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2015/FMP/WKSP1/031 Session: 8

Open Governance Partnership

Submitted by: Philippines

Workshop on Fiscal Management Through Transparency and Reforms

Bagac, Philippines9-10 June 2015

Open GovernancePartnership

MAXINE TANYA M. HAMADAA s s i s t a n t S e c r e t a r y

D e p a r t m e n t o f B u d g e t a n d M a n a g e m e n t

Our taskIt is institutions that determine the fate of nations - Why Nations Fail by Daron Acemoğlu and James A. Robinson

• Nations fail when institutions are “extractive,” protecting the political and economic power of only a small elite that takes income from everyone else.

• Success comes when political and economic institutions are inclusive and pluralistic, creating incentives for everyone to invest in the future.

put the country onto a new trajectory, away from patronage politics and corruption, and towards good governance and inclusive growth

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Our goal

• Values-Based

• Meaningful Devolution

• Meritocracy

• Voice & Vote

• Transparency

• Entitlement

• Dependency

• Poverty

• Institutional Capture

• Opacity

Our

Trajectory

• In the absence of a "crisis" to rally stakeholders around a common goal, the theoretical basis for a broad-based coalition is the long-term economic advantage which stakeholders across the political spectrum would see in sustaining the current economic and good governance trends beyond this administration.

• Forging such a broad-based reform coalition is a high priority for the government and its partners.

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Average growth in the last five years improved to 6%.But only recently did high economic growth translate to stronger job creation…and faster poverty reduction. Good governance is driving this

If the current trends are sustained, poverty could be substantially alleviated within one generation.

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Our driver

• The policies and interventions that have in recent times started having an impact on the seemingly stubborn poverty levels in the Philippines would thus need to be continued over a horizon longer than a single administration.

• Transformational change to achieve an uninterrupted momentum towards high growth can only occur if effective policies are sustained over a sufficient time span so as to bear visible fruits.

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Transformation and setting a new trajectory does not only mean the creation of an effective and efficient state which can deliver public services.

It implies taking on a larger agenda for creating an institutional framework that delivers good governance.

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Our pillars

Transforming the Budget

Spending within means

Spending on the right priorities

Spending with measurable results

In an empowering regime of

transparency, accountability

& citizen’s engagement

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What isbeingdone

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Good Governance Cluster

(EO 43) Tasked to institutionalize open, transparent, accountable, and participatory governance

Chair: The President

Members:

Department of Budget and Management (Secretariat)

Department of Finance

Department of the Interior and Local Government

Department of Justice

Department of Trade and Industry

Presidential Legislative Liaison Office

Office of the Presidential Legal Counsel

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Good Governance Cluster Plan

30 Initiatives9 Initiatives for Transparency and Citizens’ Empowerment

16 Initiatives for Public Sector Performance

5 Initiatives for Anti-Corruption

9 Priority Legislations

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Governance Cluster Plan (30 initiatives and 9 legislation)

Phil Action Plan for OGP(9 commitments)

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Open Government Partnership

• Philippines is 1 of 8 founding members in 2011

• Countries submit international concrete commitments from government in an action plan

• 164 countries in 2015

www.opengovpartnership.org

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AWARDED

O P E N G O V E R N M E N T

A W A R D S

Open Government PartnershipSeptember 24, 2014New York City

3rd Place (Gold)

Bottom-up-Budgeting

P20 B

Budget Year

Participating Local Govts

Amount of Locally-Developed Projects

P8 B

2013 Budget(Enacted)

2014 Budget(Enacted)

595Cities &

Municipalities

1,225Cities &

Municipalities

P20.9 B

2015 Budget(Enacted)

1,599Cities &

Municipalities

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NOMINATED as

O P E N G O V E R N M E N T

A W A R D S 2 0 1 5

Local GovernmentsSeal of Good Housekeeping andPerformance Challenge Fund

Philippine Entry

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Renewed Trust in Public Institutions

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Open GovernancePartnership

MAXINE TANYA M. HAMADAA s s i s t a n t S e c r e t a r y

D e p a r t m e n t o f B u d g e t a n d M a n a g e m e n t

• Traditionally, the political cycle in the Philippines produces a period of policy deadlock, uncertainty and volatility towards the end of an administration, as patron-client allegiances start shifting in anticipation of the change in administration.

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• For the government, delivering good governance requires key public sector reforms, such as choosing wise policies and investments; maintaining public assets; ensuring that civil servants are skilled and motivated; and also directly confronting corruption, so that citizens have faith in their leaders and systems.

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Inclusive institutions are created by a broad coalition – a group that is multi-sectoral with many interests. Broad coalitions are needed for two reasons:

•first, they must adopt a strategy for winning which appeals broadly (i.e., an inclusive strategy), and

•second, the presence of a new coalition makes it difficult for one subgroup (e.g., the elite) to dominate and create a new extractive regime.

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