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IID Policy Environment in the Philippines Policies, Programs and Institutions. Prof. E. E. Ricote ASPAP Inc. Situational Backgrounder (Policy Context).
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IID Policy Environment in the PhilippinesPolicies, Programs and Institutions Prof. E. E. Ricote ASPAP Inc.
Situational Backgrounder (Policy Context) • Policymaking process (agenda-setting-formulation-formalization- adoption-implementation) formalized in institutions with policy making mandate (legislative branch) • Executive Branch translates legislation into executive policies (Exec/Admin Orders) at the sector and/or department levels (Implementing Rules and Regulations, Dept Order, Memo Circular, etc) and down to local governments (Local Council Provisions) • Critical role of institutions with specific legal mandates (policymaking, regulatory, oversight, implementing, etc) in translating policies to programs, projects and activities • Has provisions for participation by non-state governance actors • Politicized and constrained by institutional and fiscal limitations
The Phil Inclusive Dev Agenda 1) High and sustained economic growth - attain a high and sustained economic growth that provides productive employment opportunities 2) Equal access to development opportunities – a) better education, primary health care and nutrition and other basic services; b) equal access to infrastructure, credit, land, technology and other productive inputs; c) improve governance and strengthen institutions to promote competition 3) Effective and responsive social safety nets – protect and enable those who do not have the capability to participate in the economic growth process
Selected Phil IID Policies Criteria – a) critical inclusive growth driver; b) has a formally adopted legal/policy basis; b) went through the policy processes; c) under implementation
Profiling the Public Policies (1) Public-Private-Partnerships (PPP) Policy
Profiling the Public Policies (2) Reproductive Health Policy
Profiling the Public Policies (3) Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) Policy
Profiling the Public Policies (4) KapitBisigLabansaKahirapan- Comprehensive Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS)
Case Study - Conditional Cash Transfer Guidelines (PantawidPamilya Program)
Case Study - Conditional Cash Transfer Guidelines (PantawidPamilya Program)
Lessons and Recommendations • Innovation can be institutionalized into the policy process. Diligence in the development and processing of policy inputs is crucial • Inclusive and innovative development need not always require new legislation. It can take the form of amendments to existing legislation or translation of policies into more focused policy instruments further broken down into specific programs and projects • Institutions play a central role in the IID policy advocacy. Their strength or weakness (authority, structure, systems, fiscal/human resources) spell the difference in making innovation evolve and thrive in an inclusive manner throughout the policy process, especially at implementation • Context is key. The existing and evolving policy, institutional and socio-political realities are as important as the Content of the IID policy
Lessons and Recommendations • Innovations at inclusiveness can be replicated, customized and expanded. There is a need to document and make available information and knowledge • Capacity building for all policy actors – state and non-state stakeholders – should be continuous and accessible • Credible institutions (or network of institutions such as UNIID-SEA) should lead the advocacy and action to • Build up an IID policy research agenda in the region in a collaborative manner • Forge partnerships with organizations/partners pursuing similar advocacies • Document learning, develop knowledge, disseminate and communicate • Facilitate a thriving venue/platform for continued discourse, learning, sharing and capacity building of institutions, organizations, persons and other IID champions