Part II Community-Based Forest Management Program - ppmrn

ADEQUATE MONITORING ACTIVITIES
that all relevant issues and concerns affecting the attainment of the project
goals and objectives are captured.
Realizing the importance of a monitoring mechanism, the DENR issued the
following guidelines dealing on this subject:
Guidelines Particulars Responsible Office/s
MC 98-10 Test implementation of Project Impact
Monitoring and Evaluation System (PIMES) as
M&E for CBFMP
Sec. 3.6 of Monitoring of implementation of CRMF/AWP
DAO 98-41 of CBFM projects within watershed areas
DAO 99-38 Standard Operating Procedures for Performance
Monitoring of all programs/projects outputs
MC 2001-04
based on identified Key Result Areas (KRAs)
Guidelines prescribing the conduct of physical
validation of POs’ accomplishment on CSD
activities and their institutional development.
MC 2001-07 Use of Progress Report Form in monitoring FSP SUSIMO
Sec. 30 of DAO
2004-29
Annual participatory mode of M&E through
composite team based on critical activities to
assess various issues, problems and constraints
in relation to the development and
strengthening of the CBFM implementation
RTD for Forestry,
RENRO, PENRO,
CENRO
CENRO, PASu, LGU,
PAWB
Sectoral bureau,
RENRO, PENRO,
CENRO
Contracted NGO
RENRO, PENRO,
CENRO, LGU,
AO/NGO
Review of the monitoring activities adopted by the DENR offices in the
provinces visited by the team, however, revealed that the information
reported were not adequate to assess the attainment of the CBFM objective
and extent of implementation by the POs of the CRMF and AWP. The
lapses are evident in the following instances:
Province
Bukidnon
Deficiency in Monitoring Activities
Both PENRO and CENROs submit Accomplishment Reports for CYs 2003 and
2004 as required under DAO 99-38. The CENROs’ accomplishments are supported
with CBFM Assessment Tool Forms prepared by CBFM coordinator. The
information reported was gathered through interviews of PO officers. In some
cases, M & E report were extracted from the Assessment Tool.
The team, however, noted that a number of Assessment Tool Forms were hardly
filled-up and the covering M & E reports were inadequate to assess the attainment
of the CBFM objective as illustrated below:
• The analysis in the M & E Reports were not clearly linked to the objectives of
the activities being evaluated and did not indicate whether such objective
supports the attainment of the CBFMP goal;
• Several recommendations were being offered without identifying the causes of
deficiencies and/ or conditions that should be remedied or corrected; and
• Responsible officials and time-frame for taking actions were not established.
The reports submitted to the team indicating the status of identified milestones
were not also evaluated and assessed in line with the attainment of CBFM goals
and objectives and to identify issues and concerns that needs immediate
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