participation in local planning and budgeting in all cities and municipalities. This study aims (i) to examine how the key steps in … are implemented in terms of extent of participation of civil society organizations (CSO), local government unit (LGU … in the 12 case study sites, this study argues that CSO participation in the BUB may be characterized on the basis of how …

actually a growing trend in local government finances or, after the initial euphoria resulting from participation, society … budgeting for selected LGUs. Then, they carried out an in-depth analysis of the data used to assess real social participation in …