UBAS: A CALL TO

PARTNERSHIP

CHURCH AND BARANGAY

PARTNERSHIP:
THE UBAS EXPERIENCE
(Ugnayan ng Barangay at mga
Simbahan)

DILGs CALL!
(through the late Sec. Jesse
Robredo)
cf. letter of Sec Robredo to
Bishop Tobias, DD
The Church RESPONDED

A 29 November 2010 speech of Pope Benedict XVI to

members of the CBCP says: At times, this task of
proclamation touches upon issues relevant to the political
sphere. This is not surprising, since the political community
and the Church, while rightly distinct, are nevertheless both
at the service o the integral development of every human
being and of society as a whole.
...network of parishes can effectively
interact and collaborate with local
governments, starting at the barangay
level. We would do this in the spirit of
promoting the Common Good more
effectively in every barangay.
-Excerpt from the late Sec. Jesse
Robredos letter to the Bishops
(14 January 2011)

Thank you for your letter of 14 January

2011, inviting me to make the
parishes...within my jurisdiction to be
actively involved in the local governance
process. Specifically, this means participation
by the BECs' in the Barangay Assembly
Sessions as well as in the Barangay
Development Council...the Church from the
grassroots will engage actively with the
LGUs...
The Diocese welcomes your proposal as
the last National Elections have made
us realize how badly needed is the Local
Church to be involved in Governance to
help elected officials deliver their
election promises.
Our Diocese then is ready but you will then
have to cascade your proposal into an
instruction to all LGUs' in Quezon City and
Caloocan Cities...

Whats the Invitation?

.. to engage in the integral
development of the inhabitants in the
numerous Barangays in your
Diocese
.. A good opportunity for the
Parishes and Barangays to work
together toward an efficient delivery of
services and the attainment of
development.

AREAS of
ENGAGEMENTS

1. Active involvement of the

network of Parishes in local
governance such as:
- Barangay Assembly
sessions
- Barangay
Development Council

2. Active role in ensuring the

full disclosure of the local
budget and finances, and
bids and public offerings
through monitoring,
information
dissemination, etc

3. Engagement through Basic

Ecclesial Communities (BECs)
and other faith-based groups

DEVELOPMENT
CONSTELLATION
(by Mario
Taguiwalo)

Developme
nt

Good
Developme
Governance
nt

Principled
Politics &
Politicians

Engaged
Communities

Good
Developme
Governance
nt

Values Driven
Families
Values Driven
Families
Principled
Politics &
Politicians

Values Driven
Families

Good
Developme
Governance
nt

Engaged
Communities
Values Driven
Families

Values Driven
Families

Principled Politics and

Politicians
Engaged Communities

2 BIGGEST PROBLEMS IN THE

COUNTRY

1. Political Leadership
2. Apathy/Indifference of the
People

CBCP 1997 Pastoral

Exhortation on Philippine
Politics

Philippine politics the way it is

practiced has been most hurtful for
us as a people. It is possibly the
biggest bane in our life as a nation
and the most pernicious obstacle to
our achieving full development If we
are what we are today a country of
poor and powerless people one
reason is the way we have allowed
politics to be debased and prostituted

Cardinal Jaime L. Sin

Politics is not dirty.
Its Good. Its
ordained for the
common good of the
people. It is the
people who practice
politics who make it

Blessed John Paul

Root is Moral caused by The Idols
of Today
Materialism and Selfishness

Violence and Corruption

HOW TO ADDRESS
APATHY?

CITIZENS
LEADERSHIP

Good Governance
does not just happen.
PEOPLE MAKE IT
HAPPEN.
Each One Has to Play a
Crucial Role.

What must we do?

Makilahok at tumulong sa
Barangay

GAWIN ANG BARANGAY

CENTER FOR
DEVELOPMENT

UBAS
Ugnayan ng mga
Barangay at Simbahan

A Call for
Partnership
(There is an urgent
need for it!)

ORGANIZATIONAL
STRUCTURE

Roles and Functions

a.

b.

Convenors Group

Sets the direction

Approves plans and policies

Technical Working Group

Coordinates with Convenors,

Barangays, Churches and
Action Teams

Recommends project
developments

Submits periodic report

to Convenors

Monitoring

Roles and Functions

c.

Secretariat

Documentation: provides secretariat support

services to the Convenors and Technical
Working Group

Monitoring

Communication (Coordinate meetings):

Convenes the Technical Working Group every 4th

Wednesday of the month (regular)
Convenes the Convenors twice a year
Conveys to Action Teams information/updates from
Convenors and the Technical Working Group

Roles and Functions

d)

DILG, NBOO

Coordinates with the Dioceses, Office of

the SILG

Prepares Project Policy guidelines and

Monitoring tool

Prepares and facilitates the issuance of a

Memorandum Circular

Monitors the implementation of the

project through channel

Provides the SILG updates on the

implementation of the Project

Roles and Functions

e)

DILG (Region, Province)

Facilitates meetings between the Parish and

the Barangays (Field Office)

Serves as Resource Person during barangay

seminars and intial meetings

Addresses issues confronting the Parish and

Barangay (Regional Office/Field office)

Monitors the implementation of plans in the

Barangays and Parish

Disseminates policy/guidelines in
implementing the project to the Barangays
(Regional/Field Office)

Conducts IEC to the Barangays and other

stakeholders (Regional Office)

Roles and Functions

f)

g)

Liga ng mga Barangays (Local Level)

Encourages the Barangays to initiate the

partnership

Assists the DILG in monitoring the status of the

partnership
Barangays

Initiates coordinative meetings among all

stakeholders

Initiates programs/projects for cooperation and

support

Provides avenues for cooperation to take place

Implements programs/projects coming from DILGDiocese guidance

Submits periodic report to DILG Field Office

Support all programs/projects of Action Team

Roles and Functions

h)

Diocese

Encourages parishes (especially parish

priests) to initiate partnership with the
Barangay

Coordinates initial meeting of the Parish

and the Barangay with DILG

Documents agreements during the initial

meeting and prepares reports to be
submitted to the Technical Working Group

Conducts regular monitoring on the

status of the partnership between the
Parish and Barangay and provides the
TWG the corresponding updates

Roles and Functions

h)

Diocese

Encourages parishes (especially parish

priests) to initiate partnership with the
Barangay

Coordinates initial meeting of the Parish

and the Barangay with DILG

Documents agreements during the initial

meeting and prepares reports to be
submitted to the Technical Working Group

Conducts regular monitoring on the status

of the partnership between the Parish and
Barangay and provides the TWG the
corresponding updates

Roles and Functions

i)

Parishes

Responds to the call of the Diocese and initiates the

meeting with the Barangay
Attends partnership meetings and activities with the
Barangay, the Parish and other Faith-based
Organizations in the community
Takes an active role as part of the good governance
Action Team
Plans, organizes and implements seminars/
orientations on value-based, faith-based, and sociospiritual transformations
Submits reports on the partnership to the Diocese

j)

Roles and Functions

Action Teams

Implementation and Planning

Budgeting

Implements collaborative undertakings

Identifies areas of partnership
Prepares and implements Action Team PPAs
Maps and shares resources among partners

Reporting

Submits Action Teams reports/updates to

TWG (at least once a month in two months
or as often as needed)
Conducts collaborative meetings (set regular
meeting at least once in two months)
Conducts Social Mobilization

Learnings & Challenges

1.

2.

Building rapport and friendship is

important at the start of the partnership
The Bishop and Parish Priests give special
support to the project

Seminar for the Parish Priests about the

Barangay-- appreciating its important
role in the life of the people and finding
out how church volunteers can
contribute
The setting up of Public Affairs Ministry
(PAM) in the Diocese to handle the
program
Directing the Diocesan BEC Pastoral

3. The partnership enables us to set

up our own systems of good
governance in the Parishes and in the
Diocese

4. The support of the DILG,LGUs and LIGA is

very crucial in the area of establishing
rapport, fostering dialogue and finding areas
of cooperation:

There are Punong Barangays who are

less cooperative the DILG convenes and
facilitates meetings with parishes
In cases where the priests are harder to
deal with, the DILG asks the Diocese to
initiate the meeting and the DILG and
Barangays leaders attend.

5. The Setting up of the Action Team,

picking up the right members,
constant follow up and formation are
very crucial.

Conclusion
Through UBAS the local
community is beginning to be
engaged and empowered.
We believe UBAS is just
giving our local people
opportunity to get involved.

Conclusion
The success of UBAS depends
so much on the local peoples
resolve to make their
Barangay effective in
delivering basic services for
their needs.
We are just initiators and
facilitators!

Let us become
active Good
Governance
Advocates.
Thank you!