforces its Comprehensive Fisheries Code (City Ordinance 2009-
04) i.e. regulation of fishery structures, river management; and other national fishery
laws, rules and regulations.
2. It signed a memorandum of agreement with ACNHS YES-O club and Bued
Elementary School for River Management and Conservation Program-corporate
social responsibility of the Bued River.
3. The city also encourages the participation of NGOs, POs, private organizations and
the general public through annual coastal clean-ups and mangrove planting
activities.
COASTAL MARINE ECOSYSTEMS MANAGEMENT
Facilitating Factors:
1. The city led marine resource conservation and enhancement efforts include
mangrove reforestation, coral reef and sea grass bed protection and fish
sanctuary management.
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To date, the city has reforested 22 hectares of mangrove and established mangrove
nurseries in Barangay Bued and Sabangan. It has also signed MOAS with ten (10)
adoptors from various NGOs, NGAs, academe and other private organizations for
Corporate Social Responsibility – Mangrove Reforestation.
2. It has zonified city water for efficient and equitable use of marine water.
URBAN ECOSYSTEMS MANAGEMENT
Facilitating Factors:
1. The city has an organized and functional Solid Waste Management Board (SWMB)
and updated Solid Waste Management Plan.
2. The city has established 33 barangay-operated/owned Material Recovery Facilities
(MRFs). Eight percent (80%) of daily collected waste is converted into other
productive use i.e. residuals as filling materials in making brick pavers.
3. The air quality monitoring equipment was recalled by DENR-EMB Region I since t
the city’s air quality level has reached normal/non-pollutive.
Hindering Factors:
1. In spite of a HIGH service rating, the city needs to exert more effort in the
management of its urban ecosystems; the LGU is still using a controlled dumpsite
as the final disposal facility of solid wastes.
PRIORITY STRATEGIES FOR IMPLEMENTATION
To respond to the gaps in the performance of the LGU in this performance area, the
following actions/strategies are recommended for adoption:
URBAN ECOSYSTEMS MANAGEMENT
Enhance the Solid Waste Management Plan
Closure of City Dumpsite to make way for a much functional City ZERO WASTE
Conversion facility in response to RA 9003.
Strengthen enforcement of Zero waste ordinance and anti-littering ordinance
Approval of 4-chamber septic tank ordinance.
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E. VALUING FUNDAMENTALS OF GOVERNANCE
There are three service areas under this category. These are Participation,
Transparency, and Financial Accountability. These principles are essential in running the
affairs of the local government unit as mandated by the Local Government Code of 1991.
The graph below showcases the performance of the city in these service areas.
Graph 5.Comparative Rating of the Three (3) Service Areas under
Valuing Fundamentals of Governance
For Participation and Financial Accountability, the city has earned a HIGH level of
performance with a rating of 4.33 and 4.68 respectively, while earning an EXCELLENT or a
numerical rating of 5.00 in the area of Transparency.
CAPACITY-ENSURING, REINFORCING and HINDERING FACTORS
PARTICIPATION
Facilitating Factors:
1. Non-government Organizations (NGOs), Peoples Organizations and Private Sector
are represented in the following Local Special Bodies: Local Development Council,
Local Health Board, Local School Board and Peace and Order Council. They are
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also actively involved in the implementation of the LGU’s development projects, 50-
70% of these projects were implemented in partnership with them.
2. NGOs, POs and private sector organizations also actively participate in various
LGU-led activities such as cleanup drives, tree planting, medical missions and
public hearing on legislative measures.
Hindering Factors:
1. Strengthen involvement of NGOs/POs/private sector in the implementation of
development projects
TRANSPARENCY
Facilitating Factors:
1. The city has a Public Information Desk stationed at the city hall that caters to all
clientele, providing basic information and assistance e.g. referrals, inquiries.
2. The city localized the national government’s Full Disclosure Policy through the
enactment of City Ordinance 2012-02, which mandates the posting of Full
Disclosure documents at the city’s website, on publications and in at least three
conspicuous places in the city center.
3. The city employs Feedback Mechanisms as follows: a) Infotext system; b)
suggestion boxes.
4. It also employs quadra media in communicating information and the city’s programs
and projects to the general public: a) Adventure Hundred Islands radio program; b)
ISLA newsletter; c) official websites – www.alaminoscity.gov.ph and www.
hundredislands.ph; d) assemblies and forums; and e) local and national TV shows
and publications
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY
Facilitating Factors:
1. The city has an effective financial management system: a) relevant management
tools e.g. manuals/guidelines are available; b) disbursements are made only for
approved purposes; c) accounting records are supported by source documentation
e.g. cancelled checks, paid bills; d) accountable financial officers are known and
their responsibilities are clear; e) clear and enforced sanctions for erring personnel;
f) information about financial transactions are made available through various
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media; g) monthly financial reports are available; h) annual financial statements are
certified, submitted w/in 60days after 31st
of December and made available upon
request; i) financial statements are posted in conspicuous places and posted at the
city website.
2. The city has a fully functional Bids and Awards Committee (BAC): a) composition is
in accordance w/ Section 11 of RA 9184; b) procurement rules and procedure are
enforced; c) all meetings are held at city hall, well documented and minutes of
meetings are made available upon request.
3. Cash advances are liquidated on time.
4. The city has received a COA audit report and Status report of actions taken by LGU
on the report findings and recommendations are available.
Hindering Factors:
1. Financial management information system is yet to be automated.
PRIORITY STRATEGIES FOR IMPLEMENTATION
To respond to the gaps in the performance of the LGU in this performance area, the
following actions/strategies are recommended for adoption:
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY
Publish financial statements in the local media. The city currently posts its financial
statements at three (3) conspicuous places namely the city hall, the legislative
building and the city health center, and on its website – www.alaminoscity.gov.ph. The
city will need to publish the same full disclosure documents at local publications.
Designate official conspicuous places for exclusive posting of full disclosure
documents thru an SP resolution
Automate the financial management system.
The LGU is considering options in modernizing its financial management system
which would interlink key offices: City Accounting Office, City Treasury and City
Budget Office. This would facilitate easier access and generation of reports,
transparency and data sharing.
Implement cut-off policy on processing of vouchers.
Strengthen process flow of financial transactions.