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Malvar Community e-Center

Description: CeC is a self-sustaining shared facility providing affordable access to ICT-enabled services as a conduit for efficient delivery of government services and a potent tool for empowerment and participation of unserved and under , Implementation : This is open to all individuals in our Municipality who want to gain knowledge in word processing, spreadsheet and multimedia applications. After they finish the course a Certificate of Completion will be given to the student, Project Result : After 5 years of existence, thru the continuous effort of the LCE and support of the SB Members, CeC Malvar was able to put up a Mobile CeC which will roam around in different barangays and public schools to give Free Basic D

Outcome Areas : Business-Friendly and Competitive LGUs
Sub-category : Education

Business One-Stop-Shop (BOSS)

Description: The new Business Permits and Licensing System (BPLS) of Batangas City consists of various operations from different city departments/offices in coordination with regional and local representatives of National Government Agenc , Implementation : 1. Creation of TWG 2. Coordination with national agencies 3. Formulation of EO 4. Training of personnel 5. Establish BOSS which illustrates the business-friendly approach of the city government 6. Automation of the BOS, Project Result : 1. Quality Service aided with a Business-Friendly environment. 2. Empowered city officials and staff working as a team. 3. Reduced cost and burden of business transactions. 4. Increased in the business applications and j

Outcome Areas : Business-Friendly and Competitive LGUs
Sub-category : Local Economic Development

The Oars Women of Lake Pandin in the City of San Pablo

Description: Pandin Lake is one of the famous lake among the seven lakes that the City of San Pablo is being proud of. What makes Pandin Lake experience fun-tastic are the oarswomen or bamboo raft paddlers. These women are an important el , Implementation : To improve their craft while preserving the ecosystem of the lake and providing excellent service to tourists, the LGU provided them several trainings and to ensure the safety of both visitors and Pandin Lake workers, the LGU, Project Result : To date, the group Samahan ng mga Kababaihang Bangkera ng Pandin has 22 women members and 12 rafts to paddle. Tourist Arrival for the year 2016 increased by 27,669. Their hard work alleviated their families from poverty which

Outcome Areas : Business-Friendly and Competitive LGUs
Sub-category : Livelihood/Income GenerationEnvironmental Protection

THE SEAWALL OF CULASI: A PROTECTIVE MEASURE AND A TOURIST ATTRACTION

Description: The envisioned seventeen kilometre shoreline protection or simply called seawall project is made of reinforced concrete sheet piles constructed along the shores of Culasi. These features were designed to withstand bad weather , Implementation : See attached PDF file, Project Result : This serves as protective measure against storm surge and sea level rise, making the people living along the shoreline feel safer. Culasi Boulevard was developed and has turned into a tourist attraction flocked by both fore

Outcome Areas : Business-Friendly and Competitive LGUsEnvironment-Protective, Climate Change Adaptive and Disaster Resilient LGUs
Sub-category : Livelihood/Income GenerationLocal Economic DevelopmentCulture and TourismDisaster ManagementEnvironmental Protection

SEEDS VARIETAL TRIAL IN OTON: AN ECOSYSTEM ADAPTATION PROGRAM

Description: Oton signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the Southern Iloilo Multi-Purpose Cooperative (SIAMPC) in 2016, for the funding of the rice varietal trial. PhilRice supplied fourteen (14) rice varieties at one (1) kilogram per var , Implementation : See attached PDF file, Project Result : Through the local initiative of the Municipality of Oton, in cooperation with PhilRice and SIAMPC, seeds varietal trial for 2016 became an effective tool to identify high yielding and good quality seeds that farmers can avail

Outcome Areas : Business-Friendly and Competitive LGUsEnvironment-Protective, Climate Change Adaptive and Disaster Resilient LGUs
Sub-category : Livelihood/Income GenerationLocal Economic DevelopmentSustainable Agriculture

Tubong-Tubong project: A Local Convergence Initiative in the Municipality of Tubungan, Iloilo

Description: This project is a means which paved way in the coconut processing; coconut plantation and propagation; intercropping and livestock production and empowerment of coconut farmers’ organization as CSO Partner. , Implementation : The implementation phase actually kicked off on January of 2013 and went through 2014. Advocacy and community organizing were conducted by the Project Management Team and the Technical Working Group to promote the vision of t, Project Result : It addressed the identified challenges and eventually became a recipient of various awards such as the Region Best DOLE Assisted Livelihood Project, National Nominee of DOLE Kabuhayan Award, Champion in Two (2) Consecutive Ye

Outcome Areas : Business-Friendly and Competitive LGUs
Sub-category : Livelihood/Income GenerationLocal Economic Development

FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY THRU ENHANCED TAX REVENUE ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION SYSTEM (ETRACS) OF ALTAVAS, AKLAN

Description: Enhanced Tax Revenue Assessment and Collection System (ETRACS) is a software system designed and developed by Rameses Systems Inc. (Rameses). The primary goal of the system is to automate real property assessments, business p , Implementation : The implementation of ETRACS requires extensive technical skills and broad knowledge of business processes. An agile strategy will be adopted in implementing the project. This strategy advocates continuous development and ref, Project Result : Tax collection increased by more than 120% posted in the ESRE website of an average growth rate of 131%. This brought us a lower dependency rate of Internal Revenue Allotment and more project implemented in the local revenue

Outcome Areas : Business-Friendly and Competitive LGUs
Sub-category : Livelihood/Income GenerationLocal Economic Development

Taytay Municipal Tiangge: Garment Capital of the Philippines

Description: Taytay Municipal Tiangge, a series of small stalls that usually sell cheaper items, considered as a haven by people who love affordable clothes and dresses, entitling the town itself as the Garments Capital of the Philippines , Implementation : LGU Taytay developed two activities for business: 1) Institutionalization of the local garments market by making Taytay business-friendly and 2) encouraging the participation of CSOs and NGOs. , Project Result : The Municipality reaped a tenfold increase of success. * The municipality won the 2015 Galing Pook Award * 4,830 business registrants in 2016 * upsurge of collection from special permits from to 494,398.8 in 2016 * 21,

Outcome Areas : Business-Friendly and Competitive LGUs
Sub-category : Livelihood/Income Generation

ISKOCAB: Iskolar ng Cabuyao

Description: ISKOCAB: Iskolar ng Cabuyao, is an educational assistance program under the Yes to Education initiative of the City Government of Cabuyao. ISKOCAB incorporates a contract agreement which requires the grantees to participate i , Implementation : The entire mechanics for ISKOCAB is divided into two: one-straight-shop application process, and the contract agreement. ISKOCAB uses the Donations Fund of the City Government of Cabuyao to finance the stipend. , Project Result : Youth development, values formation, education support, are among the primary hallmarks of sustainable growth, and the City of Cabuyao, being the Enterprise City and the City of Transformation, will always dare to win over su

Outcome Areas : Business-Friendly and Competitive LGUs
Sub-category : Child Welfare and ProtectionEducation

MARIKINA BUSINESS PORTAL (MBP)

Description: Marikina Business Portal (MBP), a web-based information system that enables interaction between the offices included in the business process. It is an electronic workflow with data base of registered businesses. , Implementation : The City Development Planning Office (CDPO), Business Permit and Licensing Office (BPLO), City Engineering Office (CEO), and the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) conducted several meetings. The outcome of the meetings was a c, Project Result : From multiple steps, voluminous number of requirements, and the acrimonious environment experienced by its clientele, through the MBP, the ease of doing business in the city has finally been realized.

Outcome Areas : Business-Friendly and Competitive LGUs
Sub-category : Local Economic Development

NEW MARULAS MARKET VALENZUELA CITY JOINT VENTURE THROUGH PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP

Description: In January 22, 2016, after nine months of construction, the new Marulas Public Market opened to the public. It is now a far cry from its former condition: the place is spacious and clean, and easy to shop in, for the 500 stor , Implementation : The Sangguniang Panlungsod of Valenzuela City enacted on July 14, 2014, Valenzuela City Ordinance no. 140, series of 2014, “An Ordinance Governing Joint Ventures Between Valenzuela City and Private Sector Partners, Project Result : The New Marulas Public Market has been operating since January 2016. A huge difference in the maintenance of the facilities now and then can be observed. Electricity and water systems are well-maintained. There are clean s

Outcome Areas : Business-Friendly and Competitive LGUs
Sub-category : Livelihood/Income GenerationLocal Economic Development

CALOOCAN CITY MAYPAJO PUBLIC MARKET AND COMMERCIAL COMPLEX EXPERIENCE

Description: The new two-storey Maypajo Public Market and Commercial Complex Project was completed, opened, and became fully operational in the later part of 2015 with the following physical sections: A total of 324 stall holders/vendo , Implementation : A public bidding was conducted on October 8, 2014, for a joint venture agreement for the construction, management, and operation of the Maypajo Public Market and Commercial Complex, covering a total of 6,226 square meters of , Project Result : The project started to generate PHP6,336,000 annually for the rent of Bellagio Holdings Inc. alone. The annual average rentof the stall vendors amounts to PHP9,331,200. An approximate of PHP15 million annually goes to the

Outcome Areas : Business-Friendly and Competitive LGUs
Sub-category : Local Economic Development

PAPERLESS APPLICATION IN BUSINESS PERMIT RENEWAL

Description: The Paperless Application System in Business Permit Renewal is an innovation of the Parañaque City Business Permit and Licensing Office to expedite the process of business permit renewal. T , Implementation : The system was conceptualized and implemented by Atty. Melanie S. Malaya, chief of the Business Permit and Licensing Office (BPLO), to expedite the processing and releasing of business permits and licenses as mandated under, Project Result : The system has been operational for almost a year now and has gained positive feedback from the taxpayers and the general public. Lydia Pascua, a senior citizen who has been renewing her business permit for years, attests

Outcome Areas : Business-Friendly and Competitive LGUs
Sub-category : Local Economic Development

Single Window Transaction (SWiT) Modified Business One-Stop Shop

Description: The Single Window Transaction-Modified Business One-Stop Shop or SWiT-M-BOSS is the simplified system implemented by the Business Permits and Licensing Office or BPLO for processing new business or renewal of permit and licen , Implementation : Business One-Stop Shop (M-BOSS). The passage of two Executive Orders paved the way to a simpler system in transacting business in the city. Executive Order no. 15, series of 2014, “Institutionalizing the Modified Business On, Project Result : The SWiT-M-BOSS is important to both the management and staff of the Business Permits and Licensing Office because it facilitates the accomplishment of the office’s mandate to ease the conduct of legitimate private enterprise

Outcome Areas : Business-Friendly and Competitive LGUs
Sub-category : Local Economic DevelopmentSocial Welfare and Development

CAUAYAN CITY’S PPP ON LOCALIZING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

Description: The Public-Private Partnership has been one of the innovations in local governance introduced during the first term of Mayor Bernard Dy. At present, Cauayan City maintains to be the pioneer and proponent of the Public-Private , Implementation : • Business Council Meeting • PPP Summit for PPP-LGU Reform and Development Strategy • Endorsement of PPP to Regional Development Council , Project Result : The major accomplishments of the PPP are the creation of the Hacienda De San Luis, the awaited tourist destination in Cauayan City, Isabela and the city’s first eco-tourism park; the rehabilitation of the Cauayan City Public

Outcome Areas : Business-Friendly and Competitive LGUs
Sub-category : Local Economic Development

PAG ULIKID: Jordan Municipal Eco-Center with Centralized Material Recovery Facility

Description: The Jordan Municipal Eco-Center with Centralized Material Recovery Facility is a project designed to implement the closure and rehabilitation plan of the Municipal Controlled Dumpsite based on its 10-Year Municipal Ecologica , Implementation : (See Attached PDF file), Project Result : - Effective Waste Management - Provided livelihood for Residents - Residual Waste Reduction (See attached PDF file for complete impact)

Outcome Areas : Business-Friendly and Competitive LGUsEnvironment-Protective, Climate Change Adaptive and Disaster Resilient LGUs
Sub-category : Livelihood/Income GenerationEnvironmental Protection

Kasama ... Ani sa Barangay (KaAniB): Organic Agricul ture and C.ardPning jn the City of Ralanga

Description: KaAniB is a project of then city mayor now 2nd District Congressman Jose Enrique "Joet" Garcia I I I being implemented for the past eight yea rs where idle lands in 25 bara ngays in the City of Bala nga are converted i , Implementation : Conversion of garbage dumpsite in the barangay into a KaAniB Garden • Audience Type and Size : Vacant lots available in the barangay, no required land area • Average Duration and Cost of running the strategy: Farm Inputs a, Project Result : The City Government has been impleme nti ng KaAniB Program since 2008. KaAniB's eight years of imple mentation is proof of its sustainability and importance as a government intervention program on the problem of food and live

Outcome Areas : Business-Friendly and Competitive LGUsEnvironment-Protective, Climate Change Adaptive and Disaster Resilient LGUsAccountable, Transparent, Participative and Effective Local Governance
Sub-category : Livelihood/Income GenerationLocal Economic DevelopmentEnvironmental ProtectionSustainable Agriculture

Pura-Corn-Husk Project

Description: The idea of recycling corn husk was conceived by the then Municipal Vice-Mayor Concepcion A. Zarate as a means to get rid of the tons of agricultural waste created by corn yield especially the corn's husk. She spearheaded a p , Implementation : The com-husk craft producers did not only produce flowers, they have expanded their new found craft to other obJects, such as home and kitchen decors, flower arrangements for special occasions, Christmas decor, lei and corsag, Project Result : Today, there are three (3) entrepreneurs who actively participate in Agri-trade fairs and exhivlts In malls. They display their corn-husk products m trade fairs conducted by the Department of the Trade and ndustry like "UKHA"

Outcome Areas : Business-Friendly and Competitive LGUsEnvironment-Protective, Climate Change Adaptive and Disaster Resilient LGUs
Sub-category : Livelihood/Income GenerationLocal Economic DevelopmentCulture and TourismEnvironmental ProtectionSustainable Agriculture

Discover Health and Wealth in Moncada’s Slaughterhouse

Description: the old structure was made up of concrete materials, galvanized roofing and iron grills. Poor facilities and equipments are another issue that needs to be addressed. Butchers used two (2) metal boiling water (kawa) but no deh , Implementation : A modern type abattoir that will cater slaughtering services for cattle and hogs not only those within the municipality but also from the neighboring towns, Project Result : Increase number of animals butchered in the slaughterhouse. Operations of slaughterhouse has a full capacity of 60 hogs per day. At present the newly renovated slaughterhouse is one of the finest facilities of its kind in the

Outcome Areas : Business-Friendly and Competitive LGUsEnvironment-Protective, Climate Change Adaptive and Disaster Resilient LGUs
Sub-category : Livelihood/Income GenerationLocal Economic DevelopmentHealth and Sanitation

Sweet Potato Wine

Description: ? In 2003, under Mayor Estelita M. Aquino, the municipality ventured into sweet potato food processing ? A variety of processed foods like camote chips, buchi, crunchies and camote juice, popularly known as Moncadenian Delic , Implementation : Winemaking, or vinification, is the production of wine, starting with selection of the grapes or other produce and ending with bottling the finished wine. Although most wine is made from grapes, it may also be made from other, Project Result : Income Generation

Outcome Areas : Business-Friendly and Competitive LGUsEnvironment-Protective, Climate Change Adaptive and Disaster Resilient LGUs
Sub-category : Livelihood/Income GenerationCulture and TourismSustainable AgricultureHealth and Sanitation

FEAST in Governance and Public Service

Description: The administration recognized that computerization is the global trend in streamlining procedures, increasing efficiency, and promoting transparency and accountability. San Simon availed the benefits and advantages that Infor , Implementation : The eTax Collections3 program was internally developed by their dedicated, smart, highly trained, skilled and experienced ICT programmer. The cost for the development and implementation was very minimal. , Project Result : With computerization, discretion and human intervention in government dealings and transactions have been reduced to minimum levels. It made all transaction Fast, Effective, Accountable, Simple and Transparent (FEAST). This

Outcome Areas : Business-Friendly and Competitive LGUsAccountable, Transparent, Participative and Effective Local Governance
Sub-category : Livelihood/Income GenerationLocal Economic DevelopmentAdvocacy

Angeles City's Business Permit and Licensing System and Business One Stop Shop

Description: Angeles City's Business Permit and Licensing System and Business One Stop Shop is a streamlining program that was implemented to establish a defined system that would enhance the business permit issuance process, boost revenu , Implementation : The program required mapping of existing processes and operations of all offices involved in business permit issuance, identifying and removing redundant or relevant processes as well as removing redundant or relevant steps,, Project Result : In terms of revenue collection, a significant increase in the business tax collection has been observed since its implementation in 2013.Also, many business owners secure business permits.

Outcome Areas : Business-Friendly and Competitive LGUsAccountable, Transparent, Participative and Effective Local Governance
Sub-category : Livelihood/Income GenerationAdvocacy

LINGAP SA BARANGAY: BRINGING SOCIAL SERVICES CLOSER TO THE COMMUNITY

Description: The “Lingap sa Barangay” program is a red mark in every month of the LGU-Rizal work plan. This one yet highly important day of the month provides and avenue for the constituents in a scheduled barangay to do usual transaction , Implementation : In the “Lingap sa Barangay”program, the implementing team serves as the facilitator of the activity. The team is responsible in organizing, coordinating and mobilizing the concerned offices at the barangay level., Project Result : Through the program the following has been attained -Enhanced community participation to the local government unit programs and decision making process -Increased confidence of constituents -Fostered responsive leadership

Outcome Areas : Business-Friendly and Competitive LGUsEnvironment-Protective, Climate Change Adaptive and Disaster Resilient LGUsSocially-Protective and Safe LGUsAccountable, Transparent, Participative and Effective Local Governance
Sub-category : Disaster ManagementEnvironmental ProtectionChild Welfare and ProtectionSocial Welfare and DevelopmentHealth and SanitationPeace and Security