Local Governance Performance Management System (LGPMS) (Philippines)

The LGPMS is a self-assessment, management and development tool that enables provincial, city and municipal governments to determine their capabilities and limitations in the delivery of essential public services. The LGPMS serves three primary purposes:

• Supporting the development of a local government through the improved use of financial and human resources;
• Benchmarking local government performance against established standards; and
• Informing national policy-makers on the state of development in local governments.

There are two sets of Data Capture Forms (DCF), one for the provincial government and another one for the municipal government. Both forms collect two types of information. The first part of these forms is related to general Information about the local government, its major income source(s), income and applicable service areas, as well as other basic data. The second part concerns LGPMS indicators and their corresponding performance elements.There are four types of indicators, namely

• List indicators: descriptive attributes; data is provided simply by making a check mark ( P )
• Percentage indicators: two numeric values, one serving as numerator and the other as denominator. The formula to compute the percentage is provided, the result of which becomes the basis for the LGU performance level for that indicator.
• Value indicators: exact numeric values as data input
• Exclusive List indicators: descriptive attributes that are mutually exclusive, i.e., only one of the attributes can be true for a local government at any given time

The LGPMS conceptual framework comprises five performance theme areas 17 service areas,and 111 indicators. Indicators are divided in performance measures for inputs, outputs and outcomes:

• Inputs or performance indicators refer to the underlying capacity of a local government.This capacity is assessed in terms of structures, policies, guidelines, administrative systems, managerial and technical competencies, tools, facilities, equipment, and financial resources. They mainly originate from the LPPMS.
• Outputs or productivity indicators refer to the availability and quality of basic services delivered by a local government. They originate from both the LPPMS and the CSIS.
• Outcomes or state of development indicators refer to the socio-economic and environmental conditions in a locality.The state of development shows the results of actions or lack of action of government and other stakeholders, sectors and individuals, deliberately or unintentionally. They derive from the Local Development Watch initiative.

After the collection of these indicators, the local government units should upload the data into the web-based LGPMS database. The results of LGPMS indicators are converted by the software into performance levels ranging from 1 to 5. The highest performance level is set at 5 while the lowest is at 1 and the benchmark is set at 3.  After that, the system processes data inputs and produces tabular and graphical reports, for purposes of information, analysis, and managing Local Government Units’
performance, service delivery and development conditions.

This initiative has a strong gender-focus in all its parts. For instance, it verifies the existence of a “gender and development code”within ordinances or resolutions in support of social development, economic development and environmental management; it assesses the quality of the gender and development plan; and it evaluate the gendersensitivity of human resource policies, plans and support materials.

It has no explicit poverty focus.

http://blgs.gov.ph/lgpms/