ADB is helping the Philippines address weaknesses in the judiciary and justice sector agencies. The project supports efforts to strengthen the justice sector’s fiscal autonomy and accountability, improve its access to resources, enhance integrity and efficiency, improve access to justice for the poor and vulnerable groups, and expand delivery of justice through alternative dispute resolution.
| Project Name | Governance in Justice Sector Reform Program - Subprogram 2 | ||||||||
| Project Number | 41380-023 | ||||||||
| Country | Philippines |
||||||||
| Project Status | Closed | ||||||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Loan Technical Assistance |
||||||||
| Source of Funding / Amount |
|
||||||||
| Strategic Agendas | Inclusive economic growth |
||||||||
| Drivers of Change | Gender Equity and Mainstreaming Governance and capacity development |
||||||||
| Sector / Subsector | Public sector management / Law and judiciary |
||||||||
| Gender Equity and Mainstreaming | Some gender elements | ||||||||
| Description | |||||||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | |||||||||
| Impact | Greater public trust and confidence in the justice system | ||||||||
| Project Outcome | |
|---|---|
| Description of Outcome | A more efficient justice sector |
| Progress Toward Outcome | In progress |
| Implementation Progress | |
| Description of Project Outputs | Strengthened judicial fiscal autonomy, and improved justice sector accountability and access to resources Enhanced justice sector integrity Supporting efficiency in the justice sector Access to justice by the poor and vulnerable groups Expanding delivery of justice through alternative dispute resolution |
| Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues) | For the Loan under subprogram 2, the total loan amount has been fully disbursed in Feb 2012. For the TA 7210-PHI, this has been financially closed in Oct 2012. For the TA 8006-PHI, implementation is on going. Several individual consultants have been engaged and whose contracts are still on going. In various levels and capacity, they are assisting and providing technical support to SC, DOJ and other justice sector agencies. Workshops and trainings are also conducted as part of capacity building activities under the TA. |
| Geographical Location | |
| Safeguard Categories | |
|---|---|
| Environment | C |
| Involuntary Resettlement | C |
| Indigenous Peoples | C |
| Summary of Environmental and Social Aspects | |
|---|---|
| Environmental Aspects | |
| Involuntary Resettlement | |
| Indigenous Peoples | |
| Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation | |
| During Project Design | This is subprogram 2 of the program cluster approved in December 2008. A loan to the Government of the Republic of the Philippines for The Governance in Justice Sector Reform Program (GJSRP) for the Republic of the Philippines was approved on 16 December 2008, for $300,000,000 (ADB. 2008. Report and Recommendation of the President to the Board of Directors on a Proposed Program Cluster, Loan for Subprogram 1 and Technical Assistance Grant Republic of the Philippines: Governance in Justice Sector Reform Program. Manila (Loan No. 1946 for $300 million, approved on 16 December 2008). This loan was disbursed under subprogram 1. The policy measures were anchored in the Medium-Term Philippines Development Plan 2004-2010 (MTPDP). The MTPDP envisions judiciary that is independent, effective, and efficient, resulting from reforms in the justice system. the procesing of the policy based loan commenced in June with a reconissance mission, followed by a fact0finding mission in August. This proposed program is in advanced stage of processing, and further progress is awaited |
| During Project Implementation | |
| Responsible ADB Officer | Eiichi Sasaki |
| Responsible ADB Department | Southeast Asia Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | Public Management, Financial Sector and Trade Division, SERD |
| Executing Agencies |
Department of Finance DOF Building Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Complex Roxas Blvd., Manila, Philippines Supreme Court of the Philippines Padre Faura Ermita, Manila |
| Timetable | |
|---|---|
| Concept Clearance | 09 Jul 2008 |
| Fact Finding | 01 Aug 2011 to 23 Aug 2011 |
| MRM | 06 Oct 2011 |
| Approval | 16 Dec 2011 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| PDS Creation Date | 26 Jan 2010 |
| Last PDS Update | 30 Sep 2014 |
Loan 2840-PHI
| Milestones | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 16 Dec 2011 | 13 Jan 2012 | 15 Feb 2012 | 31 Mar 2012 | - | 31 Mar 2012 |
| Financing Plan | Loan Utilization | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (Amount in US$ million) | Date | ADB | Others | Net Percentage | |
| Project Cost | 300.00 | Cumulative Contract Awards | |||
| ADB | 300.00 | 16 Dec 2011 | 300.00 | 0.00 | 100% |
| Counterpart | 0.00 | Cumulative Disbursements | |||
| Cofinancing | 0.00 | 16 Dec 2011 | 300.00 | 0.00 | 100% |
TA 8006-PHI
| Milestones | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 16 Dec 2011 | 22 Feb 2012 | 22 Feb 2012 | 28 Feb 2014 | 31 Oct 2015 | - |
| Financing Plan/TA Utilization | Cumulative Disbursements | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | Date | Amount | |||
| Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||||
| 1,000,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1,000,000.00 | 16 Dec 2011 | 733,497.96 |
Project Data Sheets (PDS) contain summary information on the project or program. Because the PDS is a work in progress, some information may not be included in its initial version but will be added as it becomes available. Information about proposed projects is tentative and indicative.
The Access to Information Policy (AIP) recognizes that transparency and accountability are essential to development effectiveness. It establishes the disclosure requirements for documents and information ADB produces or requires to be produced.
The Accountability Mechanism provides a forum where people adversely affected by ADB-assisted projects can voice and seek solutions to their problems and report alleged noncompliance of ADB's operational policies and procedures.
In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of, or reference to, a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area.
| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
|---|---|---|
| Governance in Justice Sector Reform Program: Program Completion Report | Project/Program Completion Reports | Jun 2017 |
| Loan Agreement for Governance in Justice Sector Reform Program - Subprogram 2 between Republic of the Philippines and Asian Development Bank dated 13 January 2012 | Loan Agreement (Ordinary Resources) | Jan 2012 |
Safeguard Documents See also: Safeguards
Safeguard documents provided at the time of project/facility approval may also be found in the list of linked documents provided with the Report and Recommendation of the President.
None currently available.
Evaluation Documents See also: Independent Evaluation
| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
|---|---|---|
| Philippines: Governance in Justice Sector Reform Program | Validations of Project Completion Reports | Dec 2017 |
Related Publications
None currently available.
The Access to Information Policy (AIP) establishes the disclosure requirements for documents and information ADB produces or requires to be produced in its operations to facilitate stakeholder participation in ADB's decision-making. For more information, refer to the Safeguard Policy Statement, Operations Manual F1, and Operations Manual L3.
Requests for information may also be directed to the InfoUnit.
Tenders
No tenders for this project were found.
Contracts Awarded
No contracts awarded for this project were found
Procurement Plan
None currently available.