DSWD MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR No. Series of 2023 ‘SUBJECT GUIDELINES FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SUSTAINABLE LI D PROGRAM 1. RATIONALE ‘The Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) continues to be the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) lead livelinood capabilit-building program for poor, vulnerable and marginalized households and communities, to help improve their socio-economic conditions through accessing and acquiring necessary assets to tengage in and maintain thriving livelihoods, ‘The SLP remains committed to increase the level of participation among participants and harness a deeper sense of ownership oftheir development. At the same time, the Program recognizes the need to improve the implementation process and timeline ile strengthening the sequence of capabilty building sub-activlias and interventions {o-ensure that capacitation occurs all throughout the stages of implementation In ensuring that the SLP livethood interventions remains responsive to the needs of the community, and in ight of the current thrusts and priorities of the Department to streamline requirements, review and assess cost parameters of intorentions, and {expedite the implementation process for al DSWD programs and services, the SLP is hereby revising Memorandum Circular No. 22 series of 209 through this guidelines for the comprehensive implementation of the Sustainable Livelhhood Program, 0 ‘support said streamlining and simplification efforts of the DSWD. Through these revised guidelines, the SLP aims to provide: a) an expedited implementation process: b) rationalized cost parameters for SLP modalites and interventions; and ) new capability building interventions to support livelihood development and association development and management. Finally, as part of the directives and thrusts of the DSWD management to ensure the sustainability of its programs and interventions, the SLP is tasked with sustainabilly of both the livelihood projects and organization ofthe SLP associations. ML LEGAL BASES The following legal bases and guidelines have been reviewed as supportive for an abridged and enhanced SLP process: 1. 1887 Phippine Constation- AX Secon sates hat the goat of he ‘atonal econamyare amore oguabe atl opp, home and La @ awealth; a sustained increase in the amount of goods and services produced by {the nation for the benefit of the people; and, an expanding productivity as the key to raising tho quality of ite for al, especially the under privileged General Appropriations Act (GAA) - On the special provision on the implementation and management of the DSWD Sustainable Livelihood Program. Republic Act 5416 or the Social Welfare Act of 1968 - Created the Department of Social Welfare to develop and implement a comprohonsive ‘soci welfare program: Sec. 1. Mandate. Consistent with the provision of the Administrative Code (0f 1987 and Republic Act 7160 (Local Government Gode) - The Department ‘of Social Welfare and Development is hereby mandated to provide assistance to focal government units (LGUs), non-government organizations (NGOs), ‘ther national government agencios (NGAS), people's organizations (POs) and ‘members of civil society in effectively implementing programs, projects, and sorvices that will alleviate poverty and empower disadvantaged individuals, familes and communities for an improved quality of io as woll as implemont statutory and specialized programs which are directly lodged with the ‘Depariment and/or not yot dovolved fo LGUs, Republic Act 11032 or the Ease of Doing Business and Efficient Government Service Delivery Act of 2018 - Provide guidelines for the adoption of simpified requirements and procedures that will reduce red tape and expedite business and non-business rolated transactions in government ‘The SLP supports and adheres fo the mandate of timely delivery of services 10 ‘the Program’ intonded participants. Republic Act 11291 or the Act Providing for a Magna Carta of the Poor ‘Mandates thatthe State shail promote liveihood among the poor by providing them technical and administrative support to establish thelr livelihood Conterprises. The DSWD-SLP, boing the Department's lead livelihood development program, dolivers the necessary ‘infervention/s fo uplit the standard of living» and quality of ie of the poor. Republic Act 11310 or the Act Institutionalizing the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) ~ Mandates that “qualified household-beneficaries shall be given priority in the avaiiment ofthe modalities and interventions undor DSWD's Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) or ather appropriate or similar rogram offered by other govemmant agencies or accredited private institutions” "Tho househole-beneficiary shall also be given priory in the avaiiment of tho ‘employment facitalion services provided by the SLP or other employment ‘programs of appropriate govemment agencies implementing the same" DSWD Administrative Order No. 13, series of 2015 or the DSWD Policy Development Framework - As one of tho principles of an effective andcffciont policy development, the DSWD Policy Development Framework statos that “addressing Social Welfare and Development poly concems must be ‘done with an in-dopth and extensive analysis pursuant fo the DSWD Reform ‘Agonda that montione tho enhianoament of evidence-bazed polley making as 2 ‘component part of Reform Area 1: Engaging and leading the sector in ‘establishing stratogic and rosult-oriented policies in social protection. DSWD Memorandum Circular No. 20 series of 2020 - Specifically, Section 73, on the mandato of the Department of Social Woifare and Development in ‘accrediting CSOs/SLPAS as beneficiary ofthe Department. OBJECTIVES OF THE REVISED GUIDELINES ‘The guidelines consolidate all SLP regular and referral processes, procedures, major implementation stages, requirements, and parameters in implementing SLP. The revised guidelines were developed with the folowing main objectives in mind: 1 wv. To provide comprehensive details on the revised regular and referral SLP implementation process; To incorporate the Program's Sustainabilly Plan and provide guidance as to the series of interventions fo sustain and further develop both the livelihood projects and organization of the SLP Associations. Tomake prominent and refresh the capabilly building offerings of the Program, ‘mainly the Ivelhood development modules under the Microenterprise Development Training (MEDT) and Basic Employment Skils Training (BEST), as well as other support interventions for the SLP Associations (SLPA) to ensure that capacitaion of program participants occur throughout the implementation process and the established livelihood projects are sustained: To provide updated details and updates on the cost parameters, modalities, and interventions offered by the Program; and ‘To provide the DSWD Field Offices (FOs), being the direct implementers ofthe SLP in the locality, the specific implementation process and treatment for 4Ps households, Non-4Ps households, and individual referrals, DEFINITION OF TERMS Below is the definition of terms for words and terminologies commonly used in the implementation and management of SLP: ‘Association Enterprise ‘A type of enterprise that is managed by the members and officers ofthe SLP association, TT Opa Gog STRING‘Barangay Ranking Matric (BRM) Basic Employment Skills Training (GEST) Capacity Building Project Development Oficer (CapBuild PDO) Cash for Building Livelihood Assets Fund (CBLAF) Cerificate of Accreditation (CoA) Conticate of Eligibility (CoE) Community Economic Activities (CEA) ‘A tool used by the Implementing Project Development Officer (IPDO) in identifying ‘and prioritizing project barangays of SLP bbacod on the required criteria ‘Aa standard capabiliy-bullding activity for program participants that are interested in ‘seeking employment. This course will consist ‘of sessions developing the leamer’s capabilities and competencies that will help them land on suitable employment opportunities, ‘Aa SLP provincial staff that is responsible for fensuring that all the capacity-bulding activiies for the beneficiaries are provided accordingly. They are also responsible for ‘monitoring and evaluating the learning progress as well as the competency needs land gaps of the SLP beneficiaries. ‘The grant is used to implement labor- Inlensive projects executed by program participants to build, re-build, and/or protect natural and physical assets necessary for more profitable, self-sustaining and resilient rmicroenterprises, ‘A certification issued by the Standards Unit (GU) of the FO to the SLPAS after the issuance of the Cerificate of Eligibility (COE) by the SLP Regional Program Management Office (SLP-RPMO). The CoA shall be a Fequisite prior to the release of funds to the SLPAS under the Microenterprise Development (MD) Track ‘A cettiication signed by the Regional Program Coordinator (RPC) of SLP-RPMO certifying that the SLPA or EF program participanvs have complied with the processes of SLP. The CoE is a requisite for the approval and obligation of | the Mungkahing Proyekto and shall be the basis ‘of the SU of the FO in issuing the CaA to the SLPAS. Refers to common lvethoods in the barangays, which shall serve as a starting(Community Mobitztion Fure! (CMF) Constitution and By-Laws (CBL) Employment Faciltaion (EF) Track Extomal Partner Government Sector Partnerships Officer (SPO) Grants point for the program participants to identity ‘their potential SLP projects. Funds to finance meals and transportation allowance for the conduct of capability. building activites intended for the program participants. ‘A document to be ratified or signed by all members of the SLPA that contains the fundamental principles which governs its ‘operation and establishes the specific rules of guidance by which the association is. to function, {track ofthe SLP that provides assistance to qualified memberls of poor households who preferred employment rather than engaging In microonterprse. Refers to ariy individual and/or organization ‘outside of the existing structure of the DSW. Extemal Partners may include but not limited fo Gwil Society Organizations (CSOs), International Non-Governmental Organizations (INGOs), International Development Partners such as Inter governmental organizations of Intemational Governmental Organizations (IGOs), Private Entities and Businesses, collaborating Departments, Bureaus, Offices, Agencies, GovernmentOwned ‘andlor Controlled Corporations (GOCCs), Government Financial Institutions (GFis), State Universities and Colleges (SUCS), Local Govemment Units (LGUs) and. other ‘government organizations. ‘An SLP Technical Staff of the SLP-RPMO responsible for engaging partners from the public sectors and managing partnership activities, Grants are assistance in the form of transfer ‘of resources, in cash or in kind, to an ‘agencylentity’ from other levels. of, {government, private sectors or international Institutions with or without conditions relating tothe operating activities of the agencyfentty. (GAM, Chapter 1, Section 16).Grants Utiization Monitoring Report (cuMR) Implementing Project Development Officer (1PDO) Incubation Period Individual Enterprise Intomal Partner Livolinood Assets and Market Map @ammy Microenterprise Development (MD) Track ‘Monitoring Project Development Officer (MPDO) ‘An SLP document used by the Monitoring PDO fo validate that the grant was used in fsccordance with the opproved Mungkahing Proyekto. ‘An SLP Field Staff of the FO responsible for the organization and faciltaion of ‘opportunities of program participants involving stakeholders within or outside the city/municipalty. Refers to the program implementation of the sustainablity plan for each established livetiood starting from year 2 to year 4. This covers monitoring of livelihood, provision of technical assistance, grant incentive, and continuous capacitation of program Participants, and SLP association that would ‘eventually lead to their successful graduation to the program. {type of enterprise that is managed by the IndWvidual referrals, Refers to DSWD's Offices, Bureaus, Services and Units (OBSUs), and the attached and supervised agencies of the DSWD. Internal partnerships with altached and supervised agencies shall be formalized through a MOWMOU. ‘An SLP tool used to list down potential partners that may be engaged inthe provision ff ivelhood interventions and/or skils ‘enhancement. A track of the SLP which focuses on the establishment of microenterprise through provision of financial capital, enhancement of skis, and building / re-building physical and natural assets, An SLP Field Staff responsible for the monitoring of the utlization of grants provided to the program participants 7 SLPA and ‘monitoring and assessment of | the ‘microenterprise projects, SLPA and MD and EF program participants within the program's incubation period‘Mungkahing Proyokto (Project Proposal) Private Sector Partnorship Officer (PSPO) Convergence Budgoting Schemo or Program Convergence Budgeting (pce) Program Participant Project Assessment Too! (PAT) Provincial Coordinator (PC) Provincial Project Review and Assessment (PPRA) Regional Program Coordinator (RPC) ‘Mungkahing Proyekto or Project Proposal is the main document used in determining the specific ype of livelihood, project costs, and ‘ther ‘key components of the proposed livelihood project of the 4Ps and Non-4Ps participants, ‘An SLP Technical Staff of the SLP-RPMO responsible for engaging partners trom the private sectors and managing partnership activities. Formerly referred to as Program Budgeting \which is an integrated group of activities and projects that contributes "to a continuing ‘objective ofa program implemented by one or a group of ‘departments or agenoy/ies, supportive of the Socio-Economic Agenda Where resources shall be allocated, PCB is used to plan the budget. according to the strategic objectives ofthe government, and in ‘@ manner that is based on results through proper coordination of the lead and participating departments/agencies," Refers to the participants applied and are eligible to receive SLP interventions. These can be members of SLPA, individual Participants pursuing employment assistance or participants through individual referrals, ‘An SLP tool used to evaluate the feasibility of SLP projects proposed by the program participants, ‘An SLP Technical Staff responsible for the ‘management of SLP operations at the provincial level, ‘An activity conducted at the provincial level \where the Mungkahing Proyekio submitted by the IPDO. will undergo. feasibilty assessment by the PC and a representative from the SLP-RPMO. ‘The head of the SLP Regional Program ‘Management Office responsible for’ the * psn db. go pp conten oad SESFTRESFZ01011 OSSARY pt page 807‘Seed Capital Fund (SCF) for Individual Referrals ‘Seed Capital Fund (SCF) for SLP_ Association ‘Skill Training Fund (STF) pursuing the Employment Facilitation Track ‘Skills Training Fund (STF) for SLP Association pursuing the MD Track ‘Sustainable Livelihood Analysis (SLA) 'SLP Association (SLPA) management of SLP operations at the regional level The grant is used as startup capital to purchase small tools, raw materials, and ‘common service facilities such as machinery, equipment, and plants needed in starting or expanding microenterprise for individual enterprises. The SCF shall only be provided once. The grant is used as start-up capital for estabishing an association enterprise jointly proposed by the members of an SLP ‘Association (o purchase raw materials, small tools, and common service facities such as machinery, equipment, and plant needed in starting or expanding a microenterprise. The SCF shall only be provided once. The grant is used for the acquisition of ‘technical and vocational knowledge and skill for guaranteed employment purposes. The EF-STF shall only be provided once. The grant is used for the acquisition of {echnical and vocational knowledge and skills needed in the management of the microenterprise to be managed by the SLPA. ‘The MD-STF shall only be provided once. ‘An activity that shall be undertaken by the GSPO, PSPO, PC, and IPDOs to identify livelinood opportunites in the project areas, Consequently, data and information gathered during this activity shall be used as guide Points in selecting livelinoods forthe program Participants. ‘An association with §-30 members organized by the DSWD, through the SLP, which is issued with CoA making them eligible Tecipionts of assistance of SLP under the ‘Microenterprise Development track,‘SLP National Program Management (Offco (SLP-NPMO) ‘SLP Participant Track Selection ‘Assessment Farm (SLP PTSAF) 'SLP Regional Program Management ‘An office of the DSWD Central Office responsible for managing the implementation ‘of SLP, setting the overall direction, and faauing ' polcios ond guidelines, among others. ‘An SLP tool used to guide the implementing PDO in assessing the potentials of SLP participants to either establish a ‘microenterprise or pursue employment. ‘A.unit of the DSWD FO responsible for the ‘management of SLP at the regional level Oftca (SLP-RPMO) providing technical assistance, supervision ‘and management ofall SLP provincial offices, V. SUSTAINABILITY PLAN Amidst the uncertainty and current socio economic climate and to ensure that the SLP- livelihood interventions remain responsive to the needs of the community, as well as, furthor strengthen the support mechanism for transitioning SLP associations (SLPA) and the sustainability of both association and livelihood project, the SLP proposes development of the sustainability planimatrix to address the mainstreaming and sustainability issues arising from the implementation of the regular DSWD-SLP process. This need for longer incubation period and greater attention to the susiainabilly of projects is further supported by the results of key research and ‘evaluation studies on SLP such as the research study conducted by the Philippine Institutional Development Studies (PIDS) on the impact of the SLP's Microenterprise Development Seed Capital Fund assistance on poor households in the Philippines (PIDs, 2019-2020), In this light, the SLP Sustainability Plan is integrated inthe programs policy and design through which describes the process DSWD-SLP will undertake to develop the capabilites and inherent strengths of the SLP association over the span of multiple incubation years, starting from year 2 to year 5, through provision of continuous and intensified capabilty building activities and additional livetiiood incentives for those associations. who manage to sustain their liveliiood projects as well as. the ‘management oftheir associations.‘Yabong e a Figure 1. SLP Sustainability Plan Its through the Sustainabiity Plan, that the DSWD SLP seeks to not only increase the likelihood of SLPAs sustaining thelr respective livelihood projects but also developing their organizational capacities to transition from an informal community- ‘based entity, o a formal organization that is. operationally sound, financially stable, ‘and independently managed by its members. VI. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS ‘The following are the requirements for SLP participants: 41. The target program participants should belong to the poor, marginalized, vulnerable andlor disadvantaged households as identified by the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR), prioritizing 4Ps participants, 2, The target program participants must be willing to be a member of an SLP Association and manage an “association enterprise", The program participants ‘who would prefer an individually-managed enterprise shall be treated as individual referral participants in order to be served by the SLP. 3. A participant of the MD Track must be at least sixteen (16) years old to participate, with a witten legal consent from the parents or legal guardians, and ‘must be a member of an SLPA; 4. A participant for EF Track must be at least eighteen (18) years old upon employment, folowing legal employment standards: and 5. AISLPAs and EF Track participants must be granted a CoE signed by the RPC. of the SLP-RPMO certiying compliance to SLP's selection process.Each household can enroll a maximum of two (2) members pursuing two (2) diferent tracks ~ () Microenterprise Development through resource-based and market-driven ‘sustainable microenterprises; and () Employment Facilitation VII. MODALITIES OF ASSISTANCE ‘The following are the modalities under the MD Track: Name of Modality Deseription Cost Param: | Seed Capital Fund (scr) “The grant is used as start-up capital {for establishing an association enterprise jointy proposed by the members of an SLP Association or ‘an individual enterprise managed by individual. referrals to purchase raw materials, small tools and ‘common service faciities such as ‘machinery, equipment, and plant ‘needed in starting or expanding ‘mieroenterprise. The SCF shall only be provided once. = Maximum of Twenty ‘Thousand Pesos (Php 20,000.00) per program Paticipant if member of aSLPA, - Maximum of Fifteen Thousand Pesos (Php 15,000.00) er individual referrals ‘Skills Training A grant that is used for ‘cquistion of knowledge and skils needed in the management of the microenterprise to be managed by the SLPA’ or its members and individual referrals. The grant ‘covers the following components: a) technical- vocational skis taining foo; b) meal, lodging, and transportation allowance; ¢) training supplies and materials; and d) program participants’ assessment fee. The MD-STF shall only be provided once. Maximum of Fifteen ‘Thousand Pesos (Php 18,000.00) per program participant ‘Gash for Building Livelnood Assets Fund (CBLAF) ‘An allowance or stipend provided to rogram participants who. have rendered work for labour-intensive projects to bull, re-build, andior| protect natural and physical assets necessary for more profitable, self sustaining and resilient ‘microenterprises. The CBLAF shall only be provided once, ‘One hundred percent (100%) of the present standard minimum wage set by the Department of Labor and Employment ‘applicable in the region at the time of application, fora ‘maximum of eleven’ (11) days, inclusive of the 0.5 day pre-CBLA otientationand 0.5 day postCBLA activities. The folowing are the modallies under the Employmont Facilitation (EF) Track: ‘Name of Modality Description Cost Parameter Employment | A_ grant provided to program | Maximum of Five Thousand ‘Assistance Fund | participants’ that wil suppor a| Pesos (Php 5,000.00) por (ear) {guaranteed employment such as:| program participant. 1) processing of employment documentary requirements; 2) payment of medical tools and ‘materials;3) purchase of basic femployment tools and materials; and 4) transportation allowance, ‘meal allowance, and board and lodging until the first 15 days. of ‘employment, The EAF shall only be provided once. Skis Training Fund |A grant to be used for the|Maximum of Fifleen (EF-STF) acquisition of technical and| thousand Pesos (Php Vocational knowledge and skills | 16,000.00) por program delivered in the form of orientations | participant and lectures, demonstrations, and other similar skills acquisition methodologies for the participants, The grant covers. the following components: a) technical- vocational skils training foe: b) ‘meal, lodging, and transportation allowance; c) training supplies and materials; and 4) program participants’ assessment fee. The STF-EF shall only be provided once. Vill. SLP IMPLEMENTATION’ OPERATIONAL GUIDELINES FOR YEAR ONE (PUNLA) For the first year of implementation, the SLP has four (4) major stages, mainly: 1.) Pre- Implementation; 2.) Social Preparation; 3.) Resource Moblization; and 4,) Project Implementation, There are two SLP Project Development Officers (PDO) who are primarily involved — the Implementing PDO (IPDO) and the Monitoring PDO (MPDO), ‘The IPDO serves as the community facilitator who is responsible for identifying,organizing, and capactating the new program participants until grant release and lization, Meanwhile, during the provision of Modalities Phase of the Resource Mobiization Stage, the MPDO shall validate the utilization of grants to ensure thatthe ‘aypiuved project has been duly implemented. The MPDO is responsible for ensuring that the provided assistance is sustained by the participants through the conduct of regular monitoring visits and assessments. Below are specific stages and sub- activities (per stage) ofthe revised SLP implementation process. 4. PREAMPLEMENTATION STAGE ‘The Pre-implementation stage involves. coordination with various stakeholders to oblain relevant information to be able to identify prioity areas of implementation. A. Proparation of Data and Information for Targeting (0 Day) Proparation of Regional, Provincial and City/Municipat Livelihood ‘Assots and Market Map (RJPIC/NLAMM) L Te GSPO of SLP-RPMO shall obtain information on regional government investments from the government sector. Complementary to this, the PSPO shall dently institutional market resources and opportunities for the products and services of program participants from the private sector. Both GSPO and PSPO shall also consider livelihood, market and employment opportunities, identified and engaged atthe national level by the Partnership Building Section applicable to their region. From the obtained data and information, the GSPO and PSPO shall prepare the Regional LAMM (RLAMM) for public and private sector opportunites ji, Likewise, with assistance fom the GSPO and PSPO, the PC shall prepare the Provincial LAMM (PLAMM), incorporating public and private sector resources ‘and opportunities reflected in the RLAMM; and ji The IPDO shall also map the nearby commercial areas and financing institutions, as well as active cil society organizations (CSOs), and POs within, the cityimunicipality. Thereafter, the [PDO shall prepare CitylMunicipal LAMM (CIMLAMN) using the gathered data and PLAMM, ‘The RIP/CIMLAMM shall serve as one of the references for the identification of lveihood projects of the participants, and the same shall be updated at least once pper semester to continuously identify available livelihood, market and employment ‘opportunities for the participants which may contribute to the sustainabilty of their projects. ‘A2. Review of 4Ps Households" Profile Identification of priority city or municipal of implementation, prioritizing areas with the highest number of 4Ps households who are ready 10 receive livelihood intervention, The expected output of this phase is the inventory of 4Ps households who are ready to receive assistance from SLP, disaggregated per province, ‘cty/municipalty, and barangay as assessed by the 4P's Cityhunicipal Links. The SLP PDO shall coordinate with the concemed 4Ps staff onthe said inventory of target 4Ps participants,A. Prioritization of Project Barangays ‘Tire IPDOs shall be deployed to the priority oF targeted municipalities or cities. The IPDO shall gather data and information, such as available and accessible natural resources within the municipality or city, government investments including the LGU's Annual Investment Plan, Municipal Development Pian, a list of nearby commercial ‘areas and financing institutions, as well as active civil sociely organizations. and People's organizations within the municipality. ‘Aside from the developed C/MLAMM, the IPDO shall list CEA and conduct SWOT analysis a8 part ofthe SLA, which shall be presented, vetted and finalized during the SLP Association Formation. ‘fier the data gathering, the IPDO/s shall rank the barangay, using the following ‘rteria indicated in the Barangay Ranking Matrix (BRM): |. Total number of unserved 4Ps beneficiaries tagged as poor in the Listahanan database; ji. Presence of DSWD programs and other national and/or focal government ‘development programs, projects and/or activities, including those covered by PCB and special project areas; ii, Availability and accessibility of natural resources within the municipailty or city; iv. Accessibilty of commercial areas and financing institutions to the municipality orci, and v. Involvement and assistance provided by CSOs, NGOs, and the business sector for the community. The finalist of priority barangays and the corresponding numberof target households per barangay wil be presented to the city or municipal LGU (C/MLGU), Further, partnership engagements with identified priority barangays not included in the BRM shall also be considered in the implementation of SLP. Individual and referred participants needing ivehood assistance that are not residents of the SLP project barangays as identified in tho BRM may serve through SLP if they pass the eligibility requcements of the Program. The following categories of individuals ate covered in this section: i. Individuals roprosenting a houschold who is/are referred to the DSWD by ‘another individual, group, organization, or office such as LGUs, NGAs, State Universities and ' Colleges (SUCs), ‘CSOs, Sell-Governing Boards and Commissions, among others, fo the SLP-RPMOs or through the SLP-NPMO, |i, Individuals or groups who is/are referred by tho SLP-NPMO to the SLP- PMO for further assessment and possibie provision of SLP assistance, and ii, Individual participants seeking livelihood assistance - referring to any walkin cent in the national and regional lvel, refered through correspondence, and those who apply via email ‘Accumulation of pertinent data gathered by the SLP RPMOs shall be on an annual basis. Hence, the formulation, gathering, review, and assessment of reference datasuch as the LAMM, 4Ps Houscholds' Profle, and priority areas (barangays) are readily available to the IPDOs on the. ground. These data must be available prior to the program's current year implementation and must be reviewed and used inthe planning fand Klentifcation ofthe project barangay. B. Coordination with the MunicipalityiGity and Barangay Stakoholdors (1 Day) ‘A.one (1) day coordination activity for a new project municipality and barangays. ‘The prerequisite for this phase is the signed Unified Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the Department and the LGU. Incase the Unified MOAs not feasible, the SLP-RPMO may inate a Regional MOA specifically for DSWD-SLP and LGU subject for approval ofthe Regional Director, For project areas from the previous year, the IPDO may skip these actives and proceed to the next stage. i. Presentation of overview of the SLP including implementation process, ‘lgiblity requirements, and program modalities; Discussion of targeting and selection process of project areas; Discussion on the possible areas for support from the LGU (e.g. preparation of Specific Implementation Agreement, f applicable); and |v. Presentation of overview of the SLP including the enhanced implementation Process, eligible participants, program modalities, and selection process of project areas and program participants for the concemed BLGUIs (barangay ‘captains and members of the Sangguniang Barangay ofthe approved and final project barangay/s), 2. SOCIAL PREPARATION STAGE ‘The Social Preparation Stage shall springboard a collective and participatory process to foster a sense of ownership, co-owership and social responsiblity among the rogram participants. It also provides an opportunity to build and enhance the Capabilty and resources of ileested program paticipants to use in stating a Imicroenterprise. This stage shal be divided into six (6) phases; I) SLP Assembly i) Name Matching in the Listahanan Database and Securing Letter of Intent, il) SLP Associaton Formation and iv) Basic MEDT and Shortened BEST, Project Proposal Preparation v) Issuance ‘ofthe Certiteate of Accreditation (CoA) to SLPAs and v) Capacity Bulling Activitis. A.SLP Assembly (0.5 Day) ‘This half-day activity is intended for the presentation of the program background, ‘objectives, and the selection process, ‘After the orientation, the IPDO shall ensure that all interested participants have duly ‘accomplished the SLP Data Privacy Consent Form in compliance to Republic Act No. 10173 or he Data Privacy Act (DPA) of 2012. The participants who attended the SLP ‘Assembly that are not interested to proceed must sign a waiver signifying that they are no longer interested to participate in the program,‘The individual referals shall not undergo SLP Assembly and may proceed to the next stage. B, Name Matching in the Listahanan Database and Securing Letter of Intent (0.5 Day) |. ‘The SLP-RPMO shall eross-match to the Listahanan database the list of participants that signifies their willingness to undergo the process ater the Conduct of the SLP Assembly, those recehed by the SLP-RPMO through referral from the SLP-NPMO or other instituions. For individual referral, tho 'SLP-RPMO should fil out the SLP Profile Form before crass-matching with the Listahanan database; |i. _Allparicipants belonging to 4Ps households may proceed immediately to the 'SLPA Formation once certified as 4Ps households by the 4Ps Municipal! City ink; li, Pattcipants not identified as belonging to a 4Ps household shall be name- ‘matched by the SLP-RPMO in the Listahanan database available in the FO; and Iv. Participants not found in the Listahanan database shall be endorsed to the Regional National Household Targeting Unit (NHTU) upon acquiing of Consent, to request for a household assessment/enumeration following the process of Listahanan in identiying poor households. Once these households have been identified as ‘poor’, then they may be facilitated by the program and proceed tothe next stage. Households identified as ‘poor’ in the Listahanan database may proceed fo SLPA. Formation Stage (for MD Participants) or Project Proposal Preparation Stage (for EF Participants) after securing submission of the digitized Livelihood Skils Assessment Form (LSAF). The result shall then be reviewed by the IPDO to assess the profile of the participants, Households cent as “non-poor” should be referred to other institutions/agencies Cr partners for appropriate assistance, upon acquiring consent from the participants, C. Administration of Li (f Day) ihood Skills Assessment Form for Individual Referrals, (Once the result of name-matching is obtained and eligible participants are finalized, the IPDO shall immediately visi locate the participants to administer the digitized Livelihood Assessment For (LAF) and provide brief orientation on SLP. Within one (1) day, the IPDO shall submit a feedback report to the PC, detailing the result of the assessment undertaken. The accomplished LSAF should be able to identity the rack selected by the individual referal and the proposed livelihood before proceeding to the Project Proposal Preparation Stage, D. SLP Association Formation (3 Days) This three (3) day activity is forthe scheduling of the SLPA Formation which includescoordination with the barangay officials and dissemination via sending of digital! automated SMS or any avaiable means of communication, Ll program panicipants pursuing the MO Trach are requited to be mesnbers of fan SLPA, composed of a minimum of ve (6) and a maximum of thity (80) ‘members. The members shall group themselves depending on their chosen livelinood projects based on the result ofthe SLA, which may be based on theic shared interests, issues they intend to address, existing livelihoods or other shared priorities; li, The SLPA formation activities include leadership training and organization building; li, The SLPA shall then be formalized through (a) electing their officer, (b) developing their vision, mission, goals and objectives (VMGO); and (c) writing ‘and raifying Constitution and By-Laws; and |v. _(@) Presentation, vetting and finalization ofthe result ofthe intial SLA; and (b) Imicroenterprise feasibilly guide and preparation of the Modality Application Forms (MAF) ‘Aller the SLPA Formation, the SLP-RPMO through the RPC shall issue a Certificate (of Eligibility (COE) to the SLPA to cerity that they have complied withthe processes of SLP. The COE must be prepared at the provincial level and countersigned by the PC prior fo the approval of the RPC. ‘Aer the Issuance of the COE, the SLP-RPMO must prepare the “Endorsement of SLPAs with COE” which wil be forwarded to the Standards Unit as their basis in ‘issuing a Certificate of Accreditaion (CoA) to the SLPAs, Once the SLP-RPMO has provided the endorsement to the SU of the FO, the latter shall facilitate the issuance (of CoA to the SLPAS, {Al eligible SLPA, EF participants and individual referrals with issued CoE may immediately proceed to capaciy building actives. E. Capability Building Activities - Basic and Shortened Training (0.5 day Por Training) E1 Basic Microenterprise Development Training (Basic MEDT) i. After the issuance of the CoE, the IPDO shall conduct the Basie MEDT for the program participants to understand the components to startup a ‘microenterprise. The IPDO may tap resource person's from partners or request the assistance of the LGU livelihood worker, if applicable; and li. The Basic MEDT only includes the folowing sessions: Module 4: Appreciation of Concept, Theories, and Practices on Resil Livelihood Session 1: Revisiting the Livelihood Activities of our Community: Session 2: Building Blocks of Livelihood Workshop 1: Preparing your Project Proposal or Mungkahing Proyekto‘The remaining sessions on each module will be covered during the project Implementation stage, E.2. Shortened Basie Employment Skills Training (Shortened BEST) |. The IPDO shall conduct the Shortened BEST of may tap representatives from the Public Employment Service Office (PESO) or other government partners or private instituions, as resource persons for this training, in coordination wath the assigned LGU livelihood worker. Program participants assessed by the IPDO to be equipped with skis related to the identified employment may no longer attend; |. The program participant may provide the PDO a copy of Certificate of Employment from the previous employer, Certification of Trainingls attended, Cr other proof of training received; and i Participants without existing employable skils who wil avail the Skils Training Fund for EF modality wil undergo the BEST after the provision ofthe modality Under the Shortened BEST, the program participants will be mentored on how to ‘accomplish a resume that enlists skils, and their educational background. Moreover, the program participant shall aso leam employee etiquette and proper decorum, The Shortened BEST shall culminate with a mock interview, in which participants could Practice undergoing interviews, ‘The IPDO, in coordination with the PCIGSPO/PSPO, may tap existing internal and ‘extemal partners to provide additional capability-building training to the qualified participants maximizing existing partnership engagements, This may include ‘orientation of programe and services by the partners?, among others, For individual Referrals, to optimize time and resources, the IPDO may opt to gather the eligible individuals on a weekly basis forthe conduct of Basic MEDT of Shortened BEST. However, in case only one eligible individual is available for that week, the training shall resume on a one-on-one session. The IPDO may also include the eligible individual in Basic MEDT or Shortened BEST activity scheduled on that week, F. Project Proposal Preparation and Issuance of CoA to SLPAs (2 Days) ‘The SLPAs endorsed by the SLP-RPMO shall be accredited by the SU, The CoA must be issued tothe SLPAs within two (2) days (ypon receipt ofthe SU on the endorsement tom the SLP-RPMO and prior (0 the processing of proposals for funding at the FO's Finance Management Division). ‘The expected outputs during this phase are accomplished Mungkahing Proyekto (MP) ‘and Modality Application Form (MAF). Tho MP shall be prepared by the IPDO wiich otails the summary ofall modalities availed by the program participants. The MAF shall be prepared by the program participants with the guidance of the IPDO, which Contains speci deta of the proposed Ivethood projec, the needed inputs, and the sakdown of cost 1, MO Track 7 6g. Otetaton n Cooperative Code bythe COA, and Barangay Mr Business Enos (BME) At of 2002 bythe Dparmont of Tae aids, mg carsPrepared Modality Application Form (MAF) by the SLPA President or individual referrals and Approved by the PC; Prepared Mungkaning Proyekto by IPDO, recommended for approval by the RPC, approved by the DC for Promotive Services (as to Purpose) and Budget Head (as to Funding) and approved by the Regional Director, and ‘Attachments needed are the CoE and LAF for individual referrals. 2. EF Track For Skis Training, the MAF prepared by the concerned participant; Prepared Mungkahing Proyekto by IPDO, recommended for approval by the RPC, approved by the DC for Promotive Services (as to Purpose) ‘and Budget Head (as to Funding) and approved by the Regional Director, and ‘Attachments needed are the CoE, EAF Needs Assessment prepared by the IPDO and approved by the PC; and Fund Utilization Commitment signed by the program participant witnessed by the IPDO. G. Procoss for the Withdrawal of Program Participants and SLPA 41. Roplacomont of Participant Prior to the Release of Grants: “The IPDO shall secure a waiver from the participants who are no longer interested to participate in the Program, For an SLPA, the association may replace a waived memberfs if sald replacement is/are eligible to participate in the Program, Itis highly Tecommended that the replacement should come from the samo household or within the project barangay who are Identified as. 4Ps household or poor inthe Listahanan database; ‘The IPDO should ensure that the replacement passed the eligibiliy requirement and shall be provided with an orientation on SLP and the 'SLPA should issue a resolution on the replacement and acceptance of its new memberis. A copy of the resolution shall be forwarded to the PDO for onward submission to the PC, The PC shall acknowledge and approve the replacement ang inform the RPMO; and In cases where the entire SLPA withdraws after the SLPA Formation, the IPDO shall conduct an assessment and submit a feedback report to the PC and the RPMO. The SLPA shall issue a resolution on their withdrawal to be signed by at least 75% of the members, 2, Replacement of Participant aftor the Release of Grants: Incase member's of the association decided to leave the group after the release of funds tothe SLPA, the replacement of the memberls shall be agreed and decided by the association through the issuance of resolution; and The SLPA must officially inform the SLP-RPMO through the IPDO on ‘any changes on the composition of the members afer the release of grants. The signed resolution with regard to the agreement of the association must be attached to the leer to the FO.3. RESOURCE MOBILIZATION STAGE ‘The Resource Mobiization Stage involves the () assessment of proposed liveiiood projects to ensure feasibility and economic viability and (i) release.of grants to the Program participanis/SLPAs, The final oufput of this stage is the approved Mungkahing Proyekto and the actual provision of SLP Modalities. A Project Proposal Review and Approval (8 Days) ‘and Regional Level ‘AA. Project Proposal Review at the Provin« 1. The Mungkahing Proyekto (MP) submitted by the [POO shall undergo assessment at the provincial level. The Project Assessment Tool shall be used {during the assessment. Feasibility ofthe proposed projects should be assessed at the provincial level through the PC; |i, After the review at the provincial level, the approved MP, along with the CoE ‘and other attachments, shall be endorsed/submited to the SLP-RPMO within, 1 day (except for those areas belonging to GIDA): ii. Approved proposals at the provincial level must be scanned and uploaded in the information system, Other pertinent detalis of the proposals must be {encoded inthe information system and submitted to the SLP-RPMO to facitate the approval at the regional level, iv. Upon receipt of the endorsed proposals from the province, the SLP-RPMO should immediately verify the proposals. The SLP-RPMO shall only review tho MP and its attachment as to: a) program standards and parameters, and »b) completeness and correciness of attachments; and \v. Verified proposals must be forwarded to the Regional Director for approval and ‘onward processing and funding at the concemed Fiduciary Units. B, Project Proposal Approval (RD) i. The Regional Director shall only approve the MP for MD (SLPAS) with CoA and IMP for EF participants and individual referrals with CoE; ji. The SLP-RPMO should ensure that all approved MP shall be retumed to IPDO, PMEO, and PC for tracking and shall be endorsed to the Finance and Management Division for processing and funding; and li, The RMEF is responsible for updating the project tracker forall actions/progress ofthe approved Mungkahing Proyekto thal are endorsed for funding and ensure that the PC and IPDO are informed on the status; C. Processing of Proposals at the Finance Managemont Division (Budget, Accounting, and Cash) for Funding ‘After the receipt ofthe approved Mungkahing Proyekto from the Regional Director, the SLP-RPMO shal endorse ittoconcored uns othe FO for obgation and preparation of checks, D. Relea: ‘of Chocks to ParticipantsDAA. For the Association The grants shall be given directly to the SLPA, through a check under the account fname of the SLPA Prosident and SLPA Treasurer and a nominated SLPA officer for the account ofthe SLPA following existing government ausiting and accounting rules and procedures. 1.2, For EFfindividual Referrals i. The SCF or EAF shall be directly released to each eligible individual through cash fr check payment following existing government auditing and accounting rules and procedures; i. The eligible individual shail receive the grant at the Cash Unit or from the FO's authorized Special Disbursing Officers (SDOs); and ii. Pertinent documents relative to the disbursement such as disbursement vouchers or cash assistance payroll shall be properly accomplished and secured and shall be attached tothe liquidation report The only authorized person to receive the grant is the one whose name is in the approved grant proposal. In the absence ofthe authorized person, an ‘authorization’ bearing the name, signature and a photocopy of the identication card of the said person shall be presented by tho representative, Moreover, only the legal-aged ‘member of the household is allowed to recsive the grant on behalf of the grantee. No DSWD personnel is allowed to be authorized by any eligible grant recipient to claim their grant for any reason, 4. PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION STAGE Once the project is funded, it shall be implemented according to the approved Mungkahing Proyekto. The 1200 shall supervise project implementation, along with ‘other DSWD programs and partner institutions, This stage covers the first three (3) months of project implementation of participant's ‘microenterprise operations (estabfished enterprise) or employment. The IPDO should ensure that all procedures, activities, materials and equipment in starting up the ‘mictoenterprises or employment have been met. In addition, includes the provision of capabiliy-bulding activiies such as Advanced MEDT or BEST to increase the knowledge and skils of the program paficipants in order to continuously capacitate them in managing thelr enterprise or employment, A. Capability-Bullding Activities - Advanced Training (2 days for MEDT and 4 day for BEST) Conduct of Advanced MEDT or Advanced BEST. This includes other capabilly- building training/activties for participants in order to continuously capactate them in managing their enterprise or employment ain an BTA EFT FRG TTExisting internal and extemal partners may also be tapped to provide additional advanced capabilty-bullding training to the qualified participants maximizing existing parinership engagements and available resources. B. Suporvision of Project Implementation (First 3-months of microenterprise ‘operations/employment) ‘The IPDO should ensure that all procedures, activities, materials and equipment Instarting up the micraenterprises or employment have been met._Itis assumed that informal coaching and mentoring sessions between the IPDO and SLP participants willbe conducted as part ofthe supervision of Project Implementation Within the fist (8) months. |. The IPDO should ensure that grants provided are fully disbursed as to purpose and are compliant to existing accounting and auditing rules; li The mechanism of gran utilization check and project implementation monitoring as prescribed under the implementation process for regular SLP participants shall be undertaken after the release of the grants; and ii, The IPDO shall provide guidance to the SLPA of individual referrals and EF participants in drafting their Enterprise Plan and Employment Plan, respectively. This shall be reviewed and approved by the IPDO. The Enterprise Plan and Employment Plan shall be monitored during the incubation period. For partnership projects including PCB and special projects, the project implementation shall be coordinated with the concerned partners, and shall follow the agreed implementation processes and activlies stipulated in the approved Memorandum of Agreement/Understanding, Joint." Memorandum Ciccular/implementing Guidelines, Guidance Notes and other advisories Vill, SLP_ IMPLEMENTATION! OPERATIONAL GUIDELINES FOR THE LIVELIHOOD SUSTAINABILITY PLAN FOR YEAR TWO (USBONG) ‘The second yearimplementation shailbe the start ofthe Livelihood Sustainabitty Plan ‘The Year 2 (Usbong) implementation shall focus on ensuring that the individuals and SLPAs are continuously capacitated towards self governance and the operations of the established microenterprises and the acquired employment are sustained after the provision of SLP modaities. This shall be done through continuous tracking, mentoring, coaching, linking, and capabilty building ‘A, MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES Under the second year implementation, there shall be quarterly monitoring and ‘semestral assessment from the time the microenterprise started ts operations or the program participants wore employed. 1. For the MD project and EF participant, the MPDO shall assume the tracking, Constant checking up, provision of technical assistance (e.g. review of the enterprise plan, coaching and mentoring, proper management of salary and Savings, work etiquette, ete.) and coordinating functions which will commence sce mea i rrp SUSTAIN EN ELT FRONT RPRRTthee (3) months after the start ofthe microenterprise or the program participant was employed. 2, For the SLPA, the MPDO shall assume the tracking, constant checking up, provision of technical assistance (e.g. review of the entorpriae plan, roviow of ‘organizational structure, coaching and mentoring, etc.) and coordinating functions which will commence six (6) months afler the stat of the Imicroenterprise, [At the end of the second year implementation, the MPDO shall prepare an Annual ‘Assessment Report that contains the organizational, financial, and technical status of the livelihood projects, SLPA, and employment of the program participants. This report will also include the next steps to be undertaken based on the current context of the projects and SLPA to further support or scale up their business operations and strengthen self-governance. ‘The MPDO shall only use the officially released SLP Monitoring and Assessment Tools to track the sustainabiliy of the projects and associations during the Year 2 implementation. Below are the following tools and its corresponding timeline of data collection during the Year 2 (Usbong) implementation: Tools Whon to Conduct | Frequency of Monitoring and Assessment Visit MD Monitoring Tool Every 3 months 4 EF Monitoring Too! Every 3 months 4 Organization Assessment Tool Every 6 months 2 Individual Enterprise Annual ‘After the monitoring 1 ‘Assessment Tool and assessment of, Year2 ‘Association Enterprise Annual implementation 1 ‘Assessment Tool EF Participant Annual Assessment 1 Tool “The eau ofthe monitoring and assessment reports shal bo used by the MPDO to tack ho progres ofthe velnood ofthe IndwiduaSLPA and employment a a bass for te provision of appropriate assistance Hence, the Annual Assecsmont Report Shall be sccompishedsmutaneoualy wit the asl monn vst ane vl Be reviewed by the PC for submission fo the SLF-RPMO RP. Ths assosement eport Shall Serve as bass to determine who among te Incl and association shal be iene oe lowing nelnead sa a esl fe lexi, rari nd exgaizatonal peomance nding he conemuntysnpact fr Nansearing 2 for Rehabilitation, or 3) for Closure. . ais _ aGenerally these three (3) Ivetinood status shall be the basis to categorize the program participant and association who will proceed to Year 2 to 4 implementation following the the new indicators to be measured: For Mainstreaming - The individual or association is ready "For Mainstreaming” ifthe status ofthe enterprise or employment has reached the ‘minimum characteristics based on the results of the monitoring and assessment. Under this status, itis expected that all the sustainability indicators set on each year shall be achieved to be able to qualify to the interventions andlor incentives set to provide by the program, The MPDO shall continuously ‘monitor and assess the identified program participant or association under this, Tivelinood status following the standard frequency of data collection, For Rehabilitation - The individual or association is considered "For Rehabilitation” it the sustainabilty indicators set from “Year 2 to 4 implementation under "For Mainstreaming” are not able to achieve and there are still recommended steps or action plans to be done based on the result of the Annual Assessment Report. Under this livehood status, appropriate interventions and technical assistance may be provided in order to move towards achieving the sustainabifly indicators under the "For Mainstreaming” status. The MPDO shall continuously monitor and assess the identified program paaticipant or association under this livelihood status folowing the standard frequency of data collection For Closure - The individual or association is considered "For Closure” if any of the sustainablity indicators set _under °For Mainstreaming’ of “For Rehabilitation” from Year 2 to 4 implementation are not able to achieve, This livelihood status can be observed based on the follawing cases but not limited to ‘4, The microenterprise is closedinot operational or employment status is tunemployed however, there are stil recommended staps or actions to reinstitute or revive the enterprise, association or employment through a form of technical assistance or additional intervention ofthe program or other identified stakeholders, For individual or association falls under this status during Year 2 or 3 implementation, continuous capabilty building shall be provided based ‘on the identiied competency gaps, Meanwhile, i the desired outcome at the end of Year 4 did not able to achieve by an association, an Exit Plan shall be accomplished to provide final ‘iniiatves or ‘connect the association toa suitable partners/stakeholders that can provide an additional assistance needed before exiting the program . The microenterprise is closed or the participant is unemployed due to the following reasons: 1) the individual or association is no longer wiling {and interested to revive the enterprise, association or employment; 2)paticipant is already dead; 4) participant resides in different location; and 5) participant found better opportunities, among others. Henoe, a \wition waiver shall be accomplished as a proof of discontinuity of ‘ongagetent to the GLP of the individual or association Previously served program participants whose microenterprise faled or whose femployment ended due to unforeseen events such as natural and/or man-made dlsaster/ealamity upon monitoring of the MPDO may be served again by the Program lnder Year 2 to 4 subject to further assessment by the MPDO and IPDO and subject for availabilty of funds from the annual budget allocation, ‘Specifically the following set of indicators shall be achieved by the program participant ‘or association atthe end of year 2 (Usbong) in order to move to year 3 implementation: Year2 TMD Track EF Track Performance | Association Individual Entorpriso Enterprise Technica! | pratonlLrethood |- Operational velnod | ontrueus updated Enterprise | Updated Entre. |e™O%™ Plan [Pian = Empoyment Pan Financial | Poste Gros sales | Postve Gross sales [-Postive moni [ostive Net income |: Posive Net come [rt slay, ‘Organizational |. Seftgoverning SLPA ‘not applicable Community [Jobs generated within ‘not applicable Impact (Jobs [association Govern B. CAPABILITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES ‘The program shall ensure thatthe program beneficiaries are capacitated with suitable skills and competencies based on their knowledge gaps and needs. In line with this, the program developed an SLP Livelihood Development Session (LDS) that is anchored to the program sustainability plan. These learning sessions will have a spectc theme for each year that will address different competency and knowledge For year 2 of the SLP LDS or will also be known as Usbong Leaming Year, the beneficiaries will be quarterly trained on areas like business management, effective ‘negotiation skis, and basics of Supply Value Chain. ‘Below are the timeline, objectives, and topics that will be covered by each session:YEAR 2: Usbong Learning Year Timatine!Petiod "Session Tile MD TRACK “et Quarter | Business Risk Management Training Effective Negotiation Skils 2nd Quarter __| Microenterprise Development 3 3rd Quarter | Introduction to Value Chain and its Primary Activities | Introduction to Profit Sharing ‘4th Quarter | Value Chain and its suppor activites: '* Coaching on Basic Human Resource Management ‘* Coaching on Procurement ‘© Mentoring on Digital Wallet Development of Profit Sharing Plan EF TRACK ‘tstQuarter | Financial Literacy: Insurance, Investment, and Savings Training * At the end of the Usbong Learning Year, the program participants must ‘complete al the required capabily building activities set by the program. Their attendance must also be recorded on their SLP Learning Booklet wherein the assigned PDO must sign beside the tile of the training session, ‘Should the program participant not be qualified for endorsement to next SLP Year, the 'SLP will be conducting @ competency assessment based on the monitoring ‘and assessment report. The result of the competency assessment will be the basis in {determining the possible learning areas thatthe program participant or SLPA must re- undergo, C. PARTNERSHIP ACTIVITIES ‘The SLP-RPMO, through the IPDO, PC, PMEO and CapBuild PDO, shal also review the results of the monitoring and assessment conducted by the MPDO to determine the needed interventions by the SLPA or program participants which can be coursed through tothe partners found in the Menu of Pariners developed by the SLP-RPMO.‘The folowing actives shall be conducted under the Year 2 (Usbong) 1, Microenterprise Devolopmont Track ‘+ For Mainstreaming: SLPA and program participants identified under this catogory shal be linked to partners where they can advance capacity building activities and supplementary livelihood interventions which may contribute to ‘the sustainablity and growth of ther microenterprises. The SLPA and program Participants shall also link with other identified markets within their vicinity as ‘dentined in the P/MLAMM ‘+ For Rehabilitation: SLPA and program participants identified under this category shall be linked to partners which can provide additional capacity building activiées. and complementary lvelinood interventions to rehabilitate their microenterprises. Depending on the identified needs of the SLPA and program participants, the livethood interventions which may be provided to the SLPA and program participants Under the Year 2 (Usbong), through the partners are National Certificate Level i andior Il, product enhancements (e.g. product labeling), additional equipments, ‘among others. »b, Employment Facilitation Track * For Mainstreaming: Program participants identified under this category shall be linked to the partners which can provide advanced capacty building activities to enhance thet skills needed for their existing employment. ‘© For Rehabilitation: Program participants identified under this category shall be linked to partners which can provide their needed additional capacity building activites to improve their current employment. Program participants are expected to be acquainted with the PESO assigned in thelr D. GRANT INCENTIVE ‘8, Microenterprise Dovelopment Track In congruence with the provision of capability bulging suppor for value chain analysis, the Program shall provide as additional support / incentive the Product Diversification 1 Development Grant (PDDG) to support and stimulate product enhancement. and value-chain development inthe liveliiood projects of the SLPA ‘The cost parameter forthe PDDG shall be a maximum of Php 100,000 per association ‘or Php 10,000 per participant managing individual enterprise. Association or Individual that will achieve all indicators under the “For Mainstreaming” status of year 2 implementation are qualified to receive the PDDG incentive, subject for utilization ‘monitoring n year 3 (SIBOL) implementation ‘Association or Individual wiro will achieve all sustainability indicators under the “For Mainstreaming” status of year 3 implementation is qualified to receive the PODG. incentive, subject for utlization monitoring in year 4 (SIBOL) implementation,b. Employment Facilitation Track ‘There shall be no grant incentive for EF Participants who achieved allindicators under the “For Mainstreaming” status oiler nan tite capabiily bulking actviies and Partnership linkages cited above, IX. OPERATIONAL GUIDELINES FOR THE LIVELIHOOD SUSTAINABILITY PLAN FOR YEAR THREE (SIBOL) For year 3 implementation, the main theme and strategic direction of SLP interventions {0 be provided revolves around growth of employment, business and organization. “The SLPA is expected to have stronger organizational control and management which ‘builds a strong base to transition from an informal organization, solely recognized by the DSWD as a Beneficiary Civi-Society Organization, to a strong community-based association with technical and financial capabilities to sustain itself and tts projects, ‘and a legal personality (through formal registration and licensure) that allows them to bbe recognized as an independently managed group, thats capable of securing further government assistance or support programs or partnership with private sector institutions, On the other hand, individual participants that manage individual enterprises and EF pauliipants engaged in employment shall enter their completion or graduation yeat in the program. However, individual participants engaged in microenterprise will be provided an option to join an existing SLPA for addlional livelihood support ‘A. MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES. In the thi year of the implementation of the livelhood sustainability plan, the ‘monitoring of livelihood projects (MD and EF) shall be conducted using the same monitoring and assessment tools with enhanced frequency of monitoring Visits as iustrated below: Tool When to Conduet | Frequency of Monitoring an Assessment Vi "MD Monitoring Tool Every 6 months 2 EEF Monitoring Tool Every 6 months 2 Organization Assessment Too! Every 6 months 2 Individual Enterprise Annual ‘Afler the monitoring 1 Assessment Tool and assessment of Association Enter Annual, es sociation Enterprise Annual implementation 1 ‘Assessment Tool aeEF Participant Annual Assessment Too! ‘Aside from the status of the livelihood projects, under the year 3 implementation, the MPDO shall also monitor and assess if the the SLPAs or individual participants were able to diversity the products, produce, goods, or services offered by their livelihood projects, an increase in the profit of the individual or association and presence of ‘savings. The continuous monitoring, evaluation, and provision of technical assistance by the MPDO and IPDO will support the development / accomplishment of these financial standards indicators Given ths, the folowing indicators shall be achieved at the end of year 3 to assess the enterprise and employment status that will qualify to enter the year 4 (YABONG) inplmentaton Year’ WD Track EF Track Pertormanoe | sameanial Association Individual Enterprise Entorrie Techical carina | Oversiied Luetiood.|-Diersited fmpoyment | Operational etn’ |Lvethood Fn og or Updated enerise|-Opertonal [eeu enpoymen |Ptan |Livelihood |: Updated Employers tan Financia | or increase inprott | 10% weeasein | Rosie mony ot |- Savings [profit gee Recave enploye [Prot Sharing | Savings eae Papi, Pribeath Organizational |. gat govring SUPA Tot appléabe Community | Number o Jobe rot appteabe Impact (Jobs generated within the Generation) family of the Association Members B. CAPABILITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES ‘The Year 3 of SLP LDS will also be called the Sibol Learning Year, the program will be providing capabilty building activities focusing on advanced financial Iteracy thattackles investment, insurance, and savings, advanced organizational management, and community involvement. ‘The program will leo be conducting a Sulong Dunong, Sibel Kabuhayan (SDSK), thie is an expo or symposium for the program beneficiaries that aims to provide them an avenue for sharing best practices and broadening product marketing reach. Below are the suggested activites under Sibol Leaming Year: YEAR 3: Sibol Learning Yo: Timeline/Period Session Tile ‘st Quarter | Financial Literacy 2: Insurance, Investment, and Savings Training ‘2nd Quarter | Advanced Organizational Management Training Basie Business Expansion Training 31d Quarter | Conduct of Sulong Dunong, Sibo! Kabuhayan (SDSK) ‘4th Quarter | introduction to Community Involvement as their Social Responsibiity During this learning year, the individual enterprise participants wil be encouraged to join an existing SLPA or form their own, This will be emphasized on “Introduction to ‘Community Involvement as their Social Responsbilly Module" Just lke the previous learning year, should the program participants not meet the criteria for endorsement to next SLP year, they shall re-undergo to an in-depth capacity-bulding activity based on their competency gaps. , PARTNERSHIP ACTIVITIES Maximizing the existing partnership with the goverment agencies and offices, and Private insttulions, the SLPA and program participants shall achieve the folowing under the Year 3 (Sibo} ‘a, Microenterprise Development Track |. Formal registration and licensure through Securties and Exchange Commission (SEC), Department of Labor and Employment (OOLE), Depariment of Trade and Industry (DT), Bureau of internal Revenue (BIR), Cooperatives Development ‘Authority (CDA), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), among others. it, Additional financial assets such as but not mited to grants or aids, loans with a low interest rate, microfinancing, assets or facilities, insurances (fe, health and lvethood) through Government Financial Institution and Microfinance Institutions, among others, TST ORfi, Network to institutional markets such as but not limited to government and private feeding programs and other markets identified within their area. b. Employmont Facttitation Track |. Continues employment opportunities with the assistance of thei local PESO. ‘The IPDO, with the assistance of the GSPO, PSPO, PC, MPDO and Capbulld PDO, shall coordinate with the partners and facilitate the provision of the interventions ‘mentioned above to the SLPAs and program participants. D. GRANT INCENTIVE ‘a, Microenterprise Devolopmont Track For year 3, a Formalization Grant will be provided to eligible SLPAs and Individual ‘managing ‘an individual enterprise to formalize legal persona of the association! individual and their enterprise through registration, icensing, and securing of permits {o formal institutions such as those isted below ‘© SEC Registration DOLE People's Org. Accreditation DTT MSMEs registration BIR Tax permit CDA Cooperative Development and Registration Health and Sanitary Permits ‘= SWDA Accreditation ‘Association or Individual that wll achieve all indicators under the “For Mainstreaming” status of year 3 implementation are qualified to receive the Formalization Grant, subject for utilization monitoring in year 4 (YABONG) implementation, Hence, individual participants shall be informed of the option to join an existing SLPA within their locally to receive or benefit from the additional interventions to SLPA in year 4 and 5 implementation, Moreover, for individual participants that prefer to retain as an independent ‘entrepreneur and oppose joining in an established SLPAs under the incubation period of year 3 but are assessed as “For Mainstroaming” shall be awarded with Graduation Certificate from the Program hence, the incubation period of these program Participants shall end, b, Employment Facilitation Track For year 3, qualified EF Participants that able to achiove all indicators under the “For Mainstreaming” status shail be provided with the Sustainable Employment Grant (SEG) amounting to Php 10,000 ‘Al eligible participants shall receive the SEG al the end of year 3 implementation together with the Graduation Certificate, ‘BN Opt Greg STAIR IN FLTOOD PRCA NPXX. OPERATIONAL GUIDELINES FOR THE LIVELIHOOD SUSTAINABILITY PLAN FOR YEAR FOUR (YABONG) Ine year 4 implementation mainty focuses on the sustainabitty of tne SLPA in terms ofthe operations of fs livelihood with established institutional partnerships or linkages in the market, ‘A. MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES ‘The SLPA will be monitored based on its consistency of success on its established enterprises wherein the SLPAS are able fo generate a large amount of products from the improved and well-developed produc that cater to the interest ofthe customer and market. This leads to an increase in profits and savings that bring about increased Jobsfempioyment from the family members and within the community. Hence, the following indicators shall be achioved at the end of year 4 to be able to qualify to receive the Graduation Livelihood Grant under the year 5 (Pag-ani) or final stag of sustainably plan, MD Track Performance Standard Association Enterprise Technical Operational Livelhood |-With institutional Buyers |- Improved productservices | Any certification of product service quality Updated Enterprise Pian Financial | 20% increase in profit from year 3 |. 10% increase in savings from year 3 | Continued Profit Sharing Organizational | SLPA is Formalized ‘Community Impact (Jobs _|- Number of Jobs generated within the community or Generation) loutside the Association B. CAPABILITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES ‘The next learning year level willbe the Yabong Learning Year. During this year, the program participants will be capacitated on good practice manufacturing ‘and advanced business expansion. The program participants will be honed towards ‘coming up with possible addional opportunities and livelihood outlets that will significantly increase their velihood prof. ‘YEAR 4: Yabong Learning YoarTimetine/Period Session Tile ‘st Quarter Mentoring on Good Manufacturing Practices Plan Understanding Your People and Your Product, 2nd Quarter ‘Training on Standardizing Business Processes and Procedures ‘Training on Sanitation and Equipment Calibration 3rd Quarter ‘Advanced Business Expansion Training “ath Quarter ‘SLP Ugnayan Forum For participants that will not be endorsed tothe final SLP year, they will be needing to undergo a final competency-based assessment and the identified competency gaps will be included on the exit pian ofthe program participants. . PARTNERSHIP ACTIVITIES. In the Year 4 (Yabong), the SLPA and program participants shall continuously be linked to pariners depending on their identified needs, The SLPA and program Participants shall also be invited to the national, regional and provincial SLP Partnership Forum initiated by the SLP andlor the partners to provide opportunities to meet potential partners, build networks, promote their products, and establish linkages and institutional markets, XI, OPERATIONAL GUIDELINES FOR THE LIVELIHOOD SUSTAINABILITY PLAN FOR YEAR FIVE (PAG-ANI) ‘As the culminating and graduation phase from the Program, Year 5 (Pag-ani) mainly focuses on the conduct of the actual SLPA graduation ceremonies and celebration fits. This phase can be linked tothe harvesting ofthe fruits of hard labor by the SLPA members, A. GRADUATION CEREMONY AND GRANT INCENTIVE, ‘The graduation ceremony shall be conducted tothe SLPA with final status as identified “For Mainstreaming” and “For Rehabilitation” based on the annual assessment atthe end of Year 4 implementation and shall be held within the tst semester of Year 5. The graduation activity may be attended also by DSWD Regional employees and officals, family members of SLPA, local partners, local government units such as the LSWDO ‘and City Administrator, and even the Local Chief Executive (LCE)‘As part ofthe graduation rites and program of activites, the final provision of incentive is undertaken through awarding of SLP Graduation Livelihood Grant amounting to Php 250,000 to the graduating SLPA identified under “for Mainstreaming” B. EXITPLAN ‘The SLPAs that will be identified as “For Closure". upon assessment of year 4 implementation, shall be subject for a project assessment to be conducted by the MPDO to inform them of their final assessment status and process to exit the program ‘due to attrition, To exit in the program, the SLPA shall develop a Program Exit Plan that must be submitted within the 1st semester of Year 5 for review of the MPDO before endorsing i to the PC. All approved Program Exit Plans in the provincial level shall be submited tothe regional level for final review and approval ofthe RPC. The Program Exit Plan shall include the final status of the SLPA and their microenterprise following the four (4) performance standard: technical, financial, organizational and community impact. It should also include identified gaps or areas ‘of concerns in the capacity and partnership capability of the SLPA. Moreover, the recommended next stap or plan shall be enlisted to guide the SLPA to Improve and sill achieve their goals even after their departure from the program, ‘Anent this, the MPDO thru the assistance of the PC or other RPMO Staff shall be able to identify appropriate stakeholder that would take on the SLPA to lead or guide them to implement their Program Exit Plan, Xll,_ SUPPORT AND OVERSIGHT FUNCTIONS OF THE SLP NATIONAL AND REGIONAL PROGRAM MONITORING OFFICE (N/RPMO) ‘A. REPORTING, MONITORING AND EVALUATION The SLP-NPMO shail monitor and provide technical assistance to the SLP-RPMOs with regards to the reporting, monitoring and evaluation. The SLP-NPMO is responsibie forthe preparation of the consolidated and validated physical and financial reports on a monthly, quarterly, semestal and annual basis following the reporting template as communicated by the SLP-NPMO, DSWD Policy Development and Planning Bureau and other concerned OBSUs, For the national and regional offices, the official reporting tool to be used shall be the Offical reporting forms/templates and cascaded SLP Information Technology Systems ‘developed by the SLP-NPMO. The following reporting schedule or as set by the SLP- NPMO shall be observed: Implementation Progress Report (Social Preparation to Resource Mobilization Report) - every end of the month b. Baseline Database (Project and Participants) - every end of the month ©, Monitoring and Assessment Databases - every 20th of the month 4. Annual Assessment Reports - every 20th of the month sacri ai pt STAN E VETTOOD PROGR ———————‘e, Financial Utilzation Report - every 2nd day of the month {. Harmonized Planning Monitoring and Evaluation - every 10th ofthe succeeding ‘month after the last quarter Al reports shall be submitted to the SLP-NPMO with corresponding official memorandum signed by the respective Regional Director of the Field Offices. Moreover, the SLP-NPMO. shall conduct quarterly program implementation ‘assessment based on the performance of the FOs to ensure that timely and relevant technical assistance and guidance is provided. This can also be adopted by the SLP- RPMOs to ensure that compliance to the processes of program implementation is ‘adhered to through the conduct of monitoring field visits to targeted or prioities areas. Conduct ofthe Mid-Year Program Review and Evaluation Workshop shall spearhead by the SLP-NPMO with the representatives from the Field Offices to assess and ‘monitor the program implementation while an Annual Planning, Review and Evaluation Workshop will be conducted by the SLP-NPMO every November to develop targeting strategies and implementation guidelines forthe succeeding year. Further, the SLP-NPMO shall lead the conduct of research and evaluation studies of the program following the Memorandum Circular No, 09 Series of 2019 and may tap the Field Offices for any technical assistance, if deemed necessary. B. CAPABILITY BUILDING The SLP-NPMO through the Capacty Building and Communications Section (CBCS) and its regional counterparis namely the Regional Training Officar (RTO) and the newly created Capacity Bulding Project Development Officer (Capbuild PDO) will be responsible for providing capability building activities to the program beneficiaries and intermediaries. On one hand, the SLP-NPMO will be in-charge of the development ‘and creation of the standardized learning and training materials to ensure that the ‘contents are consistent and in line with the program's objectives and mandates, on the other, the SLP-RPMO shall implement standard, intensified, and targeted series of capabiity building activites. Gonoral and Specific Functions: lational Level ‘The SLP-NPMO shall provide, design, develop, implement, and monitor learning and {development interventions for the program's internal and extemal stakeholders. The capability building plays a key role In advancing the competencies and capacities of the learners, following the guidelines and standards prescribed by the program based ‘on the Social Welfare Institutional Development Bureau (SWIDB) suggested fearing ‘framework, the ADDIE Learning Model, The SLP-NPMO wil also provide, design, and develop the standard learning modules and materials that will be cascaded at the regional level. Further, the capability building accomplishment reporting tool will also bbe developed at the’ national level that wil ensure that the beneficiaries have undergone all the training under the Livelihood Development Sessions (LDS). Regional Love!‘The SLP-RPMO though Regional Training Officers (RTOs) Is responsible for performing all the capability building-related traininglacttiesfinterventions for the ‘external and intemal stakenolders folowing the ADDIE Model Frarmtemuik. They ate algo responsible for creation, development, implementation, and monitoring of the Institutional Development and Capacity Building (IDCB) Plan of the SLP-RPMO and must also strictly folow the memorandum enitled “Relteration of the Submission of the IDCB Plan and Accomplishment Reports of SLP-RPMOs" dated 2 June 2022 ‘© Submission of the Annual IDCB Plan - Every 15th of January of the curent year + IDCB Accomplishment Report 1st Quarter: every 1th of Apri, 2nd Quarter. every 15th of July, 3rd Quarter: every 15th of October, and 4th Quarter: every ‘18th of January ofthe following year. Field Level Capacity Building Project Development Officer ~ The Capbuikd PDO shall be responsible in leading the conduct and facilitation of capabilty building activites for the program participants, and shall also lead the monitoring ofthe learning progress and learning application of the SLP beneficiaries. One oftheir main responsibiltics is to ensure that program's beneficiaries are capacitalod and have undergone the ‘activi included in the LDS. They must also monitor and sign the SLP Beneficiarios ‘Capacity Building Report Card and submit a summary report to SLP-NPMO through RPMO. ‘Microenterprise Development Track PUNLA Learning Year - a set of capabiliy building activites that will provide basic knowiedge and skils to our beneficiaries on how they could stact-up ther own businesses, PUNLA Learning Yoar Explanation/Key ‘Assumptions StagelPoriod | Training No. of Days = SLPA Formation ‘© Organizational Development Training bet © Leadership Preparation ree ee Shortened Microenterpris, Development Training 1 All eligible participants wl attend the training as 3days | scheduled* Basic Employment Skil Training (for er Pattiipants) Resource ‘Financial ‘To be conducted by the Mobilization Literacy ‘day Stage Training benny “© Microontorpris 1. The SLP-NPMO wil, e eee provide and develop Development v the standard modules Training 2 to be used for these capacity activites, 2days |p, The SLP-RPMO, Project + Technical (the number of |" through the Regional Implementation |” Liveliniood | days may vary | Traini Offcsre Stage Training depending on the | needs to capacitate the training provider) | feta POO on using the modules. + Basic 3. The field PDO must ee 1 day ensure thet upon the Management completion ofthe Training sclvly, the eapabiity building tracking report TOTAL] says fowotter atiendance Employment Facilitation Track StageiPeriod | Training No. of Days Explanation/Koy ‘Assumptions + Basic 4. The SLP-NPMO wil Employment | 2.days provide and develop Stil Tratning the standard modules Sasaiaal tebe used fo these A secon. |, capability activites. ject Skits Training | enend onthe 12. The SLE-RPMO, Innpiementation 7 through the Regional Stage a ‘Training Officers, * Basie Soft needs to capacitate Skis Training the field PDO on (Basic 2 days using the modules Communicatio 3, The feld PDO must Training) censure that upon the Tai re Ga SST EOD RCRA GT ———————TOTAL] 4.ormore days | completion of the activity, the capabilty building tracking report card must be signed as proof of their attendance, . PARTNERSHIP BUILDING ‘The SLP-NPMO, through the Partnership Building Section (PBS), shall engage intemal and external national partners for complementary and ‘supplementary lvelinood interventions that can be provided to the program participants, and for relevant technical assistance to program implementers. The SLP-NPMO. shall develop, oversee, monitor and evaluate national partnership initiatives. It shall also ‘monitor regional parinership initiatives and provide technical assistance to the SLP- RPMO. {At the regional and interregional level, the GSPO shall lead in internal and external public sector partnerships, while the PSPO shall lead in external private sector partnerships. The SLP-RPMO shall submit Quarterly Partnership Status Report every 5 of he succeeding month after the quarrer to the SLP-NPMO, ‘Meanwhile, the PC shall lead in provincial partnerships with both public and private ‘sectors. The IPDO, on the other hand, shall engage with municipal and barangay level pariners. The IPDO shall be responsible in coordinating withthe partners which will be tapped in each level with the assistance of the MPOO, Capbuild PDO, PC, GSPO and PSPO, ‘Allpartnership engagements shall be developed and implemented in accordance with ‘existing DSWD issuances? and applicable laws. ‘The SLP.NPMOIRPMO, together with the concemed partners, shall conduet regular monitoring and periodic project assessmenvevaluation of the partnership ‘engagements based on the project monitoring templates, assessmentievaluation instruments, and methodology provided in the Field Operations Manual D. SOCIAL MARKETING ‘The SLP-NPMO through the Capacity Building and Communications Section (CBCS) will iso be responsible for developing, designing, conducting, and monitoring various ‘advocacy and promotional activities at the national level geared at reaching out to ‘oversight agencies, funding institutions, legislators, private sectors, media and other targeted stakeholders that wil faclate postive behavioral change to program eg. Administrative Order No. 13, series of 2020 orth 2020 DSWD Guidelines and ‘Protocols for Contract Drafting, Review, Implementation and Monitoring.{An annual SLP advocacy and communication plan will be developed and cascaded to all SLP-RPMO which will be their basis in the creation and crafting of thelr advocacy land communication implementation pian, Through national and regional offices of SUP, they both need lo make sure Ural Ue visibly and presence of the program is Widely spread in the communities. General and Specific Functions: National Level ‘The SLP.NPMO shall conceptualize, develop, the production of appropriate Information, Education, and Communication (IEC) materials (2.9. brochures, fyers, leafets, fip chars, sideshow and video presentations, social media/ digital content Infographics, infomercials, tc.) and ensure that these are relevant, of high quality, and disseminated to intended audience! users, The section also maintains the databank ‘of stories and other documentation materials that depict the changes and ‘communities’ perspectives on the impact of SLP on their ives, Regional Love! The SLP-RPMO though the Regional Social Marketing Officer (RSMO) must implement and create the SLP-RPMO's Advocacy and Communication Implementation Plan and submit their quarterly advocacy and communication implementation accomplishment report to SLP-NPMO, The SMO must also monitor the progress and impact of the advocacy and promotion activities ofthe program and. submit the report to SLP-NPMO as well. The RSMOs develop and publish feature aiticles, press releases and establish partnership with various media outlets and mobilize in the promotion of the SLP through sharing updates or gains through development of success stories or other information materials or direct media ‘coverage. + Submission of the Quarterly Advocacy and _ Communication Implementation Accomplishment Report - (ist Quarter) Every 15th of Apr {2nd Quarter) Every 15th of July, (3rd Quarter) Evory 15th of October, (th (Quarter) Every 15th of January ofthe folowing year. E, FINANCE MANAGEMENT Regional level: ‘The RMEF shall provide updates as to the status of fund obligation and utilization {through the monthly submission of the Fund Utiization Report (FUR), This s submitted to the NPMO on the 2nd day ofthe succeeding month and must ensue that the figures reflected in the FUR tal withthe amount stated in the Status of Allotment, Obligations, ‘and Incurred Balances (SAOB) for the month covered. In the event that funds at the Field Orfices (FOs) wore already exhausted, the FO may request for fund augmentation for both Administrative Cost and Grants, subject to availabilty of funds. The grants however must be supported by approved project proposals avrating to be funded as to availabilty of funds from Central Office. FOS TST Opa oy BUSTAmay also request for modificationrealignmenteallocation of funds previously ‘eleased within the period as prescribed by the Finance and Management Service, Xl, COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION FUND (CMF) a) CMF shall be used to finance meals and transportation allowance of ‘program participants for social preparation and capability building activities Felated to microenterprise or employment faciitation. Such actives include the conduct of MEDT, BEST, SLPA Formation, Project Proposal preparation, learning vist, participation in trade fairs, among others. The cost parameter shall be based upon the prevailing market rates wihin the locality ) The CMF may also be used for the meal and transportation allowance of program participants for other capability building activities and community ‘meetings related to thee livelihood projects, ‘©) The possible modes of disbursement for the CMF are through cash or individual check payments to program partcipanis or through procurement by the FO. XIV, SEPARABILITY If any provision of this revised guidelines fs declared invalid or unconstitutional, the ‘ther provisions not affected thereby shall remain valid and subsisting, XV. AMENDMENTS ‘The Sustainable Livelihood Program may amend or supplement this revised guidelines as may be necessary, XVI. REPEALING CLAUSE ‘This circular supersedes Memorandum Circular No. 22-2019. All orders, rules, and ‘regulations inconsistent or contrary to the provisions of this revised guidelines are hereby repealed or modified accordingly XVII. EFFECTIVITY (Once approved, this Memorandum Circular shal take effect iteen (15) days from its publication in the Official Gazette or newspaper of general circulation. A copy of the Memorandum Circular shall also be filed with the Ofice of the National Register, University of the Philppines Law Center. This Circular shall remain in effect unti otherwise superseded, amended, or repealed accordingly, ‘Signed in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. Certtieg) True, Copy A, REYES , sin Chel 47 PR 103