New leaders, continuing challenges:
Financing, Accountability, and Prospects for Barangay Governance

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By: Czarina Medina-Guce, Ana Martha Galindes, & Valeene Salanga

New set of elected leaders, but old sets of problems. What are lingering issues in barangay governance? How can barangays, as the smallest unit of government, become more effective in performing its designated functions? This working paper approaches these questions in two levels. First, this paper discusses the continuing issues in barangay government financing, covering the inequities in the distribution of barangay IRA, and the challenges in creation and subsequent funding of barangays. And second, this analysis looks into issues of accountability of barangay officials and provides initial recommendations for policies that target structural and behavioral changes. As a concluding note, the paper situates the barangay governance issues into the greater decentralization and devolution issues confronting local governance today.

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About the author

Czarina Medina-Guce

She is a sociologist working on public policy, governance, and development issues. Her research work and advocacies are focused on subnational/local governance, transparency, accountability, and anti-corruption, and policy development to address complex development problems. She works with the Institute for Leadership, Empowerment, and Democracy; the Development Studies Program of the Ateneo de Manila University; and The Asia Foundation. Her views do not speak for the positions of her institutional affiliations.

Ana Martha Galindes

She serves as Policy Associate at iLEAD. Her years in research and development field span across the areas of public policy, local governance and development communication. Prior to joining iLEAD, she worked at the Department of the Interior and Local Government and the Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines, where she gained most of her knowledge and training in local policy work.

Valeene Salanga

She earned her degree of Bachelor of Arts in International Studies Major in International Politics from Miriam College. She is currently taking up her master’s degree in international studies in the same institution. Her research interests include international relations, peace and security studies, geopolitics, and diplomacy. She previously served the Institute as Senior Research Associate.

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