Andrada, R. B. (2016). Senate legislative scorecard: Towards transparent governance (Unpublished master's thesis). Public Management Development Program, Development Academy of the Philippines.

Public Management Development Program Middle Managers Class Batch 9 Thesis (MMC)--Development Academy of the Philippines.

The Re-entry Project entitled "Senate Legislative Scorecard: Towards Transparent Governance" was conceived primarily to increase public knowledge on Senate legislative performance. The project aims to develop and use a convenient media for informing the public on Senate legislative performance and other legislative matters. It also addresses the lack of immediate access to measurable performance per individual senator. The Legislative Information System (LIS), the official repository of legislative performance and statistical data, will have a link that can be accessed through the official website of the Senate of the Philippines, www.senate.gov.ph This will be the media for the project's implementation. The absence of a media for informing the public on the measurable legislative performance of senators creates a gap between the performance of the legislators and legislature and the level of awareness and information the general public who is supposed to be the recipient of the legislation being introduced by the legislators. The Senate Legislative Scorecard can fill the gap by providing a link to the Senate website, www.senate.gov.ph, particularly the Legislative Information System. The user can access any of the ten (10) available tabs of their interest or concern. These tabs or indeces are aligned to the ten (10) key areas under the Philippine Development Plan of the executive department: growth; macroeconomic policy; industry and services; agriculture and fisheries, financial system; social development; good governance; peace and security; environment and natural resources; and infrastructure development. Basically, the project aims to assist the users determine the thrust of the Senate and/or the individual senator's priority bills with reference to the agenda of the executive department. The tabs may be changed to align with the key results area of the incumbent executive leadership. The growing popularity of social media and the increased involvement of the people especially the civil society to the affairs of the public service and governance will be factors for the potentially high appreciation for the Senate Legislative Scorecard. The scholar presented the project to the Senate leadership. This was referred to the appropriate offices in the Senate shich will evaluate the project for its eventual inclusion in the Senate website. The scholar will be monitoring the status of the proposed project and request financial allocation for its future development.