Building accountability for safer Quezon City roads through a monitoring, evaluation, and learning workshop

Road safety remains a critical public health issue in the Philippines. Despite being the first local government in the country to pass a comprehensive Road Safety Code in 2017, Quezon City continues to record the highest number of road crashes in Metro Manila. Strengthening the implementation of the policy is critical to reducing road injuries and deaths.

With support from the Partnership for Healthy Cities, ImagineLaw worked with the Quezon City Government to draft the Implementing Rules and Regulations of the Road Safety Code. Building on this milestone, ImagineLaw recently organized a workshop with key city offices and departments to co-develop a Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) framework for the ordinance.

The one-day workshop brought together agencies responsible for road safety management, enforcement, engineering, education, and post-crash response. Participants reviewed existing monitoring systems, identified data gaps, and worked together to define indicators and performance measures for road safety interventions.

The workshop aims to help Quezon City establish a clear and practical MEL framework that will track progress and support data-driven decision-making especially when developing effective programs and interventions. By institutionalizing monitoring and learning mechanisms, the city can continuously improve its road safety efforts and ensure that the Road Safety Code effectively protects the lives of QCitizens and all road users.