Planning and Management Capability

THE LOCAL DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL

Organization

 Pursuant to the provisions of the 1991 Local Government Code (RA 7160), the Mandaluyong City Local Development Council is composed of the following:

• The 27 Barangay Captains (see Table 6.01) represented by the President of the Liga ng mga Barangay (LnB)  

• The chairperson of the Sangguniang Panlungsod Committee on Appropriations

• The Congressman or his representative

• 10 Representatives of non-governmental organizations operating in the city

The LDC is supported by functional sectoral committees in the discharge of its functions.  It also has a technical secretariat that provides technical support, documents proceedings, and prepares reports, and is headed by the City Planning and Development Coordinator.

Functions

Under Section 109 of the LGC, local development councils shall have the following functions:

• Formulate long-term, medium-term, and annual socio-economic development plans and policies;

• Formulate the medium-term and annual public investment programs;

• Appraise and prioritize socio-economic development programs and projects;

• Formulate local investment incentives to promote the inflow and direction of private investment capital;

• Coordinate, monitor, and evaluate the implementation of development programs and projects; and

• Perform such other functions as may be provided by law or competent authority.

The members of the Local Development Council meet as often as necessary, consulting concerned groups, agencies, top city government officials and key stakeholders in formulating development plans and programs.

Table 6.01. Elected Barangay Captains (2018)
Barangay	Captain	District
Addition Hills	Carlito T. Cernal	First
Bagong Silang	Kristofer I. Dominguez	First
Barangka Drive	Darwn A. Fernandez (LnB President)	Second
Barangka Ibaba	Edwin B. Sta. Maria	Second
Barangka Ilaya	Joselito C. Pangilinan	Second
Barangka Itaas	Dannie DJ. Ocampo	Second
Buayang Bato	Reynaldo D. Nobela	Second
Burol	Ernesto F. Santos, Jr.	First
Daang Bakal	Richard B. Bassig	First
Hagdan bato Itaas	Edmon B. Espiritu	First
Hagdan Bato Libis	Danilo S. Torres	First
Harapin Ang Bukas	Federico Y. Ogbac	First
Highway Hills	Rolando A. Rugay	First
Hulo	Bernardino C. Maglaque	Second
Mabini-J.Rizal	Antonio L. Castañeda	Second
Malamig	Marlon R. Manalo	Second
Mauway	Bernard M. Evangelista	First
Namayan	Victor Emmanuel S. Francisco	Second
New Zaniga	Elizabeth P. Cruz	First
Old Zaniga	Alex A. Lacson	Second
Pag-Asa	Conrado U. Angga, Jr.	First
Plainview	Michael C. Garcia	Second
Pleasant Hills	Tagani M. Evangelista	First
Poblacion	Elmer A. Castillo	First
San Jose	Anna Katrina C. Abejar	Second
Vergara	Ernesto C. Mendiola	Second
Wack-Wack Greenhills-East	Margarita O. Tan-Climaco	First

As early as 1996, Mandaluyong City has formulated its own 25-year Comprehensive Development Plan (CDP) that outlines policy recommendations and programs for social, economic, physical and environmental development in the city.  The CDP also features a comparative analysis of existing land uses and proposed Land Use Plan.  Guided by the CDP, the Mandaluyong Zoning Ordinance and Medium-term Development Plan for 2000-2004 were formulated.  In 2001, Mandaluyong City was cited as the first local government unit in the National Capital Region to have a Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance approved by the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board.

Led by the LDC, the City Medium-Term Development Plan is continuously updated following the results of the monitoring and evaluation activity for the previous CMTDP.  In 2016, the LDC through the City Planning and Development Department spearheaded the formulation of the 2016-2019 Local Development Investment Program which links the CMTDP to the local budgeting process.

THE CITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE

Creation

The Mandaluyong City Planning and Development Office began as a Task Force for Construction in 1986 immediately following the First EDSA People Power Revolution.  Although the task force is administratively     under    the   then municipal government of Mandaluyong, technically it is under the supervision of then Metro Manila Commission (MMC) now Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA).  The function of the task force is mainly construction and maintenance of public buildings and infrastructure and only partly development planning as this function was still centralized with the MMC.  The task force was manned by over 350 personnel of various disciplines in architecture, civil engineering, and building construction. 

With the Civil Service Standardization Program in 1987, the Task Force adopted its new name Development Planning Office, and in 1989 again changed into Planning and Development Office although the acronym “DPO” remains the popular name of the office. Although architecture and engineering design, construction and civil works remained an integral function of the office, development planning became its focus in tune with the decentralization of national government agencies’ functions including those of the MMDA.  Consequently, its core personnel were developed into development planning - oriented functions through various seminars, training and special courses, while the rest of its personnel were absorbed by the City Engineering and Building Official and City General Services Departments.

Organization and Function

The Planning and Development Office continues to grow both in function and organization, what with the mandates of the 1991 Local Government Code, declaration of Mandaluyong as a highly urbanized city, and the adoption of Ordinances 238, S-2000 (City Zoning Ordinance), 545, S-2014 (Reorganization), Ordinance 534, S-2014 known as the Green Building Regulation of Mandaluyong City (Article V Section 10.4 Transitory Green Building Office) and the recent signing of the Reorganization of departments and offices under the City of Mandaluyong for the years 2019-2023 as Ordinance No. 712, Series of 2018 which added two more divisions under the department, the Green Building Division (absorbing the Transitory Green Building Authority), and Management Information System Division. 

To date, the CPDO is composed of seven divisions, and undertakes the following functions:

1. Formulate integrated economic, social, physical, and other development plans and policies for consideration of the Local Government Development Council;
2. Conduct continuing studies, researches and training programs necessary to evolve plans and programs for implementation;
3. Integrate and coordinate all sectoral plans and studies relevant to the city undertaken by the different functional groups and agencies;
4. Monitor and evaluate the implementation of the different development programs, projects and activities in the LGU;
5. Analyze the income and expenditure pattern, formulate and recommend fiscal plans and policies for consideration of the Local Finance Committee as provided under Title V, Book II of the Code;
6. Promote people participation in the development planning within the city;
7. Exercise supervision over the Technical Working Group and Secretariat for the City Local Governance Performance Management System (LGPMS) Team;
8. Ensure timely compliance to the requirements of the full Disclosure Policy Portal.
9. Exercise supervision and control over the Secretariat of the Local Development Council;
10.  Exercise such powers and function of the Zoning Administrator set forth in Article XII Section 47 of Zoning Ordinance 664, S-2017;
11.  Exercise such powers and function of the City Green Building Officer set forth in Article V Section 10 Item 10.2 of the Green Building Ordinance No. 535, S-2014 or its latest version;
12.  Act as the Local Economic Investment Promotion Officer per City EO No. 21-1, S-2016;
13.  Develop a Database System thru complimentary use of hardware and software in collecting, processing, storage and dissemination of information in order to support and facilitate planning, programming and governance of the city;
14.   Exercise such other powers and perform such other functions and duties as may be prescribed by law.

to wit:

1. as regular member of the following:

• Local Zoning Board of Adjustment and Appeals
• Welfareville Commission
• ADHOC Landed Estate Committee
• City Nutrition Committee
• Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Council
• Local Council for the Protection of Children
• Comprehensive Shelter Plan TWG and Secretariat
• Gender and Development Focal Point System
• City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council
• Manila Bay Task Force
• Local Finance Committee
• Local Health Board
• Local Poverty Reduction Action Team
• Local Inter-Agency Committee
• Peace and Order Council
• Bids and Award Committee
• Strategic Performance Management System Committee
• Local Economic Development and Investment Promotions Office
• Local Advisory Council for the Office of 4Ps (Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program)

2. As coordinator for the Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission projects

3. Preparation of detailed plans for projects identified and assigned by the City Mayor.

Technical Capabilities

The CPDO is manned by licensed professionals comprised of the following:

• 3 Environmental Planners
• 10 Civil Engineers
• 4 Architects
• 2 Electrical Engineers
• 4 Mechanical Engineers
• 2 Licensed Professional Teachers
• 1 Geodetic Engineer
• 1 Sanitary Engineer
• Supported by civil service eligible personnel with expertise in electronics and communications engineering, computer science, industrial and civil engineering, architecture, economics, geography, and information technology with a total manpower of 66 individuals including auxiliary personnel.
• The office is equipped with fifty-three (53) computer units giving a computer – employee ratio of 1 : 1.24, twenty-four (24) document printers and two (2) plotter and scanner with a maximum print width capacity of 36” for maps and physical plans.   The technical staff are well-versed with applications on engineering, computer-aided drafting and design, and geospatial and mapping softwares.  For zoning–related transactions, Zoning Administration System was developed in 2010, a computerized tracking system applied from receipt of application forms to releasing of approved locational and other related clearances.  This procedure facilitates tracking and retrieval of documents as may be required.  The office also has a broadband internet connection that is widely used for administration of e-mail accounts (mandaluyongcpdo@yahoo.com and greenmandaluyong@yahoo.com), research, information exchange, application of internet-based Local Governance Performance Management System and Seal of Good Local Governance.

FISCAL MANAGEMENT CAPABILITY

Revenue Generation

With its thrust to maintain efficiency in revenue generation, the city’s income level has taken a great leap such that Mandaluyong City is now among the “Billionaire Cities of Metro Manila.” The city coffers hit the 2^nd Billion Peso mark in 2010 and continues to rise significantly. In business registration alone, the city’s performance had earned for itself the name “New Tiger City of Metro Manila and the Second Most Vibrant City Economy in the Country” as conferred jointly by the Department of Trade and Industry and the Asian Institute of Management Policy Center in May 2002.  Since then, the moniker “Tiger City” that had stick to the name of Mandaluyong City had been associated with other adjectives for the city like leadership, protectiveness and good organization, all being known qualities of a tiger.  Between 2009 and 2018, 65 major private investors/developers have secured Locational Clearance to invest in the city bringing in a total of 210.46 Billion Peso worth of investments. (See Table 6.02)

Business Permits and Licensing

As shown in the Comparative Annual Income Report of the Business Permits and Licensing Department (Table 6.02), an increase of 11.89% in income from business operations were realized between 2013 and 2014, which continuously increased such that 2017 income from business is 63.38% higher from base year 2013. 

A key factor in this noticeable improvement in income is the adoption of a Standard Business Registration Procedure (SBRP) by all local offices and agencies involved in the local business registration process.  The SBRP is designed to reduce the processing and issuance of business permits from 27 steps down to 4 main steps and from 3 days down to 15 minutes only, thus, speeding up the registration of business investors in the city.

Among the local ordinances that guide revenue generation in the city include:

• Ordinance No. 484, s-2011

An Ordinance Providing for a Revenue Code of 2011 for the City of Mandaluyong

• Ordinance No. 553, s-2014: Insertions

An Ordinance Amending Certain Sections of Ordinance No. 484, s-2011 Pertaining to real Properties in the City of Mandaluyong

• Ordinance No. 605, s-2015

An Ordinance creating the Mandaluyong City Investment Incentives Code

• Ordinance No. 607, s-2015

An Ordinance Establishing the Tiger City Negosyo Center in Mandaluyong City

Real Property Tax

Tax Assessment and Collection are facilitated by the use of real property tax maps filed and indexed according to the barangay within which the real properties are located.  The City Computerization Program links local regulatory offices such as the City Assessor’s and Treasury Departments including the Tax Mapping Division and the Information Management System. 

Between 2016 and 2017, the city’s income from real property taxes got an increase of 11.45% (Table 6.03).

Local Economic Enterprises

The city operates three (3) public enterprises:

1. The Mandaluyong City Medical Center (MCMC)
2. The Garden of Life Park (GLP)
3. The Mandaluyong Public
4. Market (MPM)

Both the MCMC and the GLP provide subsidized services to the constituents and therefore generate income far less than the actual expenses incurred in the maintenance and operation of the facilities.  On the other hand, the MPM, a facility occupying the ground floor level of a 4-storey building operating under the Build-Operate-Transfer scheme, has for a source of income the fees collected from business permits and taxes of stall owners within the ground floor level only.

Considering all of the above and the rate of private sector investments in the city, Mandaluyong was able to generate an annual locally-sourced   income of     over P 2B in 2011 and continuously increasing such that 2014 is close to P 3B. By 2015, total locally-sourced revenues have already exceeded the P 3B mark.

Table 6.05 shows the breakdown of the revenue of the city for 2016 and 2017, and the percentage of each portion of the city’s revenue.

Resource Allocation and Utilization

As mandated by Section 319 of the 1991 Local Government Code, the city ensures that the approved budget for the ensuing year is enacted by the City Council on or before the end of the current fiscal year.  In the 2018 budget, expenses for Personnel Services was around 26.12% while Maintenance and Other Operating Expenditures amounted to 59.66% of the total operating expenses,

respectively, and a big chunk of the remaining expenses went out to providing Assistance and Subsidy (8.68%).

Financial Accountability

The city maintains an efficient Internal Control System with the aim to provide accurate and timely recording of transactions, conduct regular inventory of assets and ensure prompt resolution of audit findings.  By virtue of Ordinance No. 540, s-2014, the Internal Audit Service was created as part of the Organizational Structure of the city government to ensure that all financial transactions are in compliance to COA rules and regulations. In both 2014 and 2015, the city was awarded a certificate for Good Financial Housekeeping which is among the CORE components for the Seal of Good Local Governance which, in 2015, was bestowed to the city with an eligibility for the Performance Challenge Fund.

To ensure that procurement rules and procedures are complied with, the Local Bids and Awards Committee holds its meetings in the city hall and documents its proceedings and minutes for ready reference.  The BAC has a composition in accordance with RA9184 also known as the Philippine Government Procurement Reform Act.

The city also implements a Financial Management System that is automated to allow for timely submission of reports and disbursements but only for approved purposes.  Through the system, financial reports and information about the procedures of financial transactions are readily available.  The system ensures that all financial statements are completed by year-end, audited and duly certified, and posted in the city within 30 days from year-end. The Statement of Income and Expenses for 2014 is summarized in Table 6.05. On a quarterly basis, financial documents are posted in compliance with the Full Disclosure Policy in the city website, in 3 conspicuous places/bulletin boards (Executive Building City Hall Atrium, the Market Place II, the Mandaluyong City Medical Center), and in the Full Disclosure Policy Portal of the Department of Interior and Local Government.

Table 6.02. MAJOR PRIVATE INVESTMENTS:  2009-2018
	Project Name/Developer	Location	Project Cost (In Billion Pesos)	No. of Storeys	No. of Buildings/Towers
1	SM Residences	EDSA, Bgy. Barangka Ilaya	8.00	42	3
2	Sonata Tower	Lourde St., Bgy. Wack-Wack	8.00	29	2
3	One Shangrila Plaza	Internal Road, Bgy. Wack-Wack	6.00	60	2
4	Grand Central Residences	EDSA, Bgy. Highway Hills	3.00	38	3
5	Sunshine 100 Pioneer Tower 1	Pioneer St., Bgy. Buayang Bato	5.00	28	1
6	Pioner Woodlands	EDSA, Bgy. Barangka Ilaya	2.00	36	6
7	St. Francis Shangrila Plaza 2	St. Francis St., Bgy. Wack-Wack	2.00	60	2
8	Robinsons Cybergate Plaza	EDSA, Bgy. Barangka Ilaya	1.85	17	1
9	Twin Oaks Place	Shaw Blvd., Bgy. Highway Hills	1.60	42	1
10	409 Shaw Tower	Shaw Blvd., Bgy. Addition Hills	1.50	27 res’l/   16 com’l	2
11	The Address at Wack-Wack	Wack-Wack Road, Bgy. Wack-Wack	1.50	32	1
12	Lancaster Suites tower 2	Shaw Blvd., Bgy. Highway Hills	1.00	34	1
13	Raymond Tower	Boni Avenue, Bgy. Plainview	0.80	35	1
14	Flair Tower	Reliance St., Bgy. Highway Hills	6.50	40	2
15	Acqua Residences	Coronado St., Bgy. Hulo	7.50	39 to 49	6
16	Tivoli Garden Bldgs. D & e	Coronado St., Bgy. Hulo	4.00	42	2
17	SM Keppel – BDO	ADB Avenue, Bgy. Wack-Wack	10.00	53	3
18	SM Parking with BPO	EDSA, Bgy. Wack-Wack	2.00	11	1
19	Avida Towers (Phase 1)	EDSA, Bgy. Highway Hills	5.00	35	4
20	TV5 Media Center	Sheridan St., Bgy. Highway Hills	5.00	5	1
21	SM MegaMall Bldg. D	EDSA, Bgy. Wack-Wack	3.50	5	1
22	Cityland Pines Peak	Pines St., Bgy. Barangka Ilaya	2.30	25	2
23	Robinsons Axis Residences	Pioneer St., Bgy. Barangka Ilaya	2.40	42	2
24	Cidades Park	Samat St., Bgy. Highway Hills	1.28	11	2
25	Suntrust Tree Top Villas	Coronado Extension., Bgy. Hulo	1.33	12	3
26	Sheridan Tower	Sheridan St., Bgy. Buayang Bato	3.45	42	1
27	Sunshine 100 Tower 2	Pioneer St., Bgy. Buayang Bato	0.96	32	1
28	Twin Oaks Tower 2	Shaw Blvd., Bgy. Highway Hills	2.25	43	1
29	Crown Asia/Vista Residences	Shaw Blvd., Bgy. Addition Hills	2.70	38	2
30	Cherry Foodarama	Old Wack-Wack Road., Bgy. Pleasant Hills	0.77	3	1
31	S&R Membership Shopping	Shaw Blvd., Bgy. Pleasant Hills	0.68	2	1
32	Unilab Corporate Office	William St., Bgy. Highway Hills	0.53	4	1
33	Amaia Skies Shaw	Shaw Blvd., Bgy. Highway Hills	5.00	35	3
34	Sunny Ridge Residences	J. Rizal St., Bgy. Namayan	1.70	12	7
35	Shaw Center Mall	Shaw B.vd., Bgy. Addition Hills	1.47	10	1
36	Zitan Tower	Shaw Blvd., Bgy. Highway Hills	1.78	35	1
37	8990 EDSA Condominium	8990 EDSA, Bgy. Highway Hills	0.84	40	1
38	Rich Residences/SM Development Corporation	Guadix Drive., Bgy. Wack-Wack	11.00	55	2
39	SM Eveready	EDSA, Bgy. Highway Hills	4.10	35/16	3/1
40	SM Abott	EDSA. Bgy. Highway Hills	1.30	36	1
41	The Olive Place/Data Land Inc	Shaw Blvd., Bgy. Addition Hills	4.40	50	2
42	Mayflower BPO Building/ Greenfield Development Corp.	Mayflower St., Bgy. Highway Hills	4.50	28	1
43	Six-Storey Office Building/ Charles Builders Co., Inc.	Shaw Blvd.,  Bgy. Wack-Wack	0.50	6	1
	Project Name/Developer	Location	Project Cost (In Billion Pesos)	No. of Storeys	No. of Buildings/Towers
44	Office Building/ Property of Friends, Inc.	Shaw Blvd., Bgy. Addition Hills	1.80	20	1
45	Rockwell United/ Rockwell Land Corp.	Sheridan corner United Sts., Bgy. Highway Hills	4.00	16	2
46	SM Megamall Tower/ First Asis Realty Dev’t. Corp.	EDSA, Bgy. Wack-Wack	7.00	50	1
47	Residential Condominium/ Litton and Co.	Shaw Blvd., Bgy. Highway Hills	1.20	30	1
48	Valenia Residences/ DMCI	F. Blumentritt St., Bgy. Old Zaniga	2.70		3
49	Citi Tower/Masterman Land Corp.	San Francisco St., Bgy. Plainview	2.00	30	1
50	Pioneer One/ Charlie Rufino et al	EDSA corner Pioneer St., Bgy. Barangka Ilaya	5.70	37	1
51	Avida Towers (Phase 2)	EDSA, Brgy. Highway Hills	6.00	30/33/30	3
52	Sonata Towers (Phase 2)	San Miguel St., Brgy. Wack-Wack Greenhills-East	5.00	30/50	2
53	Shang Wack-Wack	Wack-Wack Rd., Brgy. Wack-Wack Greenhills-East	3.50	50	1
54	The North Bank Project – T1	Pantaleon St., Brgy. Barangka Ibaba	2.00	25	1
55	Transnational Office Building	EDSA, Brgy. Highway Hills	0.70	18	1
56	Global Link Center	Shaw Blvd., Brgy. Highway Hills	0.80	6	1
57	SM Light Residences 2	EDSA, Brgy. Barangka Ilaya	3.50	50	2
58	12 Storey Office Building	Boni Ave., Brgy. Barangka Ilaya	0.30	12	1
59	21 Storey Office Building	EDSA, Brgy. Highway Hills	1.00	21	1
60	Pioneer Heights 1	Pioneer St., Brgy. Highway Hills	1.87	24	1
61	KAI Garden Residences	M. Vicente St., Brgy. Malamig	10.00	41/42/42	3
62	Sunshine 100 Tower 3	Pioneer St., Brgy. Buayang Bato	1.4	36	1
63	River Park Plaza	S. Cruz St., Brgy. Barangka Ilaya	3.5	30	4
Subtotal			204.96 Billion
New Investments/2018
64	Harbour City Residences/ Wee Community Dev. Corp.	J. Rizal St., Brgy. Vergara	1.5	21/27	2
65	North Bank Tower 2 & Mall	Pantaleon St., Brgy. Barangka Ibaba	4	30/3	2
Subtotal			5.50 Billion
Total Investments			210.46 Billion

Table 6.04.  Comparative Annual Income from Real Property Taxes: 2013-2017
Year	INCOME (Million Pesos)	% Annual Increase
2013	450.810
2014	459.434	1.91
2015	531.136	15.61
2016	613.62	15.53
2017	683.88	11.45
Between 2013 and 2017		51.70

Table 6.03. Comparative Annual Income from Business: 2013-2017
Year	INCOME (Pesos)	% Annual Increase
2013	1,302,362,831.48
2014	1,457,214,853.73	11.89
2015	1,527,466,005.45	5.00
2016	1,887,481,730.26	23.57
2017	2,127,738,389.36	12.73
Between 2013 and 2017		63.38

Table 6.05.   Comparative Financial Profile: 2016-2017
Type of Income	2016		2017		2018		Percent Increase from 2016 to 2018
	Amount (Pesos)	%	Amount (Pesos)	%	Amount (Pesos)	%
IRA Share	640,878,843.99	16.90	`756,835,452.00	18.12	810,474,168.00	18.12	26.46%
Locally-sourced Revenue	3,086,217,259.85	81.39	3,377,807,326.68	80.85	3,565,649,549.02	81.09	15.53%
Other Revenues	64,962,304.66	1.71	42,826,843.42	1.03	20,830,751.60	0.47	(67.93%)
Total Income	3,792,058,408.50	100	4,177,469,622.10	100	4,396,954,468.62	100	15.95%

LOCAL LEGISLATION

Composition

Table 6.06. GENERAL FUND: Statement of Financial Performance For the Year Ended Dec. 31, 2018
REVENUE SOURCES	AMOUNT (PHP)	%
Tax Revenue	3,216,979,863.54	73.16
Service and Business Income	344,580,170.87	7.84
Other Income	4,089,514.61	0.10
IRA	810,474,168.00	18.43
Shares, Grants and Donations	20,830,751.60	0.47
Total Revenue	4,396,954,468.62	100
EXPENSES	AMOUNT (PHP)	%
Personal Services	1,057,944,047.19	26.12
Maintenance and Other Operating Expenditures	2,415,796,670.53	59.66
Non-Cash Expenses	206,782,748.12	5.11
Financial Expenses (Documentary Stamps/Interests)	17,576,444.47	0.43
Subtotal	3,698,099,910.31	91.32
Assistance and Subsidy	351,497,558.00	8.68
Total Expenses	4,049,597,468.31	100
NET INCOME	347,357,000.31

The Sangguniang Panlungsod is composed of the Vice Mayor as the Presiding Officer, 12 elected Councilors (6 from each of the two political districts of Mandaluyong City.  It has two ex-officio members: the President of the Liga ng mga Barangay, and the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Federation President.  The Sanggunian Secretary, having the rank of a department head, oversees the overall function of the Sangguniang Panlungsod.

Development Legislations

The Sanggunian goes with the acronym “PRIDE”, which stands for Pro-active, Responsible, Innovative, Development-oriented, and Efficient which was then the vision of the 6^th Council and continued by the present dispensation. The Book of Ordinances (1988-2005) is one manifestation of the PRIDE’s commitment to uphold the highest ideals of public service for a successful Mandaluyong City.  In addition, a Legislative Tracking System was developed that is computer-based and allows for monitoring of each resolution or ordinance as regards its enforcement, and evaluation to determine whether a review or revision is necessary and to minimize use of paper and print.

ADMINISTRATIVE MACHINERY

Organizational Structure

The current organizational structure and staffing pattern of the City Government of Mandaluyong consists of 30 departments with 6,425 permanent positions (Table 6.10) based on Ordinance No-712, S-2018, approved and enacted by the Sangguniang Panlungsod pursuant to Section 76 of RA7160 (1991 Local Government Code) and Memorandum Circular No. 19, S-1992 of the Civil Service Commission.  The Ordinance has a limiting provision of 5 years during which it cannot be amended, superseded, or abolished. 

Human Resources

The city government continuously strive to deliver quality service by developing competent and professional human resource.  Performance evaluation is formally conducted semi-annually for all employees and is the main basis for promotion and granting of incentives and awards.  Since the implementation of Ordinance No. 273, S-2003, regularization of casual employees has become a much-awaited event every start of a new year.  The new Strategic Performance Management System (SPMS) introduced by the Civil Service Commission was initially implemented by the city for the first semester 2015 in the evaluation of employees’ and offices’ performance. 

As of 4^th quarter of 2018, the city government is powered by 3,720 employees, with male employees totaling 1,799 (48.36%) and female employees totaling 1,921 (51.64%). Out of all employed, 2,484 are bound within a Contract of

Service, which is more than two-thirds of all the employees in the city. (Table 6.09).

This manpower is occasionally supported by students fulfilling on-the-job (OJT) training requirements of various colleges and universities.  Every year during summer, the workforce is further augmented by students hired by the city government under the Summer Program for the Employment of Students (SPES), a joint project of Mandaluyong City and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), and Immersion Students of the K-12 Program of DepEd which aims to immerse Senior High School Students of the situations and the workload after they graduate.

Table 6.09.  Number of Employees by Status of Employment:  as of 4th Quarter, 2018
STATUS OF EMPLOYMENT	NO. OF EMPLOYEES
	M	F	Total
Regular/Permanent	459	567	1,026
Contractual/ Medical	89	121	210
Contract of Service
Job Order	727	950	1,677
Service Contractor	496	266	762
Consultant	28	17	45
Total	1,799	1,921	3,720

Building Resources 

The Mandaluyong City Government Utilizes 12 buildings for office functions, 8 buildings located within the city hall compound and 4 building in separate locations within the city.  Other buildings within the compound are occupied by national government satellite agencies, the religious sector, and for other purposes.  Table 6.10 shows the location of the different local offices (executive, administrative and legislative).  Map 6.01 details the site development of the City Hall Compound.

It is important to note that while there are other offices created other than those listed in Ordinance No. 712 S-2018 for special purposes, there are also other buildings and facilities within and outside the city hall compound that the city utilizes for special projects.

Expected to rise in the city hall compound is a 10-storey complex to replace the current City Gymnasium and to add parking spaces for patrons. Another project being undertaken in the compound is the construction of 6-storey BFP-PNP Building with roofdeck while on Brgy. Mauway, the CDRRMO Building with  4-storey, roofdeck and mezzanine is already in the pipeline.

Technological Profile

Adapting to the prevailing trends in computerization, the city, through the City Information and Communication Technology Department, is gradually upgrading the required technology that will improve both internal management and delivery of frontline services. Simultaneously, the Management Information System Division under the City Planning and Development Department is gradually building up a new, more comprehensive and integrated Information System.

Revenue-Generating Systems

1. Real Property Systems

Initial database has been done using an in-house developed program for property assessment, started in 1998 and is being used for property inquiry, verification and update. The new Property Tax and Assessment System, interlinked with the Real Property Tax Collection module under the Treasury System.

The following are the features of the system: Property File Maintenance, Taxpayer, Property Inquiry, Automated Zonal Valuation, Tax, penalties, and rebates computation, Projected Tax Collection Report, Abstraction Report, Audit Trail, Network enabled.

The system includes automated records tracking, tax order of payment, billing, recording, auditing, and reports generation. 

To facilitate identification of real property locations, a Geographic Information System (GIS) with base map was prepared using aerial photograph from the National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA). This system however is not yet linked to the CMIS.

2. Business Permits and License Tax Administration System (BPLTAS)

The new Business Permits and License Tax Administration System designed to be interlinked with the Treasury System was launched in January 2004 replacing the in-house developed Business Tax System which has been in operation since 1989. This includes Tax Payer File Maintenance, New/Renewal Business permits processing, Automated taxes, Fees and Penalties Computation, Tax delinquency Tracking/ billing, Payment Records maintenance, Automated listing/report generation, Audit trail, Network enabled.

A single document on Tax Order of Payment (TOP) and actual Business Permit is prepared using chemically treated computer forms generated by the Business License and Permits Office.

Currently, payment posting is done by computer operators of the BPLO once the BPLO copy of business permits is validated and returned from the Treasury Department. 

Eventually, all payments received at the Treasury Department shall automatically be posted and updated through implementation of the Point of Sales (POS) system. This will facilitate daily collection abstraction, as well as eliminate delayed payments posting and update at the BPLO.

3. City Engineering Fees Administration System

This system shall be linked with the following systems:  Real Property Tax Administration System; Business Permits and License Tax System; and Treasury System, and shall include the following: Automated Taxes, Fees and Penalties, Computation/Assessment, Billing, Automated listing / report generation, Network enabled.

4. Civil Registry System

This system shall include Documents tracking, reports generation of Birth/Death/Marriage by Day/Month/Year, Billing, Records inquiry of Birth, Death, or Marriage, Certification Printing, Network enabled.

Administrative Support Systems

1. Payroll System

With this system, payroll of city employees is fully automated and integrated into the CMIS together with Personnel Management Information System. The payroll is prepared in pre-printed, chemically treated computer forms. Since August 2001, employees have been enjoying the benefits of Automatic Teller Machines (ATMs) in claiming their salaries, as the city government has tied its payroll system with the Land Bank of the Philippines.

Currently, the City of Mandaluyong is using an in-house developed payroll system which has been running since 1994. This system is 100 percent functional and has the following features: Employees file maintenance, Payroll/Payslip generation, Remittances Report Generation, Employment /Income Certification, Individual Remittances Certification, Link with Mandaluyong City Cooperative Department, Abstraction, Summary Report, Network Enabled

2. Financial Management Information System

In the area of general finance, a Budget Preparation and Monitoring System have been fully developed together with a Financial Management Information System covering the Accounting and Treasury Departments. However, this system is still in its testing stage.

3. Police Crime Log System

Still in its development stage, this system shall include Daily Log of all reported offenses, Report on Demographical Data, Link to MapInfo Geographical Information Systems through Property Indices.

4. Mandaluyong Housing Program System

Housing Project Tracking Module will include Database of Awardees (per project), Amortization/Penalty and Interest Computation, Automated Billing Generation, Payments Tracking/Query/Posting (from POS), Delinquency Listing Report, Letter to Delinquent Payers, Urban Poor Tracking Module, Database of Urban Poor Profiles, Reports on Demographical Data, Link to Mapinfo Geographical Information System through Property Indices, Custom Queries/Reports Generation.

5. ON-LINE Data Base, Socio-Economic and Physical Profile

As Mandaluyong finally joins the cyber world, doing researches about the city is made more accessible through the city website www.mandaluyongcity.gov.ph. Entering this site, the researcher will find himself presented with a comprehensive socio-economic profile of the city which includes important land marks and places of interest, and local current news and affairs, relevant documents, and downloadables.

6. Continuous Computerization Program

With the recent advancements in technology, there is a need to upgrade not only the software systems listed above, but also the hardware, to cope up with the needs. Since then, continuous purchasing of related hardware products and devices such as up-to-date desktop computer sets, printers and scanners, QNAP Servers, and other necessities are on its way to respective offices to improve information systems and data management in the City of Mandaluyong.

Recent Accomplishments and Undertakings

1. GAD Database System

In an effort to simplify information systems and data management from the numerous offices in the city, the GAD Database System was launched to primarily support the management of the Gender and Development (GAD) Office in preparation of proposals, monitoring GAD projects of the city, and other related requirements. The system was also launched to help all offices in the city to access disaggregated demographic data that will help with the design of the future plans and programs of their respective offices. It also offers accessibility in accessing information from one department to another and offers fast and easy editing to the data that they submit to the system. Procurement of tablets and other related functionalities are already on its way to implement the application system in all offices.

2. Fiber-Optic Network Cabling

Already in the talks in network capability of the city government is the upgrading of the city to Fiber-Optic Cables that offers faster connectivity and farther reach even to offices outside the City Hall Complex. This project aims to link and connect all offices under the city government as the data center.

3. Unified Citizen Registry Identification Cards

Another program that is in the works is the proposal for a Unified Citizen Registry Identification Cards that aims to register all residents of Mandaluyong City and eliminate for the need to repeatedly identify citizens of the locality if they are transacting in any department or office in the LGU. It also aims to comply to the paperless transaction principle in support of the Ease of Doing Business in the city. It would also help in registry of some departments and in monitoring the availment of services offered by the city.

Table 6.10 Departments/Offices Under the City Government of Mandaluyong as of Ord. No. 712, S-2018
DEPARTMENTS/OFFICES		TOTAL NO. OF PERMANENT POSITIONS PER DEPARTMENT
1	OFFICE OF THE MAYOR	29
	1.1   Mandaluyong Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO)	196
	1.2   Mandaluyong Anti-Drug Abuse Council (MADAC)	51
	1.3   Labor Affairs Office (LAO)	20
	1.4   Mandaluyong Sports Development Office (MSDO)	41
	1.5   Project T.E.A.C.H. (Therapy, Education and Assimilation of Children with Handicap)	97
	1.6   Mandaluyong Educational Service Office (MESO)	17
	1.7   Welfareville Commission (WelComm)	28
	1.8   Urban Poor Affairs Office (UPAO)	28
	1.9   Gender and Development Office (GAD)	19
	1.10 Mandaluyong Youth Development Office (MYDO)	26
2	OFFICE OF THE CITY VICE MAYOR	25
3	SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD/CITY COUNCIL SECRETARIAT	181
4	CITY ADMINISTRATOR’S DEPARTMENT
	4.1   Administrative Division	57
	4.2   Cooperatives Development Division	20
	4.3   Senior Citizens Affairs Division	25
	4.4   Persons with Disabilities Affairs Division	39
5	CITY HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT	188
6	CITY BUDGET DEPARTMENT	62
7	CITY TREASURER’S DEPARTMENT	215
8	CITY ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT	77
9	CITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT	89
10	CITY LEGAL DEPARTMENT	79
11	CITY BUSINESS PERMIT AND LICENSING DEPARTMENT	114
12	CITY ASSESSOR’S DEPARTMENT	71
13	CITY CIVIL REGISTRY DEPARTMENT	85
14	CIYT ENGINEERING AND BUILDING OFFICIAL’S DEPARMENT	284
15	CITY GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT	250
16	CIYT INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT	100
17	CITY CIVILIAN AFFAIRS & SECURITY DEPARMENT	325
18	CITY SOCIAL WELFARE & DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT	309
19	CITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT	956
20	MANDALUYONG CITY MEDICAL CENTER	540
21	CITY TRAFFIC AND PARKING MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT	546
22	CITY BARANGAY AFFAIRS & COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT	230
23	CITY CULTURAL AFFAIRS & TOURISM DEPARTMENT	193
24	MANDALUYONG HOUSING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT	79
25	CITY ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT	325
26	GARDEN OF LIFE MEMORIAL PARK	82
27	CITY PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT	56
28	MANDALUYONG MANPOWER AND TECHNICAL-VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTER	136
29	CITY PUBLIC INFORMATION DEPARTMENT	103
30	CITY INTERNAL AUDIT SERVICES DEPARTMENT	32
GRAND TOTAL		6,425

Table 6.11  Inventory of City Government Office Facilities
	LOCATION	OFFICE DEPARTMENT
1.	New Executive Bldg. (City Hall Compound)
	a. Ground Floor	1. City Assessor’s Department
		2. Business Permits and Licensing Department
		3. Treasurer’s Department
	b. Second Floor	1. Treasurer’s Department
		2. Budget Department
		3. Civil Registry Department
		5.  Mandaluyong Sports Development Office
	c. Third Floor	1. City Information and Communication Technology Dept.
		2. Internal Affairs Control Division
		3. Accounting Department
		4. City Health Department
		5. City Nutrition Office
	d. Fourth Floor	1. Public Information Department
		2. Human Resource Management Department
		3. Legal Department
		4. Office of the Mayor
	e. Fifth Floor	1. Office of the City Administrator
		2. City Planning & Development Department
		3. Mandaluyong Housing and Development Department
		4. City Engineering Department and Building Official
		5. Green Building Center for Excellence
2.	A. T. Reyes Park (City Hall Compound)
	Ground Floor	1. City General Services Department
		2. Persons with Disability Affairs Division
		3. Cooperative Development Division
3.	Barangay Operation Center Building (City Hall Compound)
	a. Second Floor	1. City Educational Services Office
		2. Gender and Development (GAD) Office
		3. City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office
	b. Third Floor	1. Public Employment Services Office
		2. Councilor’s Office (1)
		3. Liga ng mga Barangays Office
		4. Barangay Operations Center
	c.  Fourth Floor	1. GAD/LCPC/Nutrition Extension Office
		2. Mobile Office/Education
4.	Philippine National Police-Bureau of Fire Protection Complex (City Hall Compound)
	a. Ground Floor	1. Violence Against Women and Children Desk
		2. Bureau of Fire Protection
	b. Second Floor	Philippine National Police
	c. Third Floor	Bureau of Jail Management and Penology
5.	Parking Building (City Hall Compound)
	a. Ground Floor	1. PNP – Traffic Enforcement Division
		2. Urban Poor Affairs Office
		3. Mayor’s Action Center
		4. General Services Department – Warehouse
	b. Second Floor	Tricycle and Pedicab Regulatory Division
	c.  Third Floor	BOC – Traffic Division
	d.  Fourth Floor	TPRD E-Trike Parking and Charging Station

               Cont.  Table 6.11

	LOCATION	OFFICE DEPARTMENT
6.	Old Health Office Building (City Hall Compound)
	Ground Floor	1. Senior Citizen’s Affairs Division
		2. Day Care Service Division
7.	Kaban ng Hiyas Building
	a. Ground Floor	Office of the Congressman
	a. Second Floor	1. Cultural Affairs and Tourism Department
		2. City Library
8.	Old City Hall Building
	Ground Floor	1. Public Order and Safety Department
		2. Health Department - Laboratory
		3. Health Department - Warehouse
		4. Solid Waste Management Unit
		5. Anti-Smoke Belching Unit
		6. Department of Interior and Local Government
9.	Mandaluyong City Medical Center (Old MCMC Bldg., Boni Avenue)	Mandaluyong City Medical Center
10.	Martinez Road, Bgy. Addition Hills	1. Mandaluyong City Medical Center Annex
		2. Maternity and Children’s Clinic
		3. Dialysis Clinic
11.	Sentrong Lingap Karunungan	1. Lingap Karunungan Center
		2. Project T.E.A.C.H.
12.	Legislative Building
	a. Lower Ground Floor	1. Mandaluyong Anti-Drug Abuse Council
	b. Ground Floor	1. City Social Welfare & Development Department
		2. City Traffic and Parking Management Department
	c. Second Floor	1. Office of the Vice Mayor
		2. Councilors’ Office (11)
	d. Mezzanine	1. Office of the Sanggunian Secretary
13.	Lion’s Club Building (Lion’s Rd. cor. Boni Ave.)
	Ground Floor	City Environmental Management Department
14.	Hulo Bliss (Coronado St., Bgy. Hulo)	Mandaluyong Manpower Development Center    Office & Training Areas
	ABIS Building (Welfareville Compound, Bgy. Addition Hills)	Mandaluyong Manpower Development Center    Office & Training Areas
15.	Welfareville Compound	Neptali A. Gonzales Integrated Senior Citizens Center
16.	Garden of Life Park	1. Office of the Cemetery Administrator
		2. Funeral Service
17.	Brgy. Mauway (Beside Mauway Lying-in Center)	1. General Services Department – Motorpool Workshop
		2. Mandaluyong City Tent Office
		3. Mandaluyong Youth Development Office