This document outlines the process of developing the local development roadmap and executive-legislative agenda for Dumaguete City from 2014-2016. It establishes a vision for sustainable development and accountable leadership. The goals are to promote education, business, infrastructure, access to services, transparency, environmental protection and land use. The agenda was created through a participatory process involving stakeholders to identify and program 3-year priorities based on research and existing plans.

1. DEVELOPING
THE LOCAL
DEVELOPMENT
ROADMAP OF
DUMAGUETE
CITY
PROCESSES, CHALLENGES
AND STATUS

2. VISION
Dumaguete is a city of gentle, peace loving, self-
reliant, and socially responsible citizenry living
in an ecologically balanced center of
sustainable development with accountable,
responsive, and transparent leadership and
wholistic education.
MISSION
To uplift the well-being of its people through
local autonomy and maximum utilization of
available resources for efficient and effective
delivery of services for the common good.

3. DEVELOPMENT GOALS
1. To enhance and promote the city as a center
of quality education.
2. To promote the city as investment destination
for commerce, trade and business process
outsourcing.
3. To provide efficient infrastructure facilities
and high level of access to basic social services
and economic opportunities.
4. To ensure that sectoral programs are geared
towards the development of the city’s
constituents.

4. DEVELOPMENT GOALS
5. To provide high level of access to community
services and economic opportunities.
6. To ensure transparency and responsible
community participation in governance.
7. To sustain and maximize utilization of land and
resources in a manner that will protect the
environmental integrity of the city.
8. To provide spatial direction in the location of
settlement, agricultural production areas and
protection zones that will effect rational
distribution of population.

5. THE MAKING OF
DUMAGUETE CITY’S
Executive and Legislative
Agenda (ELA) 2014-2016

6. What is the Executive and
Legislative Agenda (ELA)?
A document that contains
the governance program of
a province, city or
municipality for a given
period, usually 3 years,
corresponding to the term
of office of elected officials.

7. What is the Executive and
Legislative Agenda (ELA)?
A participatory process that
promotes partnership
between local executive and
legislative and the
involvement of multi-
stakeholders in the
identification & programming
of 3-year LGU development
priorities.

8. What is the Executive and
Legislative Agenda (ELA)?
An implementation
instrument that strengthens
utilization of LGU
information, other plans &
stakeholder agenda; & that
builds in the resources &
capacities required to carry
out the priorities.

9. Important uses of an ELA
Lead the executive and the
legislative branches towards a
unified vision, mission, goals
and objectives.
Enable the executive and
legislative branches to agree on
priority problems and issues.
Help the LGU focus on a set of
interventions towards the
attainment of a common set of
objectives and goals.

10. Important uses of an ELA
Increase the chances for
implementation of priority
programs of the executive
department, if the legislative
branch formulates ordinances
in support of the LCE program
of government.
Speed up the implementation of
priority projects.

12. Basis in the formulation of the
ELA
 based on the policies, directives, planning
guidelines and performance monitoring tools
issued by concerned organizations and
government agencies with particular reference to
the following:
1. United Nations Millennium Development Goals
2. Local Government Code of 1991, RA 7160
(Section 16 of the Local Government Code states that “… shall ensure and support,
among other things, the preservation and enrichment of culture, promote health and safety,
enhance the right of people to a balanced ecology, encourage and support the
development of appropriate and self-reliant for scientific and technological capabilities,
improve public morals, enhance economic prosperity and social justice, promote full
employment among their residents, maintain peace and order, and preserve the comfort
and convenience of their inhabitants.”)

13. Basis in the formulation of the
ELA
one of the most critical data utilized in the
formulation of the ELA are those found in the
State of Local Governance Report (SLGR) or
findings of the survey of the Local Governance
Performance Management System (LGPMS) as
conducted by the city DILG. The SLGR contains
the pertinent data and careful analysis of trends
and popular responses of respondents. For an
ELA to be credible, it should be based on solid
research such as LGPMS and SLGR

14. 1. Objective – must be grounded on an
objective research and a good
analysis of the local situation.
2. Integrated – must be a product of a
thorough review and validation of
existing LGU plans, and consolidation
of insights shared by stakeholders.
Qualities of a Good ELA

15. 3. Needs-based – must be
anchored on the real needs of
the local community by using
the minimum basic needs
(MBN) surveys.
4. Focused – it should channel
LGU efforts and resources
towards interventions that are
anticipated to contribute to
the realization of long-term
development goals while
bringing immediate benefits
to its constituency.
Qualities of a Good ELA

16. 5. Widely-shared and
Participatory – must be
widely-shared, crossing party
lines and sectors.
6. Time-bound – must be
implemented by elected
officials during their term of
office.
Qualities of a Good ELA

17. Qualities of a Good ELA
7. Implementable – must be
owned and used by key
decision-makers such as the
LCEs and the legislative
leaders as they make policy
and program decisions.
8. Enjoys Top Management
Support – it must enjoy strong
support and commitment from
LGU officials, particularly the
LCEs.

18. Steps
involved
in the
ELA process
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Managing and Sustaining
ELA Implementation
11 Popularizing the ELA
10 Moving the ELA to Action
9 Securing Endorsement and Approval
8 Building Commitment
6 Identifying and Prioritizing Programs and Projects
5 Formulating Goals and Objectives
4 Defining the LGU Vision and Mission
3 Consulting with Multi-stakeholders
2 Prioritizing Issues
1 Planning to Plan
The 12 Steps in ELA Formulation
7 Determining Legislative Requirements

19. 1. A planning and
budgeting tool
2. A transparency and
accountability tool
3. A social mobilization
tool
4. A performance
measurement tool
5. A communication tool
6. A convergence tool
Benefits of the ELA

20. 1. Full support and commitment of the LCE, SB and the ELA
Team.
2. A competent and dedicated Team to formulate and
implement the ELA.
3. Adoption of appropriate planning and participatory tools and
techniques in the ELA formulation process.
4. Building on existing LGU plans and convergence of existing
sectoral/thematic plans into a single planning document.
5. Integrating the ELA process into the regular/mandated local
structures and systems for planning and investment
programming and not as a stand alone planning activity.
The following were considered in formulating
the Dumaguete City’s ELA

21. 6. Involving the mandated planning bodies,
especially the LDC and the SBs, in the
various stages of the ELA process.
7. Meaningful consultation and validation
with various stakeholders.
8. Popularizing the ELA, or making the ELA
widely known, to the larger community.
9. Tapping the services of external
facilitators or coaches for appropriate
technical assistance.
10.Instituting two-way feedback mechanisms
on ELA implementation on a sustained
basis.
The following were considered in
formulating the Dumaguete City’s ELA

22. Effective Local Governance is a
continuing challenge to local government
units
Good governance does not happen
overnight
It is a result of thorough and systematic
planning and efficient and effective
execution of plans involving various
stakeholders in the locality.