Local Legislators' Toolkit - The Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng ...
Local Legislators' Toolkit - The Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng ...
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Phase 4. Evaluation of the Implementation of Ordinances<stro<strong>ng</strong>>The</stro<strong>ng</strong>> work of the sa<strong>ng</strong>gunian does not end with the enactment of a law. <stro<strong>ng</strong>>The</stro<strong>ng</strong>>sa<strong>ng</strong>gunian must determine if the ordinances it enacted are implemented and if so,how they are implemented by the executive branch. <stro<strong>ng</strong>>The</stro<strong>ng</strong>> evaluation process seeks todetermine if legislative intent is carried out and determine if funds used forimplementi<strong>ng</strong> government programs are not wasted. This function of local legislativebodies is called legislative oversight.Recommendations from the evaluation feedback into the first stage of the legislationcycle and become an additional agenda or part of the legislative agenda of a new setof legislators. <stro<strong>ng</strong>>The</stro<strong>ng</strong>> cycle continues with the crafti<strong>ng</strong> of new ordinances, theirenactment and evaluation.DevelopmentDevelopment is a goal and an end of local legislation. Development is the sustainedcapacity to achieve a better life. For a nation or community, havi<strong>ng</strong> a better life means thatcitizens have a higher life expectancy and enjoy a higher quality of life regardless of age,sex, gender, religion or ethnicity. Quality of life involves: a) the capacity to do, and b) thecapacity to be. Underlyi<strong>ng</strong> these capacities is the freedom of choice. Hence, development isalso about expandi<strong>ng</strong> the ra<strong>ng</strong>e of choices of people. 4<stro<strong>ng</strong>>Local</stro<strong>ng</strong>> legislation is considered an effective tool for good governance and results inordinances and resolutions that enable citizens to achieve a better life or development.<stro<strong>ng</strong>>Local</stro<strong>ng</strong>> legislation is effective if it contributes to the attainment of the community’s sharedvision and results in poverty reduction, gender equality, environmental protection, peace andunity, accountability and transparency of local officials, and active participation of citizens insocial, economic and political transformation.4 Amartaya Sen, 1998, “<stro<strong>ng</strong>>The</stro<strong>ng</strong>> Concept of Development,” in Hollis B. Chenery and T.N. Srinivasan,Handbook of Development Economics, Vol. m1, Elsevier Science B.V.12
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