Local Legislators' Toolkit - The Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng ...

Step 2. Identifying and prioritizing issues<strong>The</strong> first immediate task of the LA team is to conduct an assessment of the local situation.<strong>The</strong> assessment begins with the study of the following existing LGU plans and documents:1. Powers, Duties and Functions of the Sanggunian in the 1991 LGC2. Mandates from national laws or republic acts3. Presidential and administrative issuances4. Minimum Basic Needs data5. Comprehensive Land Use Plan6. Comprehensive Development Plan7. <strong>Local</strong> Poverty Reduction Action Plan8. Executive Agenda or program of action of the past administration9. Legislative Agenda of previous sanggunian<strong>The</strong> result of the study is usually a long list of needs and problems in the LGU, which needsto be prioritized using participatory tools and techniques. To make the list manageable, theissues can be clustered according to development themes derived from the ComprehensiveDevelopment Plan (CDP) and the <strong>Local</strong> Governance Performance Management System(LGPMS):a) Social developmentb) Economic developmentc) Environmental managementd) Governancee) Development AdministrationIt is suggested that the LA team adopt the tools and techniques described in Steps 2to 7 of the ELA process, which can be found in the following resources:• LGSP and LGA, How to Formulate an Executive-Legislative Agenda for <strong>Local</strong>Governance and Development, A Manual, pp. 26-46.• LGSP and LGA, How to Formulate an Executive-Legislative Agenda for <strong>Local</strong>Governance and Development, A Facilitator’s Guide, pp. 14-50.91