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Update on LGSP-LED

Francis GentoralField Director, LGSP-LED

PDF Working Group on Decentralization and Local Government (PDF-WG)

Core Group Meeting 29 April 2015

LGSP-LED8-year cooperation program between Canadian and Philippine governments

Implemented through DILG

Assisted 134 LGUs covering 17 provinces, 17 cities and 100 municipalities

What we hope to achieve

National: Strengthen DILG’s capacity to enable LED

Local: Help build business-friendly and competitive LGUs

Local: Help LED actors implement sustainable MSMEs

Our Methods

Policy: review, develop and implement to enable LED

Training and Coaching: assess, plan and implement learnings

LED Initiatives: design, implement and replicate

DILG’s Outcomes on Business-Friendly and

Competitive LGUs

Enabling Environment

for BFCL

LEIPO/LEDIP (Team)

LGU Business Plan

LIIC/LRC

LIP(SparkBiz)

Regulatory System

Simplification

Streamlining Business Permits (RSP4LGUs)

eBPLS

Workforce Development

STAG-LG

Local Infrastructure

Support

PRMF

SLRF

KALSADA

Framework, Activities and Tools

Creating LED Champions

AssessmentTraining and BenchmarkingCoaching

LED4LGUs CoursesEconomic Transformation TeamLED Information Portal

Business-friendly LGUs

ProfilingAction PlanningImplementation

LGU Business PlanningLocal Investment and Incentives CodeComputerization of BPLS

Sector Competitiveness

Planning and Implementation of LED Initiatives

Tourism Circuit PlanDestination MarketingInvestment PromotionWorkforce Devt

LGSP-LED: Progress

(2008-2015)

NATIONAL-ENABLING

45 11ETTs functioning as

convergence mechanisms for

LED projects

4LED Course Modules (LED Fundamentals, CCA4LED,

Investment and Incentives Code, Tourism Planning)

1LED Info Portal (Sparkbiz.ph) established

DILG staff strengthened for 52 business-friendly and competitive LGUs

LOCAL-ENABLING

Business-friendly and competitive LGUs built through the following:

134

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Local investments and incentives code (LIIC) formulated/enhanced

LGU business plans prepared

207

LEIPOs trained using LED4LGUs course

LOCAL-ENABLING

LGUs assisted in streamlining BPLS and in seeking financing for LED projects to grow

the local tourism

20

20 LGUs undertaking destination marketing initiatives with private sector

11LGUs have Tourism Statistics and Information Systems (TSIS)

LED INITIATIVES

LGUs were supported to work with the private sector and NGAs on 22 priority LED

initiatives. Approaches include:

52

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Tourism Circuit Development Plans identified growth strategies in tourismWorkforce Development Plans aimed at improving local workforcesupply-demand balance

5 Business Recovery Centers supported

LGSP-LED Targets for

Year 8Fiscal Year 8 (2015-2016)

NATIONAL

one

one

LED Resource Network to sustain 11

convergence mechanisms

83DILG national regional and provincial LED focal

persons trained on LED fundamentals and project management

Comprehensive LED policy for accelerating investment and jobs

LOCAL

379

LIICs formulated/enhanced

Tourism StatisticaI Info Systems established/planned for LGUs

5 BRCs launched in Yolanda-affectedLGUs

52 LEIPOs, Tourism Officers, and PESO Managers trained

29 LGUs with computerized BPLS

LED initiatives by producing:– 9 market-oriented

tour packages– 8 destination brands– 22 investment briefs– 4 investment forums

(July, Aug, Sept and Oct 2015)

LOCAL

Actors trained in product enhancement, marketing, and tourism enterprise competitiveness, which would result in:– 10 LGU Business Plans for WFD

enhanced– 11 LGU Business Plans for Investment

Promotion developed– 29 LGUs with streamlined/computerized

BPLS– 37 LGUs with formulated/enhanced LIIC– 9 LGUs with Tourism Statistical Info

System

14 367

Targets by June 2016Continue creating favorable conditions

in 134 LGUs as evidenced by:

New tourism investments Jobs created within the local tourism industry

PHP 17 B

15,152

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