Tag: accountability
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This generation has entered the so-called ‘post-truth’ era where truth does not really matter any more… Post-truth politics is marked by a big part of the public that would rather believe fake news sites and echo the baseless assertions of dubious bloggers and flame baiters. Ombuds(wo)man Conchita Carpio-Morales, speech during the alumni homecoming of UP…
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I agree with items 1, 2, and 6 in this order: the demand for evaluators will continue to grow; the number of training programs in evaluation will increase; a national registry of evaluations will be created. The reason: as traditional economies, such as partly the system in the Philippines, move toward market economies so will…
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The Geneva-based International Organization for Standardization announced in May 2014 that the World Council on City Data (WCCD) has pioneered the first international standard for sustainable cities, ISO 37120: Sustainable development of communities — Indicators for city services and quality of life. For the first time ever, urban policymakers will have objective, verified measures to…
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Moving to impeach the President or asking that Budget Secretary Abad resign does nothing to resolve the issue. Besides, the fact that members of the Senate, despite knowing the DAP (and it’s system of procedures) has not received their collective and formal seal of approval, received amounts from it and utilized these anyway via disbursement…
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“Implementing development programs effectively, efficiently and sustainably can’t happen without transparent aid information,” Samantha Custer, policy outreach and communications director at AidData, told Devex. “Governments and donors use this information to improve coordination, reduce duplication and maximize the impact of their investments.” Custer added: “It’s not enough to publish vast amounts of aid information on…
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TrustLaw reports Elinor Ostrom, the political economist who won a Nobel prize for work that showed local communities were able to manage at-risk resources better than business or government, died last week. Ostrom gained recognition for challenging the notion that only top-down intervention could help save dwindling forests or water supplies. “What we have ignored…
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Question (posed in Infra Dev class): Currently , review and accountability for planning, construction, operation, and regulation of sanitation infrastructure are dispersed among DPWH, water district, DENR, and LGU’s. Would it be helpful to set up a dedicated department/agency within BLISTT to lead the sanitation and sewerage reform sector? My thoughts: 1. Sewerage and drainage…