THE EXECUTIVE

AND
LEGISLATIVE
A
powerful vehicle for
AGENDA
effective local
governance

What is the Executive and

Legislative Agenda (ELA)?
A planning document
covering the 3 year
period mutually agreed
by the executive and
legislative.

What is the Executive and

Legislative Agenda (ELA)?
An integrated plan that
contains major development
thrust and priorities of both
executive and legislative
branches towards achieving
common goal of the locality

What is the Executive and

Legislative Agenda (ELA)?
An instrument that
prioritize responses to
multi-stakeholder needs
(program, projects,
activities, legislations and
capacity development
agenda)

Current State of Local Planning in the

Philippines
Inactive Local Development Council

Indifferent or unsupportive Sanggunian

Lack or total absence of vertical

linkages

REGION/
PROVINC
E
BARANGAY/
CITY/

Important uses of an ELA:

Lead the executive and the
legislative branches towards
a unified vision, mission,
goals and objectives.
Enable the executive and
legislative branches to agree
on priority problems and
issues.
Help the LGU focus on a set
of interventions towards the
attainment of a common set
of objectives and goals.

Important uses of an ELA:

Increase the chances for
implementation of
priority programs of the
executive department, if
the legislative branch
formulates ordinances in
support of the LCE
program of government.
Speed up the
implementation of
priority projects.

LOCAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING &

DEVELOPMENT COMPREHENSIVE
MODEL LAND USE PLAN (CLUP)
LONG TERM
FRAMEWORK PLAN
IMPLEMENTATION
INSTRUMENTS

SETTLEMENT
POLICIES

PROTECTION
LAND POLICIES

ZONING ORDINANCE

INFRASTRUCTURE
POLICIES

OTHER REGULATORY MEASURES

COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT PLAN

MULTI-YEAR, MULTISECTORAL
DEVELOPMENT PLAN

SOCIAL

IMPLEMENTATION
INSTRUMENTS

LOCAL DEVELOPMENT
INVESTMENT
PROGRAM

TERM BASED PLAN

PRODUCTION
LAND POLICIES

ECONOMIC

INFRA

ENVI. MGT.

INSTITUTIONAL

LEGISLATIVE
SUPPORT MEASURES

EXECUTIVE & LEGISLATIVE AGENDA (ELA)

ANNUAL INVESTMENT
PROGRAM
ANNUAL BUDGET

Relationship of ELA to Other LGU Plans

Long Term
Framework Plan

Comprehensive Land Use Plan

Zoning Plan/
Ordinance

Medium-Term
Framework Plan

Local Development
Investment Program

Comprehensive
Development Plan
Capacity
Development
Agenda

Legislative
Requirements

Executive - Legislative Agenda

Annual Investment Plan

Steps
involved
in the
ELA process

12

11 Popularizing the ELA

10 Moving the ELA to Action
9 Securing Endorsement and Approval
8

Managing and Sustaining

ELA Implementation

Building Commitment
Determining Legislative Requirements

Identifying and Prioritizing Programs and Projects

Formulating Goals and Objectives

Defining the LGU Vision and Mission

Consulting with Multi-stakeholders

Prioritizing Issues
Planning to Plan

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Issues to be Addressed

LGUs should have a solid grasp of the

national government agenda and its
relationship to local governance;

LGUs need to build-up the

competitiveness and economic
capacity of their local area to improve
its economic future;

LGUs need to enhance its capacity for

climate adaptability and disaster
resiliency

Local economic development strategy

should be an integral part of the
broader strategic planning process
that promotes sustainable inclusive
growth in the local communities

EO 43 dated May 13, 2011

Pursuing the social contract with the Filipino
people through the reorganization of cabinet
clusters

1. Transparent, Accountable,
A. Pnoys Social Contract:

Key
Result

and Participatory Governance

2.

Rapid, inclusive and

sustained economic
growth

3. Poverty Reduction & Empowerment

of the Poor and the vulnerable

Areas

4. Just and lasting peace and the

rules of law

5. Integrity of the environment and

climate change adaptation and mitigation

B. Review the Comprehensive

Development Plan of the LGU

Vision
Goals
Priority Projects
Capdev Agenda

C. Revisit the SLDR

1. Social Development (Health, Education,

Peace and Order, Housing and Basic Utilities)
2. Economic Development (Employment
and Income)
3. Environmental Development (Urban,
Agricultural, Forest, Coastal and Marine and
Freshwater Ecosystems)

D. Revisit the SLGPR

1. Valuing Fundamentals of Good Governance (Participation,
Transparency and Financial Accountability)
2. Administrative Governance (Local Legislation, Development
Planning, Revenue Generation, Resource Allocation and Utilization,
Customer Service-civil application and Human Resource Management
and Development
3. Social Governance (Health Services, Support to Education, Support to
Housing and Basic Utilities)
4. Economic Governance (Support to Agriculture Sector, Support to Fishery
Services, Enterpreneurship, Business and Industry Promotion)
5. Environmental Governance (Forest Ecosystems Management,
Freshwater Ecosystems Management, Coastal Marine Ecosystems
Management and Urban Ecosystems Management)

COMPARE PERFORMANCE WITH

THE AVERAGE OF PROVINCE,
REGION AND NATIONAL

E. Reexamine the platforms presented

during the campaign period and try to
align the same in the programs
whenever applicable

Job generation
Transparency
Livelihood
Agriculture Services
Farm to market roads

F. Consider projects funded by BOTTOMS

UP BUDGETING (BUB)

NAPC STATISTICS

G. Reflect on National
Budget Memorandum No. 118 dated April
25, 2013
(Adoption of the Budget Priorities
Framework in the Preparation of the FY
2014 Agency Budget Proposals)

H. Refer to programs implemented

by the
Provincial Government (Pamana,
etc)

I. Review the Checklist of Task and

Functions of the LCE and
Sanggunian

J. Study on Other
Management
Tools (CBMS, NHTS)

Qualities of a Good ELA

1.Objective must be grounded
on an objective research and a
good analysis of the local
situation.
2.Integrated must be a product
of a thorough review and
validation of existing LGU
plans, and consolidation of
insights shared by
stakeholders.

Qualities of a Good ELA

3. Needs-based must be
anchored on the real needs of
the local community by using
the minimum basic needs
(MBN) surveys.
4. Focused it should channel
LGU efforts and resources
towards interventions that are
anticipated to contribute to
the realization of long-term
development goals while
bringing immediate benefits
to its constituency.

Qualities of a Good ELA

5.Widely-shared and
Participatory must be
widely-shared, crossing
party lines and sectors.
6.Time-bound must be
implemented by elected
officials during their
term of office.

Qualities of a Good ELA

7. Implementable must be
owned and used by key
decision-makers such as
the LCEs and the legislative
leaders as they make policy
and program decisions.
8. Enjoys Top Management
Support it must enjoy
strong support and
commitment from LGU
officials, particularly the
LCEs.

Sample Format of an ELA

Provisional ELA Report Outline
Message from the LCE
Sanggunian Resolution Adopting the ELA
I.

Vision and Mission

II.

Brief Profile of the LGU

III.

Development Strategies by Sector

A.

Sector Situation

B.

Development Goals & Objectives

C.

Programs, Projects, Activities

IV.

Capacity Development Needs & Interventions

V.

Priority Legislative Requirements

VI.

Resource Mobilization Strategies

VII.

Plan Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation

The Executive-Legislative
Agenda Cycle
ELA Preparation

LGU Vision,
Mission, Goals and
Objectives
ELA Performance
Management

ELA Implementation

Benefits of the ELA for LGUs

1. A planning and
budgeting tool
2. A transparency and
accountability tool
3. A social mobilization
tool
4. A performance
measurement tool
5. A communication tool
6. A convergence tool

Success Factors of an Effective ELA

Effective Local Governance is a continuing challenge to local government
units. Good governance does not happen overnight. It is a result of
thorough and systematic planning and efficient and effective execution of
plans involving various stakeholders in the locality.
Hence, the following should be considered in formulating an ELA:
1. Full support and commitment of the LCE, SB and the ELA Team.
2. A competent and dedicated Team to formulate and implement the ELA.
3. Adoption of appropriate planning and participatory tools and techniques
in the ELA formulation process.
4. Building on existing LGU plans and convergence of existing
sectoral/thematic plans into a single planning document.
5. Integrating the ELA process into the regular/mandated local structures
and systems for planning and investment programming and not as a
stand alone planning activity.

Success Factors of an Effective ELA

6. Involving the mandated planning
bodies, especially the LDC and the
SBs, in the various stages of the ELA
process.
7. Meaningful consultation and validation
with various stakeholders.
8. Popularizing the ELA, or making the
ELA widely known, to the larger
community.
9. Tapping the services of external
facilitators or coaches for appropriate
technical assistance.
10.Instituting two-way feedback
mechanisms on ELA implementation
on a sustained basis.

LET US NOT LOOK AT THE

POLITICAL DIFFERENCES
THAT DIVIDE US.
BUT AT THE COMMON
ASPIRATION OF OUR PEOPLE
THAT BINDS US.

STEPS IN ELA FORMULATION

(Simplified and Practical)

o Utilization Conference on SLGR (LCE,

SB, and Dept. Heads)
- Identification of Performance
GAPS/Recommendations
o Presentation of the LCEs Development
Agenda that Jive with the three Year Term
(LCE, SB, and Local Functionaries)

(Simplified and Practical)

o Formulation of LGU Vision for the Next Three

Years (LCE, SB and Dept. Heads)
o Stakeholders Forum (Dept. Heads with their
Counterpart in the Barangays)
- Focus on the Basic Service Delivery Sectors:
* Health
* Education
* Social Services
* Economic
* Peace and Public Safety and Disaster
Management
* Environmental Protection and Climate
Change Adaptation

- Problem Identification
- Prioritized Proposed Interventions
- Consolidation of Proposed Intervention
- Finalization in Form of Program, Projects
and Activities
o Presentation of Proposed Interventions to
the Sanggunian for the Required Legislation
oSanggunian Workshop
(Simplified and Practical)

o Finalization of the Executive Action and

the Sanggunian Measures for Legislation
o Launching and Contract Signing of ELA
by the LCE and SB to be Witnessed by
the PD and MLGOO
o Popularization of the ELA to the
Barangays

(Simplified and Practical)