Wherever applicable, social development programs shall adopt the CDD approach, wherein local communities take control in the planning, implementing and resource investments. CDD ensures that programs integrate the principles of local empowerment, participatory governance, demand-responsiveness, administrative autonomy, greater downward accountability, and enhanced local capacity. Programs adopting this approach, such as the KALAHI-CIDSS, have been found to be more responsive to the needs of the poor and the vulnerable.