The underlying principle of the monitoring and evaluation system
framework is its usefulness in enhancing the efficiency of
project implementation at the various levels. Hence, the
monitoring and evaluation system at any level is primarily for
the purpose of expediting project implementation at that level
and to determine whether the objectives of the projects are
accomplished. Providing the next higher level development
council with reports on the status of project implementation is
only a secondary function.
The schematic diagram (Figure 2) describes the overall framework for monitoring projects
at each level under the RPMES. The diagram likewise traces the reporting, feedback and
referral flows within and among the various levels of monitoring and evaluation - national,
regional, provincial/city, and municipal levels.
For each level, the linkages among the project implementors as the basic source of project
information, the Project Monitoring Committees as coordinators/monitors, authorized
nongovernment organizations as project monitors, and the development councils at various
levels as decision making and problem-solving bodies are traced.
