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Meanwhile, a program implementation review (PIR) was carried out in municipalities that implemented the stunting
prevention programme for at least six months. The initiative included a review of process issues during the course
of the implementation and suggested actions to improve the implementation. This review was followed by refresher
courses on nutritional assessments, planning, resource mobilisation, advocacy and local policy development. The
results of the PIR were incorporated into the annual development of local nutrition action plans, which are linked to
the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition 2017-2022.
Following a 2015 study that looked into lessons learned from collaborating with Philippine social safety nets for
emergency cash transfers, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and WFP worked on
drafting a pre-disaster agreement on emergency cash based transfers that leveraged existing social safety nets and
which could be activated in an emergency. With a view to enhancing the shock-responsiveness of existing social
protection schemes in the country, the DSWD, the World Bank and WFP co-organised a roundtable for
stakeholders to discuss the possible development of a national framework for emergency cash transfers.
Since the introduction in 2014 of the three-pronged approach in WFP's operations in the Philippines, WFP has
carried out several workshops on seasonal livelihood programming (SLP) countrywide. To help ensure the
sustainability of these initiatives, WFP worked with academic institutions on transferring the technology to local
partners. In particular, it partnered with the University of the Philippines in Los Banos, which adapted the SLP tool to
the local context. It was found, however, that high-level discussions with partners were needed to ensure the
achievement of the longer-term objectives of the SLP.
Several actions were taken to implement the recommendations of a decentralised evaluation of the disaster
preparedness and response (DPR) programme, which was concluded in 2015 and focused mainly on operations.
Specifically, WFP developed a project document that integrated a theory of change in preparation for project phase
five. This process enabled the definition of an updated strategy for DPR and climate change adaptation activities
that took into account the lessons learned from the implementation of the previous four phases of the programme.
To enhance programme coherence within the targeted provinces, WFP aligned its operations to changing national
priorities following the adoption in 2015 of: 1) LISTO—a checklist of disaster preparedness actions to be undertaken
by municipal authorities and households—by the Department of the Interior and Local Government; and 2) a new
national response plan by the DSWD. WFP also streamlined its DPR training sessions across its operational areas
and prioritised activities based on the most pressing requirements incorporated in the LISTO with a strong
integration of gender. This enabled a more rigorous assessment of gaps in disaster preparedness, with
lower-income municipalities targeted for the integration of the LISTO protocols. Furthermore, to improve the tracking
of activity results, WFP revamped its DPR monitoring tool.
Two after action reviews conducted in the wake of Typhoon Haima towards the end of 2016 confirmed that WFP's
technical support in disaster risk reduction and management to the local authorities in the hardest-hit areas helped
to improve their overall DPR activities. A self-assessment survey administered during the review revealed that the
provinces perceived their preparations as critical to mitigating destruction of public or private property and loss of
life.
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