Provincial Planning and Development Office

1. Formulate integrated economic, social, physical and other development plans and policies for consideration of the local government development council;
2. Conduct continuing studies, researches and training program necessary to evolve plans and programs for implementation;
3. Integrate and coordinate all sectoral plans and studies undertaken by the different functional groups or agencies;
4. Monitor and evaluate the implementation of the different development programs, projects and activities in the LGU in accordance with the approved development plan;
5. Prepare comprehensive plans and other development planning documents for the consideration of the Provincial Development Council;
6. Promote people participation in development planning within the concerned LGU;
7. Serve as the Secretariat of the Provincial Development Council (PDC); and
8. Exercise such other powers and perform such other functions and duties as may be prescribed by law or ordinance.

• Overall administrative support to other office divisions.
• Personnel administration and service.
• Scheduling of office activities.
• Logistical Supply procurement and issuances management.
• Records management
• General clerical services, data encoding and reproduction.
• Budget preparation and other accounting services.
• Housekeeping and auxiliary services.
• Document reproduction and packaging services.
• Facilitation and management of office communications (e-mails, calls, letters, mail) and online accounts (social media/website/).
• Provide assistance to local and national government agencies and private sectors.
• Facilitate office personnel’s participation in inter-department programs and activities.
• Manage office personnels’ participation in capacity building activities.
• Provide assistance to external and internal clients as stipulated in the Citizen’s Charter.
• Preparation of the following office documents for processing:
  1. DTR
  2. Travel Order
  3. Purchase Request
  4. Liquidations
  5. Reimbursements
  6. Other financial transactions

Plans and Programs Section

1. Facilitate/ provide Secretariat support to the Provincial Development Council (PDC) and Sectoral Development Committees;
2. Evaluate incoming program/ project proposals and submit recommendation to the Local Chief Executive, SP, PDC and other authorities;
3. Monitor and evaluate the income and expenditure patterns, and recommend fiscal plans and policies for consideration of the finance committee:
   • PDIP
   • AIP
   • 20% Development Fund
   • Statement of Allotment, Appropriation, Obligation and Balances (SAAOB)
4. Draft/ prepare executive orders, certifications, resolutions, endorsements, as needed, for the approval/ adoption of the Local Chief Executive and the Sangguniang Panlalawigan;
5. Facilitate/ coordinate/ monitor development programs of the local, provincial and national agencies:
   • Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) Validation and Assessment
   • SGLG Incentive Fund
   • Devolution Transition Plan (DTP) and Analytics
   • Capacity Development Agenda
   • Civil Society Organization (CSO) Accreditation and other activities
   • Comprehensive Development Plan (CDP) Assessment
   • Barangay Development Masterplan
   • Regional Development Council and Sectoral Development Committees
   • Projects for External Funding
   • Projects included in the General Appropriations Act (GAA) (FMRs, DOH-HFEP, DILG programs)
   • Regional Project Monitoring and Evaluation System (RPMES) (NEDA initiative – status of implemented projects)
   • Provincial Results Matrices (PRM) (DILG initiative – result of the implemented projects)
6. Actively participate in inter-department programs and activities:
   • Provincial Health Board
   • Provincial Nutrition Council
   • Provincial Council for the Protection of Children (PCPC)
   • Child-Friendly Local Governance Council (CFLGC)
   • Provincial Council in Anti-Trafficking-Violence Against Women and their Children (PCAT-VAWC)

Project Development Section

1. Formulate sectoral development and investment programs/ plans:
   • Provincial Development Physical Framework Plan (PDPFP);
     (update sectoral profiles and prepare SWOT analysis)
   • Provincial Development Investment Program (PDIP);
   • Executive-Legislative Agenda (ELA);
   • Annual Investment Program (AIP), Supplemental AIP and the 20% Development Fund Program;
2. Formulate feasibility studies, project proposals and case studies for sectoral development projects;
3. Prepare comprehensive plans, presentation materials and development planning documents required/ needed by the Local Chief Executive and the Sangguniang Panlalawigan.

MONITORING SECTION

1. Sectoral project management, monitoring and reporting of provincial, national and externally funded programs/ projects of the province;
2. Administer field piloting of development system, strategies and plans formulated in the office and other PGB programs;
3. Coordination with various local and national government agencies regarding program/ project implementation;
4. Provide technical assistance to local (barangay, municipal and city), national government agencies, and private sector;

SPECIAL PROJECTS SECTION

1. Prepare complex studies, conceptual development schemes and innovation project proposals;
2. Prepare and manage Geographic Information System (GIS) thematic models for planning, analysis, and conceptual development considerations;
3. Provide technical assistance/ consultations to researchers, students, and other stakeholders; and,
4. Coordination with various local and national government agencies regarding special programs/ projects implementation;
5. Actively participate in inter-department programs and committees.

RESEARCH AND STATISTICS SECTION

1. Provide updated and substantial information for development planning;
2. Gather and develop the Socio-Economic and Environmental Profile;
3. Recommend improvements to the existing methodologies and data procedures to concerned department and agencies
4. Collaborate with departments/agencies to recommend appropriate analysis, presentation tools, and interpretation for each type of data they are handling and incorporate such in their procedures;
5. Analyze and interpret statistical data of various sectors obtained from the SEEP;
6. Determine research priority areas/ research agenda relevant to the needs of the province;
7. Conduct research studies that relate to developmental, scientific and technological requirements of the province;
8. Identify plans and programs as result of analysis of statistical data;
9. Provide technical assistance to local and national government agencies;
   • Provincial Peace and Order and Public Safety Plan – POPS Plan
   • Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMCI)
   • GAD database updating
   • Seal of Good and Local Governance (SGLG)
     
     • Safety, Peace & Order
     • Business Friendliness & Competitiveness
     • Sustainable Education
     • Youth Development
10. Introduce and adhere to standard concepts, definition and classifications pertaining to national statistical series;
    • Philippine Classification of Individual Consumption According to Purpose (PCOICOP)
    • Philippine Standard Classification of Education (PSCed)
    • Philippine Standard Commodity Classification (PSCC)
    • Philippine Central Product Classification (PCPC)
    • Philippine Standard Industrial Classification (PSIC)
    • Philippine Standard Geographical Code (PSGC)
    • Philippine Standard Occupational Code (PSOC)
    • Philippine Standard Classification of Crime for Statistical Purposes (PSCCS)
    • Philippine Tourism Statistical Classification System (PTSCS)
11. Provide Secretariat support to the Provincial Development Council, and;
12. Actively participate in inter-department programs and activities:

MONITORING AND EVALUATION SECTION

1. Develop, install and implement quality and performance monitoring, assessment and evaluation of plans, programs and projects implementation;
2. Monitor and evaluate the implementation of the different programs, projects, activities in accordance with the approved development plans;
   • Local Government Support Fund – FALGU
   • Government Programs/Projects/Activities – Infra and Non-Infra
   • Peace & Order and Public Safety Plan and Policy Compliance Monitoring System – (POPSP-PCMS)
   • Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) Performance Audit
   • Provincial Anti-Drug Abused Council (PADAC) Performance Audit
3. Provide recommendations on the results of the monitoring and evaluation activities;
4. Coordinate with concerned departments to improve project implementation, monitoring and evaluation processes;
5. Monitoring and updating agricultural products, other basic commodities and quality education;
6. Formulate and evaluate the Annual Provincial Accomplishment Report.