BUSINESS-FRIENDLY AND COMPETITIVE

LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS

Coaching Business-Friendly and Competitive LGUs for LEIPOs

21-22 January 2015Brentwood Suites, Quezon City

Recent Updates

• The Philippines placed 52nd out of 144 economies in the prestigious rankings, versus59th in 2013. Since 2010, when the Aquino administration took office, the country has gained 33 places – the largest over the period among all countries studied.– “Philippines are among the most improved in the

annual survey of 189 economies”

DILG PROGRAM FRAMEWORKPoverty in multiple dimensions reduced and

massive quality employment created

Economic Developme

nt

Climate Change

Adaptation and

Mitigation

Human Development and Poverty Reduction

Good Governance

and Anti-corruption

Security, Justice and

Peace

KRAs/SectorOutcomes

STRENGTHENED

CAPACITY

INTERNAL GOVERNANCE

LG Capacity Development, Performance Oversight and Awards/Incentives

Business-Friendly and Competitive LGUs

Environment-Protective, Climate Change Adaptive and

Disaster Resilient LGUs

Accountable, Transparent, Participative

and Effective Local Governance

Socially-Protective and Safe LGUs

State of Local Governance improved

DILG Outcome Areas

MFO

SocietalOutcome

DILG Programs/Projects/Activities (from Locally-funded and Regular funds)PPAs

BUSINESS-FRIENDLINESS AND COMPETITIVENESS

This is a condition where LGUs spur sustainable economic and inclusive growth by engaging the business sector by promoting local trade/business and generating employment.

PROGRAM OBJECTIVES

Improve capacity of LGUs in engaging business sector, promoting local trade / businesses and generating employment following reforms in their business environment

Enhance LGU competitiveness towards increasing sustainable growth and ensuring that growth is inclusive

Desired Outcomes for a Business-Friendly and Competitive LGU1. Updated and approved CLUP/Zoning Ordinance as well as

CDPs/sector plans to guide location and focus of investments2. Structure leading local economic investment and incentive

promotion (eg. LGU LEIPOs w/ capacity to perform their LED roles)3. Local policies and ordinances for business and investment

attraction and retention consistent with national investment policies (Local Investment and Incentives Code, Local Revenue Code, Local Tourism , etc)

4. Streamlined transactional services (BPLS, building/construction permits, occupancy permits, sanitation and fire clearances)

5. LGU Roadmap to attract investments and generate employment (ie LGU Business Plan)

6. Active partnership with business sector (implementation of a PPP project)

7. Basic Infrastructure to support local businesses (roads, power, IT support)

• DILG Outcome Area: Business-friendly and competitive LGUs

• Calls for local governments to work with the private sector and other stakeholders to improve local economic services

“A successful economic development strategy must focus on improving the skills of the area's workforce, reducing the cost of doing business and making available the resources business needs to compete and thrive in today's global economy.”

- Rod Blagojevich

“Governments across the globe realize the private sector is an important motor of development and job creation. And they realize it’s important to have the right regulations that enable the development of the private sector.”

-Rita Ramalho, WB-IF

Local Economic Development

Business Friendly and Competitive LGUs

Enabling Environment for

BFCL

- Cap Building of Investment Promotion Office/r (LEIPO) - Formulation of Business Plan - Updating CDP, CLUP, LIIC, LRC- Information Portal (SparkBIz)

Simplifying Regulatory

Systems

Streamlining BPLS Streamlining Building/Occupancy PermitsAutomation of BPLS and other RS

Local Infrastructure

Support

Provincial Road Management Facility (PRMF)Special Local Road Fund (SLRF)Konkreto at Ayos na Lansangan at Daan Tungo sa Pangkalahatang Kaunlaran KALSADA

Workforce Development

Skills Training for Accelerated Growth in Local Government (STAG-LG)

DILG’s LED Program as a Vehicle for Enabling Business Friendliness and Competitiveness: Local Governance Support Program for Local Economic Development (LGSP-LED):

LGSP-LED is implemented through DILGs:• BLGD• Local Government Academy (LGA)• Regional and provincial offices Provincial

Offices• Private Sector Partners (PCCI, NCC)

ApproachesConvergenceCapacity developmentLED Information Portal (Sparkbiz)

Convergence (or Economic Transformation Teams) work with other national government agencies and private sector

RETT: Mobilizing National Government Agencies to

Support LGUs

LGUs/Alliances/

TDAsDA

DOLE

DILGDOT

DTI

DPWH

DENR

Capacity Development

• LED4LGUs curriculum- a capdev program for LEIPOs and LED team to enhance LED knowledge and skills; delivered through a knowledge network composed of industry and private sector partners, local resource institutions and select LGUs

• Capacity-building in other LED and BFCL interventions

Establishment of LED INFORMATION PORTAL (SPARKBIZ) http://sparkbiz.ph

Bring business and LGUs together➔ by providing up- to- date investment information that

matters, straight from the LGUs themselves➔ to drive and spark economic development in more places

in the country

Facilitate generation of info requirement for➔ PCCI’s Most Business-Friendly Awards➔ NCC’s Most Competitive LGUs

Partnership with the Private Sector

• Working partnership with the Philippine Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines, and other private groups, and other those working for the private sector such as NCC.

• Constant dialogues and consultations with private sector groups/organizations

• Consider recommendations from chambers (e.g. Arangaka Report of JFCC)

Support LED Local Projects

Creating Business-friendly LGUs

• LGU policies, plans and systems

• Investment promotion

• Accessing business support services

• Destination marketing

Building Competitive Tourism Sector

• Tourism circuit planning

• Workforce Development

• Product and market enhancement

Since 2008, the local projects in 9 sites have achieved results in terms of improved local economic conditions

2,269 direct jobsEmployment

Php 6 billionNew Investments

Increase of 50-90 % Visitor Arrivals

Results so far….

• What are the roles and responsibilities of the Local Economic and Investment Promotion Officer (LEIPO)?

“Overcoming poverty is not a task of charity, it is an act of justice. Like Slavery and Apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings. Sometimes it falls on a generation to be great. YOU can be that great generation. Let your greatness blossom.”

- Nelson Mandela

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