Real Property Asset Management: Manual for Local Governments in the Philippines

Asset Management Reform (AMR) aims to build the managerial/administrative capacity of local governments and to provide policy advice on local government reform. The Urban Institute, a nonprofit policy and research organization based in Washington, D.C., implemented a previous initiative in this area under the Local Government Reform Project. This was funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

The Manual aims to assist the local government units, particularly Cities in the Philippines to appreciate and understand the principles and processes related to asset management model focusing on real property (land, property and fixed assets). It serves as a basis for efficient and effective implementation of new management techniques. Through USAID’s SURGE Project, this be will be refined and updated over the course of implementation in Cities Development Initiative (CDI) partner cities with information gained from new “lessons learned” and deeper application of asset management methodologies. Thus, the manual will be updated and refined over the course of asset management implementation.