In line with the government's policies on decentralization and
administrative delegation, Regional Development Councils (RDCs)
were reorganized and strengthened through Executive Order (EO) No.308, which among others, tasked the RDCs with the
coordination of project implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
Moreover, Memorandum Order (MO) No.175 was issued on 25 May 1988 which
created Project Monitoring Committees at the provincial/ city and
municipal levels to monitor local government projects funded from
national government and local government funds.
In support of these policies and to facilitate project implementation,
monitoring and evaluation at the regional and subregional levels, a Regional
Project Monitoring and Evaluation System (RPMES) was established through EO 376
dated 2 November 1989. The system provides a scheme for monitoring and evaluating
projects at the national, regional, provincial/ city and municipal levels, with the extensive
and active participation of various government agencies, local government units and nongovemment
organizations (NGOs) at all levels.
Through the system, generation of information on the overall status
of project implementation at each level and the detection of problems
that impede implementation will be facilitated, so that remedial actions
can be readily undertaken at the level nearest the project sites, and at the
earliest time possible.
The RPMES has been developed primarily for the Project Monitoring Committees
at the regional/provincial/city/municipal levels responsible for the monitoring
and evaluation of programs/projects under their jurisdiction. It provides the basic
framework for monitoring and evaluating projects at all levels, the general process
flow, responsibilities of units involved, the input and output forms, and the procedures
for filling up the forms. Decision parameters are also included for specific/ common
implementation problems. Expansion of the system to include additional data inputs and
output reports will depend upon the various development councils at the regional, provincial,
city or municipal levels. The reports suggested in the manual are the minimum required to
provide basic information that will enable consolidation of information on implementation
status of development projects necessary to evaluate performance and resolve implementation
problems at all levels.
With the passage of Republic Act (RA) 7160, otherwise known as the
Local Government
Code of 1991, monitoring of projects has been devolved to the local government units.
However, there remains a need for the coordination ( project implementation, monitoring
and evaluation both at the regional an national levels. Thus, a need for updating the Manual
of Operations for the Project Monitoring Committees at all levels to make it consistent with
the devolution of monitoring functions to the local government units pursuant to the Code.
The National Project Monitoring Committee was established pursuant to
EO 93 which amends
EO 376 to coordinate various RPMES matter nationwide. EO 93 also mandates the NPMC to update
and make revision of the manual as necessary.
