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Date:
1993
Source:
Population Policy Manual, Volume
No. 3
Subject:
Operational Guidelines for a
Decentralized Implementation of the Population Program
Text:
The
Local Government Units shall be the planning, coordinating and implementing
agency of the population program at the local level, consistent with the
national population policy and programs. As such, they shall exercise the
following roles:
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Undertake population and family planning program and
projects within the context of promoting family welfare, economic growth
and sustainable development;
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Strengthen and initiate the establishment of local
population offices; and
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Identify, generate and allocate resources for the local
population program.
The Provincial/City/Municipal Population Offices (P/C/MPOs)
maintained under the Local Government Code shall serve as the technical and
implementing arm of the Local Government Units for population and shall cause
the creation of population offices or shall identify appropriate offices to
perform the following functions:
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Ensure the integration of population dimensions in the
development policies, plans and programs of various development sectors;
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Develop a comprehensive Program Plan consistent with the
National Population Program Plan and Local Development Plan in close
coordination with GOs, NGOs and other agencies involved in the Population
Program;
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Recommend measures and policies to ensure the delivery of
basic services and provision of adequate facilities pertaining to the
implementation of the Population Program;
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Implement population program and projects within the context
of promoting family planning, welfare, economic growth and sustainable
development; and
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Submit periodic reports to the governor/mayor and other
concerned agencies.
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