The Low Carbon High Growth Strategic Programme Fund contributes to the Embassy’s work to promote a low carbon, high growth, global economy.  

The Philippines has been one of ten priority countries for the economic reform strand of the Programme since 2005 and have had projects on a wide range of key areas such as corporate social responsibility, corporate governance, fiscal reform, anti-corruption, energy policy reform, market regulation, trade policy, local governance, and e-governance.  

Since 2005, the overall value of 13 completed and 5 on-going projects has reached £1.4 million.  The value of each project has ranged from £17,000 to £276,000.  The projects have lasted from less than 6 months to 3 years.  This financial year we expect to spend £286,932.  

Through the Programme, the Embassy has partnered with various organisations such as NGOs, the academe, government ministries, regulatory agencies, local government units, government-owned and controlled corporations and business associations.  

Key Project Outcomes

• As a result of our Corporate Governance Scorecard project, the Philippines hosted an OECD Meeting of the Asian Network on Corporate Governance of State-Owned Enterprises.  Furthermore, the President then issued a memorandum order requiring Government-Owned and Controlled Corporations and Government Financial Institutions to adopt corporate governance principles and practices.

• The President issued Order No. 141 requiring government to make a periodic reporting on the utilisation of EVAT revenue.  This was a direct result of the people’s concern that was repeatedly raised during EVAT Roadshows that were funded by the Programme.

• In response to our project on Improving Public Service Delivery, Transparency and Accountability through Citizens’ Charters, the President issued Executive Order 605 directing all departments and agencies in the Executive branch including Government-Owned and Controlled Corporations and Government Financial Institutions to establish their own Citizens’ Charters.  The establishment of Citizens’ Charters has also recently been mandated under the Anti-Red Tape Act of 2007.

What do our partners say

• On Capacity Building on Law and Economic Development Issues for the Philippine Judiciary:
  

“With particular focus on international law issues bearing commercial and economic implications, this project of building the capacity of our justices, judges and court attorneys serves to help the Philippine judiciary ensure that the country honours its international obligations vis-à-vis the limitations posed by domestic laws and vice versa.” –Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno

• On Institutionalisation of Multi-stakeholder Consultation Program on Trade Policy and Negotiations:

“The project is a breakthrough in the institutionalisation of private sector led reforms to improve the country’s trade negotiations capacity and development agenda.” –Special Envoy for Trade Negotiations and U-ACT Chairman Donald G. Dee

• On Improving Public Service Delivery, Transparency and Accountability through Citizens’ Charters

“The project will heighten Bacolod City’s call to have more courteous, prompt and adequate delivery of services.”  --Bacolod City Administrator Lorendo Dilag

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Last Updated: 6 August 2009