WEBSITE
Iskor ng Bayan

The Iskor ng Bayan LGU Portal is a mechanism to check the financial performance of Philippine local governments. In line with the Bureau of Local Government Finance's (BLGF) mandate to supervise and monitor the revenue operations of the LGUs, and its thrust to promote good governance at all levels, the Bureau assessed the fiscal performance of all LGUs through the LGU Fiscal Sustainability Scorecard.

Visit the website of the Iskor ng Bayan.

ONLINE ARTICLE
A Beginner’s Guide to Transparency in Local Government
by Raphael Móntes, Jr.

This article forms part of the Citizen Action Network for Accountability’s CANA Reports which are resources that provide an understanding of local government functions, finances, accountability and best practices for the citizens and the non-government sector. The article presents a summary of policies on LGU transparency as well as an analysis of compliance and some policy recommendations.

Read the article.

Read other CANA Reports.

BOOK
Local Government in the Philippines: Book of Readings

This book comes with 20 chapters written by the brilliant minds of UP NCPAG's faculty and graduate students and CLRG's researchers.

The fourth in the BOR series, this volume concerns “New Directions in Local Governance.” This theme responds to current local and global developments in local governance.

See the book's contents.

DISASTER PREVENTION TOOL
GeoHazard Map

How prepared is your LGU when it comes to disasters?

The Mines and Geosciences Bureau devised a map to guide the government and the people about the geohazards and risks in their respective locations.

View the geohazard maps.

INFOGRAPHIC

How to Pass an Ordinance

Here's an illustrated process of how an ordinance is passed in local governments in the Philippines.

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