Cebu launches revised LGU incentive program as province celebrates 449th anniversary

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THE BUDGET for the Our Cebu Program (OCP), an evaluation and incentive scheme for local government units (LGUs) under Cebu province, has been increased to almost P29 million from P9 million, officials announced last week as the province launched the celebration of its 449th anniversary.

The five-year old OCP, now on its “version 2”, has also been revised to make it more development-oriented rather than competition-driven. “Ranking LGUs will not anymore apply this time, but the LGU itself will be measured on its own standard and criteria, which means, it has to compete only to itself,” said Gov. Hilario P. Davide III during the launch.

Under the previous OCP system, cash incentives were only given to top performing LGUs as ranked among all of them. Vice-Gov. Agnes A. Magpale, the OCP project manager, said evaluators will now be using the rubric method for assessment in the form of matrix, which interprets and grades an LGUs’ work against its own criteria and standards.

There will also be mentors for every LGU to provide technical coaching and assistance, Ms. Magpale added.

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