The Pasig City Development Council (CDC) passed on Tuesday, May 23, a resolution approving the local government’s Annual Investment Program (AIP) for 2024 during the CDC’s second full meeting for 2023.
Aside from the AIP itself, programs and projects that will be funded within the 20 percent Community Development Fund (CDF) for 2024 were also approved.
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The 2024 AIP was crafted meticulously with the city government holding numerous meetings and workshops with stakeholders to determine the best programs and policies that will be implemented next year.
Prior to the decision to approve the plan, 169 present members of the CDC reviewed and summarized the entirety of the AIP, which included presentations of the programs in the social, economic, environment, institutional, and infrastructure sectors.
An open forum was also held afterwards to further discuss and address the inquiries and concerns regarding the programs within the AIP.
Upon approval of the 2024 AIP, which amounts to P19.1 billion, the CDC is now able to recommend the plan’s adoption to the City Council. It will undergo committee hearings in the Committee on Appropriations, Ways, and Means.
The local government said that it expects the City Council to approve the AIP by June 7, in accordance with the Synchronized Local Planning and Budgeting Calendar of Joint Memorandum Circular (MC) No. 1, s. 2016.
The Joint MC was released by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), Department of Budget and Management (DBM), at Department of Finance (DOF).
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The approval of the AIP by the CDC is integral to ensure the inclusion and productive participation of local civil society organizations (CSOs) in the political process, as per the Local Governance Code (LGC) of 1991 and Executive Order No. 471, series of 1991.
It comprises officials from the various city and barangay-level offices and departments of the local government, the City Council, and civil society organizations (CSOs).
The first Pasig CDC meeting last April 4 was convened with 72 CSO leaders who participated in the event. They reported on the capacity building, planning and sectoral representation or election of CSOs within special bodies in the local government.
The AIP was created under the leadership of the City Planning at Development Office (CPDO) and the assistance of the Local Finance Committee.