Presentation by Benedicto Bacani, executive director of the Institute for Autonomy and Governance, during the launch of the Pro PolitiCS for Peace project: April 29, 2015 in Zamboanga City May 10, 2015 in Davao City

1. Promoting Political Climate
and Stability for Peace
PRO POLITICS FOR
PEACE
Project Presentation

2. Ideal Autonomy Formula
www.iag.org.ph
Manila
Regl
Gov
LGUs
• Decentralization of Powers
• Power of General Supervision by the President
over the Regional Governor
• Decentralization of Administration
• Power of General Supervision of the
Regional Governor over Provincial
Governors
REGION AS CONSOLIDATOR OF POWERS AND RESOURCES
LGUs AS BASIC SERVICES PROVIDERS TO COMMUNITIES
“MORE POWERS AND RESOURCES AND ACCOUNTABILITY”

3. Peace Process
National
decentralization
Charter Change
Federalism
DRIVERS OF EVOLVING AUTONOMY

4. Tripoli
Agreement
MNLF
Final
Peace
Agreement
MNLF
MOA
AD
MILF
PD
742/LOI
920
Art. X,
Philippine
Constitution
R.A. 6734
R.A.
9054
BBL
Proc1628
Proc 1628-
A
B Blg 20
PD 1618
CAB
MILF
EVOLVING PEACE AGREEMENTS AND AUTONOMY
1976 1987 1996 2001 2008 2014 2015
Decentralization
of Administration
Decentralization
of power
Asymmetric
Relations
Associative
Relations

5. What is the role of local political
institutions and regional and local
political leaders in this evolving
autonomy towards peace and
development?
How to develop power relations
towards a cohesive autonomous
region?
CRITICAL ISSUES

6. Provide the forum where
political leaders reflect and
articulate their informed
perspectives on issues of
autonomy, peace and
security.
PROJECT AT YOUR SERVICE

7. PROJECT AT YOUR SERVICE
How political leaders contribute
to the development of the
environment conducive to the
growth of autonomy as a means
to sustainable peace and
development.

8. Learning sessions
Policy discussions to translate
aspirations, strategies and the
Basic Law into subordiante
public policies (Regional local
government code,
Administrative law etc.)
ACTIVITIES

9. Interfacing of LGUs and
political leaders with peace
process structures and
mechanisms
Participation of women,
indigenous peoples and
religious leaders
ACTIVITIES

10. Institute for Autonomy and
Governance (IAG)
Philippine Center for Islam and
Democracy (PCID)
INDEPENDENT IMPLEMENTING
ORGANIZATIONS

11. Local Government Development
Foundation (LOGODEF)
Zamboanga Basilan Integrated
Development Alliance (ZABIDA)
INDEPENDENT IMPLEMENTING
ORGANIZATIONS

12. Project is supported by
the Australian
Government

13. PROJECT WEBSITE