STREAM IV: SEMINAR-WORKSHOP SERIES ON RESOURCE MOBILIZATION

I. Local Investment Enhancement and Investment Codification

Course Description: This workshop is designed to assist local governments in crafting local policies and programs that will create investor/entrepreneur-friendly environment. This also covers mechanisms that must be put in place to attract investments and support marketing efforts of local investors and small/medium entrepreneurs (SMEs). This likewise includes the prioritization of capital investments such as farm to market roads, communication facility and post harvest facilities in order to enhance the economic activities at the local level.

This course also covers the drafting of ordinances conducive to foreign and local investments especially small and medium enterprises (SMEs) as well as policies of incentives for local and foreign investors and entrepreneurs.

Conduct of this course will be done in close collaboration with the Department of Trade and Industry.

Target Participants: LCEs, CPDO, Sanggunian members

II. Bayanihan Savings Replication Project

The success of the Bayanihan Savings Project of the City Government of Pasay prompted the DILG to encourage other LGUs to replicate this practice as part of its Local Economic Promotion Program. The program aims to empower the poor by enabling them to save and gain access to credit. Under Bayanihan Savings, little groups made up of 26-30 beneficiaries set up their "financial center" that create their own emergency fund out of savings pledged during the weekly meetings. Aside from credit lines, members also have access to accident insurance. Since members own the program, they are made more accountable and responsible for thier actions.

III. Revenue Mobilization and Financial Management

Course Description: This is designed to enhance and strengthen the competencies of the local government units in resource mobilization and financial management in order to meet the priority needs and services requirements of their respective localities.

Target Participants: 1st term Mayors, Vice Mayors, members of the Local Finance Committee

IV. Alternative Development Financing for Local Government Units

Course Description: The course aims to provide the "big" LGUs the necessary tools and techniques for financing development projects and activities in the local level. Specifically, the course aims to identify the innovative strategies using non-traditional ways of revenue generation, discuss the concepts of credit financing and the credit facilities available for LGUs and prepare doable action plans which integrates their learning of the course for implementation in their respective local government units.

Target Participants: Re-elected Mayors, Vice Mayors, members of the Local Finance Committee

V. Effective Management of Local Enterprises

Course Description: This is a cluster of course that is designed to equip local governments skills in managing local enterprises and facilities such as bus terminals, slaughterhouses, public markets, post harvest facilities, ports and sanitary landfills.

Target Participants: Mayors, Administrator, Sanggunian Members, CPDC, Treasurers