COMPARATIVE REVIEW OF:

ADMINISTRATION & GOVERNANCE

PRACTICES; DEVELOPMENT
STRATEGIES

PHILIPPINESSINGAPORE
ALEXA C. ABIDIN, RN,MN

PHILIPPINES VS SINGAPORE
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SINGAPORE
PHILIPPINES

ASEAN (ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS)

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HISTORY
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Singapore

7107 Islands beyond the Usual

COUNTRY
PROFILE
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PHILIPPINES

SINGAPORE

Republic of the Philippines

Republic of Singapore

115,831 square
miles
or 300,000 km2
(73rd)

274 square miles

or 13j,878 km2
(189th)

103,775,002 (July 2012 est.)

5,353,494 (July 2012 est.)

Manila

Singapore

Filipino

Malay

Christianity

Buddhism

ETHNIC GROUPS
PHILIPPINES

25%
3%
6%
8%

28%
13%
8% 9%

Tagalog
Ilocano
Hiligaynon
Ilonggo
Waray

SINGAPORE

Cebuano
Bisaya
Bikol

8% 1%

Chinese
Malay
Indian
Others

14%

Other
77%

LANGUAGE
SINGAPORE

PHILIPPINES

Official

Filipinoand
English

Spoken

Eight major
languages Tagalog,
Cebuano,
Ilocano,
Hiligaynon,
Bicol, Waray,
Pampango, and
Pangasinan

2%
1%
3%
5%
6%
35%
11%
14%
23%

Mandarin
Hokkien
Tamil

English
Cantonese
Other
Chinese
Dialects

Malay
Teochew
Others

RELIGION
SINGAPORE

PHILIPPINES

Roman
Catholic
Iglesia ni
5%5% 2% 1%0%
Cristo
2%
Muslim
3%
83%
Unspecified

Evangelical
Other
Christian
Other
None

5% 1%
11%

33%

15%
17%

18%

Buddhism
Christianity
No Religion
Islam
Taoism
Hinduism
Others

PHILIPPINES
* 12th most populous country
(World) in Asia 7th
* only Christian nation in Asia
* text capital of the world
* Rising Tiger in Asia
*has the largest expatriates
network in the world, with 11
million Filipinos living and
working overseas.

SINGAPORE
* The symbol of Singapore is The
Merlion
* 25 % Bigger than it was during
independence (Land reclamation)
*counted amongst the 20 smallest
countries of the world. However, it is the
second most densely populated country
in the world, after Monaco.
*90 percent of the people in Singapore
live in public housing flats.

*The largest eagle in the world

is the Philippine Eagle
(Pithecophaga jefferyi). It is
formerly known as Monkeyeating Eagle.

*In 2003, SingaporesChangi

Airportwon the award for Best Airport
Worldwide for the 16th consecutive year
from the UK/Europe edition of
theBusiness Travellermagazine.

*3rd largest English speaking

country in the world

*Durian Fruit is the national fruit

*has the worlds highest percentage of
millionaires ( 1out of 6 households)
* Singaporean military is the most

Only 1 in
residents owns a
car

PHILIPPINES

SINGAPOR
E

Have8.6 times higherchance of dying in

infancy

19.94

2.32

Have 3 times more babies

25.68

8.65

Have2.5 times morechance of being

unemployed

7.50%

3%

consume98.42% lessoil

0.1316 gallons of oil

per day

8.3445

use93.93% lesselectricity

490kWh

8,071kWh

make93.44% lessmoney

$3,300

$50,300

die10.68 yearssooner

71.38

82.06

spend92.19% lessmoney on health care

$120 USD

$1,536
USD

be50% lesslikely to have HIV/AIDS

0.10%

0.20%

IF
PHILIPPINES
WERE
YOUR
HOME
INSTEAD
OF
experience4.78% lessof a class divide
45.80
48.10
SINGAPORE YOU WOULD...

CLIMATE
PHILIPPINES
There are only two seasons a
warm wet season and cool dry
season in the Philippines. The
dry season lasts from October
to June, and wet for the
remainder of the year.

SINGAPORE
The weather is generally hot and
humid. There are two monsoonal
rainy seasons

NATURAL RESOURCES
PHILIPPINES
Timber, coconut, sugar,bananas,rubber and minerals
petroleum, nickel, cobalt, silver, gold, salt, copper

SINGAPORE

CULTURE

CULTURE

The Country and its People

What you need to know.

Pinoy Filipino Male

Pinay Filipina Female
Filipinos love to eat
Po or Opo form of acknowledgement when
one calls an elders name

The Country and its People

What you need to know.

Touching an elders hand to ones forehead is a

sign of respect
One of the highest literacy rates in Asia at almost
100%
2nd happiest country according to the world
happiness index
When giving directions, most Filipinos point with
their lips

The Country and its People

What you need to know.

Known for being compassionate people and know

how to pay debt.
Pakikisama or knowing how to get on well with
others
Utang na loob or a sense of gratitude
Hiya or fear of losing face or not wanting to
trouble anyone

The Country and its People

What you need to know.

Bahala na means what will be, will be

Filipinas are known for their grace, beauty and
warmth
Filipinos celebrate anything & everything
(festivals for all kinds of saints and native dances)

Y
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D
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I
L PHILIPPINES
2010 :

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SINGAPORE
2010 :

95.4% 96.1%

ECONOMY

Philippine Peso (Php)

Singapore Dollar (SGD)

1Singapore Dollar= 34.77Philippine Peso

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Indices Difference
Consumer Prices inSingaporeare 129.86%higherthan
inPhilippines
Consumer Prices Including Rent inSingaporeare
256.56%higherthan inPhilippines
Rent Prices inSingaporeare 837.20%higherthan
inPhilippines
Restaurant Prices inSingaporeare
137.56%higherthan inPhilippines
Groceries Prices inSingaporeare 89.08%higherthan
inPhilippines
Local Purchasing Power inSingaporeis
143.53%higherthan inPhilippines

Big Mac Index

$1.56
Ranked 55th.

$2.20
Ranked 35th.41% morethan Philippines

Business efficiency

51.103
Ranked 40th.

89.679
Ranked 3rd.75% morethan Philippines

Economic freedom

2.15
Ranked 63rd.

3.5
Ranked 2nd.63% morethan Philippines

Exports to US

$2,614,600,000.00
Ranked 22nd.

$3,770,500,000.00
Ranked 16th.44% morethan Philippines

GDP

$449,800,000,000.00
Ranked 26th in 2006.2 times morethan
Singapore

$141,200,000,000.00
Ranked 57th in 2006.

GDP growth > annua

l%

4.97 annual %

6.38 annual %

Ranked 83rd in 2005.

Ranked 45th in 2005.28% morethan Philippines

GDP (per capita)

$5,317.43 per capita

Ranked 107th in 2006.

$32,140.52 per capita

Ranked 16th in 2006.5 times morethan
Philippines

GDP per capita, PPP > curre

nt international $

5,137.45 PPP $

29,662.59 PPP $

Ranked 87th in 2005.

Ranked 20th in 2005.5 times morethan

Philippines
$118,226,000,000.00
Ranked 54th.

GDP > PPP

$378,225,000,000.00
Ranked 24th.2 times morethan
Singapore

Gross National Income

$80,844,900,000.00

$88,812,300,000.00

Ranked 36th.

Ranked 33rd.10% morethan Philippines

Gross National Income (per

$ GDP)

$18.77 per $100

$73.46 per $100

Ranked 130th.

Ranked 32nd.3 times morethan Philippines

Human Development Index

0.758

0.907

Ranked 84th.

Ranked 25th.20% morethan Philippines

Income category

Lower middle income

High income: non OECD

Overall productivity > PPP

$10,469.60

$47,475.40

Ranked 49th.

Ranked 26th.4 times morethan Philippines

0.2%

1.1%

Ranked 60th.

Ranked 26th.5 times morethan Philippines

Stock exchange

PhilippineStock Exchange

SingaporeExchange

Total reserves minus gold > curre

nt US$

15,925,980,000 $

115,793,700,000 $

Ranked 42nd in 2005.

Ranked 7th in 2005.6 times morethan

Philippines

246,449

1,136,024

Ranked 82nd in 2005.

Ranked 43rd in 2005.4 times morethan

Philippines

Research and development spend

ing

Tourist arrivals by region of origi

n > Europe

GOVERNMENT

PHILIPPINES

SINGAPORE

Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino

President

Tony Tan

Unitary Presidential Constitutional

Republic

Government Type

Unitary Parliamentary Constitutional

Republic

June 12, 1898 (from Spain)

Independence

August 9, 1965 (from Malaysian

Federation)

June 3, 1959; amended 1965 (based

on preindependence State of
Singapore Constitution)

Constitution

February 02, 1987, effective February 11,

1987

Mixed Roman Civil Law and AngloAmerican Common Law

Legal System

Based on English common law; has not

accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction

17 regions, 79 provinces and 115

cities

Administrative Divisions

None

LESS CORRUPTION IN PH IN THE LAST 2 YEARS GLOBAL STUDY

PHILIPPINES SINGAPORE

RANK 105
SCORE 34

RANK 5
SCORE 87

Figure 38: Corruption perceptions index, percentile

rankings, 1998-2012

Singapore ranked fifth least corrupt nation

SINGAPORE GOVERNMENT
Speaker of Parliament
The Government
Prime Minister
Members of the Cabinet
Leader of the House

Party Whip

Members of the Parliament

Elected MPs
Non-Constituency MPs
Nominated MPs
Parliament Secretariat
Parliamentary Clerks Department
Official Reports Department
Language Services Department
Security Department
Corporate Services Department
Estate and Facilities Department
Education & PublicityDepartment
Library/Research Department
Computer Information Systems Department

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