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INTRODUCED BY SENATOR RISA HONTIVEROS
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
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The Community Driven Development (CDD) Institutionalization bill seeks 
to address the lack of an enabling policy, a national strategy and its mechanisms 
for 
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empowerment, 
by 
enhancing 
capacities 
for 
community 
participation, especially the poor, vulnerable, disadvantaged, and marginalized, 
in the local development process.
It reinforces the value of participatory governance by complementing the 
Local Government Code (LGC) which mandates Local Government Units (LGU), 
among others, to provide basic services to constituents, by specifying the 
mechanisms 
by which 
the 
principles 
stipulated 
in 
the 
latter 
can 
be 
operationalized and sustained for developing self-reliant communities.
Current mechanisms of the 
Local 
Government Code to 
promote 
participation is limited to representation in local development councils and local 
special bodies. Article 63 of the Local Government Code states that CSOs, 
academe, and similar representatives must comprise at least 25% of the 
membership of the Local Special Bodies. The CDD bill offers a step-by-step 
process and ready technologies that were all proven to be effective in stirring 
lasting active citizenship. It allows even residents who are not part of 
organizations to have a voice.
With the approval of the Whole of Nation Approach and the Magna Carta 
of the Poor, the CDD approach aims to achieve community empowerment by 
encouraging citizens to take active roles in the community by providing them 
with control over decisions and over resources in their local development 
process. This will enable community members to take charge of their 
development and 
stimulate constructive 
partnership 
between 
community 
governments (barangay LGU) and community members in local development 
planning and budgeting. This partnership is aimed to produce community action


plans which will be harmonized with LGU and pertinent national government 
agencies' (NGA) programs and budgets for implementation.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through 
Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social 
Services (Kalahi-CIDSS), has demonstrated success in delivering basic social 
services, 
empowerment 
and 
governance 
outcomes 
making 
significant 
contribution in poverty alleviation, community empowerment and participatory 
local governance.
CDD complements the national infrastructure development programs of 
the Government, such as the 'Build Build Build' Program, that seeks to reduce 
poverty through massive infrastructure campaign. Since this program will not 
actually include small community infrastructures, those that will go to 
geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas, CDD shall be the mechanism to 
ensure that no one is left behind in economic and social development.
Towards this end, the policy advocacy initiatives are:
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Institutionalization of the CDD approach as a national strategy for 
inclusive growth and social protection; putting communities at the center 
of all development plans, budgets and strategies by 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 to promote participation and empowerment of 
poor, vulnerable, disadvantaged, and marginalized communities and 
groups within communities;
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Institutionalization of the Kalahi-CIDSS as a CDD program of the 
government for community empowerment that invests in providing 
capacities and opportunities for community members, particularly the 
poor, vulnerable and disadvantaged, to effectively participate in the 
planning, 
budgeting, 
and 
implementation 
of community 
identified 
programs, plans, and projects;
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Creation of an Inter-Agency Advisory Council on CDD Institutionalization 
to develop policies relative to the implementation of this Act; and
• 
Creation of a CDD Knowledge and Resource Institute (CDD KRI) as the 
center for continuing research and technology development, partnership 
development, policy advocacy, resource mobilization, capacity-building of 
communities, CBOs, LGUs, NGAs and other development stakeholders, 
and 
monitoring 
and 
evaluation, 
so 
as 
to 
ensure 
the 
effective 
institutionalization and operationalization of the CDD framework as a 
strategy for inclusive growth and social protection.
The passage of this bill is earnestly sought.
RISA HONTIVEROS ^ 
Senator


EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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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 o f Representatives o f the Philippines 
in Congress assembled:
SEC. 1 Short Title. -  This Act shall be known as the Community-Driven 
Development (CDD) Institutionalization Act.
SEC. 2. Declaration o f 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 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.
Sec. 3. D efinition o f Terms. For the purpose of this Act, the following terms 
are defined, as follows:
1. 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, projects of Indigenous Cultural 
Communities 
(ICCs)/Indigenous 
Peoples 
(IPs) 
for 
the 
sustainable 
development 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. 01, Series of 2014).
2. Barangay Assembly (BA) refers to a gathering of barangay residents who 
are Filipino, at least 15 years old and above, and listed in the barangay 
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3. CDD Community o f Practice (CDD CoP) refers to a community of CDD 
practitioners, 
which 
is 
comprised 
of 
agencies, 
non-governmental 
organizations, academic and research institutions, and individuals, that 
share the commitment and passion for CDD, and together strive to 
advance its practice through regular and purposive interaction.
4. 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.
5. Community action plan refers to plans formulated by community members 
as a result of a participatory activity where communities identify their key 
problems and development challenges and identify solutions that can be 
implemented to address these challenges.
6. 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.
7. Community-based procurement refers to an approach in implementing 
Negotiated Procurement-Community Participation modality whereby the 
Barangay Local Government Unit (BLGU) and/or the community group(s) 
directly and/or jointly manage the planning, procurement, implementation 
and 
monitoring of community-based 
projects. 
This can 
be 
used 
interchangeably with the community-based procurement
8. Community-Based Programs refers to programs, activities, or projects that 
are organized and implemented locally. By design, community-based 
programs invite community members or groups to actively design, plan, 
and implement intervention strategies to address community-identified 
plans and needs.
9. Community control o f resources refers to the utilization and management 
of the resources by the community members or groups based on 
community-identified plans and needs.
10. Community-Driven Deveiopment refers to a development approach that 
gives control of development process, decisions-making, and resources to 
community members or groups in the locality. It treats people as assets 
and partners in the development process, building on their institutions and 
resources.
11. Community Empowerment refers to a process of enabling community 
members and groups to increase control over the factors and decisions 
that shape their lives. It is the process by which they increase their assets 
and attributes, and build capacities to gain access, partners, networks, 
and voice, in order to gain control. It is more than the involvement, 
participation or engagement of communities. It implies community 
ownership and collective action towards a specific objective, in this case 
local development.
12. Community focus refers to programs, activities, or projects that put 
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13. Community grants refers to the financial 
assistance 
provided 
to 
communities 
implementing 
the 
Kapit-Bisig 
Laban 
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Kahirapan 
Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Sen/ices (Kalahi-CIDSS) 
program. It can be in a form of planning or investment grant and will be 
used to fund community project proposals.
14. Community-managed implementation refers to execution, implementation, 
monitoring, and contract management of community-identified projects by 
community 
members or groups, 
with 
assistance from 
the 
Local 
Government Units (LGUs) and other local partners.
15. Community members refers to all the residents of the locality, the 
barangay, ancestral domain, or specific subsets thereof.
16. Community Organizing refers 
to 
a 
longer-term 
engagement 
and 
empowerment process by which members of communities are brought 
together to act collectively on their shared interests, to identify community 
problems and solutions, and to take action. The long-term objectives of 
community organizing are to develop the internal capabilities and to 
increase decision-making power and influence of underrepresented groups 
in the community.
17. Community Project Management Committee (CPMC) refers to a group of 
community volunteers elected by the community members to provide 
overall management of the community-based projects and oversee 
implementation, monitoring, completion, maintenance, and sustainability.
18. Displaced population 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).
19. Geographically Isolated and Disadvantaged Areas (GIDA) refers to 
communities 
with 
marginalized 
population 
physically 
and 
socio­
economically separated from the mainstream society and characterized by 
physical factors (isolated due to distance, weather conditions and 
transportation difficulties -  island, upland, lowland, landlocked, hard-to- 
reach 
and 
unserved/underserved 
communities) and 
socio-economic 
factors 
(high 
poverty 
incidence, 
presence 
of 
vulnerable 
sector, 
communities in or recovering from situation of crisis or armed conflict) 
(Bureau of Local Health Development, DOH).
20. Graduation Year refers to the final year wherein the Kalahi-CIDSS program 
is committed to provide formal programmatic support to a community 
because it will transition to a fully LGU-led implementation of community- 
driven development programs.
21. Horizontal and vertical linkages refers to the alignment of funding 
allocation and technical support of national government sector agencies 
with the identified needs of communities, as integrated in various local 
development plans, and the ability of the community members and groups 
to access funding resources and technical support from various agencies 
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strategies by different agencies and institutions that is anchored on 
evidence-based and participatory planning.
22. One Social Preparation refers to the harmonized social preparation process 
of various Social Welfare Development programs. It refers to the conduct 
of common activities at the community level for community assessment, 
identification of needs and 
interventions, and the preparation of 
community action plans, which will be the basis for funding by different 
development stakeholders.
23. Participatory monitoring and evaluation refers to a process through which 
stakeholders at various levels of the community engage in monitoring and 
evaluation of a project, program, or policy, share control over the content, 
the process and the results of the monitoring and evaluation activity, and 
engage in taking or identifying corrective actions. Systematically, it relies 
on the active engagement of the primary internal stakeholders as the 
actors that accomplish the systematic recording and periodic analysis of 
information that they themselves have chosen and recorded. The primary 
stakeholders shall be the community members.
24. 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.
25. Social Preparation refers to a process to prepare and fully capacitate the 
community to become ready and responsible implementers of programs, 
projects and activities. It must include activities to (i) identify, analyze and 
prioritize needs, and identify solutions to address needs; (ii) prepare 
proposals, studies, and technical designs and financial plans; (Hi) form 
committees and task groups; and (iv) build capacity and capability to 
undertake the project activities (DSWD MC No. 04, Series of 2016).
26. Social Protection refers to a set of policies and programs that seek to 
reduce poverty and vulnerability to risks and enhance the social status and 
rights of the marginalized by promoting and protecting livelihood and 
employment, protecting against hazards and sudden loss of income, and 
improving 
people's 
capacity to 
manage 
risks 
(NEDA-SDC Cabinet 
Resolution No. 1, series of 2007).
27. Whole o f Government Approach (WGA) refers to a strategy where all 
instrumentalities of the government are taking unified and integrated 
action in order to provide a common solution to a particular problem or 
issue. For CDD Institutionalization, the WGA is a logical and systematic 
convergence of efforts of government agencies and local government 
units to respond to the identified community needs, issues, concerns, and 
priorities
Sec. 4. Elements o f CDD. A CDD approach is a strategy where local 
communities take 
control 
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the 
planning, 
implementing 
and 
resource 
investments for their local development. CDD ensures that programs integrate 
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responsiveness, administrative autonomy, greater downward accountability and 
enhanced local capacity. Based on the ASEAN Regional Program for Capacity 
Development to Enhance Accountability of Local Governance in delivering Social 
Protection Programs through CDD, the CDD process happens when all of these 
elements are present: (1) community focus, (2) participatory planning, (3) 
community control of resources, (4) community-managed projects, and (5) 
participatory monitoring and evaluation. CDD includes but is not limited to the 
following processes and activities:
a) Community empowerment process -  a defined and ordered set of 
community development activities that enable communities to have 
control over decision-making and resource allocation to meet their priority 
needs and allow local governments to provide effective and quick 
response to such needs.
b) Delivery mechanisms -  a set of project implementation and procurement 
systems that facilitate delivery of services to local communities.
c) Intergovernmental fiscal transfers -  existence of legally mandated 
regulations that authorize fiscal transfers from the national government to 
barangay-level governments and local communities.
d) Governance mechanisms -  presence of formal arrangements for structural 
mechanisms and policy reforms for greater participation, rule of law, 
transparency, responsiveness, inclusiveness, and accountability of local 
governments in performing their mandated functions, and allowing 
community members, particularly those most vulnerable, disadvantaged, 
and marginalized, to have access to the systems of local governance
Article I.
Institutionalization of the CDD Approach in governm ent 
programs, activities and projects
Sec. 5. Institu tio na lizatio n  o f the CDD Approach in a ll com m unity- 
based program s, activities and projects o f governm ent 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.
Sec. 6. O perationalization o f the CDD approach in NGAs. The CDD
approach shall be operationalized in government programs, activities and 
projects (PAPs) using the following methods and strategies, or a combination 
thereof, but not limited to:
a. Government 
agencies 
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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 
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b. Government PAPs that have elements of local planning, budgeting, and 
development process shall ensure that majority of the community members 
actively participate in said process;
c. Government agencies shall regularly align community action plans, as 
discussed in Chapter II, Section 14 of this Act, to agency PAPs, and ensure 
that identified community priorities are sufficiently funded;
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mechanisms 
for community-managed 
implementation, as defined in Chapter III, Section 18-19 of this Act, in the 
implementation of projects funded under the government PAPs;
e. Government agencies shall ensure that community members are prioritized, 
to the extent possible, in receiving employment opportunities brought about 
by project implementation at the communities;
f. 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
g. Government agencies shall accredit Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) as 
partners in organizing and strengthening communities, and implementation of 
community-based PPAs.
Sec. 7. Localization o f  th e  CDD approach in  LGUs. Under the guidance of 
the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), the LGUs shall be 
primarily responsible for:
a. Developing policies for enhancing participatory local governance practices, 
improving local development planning process, giving space to community 
organizations, and responding to community needs;
b. Providing information on government intervention, technical assistance, and 
support to communities for more effective community-driven planning and 
implementation;
c. Ensuring that community priorities and action plans are integrated in the 
barangay and municipal development plans and Annual Investment Programs 
(AIP), and ensure that identified community priorities are sufficiently funded, 
which may be sourced from the Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) and/or 
other funds to which they may have access to;
d. Including in their AIP and multi-year plans funds for CDD implementation 
such as but not limited to staffing, community empowerment activities, and 
resources to initiate and sustain CDD projects;
e. Supporting the engaged residents and subsequent organizations formed to 
sustain the CDD projects as well as their gains, and impact;
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Accrediting and ensuring participation of CSOs as partners in organizing and 
strengthening 
communities, 
and 
implementation 
of 
community-based 
projects;
g. Ensuring that engaged and 
accredited service providers under their 
supervision shall be justly compensated, that adequate funds are made 
available, and their working conditions are conducive to fulfill national quality 
standards; and
h. Conducting monitoring, and evaluation activities and enabling community 
members to meaningfully participate in data gathering, processing and 
analysis, and especially in data utilization for their own development.
In accordance with the Local Government Code, local governments shall 
adhere to the layers of local authority and supervision, from provinces, to 
component cities and municipalities, and to barangays, in implementing LGU-led 
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a.
Sec. 8. Role o f C ivil 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:
Partner 
with 
communities/LGUs/NGAs 
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facilitation 
of 
community 
empowerment processes;
Provide additional funding or collaborate with partners/donors to implement 
community-identified projects;
Continuous 
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technology transfer to 
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communities; and
Conduct third party monitoring and evaluation together with communities and 
LGUs
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The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in coordination 
with the Department of Budget 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.
Article II.
Institutionalization o f Kalahi-CIDSS Program
Sec. 9. Kalahi-CIDSS as a CDD program  o f the governm ent fo r 
com m unity em powerm ent. Kalahi-CIDSS is hereby institutionalized as a CDD 
program of the government for community empowerment. Its mandate is to 
ensure that communities become empowered to achieve increased access to 
basic social services and improved resilience to disaster and other shocks, and to 
participate in more inclusive local planning, budgeting, implementation, and 
monitoring and evaluation of local development activities.
Sec. 10. DSWD as im plem enting agency. The DSWD shall implement the 
Kalahi-CIDSS program, using the CDD approach in targeted poor, vulnerable, 
disadvantaged, and marginalized communities. It shall establish a working 
mechanism for convergence of social welfare and development (SWD) programs 
at the local level by ensuring a single harmonized, comprehensive social 
preparation process, that emphasizes identification of needs and defining 
vulnerabilities at the grassroots through a participatory action process and its 
contribution to increasing resiliency of poor communities.
Sec. 11. Coverage and Phasing. The Kalahi-CIDSS Program will focus on the 
poor communities, and gradually expand coverage to all cities, municipalities, 
and special communities. The phasing of the implementation and expansion will 
be based on the approval of the Advisory Council.
The special communities shall refer to areas with characteristics that would 
make it difficult to meet graduation requirements, such as but not limited to 
communities with 
historically high 
magnitude and incidence of poverty, 
marginalization, and vulnerability, needing special intervention from DSWD which 
include, among others, GIDA areas, marginalized, and vulnerable sectors. The 
limitation of the areas to be covered under the special communities shall be 
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All target municipalities shall be provided with capacity building, facilitation, 
and community grants. The entire implementation process will follow the regular 
planning and budgeting cycle of the local government. The Advisory Council, 
upon recommendations of DSWD, shall approve the criteria for assessing 
whether a municipality wili need another round of intervention or will be 
endorsed for gradual withdrawal of the complete package of intervention, 
ensuring that mechanisms for sustainability are in place, until graduation year.
Sec. 12. Funding and Resource M obilization. Kalahi-CIDSS will provide 
community grants to poor, vulnerable, disadvantaged, and 
marginalized 
communities to fund community project proposals selected through a criteria- 
based prioritization process by the expanded Local Development Council (LDC). 
The Program will employ a menu that allows the community to choose any 
activity that it considers to be important for its development, provided that 
support for projects with adverse environmental and social impacts shall not be 
allowed. Kalahi-CIDSS will also provide technical support to communities and 
local government units in mobilizing resources from Provincial LGUs, Civil Society 
Organizations, People's Organizations, and National Government Agencies for 
unaddressed priorities in the Local Development Plans specifically for big ticket 
PAPs which cannot be funded through local resources.
The DSWD is directed to include resource requirements for nationwide 
implementation of Kalahi-CIDSS, and ensure it is included in its annual budget 
priority and such other appropriate funding sources as the DBM may identify.
The LGU shall put up counterpart funds in the form of cash and/or in-kind 
which may be sourced from the IRA of the government unit. Members of the 
community and private individuals/institutions including foreign organizations 
may also contribute to the project.
Sec. 13. Com m unity P roject M anagem ent Com m ittee (CPMC). The
committee shall take care of the overall management of projects funded under 
Kalahi-CIDSS 
following 
the 
mechanisms 
for 
community-managed 
implementation. This is composed of smalier project implementation committees 
where members are elected through the Barangay Assembly. Under the guidance 
of the Barangay Development Council (BDC), it shall also formulate policies and 
make decisions for the project. It shall oversee project implementation, 
monitoring, maintenance and sustainability after project completion.
Sec. 14. Com m unity Em powerm ent Process. The DSWD, through Kalahi- 
CIDSS, will provide facilitation support to empower community members to 
participate in the local development process:
a. Social Preparation. DSWD will employ the One Social Preparation approach 
to complement with other SWD processes and interventions and provide a 
platform for other SWD social preparation needs. The comprehensive 
social preparation process and community action plan development shall 
be a venue for validation and reporting of SWD interventions, which shall 
be used as input to the local development planning, and as basis for NGA 
targeting mechanisms and interventions. DSWD will ensure strategic 
solutions are arrived by community members by employing participatory 
tools and technologies. Communities will be oriented towards better 
planning, and proposing more strategic solutions that ensure efficient use 
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technical support and guidance to LGUs to ensure the quality of citizens' 
participation in the local decision making processes.
Community Planning, Project Proposal Development and Appraisal. 
The 
DSWD, in partnership with DILG, shall ensure that community action plans 
will be incorporated into the local development plans and ensure the 
integration of local development plans to the national development plans 
ensuring that programs, activities, and projects prioritized for funding are 
responsive to community-identified needs. It shall closely coordinate with 
LDCs, namely the Barangay, City, Municipal, and Provincial Development 
Councils as stipulated in the Republic Act 7160 or the Local Government 
Code of 1991, to ensure that the annual plans are harmonized and 
operationalized for proper and timely implementation; and
c. Community-Based Organization (CBO) Formation and Strengthening. 
DSWD will ensure at the onset of social preparation, that community- 
based organizations will be formed, strengthened, and recognized as 
beneficiaries to enable them to have control over future resources.
Article III .
Im plem enting Mechanisms
Sec. 15. C reation o f  an In te r-A g e n cy A dvisory 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 DILG.
It shall be composed of representatives from the agency members of 
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 alternate representative. Representatives of 
non-governmental organizations shall constitute not less than one-fourth (V4) 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.
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Sec. 16. Creation o f a CDD Knowledge and Resource In stitu te . There 
shall be established a non-stock, non-profit government owned and controlled 
corporation with its own charter, to be attached to DSWD. The CDD KRI is a 
policy, research and training arm of the Advisory Council, which shall provide 
support for continuing research and technology development, partnership 
development, 
policy advocacy, 
resource mobilization, capacity-building of 
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monitoring 
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a. Functions and pow ers o f the In stitu te , The functions of the Institute 
shall include, but is not limited to:
1. Learning and Development interventions on program implementation 
and sustainability;
a. Development of CDD Resource Pool, a group of experts on CDD 
principles and implementation who possess expertise in CDD to 
co-develop the certification and accreditation programs and 
other learning and development requirements of the staff, 
partners, and other stakeholders;
b. Certification of CDD organizations, institutions, and individual 
practitioners who shall either be partners of the program or part 
of its human resources;
c. Continuing professional development through partner academic 
institutions;
2. Resource Mobilization
a. Partnership and Linkages
b. Convergence
3. Knowledge management and technology development
4. Regular Monitoring and Evaluation; and
5. Policy Advocacy
To fulfill its purposes, the KRI shall have the following powers:
1. To collect, receive and maintain funds, donations, and other forms of 
assistance and to apply the income and principal thereof to the 
promotion of its aims and purposes hereinbefore set out;
2. To contract any obligation, or enter into any agreement necessary or 
incidental to the proper management of its powers;
3. In general, to carry on any activity and exercise all of the powers 
conferred by the laws upon private or government-owned or controlled 
corporations; and to do any and all of the acts and things herein set 
forth to the same extent as juridical persons could do, and in any part 
of the world, as principal, factor, agent or otherwise, alone or in 
syndicate or otherwise in conjunction with any person, entity, 
partnership; association or corporation, domestic or foreign.
b. Composition o f the Board o f Directors. The Institute shall be under 
the direct supervision of a Board of Directors composed of the Secretary 
of DSWD as Chairman and at least five (5) other members:
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Representatives of the Civil Society Organization and the Academe, 
to be appointed by the President upon recommendation of the 
Secretary.
The structure and staffing pattern shall be prescribed and approved by the 
Secretary.
c. Endowment Fund. There is hereby established an Endowment Fund 
which shall consist of voluntary contributions, donations, grants, or loans 
from domestic and /or foreign sources, government subsidies and other 
income accruing from the operations of the Institute. For the initial 
organizational and operational requirements of the CDD KRI, there is 
hereby appropriated out of any fund in the National Treasury not 
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PESOS 
(P7,000,000.00). Hereafter, funding for the operational activities of the 
KRI shall be generated from the earnings generated out of this fund, in 
addition to appropriations by Congress. Any undisbursed funds from the 
preceding year shall form part of the budget in the following year.
d. Socialized Fees. All application for certifications, trainings, and other 
services of the CDD KRI shall be charged with corresponding socialized 
fees to be determined by the Advisory Council.
Sec. 17. Im p le m e n tin g  Agencies. Using the Whole of Government approach, 
various government agencies shall be involved in the implementation of this Act.
a. DSWD as le a d  agency. Pursuant to the herein declared policy, the 
DSWD shall serve as the lead agency for the implementation of this Act. 
The DSWD shall integrate in their regular operations the following 
functions:
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Provide facilitation support to empower community members to 
participate in the local development process and to strengthen 
community 
capabilities 
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NGAs, 
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other 
stakeholders to support community-identified priorities:
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Integrate the CDD approach into the local planning and budgeting 
process, for more systematized community participation in the local 
development processes and activities;
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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 integration of municipal development 
plans to provincial development plans
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of policies and technologies for LGUs, to strengthen participatory local 
governance, institute policy and structural reforms to ensure horizontal 
and 
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of PAPs aligned with community-identified needs and
c. NAPC as key partner in m obilizing the basic sectors. 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. Support from  relevant governm ent agencies. All relevant bureaus, 
offices, agencies and instrumentalities of the government shall render the 
necessary support to the implementation of this Act.
Sec. 
18. 
Com munity-Management 
Im plem entation 
as 
Delivery 
Mechanism. All National Government Agencies and Local Government Units 
shall use mechanisms for community-managed implementation of community- 
based projects.
The community members, with the assistance of LGU and other local 
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management. 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 (GPPB) 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.
Sec. 
19. Intergovernm ental fiscal transfers. 
For projects that are 
employing community-managed implementation, guidelines for community-based 
financial management shall apply which includes but is not limited to community 
participation in the management and control of funds, bookkeeping and 
reporting, and closing of accounts.
The implementing agency shall enter Into a memorandum of agreement 
(MOA) with the concerned LGUs with provisions such as, but is not limited to, 
prompt delivery of local counterpart contributions (LCC) and the opening and 
maintaining of a Trust Account.
The implementation shall be made in accordance with the community- 
based finance guidelines and policies which shall ensure that government funds 
are safeguarded. Financial transactions shall be supported by established 
disbursement processes, reporting mechanisms and internal control systems to 
ensure that management and utilization of funds promotes the principles on the 
use of government public funds. This is relative to the Manual on Barangay 
Financial Management of Barangays prescribed by the Commission on Audit 
relative to the Republic Act 7160.
The key partner agencies and other relevant government agencies shall 
help the DSWD in the strict implementation of the financial management system 
at the local government unit, and impose sanctions for any violation in this 
guidelines and applicable regulations.
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Article IV.
Miscellaneous Provisions
Sec. 20. 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 in equal footing from rights and 
opportunities, the local government units, government agencies, and other 
instrumentalities of the government, in coordination with National Commission 
on Indigenous Peoples, shall ensure the following:
a. Automatic representation of Indigenous Peoples in decision making within 
the BDC 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 B/LGU;
c. Fund allocation for the conduct validation in IP areas and implementation 
of identified needs of IP communities; and
d. IP areas as priority in terms of the delivery of basic social services as 
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Disadvantaged Areas (GIDA).
Sec. 21. CDD Approach in  Com munity-Based Disaster Risk Reduction 
and M anagem ent (DRRM). To reduce the disaster risk, prepare communities 
for disasters, and address the needs of communities affected by disasters, the 
CDD approach shall be adopted as a strategy for community-based DRRM.
Sec. 22. Particular consideration for needs o f m arginalized 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, older persons, internally 
displaced persons, rebel returnees, recovering drug dependents, and persons 
with disability will be represented in decision-making activities in the community.
Sec. 23. 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 Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) and other awards by NGAs.
Article V.
Final Provisions
Sec. 24. J o in t Congressional O versight 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.
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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 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.
Sec. 25. R egular M o n ito rin g  a n d  R eporting. The CDD KRI 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 also 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.
Sec. 26. G rievance 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.
Sec. 27. Penalty. Upon finding that a department, agency, or instrumentality of 
government, 
government-owned 
and 
-controlled 
corporation, 
or 
local 
government unit has violated any provision of this Act and its implementing rules 
and regulations, the sanctions under administrative law, civil service, or other 
appropriate laws shall be recommended to the Civil Service Commission and/or 
the Department of the Interior and Local Government. The person directly 
responsible for the violation, as well as the head of the agency or local chief 
executive shall be held liable under this Act. Filing a complaint under this Act 
shall not preclude the offended party from pursuing other remedies available 
under the law and to invoke any of the provisions of existing laws, including the 
Civil Service Code and the Local Government Code.
Any public officer or private person committing any graft and corrupt 
practices in the implementation of this Act, including but not limited to 
mismanagement of public funds, shall be punished based on the penal provisions 
of existing laws.
Sec. 28. A ppropriations. 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 
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Sec. 29. Im plem enting 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 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.
Sec. 30. 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.
Sec. 31. 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.
Sec. 32. E ffectivity 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,
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