02/09/2026
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A First-of-its-Kind Local Government Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning System Pilot-Tested Across 5 Key Offices and PRDP-supported Projects
CITY OF MATI, DAVAO ORIENTAL โ In a landmark event during the city's flag-raising ceremony last Monday August 24, 2026, the Results-Based Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (RBMEL) System was officially turned over to City Mayor Hon. Joel Mayo Z. Almario.
The RBMEL System is the city's first unified framework that integrates monitoring, evaluation, and learning across all government operations. It represents a significant shift from mere compliance reporting to a results-oriented approach that measures actual outcomes and impact on the community.
The system was conceived by City Planning and Development Officer, EnP Herville V. Pajaron, MPM, who envisioned a governance tool to ensure every peso of public funds yields tangible and meaningful benefits for the people of Mati.
Together with the Monitoring, Learning and Innovation Division (MLID) of the CPDO, the system was developed over months of research, consultation, and design. The team created the instruments, tools, and processes that make up the RBMEL System, including:
โข ๐๐ฏ๐ช๐ง๐ช๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต (๐๐๐)
โข ๐๐ฉ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฆ-๐๐ช๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ช๐ฅ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐บ๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ฎ
โข ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐ช๐ค ๐๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต ๐๐ข๐ด๐ฉ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ (๐๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฏ, ๐ ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ธ, ๐๐ฆ๐ฅ)
โข ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ ๐๐ณ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฐ๐ค๐ฐ๐ญ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐๐ค๐ค๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ต๐ข๐ฃ๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐บ
โข ๐๐ฆ๐ด๐ด๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐๐ช๐ฃ๐ณ๐ข๐ณ๐บ
๐๐ข๐ฅ๐จ๐ญ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ฌ
Before city-wide rollout, the RBMEL tools were applied and pilot-tested across 5 key offices and their programs:
๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐
City Epidemiology Surveillance and Response Unit (CESRU) โ Strengthening the city's capacity for disease surveillance and outbreak response.
Promotion of Healthy Lifestyle: Non-Communicable Diseases Program โ Addressing lifestyle-related diseases through community education and intervention.
๐ณ ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ (๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐)
๐๐ง๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ค๐จ๐ฎ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ข ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐๐ง๐ค๐๐ง๐๐ข โ Enhancing the city's green spaces, tree planting, and biodiversity conservation.
๐๐๐ง๐๐๐๐ ๐พ๐ค๐ก๐ก๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ, ๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐จ๐ฅ๐ค๐ง๐ฉ, ๐ฟ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ค๐จ๐๐ก ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ โ Ensuring efficient solid waste management and environmental compliance.
๐ฐ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ซ'๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐
๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐ช๐ ๐พ๐ค๐ก๐ก๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฎ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐๐ง๐ค๐๐ง๐๐ข โ Improving tax collection systems and increasing local revenues.
๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ค๐ ๐๐ค๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐ช๐ ๐พ๐ค๐๐ โ Revising revenue policies to align with current economic conditions and ensure equitable taxation.
๐พ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐
๐๐๐จ๐๐๐ง๐ฎ ๐๐ง๐ค๐๐ช๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐ช๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ค๐ง๐ฉ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐๐จ๐๐๐ง๐๐ค๐ก๐ โ Empowering local fisherfolk through livelihood support and sustainable fishing practices.
๐๐ช๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ค๐ง๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ผ๐๐ง๐๐๐ช๐ก๐ฉ๐ช๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ค๐๐ง๐๐ข โ Promoting organic farming methods and sustainable agriculture.
๐ช ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ - ๐๐๐ญ๐ข ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ค๐๐ญ
๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฅ๐ง๐๐จ๐ ๐พ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐๐ง๐ค๐๐ง๐๐ข โ Strengthening the capacity of micro, small, and medium enterprises through training and support.
๐๐๐ง๐๐ค๐ง๐ข๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ค๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฅ๐ง๐๐จ๐ โ Evaluating the efficiency and profitability of city-managed economic enterprises.
๐๐๐ก๐ค๐ฉ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐๐ฟ๐-๐๐ช๐ฃ๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ค๐๐๐๐ฉ๐จ
The RBMEL tools were also applied and pilot-tested on projects funded under the Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP) โ a flagship initiative jointly implemented by the Department of Agriculture and local government units, with financial and technical support from the World Bank.
๐๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ก๐ค๐ฉ ๐๐ค๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ก๐ก๐ค๐ฌ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐๐๐๐ฉ๐จ:
๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ (๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฉ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ)
The I-BUILD component focuses on infrastructure development, including farm-to-market roads, bridges, irrigation systems, and potable water systems.
Under this component, the RBMEL tools were pilot-tested on 9 Potable Water Systems (PWS) across various barangays in the City of Mati. These projects provide clean and safe water to communities, improving health outcomes and quality of life.
๐ข -๐๐๐๐ (๐๐ง๐ฏ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐
๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ)
The I-REAP component supports enterprise development, empowering farmers and cooperatives to compete in bigger markets.
Under this component, the RBMEL tools were pilot-tested on the MADOUMCO Banana Trading Enterprise โ a farmers' cooperative engaged in banana production and marketing. The project enhances the cooperative's capacity to produce market-ready goods and improve the livelihoods of local banana farmers.
๐ฑ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ง๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ
The RBMEL tools were also pilot-tested on 7 Greenhouses established under the PRDP-funded Organic Agriculture Program. These greenhouses promote sustainable farming practices, increase agricultural productivity, and contribute to food security in the City of Mati.
What the RBMEL System Means for the City of Mati?
๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ:
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Standardize monitoring and reporting across all city departments
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Shift focus from activities to results and impact
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Provide accurate, timely data for decision-makers
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Institutionalize learning through documentation of best practices
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Enhance accountability through the Flag Protocol (Green/Yellow/Red)
With the RBMEL System now officially turned over, the city government is set for full implementation in the upcoming calendar year. All offices and departments are expected to comply with the system's requirements, ensuring that every city project is monitored, evaluated, and learned from.
This initiative is a testament to the City of Mati's commitment to a new era of transparent, accountable, and results-driven governance.