Sta. Cruz receives P3 M BUB check from DILG
IBA, Zambales— The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) awarded a P3.05 million check to the municipality of Sta. Cruz, which shall be utilized for projects proposed under the Bottom-up Budgeting (BUB).
It is the first tranche of a total of P3.8 million for the rehabilitation of sea wall along the public market and construction of drainage system in Poblacion South.
“BUB is a process through which priority poverty reduction projects are identified jointly by citizens and their local governments and are incorporated into the proposed budgets of the implementing national government agencies submitted to Congress for approval,” DILG Regional Director Florida Dijan said.
It specifically seeks to make the national budget more responsive to local needs, provide incentives for local good governance, strengthen the devolution of basic services delivery, create a conducive environment for people’s participation, and generate demand for good governance at the local level.
BUB cycle begins with the conduct of city/municipal civil society general assembly whose main agenda is have an orientation on the undertaking, conduct poverty situation analysis, and election of members and co-chairpersons of the Local Poverty Reduction Action Team (LPRAT).
Civil Society Representatives shall constitute 50 percent of the membership of the LPRAT while the remainder shall come from both the national and local government.
It is followed by the holding of local poverty reduction planning workshops; submission of list of priority projects and other supporting documents to DILG; consolidation of list of projects by DILG Regional Office and submission to the National Anti-Poverty Commission and distribution to Regional PRAT members; adoption of final list of priority projects by local Sanggunian; integration into the national budget; and provision of funding for local government unit (LGU) counterpart in local budget.
“Projects must be supportive to the provision of basic social services and attainment of the Millennium Development Goals; hunger mitigation and elimination; job generation and inclusive local economic development; climate change adaptation and disaster preparedness; and shall not be less than P500,000 except for Gulayan sa Paaralan,” Dijan explained. (PIA 3)
