NEDA improves ODA project monitoring

by T. Villavert

Manila (15 December) — Alert mechanisms for foreign assisted projects, the Reporting on Results, and the Good Practice Awards, are three innovations developed by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) to monitor Official Development Assistance (ODA) funded projects.

According to the NEDA press report, Deputy Director-General Rolando G. Tungpalan disclosed that “the innovations will not only improve the efficiency of ODA project implementation, but will also provide a mechanism to monitor project effectiveness in line with Philippine development goals.”

The NEDA Deputy Director-General explained that “the importance of the alert mechanism system is to increase public accountability while providing top management advance information and a guide to proactively address implementation bottlenecks,”

Tungpalan said the Reporting on Results system comprises a one to two-page supplement to the NEDA project profile. The “project highlights” submitted by implementing agencies would contain the projects’ results, outcomes, project beneficiaries, clarificatory information, and recognitions received.

The Good Practices Awards aim to encourage implementing agencies to document good practices generated from the implementation of ODA projects, the NEDA press report disclosed.

“We hope to showcase good practices generated from the implementation of ODA projects, good practices from the ground that can be replicated elsewhere,” Tungpalan said.

The three enhancements are continuing efforts that would further promote ODA project efficiency and advocate a results-based outlook for development projects, the NEDA press report disclosed. (PIA6)