Philippines
See here for an overview of the pilot phase in the Philippines.
CoST disclosure in the Philippines
The CoST " Promoting Transparency and Accountability" Disclosure Event on 8 October 2010 was a milestone for CoST Philippines.
The CoST Philippines MSG turned over to CoST Champion, Usec. Laura Pascua of the Department of Budget and Management the studies, reports and outputs of the CoST pilot so far. These included:
- The Baseline Study Report;
- PhilGeps Enhancement Plan which contains the PhilGeps Business Plan for sustainability;
- Market Research and Survey results;
- Cost MPI Integration in the PhilGeps;
- Assurance Team Engagement Report of the Commission on Audit;
- Soft launch of CoST MPI in the PhilGeps and the CoSTPhils Website launch.
The turn over ceremony was supported by World Bank, Department of Budget and Management (DBM), Commission on Audit (COA), Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC), Light Rail Transit Administration (LRTA),Procurement Service (PS), PhilGeps, Philippine Constructors Association (PCA), Transparency and Accountability Network (TAN/CSO), Bantay Lansangan, Consultants and Media.
It is the first event in a series of disclosure activities in the Philippines.
CoST Philippines launch
CoST Philippines was officially launched on 27 January 2010 with great success. The new CoST Champion, Budget and Management Undersecretary Laura Pascua showed excellent commitment, coming early to welcome guests as they arrived, and giving a speech that called on all stakeholders to join and actively participate in CoST to ensure its success. A welcome address from Chrik Poortman, IAG Chair was given in absentia by Manolito Madrasto, a founding member of the MSG. There was excellent attendance across the stakeholder groups including:
- A number of consulting, constructors and supplier associations, together with representatives of the labour unions;
- Civil society organisations (CSOs);
- Most government infrastructure agencies, together with representatives of the Commission on Audit (COA), the Office of the Ombudsman, and the Presidential Anti-Graft and Corruption Commission;
- The World Bank (WB), Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), USAID, AusAid and the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA).
- Major newspapers and business dailies. Interviews were held with the CoST Champion, the MSG and a number of the visitors. The television networks sent a joint team for a pooled report to be aired that night.
The launch comes after a year of CoST operation in the Philippines and reflects the commitment of the MSG during this time to tailor the CoST approach to the Philippines context before engaging with a broader range of stakeholders.
Further information: CoST Launch Report
Workplan and Logframe
You can download the Philippines's Summary workplan and CoST Logframe for the Philippines here:
You can read the Philippines Case Study here.
Further information about the CoST initiative in the Philippines will be posted on this site soon. Please check back for more information in the coming weeks.
