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Assistant Professor of Public Administration, University of the Philippines Cebu<\/p>\n
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Discussion Paper Series 2025-23<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n RATIONALE AND BACKGROUND<\/strong><\/p>\n The institutionalization of local initiatives is at the core of academic discourses across levels of governance. Institutionalization is the process of turning initial assumptions into practical programs recognized as effective for reaching shared goals (Haghighi and Takian 2024). Similar to automation, ideas and procedures become embedded within formal organizational structures, leading to automatic actions. The deeper an idea is institutionalized, the less individuals need to think independently and reflect critically before acting.<\/p>\n Institutionalization breeds sustainability. The integration of local initiatives with existing formal government arrangements such as legislation depends on the support it can generate from the members of the legislature. These innovations, particularly coming from the community, are judged not on merits nor benefits for the majority, but for its alignment with the priorities of those who hold political power.<\/p>\n In most cases, community initiatives fail to thrive due to unfavorable conditions among legislative bodies across national, regional, and local levels. These efforts remain individualistic and group or community-led, without recognition and partnership from authorized public instrumentalities. Buyin from legislators and Sanggunian (Council) members in transforming local initiatives as urgent \u201ccause\u201d for legislation remains to be the biggest challenge in sustaining these efforts. The multi-faceted process of institutionalization is a grueling procedure, especially for community volunteers whose simple intent is to contribute to community development. The politics involved in institutionalization of an initiative, which have been known and awarded as a \u201cbest practice\u201d not only within the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), but also by international organizations like Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the World Bank (WB) in their country-wide and regional reports is more complex than it appears. Such is the case of the DSWD\u2018s Kapit Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS) in its incessant quest for institutionalization both from the local to the national levels.<\/p>\n The KALAHI-CIDSS is one of the three core programs of the DSWD that aims to reduce poverty and promote good governance through the community-driven development (CDD) approach. The two other key programs\u2014the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) and the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP)\u2014are likewise aimed at poverty alleviation, with the 4Ps focused on the behavioral-capabilities approach and the SLP on a capacity-building approach for its household beneficiaries. The peculiarity of KALAHI-CIDSS stems from its utilization of the CDD approach, which follows four key principles: (1) participation, (2) transparency, (3) accountability, and (4) inclusion. KALAHICIDSS targets the community, not just the individual household beneficiaries, so that its effects are readily observable through community infrastructures and facilities. In a few geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas (GIDAs), primary social service facilities like health centers, kindergarten and elementary schools, roads, bridges, and street lights are mostly funded by KALAHI-CIDSS with minimal local-counterpart funding from the LGU beneficiaries. Success stories of multiple communities have been documented to reflect the positive effects and enduring impact of the said program to the people. Yet, why is KALAHI-CIDSS\u2019 institutionalization at the national and local levels still a challenge?<\/p>\n This paper sheds light on the best alternative course of action to sustain what [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” type=”1_2″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n UP CIDS Discussion Paper Series Telephone: (02) 8981-8500 loc. 4266 to 4268 \/ (02) 8426-0955 [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” type=”1_2″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″ box_shadow_style=”preset1″]<\/p>\n ISSN 2619-7448 (Print) Link<\/p>\n https:\/\/cids.up.edu.ph\/download\/local-champions-institutionalizing-community-driven-development-cdd-cebu-bohol\/<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Ana Leah D. Cuizon Assistant Professor of Public Administration, University of the Philippines CebuDiscussion Paper Series 2025-23RATIONALE AND BACKGROUND The institutionalization of local initiatives is at the core of academic discourses across levels of governance. 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the community had already started to build and reaped as benefits from the implementation of the CDD approach. It proposes for a localized and still community-driven strategy to sustain CDD\u2019s success. Steering the discourse to local government units (LGUs) in the region to take on the lead as they directly navigate and engage with local stakeholders. The call to action must be initiated at this level.<\/p>\n
is published by the University of the Philippines Center for Integrative and Development Studies<\/p>\n
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