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TERMINAL REPORT
TRAINING ON COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN PROCUREMENT
February 12-14, 2014
1st Batch
Proceedings of Day 1
In the early morning of February 12, 2014 the participants were fetched all
the way from Bani, Pangasinan. Upon their arrival at PSU, they registered at the
audio-visual room of Pangasinan State University-Lingayen Campus, the venue of
the said training seminar. A total of 76 participants who were barangay officials,
CVOs, barangay health workers, KALIPI members, and youth attended the first batch
of trainees. The trainees came from 11 various barangays in Bani such as Banog
Sur, Banog Norte, Ambabaay, Ballag, Ranom Iloco, San Vicente, Tipor, San Miguel,
Dacap Sur, Macabit and Dacap Norte.
Opening Program
The program formally started with a prayer, followed by the singing of the
Philippine National Anthem and the Pangasinan Hymn respectively.
Dr. Cascolan started his speech by asking some question: Below are the Q and A.
Q: Please describe the situation in your barangay?
A: (Brgy. Ambabaay) Tahimik po ang barangay namin ngayon dahil sa aming
kapitan at mayor.
Q: Experience nyo po sa particQ: ipation sa inyong barangay?
A: Kami po ay nagkakaisa kapag kami ay may aktibidad, pag may disaster.
Hindi kami natutulog pag may konting tubig. Tahimik ang aming barangay.
Q: May pag asa pa ba na mapaganda ang barangay?
A: (Ballag) Sa palagay ko, sa pagtutulungan natin, may pag-asa pa na
maiangat and pangkabuhayan.
Dr. Cascolan went on to describe the web of life, the four main pillars of social
accountability, public management cycle and social accountability interventions,
participatory expenditure tracking, how to take action through procurement reform.
He also discussed the various key challenges and problems encountered by the
citizens and government regarding social accountability. He also enumerated the
various factors for successful SA strategies, benefits of SA in budgeting and public
spending. He also talked about the different principle of motivation and the genres
of social mobilization and finally, Dr. Cascolan ended his lecture by talking about
how to be community leaders.
After the days proceedings, Mr. Abadezza called for a short meeting
with the training management team and emphasized the need for the
more active participation of the attendees. He asked the training
management team to devise a way so that the participants will be able to
voice out their feelings.
Day 2
February 13, 2014
Workshop on Problem Identification
The day started with an activity where the participants were asked to identify
problems in their respective barangay and from the list of problems they are to
choose only one major problem. Each barangay was given materials where to write
their presentation.
After brainstorming among the members of each group, the following is the
result of their work:
Presentor 4 ( Sir Romulo from Banog Norte ): May walo po kaming problema:
unemployment, lack of unity, lack of potable drinking water, malnutrition, astray
animals, flooding and unimproved roads. Nangunguna po ang unemployment kasi
ang mga kabataan sa amin ay tamad mag-aral. Puro sila ligawan, tas kasalan, tas
magkaka-anak, kaya patuloy ang kahirapan dahil sa kawalan ng trabaho.
Presentor 5 (Sir Richard from San Miguel). Tulad po ninyo, kawalan po ng
trabaho ang problema sa amin. Dahil seasonal ang pagsasaka at pagpapakwan,
yung apat na buwan ay wala kaming trabaho. Pinagbabawalan din kami na mag-
tirong sa dagat ng San Miguel kasi preserved area yun. Karamihan po sa
negosyante sa amin ay dayo. Galing po sila sa Katagalugan. May Asinan din po sa
amin. Corruption sa amin ay kunti lang po. Nag-uumpisa sya sa taas. Problema din
po sa baha. Yung tubig po pumupunta sa San Miguel, yung tubig galing sa Brgy.
Embarcadero. Yung tubig pumupunta sa palaisdahan. Problema din po sa Philhealth.
Nung nagpalit ang administrasyon, nawala po Philhealth namin.
Dr Ferrer asked if they have development council in their barangays, wherein the
participants affirmed that they do have. One of the participants enumerated the
members of the barangay development council such as the barangay local officials,
NGOs..
The participants pointed out that their share in IRA does not even reach the amount
of Php 500,000.00. Brgy. San Miguel one of the big brgy has a 400,000.00 IRA.
The participants were asked if they have already experienced the bidding process,
the participants answered in the negative but they mentioned that they have a BAC
in their barangay.
When Dr. Ferrer was discussing the awarding of contract the following questions
were raised:
At the end of Dr. Ferrers lecture there was only one question raised by the
participants:
Q: SA 53.12 pwede po bang mga maliit na project lang.. konti po kasi ang
malalaking project ng barangay..
A: by administration through the barangay council kasi maliliit ang project
nyo.
Second Lecturer: Atty. RHOMIR S. YANQUILING
University Board Secretary
Topic: The Barangay Assembly and Formation of Community
Committees
Atty. Rhomir S. Yanquiling assured the participants that his topic will be
discussed in a very fast and brief presentation by classifying his topic into two, first
is the barangay assembly and its role in the implementation of community
participation and alternative methods of procurement, and second is the formation
of organization and composition of different community committees which will serve
as machineries to take part in the community participation in the implementation as
an alternative mode of procurement.
According to the LGC, the Brgy. Captain can call and hold a brgy. assembly or
if not, four (4) members of the sangguniang pambarangay can also call for a brgy
assembly, but in the event that both captain and the members of the sangguniang
barangay do not want to call for a brgy. assembly, then a petition will do by getting
5% of the members of the community from which they can call or hold a brgy.
Assembly. He also stated that according to Proclamation 20060 signed by the
President Benigno C. Aquino on Sept. 11, 2011, that different barangays and
municipalities should conduct assembly in their respective jurisdiction
simultaneously.
Atty. Yanquiling continued his lecture on the following topics such as:
Mr. Mores started his lecture on the importance of the role of barangay in the
countrys economic development with the enactment of the local development
Code. He also explained the basic principles which will guide the barangay budget
administrators in order to meet the challenges of the barangays vital
responsibilities mandated by the LGC. He also informed the participants on the
following:
In terms of planning and linkage, Mr. Mores enlightened the participants on:
For barangay fund management, Mr. Mores stressed the value of accountability
and other issues on barangay budgeting were also discussed.
Ms. Vargas, the facilitator during that day, shared her experience that in their
barangay, they collect 1 peso (Php. 1.00) for every sack of palay or corn being dried
in the paved drying area of the barangay.
DAY 3 February 14, 2014
Questions:
A: Opo, sulatan nyo lang po kami at handa po kaming tumulong sa inyo sa abot ng
aming makakaya.
After the lecture the participants were again given an activity. By which
they are going to identify the project as a solution to the problem that
they have identified earlier, each member of the group presented their
outputs to the participants (see scanned outputs of participants).
Second Lecturer: Engr. ORLANDO SOCO
Technical Director, Commission on Audit RO1
Topic: Procurement Observers Guide
The lecture of Engr. Soco centered on the discussion of the activities and timelines for
the procurement of project using 53.12. He also discussed with the participants the significance and
process of monitoring public procurement (competitive bidding). He also emphasized the
importance of the Annual procurement Plan (APP) and the Project Procurement
management Plan (PPMP).
During the discussion of Engr. Soco, the following questions were raised:
A: Pwede. Kasi ang ifoforward nila yan sa Municipal Development Council para
pondohan. Kung hindi nila kya pondohan pwede nila irequest yan sa World Bank. All
you have to do is identify the project. Kaya ginawa and training na ito para
malaman ng WB ang inyong needs. Pwede rin na gagawa kayo ng resolution sa
municipyo na pondohan ang project ninyo. If you have identified hindi naman kayo
ang gagawa ng Feasibility study. Ung PPMP ay ifo-forward na natin sa sanggunian..
A: Importante yong minutes sa mga meeting at sa BA kasi dun makikita yong mga
needs ng community at i-include sa APP. Kasi imo-monitor ito. Gagawa ng short
term at long term procurement plan. Hindi ka makaka-request sa national agency
kung hindi included sa Municipal Development Plan, kailangan ng proper planning.
A: Iyong output nyo dito i-present nyo na siya sa BA. Kasi meron namang mga tao
sa municipyo o kaya ang PSU na tutulong sa inyo sa paggawa ng feasibility study.
Ang papel nyo ay i-identify ang problema at ang solusyun sa problema nyo. Later
pati ang pag procure sa project na ito ay kayo na din ang gagawa. Ito ang sinasabi
natin na community participation. In every step kasama ang community. Sa pag-
identify ng project, pag-resolve sa project at pag-procure sa project.
After the last lecturer, the participants were asked to answer questions based
on the topics and what they have learned from the three-day training. They were
asked to individually write the major problem in their respective barangay, the
possible solutions or project to answer the problem and the procurement plan for
the identified project. After which their outputs were collected (see attached
scanned copies of participants outputs).
CLOSING PROGRAM
During the closing program, some of the participants gave their impressions
about the training in general wherein they expressed their gratitude for the activity.
They also mentioned that they are very happy that their municipality was chosen
and the training made them aware of their role in their barangay during project
identification and procurement. They also added that they are now aware of the
importance of community participation if they wanted to achieve their goals and
solve their problems.
Dr. Cascolan challenged the participants in his message telling them that
they should always be a part of the events happening in their respective barangays.
He also expressed his gratitude for their cooperation and congratulated them for
participating in the training. He asked the participants as well to put into practice
what they have learned and informed them that they will be monitored for whatever
endeavor / projects they will undertake.
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