The DILG, through its mandate of general supervision over local government units (LGUs) gives primacy to develop and scale up the capacity of LGUs to become environment-protective, climate change adaptive, and disaster resilient. For the promotion of public interest, the rights of every Filipino citizen to a balanced and healthful ecology under the constitution, and the DILG’s continued compliance to the mandate to clean-up, rehabilitate and preserve the Manila Bay, the Manila Bay Clean-up, Rehabilitation, and Preservation Program is created.
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The MBCRPP Program Management Office (PMO) shall be the office responsible in complying with the directives for the DILG under the SC Continuing Mandamus. It is currently lodged under the Bureau of Local Government Supervision (BLGS), and directly supervised by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Special Concerns- Local Government Sector (OASSC-LGS) by virtue of Department Order No. 2020-597.
The Program shall always trace its wisdom and basis on the SC continuing mandamus, the responsibilities of the
Department as stated in the jurisprudence, existing laws and policies in support of the program, and the LGUs Outcome Areas stated in the Operational Plan for the Manila Bay Coastal Strategy (OPMBCS), and the Manila Bay Sustainable Development Master Plan (MBSDMP).
Directly reporting to the MBCRPP-PMO are the MBCRPP- Program Management Teams (PMTs) of Regions III, IV-A, and the NCR, under the supervision of the respective Regional Offices, which have their own assigned Focal Persons and Program Officers, who cater to the implementation of the Manila Bay Program in their respective areas. The MBCRPP-PMTs directly coordinate with the LGUs to provide them with the necessary assistance in order to perform actions and duties that will service the attainment of the targets and goals of the MBCRPP.
Monitoring LGU Compliance Data
Compliance data of each LGU is submitted to the MBCRPP, on a quarterly basis, to regularly keep track of the progress in the implementation of the Program. Audit tools are created to assess the performance of LGUs when it comes to fulfilling their mandates under environmental laws and policies.
Audit LGU Performance
The Local Government Units Compliance Assessment serves as a mechanism in monitoring the compliance of LGUs within the Manila Bay watershed area with regard to their adherence to the SC continuing Mandamus. The assessment aims to increase the enforcement of the program, and to effectively keep track the LGUs’ compliance to the environmental laws that support the rehabilitation of Manila Bay. LGUs whose overall score ranks lowest may be endorsed to the Office of the Ombudsman for possible filing of complaints.
The Manila BAYani Awards and Incentives (MBAI) is an initiative of the DILG to grant cash incentives to LGUs that have shown exemplary performance in meeting specific indicators if the Program. It was introduced in 2014, as part of the Environmental Compliance Audit (ECA), a tool focused on the assessment of LGUs’ performance and compliance to R.A. No. 9003, or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000. Starting 2019, the scope of the MBAI was expanded to cover the outcome areas under the LGU Compliance Assessment, namely: Liquid Waste Management, Solid Waste Management, Management of ISFs, and IEC and Institutional Arrangement (IA).
Monitoring of LGUs’ Compliance through the Fisheries Compliance Audit: The Fisheries Compliance Audit was created by this Department to monitor compliance of LGUs to R.A. No. 8550 or the Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998, as amended by R.A. No. 10654. The audit tool was drafted together with partner agencies and non-government organizations (NGOs). The tool us utilized by the thirty-four (34) coastal LGUs in the Manila Bay Region.
Capacity Development Intervention
Capacity Building activities are continuously provided to enhance and develop the knowledge and skills of LGUs personnel which will allow them to better perform their roles and mandates under environmental laws. The capacity building activities serve to support the institutional mechanism of LGUs, to be able to successfully implement their programs, projects, and activities (PPAs), and efficiently deliver outputs that will meet that targets and objectives of the Manila Bay rehabilitation program.
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