DOCUMENTATION REPORT

CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP ON THE EVIDENCE-INFORMED POLICY

MAKING
Province of Palawan

The Capacity Development Workshop was originated for the purpose of gathering
principal stakeholders. It is for them to be able to have a discourse in relation to the
Multi-Stakeholder Group (MSG) that is to be established at the site. It is important that they
discuss thoroughly among themselves the necessary steps that are to be taken towards the
creation of the Multi-Stakeholder Group (MSG). Objectively, the workshop aims to present
the systems and processes involving revenue streams from the extractive industries namely
(a) shares from national wealth, (b) social development and management programs (SDMP),
and (c) royalties. It also intends to plot issues and attend to inquiries on the revenue stream
systems and processes. Lastly, it aims to deliberate crucial opinions in the creation of their
own MSG.
The workshop was held last June 27-28
in Puerto Princesa, Palawan. The speakers who
led the discussions included the Union of Local
Authorities of the Philippines’ OIC-Executive
Director, Ms. Crystal Eunice Dela Cruz and
manager, Ms. Ana Martha Galindes. It was
attended by representatives from the Provincial
Government, Municipal Government of
Bataraza, and Civil Society Organizations.
PARTICIPANTS
1. Representatives from the Women sector
of Kalipi
2. Representatives from the Youth sector of PGP
3. Representatives from Piglas
4. Representatives from Rio Tuba Nickel Mining Corporation
The workshop was a two-day stay-in
activity (inclusive of travel) focused on the
discussion of the system and processes of
downloading and monitoring of local
shares from the national wealth, Social
Development and Management Programs
and Royalties from the extractive
industries and the creation of the
Multi-Stakeholder Group.
The first day of the workshop started with
a recap of the activities during the previous
capacity development and was followed
by a brief introduction of the concept of Evidence-Informed Policy Making. Ms. Galindes
then discussed how it was going to strengthen the group’s skills in lobbying. Later on, she
further elaborated the established MSG’s organizational chart, members and the process of
membership, the plan, meetings and processes, finance, and sustainability. ​Involved in her
discussion was the presentation of data gathered by ULAP.
CONCERN/TANONG  KAILANGANG  DESKRIPSYON  KANINO  PAANO/SAAN 
DATA  KKUKUNIN 
▪ Magkano ang National Wealth ▪ Ang ​National Wealth  Local Ang LGU ay
nakukuha ng Shares Shares​ ay 40% na Government inoobliga ng national
LGU ko sa Direct Payments natatanggap ng lokal Unit (LGU) government na
mining? Utilization of na pamahalaan-mula magbigay ng reports
Collections baranggay hanggang sa kanilang
▪ Saan nila ito probinsya na natatanggap at sa
ginagastos? nagsisilbing ​host​ sa mga
extractive operations- programa/proyekto
▪ Nakakaabot ba sa paggamit ng na kanilang
ito sa akin o sa national wealth. pinopondohan gamit
aking ito.
komunidad? Ang amount ng share (mula
the 40% share sa national ▪ Lumapit sa
wealth): inyong lokal na
(a) For Provinces: Treasurer at
hingin ang data.
- Province 20% Department of Bilang tagapamahala
- Component City Budget and ng budget ng
or Municipality Management gobyerno, ang DBM
45% (DBM) ay mayroong datus
- Barangay 35% na pwedeng
(b) For HUCs: ma-access ng
- City 65% publiko.
- Barangay 35%
▪ Humingi ng
Kapag 2 or maraming datus sa Central
probinsya o lungsod o Office o
munisipalidad o barangay Regional Office,.
ang apektado, ang share ay ▪ Gumawa ng
kinukompyut ng: request letter na
- Land Area 30% nagpapaliwanag
- Population 70%, ng kailangang
datus at kung
▪ Ang ​Direct Payments saan ito
ay ang mga lokal na gagamitin.
buwis, fees, at Philippine Simula 2014, ang
charges, na Extractive PH-EITI ay
binabayaraan direkta Industries gumagawa ng
ng kumpanya sa lokal Transparency tinatawag na Country
na pamahalaan. Initiative Report kung saan
Halimbawa nito ay ang (PH-EITI) ini-rerequire ang
Real Property tax, parehong
business tax, etc. pamahalaan, kasama
na ang mga LGU, at
▪ Ang ​Utilization of  ang pribadong
Collections ​ay ang kumpanya (large
scale, material
 nag-dedetalye kung companies lamang)
saan iginagastos ng na magsumite ng
lokal na pamahalaan report sa kanilang
ang kanilang binabayad at
nakokolekta mula sa tinatanggap mula sa
industriya. Ayon sa sektor.
batas, ang lahat ng
kita mula sa national Department of ▪ Ang PH-EITI ay
wealth shares mula sa Finance nasa ilalim ng
mining ay pamamahala ng
kinakailangang gugulin DOF.
sa “development and ▪ Pwede itong
livelihood programs” sulatan o
samantala 80% naman i-access ang
ng kita mula sa energy data/Country
ay dapat gamitin sa Reports sa
pagpapababa ng kanilang
presyo ng kuryente sa website.
lugar. Website:
https://www.ph-eiti.or
g/
Alinsunod sa D.O.
049-2016, minandato
ng DOF-BLGF ang
inklusyon ng
tinatawag na
“Environment and
Natural Resources
Data” sa Receipts
and Expenditures
Report na
kinakailangang
i-report ng LGU.

▪ Sumulat sa DOF
at i-address sa
BLGF ang
request ng
paghingi ng
data.
▪ Pwedeng suriin
at kunin ang
data sa taunang
ESRE ng LGU
sa website ng
BLGF.
Website:
http://blgf.gov.ph/
Magkano ang kikitain ng Projected Wealth ▪ Ang ​Projected Wealth  Bureau of Ang BIR ay ang
lokal na pamahalaan ko sa Shares Shares​ ay ang mga Internal siyang nag-eestima
susunod na taon? estimate kung Revenue kung magkaano ang
magkano ang shares ng isang LGU
matatanggap na sa mga parating na
national wealth share
ng isang LGU.
Ito ay ginagamit ng
isang LGU at national
government sa
kanilang budgeting
upang maplano kung
saan o paano
gagamitin ang pondo.
LGU
taon. Ito ay sinasama
nila sa National
Expenditure Program
(o General
Appropriations Act) o
sa national budget na
ipinapasa ng ating
gobyerno taun-taon.
▪ Pwedeng
humingi sa
Central Office
ng ahensya ng
nasabing datus,
kailangan lang
ng isang request
letter para dito.
▪ Ang BIR ay
nag-eestima
kada Revenue
District Office at
hindi kada lokal
na pamahalaan.
Upang masiguro ang
tiyak na estimate,
mas mainam na
kunin ang datus mula
sa LGU. Ang LGU ay
siyang nag-poproject
ng kita batay sa
huling natanggap na
shares.
▪ Maaring lumapit
sa lokal na
Treasurer o
Planning Officer
ng inyong LGU.
▪ Maaring tingnan
din ito sa annual
budget ng iyong
LGU.
▪ Bukod sa pera, ano pa Social ▪ Ang ​Social  DENR- Mines Ang DENR, sa
ang nakukuha kong Expenditures Development and  and pamamagitan ng iba’t
benepisyo o proyekto (mining) – Management  Geosciences iba nitong sangay o
mula sa industriya? SDMP, EPEP, Program​, ay ang Bureau bureau, ang
▪ Pwede ba kong CSR programang (DENR-MGB) nagsisilbing
makilahok sa pagbuo kailangang pondohan taga-monitor o
ng mga proyekto na ng isang mining taga-pamahala ng
pwedeng ibigay ng company para sa social expenditures
pribadong kumpanya komunidad na (bukod sa CSR).
sa aming komunidad? apektado ng kanilang
operasyon. ▪ Kunin ang datus
mula sa
Ang isang kumpanya Regional Office
ay kinakailangang ng MGB para sa
maglaan ng 1.5% ng SDMP. Mayroon
kanilang operating cost din silang datus
para matulungan ng EPEP,
paunlarin ang host kaugnay sa
LGUs. kanilang
mandato.
Kung ang kumpanya ▪ Gumawa ng
ay nasa exploration sulat at i-adress
phase pa lamang, ito ito sa Regional
ay tinatawag na Director ng MGB
Community RO kung saan
Development Program kayo
(CDP). Ito ay nasasakop.
kinakailangang EI company Ang pribadong
pondohan ng hindi kumpanya ay maari
bababa sa 10% ng ding kuhanan ng
budget para sa datus. Ito ay
approved na two-year minamandatong
Exploration Work mag-sumite ng
Program. reports at plano sa
kanilang mga
▪ Ang ​Environment  komunidad na
Protection and  tinutulungan at sa
Enhancement  MGB RO.
Program​ ang
nagsisilbing ▪ Humingi ng
“operational link” mula kopya ng
sa pangangalaga ng kanilang
kapaligiran na aprobadong
nakasaad sa mining 5-year at annual
laws ng ating bansa SDMP.
kasama na sa ▪ Maaring lumapit
nakapaloob sa sa
Environmental administrayon
Compliance Certificate ng kumpanya o
(ECC) sa ilalim ng P.D. sa kanilang
1586 at sa plano ng Community
kumpanya sa kaniyang Relations
operasyon. Officer.
 ▪ Ayon sa Chamber of
Mines of the
Philippines (COMP)
ang ​Corporate Social 
Responsibility ​ay ang
“commitment of
business to contribute
to sustainable
economic
development, working
with employees, their
families, local
community and society
at large to improve the
quality of life, in ways
that are both good for
business and good for
development".

Ito ay hindi ​required

ngunit isinasama
bilang social
expenditure ng isang
mining/business
company.
In a nutshell, the data that was presented discussed the different kinds of shares that the
LGU of any host community could receive from the extractive industries. It also discussed
the most common issues that every LGU would like to ask about, and the data provided
them with answers as well. It answered such inquiry as on how much do their own LGUs
receive from the mining companies and where do their respective LGUs spend this
payment, what their LGU’s estimated revenue for the coming year is, and if there are any
other benefits that the host community could receive from the mining companies aside from
payment in cash. All the answers to these questions, among others, were all provided in the
data given to the participants. Also, through the data gathering matrix, the participants were
made aware of where and how they could gather these data themselves. It is important for
every LGU to know these data for them to trace should there be any loopholes between the
data recorded and the actual amount they receive. In short, it is for basis and transparency.
The presentation of data was followed by the workshop where the participants were divided
into two groups and were tasked to map their main issues and concerns as stakeholders in
the aspect of revenue streams.
Table 1- Output of Group 1 on Data Gathering Activity
Main Issue Causes Effects
Discrepancy of Inconsistency of Data- different Fewer projects because of
Data- the amount of fund between the one low funding
municipality of recorded by the DBM and the actual
Low income because of
Bataraza is not fund downloaded to Bataraza
lack of data
transparent; not
reliable and Lack of Knowledge on the proper Underdevelopment
accessible data utilization of fund
No transparency is
Inefficient systems and process provided to the people
Lack of use of technology
Table 2- Output of Group 2 on Data Gathering Activity
Main Issues Causes Effects
Poor system of Poor relation or coordination Inconsistency of Data
downloading fund between agencies
Lack of knowledge on fund
Absence of watchdog utilization
Lack of Accountability Lack of development

Table 3- Merged Output of Groups 1 and 2

Main Issues Causes Effects
Poor translation of Poor system of Poor or mismanaged utilization of fund
revenue into social downloading fund
Lack of development
development
Discrepancy of Data Low revenue generation
1. Access
Inefficient systems and
2. Governance
process
3. Systems
Lack of good
governance

The second day started with Ms. Dela Cruz’s continuation of the first day’s
discussion on the importance of data.
 Ms. Dela Cruz discussed this diagram in her presentation (see Figure 1) as to how
data, from being a raw material, becomes a complete body knowledge and information.
Without any context, a raw data is useless. Combined with other data, it becomes
information as one sees the relation between these data. Making a thought out of this
relation, it becomes knowledge. Knowing what to do with and how to apply this knowledge
is then wisdom. And with wisdom comes change as one becomes decisive of the purpose he
has in going along with the data.

In this part of the presentation (see Figure 2), she discussed the basic elements of
gathering and disseminating data. She reiterated how it was important to know your data:
the most significant ad most interesting about it. The next important thing to know is who
your audience would be and how your data would be relevant to them. Another is why
there is a need to share our data: would it affect your field? Last but not the least, one should
know how to deliver the data in the most appropriate medium that will be apt for the
audience.
 After knowing the basic elements of the data, next is visualization. Ms. Dela Cruz
described visualization as uncovering of data structure, understanding patterns and
relationships between the data and the process of how to get the audience’s attention. Lastly
is delivering the data as a whole. Again, what comes with it is knowing your audience well,
connecting with them properly and conveying the message in a way they would remember.
She proceeded with the intensive discussion on the Evidence-Informed Policy
Making. Its main purpose is for the groups to see how they could lobby their interests
persuasively and how they could turn them into policies effectively. It aims to teach them
how to use evidences properly in order for the legislators to pay attention to them and
provide them funding. Basically, it is for the stakeholders to find out what they could do
with these evidences for them to discuss with each other, persuade one another, and unite
themselves towards one reform.

As an icebreaker, the participants were asked to do a short roleplaying where there

would be a tribe leader and followers and which required decision-making skills. From the
problems given above, the members of the groups had the chance to enhance the leadership
and cooperation with them. In the end, they were able to come up with a negotiated decision
that would benefit both groups. In short, they did conflict resolution through compromise.
This was actually how Ms. Dela Cruz taught the participants that in delivering data to a
certain person or an audience, creating the best alternative to a negotiated agreement is
important because the relationship is more important than the agenda.
Afterwards, the two groups were tasked to address the focal problem that they came
up with during the first day of the workshop to the person of the president. This time, they
should be able to tell him the data findings and their proposed solutions or
recommendations as stakeholders. They should be able to do it in a span of seven minutes
only. They also had to work on the preparation of presenting this to the community.
PROPOSED SOLUTIONS ​(Combined Recommendations of Groups 1 and 2)
1. Collaborative cooperation between extractive industries and government
2. Participative stakeholders; involvement of the grassroots members of the society
3. Good governance
4. Transparency in terms of physical and financial reporting from PLGUs and PLGUs
5. Proper allocation of fund for priority projects
6. Strict implementation of laws and projects
7. Accountability
8. Creation of more MSGs to represent small communities
9. Legalize the group to have A participation or right to monitor the shares
After the presentation of the two groups, Ms. Galindes delivered the closing remarks
to formally end the last capacity development. By way of conclusion, she asked the
participants to look back on the activities and workshops that they had for the past two
days, told them to try to carry with them all the tips and lessons that they have learned, and
finally, encouraged them to apply and use these to their plans of actions in their respective
communities. She explained how this workshop was for the sole purpose of helping the
participants in simple ways of bettering their communities from knowing their actual
budget and where this properly goes, to lobbying their interests, to the proper way of
presenting their proposals. She ended it with a hope to see these communities sustaining all
these and doing their own ways forward, even long after the assistance of ULAP.