Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila
NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. _______________
Introduced by ANG PROBINSYANO
Party-List Representative Alfred Delos Santos
EXPLANATORY NOTE
According to the World Bank, “Community-driven development (CDD) programs
operate on the principles of transparency, participation, accountability, and enhanced
local capacity. Experience has shown that when given clear and transparent rules,
access
to
information,
and
appropriate
technical
and
financial
support,
poor
communities can effectively organize to identify community priorities and address local
problems by working in partnership with local governments and other institutions to
build small-scale infrastructure and deliver basic services.”1
With community-driven development programs, poverty can be reduces and
sustainable development can be attained because the government services reach those
in the far-flung areas, and those people groups which are most vulnerable. This is of
great development strategy in the Philippines, which is an agricultural country. With
this, we can ensure that there is no concentration of socio-economic and political
development in the metropolitan areas and ensure that holistic progress is achieved
even in the countryside.
Hence, it is for these reasons that this bill is earnestly sought.
ALFRED C. DELOS SANTOS
Representative, Ang Probinsyano Party-List
1 https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/communitydrivendevelopment
September 19, 2022
4:24 pm
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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila
NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. _______________
Introduced by ANG PROBINSYANO
Party-List Representative Alfred Delos Santos
AN ACT
INSTITUTIONALIZING THE COMMUNITY-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT APPROACH AS
A NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR INCLUSIVE GROWTH AND SOCIAL PROTECTION,
MANDATING ALL NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENTS
INCLUDING THEIR ATTACHED AGENCIES, OFFICES, AND BUREAUS, LOCAL
GOVERNMENT UNITS, AND OTHER GOVERNMENT INSTRUMENTALITIES TO
IMPLEMENT THEIR COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS, ACTIVITIES, AND
PROJECTS, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines
in Congress assembled:
SECTION 1. Short Title. – This Act shall be known as the “Community-Driven
Development Institutionalization Act.”
SECTION 2. Declaration of Policies. – The 1987 Constitution establishes the
right of the people and their organizations to effective and reasonable participation at
all levels of social, political, and economic decision-making shall not be abridged. The
State shall, by law, facilitate the establishment of adequate consultation mechanisms
(Article XIII, Section 16). Towards this end, and in the pursuit of inclusive growth,
social protection, community empowerment, and poverty reduction, the State shall
enact programs that provide capacities and opportunities for community members –
particularly the poor, vulnerable, and disadvantaged – to effectively participate in the
design, planning, budgeting, and implementation of community identified programs,
plans, and projects.
Chapter I. General Provisions
SECTION 3. Definition of Terms. – For the purpose of this Act, the following
terms are defined, as follows:
a. “Ancestral Domain Sustainable Development and Protection Plan (ADSDPP)”
refers to a long-term plan that embodies the goals and objectives, policies and
strategies,
as
well
as
programs,
and
projects
of
Indigenous
Cultural
Communities (ICCs)/Indigenous Peoples (IPs) for the sustainable development
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and management of their ancestral domain and all resources therein including
human and cultural resources such as their indigenous knowledge, systems,
and practices (NCIP AO No. 1, Series of 2014);
b. “Community” refers to a group of people living in a particular locality or
geographical area, the location in which interventions are implemented. It may
be a barangay, ancestral domain, or specific subsets thereof;
c. “Community-based financial management” refers to the management and direct
control by the community members or groups of funds associated with a
community-identified and managed project;
d. “Community-Based Programs” refer to programs, activities, or projects that are
organized and implemented locally, inviting community members or groups to
actively
design,
plan
and
implement
intervention
strategies
to
address
community-identified plans and needs;
e. “Community control of resources” refers to the utilization and management of the
resources by the community members or groups based on community-identified
plans and needs
f.
“Community Empowerment” refers to a process of enabling community members
and groups to increase control over the factors and decisions that shape local
development;
g. “Community-managed implementation” refers to the execution, monitoring, and
management of community-based projects by community members or groups,
with assistance from the Local Government Units (LGUs) and other local
partners;
h. “Displaced persons” refers to people being forcefully moved from their locality or
environment and occupational activities. It is a form of social change caused by
a
number
of
factors
such
as
armed
conflict,
natural
disaster,
famine,
development, and economic changes (DSWD MC No. 10., Series of 2017);
i.
“Geographically
Isolated
and
Disadvantaged
Areas”
(GIDAs)
refers
to
communities with marginalized populations physically and socio-economically
separated from the mainstream society and characterized by:
i.
Physical factors - isolated due to distance, weather conditions, and
transportation difficulties; and
ii.
Socio-economic factors - high poverty incidence, presence of vulnerable
sector, communities in or recovering from situations of crisis or armed
conflict.
j.
“Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation” refer to a process through which
stakeholders at various levels of the community engage in monitoring and
evaluation of a project, program, or policy, and share control over the content,
the process, and the results of the monitoring and evaluation activity, and
engage in taking or identifying corrective actions;
k. “Participatory planning” refers to a planning process that directly involves the
community members, leaders, and other stakeholders in diagnosing local
problems and designing a course of action to resolve those problems. The
process aims to harmonize views among all of its participants and to provide
opportunities for participation, especially for the marginalized groups in the
community
SECTION
4.
Community
Driven
Development.
–
A
Community
Driven
Development (CDD) approach is a strategy where local communities take control of the
planning, implementation, and resource investments for their local development. CDD


ensures that programs integrate the principles of local empowerment, participatory
governance, demand-responsiveness, administrative autonomy, greater downward
accountability, and enhanced local capacity.
SECTION 5. Elements of CDD. - The elements of the CDD process are as follows:
a) Community focus;
b) Participatory planning;
c)
Community control of resources;
d) Community-managed projects; and
e)
Participatory monitoring and evaluation.
Chapter II. Institutionalization of the CDD Approach in Government Programs,
Activities, and Projects
SECTION 6. Institutionalization of the CDD Approach in All Community-Based
Programs, Activities, and Projects of the Government. – All National Government
Agencies (NGAs) and Departments, including their Attached Agencies, Offices and
Bureaus, Local Government Units, and other government instrumentalities shall
adopt the CDD approach in implementing their community-based programs, activities,
and
projects
to
promote
participation
and
empowerment
of
poor,
vulnerable,
disadvantaged, and marginalized communities and groups within communities.
SECTION 7. Operationalization of the CDD Approach in NGAs. – The CDD
approach shall be operationalized in national government programs and projects
(PAPs) using the following methods and strategies, or a combination thereof, but not
limited to:
a. Government agencies shall develop policies and programs, provide information
on government intervention, and provide technical assistance and support to
the
partner
local
government
units
and
communities for more effective
community-driven planning and implementation, in consultation with the
Advisory Council;
b. Government
PAPs
that have elements of local planning, budgeting, and
development process shall ensure that majority of the community members
actively participate in the said process;
c. Government agencies shall ensure that community members are prioritized, to
the extent possible, in receiving employment opportunities brought about by the
project implementation in the communities;
d. Government agencies shall include in their annual budget proposals and
multi-year plans funds for CDD implementation such as but not limited to
capacity-building staffing, and project management; and
e. Government agencies shall accredit Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) as
partners in organizing and strengthening communities, and implementing
community-based PAPs.
SECTION 8. Role of Civil Society Organization and the Academe. – Accredited
CSOs and academic institutions with experience in the CDD approach shall be
encouraged to participate in community activities, specifically:


a. Partner
with
communities/LGUs/NGAs
in
the
facilitation
of
community
empowerment processes;
b. Provide additional funding or collaborate with partners/donors to implement
community-identified projects;
c. Continuous
capacity
building
and
technology
transfer
to
LGUs
and
communities; and
d. Conduct third-party monitoring and evaluation together with communities and
LGUs
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in coordination
with the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and Commission on Audit
(COA), and in consultation with other relevant national government agencies and the
local government concerned, shall implement a simplified set of guidelines for CSO
accreditation
and
for
providing
an
enabling
environment
for
communities
to
participate in CDD implementation.
Chapter III. Implementing Mechanisms.
SECTION 9. Creation of an Inter-Agency Advisory Council. – An Advisory Council
on CDD Institutionalization shall be created at the national level to develop policies
relative to the implementation of this Act. It shall be chaired by the DSWD and
co-chaired by the DILG.
It shall be composed of representatives from the agency members of the
Department of Budget and Management, National Anti-Poverty Commission, National
Economic and Development Authority, Department of Agriculture, Department of
Agrarian Reform, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Department of
Health, Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development, and Department
of Education. Representatives shall include the Secretary of the agencies as the
officially designated permanent member and a designated Undersecretary as an
alternative representative. Representatives of non-government organizations shall
constitute not less than one-fourth (1/4) of the members of the Advisory Council,
which shall be appointed by the Council during the first three years of the effectivity of
this Act, after which the representatives shall be selected from and appointed by the
CDD Community of Practice.
The Advisory Council may create committees and invite other agencies as the
need arises. The Advisory Council shall meet at least quarterly. It shall recommend to
the President measures and policies for the responsive delivery of commitments under
this
Act
and
integration
with
the
general
poverty
reduction
strategy
of
the
Government.
SECTION 10. Implementing Agencies. – Various government agencies shall be
involved in the implementation of this Act as follows:
a. The DSWD shall integrate into their regular operations the following functions:
i.
Provide
facilitation
support
to
empower
community
members
to
participate
in
the
local
development
process
and
to
strengthen


community capabilities to engage LGUs, NGAs, and other stakeholders to
support community-identified priorities;
ii.
Integrate the CDD approach into the local planning and budgeting
process for more systematized community participation in the local
development processes and activities;
iii.
Institutionalize
capacity-building
and
learning
on
CDD
for
NGAs,
Non-Government
Organizations
(NGOs),
CSOs,
private
sector
institutions, and other partners to enable them to do CDD; and
iv.
Support integration of the role of provincial LGUs in local development
planning and budgeting and CDD implementation. Specifically, the
provision of technical assistance and resource augmentation by ensuring
the integration of municipal development plans to provincial development
plans.
b. The DILG shall be a key partner agency in the development of policies and
technologies for LGUs to strengthen participatory local governance, institute
policy and structural reforms to ensure horizontal and vertical alignment and
linkages
of
barangay
and
municipal
development
plans,
and
AIP
to
community-based plans. It shall also initiate the crafting of PAPs aligned with
community-identified needs and priorities.
c. The NAPC shall be a key partner agency in the development of policies and
measures to ensure meaningful representation and active participation of the
basic sectors in their local development.
d. All relevant bureaus, offices, agencies, and instrumentalities of the government
shall render the necessary support to the implementation of this Act.
SECTION 11. Community Management Implementation as Delivery Mechanism. –
The community members shall, with the assistance of the LGU and other local
partners, participate in project implementation, monitoring, and management of
community-based
projects.
Community-based
organizations
shall
be
formed
to
operate, manage, and maintain community projects.
For
projects
that
are
employing
community-managed
implementation,
guidelines
of
the
Revised Community Participation in Procurement Manual as
approved by the Government Procurement Policy Board (GPBB) shall apply. The
community shall be involved as members of the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC),
BAC Secretariat, Technical Working Group, and observers of the procurement process.
SECTION 12. Special Intervention for Indigenous Peoples. – To address the
unique needs of the Indigenous Peoples and to reinforce the state policy recognizing
their rights and protecting their ancestral domains, preserving their cultural integrity,
and ensuring that they are on equal footing from rights and opportunities, the Local
Government Units in coordination with the National Commission on Indigenous
Peoples shall ensure the following:
a. Automatic representation of Indigenous Peoples in decision-making regardless
of land tenurial ownership and number of IP population, as long as it is
identified or recognized that IPs are present in the community;
b. Utilization of the Ancestral Domain Sustainable Development and Protection
Plan as the major reference and consideration in addressing needs and


providing interventions in IP areas and integration of the ADSDPP in the Local
Development Plan of the LGU/BLGU;
c. Fund allocation for the conduct of validation in IP areas and implementation of
identified needs of IP communities;
d. IP areas as a priority in terms of the delivery of basic social services as these
communities are located in Geographically Isolated and Disadvantaged Areas
(GIDA).
SECTION 13. Consideration for the Needs of Marginalized Sectors. – CDD
implementation shall ensure that marginalized sectors including IP Members of the
community, women, children, people of diverse sexual orientation and gender identity
and expression (SOGIE), youth, elderly, internally displaced persons, rebel returnees,
recovering drug dependents, persons with disability, and other similarly situated
persons will be represented in decision-making activities in the community.
SECTION 14. Incentives. – The CDD elements or implementation status shall be
included as additional criteria for the recognition given to LGUs such as but not
limited to the Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) and other awards by NGAs.
Chapter IV. Final Provisions
SECTION 15. Joint Congressional Oversight Committee. – Upon effectivity of this
Act, a Congressional Oversight Committee, hereafter referred to as CDD Oversight
Committee is hereby constituted. The Committee shall set the overall framework to
review the implementation of this Act. It shall likewise determine the inherent
weaknesses in the law and recommend the necessary remedial legislation or executive
measures.
The CDD Oversight Committee shall be composed of twelve (12) members with
the
chairpersons
of
the
Committee
on
People’s Participation of the House of
Representatives,
and
the
Committee
on
Social
Justice,
Welfare,
and
Rural
Development of the Senate as Co-Chairpersons, and two members from each house
from the Committees on Good Government and Public Accountability, and People’s
Participation.
The CDD Oversight Committee shall conduct a review of this Act which shall
include a systematic evaluation of the impact of this Act, accomplishments of the
program, and performance of its implementing agencies every three (3) years. The
committee shall also perform such other duties and functions as may be necessary to
attain the objectives of this Act.
SECTION 16. Regular Monitoring and Reporting. – The Advisory Council on CDD
Institutionalization shall monitor the implementation of this Act and submit an annual
report of its status to the oversight agencies and the Joint Congressional Oversight
Committee. The said report shall be regularly posted and updated for the public’s
information. A process assessment shall be conducted by DSWD once every three
years, the results of which shall be utilized to stimulate more program lessons
exchange, experience sharing, public dialogues, policy discussions, and generating
inputs for program design works on CDD. Mechanisms for promoting third-party


monitoring and evaluation of the Act by NGOs and CSOs together with community
members and LGUs shall also be established.
SECTION 17. Grievance Mechanism. – A Grievance Redress Mechanism shall be
established to address complaints and concerns raised by any stakeholder or
concerned
citizen
relating
to
the
implementation
of
this
Act,
an
appointed
representative of the DSWD shall head the Grievance Committee present at the
regional and national level tasked to accept, investigate, and facilitate resolution of
complaints and grievances.
SECTION 18. Appropriations. – The amount needed for the implementation of
this Act shall be charged against the appropriations of concerned government agencies
in the current and subsequent General Appropriations Act. Donations and other forms
of assistance may also be accepted in accordance with applicable laws and issuances
for purposes relevant to the implementation of this Act.
SECTION 19. Implementing Rules and Regulations. – Within six (6) months from
the effectivity of this Act, the DSWD shall in coordination with national government
agency members of the Human Development and Poverty Reduction Cluster (HDPRC),
in consultation with the league of barangays, cities, municipalities, and provinces and
relevant stakeholders, promulgate the rules and regulations necessary for the effective
implementation of the provisions of this Act.
SECTION
20. Separability Clause. - If any provision of this Act or the
application of such provision to any instrumentalities or entities or circumstances is
declared invalid or unconstitutional, the other provisions not affected thereby shall
remain valid and subsisting.
SECTION
21.
Repealing
Clause.
–
All
laws,
decrees,
executive
orders,
administrative orders, or parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are
hereby repealed, amended, or modified accordingly.
SECTION 22. Effectivity Clause. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days
after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation in
the Philippines.
Approved,