A Users' Guide to Measuring Local Governance
A Users' Guide to Measuring Local Governance
A Users' Guide to Measuring Local Governance
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<strong>Local</strong> <strong>Governance</strong> Performance Management System<br />
(LGPMS) (Philippines)<br />
Producer<br />
Department of the Interior and <strong>Local</strong> Government<br />
(DILG), through the Bureau of <strong>Local</strong> Government<br />
Supervision and DILG Regional Offices, Philippines.<br />
His<strong>to</strong>ry<br />
The LGPMS follows on from several previous<br />
initiatives in the Philippines aimed at measuring<br />
and evaluating local development (the <strong>Local</strong><br />
Productivity and Performance Measurement<br />
System (LPPMS – 1982), the Citizens’ Satisfaction<br />
Index System (CSIS – 2000) and the <strong>Local</strong><br />
Development Watch (DevWatch – 2001). The<br />
LGPMS tries <strong>to</strong> address two specific shortcomings<br />
of these previous initiatives. First, information was<br />
basically limited <strong>to</strong> service delivery capabilities<br />
and limitations, without providing information<br />
on overall administrative capabilities and<br />
development conditions obtained in a local<br />
government. Second, they did not address<br />
the imperatives of effectively managing the<br />
information for development and change at the<br />
local level. Considering the lessons learned, and<br />
aware of the evolving notion of governance, the<br />
<strong>Local</strong> <strong>Governance</strong> Performance Management<br />
System was developed.<br />
Objectives<br />
The LGPMS is a self-assessment, management and<br />
development <strong>to</strong>ol that enables provincial, city<br />
and municipal governments <strong>to</strong> determine their<br />
capabilities and limitations in the delivery of<br />
essential public services. The LGPMS serves three<br />
primary purposes:<br />
• Supporting the development of a local<br />
government through the improved use of<br />
financial and human resources;<br />
• Benchmarking local government performance<br />
against established standards; and<br />
• Informing national policy-makers on the state<br />
of development in local governments.<br />
Applicability<br />
LGPMS results can be applied at both the national<br />
and local levels. At the national level, they can be<br />
used in a capacity-building perspective, as a base<br />
for the delivery of recognitions, awards and<br />
strategic funding <strong>to</strong> local governments, <strong>to</strong> identify<br />
best practices, <strong>to</strong> re-classify local governments, <strong>to</strong><br />
develop a forum concerning local governance<br />
amongst stakeholders.<br />
At the local level, LGPMS results can help <strong>to</strong><br />
identify priority performance areas, determining<br />
priority service areas and taking action.<br />
Types and sources of data used<br />
There are two sets of Data Capture Forms (DCF),<br />
one for the provincial government and another<br />
one for the municipal government. Both forms<br />
collect two types of information. The first part of<br />
these forms is related <strong>to</strong> general Information about<br />
the local government, its major income source(s),<br />
income and applicable service areas, as well as<br />
other basic data. The second part concerns LGPMS<br />
indica<strong>to</strong>rs and their corresponding performance<br />
elements.There are four types of indica<strong>to</strong>rs, namely<br />
• List indica<strong>to</strong>rs: descriptive attributes; data is<br />
provided simply by making a check mark ( ̌ )<br />
• Percentage indica<strong>to</strong>rs: two numeric values, one<br />
serving as numera<strong>to</strong>r and the other as<br />
denomina<strong>to</strong>r. The formula <strong>to</strong> compute the<br />
percentage is provided, the result of which<br />
becomes the basis for the LGU performance<br />
level for that indica<strong>to</strong>r.<br />
• Value indica<strong>to</strong>rs: exact numeric values as data<br />
input<br />
• Exclusive List indica<strong>to</strong>rs: descriptive attributes<br />
that are mutually exclusive, i.e., only one of the<br />
attributes can be true for a local government at<br />
any given time<br />
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