Fiscal Transparency and Citizen Participation in the Philippines: Motivations for Reform

International Consortium of Government Financial Management

Assistant Secretary Janet B. Abuel Department of Budget and Management

People Power Revolution of 1986

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People Power Once Again

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No Corruption, No Poverty

Fiscal Transparency
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT

FISCAL DISCIPLINE SPENDING WITHIN MEANS

ALLOCATIVE EFFICIENCY RIGHT PRIORITIES

OPERATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS MAXIMUM IMPACT

Transparency

Citizens Participation

Accountability

Transparency in the National Budget

Zero-Based Budgeting Approach

Disaggregation of Lump-Sum Funds

Transparency in the National Budget

Budget as Release Document

Transparency Seal

Digitization in Financial MGT

Government Integrated Fiscal Management Information System (GIFMIS)

Treasury Single Account

Digitization in Financial MGT

National Payroll System

Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System

Fiscal Participation

Bottom-Up Budgeting

Make national government more responsive to local concerns

Broaden the devolution of public services

Incentivize local government reforms

Recognize importance of national perspective in poverty reduction

Bottom-Up Budgeting
CHALLENGES
Need to capacitate

organizations on the ground Public support yet private aversion of some national officials Resistance of Local Government Units to implement the required reforms or engage troublesome CSOs

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Ensure demand for transparency, participation and accountability Sustain public trust

Strengthen capacity of public institutions

Irreversible Reforms

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