Resources: Governance Reform Studies

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BAGSAK! A Comprehensive Review of Independent Performance Assessments on the Philippine Government’s COVID-19 Response

We looked at all readily-accessible independent assessments done on the response of the Duterte administration to the COVID-19 pandemic, along with G-Watch’s monitoring reports on the social amelioration program, vaccination and citizen health entitlements.

The general mark given by the 49 reports reviewed in this paper on the Duterte administration’s COVID-19 response is: ‘Bagsak.’

 


G-Watch Report on Citizen Entitlements under COVID-19: Social Amelioration Program (SAP) Accomplishments, Misses and Challenges

This report looks into the accomplishments, misses, issues and challenges in SAP implementation using official reports of the government and the result of the monitoring done by G-Watchers in G-Watch local sites and online from mid-March to April 2020.

 


OGP IRM Philippines Progress Report 2015-2017
Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM): The Philippines Progress Report 2015-2017

"In anticipation of the 2016 election, the third Philippine action plan sought to institutionalize existing OGP participatory mechanisms and largely continued expanding the scope of activities from previous action plans. While general awareness of OGP remains low, the passage on an Executive Order on Freedom of Information and inclusion of new commitments on improving public service delivery indicates sustained energy on areas with immediate impact on citizens’ lives."

 


Understanding Governance Reforms in "Fragile" Societies: The Case of Bottom-Up Budgeting in ARRM
Understanding Governance Reforms in "Fragile" Societies: The Case of Bottom-Up Budgeting in ARMM

This paper focuses on the central question: How do governance reforms happen (or not happen) in “fragile” or post-conflict societies?

 


Enhancing Women’s Representation in Local Special Bodies Toward a Gender-Responsive and Performing Local Governance in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
Enhancing Women’s Representation in Local Special Bodies Toward a Gender-Responsive and Performing Local Governance in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao

This paper looks into the gender-responsiveness of local governance in the ARMM and presents propositions to enhance the representation of women in local special bodies in the region.

 


Opening Government? The Case of the Philippines in the Open Government Partnership
Opening Government? The Case of the Philippines in the Open Government Partnership

This study explores whether and how Philippine open government reformers have been able to leverage the Open Government Partnership (OGP) mechanisms, processes, spaces, and assistance to improve government responsiveness and accountability.

 


Expenditure Monitoring in the Philippines: A Rapid Scan of the Experience (Draft)
Expenditure Monitoring in the Philippines: A Rapid Scan of the Experience (Draft)

The attempt of civil society to venture into expenditure monitoring is a huge challenge. It is a new terrain that involves technicalities and requires access to critical processes and documents of the government.

 


Guidelines for the Sustained National Implementation of CSO Participation in the Department of Education (DepEd)
Guidelines for the Sustained National Implementation of CSO Participation in the Department of Education (DepEd) (Draft)

This strategy paper is a comprehensive guide for the sustainability of CSO-government engagement in the Department of Education (DepEd).

 


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Enhancing the Anti-Red Tape Act (ARTA) Report Card Survey (RCS): A Report to the Civil Service Commission

There is a need to look at how the RCS can be improved in assisting the frontline agencies in ensuring “prompt, efficient, honest and high quality” delivery of services. 

This research aims to provide recommendations to the CSC on how the ARTA-RCS can be improved in effectively assisting the frontline agencies in reducing red tape in their delivery of services by:

 


The State of the Reform Agenda under Aquino (A Mid-Term Audit of the Reform Agenda)
The State of the Reform Agenda under Aquino (A Mid-Term Audit of the Reform Agenda)

This reform agenda assessment seeks to review the accomplishments of the administration of President Aquino in the first half of his term.

 

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