Concepcion 2005 - LGRC DILG 10

Plan Implementation
The Local Government Unit of Concepcion will
spearhead in the Implementation of the Local Development
for Children for 2005-2007 with MPDO to give focus attention
in undertaking planned activities by major child right
category. Convergence of implementation will be drawn
from all relevant National Government Agencies, Private
Institution, NGOs, POs, Private Individuals, from the Municipal
level to the Barangay Level.
The Municipal Council for the Protection of children
will be reactivated to over-see the implementation of the
plan and its sustainability. Yearly, the Municipal Government
of Concepcion will allocate from its 20% IRA sufficient
funds to support the activities/programs for children
allocation from National Government Agencies , Private
Institution, NGOs, POs, Private Individuals will be integrated
as its counterpart funds from its yearly budget in
support of child’s program. The 5 th Congressional District
Office will have its yearly allocation. Lobbying efforts will be
endeavored for external funding assistance, either through
Senators CDF Support or ODA funds. Particular project
proposal will be packaged to support external funding request
through MPDO, with technical assistance from concerned
agency/organization service providers.
Plan implementation will be focused on yearly programming
and be assisted specifically pro child basic
rights. It will include among others, technical assistance,
logistic support equipment/facility provision or needed for
child survival, development, protection and participation
rights.
Monitoring and Evaluation
The Monitoring and Evaluation is a very important component
of program implementation. It is a tracking mechanism
status of the project activity, identifying problems and recommended
appropriate solution. It determines whether the
goals and objectives are being address. Through monitoring
and evaluation information and data will be generated,
which will serve as basis/reference of updating succeeding
years activities for children. Improvement of indicators will
reflect the impact of the project activities in children.
Republic of the Philippines
Province of Iloilo
Municipality of Concepcion
M e s s a g e
In the first Executive-Legislative meeting in 1998, the first year
of my administration, Team Concepcion decided to fight the widespread
poverty in the Municipality. We agreed to change things and make a difference.
But with little resources to spare in terms of financial and manpower,
the gaping socio-economic poverty is considered as the greatest
challenge of my administration.
With the help of a Concepcionanon partner n the person of Mr.
Raquel Olandia of Gerry Roxas Foundation (GRF), the LGU Vision was
crafted using a participatory process where representative of the various
sectors of the community participated. A lofty Vision was crafted, we call
it Vision 20/20 that states, “A highly competent and dynamic LGU serving
as agent of change in partnership with civil society targeting zero poverty
by year 2020”. It’s too ambitious but this is a manifestation of our commitment
to eradicate poverty in Concepcion.
Being a Vision-driven local government , all our development
programs converge to address the overaching problem of poverty. Because
we believe that the problems confronting children are cross issues,
we agreed that child friendly initiatives should become a crosscutting
theme among all LGU programs to achieve the Vision.
We have made considerable strides towards the realization of
our Vision through the implementation of a lot of child-friendly related
programs and projects. In the last three years the LGU have achieved a
lot of accomplishments that gave us the distinction as the 2nd Most Child
Friendly Municipality in the Philippines in 2002. But the search for excellence
never ends. I would like to emphasize that opur target is to be the
Most Child Friendly Municipality in the country.
We are fortunate that the Department of Social Welfare and Development
extended tot eh Municipality technical assistance on enhancing
our capacities in formulating four legacies of children. With these interventions,
there is no way that we cannot achieve our target of becoming
the Most Child Friendly Municipality in the Philippines.
As your Mayor, I will always lead by example. In this Municipality
will reign the principle of participatory governance. Therefore, I need and
count for your continued support.
God Bless!
DR. RAUL N. BANIAS
Municipal Mayor